This Week in Gillespie 4-H: August 12th - August 18th
Monday - August 12th, 2024
Tuesday - August 13th, 2024
- DEADLINE for Fair Boards!!!
- Holiday Baking Championship Finale @ 4:00pm! (Must Be Pre- Registered)
Wednesday - August 14th, 2024- No Events Scheduled
Thursday - August 15th, 2024- Re-Enrollment for Existing 4-H Club Members Grade 3-12th Opens
Friday - August 16th, 2024- DEADLINE State Fair & Heart of Texas Entries
Saturday -August 17th, 2024- D10 Mega Meeting
Sunday - August 18th, 2024- No Events Scheduled
- August 20th- Pick up State Fair Broilers
- August 23rd- 4-H BBQ
- August 28th- New Member Night
- August 30th- DEADLINE to order Sheep / Goat / Heifer Validation Tags
- September 1st- 4-H Enrollment Opens for 2024-2025 Year
Club Meetings
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New News
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**If you intend to use leftover tags from the June steer and heifer validation, you will need to contact the Extension Office at (830) 997-3452 to verify the number of tags our records show you have remaining.**
Quality Counts is an online program designed to teach youth to have high standards in caring for their livestock. The program focuses on displaying good character while working with livestock. This number is required for ALL stock show entries (county AND major stock shows). Quality Counts must be completed at each grade level division (junior – grades 3-5, intermediate – grades 6-8, senior – grades 9-12). It does not have to be renewed every year.
EACH CHILD WILL NEED TO REGISTER USING A DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESS
If you are having login or technical issues, please contact: learnonline@ag.tamu.edu.
Junior Master Photographer Workshops
Below are the details for both trainings. Please note that these will not be offered at any other dates or locations during the 4-H year.
JMP Workshop I DSLR Camera Required (some will be available for loan on the day of the workshop) |
JMP Workshop II* Location: Dallas Research and Extension Center; 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX
DSLR Camera Required (some will be available for loan on the day of the workshop) |
During both workshops, participants will be paired with a trained Photography Ambassador who will provide educational assistance and mentoring. Registration will be through 4-H Online.
Jackpot fundraiser on October 12, in Clifton, TX.
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What is
validation? Who needs to validate their livestock?
In order
for any 4-H/FFA member to make entry into any livestock show in Texas (this
includes the Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show - county), their
livestock projects must have been validated within the Texas 4-H/FFA Livestock
Validation Program.
The
validation of 4-H/FFA livestock projects occur annually to establish a
permanent identity of the animal and verify ownership by the exhibitor. The
validation program helps to ensure all animals are placed on feed and under the
direct care of the owner on a designated date. The validation process occurs on
a predetermined date established by the State Validation Committee.
At the
time of validation, all animals (excluding horses) are ear tagged, individual
hair samples are collected on each animal to be used for DNA testing to verify
identity later, a record of exhibitor(s)/animal project(s), and a code of
ethics policy form must be completed by each 4-H and FFA member.
San Angelo
Stock Show: ALL market lambs and goats must be Texas bred and have a TLBA/TGBA
tag recorded on their validation paperwork and in their ear to be eligible to
show.
What do
you need to do to validate your animal(s)?
Order validation tags through the Gillespie County Extension Office with cash
or check or online through TicketLeap, https://gillespie4h.ticketleap.com/2025-countymajor-shows-lambgoat-validation-tags/, a small service fee does apply. This will include Harper and
Fredericksburg FFA members for the 2024 - 2025 show year as we work together to
streamline this process for everyone.
Tags are
$16 each. Payment for tags is due at the time of ordering in-person or online.
You will need to order 1 tag (1 ticket if online) per animal in
which you plan on validating.
Gillespie
County Extension Office: 38
Business Ct. Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Deadline
to order tags: Friday, August 30th
Physical Validation dates will be announced at a later date!
4-H Spotlight
On August 5th we had our annual 4-H Awards Banquet, and at the end of the night we announced our new Gillespie 4-H County Council Officers for the 2024-2025 year. Please welcome from left to right, President Jace Raab, Vice President Addison Hahn, Secretary Sydney Geistweidt, Reporter Bella Sione, Council Delegates Rayleigh Beyer, Emma Geistweidt and Greyson Crenwelge, and Parliamentarian Pecos Worrell. Congratulations to our new County Council Officers!!!!
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If you have someone you would like to nominate for 4-H spotlight please email emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu
On August 5th we had our annual 4-H Awards Banquet, and at the end of the night we announced our new Gillespie 4-H County Council Officers for the 2024-2025 year. Please welcome from left to right, President Jace Raab, Vice President Addison Hahn, Secretary Sydney Geistweidt, Reporter Bella Sione, Council Delegates Rayleigh Beyer, Emma Geistweidt and Greyson Crenwelge, and Parliamentarian Pecos Worrell. Congratulations to our new County Council Officers!!!!
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There are ALOT of opportunities available for 4-H youth on a county, district, and state level and through external organizations. We do our best to keep you updated with these opportunities through the following methods! If you have any questions please let us know.
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