August 11: Hidalgo County 4-H Officer Retreat. Enrollment on 4-H Connect; NEW!: Club Challenge Begins! Deadline 5:00pm

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1 TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION August 2015, Volume 25, Issue 10 August Inside this issue:.august Agent s Corner 2 4-H News 3 4-H News 4 4-H News 5 4-H News 6 4-H News 7 4-H ers in Action 8 4-H News in Agriculture 9 Coming Up This Month: August 11: Hidalgo County 4-H Officer Retreat August 15: August 18: August 20: New Member Enrollment on 4-H Connect; NEW!: Club Challenge Begins! Lamb & Goat Tag Order Deadline 5:00pm Ambassador Orientation, 6:00pm Extension Office Coming Up Next Month: September 10: Registered Heifer Validation Count Due September 15: 4-H Ambassador Meeting, 6:30 Extension Office September 19: Achievement Night, PSJA T-STEM Campus, San Juan September 22: 4-H County Council Meeting, 7 Extension Office August 25: County Council Kick-Off Party, 7:00 Extension Office September 22: ALPA Meeting, 7pm at Extension Office Hidalgo County 410 N. 13 th Ave Edinburg, Texas Ph: Fax : Want to write about your 4-H experience? Submit your article to the 4-H Spotlight! Kimberly.guillen@ag.tamu.edu This newsletter can be viewed Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Hidalgo County 4-H Times August P age

2 Hello 4-H ers and 4-H families, Here we are again at the start of what is sure to be a great 4-H year! It was a busy summer but we have made it through! With club chartering in full swing, new clubs, and enrollment on the rise, we would like to ask everyone to be patient with us as we begin the new 4-H year. The 4-H County Council and 4-H Ambassadors are working hard on planning a great and exciting year! Please join us at the Officer Retreat on August 11 th from 9am to 4pm and of course at the County Council Kickoff party on August 25 th at 7:00 pm at the Extension Office. We will have door prizes and a fun Hollywood theme we know y all will enjoy. You won t want to miss it! We appreciate all the parents, volunteers, and leaders for helping support the 4-H program and the 4-H ers. Please feel free to contact the Extension Office for questions on any of your 4-H projects. Sincerely, AGENT S CORNER Andrea Valdez, County Extension Agent Family & Consumer Sciences Joanne Ureste, County Extension Agent Family Resources Ashley Gregory, County Extension Agent Horticulture Brad Cowan, County Extension Agent Ag. & Natural Resources Kimberly Guillen, Community Outreach Program Specialist Congratulations to our Hidalgo County 4-H Ambassadors! Bianca Garcia, Brianna Bullion, Michael Bullion, James Cano, Krista Olivarez, Claudia Martinez, Vanessa Martinez, Arianna Cantu, Cynthia Cantu, Derek Cerelli, Tyler Denny, Olivia Vela, Brody Hill, Leandra Flores, Amanda Salinas, and Matthew Salinas We are looking forward to a productive year of 4-H fun!! Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Hidalgo County 4-H Times August P age

3 4-H NEWS Join your County Council Officers at this year s Officer Retreat!... Learn about the roles of club officers and get to know your fellow Hidalgo County 4-H ers! Lunch and snacks will be provided.... Location is on the corner of Dove Ave. & 29 th St. in McAllen. Call Mary to register. All members welcome, see y all soon! Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Hidalgo County 4-H Times August P age

4 4-H NEWS Lamb & Goat and Breeding Sheep Validation Tag Order Deadline is August 18, 2015! All clubs with 4-H ers who will be showing lambs, goats and breeding sheep in Spring 2015 shows (Majors, Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and STAR) must submit orders for tags to the County Extension Office by August 18, 2015 by 5:00 p.m. Payment in full is required prior to the deadline for all tags ordered. Tags cost $20/each for market and breeding lambs and goats. This has changed from last year, all animals will be validated this year, including breeding goats. Lamb and goat validation will be held at the Weslaco Ag Farm on October 20, 2015, from 9:00am-11am and from 1:30pm-6:00pm. Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Hidalgo County 4-H Times August P age

5 4-H NEWS Support the Hidalgo County 4-H Foundation! Tickets for the 26 th Annual 4-H Country Hoedown on Saturday, October 2 nd, 2015 are for sale! Only $75 per ticket, for a great cause, and includes dinner, beer & wine, and Texas country music singer/songwriter Roger Creager in concert!!! Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Hidalgo County 4-H Times August P age

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7 4-H ERS IN ACTION Thank you to all of the 4-H ers who participated in our Learn to Sew Workshop and who learned about the NEW Duds to Dazzle project! A special THANK YOU to the volunteers and parents who helped out! Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Hidalgo County 4-H Times August P age

8 4-H NEWS IN AGRICULTURE Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Hidalgo County 4-H Times August P age