THE NUECES 4-H CLOVER CHRONICLES AUGUST 2016 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Fun Day 1 August &September 2 Nueces County 4-H 3 District 11 Calendar 4 & 5 Majors Lamb & Goat Tag Order 6 Fun Day Forms 7-11 Medina County Steer/Heifer Prospect Show 12 Medina County Goat/Lamb Prospect Show 13 Nueces County Junior Livestock Show Info 14 Texas 4-H Virtual summit 15 Picasa 16 2016-2017 Texas Major Livestock Shows 17 CLOVER CHRONICLES 18
Nueces County 4-H (NC4H) events are held in the Johnny S. Calderon Nueces County Center (NCC), 710 East Main Avenue, Robstown, Texas 78380-3148, unless otherwise noted. NCJLS is the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show. RMBRF is the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Boulevard, Robstown, Texas 78380. August 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 - Texas State 4-H Recordbook Judging 2 3 4 - NC4H Awards Program & Banquet 6:00 p.m. RMBRF 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 - Enrollment on 4-H CONNECT for the 2016-2017 4-H year begins 16 17 - State Fair of Texas entries due in NC4H Office 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - End of the 2015-2016 4-H Service Year September 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 - Beginning of the 2016-2017 4-H Service Year 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - NCJLS Turkey Pickup 5:00 p.m. NCC 10 11 12 13 14 15 - NC4H Robotics Project meeting 6:00 p.m. 16 17 - NC4H Fun Day RMBRF 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Page 2
NUECES COUNTY 4-H CONGRATULATIONS! To our Jayna Grove, our 2016-2017 Nueces County 4-H Council President, who was recently elected to serve in the 2016-2017 District 11 4-H Council. The district officers are: Kodye Neel, Refugio County - Chairman Kendall Smidovec, Washington County - 1st Vice Chair Tallis Butler, Goliad County - 2nd Vice Chair Reed McGuill, Wharton County - 3rd Vice Chair J. Burns Cowley, DeWitt County - Secretary Jayna Rae Grove, Nueces County Health & Safety Officer Kason Moczygemba, Karnes County Public Relations Lauren Garrett, Victoria County Parliamentarian MOTHER TERESA SHELTER, INC. COMMUNITY SERVICE SPECIAL EFFORT Each year the Mother Teresa Mission for the homeless runs low on toilet paper. Could you help the mission by donating a package of tissue? For those who will be attending the banquet on August 4, could you, please, bring a package of toilet paper to the Nueces County 4-H Awards Banquet. ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2016-2017 4-H YEAR WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 15, 2016 Texas 4-H is a club for kids in 3rd 12th grade, with programs for K-2. From food science and robotics to fashion design and photography, there s a 4-H activity for everyone. Find a club near you to start making friends, learn new skills, and be a better you! 4-H CONNECT https://texas.4honline.com/login. NUECES COUNTY 4-H ROBOTICS PROJECT Group kick-off meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2016, in the Extension Office. For more information, please contact Mr. Stephen Hoelscher at webmaster@hoelscherphoto.com. Page 3
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Save the date for September 1 st and 2 nd, which is when the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program will host the 2016 Virtual 4-H Summit - a virtual professional development opportunity! Volunteers will be welcome to participate in the online trainings, so please feel free to share this with them. Page 15
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THE NUECES 4-H CLOVER CHRONICLES NUECES COUNTY 4-H OFFICE (NC4H) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office of Nueces County 710 East Main Avenue, Suite 1 Robstown TX 78380-3148 Telephone 361.767.5220 Fax 361.767.5248 Website: http://nueces.agrilife.org Email: nueces@ag.tamu.edu T H E N U E C E S 4 - H CLOVER CHRONICLES is published monthly, except for a combined June/July issue. The newsletter contains information on activities, events, and deadlines that 4-H families need to keep up to date with happenings in the Nueces County 4-H program. It also brings educational items of interest to encourage further research by readers. To contribute items to this newsletter for publication, the article must have a club manager s signature approval prior to submission. The 25 th day of current month is the deadline for the next month s issue. For the combined June/July issue, articles are due by May 25. T H E N U E C E S 4 - H CLOVER CHRONICLES will be emailed to all 4-H families enrolled on 4-H CONNECT. For those members who prefer a hard copy document, please call the Nueces County 4H Office at 361.767.5220 to request a copy be mailed. T H E N U E C E S 4 - H CLOVER CHRONICLES is available online at http://nueces.agrilife.org. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate in any 4-H event are encouraged to contact their County Extension Agent at 361.767.5220 at least one week in advance of the program in order for proper arrangements to be made. The information given herein is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is implied. The members of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating Page 18