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Ellis County 4-H
CloverLeaf October 2014 Volume 15 Issue 10
Adult Leaders and County Council Meeting!
We will have our bimonthly meeting on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 7
P.M.
If you are a Council delegate or a president of your club you should be
here to represent your club and vote on issues that affect all 4-H Clubs iin
Ellis County.
All adults who are “active” on 4-H Connect are welcome!
4-H ACHIEVEMENT BANQUET
Ellis County 4-Hers and adult leaders were recognized and honored for
their projects and accomplishments at the annual 4-H Achievement Ban-
quet on Saturday at the Ninth Grade Academy.
The highlight of the evening was the
Gold Star Award, the highest County
award a 4-Her can earn. Peter Chomicki
earned the award, presented by County
Commissioner Bill Dodson. Peter will be
honored at the District Gold Star Ban-
quet on Oct. 20 in Waco. Gold Star win-
ners from 22 counties will be honored at
this event. Peter, a member of All-4-Him
4-H Club is the son of Joe and Irene
Chomicki
Ellis County 4-Hers at Comissioners'
Court on September 22nd for the sign-
ing of the proclamation of National 4-
H Week
NATIONAL 4-H WEEK
October 5-11, 2014
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Ellis/Navarro Counties Food & Fashion Workshop
Saturday, October 25, 2014 Navarro County Expo
4021 Hwy. 22 Corsicana, TX
Call Meredith at 972-523-6888 for directions
Clothing & Textiles—morning Foods & Nutrition—afternoon 8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Duds to Dazzle
9:50 am Storyboard
11:15 am Fashion Show
Noon Lunch (Pizza will be sold by the slice as a fund raiser)
12:45pm Food Show Registration
1:00 Food Challenge
RSVP by October 23 to: [email protected] OR 972-825-5175
SPRING MAJOR STOCK SHOW MEETING
The spring major stock show meeting will take place on October 29, 2014 at 6:00 pm at the
Extension Office. All 4-H members who plan to enter an animal in Fort Worth, Houston,
San Angelo, San Antonio, or Austin need to attend this meeting to sign up.
THE 350 BANQUET NEEDS
The 350 Banquet is just around the corner and we need your cooking skills. Last year we had an incredible response when we asked for your help. This year we need desserts to feed 450-500 people and 3-5 4-Hers and parents to help cut and serve these desserts. Desserts can be pies, cakes and brownies. If you are willing
to help, call Hannah Craig at 817-453 4204 by October 10th.
Starting a new 4-H year is one of the most exciting times. We will be quickly
brought into the rush, excitement, and also new challenges. Through this
next 4-H year I hope that we, the County Council, will be able to help the 4-
H'ers exceed their expectations for this new year.
Melanie Craig, County Council President
All 4-H Council Members are expected to attend all council meetings and
help with planning and conducting of county workshops, trainings, and
events. Below is a list of events for council members to put on their calen-
dar.
October 11 4-H Once Day County Canned Food Drive
Kroger in Mansfield
Please call 817-453-4204 to sign up for 4 hour shifts
October 16 Planning meeting for Food and Fashion Workshop
Call the office for the time and location
972-825-5175
October 25 Ellis/Navarro Counties
Food & Fashion Workshop – 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Navarro County Expo (Lots of Leadership opportunities!)
4021 Hwy. 22
Corsicana, TX
October 28 County Fashion Show – 5:30 p.m.
Waxahachie Senior Center
122 Park Hills Drive
Waxahachie, TX
November 13 County Food Show
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4-H COUNTY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
2014-15 Texas State Preservation Board
4-H and FFA Photography Contest Website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ffa4hphoto The Texas State Preservation Board in partnership with the Texas 4-H Youth Development Pro-gram are pleased to present an annual photography contest for members of the Texas 4-H and FFA Programs. This photography contest allows 4-H and FFA members to showcase Texas Agri-culture through photos. A select number of the photographs will be displayed in the Texas State Capitol Agriculture Museum starting in January 2015 before the opening of the Legislative Session. Selected pho-tographs will feature a place card with the photographer's name, city, and age. Photos will remain on display for one year in the Agriculture Museum. Entry Period: September 19, 2014 to December 10, 2014
Entry Location: http://fs4.formsite.com/state4h/4hffa/index.html
2015 Texas 4-H Photography Contest Website: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/statephotography Theme: The theme is "Inspiration". This year the theme will focus on pictures of subjects that move and inspire YOU. Photos can include photos of leaders, mentors, family, friends, things in your community, school, church, or across the country and world. Examples include images of family members, a leader/teacher or someone that you look up to, something in nature, or things that give you daily inspiration. Changes: Due to past issues with photographs not be sized or formatted correctly, the con-test now has a size criteria. All photos must be 8x10 in size. Photos should be at least 800 pixels by 1000 pixels. The ideal 8×10 quality is 2400 pixels by 3000 pixels, which is the same as an 8×10 photo at 300 dpi (resolution). Higher variations of the 8×10 ratio are allowed but the final file size may not be larger than 2,048k (2MB). County Extension Agents are encour-aged to work with volunteers and project leaders to stress the importance of instructing 4-H members on this basic photography skill.
Entry Period: April 1, 2015 to April 15, 2015 through 4-H CONNECT
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ANNUAL $1 INSURANCE
4-H members and volunteers are insured each year through a Group Activities Accident Pol-
icy from American Income Life Insurance Company. This coverage costs $1 per member or
volunteer and $2 for horse club members. Members/volunteers should make payment to
their club manager who will turn in payment to the office. You can get information on this
policy at www.americanincomelife.com and click on “who we serve”
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
TEXAS 4H and Youth Development
4-H Clothing and Textiles Project Group
It's time again to get our sewing machines out, get creative and defi-
nitely......have some fun
ALL 4Her's are welcome to come join us. We have so many exciting
events coming up for the 2014/2015 year for the Clothing and Tex-
tiles Project Group.
If you don't have a sewing machine, that's ok too! Or.... if you just
want to learn about what our group does, please come and join in the
fun.
Where:
Ellis County Extension Office
(Conference Room)
701 S. Interstate Hwy. 35E
Waxahachie, TX
Contact:
Peggy Donathan (Project Leader)
214-460-2963
Questions?? ..... Please call......
The new 4-H year has started! There are many events coming up that you may
want to participate in. In order to enter these events you are required to be
currently enrolled in 4-H. If you have are not listed as “Active” in 4-H Connect,
you are not currently enrolled. Directions for enrollment are on page 6 of this
newsletter. Don’t wait until the last minute… enroll now! The participant fee goes
up to $25 beginning November 1.
Fashion Show
Food Challenge
Food Show
Duds to Dazzle
Share The Fun
Round Up
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CALLING ALL 4-H MEMBERS
Help make a difference in your community in One Day.
What Can You Do In One Day?
ONE DAY OPPORTUNITY
October 3, 2014 8:30 a.m. at the Waxahachie Senior Center
Assist Seniors in weeding their 8 x 10 raised bed gardens.
Call Jeannie Smiles (469-309-4280) or Tonya Stricker (214-882-3119 ) with questions.
In September the county council voted that our 4-H 1 Day project would be to collect
canned goods to donate to a local food bank. As a part of this project we ask that each
club would collect canned goods to donate and have them at the extension office by the 13th
of October. The spring lake 4-H club has tentatively set up to collect canned goods at a
Kroger in Mansfield; if you are interested in coming and helping us collect the goods we
would love to have you join us! During this project we would ask that you wear your 4-H 1
day t-shirt or a 4-H t-shirt to show your support for 4-H. Thank you for your participation
and support!
If you would like to participate in the county 4-H 1-Day project or the Spring Lake Clubs
canned food collection, you can contact me at: 817-453-4204 or you can email me at
~Ellis County District Delegate
Hannah Craig
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January 2011
“Learning By Doing”
1. Access the 4-H CONNECT on-line system at: https://texas.4honline.com/
6. New Members: If you are new to 4-H, you can add your credit card payment information to 4-H CONNECT and it
will be securely stored. Click the orange [Add New Credit Card] link if paying with credit card or
select the county club check option.
Returning Members: If the credit card on file has been updated you will need to remove it and add the credit card again
using the new information.
7. Select the appropriate method of payment by clicking on the correct button, then click [Select Payment Method.]
8. On the “Confirm page” each person will be required to click the [Pay By Computer Terms and Conditions]. Click [Submit
Enrollment]
9. Once an enrollment (new member) or re-enrollment (returning member) has been submitted, it is sent to the county office for
review and approval. Once approved and paid for, an email confirmation will be sent to the family email address. Payment by 4-H
Check can take up to 2 weeks to process. An active membership status WILL NOT be granted until participation fees have been
received and marked as paid.
4HConnect Instruction pages can be found online at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/connect
2. New Members:
Returning Mem-
bers:
Select [I need to set up a profile]. Select [I have a profile] or [I forgot my password]. Contact County Extension Office for resetting assistance.
3. New Members:
Returning Mem-
bers:
Select Adult or Youth from the drop down menu and click [Add
Member]. Click [Edit] to the right of the inactive member’s pro-
file.
4. Once all profile information is current and correct under the Personal Information, Addi-
tional Information, Health Form, and Participation areas of enrollment continue to the Invoice
page.
5. Review your invoice to ensure that the participation fee has been charged and it is correct. If
you have been awarded an award certificate or a scholarship to cover your participation fee, enter the
award code in the award code box. Once information has been reviewed, click continue to the Pay-
ment screen.
NEW MEMBERS
Set up only one (1) FAMILY profile household on 4-H CON-
NECT..
Write down and place in a secure location the email address and
password for the account. Contact the local County Extension
Office for assistance in resetting the account.
Add individual youth and adult profiles (members) in your family
profile. Adult/Youth and Family Profiles must be entered for an
enrollment to be reviewed and accepted.
RETURNI NG MEMBERS
DO NOT establish another family or member profile on 4-H
CONNECT if you already have one in the system.
Contact the local County Extension Office for assistance
with the email or password if forgotten.
When you access your profile to re-enroll REVIEW YOUR
PROFILE VERY CAREFYLLY. Incorrect information
can create problems for you, your family, and the Extension
Office when trying to communicate, accessing appropriate
fees, acquiring school absences, etc.
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Ellis County 4-H Livestock Exhibitors
Moving forward into the 2014-2015 Livestock Show Season,
Quality Counts Verification will be a part of the process for en-
try in all major livestock shows, as well as the Ellis County Youth
Expo. This means that as youth exhibitors you will need to
demonstrate a knowledge of the Six Pillars of Character and the
Eight Core Concepts presented in the Quality Counts Curriculum.
To do this, You will need to pass an online test on the website
( http://qualitycounts.tamu.edu/ ) and acquire a Quality
Counts Verification number.
Things you need to know about Verification:
* 2014-2015 - All Major Livestock Shows in Texas will require
Quality Counts Verification at the time of entry.
* 2014-2015 – All Ellis County Youth Expo Exhibitors will be re-
quired to have a Quality Counts Verification #.
This means youth will need to be verified prior to entry in the fall
of 2014.
* A Verification number is obtained by answering 80% of the
questions correctly on an online test.
There are two tests Junior, ages 8-13 and Senior, ages 14-18. If
you are a junior your test will be 10 questions, seniors your test
will be 20 questions long. If you pass the certification test
as a junior you will have to retake the test after you
turn 14 to be recertified.
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ALL 4 HIM 4-H CLUB
All-4-Him's first 4-H meeting of the year was held on September 19
th at the Church of Christ on Country Club Road at 1 pm. Before
the meeting started, the Finance committee met to discuss this year's fundraisers. Mrs. Chomicki started the meeting out with prayer and then in-troduced this year’s club officers. President Ethan Brazell led the business meeting. Our Sergeant-at-Arms Brayden DeBorde led the club in the prayer, saying the pledge of allegiance, the 4-H motto and the 4-H pledge. There were 27 members attending the meeting!! The Clover Kids were dismissed to Mrs. Ragsdale in the back of the Green Room. Mrs. Chomicki then talked about making and turning in project record forms (PRFs) and recordbooks this year. She also said our club won 2
nd place at the 4-H Banquet for the number of
recordbooks we turned in last year! Mrs. Chomicki gave the members that were una-ble to attend the 4-H Banquet the awards that they had earned. Justin Chomicki was elected the new Council Delegate. We voted on a One Day 4-H project. We will be col-lecting coats for Mission Arlington. Mrs. Donathan and Bailey Blazek talked about a possible Cooking-project fundraiser and community service project. After that, the pro-ject group leaders talked about their projects. Mrs. Donathan talked about the Cooking project. Mrs. Jackson told us about the Public Speaking project group which will be led by Mrs. Chomicki. Mr. DeBorde told us about the Robotics project group, and Mrs. Brazell gave a demonstration of what her project group will be learning this year in Sign Language through Worship Music! The meeting was adjourned, and everyone went to their project groups. Suzy Ragsdale Reporter
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SPRING LAKE 4-H CLUB Spring Lake 4-H club is walking across Texas! Our kick off of Walk Across Texas was September 20 at the Elmer Oliver Park with 18 participants. We will also be participating in a 5K on October 11th and have another group walk on October 18th from Town Park to Catherine Rose Park and back. Our Grand Finale Party is at the Julian Field Park to Dairy Queen and back with ice creams for all who com-plete the project. We'll be wearing our Walk Across Texas T-shirts to the 5K and as we walk through the town to help promote health and 4-H too! Our goal is to reach 831 miles, the distance across Texas. Currently we have approximately 35 participants in our program.Other 4-Her's in our county are invited to join in the fun. Contact Aaron Dobyns at 214-577-0703 for information on how you can be
involved in this program with us.
The Spring Lake food project is cooking! We have 5 teams meeting in 4 homes this year. This week 4-Hers worked with dairy and grains recipe. Cooking began September 24th and continues every Wednesday through Novermber 12th. Our 8 food and nutrition project meetings are always open to anyone who would like to
participate!
The Spring Lake 4-H Club, this past week held their first fashion meeting. At the meeting the 4-Her's were taught about the different categories with in the fashion project, the elements of design and the storyboard contest. We also spent 45 minutes learning how to design a line of products that use fabrics. The club in-vites anyone interested in the fashion project to attend their meetings at the Mansfield Public Library on Broad Street from 4:00- 5:00 pm every Tuesday
SILVER SPURS 4-H CLUB
On September 4th, at Flying Dollar Ranch, Silver Spurs had it's first meeting of the 2014-2015 year! Old business was reviewed as well as new business, reports and dates of upcoming events. New officers were elected and new members wel-comed. Our new 2014-2015 Silver Spur 4-H Club Officers are: President-Alyssa B., 1st Vice President-Sadie H., 2nd Vice President - Paige T., 3rd Vice President - Autumn W., Reporter-Alison H., Treasurer-Mikaylea V., Secretary Alyssa I., Coun-cil Delegate - Ariana W., Parliamentarian-Parys B. Congratulations ladies! After the meeting, Club members enjoyed delicious cupcakes and soda followed by
team-building games of Concentration and Ninja. This is going to be a great year!
2014-2015 Silver Spur 4-H Club officers are President-Alyssa B., 1st Vice President-Sadie H., 2nd Vice President - Paige T., 3rd Vice President - Autumn W., Reporter-Allison H., Treasurer-Mikaylea V., Secretary Alyssa I., Council Delegate - Ariana W., Parliamentari-
an-Parys B.
October 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 Heart Of
Texas Fair
Begins
3 4
5 6 7 8 Paper
Clover be-
gins at TSC
9 10 11 ONE
DAY
12 13 14 15 16 17 County-Fashion Show
entry deadline-
Storyboards due
18
19 20 Gold Star
Banquet—
Waco
21 22 23 24 25 Food &
Fashion
Workshop
26 27 28 County
Fashion
Show
29 Major
Show En-
tries Signup
30 31
November 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 3 Council/ALA
Meeting
4 5 6 7 Entry Dead-
line for County
Food Show/
Challenge
8
9 10 11 12 13 County
Food Show &
Food Chal-
lenge
14 15
16 17 18 District 8
Fashion Show
19 20 21 22
23 24 District 8
Food Show &
Food Challenge-
Paperwork due
25 26 27 28 29
30
D-8 Fashion
Show Paper-
work due
October 1 - Gold Star Banquet Registration deadline
October 2—Sewing Project 5-7 at Extension Office
October 2-11 - Heart of Texas Fair
October 8-19 - Paper Clover campaign at Tractor Supply
October 11 - One Day 4-H
October 17 - County Fashion Show Entry deadline—Storyboards due to office
October 20 - Gold Star Banquet in Waco
October 25 - Ellis/Navarro Counties Food & Fashion Workshop—Corsicana 8:30-3:00
October 28 - County Fashion Show - Waxahachie Senior Center
October 29 - Major Show Entry sign up
October 30 - District 8 Fashion Show paper work due to office
November 3 - Council/ALA Meeting 7:00 pm at Extension Office
November 3 - District 8 Fashion Show Registration Deadline
November 7– County Food Challenge/Show Entry Deadline
November 8– Holiday Classic—Belton Expo
November 13 - County Food Challenge/Show
November 15 - Lamb/Goat Validation
November 18 - District 8 Fashion Show/Storyboard—Bell County Expo
November 24 - District 8 Food Show & Food Challenge paperwork due
Mark Your Calendar
Find us on the web at: http://ellis.agrilife.org./
or acebook at http://www.facebook.com/EllisCountyExtension
For more information on Ellis County 4-H projects, programs and events contact us
at:
972-825-5175 or email [email protected]
Mark Arnold
Ellis County Extension Agent
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Ellis County Extension Agent
4-H & Youth Development
Rita Hodges
Ellis County Extension Agent
Family & Consumer Sciences
