This year, Bossier Parish 4-H is adopting the following organizations. Each month, specific items will be requested,

for 4-H’ers to donate, for the various organizations: Cara Center: The Center is part of the Children’s Miracle Network and a partnership between Schumpert and LSU. The Center works with children who may have been abused or neglected and visit the Center for medical evaluations and/or counseling. The items that Bossier 4-H’ers donate will be used to put a smile on the clients’ faces.

Bossier Sheriff’s Young Marines: “The Bossier Sheriff Young Marines is a youth education and service program

for boys and girls, ages 8 through completion of high school. The program promotes mental, moral, and

physical development of its members. The program focuses on character building, leadership, and promotes a

healthy, drug-free lifestyle. Young Marines learn the inner values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment while

instilling the Young Marine Corps values of Leadership, Discipline and Teamwork. The Young Marines is open to

all youth ages 8 through completion of high school. The only membership requirements are that the youth

must be in good standing at school and in the community. Since the Young Marines' humble beginnings, in

1958, with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to approximately 300 units with 10,000

youth and 3,000 adult volunteers in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Japan; with affiliates in a host of

other countries. The mission of the Young Marines is to positively impact America's future by providing quality

youth development programs for boys and girls that nurtures and develops its members into responsible

citizens who enjoy and promote a healthy drug free lifestyle.”

See the article below for the community service items requested by these two organizations.

Winning T-shirt design

by Ashlynn Carter, Princeton Elem. School

4-H Office PO Box 370Benton, LA71006318 965-2326

Sept. 1 State Fair Livestock Sign-Up Mtg, Bossier Instructional Ctr, 6:00-7:00pm 7 Labor Day, 4-H Office Closed 10 Twin Cities Leadership Meeting, Caddo 4-H Office, 6:00pm 15 Cloverbuds Meeting, Kingston Elementary (see article for details) 28 Photography Club Meeting, Bossier Library History Ctr, 6-7:00pm Oct. 3 Parish Expo, State Fairgrounds, 9:30am registration 3 Bossier Parish Livestock Show, State Fairgrounds, 7:30am Weigh-in 4-10 National 4-H Week 6 Bossier Parish Talent Show Try-Outs, Kerr Elem., 5:00-6:00pm 7-18 Paper Clover Event at Bossier Tractor Supply 9 &12 Fall Break – Bossier Parish Schools Closed 13 Shooting Sports Sign-Up Mtg, Bossier Instructional Center, 6:00-7:00pm 15 Fashion Camp Sign-Up Begins 26 Photography Club Meeting, Bossier Library History Ctr., 6:00-7:00pm 22 State Fair of Louisiana opens and runs through Nov. 8 24 State Fair Talent Show 10:15am; Nutrition Quiz Bowl 3:00pm, Livestock

Quiz Bowl 4:00pm, followed by the Poultry Quiz Bowl State Fairgrounds 30 AgMagic at the State Fair, Fairgrounds

Nov. 2 Bossier Parish Officer Training, Apollo Elem., 5-6:00pm 4-6 AgMagic at the State Fair, Fairgrounds 14 Pecan/Poultry Cookery, Cope Middle, 9:30am registration; 10:00am Judging Begins 20 Fashion Camp Sign-up Ends 26-27 Thanksgiving, 4-H Office Closed 30 Photography Club Meeting, Bossier Library History Ctr., 6:00-7:00pm

Facebook: Bossier Parish 4-H www.lsuagcenter.com/bossier

OCTOBER COMMUNITY SERVICE

Bring in donations and receive Clover Bucks! The Clover Bucks you collect through the school year can be used for purchases at the Fun Day Store! October will be our first month of the new school year to start giving back to our community. We have been asked to provide flashlights for the Cara Center and packages of loose leaf paper and packages of pencils for the Young Marines. Our agents will pick up these items at the October club meeting. You will receive $100 Clover Bucks for each ITEM that you bring to your club leader.

STATE FAIR OF LOUISIANA – If you are interested in the BB Gun Contest,

Competitive Exhibits, Cookery Contests and any other information, please go to

the following website: www.statefairoflouisiana.com.

4-H OFFICER TRAINING “I now call this meeting to order.” Which officer at your 4-H club meeting will be saying this at the beginning of each of your meetings? If you have been elected to an office and are not sure what your duties are, then make plans to join us for the Bossier Parish 4-H Officer Training to be held on Monday, November 2nd, 5:00-6:00pm at Apollo Elem., 2400 Viking Dr., Bossier City 71111. We hope to see you there!

TALENT SHOW TRY-OUTS

Is your talent vocal, dance, instrumental, or other? Start practicing now for the annual 4-H talent show try-outs. Make plans to attend on Tuesday, Oct. 6th, at Kerr Elem., 1700 Airline Drive, 5:00 pm. The time limit is 6 minutes and the maximum group size is 8 people. Each school may enter one finalist for each division and the top three winners will compete with other parishes at the State Fair Talent Show on Oct. 24th, at 10:15am.

NEW THIS YEAR!!!! We will offer several contests on Saturday, October 3rd

at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Milking Parlor at Livestock Barn, that 4-H’ers can participate in.

You may enter ONE item in each of the following categories (9:30 am Registration, 10:15 am Judging): Desk Accessory (pencil holder, bookends, paper weight, free-standing (5”x7” or smaller) picture frame, etc.)

Handmade Christmas Tree Decoration Halloween Decoration

Duct Tape Art (max. size 18”x18”)….also open to Cloverbuds Art from Recycled Materials (max. size 18”x18”)

Photography…Color Animals...must by 8”x10”…photo must have a one-line title Birdhouse (Decorative or Functional)….also open to Cloverbuds

RULES for Birdhouse:

1) Anyone can help, but you must do most of the work. 2) It can be no more than 18” tall, wide, and deep…..or smaller. 3) Majority of the birdhouse must be made of wood. 4) Categories are: PAINTED / DECORATED: one that would be used for decoration.

NATURAL: one to be used outdoors for birds to live in; should include a “clean-out” door. CLOVERBUD DIVISION: 5-8 year old Bossier Cloverbud members can enter a Painted/Decorated or Natural in this division.

You are responsible for picking up your birdhouse and all other craft items at the conclusion of the contest, not your club leaders. If the birdhouses and other items are not picked up, they will

be discarded.

4-H SUMMER CAMP

A HUGE THANKS goes to the following adult leaders and senior 4-H’ers who volunteered a week of their summer vacation to help at 4-H summer camp: Phil McMillian (Waller Elem.), Ashley Hensley (Meadowview Elem.), Christy Presley (WT Lewis Elem.), Eddy Presley, Beverly Bagwell, Sara Menard and L H Nichols, all adult volunteer leaders. Youth counselors consisted of Tyre Venious (Bossier High), Amanda Langston (Plain Dealing High), Jordan Lucas, Cody Coffman, and Jessica Williams all members of Clover Clusters. Without their hard work, summer camp this year would not have been a wonderful experience!!

There will be a sign-up meeting for the Bossier Parish 4-H Shooting Sports program on:

October 13, 2015 - 6:00 to 7:00pm Bossier Instructional Center

(next to Airline High School)

Any 4-H’er may participate, but you must have a parent or guardian present to sign the forms. If you bring a non-4-H’er friend, they will have to fill out a 4-H enrollment form and pay an enrollment fee of $5 as a Member-at-Large. Our coaches will be on hand to answer your questions. Fees for the disciplines range from $20-$50. Some equipment is provided by the Bossier Parish 4-H and practice dates will be given for each discipline.

If you have a HUNTER’S ED CARD, please bring it with you to this sign-up meeting.

Cloverbuds is a pre-4-H club for 5-8 year olds and is non-competitive (everyone receives a blue ribbon for the contests that they participate in). They can participate in the monthly community service item drives and there are specific contests that they can “compete” in; i.e. two cookery contests, birdhouse contest, dairy billboard and beef poster contests. They will receive clover bucks (this is a reward system that is used in Bossier Parish for participating in activities) and will have the opportunity to spend their clover bucks at their last meeting in May 2016. Meetings will be held once a month, at Kingston Elementary from 5:45-6:30pm, community service items will be collected, pledges will be said, a possible speaker or demonstration will be presented, the newsletter will be reviewed and then we will be on our way for the evening. Here are the details for the first meeting of the year: DATE: Tuesday, September 15

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TIME: 5:45-6:30 pm PLACE: Kingston Elementary, 349 Fairburn Ave., Benton 71006 DUES: A ONE time $10.00 fee (covers the whole year and gifts for the holiday party to be held in December… Santa visits us!). Feel free to contact us with any questions that you might have at 965-2326.

State Winners: Madison Waldron, Kylie Maldonado, Alexis Bearden, Sarah Hammonds Blue Ribbon Winners: Jessica Williams, Reed Bearden, Caroline Dupree Green Ribbon Winner: Jayce Turner We are so proud of our OUTSTANDING Bossier Parish 4-H’ers!!

Do you like to take photos? Do you ever imagine yourself as a National Geographic photographer or a sports photographer? Do you just want to learn how to take better family photos? Whatever your interest is, in photography, then we have the club for you! The Bossier Parish 4-H Photography Club will meet the fourth Monday of each month and our first meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 28th, from 6:00 to 7:00pm at the Bossier Library, History Center, 2206 Beckett St., Bossier City 71111. The October and November meetings will be held October 26th and November 30th, respectively, from 6:00 to 7:00pm at the Bossier Library, History Center. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the photography leader, Londa Croall, at 464-8554.

TWIN CITIES

LEADERSHIP CLUB If you are interested in enhancing your leadership skills, want to meet 4-H’ers from Caddo Parish and are between 13-19 years of age, then you might want to check this club out. The group decided on the activities for each month at a planning meeting held in August. They will, then, meet monthly, to put their ideas into action. Last year, this group alternated between a community service activity one month and then a “social” activity the next month. They went bowling, adopted a foster family for Christmas, had fun at Air U, listened to community service speakers and met for a couple of meals. Call our office at 965-2326 so that we can add your name to our list.

“CATCH-PHRASE FOR CAMP” CONTEST

What’s a good theme for 4-H Summer Camp? Send us your most creative ideas for a slogan in 7 words or less. To enable the campers once again to have more choice in the design of their T-shirts, illustrations must accompany the phrase and will be part of the contest. The contest is open to all 4-H Club members. The winning slogan will be one that is brief and “catchy,” capturing the spirit of 4-H Camp Grant Walker. The slogan will be used on all publicity for camp and on the camp T-shirt. The winner will receive a monetary award from the LAE4-HA (La. Assoc. of Extension 4-H Agents). Think fast – the deadline is Friday, October 30, 2015.

Submissions must also include the following:

Full name and age of person submitting the slogan

Parish/4-H Club

Complete mailing address

Telephone number

Contest entries will be judged by the LAE4-HA Ways and Means Committee and the 4-H Camp Staff. After final selection, the winner will be notified and asked to sign a release for the slogan to be used in all publicity for the camp as well as on the T-shirt. Both the 4-H’er and parent/guardian must sign the release. Deadline for receipt of entries is Friday, October 30, 2015. Individuals may submit multiple entries which may be sent together to:

Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center 3000 Highway 8

Pollock, LA 71467

BOSSIER PARISH LIVESTOCK SHOW

The Bossier Parish Livestock Show will be held at the State Fairgrounds in Shreveport on Saturday, October 3rd. Weigh-in/check-in is from 7:30-8:30am and the show will start at 9:00 am.

Last season’s annual PENNY DRIVE brought in $1,316.55!

These copper coins will help our Bossier Parish 4-H by paying for much needed program materials and to

help send a few kids to summer camp. Top donating

clubs were: Elm Grove Elem. $586.00 Princeton Elem. $444.50 Curtis Elem. $150.00

Thanks to all 17 of the clubs that participated!

CONGRATULATIONS to the following individuals who brought home individual and team blue ribbons at 4-H University: Sarah Hammonds (Soybean Illustrated Talk-State Winner),Jordan Lucas (Ready-to-Wear), Sidney Lain (Ready-to-Wear), Madison Waldron (Dog Care), Markeldruis Henderson (Compact Tractor). Other participants included Reed Bearden, Kayli Washburn, Caleb Lane, Josh Evans, Cody Coffman, Colby Bennett, Brittany Taylor, Crystal Conway and Kalee Wich.

Training for 4-H youth and volunteer leaders was held on July 23rd

at W T Lewis Elementary School. Over 100 leaders attended from 12 parishes in the Northwest Region to gain knowledge on club demonstrations, service learning opportunities, hands-on lessons in the classroom and so forth. Bossier Parish was represented by 5 leaders: Shetwan Roberison, Jacqueline Robertson, Lisa Holt, Vanessa Collins and Michele Hammonds. Also attending were four 4-H youth volunteers, and they were Reed Bearden, Sarah Hammonds, Caroline Dupree and Jordan Lucas. Thank you all for taking time out of your summer to represent Bossier 4-H!

NATIONAL 4-H WEEK OCTOBER 4-10, 2015

It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in a meeting, please contact the 4-H Office at 965-2326 three days prior to the meeting so that special needs can be met

Jeannie Crnkovic Jeannie Crnkovic Extension Agent Bossier Parish mcrnkovic@agcenter.lsu.edu

Erika Anderson

Erika Anderson Assistant Extension Agent

Bossier Parish ekanderson@agcenter.lsu.edu

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NEW Essay Contest! The Louisiana Forage and Grassland Council is soliciting entries for the Youth in Grazing Management Essay Contest. This contest is open to 4-H members that are 14 to 18 years of age and is funded by the generous support of Mr. Teddy Gentry (a member of the band Alabama). The 1st place winner will receive $100, 2nd place $75 and 3rd place $50. Here are the rules and regulations:

Subject matter may be anything pertaining to grazing management, including but not limited to, personal

experiences in grazing management, observation or explanation of grazing practices, livestock management on

pasture, fencing or other equipment related to grazing management, plant or animal species response to grazing

management, results obtained from grazing projects or any other subject matter related to grazing management.

Essays must be original composition of the entrants.

Essay length should be between 350 and 500 words.

Essays should be typed. Please use 12 point font if possible.

All essays should include an essay title.

All essays should include the author’s name, address, 4-H club name, city, state, zip code, email address and

phone number. Also, please include the name, email address and phone number of the local 4-H agent.

Electronic submission is preferred but essays can be mailed. If submitting electronically, please submit as a PDF

document or Word document.

A panel will judge the essays and all decisions will be final.

Winners will receive their awards at the annual meeting of the American Forage and Grassland Council on

Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge.

The deadline for this essay contest is November 1, 2015. Essays should be submitted electronically via email

to Ed Twidwell at etwidwell@agcenter.lsu.edu or mailed to Ed Twidwell, LSU School of PESS, 220 Sturgis Hall,

Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

For additional information about the essay contest, contact Ed Twidwell at 225-281-9448

If you would like to receive a “sample format” for the essay, please call the Bossier 4-H office at 965-2326 and we will e-mail it to you.