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1 Denton County 4 H Forecast 306 North Loop 288, Suite 222 Denton Texas tx.tamu.edu jmcalister@ag.tamu.edu Your Texas Cooperative Extension Faculty, Denton County Jennifer L. McAlister CEA 4 H&YD Erlene Johnson 4 H Office Assistant Michael Schwind President, District IV 4-H Council Chairman, State 4-H Council Taylor Bridges 1 st Vice President Jessica Ramsey 2 nd Vice President Jessica Pace 3 rd Vice President John N. Cooper CEA HORT Donna Wolfe HORT Office Assistant Eddie Baggs CEA AG Rachel Kreidel AG Office Assistant Maggie Jover CEA FCS Lexie McGrane CEA FCS Mary Campbell FCS Office Assistant Your Denton County 4 H Leadership County Council PLA Madelyn Schwind Secretary Orin Larimer Treasurer Nicole Ramsey Reporter Holland Briggs District Delegate Shelby Kilpatrick Alternate District Delegate Molli Schwind Parliamentarian Kevin Hogan Chairman/District Delegate Susan Kilpatrick 1 st Vice President Laura Ramsey Treasurer/Auditor Glenda Bland Treasurer/Depositor Deanna Trussell Secretary Sharon Bonner District Delegate Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate in this activity are encouraged to call for assistance.

2 Page 2 State 4 H Horse Show Courtney Burggren 9 th Registered Mares Under 5 Lucy Henry 3 rd Registered Geldings 5 and Over Ashley Falkavage 1 st Yearling Longe Line Congratulations!!! Denton County 4-H Forecast Kristin Spencer 4 th Hunter Under Saddle, 5 th Two Year Pleasure First Go, 1 st Two Year Pleasure Second Go, 2 nd Two Year Pleasure Third Go, 2 nd Two Year Pleasure Recordbooks at State 4 H Judging Gretchen Ettredge Beef Ted Hatch Entomology Taylor Bridges Goats Bryant Garcin Plant/Animal Open Jessica Ramsey Photography Attention 4 H Clubs ALL 4 H Clubs, both old and newly forming, to submit a charter application, officer slate and club manager nominations to begin the H year in Denton County by Thursday, August 9th. OPPORTUNITIES 2007 District 8 Leader Forum On Saturday August 18, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. 12 noon at the MCC Conference Center (4601 N. 19th / McLennan Community College, Waco) There will be a 4 H Leader training. Educational sessions include (choose two from any of the 1 hour sessions): Adult Etiquette Training, Wendy Neyland, FCS Agent Leon County Project Leader Training, David Wright,, 4 H Agent Williamson County Food & Nutrition Project, Paula Butler, FCS Agent Navarro County Opportunities through District 8 4 H, Ed Cordero, 4 H Agent Erath County; Micah Karber, 4 H Agent Bell County; Stephanie James, 4 H Agent Coryell County MyPyramid for Kids 101 MyPyramid for Kids 101, an on line training for those who work with kids! MyPyramid for Kids is a childfriendly version of MyPyramid, created by USDA, to get children thinking about healthy eating and exercise. You can be a part of the good health solution by teaching youth about the nutrition and encouraging physical activity. Learn about MyPyramid for Kids website, resources available, and hands on activities that reinforce the concepts. MyPyramid for Kids 101 is sponsored by the CYFERnet School Age Editorial Board. The training will be conducted using the Breeze System, an Internet based training strategy. This 90 minute workshop is intended for those who are not familiar with MyPyramid for Kids and would like to incorporate healthy living into youth programs. Participants take away hands on activities that they can use in programming efforts with children. Training Date: August 20, 2007 from 2:00 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Registration is limited to 40 and closes August 15. Register at The information given herein is for educational purposes only. References to trade names are with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Texas Cooperative Extension is implied.

3 Denton County 4-H Forecast Page 3 Garden InfoFest, Gardening for Pleasure and the Planet, Saturday, October 6th from 9 to 3 p.m. among the lovely gardens of Upper Trinity Water Conservation District, 900 N. Kealy Avenue, Lewisville. See website for details and directions, This is a fun, educationally packed, free public event they have done for the past 3 years. Fundraising Opportunity for ALL 4 H Clubs All clubs are encouraged to create 1 or more scarecrows. These will be used for decoration as well as entered in a Peoples Choice award and sold at the end of the day. Each club will receive the money from the sale as well as the monetary prize if they win the contest great fundraiser! Want some leadership? Denton County 4H will have numerous Childrenʹs fun and educational activities. These activities will come from the JMG curriculum, itʹs a Horticulture show after all, but you do not have to be interested in Horticulture to participate. We are planning to have a table of activities from each book, at least 5, carnival games, gimmie bags for kids, story time, etc. If you would like to work on one of these areas, please let me know asap and you can be the one to pick the activities, etc. I can provide the material and help with supplies. (Some of the book content can apply to Wildlife and Fisheries, Food as well as other project areas, weʹll make it work for you!) Ask a 4 Her We will need some members to get this booth together and man it that day. Scarecrow Contest Coordinator? Up for the job? Contact Susan Kilpatrick (s_kilpatrick@juno.com) to find out what the job entails! Need a community service project? We will need lots and lots of help that day running the childrenʹs activities; morning and afternoon shifts available. County Council Fundraiser We will sell food and drink for the event. Who would like to lead this? We will have access to power. The need is lots of drinks and prepared food (lunch items). Quick Review Okay, I did not include much detail, donʹt be shy! There is plenty that needs to be organized, coordinated and accomplished. Please e mail me and we will talk about the best fit for you and can work together on making this the best event ever! Let me know ASAP if your club will make a scarecrow, like to run a booth, members who would like to work on or lead activities or the food lead, etc. Thank you, Susan Kilpatrick s_kilpatrick@juno.com Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate in this activity are encouraged to call for assistance.

4 Page 4 Denton County 4-H Forecast North Texas State Fair 4 H Promotion The PLA voted to host an exhibit at the North TX State Fair Aug The exhibit is Farmer for a day. It is an interactive exhibit where youngsters can collect eggs from chickens, pick apples from a tree, and dig potatoes. Everyone agreed that the shifts would be split amongst the 4 H families and clubs. Each shift will need at least 2 families. I know that there is a conflict with the Gold Star Banquet. If anyone knows of an organization that would be able to cover for us on Thursday Aug 23, please let me know as soon as possible. An FFA group would be perfect. Please get this out to all of your members and have them reply to me with their preferences indicated. I will fill shifts in the order that the requests are received. If you would like more specifics on what the shifts entail, please contact Kevin Hogan (Kevin@LittleFishRanch.com) Fri, August 17 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Sat, August 18 12:00 pm 3:30 pm Sat, August 18 3:30 pm 7:00 pm Sat, August 18 7:00 pm 10:30 pm Sun, August 19 12:00 pm 3:30 pm Sun, August 19 3:30 pm 7:00 pm Sun, August 19 7:00 pm 10:30 pm Mon, August 20 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Tue, August 21 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Wed, August 22 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Thu, August 23 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Fri, August 24 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Sat, August 25 12:00 pm 3:30 pm Sat, August 25 3:30 pm 7:00 pm Sat, August 25 7:00 pm 10:30 pm Ready to see all of your 4 H friends again? Want to get a jump start on your recordkeeping for next year? Do you have a friend that you would like to learn more about the 4 H program? Then this is the event for you! There will be a Denton County 4 H Kick off event on Sunday, August 19 th, 2:00 p.m. at the Extension Office. All 4 H Clubs from around the county are encouraged to have a booth to promote their program. Additionally we would like for project leaders to consider having a booth to promote their projects as well. This was an extremely successful event in We look forward to another fun afternoon and adding even more members to our roster. More information on this event will be distributed during the Club Manager training on Thursday, August 16 th. The information given herein is for educational purposes only. References to trade names are with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Texas Cooperative Extension is implied.

5 Denton County 4-H Forecast Page 5 4 H Contest Changes 2008 State 4 H Photography Guidelines Below are some highlights of changes to the Texas 4 H Photography Rules and Guidelines. It is imperative that you read these rules as major changes to the divisions and classes have occurred. Here is a brief summary of some changes: Color and Color Digital are now COLOR. Story Board Division has been deleted for A color class has been added to the Architectural Element division. The theme for will be Flags. As with past years, the deadline for both having entries on 4 H CONNECT and the photographs postmarked is April 15, In addition to the rules and guidelines, we have attached the photography label in pdf format that can be filled out and printed. Both resource pieces will be posted on the Texas 4 H and Youth Development website at h.tamu.edu Share The Fun Guidelines Please review the following information regarding the 2008 State Share The Fun Contest. Several changes have been made for this year which were all based on past participation, input from participants, agents and volunteers, and more. We hope that you will find the 2008 Contest Changes a positive thing! Summary of Changes: The contest will now offer five (5) contest categories: o Poetry/Prose o Vocal o Musical/Band o Choreographed Routine o Celebrate 4 H The first and second place entries from each category at District will qualify for State 4 H Roundup. In the past, only the first place entry from each category at District could advance to State. This change means that there could be a maximum of 24 entries in each of the five categories at State. The first and second place entries in each category from District who qualify for State may come from the same county. This rule is consistent with other State Roundup contests (except Food Show and Fashion Show). This means counties may enter as many entries in the District Contest as they wish. Below is the schedule for the Share The Fun Contest broken out over 2 days: Wednesday, June 11, :00 8:00 a.m. Vocal, Poetry/Prose, and Choreographed Routines will unload props 8:00 a.m. Orientation for Vocal, Poetry/Prose and Choreographed Routines in Rudder Theater 9:00 a.m. Judging begins in Rudder Theater for Choreographed Routines followed by Vocal Judging begins in the Rudder Forum Room for Poetry/Prose 2:00 p.m. Musical/Band and Celebrate 4 H will unload props 4:00 p.m. Orientation for Musical/Band and Celebrate 4 H in the Rudder Forum Room Thursday, June 12, :00 a.m. Judging begins in Rudder Theater for Celebrate 4 H Judging begins in Rudder Forum Room for Musical Band 3:00 p.m. Awards Program in Rudder Theater for all categories 4 H members may only compete in ONE Share The Fun Category each year even though the contest will be broken out over 2 days. An accompanist has been more clearly defined. With the addition of band entries to the musical category, bands should be self sufficient and will not be permitted to utilize an accompanist. Refer to Rule 13 on page 5 for more details. Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate in this activity are encouraged to call for assistance.

6 Page 6 Denton County 4-H Forecast Club Officer Training There will be a 4 H Club Officer training held on Sunday, August 19 th during the Denton County 4 H Kick off Event at the Extension Office. If you are an officer of a 4 H Club be sure to make plans to attend this event. Major Show Updates State Fair of Texas September 28 October 21, 2007 Online entries for the State Fair of Texas are now open ( Please download and complete your entry forms ASAP. Completed entry forms along with fees must be turned in by Thursday, August 16 th. Youth Leadership Day will take place on September 29th. I will be placing orders for tickets, please let me know if you are interested in attending this event. There will be a cash prize for the County 4 H program that donates the most food to the Food Drive which will start at 8:00 a.m. that morning. Another new prize this year is Texas Trailer Ranch is sponsoring a one year lease for a 24 Aluminum Gooseneck Trailer for the County with the most entries. Please check the website for health paper requirements there are changes this year. All junior market shows will turn in their own weight cards there will be NO scales in any barns at any show. Review the website for show dates, class breaks, judges, rules, etc. Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show January 11 February 3, 2008 Entry applications may be downloaded from the website ( Completed forms and fees are due to the Extension Office on November 12 th. New for 2008 is the Heifer Superintendent s Beef Challenge. This program is designed to enhance educational opportunities for exhibitors and will provide a $10,000 scholarship. Entrants must have shown for two years, including There is a new division of hair sheep this year. Youth wishing to scramble must contact this office during September so that I can order applications. Entries will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. Please check the website for all show details, to download forms, check dates, class breaks, judges, rules, etc. San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo January 31 February 17, 2008 The stalling office and stalling has been moved to Gembler Road. In market goats, barrow, and lambs ONLY State Validation Tags are allowed, all others must be removed. The 2008 premium list will be online only this year. If you are entering either the livestock show or a judging contest you must have completed entry forms and fees to the 4 H Office by November 12 th. Visit the website ( for entry forms, show details, dates, class breaks, judges, rules, etc. San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo February 21 March 2, 2008 There are major date changes in this show. Please review the website ( carefully to note specific dates. All steers that place 1 st or 2 nd MUST sell. The lamb show will be for Fine Wool and Fine Wool Cross only. The barrow show will be for Texas bred only. The heifer show has been extended from 2 days to 4 days. The rabbit show location has changed. The name of the Boer Goat show has changed to the Youth Boer Goat Show. It is open to anyone under the age of 19 as of January 1, There is a format change to the Livestock Judging contest. Please visit the website for entry forms, show details, dates, class breaks, judges, rules, etc. If you are entering either the livestock show or a judging contest you must have completed entry forms and fees to the 4 H Office by November 12 th. Star of Texas February 29 March 15, 2008 The Star of Texas will be adding a 4 H/FFA Livestock Judging contest, a Stock Horse of Texas Horse Show and expanding the AQHA Horse Show in Please visit the website ( for entry forms, show details, dates, class breaks, judges, rules, etc. If you are entering either the livestock show or a judging contest you must have completed entry forms and fees to the 4 H Office by November 12 th. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo March 3 22, 2008 Please note the show date change review your entry category carefully. When entering the show, be sure to order gate passes. The cost of Fun Passes (season passes) and Reliant Park admission tickets (day passes) has increased for There will be a new Agriculture Public Speaking Contest. Please visit the website ( for entry forms, show details, dates, class breaks, judges, rules, etc. If you are entering either the livestock show or a judging contest you must have completed entry forms and fees to the 4 H Office by November 12 th. The information given herein is for educational purposes only. References to trade names are with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by Texas Cooperative Extension is implied.

7 Denton County 4-H Forecast Page 7 Denton County 4 H Gold Star Banquet The annual 4 H Gold Star Banquet is the highlight of the 4 H year and we hope that you will join us. The ceremony will take place at Fremauxʹs Metropolitan Catering on Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. We have requested a short extension from our caterer. If you missed the registration deadline you may still turn in a RSVP this week (August 6 10 th ), along with $15.00 each. Please make checks payable to the ʺDenton 4 H Fund.ʺ Extra meals will not be ordered so be sure to RSVP today. We suggest that everyone arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. as the festivities will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. Sunday attire is appropriate for girls and boys are asked to wear ties. If you have any questions concerning the banquet, please contact the 4 H Office at We are looking forward to seeing you ʺunder the sea.ʺ Final Thoughts So much to do and so little time to do it in. I have included the stock show updates that I received last week at State TAE4HA conference, in very brief form. You will need to visit each show s website to get the specifics. Hopefully your club managers have shared the Major Show lamb/goat tag orders with you by now. That information is due to the 4 H Office ASAP. Please get with your club manager soon to place those orders. You will see several approaching deadlines clubs need to have their charters and club manager nominations in the 4 H Office by Thursday, August 9 th. There is a mandatory Club Manager training on the16th and 4 H Office training on the 19 th. There are several opportunities for your clubs to promote the 4 H program at either the North Texas State Fair or at the Gardening InfoFest. Remember that we are now in the centennial year for 4 H. You will see various marketing pieces rolled out throughout the year. Keep an eye out for information regarding ways your 4 H club can help celebrate 100 years of 4 H in Texas. Don t for get Denton County s own efforts to celebrate the centennial. It isn t too late to find sponsors or donate to our 100 for 100 efforts. This fundraiser will net the program close to $10,000 if we reach the minimum goal of 100 donors. We are just asking for one donor per 4 H member it may seem small, but if every 4 H member only got a $25 donation that would still be over $6,000! I will still be in and out of the office until late August. If you need anything you can speak with Ms. Johnson or send me an e mail. I hope you have each had a great summer and I can t believe that is it almost gone! Best Wishes Jennifer L. McAlister, CEA H&YD Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin. The Texas A&M University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodation in order to participate in this activity are encouraged to call for assistance.

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