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Phone: (361) 790.0103/Fax: (361) 729.3937

e-mail: aransas-tx@tamu.edu

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December 2011

UPDATED MONTHLY—UPCOMING 2011-2012 4-H EVENTS DATES See 4-H This Week for Details

December 1,8,15 Gardening Project, 5-6 pm, Green Acres (Behind Extension Office) 3 Coastal Bend Classic– Sinton 4 Aransas County 4-H Club, 4 pm, Extension Office 6 Rockport-Fulton Heritage 4-H club, 6:30 pm, Camp Aranzazu 10 Clothing & Textiles, 9am-12 noon, Extension Office 12 Odyssey 4-H Club Meeting, Odyssey Center at Church, 4:30 pm 12 A&H Show Board Meeting, 7:00 pm, Sinton 12 4-H Opportunity Scholarship training online, 7-9 pm 13, 14 Shooting Sports, 5:30-8:00pm, Extension Office 14 A&H Show Broilers Arrive 17 A&H Show Rabbit Validation, 9-11 am San Patricio Extension Office 17 4-H Christmas Party, 5:30-9 pm, Camp Aranzazu (Bring food & gift) 23 & 26 County Holidays, Extension Office Closed January 2 County Holiday, Extension Office Closed 3 Rockport-Fulton Heritage 4-H club, 6:30 pm, Camp Aranzazu 8 Aransas County 4-H Club, 4 pm, Extension Office 9, 23 Odyssey 4-H Club Meeting, Odyssey Center at Church, 4:30 pm 9 A&H Board Meeting, 7:00 pm, Sinton Fairgrounds 10 San Antonio Broilers Arrive 10 &11 Shooting Sports, 5:30—8 pm, Extension Office 14 A&H Show Queens Contest, 4 pm, Sinton HS Auditorium 16 County Holiday, Extension Office Closed 17 & 18 Shooting Sports, 5:30—8 pm, Extension Office 20 A&H Pen of 3 Heifer Check In 21 A&H Pen of 3 Heifer Interview / Show / Auction 23-28 A&H Show, Sinton 27 Houston Broilers Arrive

Happy December Birthday!

7 Kimberley Perez

11 Layne Moore

Extension education programs serve people of all ages, regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, handicap or national origin. Individuals

with disabilities, who require an auxiliary aid, service or accommodation in order to participate in any of the aforementioned activities are encouraged to con-

tact the AgriLife Extension office at least eight days prior to the program for assistance.

Aransas County 4-H Officers

Sunday, December 4, 4:00 pm at Extension Off.

President Jacqulyn Longino

Vice President/Treasurer-Krista Pape

Secretary Vicky Jamison

Historian Jayden Longino

Recreation Luke Miller

Council Delegate Matthew Johnson

Club Manager Sharon Miller

727-1140

Rockport-Fulton Heritage Officers

Tuesday, December 6, 6:30 pm

at Camp Aranzazu

President Geneva Aubrey

Vice President Haleigh Aubrey

Secretary Erica Burke

Treasurer August Smith

Reporter Ansley Krnavek

Historian Olivia Smith

Recreation/Delegate Josie Tucker

Club Manager Art & Valerie Smith

790-5368

Odyssey Club

Monday, December 12, 4:30 at Odyssey

President Andres Olivares

Vice President T. J. Greenwood

Secretary Ashli Greenwood

Treasurer Rocky McCleary

Club Managers Shari Mikulenka

Charlotte Sherman

Susan Trimmier

“LIKE” 4-H in Aransas County and find out the latest on what is go-

ing on and how to get involved in 4-H events, projects, and FUN ac-

tivities. Thanks to Jimmie Krnavek our social networking expert for

this great tool.

We’re on FACEBOOK !!!

The Aransas County Extension Office will be closed for Christmas Holidays on December 23rd & 26th & for New Years Holiday on January 2nd.

Merry Christmas &

Happy New Year

4-H County

Project Activities

2011-2012 4-H Project Leaders Beef Jeff Bettice 463-1114

Building/Design Ron Blue 230-9222

Fishing: Larry Rabe 386-0122

Food & Nutrition: Cassie Dieterich 979-571-2147

Gardening: Rose Finley 729-3865

Goats: Pam Rouquette 729-3460 or 463-8123

Livestock Mentor (All Livestock):

Pam Rouquette 729-3460 or 463-8123

Livestock Judging: Sharon Miller 727-1140

Metalworking: Mark Dandre 229-9109

Photography: Jimmie Krnavek 463-1133

Public Speaking/Leadership: John Debler 729-3415

Rabbits: Pam Rouquette 729-3460 or 463-8123

Clothing & Textiles: Barbara Mahan 729-6128

Shooting Sports: Scott Adams 790-7543

Mark Dandre 229-9109

Mike Aubrey 281-451-1888

Textiles-Home Decor: Liz Vaden-Beebe 790-3686

Wildlife Project Activities Mission-Aransas NERR

Faces of an Estuary Photo Contest Read the attached flyer for details. Entry forms can be turned into the UTMSI Visitor Center in Port Aransas or sent to colleen.mccue@mail.utexas.edu If you have any questions please contact Colleen. WILDLIFE PROJECT: It’s a great time of year to go to the Marine Science Institute at Port Aransas. Self-guided tours and movies are among the attractions offered at the Visitor Center. Seven aquaria display typical Texas coastal habitats and the organisms that live in them, including Spartina, black mangrove marsh, oyster reef, open bay bottom, rock jetty and offshore artificial reefs. Group tours are available by advance written request. Movies are shown Mon- Thur at 3 p.m. Location: Cotter Street (on the way to the beach), Hours: 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri. For more in-formation: (361) 749-6729. Have fun while you learn!

Shooting Sports Project Tuesdays & Wednesdays ,

December 13 & 14, 5:30—8pm, Extension Office New members must take safety class before shooting! Must be at least 11 years of age to be in Shooting Sports project. Parents

are welcome.

4-H Clothing & Textiles Sewing Project Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9:00 am-12 noon at the Extension Office. Hey! Guys are welcome also, come and

make that special Christmas present for Mom or special Aunt. No items to bring this time. Questions, call 4-H leader Barbara Mahan, 729-6128

4-H Gardening Project Meets every Thursday, December 1, 8, 15, from 5 to 6 pm in the Square Foot Garden at Green Acres, (Behind the Extension Office). Bring gloves!

The 2012 A&H (Agriculture & Homemaking) Show Rules can be found on-line at:

http://sanpatahshow.com All members who plan to enter homemaking items will need to sign up at their January 4-H

club meetings.

HIGH SCHOOLERS! MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Training Online via Centra from 7-9 p.m. Please contact the office if you are interested and we will assist you with “attending” on-line from your home or at the Extension office. More info. in TEXAS 4-H STANDARD NEWSLETTER.

4-H Activities For more information, go to: http://aransas-tx.tamu.edu

Or the Texas 4-H website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/

You can still enroll in 4-H. The fee per member is $25. Please see attached info. Scholarships are available . Please contact the office for a

very short application. To enroll, go to the Aransas County website: http://aransas-tx.tamu.edu/. Click on “Join 4-H” You must use Firefox to enroll on 4-H Connect. If you have been a member and forgot your password or your email address has changed, DO NOT CREATE A NEW FAMILY PROFILE!! Contact the Extension Office for a temporary password. If your email address has changed, log-on using your old email address and then update that. Note: For # years in 4-H include the current year in your number. You must be a current 4-H member enrolled on 4-H Connect to participate in any 4-H project!

The Houston Livestock Show Ag Products ID Contest will be held in Houston on March 5, 2012. This is a really neat op-portunity for high school-aged youth. Registration deadline is January 5, 2012. See attachment. Houston Calf Scramble http://www.rodeohouston.com/access/calf-scramble/ Entry online by December 1, 2011. Star of Texas Fair (Austin) Calf Scramble http://www.rodeoaustin.com/events_detail.aspx?id=8 NEW, tournament style format this year! All scrambles will be on Saturday, March 17. Top 16 will compete in final scramble at rodeo that evening. Extra money and excite-ment added this year. Certificates can be put toward pur-chase of animal of choice: market steer, market lamb, mar-ket goat, market barrow, breeding heifer or breeding goat for 2013 show. Entry fee will be $25 and entries will be ac-cepted starting January 15, 2012.

2nd Annual National 4-H and FFA Beef Quiz Bowl Contest March 1 & 2, 2012

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Open to all Texas 4-H members meeting basic age requirements. Awards include trophy buckles and gift certificates along with Na-tional bragging rights. The highlight is a guid-ed tour and educational program at the his-toric George Ranch in Richmond, included in the entry fee. For more information about resources, entry forms etc. go to: http://agrilife.org/beefquiz/ Team of 3 to 4 competitors, and Entries are Due to the Houston Livestock Show and Ro-deo by January 5, 2012.

If members from Aransas County enter, Ginger will take you.

New!!

Texas 4-H Record Book Form

New 4-H Recordbook Forms are available!

On-line forms (recommended) at http://4hreports.com or

paper forms can be downloaded from the Texas 4-H Web-

site

Instructions and training videos are also available.

Highlights

Different forms for each age group

(Junior, Intermediate, Senior—progressive in nature)

Added goal setting section for Juniors & Intermediates

No more recordbook objectives

No more captions on photos

No more resume for Seniors

Added Career Exploration for Seniors

What should YOU be doing NOW?

Setting goals for projects/project work for year

Taking pictures of project work and activities

Keeping a journal/diary of project activities and summarize

what was learned during these experiences.

VALIDATION SCHEDULE FOR 2012 Show RABBITS: Saturday December 17 8:00-10:00 am, San Patricio Extension Office,

San Antonio Livestock Exposition Youth Day 2012 is just around the corner!! Information and entry form is included with this newsletter, or check www.sarodeo.com under the "annual events" tab.

2012 San Patricio/Aransas Counties A&H Show Judges

Hogs Jim McCoy—Judge

Jerome Tymrock—Classifier

Horse TBA

Lambs Jimmy Missildine—Judge

Roel Garza—Classifier

Meat Goat Brandon Morgan—Judge

Stewart Lee—Sifter/Validation

Rogelio Mercado-Sifter/Show

Poultry Alisia Zalkowski

Judge & Sifter

Rabbit Bob Sorrells—Judge

Bobby Clark—Sifter

Steers/Heifers John Edwards—Judge

Izzie Cardenas– Classifer

A&H Show Eligibility

To be eligible to compete in the

A&H Show in any division, you

must attend 60% of club

meetings from February, 2011

through January, 2012.

You must also meet UIL academic eligibility

requirements by passing all of your classes.

New 4-H members joining in September must also

attend 60% of their club meetings. However, their

club attendance begins on 2011-2012 enrollment

date.

MAJOR SHOW INFORMATION

San Antonio Livestock Exposition February 9-26 ~ Website: www.sarodeo.com

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo

February 28-March 18 Website: www.rodeohouston.com

Star of Texas Show

March 9-24 ~ Website: www.rodeoaustin.com

A&H SHOW BUYER LETTERS

Now is a good time to start identifying potential buyers for the A&H Show. Exhibitors are encouraged to write letters inviting business owners, family, and friends to come out and support the San Patricio/Aransas County A&H Show. Tips to writing buyer letters: $ Hand write the letters and tell them about your

project - describe the work you have put into the project and what you have LEARNED by working with the project

$ Invite potential buyers - don’t demand they come.

$ Encourage them to come support the entire show - don’t just ask them to come to the auction

$ Please...DO NOT tell them “I want you to buy my project”. If you do a good job writing your letter and extending a general invitation to the show, they will remember you and look to support you at the show.

$ You may use your 4-H club’s stationery available from the Extension Office.

ARRIVAL DATES Times TBA

A&H SHOW BROILERS Wed., Dec. 14

SAN ANTONIO BROILERS Tues., Jan. 10

HOUSTON BROILERS Fri, Jan. 27

Please bring a box with wood shavings when you

pick up your birds.

A&H Show Queen Contest Aransas Co. 4-H Candidate - Jacqulyn Longino Heritage 4-H Candidate - Kaley Rouquette

Saturday, January 14, 4 pm Sinton High School Auditorium - Admission $1

Raffle tickets available for $2 each.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

ACEO=

Aransas County

Extension Office

1

5-6 pm 4-H Gardening

Project, Green Acres

2 3

Coastal Bend Classic–

Sinton

D11 4-H Food Show &

Challenge-Wharton

4

4-pm Aransas County

4-H Club- ACEO

5

6

6:30 pm Heritage 4-H,

Camp Aranzazu

7

8

5-6 pm 4-H Gardening

Project, Green Acres

9

10

9 am-12 noon

Clothing & Textiles,

ACEO

4-H Scholarship Train-

ing– College Station

11 12

4:30pm- Odyssey 4-H ,

Odyssey Center

7-9 pm4-H Scholarship

Training via Centra

7 pm A&H Board Mtg.,

Sinton

13

5:30 –8 pm Shooting

Sports, ACEO

14

5:30 –8 pm Shooting

Sports, ACEO

15

5-6 pm 4-H Gardening

Project, Green Acres

16 17 Rabbit validation

9-11 a.m. Sinton ,

San Patricio Ex-

tension Office,

219 N. Vineyard

5:30-9 Christmas Party

Camp Aranzazu

18 19 20

21

22 23

County Holiday

24

25 26

County Holiday

27 28 29 30 31

December 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

County Holiday

3

6:30 pm Heritage 4-H,

Camp Aranzazu

4 5

6

4-H Teen Retreat,

TX 4-H Center

7

4-H Teen Retreat,

TX 4-H Center

8

4-5:30 pm Aransas

County 4-H, ACEO

4-H Teen Retreat,

TX 4-H Center

9

4:30pm- Odyssey 4-H ,

Odyssey Center

7 pm A&H Board Mtg.

10

5:30 pm Shooting

Sports, ACEO

San Antonio Broilers

Arrive

11

5:30 pm Shooting

Sports, ACEO

12 13 14

A&H Queens Contest,

Sinton HS, 4 pm

15 16

County Holiday

175:30 pm Shooting

Sports, ACEO

18 5:30 pm Shooting

Sports, ACEO

19 20

A&H Pen of 3 Heifer

Check in

21

A&H Pen of 3 Heifer

Interview / Show /

Auction

22 23

4:30pm- Odyssey 4-H ,

Odyssey Center

A&H Show, Sinton

24

A&H Show, Sinton

25

A&H Show, Sinton

26

A&H Show, Sinton

27

A&H Show, Sinton

Houston Broilers

Arrive

28

A&H Show

29

A&H Show Clean up

30 31 ACEO=

Aransas County

Extension Office

January 2012