September 15th, 2023

Upcoming Events ,Deadlines and Important Dates

09-15-23 Swine Spring Major Show Tag Orders DUE

09-15-23 Postmarked Deadline for Smokey Bear Art Contest

09-15-23 RSVP DUE for Proclamation Eligibility Forms

09-19-23 4-H One Day T-Shirt order deadline

09-23-23 Junior Master Photographer Workshop Session 1

09-24-23 Texas 4-H Recordbook Survey Due

09-26-23 National 4-H Week Proclamation

10-01/07-23 National 4-H Week

10-04/15-23 Tractor Supply Fall Paper Clover Campaign

10-06-23 Collections for County One Day Community Service DUE by 10:00 am

10-09-23 Last Day to order LATE Spring 2024 Tags *CASH ONLY*

10-21-23 Spring 2024 Major Show Validation for Lamb and Goats

10-21/22-23 Dist IV Shooting Sports Coaches Certification (Reg. Sept. 20-Oct. 4)

10-25-23 Registration for Dist. IV Photography contest opens (closes 11-08-23)

10-30/31-23 Heifer State Validation

10-31-23 Last day to Register in 4Honline for $25 ($30 fee starts Nov. 1st)

11-02-23 District IV Food Challenge (Reg. Oct.4-Oct.18)

11-04-23 District IV Horse Judging Contest (Reg. Oct. 4-Oct. 18)

11-06-23 Fort Worth Junior Show Entries DUE to Extension Office by Noon

11-15-23 All other Spring 2024 Major Junior Show Entries DUE to EO by Noon

11-18-23 Save the Date Aggies vs. Abilene Christian

In this issue:

Hunt County 4-H Clubs
Hunt County 4-H Project Groups
4-H Recordbook Survey
National 4-H Week Proclamation
One Day 4-H County Community Service Opportunity
One Day 4-H T-Shirts Orders
District IV Horse Judging Contest
District IV Photography Contest
District IV Food Challenge
Fall Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign
Major Livestock Show Information and Updates Section
Quality Counts
Spring 2024 Major Livestock Show Local Entry Deadlines
Exhibitor Tips

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The website for Hunt County 4-H has been updated! Visit the site at https://hunt.agrilife.org/4-h/

Information on district contests, upcoming events, clubs and projects is included.

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Hunt County 4-H Clubs

Caddo Mills 4-H

Dates: Sept. 11th, Oct. 30th, Nov. 27th, Jan. 16th, Feb. 26th, March 18th, April 1st,

May 6th

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Caddo Mills Intermediate School

Club Manager: Jeannie McAfee: jeanniemcafee@hotmail.com

Facebook: Please follow Caddo Mills 4-H HERE

Commerce 4-H

Dates: Every 3rd Thursday of the month

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Mugs on the Square (1123 Main St. Commerce, TX 75428)

Club Manager: Laura Myers: songinheart4h@yahoo.com

Facebook: Please follow Commerce 4-H HERE

Greenville 4-H

Dates: 2nd Monday of the Month

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Hunt County Extension Office (2217 Washington St., Greenville, TX)

Club Manager: Lonnie Biehl: lonniegb@hotmail.com

Facebook: Please follow Greenville 4-H HERE

Lone Oak 4-H

Dates: Sept.11th, Oct. 2nd, Nov. 6th, Dec. 4th, Jan. 8th, Feb. 5th , March 4th, April 1st, May 6th

Time: 6pm

Location: Lone Oak Civic Center

Club Manager: Jennifer Fry: jfry02@gmail.com

Facebook: Please follow Lone Oak 4-H HERE

Wagner 4-H

Dates: 3rd Thursday of each month

Time: 2:00 PM

Location: 2123 CR 1071, Greenville, TX 75401

Club Manager: Jodie Wirtzberger: winestone1@juno.com

Wolfe City 4-H

Dates:

Time:

Location:

Club Manager: Maureen Lankford

Hunt County 4-H Project Group Meetings

To participate in County Project Groups, you MUST be enrolled in 4Honline.

DOG PROJECT

Dates: Sept. 12th. 19th, 26th Oct. 3rd, 10th and 17th

Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Location: Lone Oak Civic Center Outdoor Pavilion

Project: Leader: LaRena Phillips: larena@phillipsfarm.com

Facebook: Please follow Hunt County 4-H Dog Project Group HERE

HORSE PROJECT (Starts Sept. 7th)

Dates: Thursdays

Time: 5:30-7:30

Location: Phillips Farm in Point

Project Leaders: LaRena Phillips larena@loneoak4h.com and Jennifer Fry 903-467-6385 or jfry02@gmail.com

Facebook: Please follow Hunt County 4-H Horse Team HERE

PHOTOGRAPHY

Dates: 2nd Sunday of the month

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Extension Office, 2217 Washington Street, Greenville TX

Project Leaders: Rachel Zasik rkzasik@gmail.com, 202-538-4035

Facebook: Please follow Hunt County 4-H Photography Project HERE

GOAT (Dairy)

No goat required to join!

Dates: Sunday: 9/24, 10/29, 11/29, 12/1-Greenville Parade, 1/28/24, 2/25, 3/31

Time: 2:00pm

Location: Text Project Leader for location

Project Leader: Lonnie Biehl lonniegb@hotmail.com or call 916-600-7294

LIVESTOCK JUDGING

***Meeting Sunday 9/17! Please contact the project leader for additional informational nd the next meeting date. ***

Please email Jeannie McAfee jeanniemcafee@hotmail.com to receive updates on project meetings.

SHOOTING SPORTS

Dates: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month

Time: 4:30pm to 5:30pm

Location: B-Tactical Range. Caddo Mills, TX

Project Leaders: Kyle Gronewald and Terry McMasters: kfgronewald1975@gmail.com

Facebook: Please follow Hunt County 4-H Shooting Sports Project HERE

ARCHERY

Dates:1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month

Time: 6:30pm

Location: 3406 I-30 Frontage Rd, Greenville, TX 75402

Project Leader: Jorge Perez: jorgelp_2003@yahoo.com

Facebook: Please follow Hunt County 4-H Archery Project HERE

Food and Nutrition (Will focus on Food Challenge Practice Until Contest)

Dates: Monday and Thursday of each week until Dist. IV Food Challenge Contest

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Hunt County Extension Office, 2217 Washington St., Greenville 75401

Project Leader: Heather Pullen pullenfarm@gmail.com & Laura Myers songinheart4h@yahoo.com

Facebook: Please follow Hunt County 4-H Food and Nutrition Project HERE

4-H Recordbook Survey

Texas 4-H has developed a user survey that we are asking that your 4-H members, families, volunteers as well as CEAs to complete to help us better evaluate the current process. We wanted to have as much input as possible rather than blindly recommending changes which our users may not feel were necessary.

The survey is designed for those that have NEVER completed a record book as well as those that are actively involved in the process.

Take survey HERE

National 4-H Week is dedicated to showcasing the many opportunities 4-H offers youth of all ages and different backgrounds. This year it will be celebrated October 1st - 7th. The county will provide a community service opportunity but clubs are encouraged to participate individually.

To RSVP click HERE

Please join us in our County wide One Day 4-H Community Service Opportunity! We will be doing a Toiletry drive for the Lion Food Pantry located on the Texas A&M Commerce Campus. A collection box is available upon request for each club that would like to place one in their community. Please see flyers for more details.

The goal of One Day 4-H is to encourage 4-H members in every Texas county to take one Saturday ( or any day) in October to make a big impact on a big state. Each 4-H club or county program will choose how best to ignite the spirit of service as we help improve Texas in hundreds of ways, from border to border.

One Day 4-H is your day! You can work independently as a group, or side by side with adults to serve your community. You can recruit non-4-H members to join in, or partner with another youth group. Your service project can be as small as mowing a neighbor’s lawn or as large as designing an innovative new community service project that will extend well beyond one day. Whatever your project is, it is your day to make a lasting, positive impression. Sept. 19th, is the deadline to order.

One Day 4-H T - Shirts can be ordered HERE

District IV Horse Judging contest will be held November 4th, at TAMU - Commerce, Mary Bonham Equine Pavilion. For complete rules you can find the contest memo HERE.

For the contest memo click HERE

Tractor Supply Company partners with National 4-H Council to host a Paper Clover campaign, a biannual fundraiser that generates millions of dollars in scholarships for 4-H youth. Donations from the campaign strengthen 4-H educational programs and provide students with the opportunity to engage in hands-on projects, receive guidance from adult mentors and develop the skills necessary to take on proactive leadership roles.

Major Show Validation Dates

Lamb & Goat

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023

Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Where: Hunt County Fair showgrounds, Greenville

Heifer

Date: October 30th & 31st, 2023

Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Where: Hunt County Fair showgrounds, Greenville

Swine - TBA

Parents and exhibitors MUST both be present at the time of validation for all species.

Quality Counts

Quality Counts has been revamped and is now open!

Only exhibitors who are new or are moving to the next grade level course (junior: 3-5^th grade, intermediate: 6-8^th, senior: 9-12^th) are required to take Quality Counts this year.

All junior show exhibitors are required to have gone through the Quality Counts program, complete and pass the on-line test through which they will be assigned a unique verification number. Each exhibitor’s verification numbers must be recorded on their entry forms at the time of entry. This rule applies to ALL Junior Market Shows and Junior Breeding Shows.

Updated information and access to the course can be found HERE

Before completing and submitting an entry (contests or livestock) please read the rules, dates, times and locations set by the major livestock show. This information can be found on the shows website in their "Premium book", "Livestock Catalog", etc.

Click HERE for direct access to the Major Livestock Show page on our website.

We are updating information as soon as it becomes available from the shows.

Youth MUST be enrolled in 4-H to participate in club meetings or project groups! Adult volunteers coaching, training, or assisting must be currently enrolled as a TX 4-H Volunteer.