kleberg-kenedy county 4-h newsletter: january...

4-H Greetings

Happy New Year! With the new year beginning we are given the opportunity to reflect on previous years and set new goals for this year. In the spirit of setting goals for the new year and up-coming livestock show season here are a few things I would like to challenge ALL 4-H members, parents and volunteers with.

THIS YEAR: Believe that anything is possible when you set your mind to it, start each project with goals in mind, try something new, find the best in others, and show others the best in YOU!

The 65th Annual Kleberg-Kenedy County Junior Livestock Show is scheduled for Jan 15th– Feb 6th, 2016. Attached is a complete schedule of events. Livestock exhibitors, continue working with your projects. First and second year exhibitors are strongly urged to attend clinics or seek guidance from experienced exhibitors/families. Anyone needing assistance, please call the Extension Of-fice at 595-8566.

Good Luck to each of our 4-H families at the county show.

Sincerely,

Niki Kaiser, CEA 4-H Youth Development

Stay Connected with 4-H Happenings

KLEBERG-KENEDY COUNTY

4-H NEWSLETTER: JANUARY 2016

Inside this issue:

Upcoming Events 2

Recognition/Photo/

Council Meeting 3

Horse Club/

Livestock Judging 4

Poultry Calendar 5

Fashion Show Mtg/

Scholarship 6

Livestock Show Info 7-13

Pull Tab Collection 14

Club Meeting Lists 15

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office

Kleberg & Kenedy Counties

729 East Yoakum Avenue

P.O. Box 1119

Kingsville, Texas 78363

Telephone: 361.595.8566 Fax: 361.592.7741

Website: http://kleberg.agrilife.org

Email: [email protected]

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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

Kleberg-Kenedy County AgriLife Extension Service complies with the law set forth by legislature

regarding eligibility and school absences. Members competing or simply participating in a 4-H

event (food show, fashion show, livestock show, etc.) must be certified as eligible to participate by

their respective schools. School officials will be provided with a list of students entered in competi-

tive and/or non-competitive 4-H events. Should a student be ineligible due to their respective School

District’s Policy (grades, absenteeism, discipline, etc.), school officials will be notified in writing of

their ineligibility status by our office.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to par-

ticipate in any 4-H event are encouraged to contact their County Extension Agent at 361.595.8566 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.

January

January 4th: County Council Meeting

January 12th: Deadline to Submit Photos for Paper

January 12th & 13th: KKJLS Youth Homemaking Validation at the Extension Office 4-6pm

January 13th: Deadline to Submit Essay for Kingsville Record & Bishop News Scholarship

January 15th: Parade, Texas 4-H Scholarship Due to Extension Office

January 16th: Queens Contest

January 17th: Livestock Project Workday

January 19th: Clothing & Textiles Committee Meeting

January 31st: Clipping/Shearing Clinic

February

February 1st-6th: Kleberg-Kenedy County Livestock Show

February: Clothing & Textiles Workday: TBD

4-H Garden Program Begins!

Major Livestock Shows

School Eligibility:

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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990:

Upcoming Events:

Managers-please start taking your 4-H club pictures within the next couple of weeks.

Pictures can be submitted to the Extension Office, preferably emailed to Niki Kaiser

([email protected]). Photos will appear in the January edition of the Kingsville

Record. Label Photo with club name and members, list left to right, front to back row.

All photos are Due by Jan. 12th.

Note: Photos submitted from phones will not print as high quality as from cameras.

County 4-H Council will meet on Monday January 4th, 6:30 p.m. at the

Extension Office. Delegates please attend. Any 4-H members interested

in being a county council officer are invited to attend to learn more about

county activities!

4-H CLUB PHOTOS:

County 4-H Council Meeting:

RECOGNITION:

TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER

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Congratulations to the Kleberg-Kenedy County 4-H’ers that participated in the District 12 4-H Food Show & Food Challenge Contest in November. We truly have some amazingly talented individuals in our program. The time and dedication put into the Food & Nutrition Projects is fantastic.

Food Show:

Morgan Mathis– Protein Category-Blue Ribbon, Top Chef, Advancing to State Roundup

Jessica Pena– Dairy Category-Blue Ribbon, Top Chef, Advancing to State Roundup

Amy Mathis– Grains Category– Blue Ribbon,

Makenzie Gottschalk– Fruits & Vegetable Category, Blue Ribbon

Food Challenge:

Kleberg County Young Bucks: Peter Gonzalez, Ilan Escobedo, Preston Merriman,

Cameron Merriman– 11th Place

4 Pearls and A Pistol: Renell Kraatz, Bailee Bishop, Michaela Ewers, Francesca Breitenfeld– 8th Place

Sharp Shooters: Dallas Cannon, Luke Kraatz, Megan Ewers, Darby Florence– 5th Place

Fab 5: Kaylie Tyra, Frankie Escobedo, Steven Grimes, Jessica Pena,

Bella Breitenfeld– 2nd Place, Advance to State

Texas 4-H Scholarship Guidelines/Instructions and Applications are available at the

Extension Office. Graduating seniors are encouraged to take advantage of any and all

scholarships. Deadline: January 15, 2015. A training is scheduled for December 14th at

the Extension Office at 6:00 p.m. MUST RSVP or training will not be held.

TEXAS 4-H SCHOLARSHIP:

Are you interested in learning more about livestock evaluation and competing with the Kleberg County Live-

stock Judging Team? Here is our 2016 schedule. If you would like more information contact Rhonda Mathis

361-720-8601. Join the Kleberg County Livestock Judging page on Facebook to get updates on schedule, con-

tests, etc.

KLEBERG – KENEDY CO. 4-H LIVESTOCK JUDGING SCHEDULE 2015 – 2016

Date Time Event Location

Sun, Jan 10 3:00 pm Workout #2 Location TBA Fri., Jan 15 3:00 pm Nueces Co. Contest

Robstown Fairgrounds

Sun., Jan 17 3:00 pm Workout #3 Location TBA Sat., Feb 6 8:00 am KKJLS Contest JK

Northway

Sun., Feb 21 3:00 pm Workout #4 Location TBA Sun., Feb 28 8:00 am S.A.L.E. Contest

San Antonio

Sun., Mar 20 3:00 pm Workout #5 Location TBA Sun., April 3 3:00 pm Workout #6 Location

TBA

Sun., April 17 3:00 pm Workout #7 Location TBA Sat., April 23 TBA District Contest TBA

When the Senior Team(s) qualifies for the State Contest, additional workouts will be scheduled.

Workout = score counts toward average used to determine contest judging teams.

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HORSE CLUB NEWS:

The January meeting for the Wild Horse Desert Club will be on Sunday, January

10th, location TBD.

1/10/16- WHD meeting 3:PM Club photo, location TBD

1/17/16 Horse Judging Practice 3-5:PM Bull home

1/24/16- Possible KKJLS Horse Show Run-through

1/31/16- KKJLS Horse Show



2/21/16- location TBD



5/22/16- location TBD. End of year party, officer elections.

Please call or text Angela Bull at 361-443-5262 for meeting location.

LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTESTS:


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To help plan the upcoming County Fashion Show, a planning meeting is scheduled

for Tuesday, January 19th, 6:00 p.m. at the Extension Office. Clubs responsible for

assisting with this event are:

*4-H Country Club *Family 4-H

*Lone Star 4-H *TJLA’ers 4-H

*Trailblazers 4-H *Wild Horse Desert 4-H

Co-Chairs are Jessica Pena & Austin Silva. All clubs (those listed above)

responsible for this event are asked to send at least one representative to this

committee meeting. Items that will be discussed: theme, decorations, speaking

parts, time of event, set up/tear down, etc.

Scholarship Opportunity:

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CLOTHING & TEXTILES (FASHION SHOW)

COMMITTEE:

Kleberg-Kenedy Junior

Livestock Show:

Show Dates: January 15—February 6, 2016 Website: http://www.kkjls.com/

RULEBOOKS: Rulebooks are available to our 4-H Families. Club Managers provided a

copy for each family during 4-H Club meetings. Rulebooks can also be retrieved on-

line: www.kkjls.com

New Youth Homemaking Resources: Don’t Forget Validation is on Jan. 12&13th!

KKJLS Youth Homemaking Contest Resources are available on the Kleberg AgriLife

Website (http://kleberg.agrilife.org/publications/) under 4-H Publications Tab. Index

Card Examples for validation, project portfolio template, and a resource PowerPoint are

available on the website.

KKJLS Board of Directors: JUDGES

-Leslie Ankele: [email protected] -Beef cattle: Gary Clayton

-Bill Allen: [email protected] -Swine: Robbie Phillips

-Edward Bordovsky: [email protected] -Goat: Josh Cody

-Jack Brown: [email protected] -Poultry: Kyle Morgenroth

-Burt Bull: [email protected] -Lamb: Josh Cody

-Bart DuPont: [email protected] -Rabbit: Josh Humphries

-Corando Garza: [email protected] -Pee Wee Goat: Joe Willie Lee

-Beto Gonzales: [email protected] -Pee Wee Rabbit: Kathy Hillery

-Oliver Hinojosa: [email protected] -Pee Wee Hog: Shelly Sanchez

-Martha Lee: [email protected] -Stock Horse Futurity: Kathy Sasser

-Jason McFall: [email protected] -Horse Show: Lydia Jo Roof

-Joey Mendietta: [email protected] -Livestock Judging: Jay Jimerson

VALIDATION DATES: See attached list of upcoming KKJLS validation dates. Please

mark these dates on your calendar! At validation, a $5/head fee will apply to the follow-

ing species: steer, swine, goat, and lamb. A $3/head validation fee will apply for rab-

bits. This will be collected at validation.

KKJLS RABBIT EXHIBITIORS:

- The Extension Office has an “ARBA Standards of Perfection” rule book for exhibitors to

come read the sections that pertain to our show.

- Rabbit scales will be available at the Extension Office for anyone wanting to weigh

their rabbit projects.

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Livestock Project Scales:

*There are several sets of scales located throughout the community for 4-H members to use to weigh their lamb,

goat, and swine projects. Rabbit Scales and Clippers are also available at the Extension Office.

-2 sets at the County Extension Office

-1 set in Sarita for Kenedy County 4-Hers

-1 set at Drew and Christina Titus Residence (387 West County Rd. 2140, Kingsville, TX)

-1 set at Richard Chapa’s Residence (2388 E FM 1717, Kingsville, TX 78363)

-1 set at Darrel Munoz Residence (intersection of FM 772 East & CR 1065 located in back of front fence)

Livestock project clinics for beef, goat, lamb, and swine exhibitors will

begin in December. These clinics are intended to be informal (one-on-

one). Discussion will focus on where exhibitors should be with their pro-

ject, feed program, parasite control, sanitation, weighing of the project,

questions, etc. (Note: Swine exhibitors are not recommended to bring

their project). Take advantage of these opportunities to learn more about

your respective project. The following dates have been set aside for these

clinics:

Livestock Workday: Jan. 17th 3-5 p.m. H.M. Ag Farm on FM 1717

Clipping/Shearing Clinic: Jan 31st 8-10 am. H.M. Ag Farm on FM 1717

Note: Please see monthly newsletter in case time or location changes.

LIVESTOCK PROJECT WORKDAYS:

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City ordinance governs livestock within the Kingsville City Limits. Typically, with the

approval of neighbors, 4-H and FFA members are allowed to keep certain projects

within the city limits.

FMI on city ordinance, please contact the City/County Health Department (592-3324)

City of Kingsville Livestock Projects:

Ticket Booth Fundraiser:

Attached is a work schedule for the annual 4-H fundraiser. This is the biggest fundraiser the 4-H pro-

gram has as a whole. The money raised is used to purchase awards for 4-H events, provide scholarships

to members attending leadership events, purchase items to conduct community service projects, repair

equipment (scales, sharpen blades, clippers, etc.) Club managers- please have at least one or two adults

and a few members during your assigned time.


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