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Elizabeth Lynn 2710 Maple Street Arcadia, LA 71001

318-263-7400 318-263-7427 (fax)

elynn@agcenter.lsu.edu

October is National 4-H Month

What are you going to do?

Put clovers on members lockers ~ Put baked goods in the teachers lounge ~ Deck your school halls with 4-H posters~ Have a green and

white day ~ Recruit new members for your club ~ Have a bake sale to fund a 4-H service project ~ Conduct a canned food drive ~Decorate

the school cafeteria in green & white ~ And MANY MORE!!

Horse Show

Team Sorting Luke Jinks

Environment Quote of the Month:

Don't blow it - good planets are hard to

find.

Beef Poster 3rd Place:

Tyrec Cockerham ($25)

Dairy Poster

2nd Place: Mechiala Hampton

($50)

7th Grade

Achievement

2nd Alternate

State Record

Book Winner

Brittney Lea

2013-2014 Focus is Environment

Bienville Parish 4-H Newsletter ~ September 2013

Clover Coverage

September

10: Junior Leader Meeting

16: Livestock Club Meeting

20: Name the Newsletter Contest Entries Due

October

National 4-H Month!!!

7: Biggest Pumpkin Contest

7: Parish Quiz Bowl Contest

8: Junior Leader Meeting

14: Register for State Fair BB Gun Contest

14: Livestock Club Meeting

17: Bring State Fair Exhibits to the 4-H Office

17: Camp Catch Phrase Con-test Due

November

12: Junior Leader Meeting

14: Beef Poster Due

Junior Leader Meeting

September 10, 2013, 5:30 PM @ Dandy’s Pizza in Arcadia

Or visit:

www.lsuagcenter.com

Become a LEADER in 4-H!

Name the Newsletter Contest

The “Clover Coverage” is GONE!!! You could name the next 4-H News-letter! Submit your title by September 20, 2013. Winner will be an-

nounced at October Club Meetings and will receive a 4-H Prize! Due: Sept 20 Criteria: 5 words or less Win a 4-H PRIZE!

Biggest Pumpkin Contest

October 7, 2013, 10:00 AM at the 4-H Office in Arcadia

Contest Rules:

You must be an enrolled 4-H member at the time of the contest.

You must plant your pumpkin seeds by June 15th. (Can only use

seeds provided)

You must create a poster board with at least 3 pictures of you and

your pumpkin on the vine. Let your poster tell the story of your

pumpkin! Use one regular white poster board.

Pumpkin and poster must be present at the Biggest Pumpkin Con-

test on October 7, 2013, 10:00 AM at the 4-H Office. (4-H’er need

not be present to win)

Must write Name, School & Grade on bottom of pumpkin and back

of poster with a sharpie marker.

Pumpkins without a poster will not be judged.

Contest Prizes: 1st Place: $50●2nd Place: $25●3rd Place: $15 Scores will be a combination of pumpkin weight and poster.

4-H Opportunities

Louisiana State Fair

www.statefairoflouisiana.com The State Fair offers something for EVERYONE!

Every 4-H’er in our parish should participate in some way!

Due October 17 Exhibits: You can enter exhibits in Arts & Crafts, Photography, Forestry, Home Accessories, Clothing and Insects. Get a list of categories from your 4-H Leader or visit the website above. Get them to the 4-H office by Oct. 12 and we take them to Shreveport for you!

Due October 14: BB Gun: Can you shoot a BB Gun? Sign up for the State Fair Contest on November 2,2013. Cost is $5. Transportation is not provided. Registration form and fee is due to Webster Parish 4-H by October 14. Get a form from your leader, Mrs. Liz or the State Fair website.

For Livestock Exhibitor information, contact the 4-H Office.

Camp Catch Phrase Contest

What is a good theme for 4-H Summer Camp? Send me your most creative ideas for a slogan (7 words or less) with a design for the camp t-shirt. The winning slogan will be brief and catchy capturing the spirit of 4-H Camp Grant Walker. It will be used on all camp promotional materials and the t-shirt. State winners will receive a cash prize from LAE4-HA and the parish winner will re-ceive a 4-H prize from the Bienville Parish 4-H Foundation. Entries should include: Full Name, 4-H Club, Mailing Address, Telephone #

Due to Bienville Parish 4-H Office: October 17, 2013

Beef Poster Contest

Everyone can make a Beef Poster! Parish winners will be submitted to the state contest and could win some CASH! All you have to do is make a poster telling the story of beef and/or beef products. The fin-ished poster should be appropriate for use on a billboard. Place your name, address, age, grade in school and parish on the upper right corner on the back of your poster. Posters should be 11’’x 14’’ or it will be disqualified.DO NOT use copyrighted materials.

Divisions : 4th-6th Grade, 7th-9th Grade, 10th-12th Grade Poster Size: 11” X14” Due November 14th Bring your posters to your next club meeting!

Parish Nutrition Quiz Bowl Contest

October 7th, 1:00 PM, 4-H Office in Arcadia

Top 2 teams in the parish will move to the State Fair Nutrition Quiz Bowl! Form a team (3-4 Members) and STUDY! Get study guides from Ms. Liz or your 4-H Leader. Qualifying teams will get free tickets to the fair but you are responsible for transportation.

Summer Activities

4-H Summer Camp

We are Wild About 4-H Camp

Camp was a “ball”! 4-H’ers made some wonderful memories and met lots of new friends. Camp was very rewarding to all the adult volunteers too, we truly have some amazing talented youth in Bienville Parish. 2013 Campers: Josh Amato, Jacob Ashcraft, Terrionna Ber-nard, Treyonna Bernard, Vikki Blewer, Brady Brown, Brianna Brown, Madison Bumgardner, Taylor Bumgardner, Erionna Cato, Shnyia Chase, Valerie Chatellier, Shakira Cleveland, Tristan Clifton, Meggan Cloud, Haleigh Cooper, Sela Cooper, Angel DelRio, Kentrell Dunn, Bryce Etheridge, Jasmine Evans, Trevor Farley, Emily Fearrand, Tyre Feaster, Kelsi Friday, Makayla Garza, Natrun Golatt, Alexis Hallmark, Deirdre Har-per, Jenna Harper, Zatoria Harris, Destiny Holland, Chelsea Hullaby, Ashanti Jackson, Shaye Kelly, To’nyia Lathon, Madi-son Lee, Grace Mathews, Micah Mathews, Abigail Mauthe, Kent Mauthe, Alexis McLaughlin, Antavion Moore, Abigail Morgan, Bethany Oliver, Logan Parker, Alyssa Peoples, Te’rasha Rhodes, Andrea Smith, Destiny Smith, Kyle Sullivan, Eric Thompson, Madison Trantham, Alyssa Valentine, Ryan Waggoner, Dylan Wall, Jeffery Wallace, Ar’keciyah Ward, Macie Warren, Taylor Wiggins, Madison Woodall & Michael Wright Jr. Camp Counselors: Sarah McCoy, Kathryn Bryan, Shane Durbin & Toby Buchan Adults Attending: Marisse Brown, Becky Fearrand, Amy Warren, Michael Wright Sr. & Elizabeth Lynn

4-H University

1,500 Louisiana 4-H’ers invaded LSU Campus for a week of contests, learning and dancing at the 98th annual 4-H University! Bienville Parish had five youth receive Blue Ribbons in their competition: Brittney Lea, Kaitlyn Lee, Holly Cox, Azariyah McClendon and Dawsson Tipton. Congratulations to all Bienville Parish 4-H’ers who participated in this event: Contest: Brittney Lea & Kaitlyn Lee: Hort. Use Demo Holly Cox & Azariyah McClendon: Consumer Foods Judging Sarah McCoy: Career Prep Interview Dawssson Tipton: Environmental Conservation Clover College: Nacia Ward DeQuaja Whitfield Eriondre Adams Orlando Hill Winston Lawrence Joey Voss Adults Attending: Billie Lea, Darrell Johnson, Bruce Johnson & Elizabeth Lynn