INSIDE THIS ISSUE THE NUECES 4-H CLOVER CHRONICLES MAY 2016 NC4H RECORDBOOKS MAY & JUNE NC4H 1 2 3 D11 CALENDAR NC4H CLUB MANAGERS TRAINING NC4H AWARDS FLYER NC4H FUNDRAISER - RAFFLE LATE TAG ORDERS NC4H TRAP & SKEET WHIZ BANG ATV SAFETY TRAINING 2016 TEXAS ROUNDUP NATIONAL ANTHEM TEXAS 4-H VIRTUAL SUMMIT 2016 TEXAS 4-H CONGRESS CONFERENCE CENTER CAMPS PICASA 2016-2017 TEXAS LIVESTOCK SHOWS CLOVER CHRONICLES 4 5 6 7 8 9 & 10 11 & 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/
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. May 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 - NC4H Trap & Skeet Whiz Bang, CC Pistol & Rifle Club 7 - NC4H Trap & Skeet Whiz Bang, CC Pistol & Rifle Club 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 - NC4H Recordbook Workshop 6:30 p.m. NCC Auditorium 18 19 20 - NC4H Fundraiser - Raffle Drawing 3:00 pm 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - MEMORIAL DAY (county-approved holiday; office closed) 31 June 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 LATE Validation Tag Orders due (State Fair lamb/goat/swine and NCJLS & Majors Market Steer) 2 3 4 5 6 7 - Texas 4-H Roundup College Station 8 - NC4H Recordbooks, Ambassadors & Awards applications due 5:00 p.m. - Texas 4-H Roundup College Station 9 - Texas 4-H Roundup College Station 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 - D11 Leadership Lab Brownwood - NC4H Horsemanship Clinic RMBRF 21 - D11 Leadership Lab Brownwood - NC4H Horsemanship Clinic RMBRF 22 - D11 Leadership Lab Brownwood 23 - NCJLS & MAJORS Steer Validations 7:00 p.m. RMBRF 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - NC4H Awards Interviews Page 2
NUECES COUNTY 4-H NC4H RECORDBOOKS Are due in the NC4H Office by 5:00 p.m., June 8, 2016. NC4H AWARDS CRITERIA AND APPLICATION The 2016 NC4H Awards Criteria and awards applications are available online on our website at http://nueces.agrilife.org/4-h-youth/4-hyouth-development-2/. All completed awards applications are due by 5:00 p.m., June 8. 2016-2017 NUECES COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL OFFICERS President Jayna Grove 1st Vice President Ashley Richardson 2nd Vice President Collin Havelka 3rd Vice President Rush Hoelscher Secretary Samuel Cayford Treasurer Mollie Goetzel Reporter Reagan Hoelscher Parliamentarian Jake Truesdale 2016-2017 CHAPARRAL 4-H CLUB OFFICERS President Rush Hoelscher Vice-President Aynsley Chaloupka Secretary Aubree Ordner Treasurer Casey Sullivan Parliamentarian Jake Truesdale Council Delegate Fatima Perales Reporter Reagan Hoelscher Page 3
The 2016 District 11 Junior Leader Lab is scheduled for July 12, same location as last year s event. Here s last year s flyer which gives you an idea of the activities planned for the 4-H youth who register on 4-H CONNECT. Additional details will be provided as they are made available Page 4
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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 14
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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, Texas 78380-3148 Telephone 361.767-5220; Fax 361.767.5248 Website http://nueces.agrilife.org Email nueces@ag.tamu.edu We re on the Web! http:// nueces.agrilife.org 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 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 Service is implied. Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating Page 19