Butterfly Capital of Texas

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1 JASPER COUNTY 4-H NEWS Winter New Address: 103 E. Houston St. Jasper, Tx Butterfly Capital of Texas Cindy VanDevender Family & Consumer Sciences Healthy Holiday Recipe No-Cook Cranberry Relish 1 bag cranberries 1 large seedless orange 1 cup shelled pecans 1 cup sugar OR sugar/splenda combo Best served the day it is made this will only keep a day or two in the refrigerator combine leftovers with a muffin mix to make a breakfast treat. Rinse cranberries. Peel orange and cut in chunks. Add orange, pecans and cranberries to food processor and chop just until chunky. Stir in sugar and TASTE it. If your orange or your cranberries are very tart, or it your family likes really sweet, it is okay to add more sugar and/or Splenda. Note on using Splenda: sugar does more than sweeten this recipe. It is also a preservative that keeps the fresh fruit taste and texture. You can substitute up to half with sugar substitutes like Splenda, but the leftovers will not keep as long. correction: Jasper Livestock Show Tag-in will be Dec.14 (a week later than previously announced) 10 am to noon at the Jasper County Junior Livestock Barn on FM 777 across from the airport. KEEP UP! Bookmark our county website and your 4-H newsletters will only be a click away! newsletters/4h-newsletters/ also mark: Jasper County 4-H Facebook Page and District 5 events, contest results & more. Provisions from the American Disability Act will be considered when planning educational programs and activities. Please notify the Jasper County Extension Office at , five days before an event if you plan on attending an Extension educational program and need specialized services. Educational programs to serve people of all ages regardless of socio-economic level, race, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M System, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the County Commissioners Court of Texas Cooperating.

2 Photography Texas 4-H Photography Rules for 2014 contest are now available online at: This year s theme is What s Your Why? Capture photos of why you are in 4-H photos of friends, projects, community service... Jasper County Photography Contest Entry deadline: Jan. 17, 2014 Photos must be submitted BY . Send to c-vandevender@tamu.edu Categories: PEOPLE ANIMALS-WILDLIFE ANIMAL-DOMESTIC MARINE/AQUATIC ELEMENTS OF DESIGN NATURE & LANDSCAPE PLANT/FLORA DETAILS & MACRO DIGITAL DARKROOM THEME: 2014 What is your why? NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY FOOD DOMINANT COLOR CATCH ALL STORYBOARD Jasper County rules are the same as District 5. Photos must be jpg or gif to where it can be printed at 300 dots per inch (dpi) at 3 x 5 inch size. Files must not be larger than 2 MB. to c-vandevender@tamu.edu and include this info with your entry: category Age division (Jr., Intermediate, or Sr.) First and last name Each 4-Her may have one entry in each category (total 15 entries) however, DO NOT more than 3 entries at a time. If you are entering all categories, that will require 5 separate s. Deadline : January 17, 2014 other contests & events 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest This year s theme is Beekeeping in Colonial Times. For a complete list of rules and guidelines visit edu/project_entomology/beekeeping entries to Kyle Merten (kjmerten@ag.tamu.edu) by Jan. 10. New Houston Livestock Show contests 2014 YOUTH HORTICULTURE COMPETITIONS 4 categories: container grown plants; photography; Rodeo Cup-floral; Dining with a Texas Flair floral PLUS and outdoor planter competition that you can enter as an individual, team, club, chapter or group AWARDS: trophies (1st thru 3rd place) and cash ranging from $100 $1,000 NO ENTRY FEES why not give it a try? Entry DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2014 go to horticulture.aspx for complete rules and entry forms ATTENTION PARENTS: you can also enter three adults categories for prizes. Professionals & non-professionals, age 19+, can enter two floral design categories and the Photography Contest. Go to the website for details. Prizes range from $500 $1,000. No entry fee. THEME for Photo Contest: Texas Reflections & Shadows INVITATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGING CONTEST Intermediate and senior 4-H members will have an opportunity to participate in the photography judging at Texas 4- H Roundup in June, Just like consumer decision making or livestock judging, participants will have six classes of photographs to evaluate and place in correct order, and a couple of problems classes to evaluate and judge as well. Go to texas4-h.tamu.edu/photographyjudging for rules and PowerPoints on how to judge and score a contest. There are also forty sets of practice classes that you can use to train yourself and your teams.

3 Food & Nutrition Extravaganza County Contest Saturday, January 11, 2014 Time 9:00 a.m., Location TBA Due Date Friday, January 3, 2014 County 4-H Food Show Theme Budget Wise Recipes Individual Event Poster Contest Budget Wise Recipes Individual Event Nutrition Quiz Bowl Team Event Food Challenge Team Event Ag ID Contest Team or Individual Food Handler s class Saturday, Nov. 16, 9 am to noon $20 includes 2-yr state-approved certificate Who needs a Food Handler card? All Texas food service workers are required to obtain food handlers training & license. What most people don t realize is that anyone involved with preparing and or serving food to the public should have or a food handler card. One person can supervise additional workers, but even in a situation with unpaid volunteers, when you make or serve food to the public, someone in the kitchen needs this card. Class will be held in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office at 103 East Houston St. Jasper, TX Class is open to the public. Pay at the door but please RSVP at November 20 All other major stock show entries due 30 Jasper Christmas in the Park December 5 Santa Claus parade, 5:30 pm in Jasper 14 County show tag-in, 10 am-noon; lamb/goat/swine/ broiler at Jr Livestock Barn Holiday, county office closed January Holiday, county office closed 3 County 4-H Food Show entries due 11 County 4-H Food Show 17 County photography contest deadline 17 thru Feb. 8 Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo 20 Holiday, county office closed 27 4-H Club Manager 5 pm in Kirbyville 27 County 4-H Council 6 pm February 1 District Food Show at SFASU in Nacogdoches 6-23 San Antonio Stock Show & rodeo 20 Holiday, county office closed 24 Youth Board and County 4-H Council meeting March 1 Multi-County 4-H Clothing Workshop 4-23 Houston Livestock show & Rodeo 15 Azalea Festival 17 County 4-H Fashion Show, Roundup and Sharethe-Fun entries due 22 County 4-H Fashion Show 22 County 4-H Roundup and Share-the-Fun Contest 27 thru April 6 YMBL State Fair Beaumont Jasper County Livestock Show April 26 District 4-H Fashion Show, Roundup, Share-the- Fun and Taxidermy Contest at SFAU in Nacogdoches County 4-H Council meetings are 4th Mondays at the JNEC community room in Kirbyville at 6 pm Council meetings are open to everyone! Register for 4-H at:

4 Livestock Shows Entries Due to Extension Office by November 20th Healthy Lifestyles Invitational Contest information and resources for the 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Invitational are now available at texas4-h.tamu.edu/ healthy_lifestyles. The invitational contest will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Texas 4-H Roundup. Class topics, a resource list, contest details, and scoring information are all available in the contest packet posted online. Example classes from the 2013 contest are also posted online as a point of reference for youth, volunteers, and agents. Entries Due to Extension Office by November 20th Jasper County Livestock Show March Texas 4-H Archery Camp January 24-26, 2014-Texas 4-H Conference Center, Brownwood. Texas 4-H Archery Camp is open to any youth 4-H member wanting to improve their shooting knowledge and skills in recurve and compound archery. The camp is also open to certified 4-H archery coaches desiring to learn more about coaching archery, archery equipment, archery games, and improved shooting skills. Youth participants should have beginning or intermediate experience in shooting archery and understand the basic archery safety, range rules and whistle commands. Adult and youth participants must provide their own equipment. Upcoming Natural Resources Events/Trainings -Mark your calendars! All of these events have registration open in No late registrations accepted. EVENT DATE HOW TO SIGN UP REGISTRATION DATES Teen Retreat (Wildlife Habitat Ed. Program Session) - Texas 4-H Center, Brownwood January 10-12, 2014 See 4-H Center Website See 4-H Center Website Practice Wildlife Habitat Education Practice Contest Brazos County January 18, H CONNECT November 28, 2013 to January 7, 2014 Archery Camp Texas 4-H Center, Brownwood January 24-26, H CONNECT December 5, 2013 to January 9, 2014 East Region Shooting Sports Coach Training Tyler, Texas January 25-26, H CONNECT December 5, 2013 to January 9, 2014 Hunting and Wildlife Leader/Coach Training College Station, Texas February 1-2, H CONNECT December 12, 2013 to January 9, 2014 Hunting and Wildlife Leader/Coach Training Monahans, Texas February 8-9, H CONNECT December 19, 2013 to January 16, 2014

5 Texas 4-H & Youth Development and the Entomology Department at Texas A&M announces a new H Roundup Entomology Collection Contest open to intermediate and senior 4-H members. Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucas) The collection contest allows youth to learn more about insects and arthropods through collection, preservation and identification. Youth learn how to properly identify insects and arthropods by common name, arrange them in neat and organized insect collections, and learn proper preservation tools to ensure that their collections can last for years. All collections must be complete and submitted to the individual's respected county or district office no later than May 9, For more information on the event please visit the links below. Texas 4-H Entomology website: youth/4h/index.html 4-H Roundup website: files/2013/09/ roundup_entomology.pdf) Learn more at: fieldguide/ Re-Fashion Retreat at Texas 4-H Conference Center Dec Educational workshops with fashion industry leaders and extension staff. Focus on increasing your knowledge and skills in the Trashion Show and re-fashioning project. Open to 4-H members ages 8 and up. Cost is $115 for youth and $80 for adult chaperones; includes two nights lodging, four meals, snacks, etc. Register online at texas4hcenter.tamu.edu host plants for swallowtail caterpillars are citrus trees Recipe Rally Let s Get Cookin Make a video about a recipe you select, create or alter, demonstrating preparation and highlighting nutrients, food safety practices, serving size and cost analysis. What was your inspiration for this recipe? Open to intermediate and senior 4-H members, individuals or teams contest is all about BREAKFAST healthy_lifestyles