Meeting Tonight - Dec. 10

Our monthly club meeting is tonight at 6:30p. We have moved the meeting to the Southern Cherokee Federal Credit Union meeting room to accommodate our growing group. The meeting tonight will consist of awards, party information and updates. Our program will be given by Wendi Green regarding the food/nutrition program - so be ready to COOK!!

Looking forward to seeing you all tonight!

Club Meeting THURSDAY

Looking forward to seeing all of you on Thursday at 6:30p at the SOUTHERN CHEROKEE FED CREDIT UNION (behind the County Extension Ofc building). Be sure to be there - we have several fun things going on including archery fundraisers, Christmas parade float information and livestock show updates.

There will be a hands-on presentation by Tatum Gates (and Jessica) on rabbits - show and care - following the business meeting. They have a lot of information to share from their experience over the past year or so after knowing nothing about rabbits to jumping in with both feet and winning grand champion at the livestock show.

See you Thursday!!

Photos are up at Jacksonville Library

The photos from the Photography Contest are up at the Jacksonville Public Library. Go by this week and take a look!!

http://cherokeephotography.blogspot.com/2009/11/photos-are-up.html

***Youth Loan Workshops***

Rusk's Singletary Public Library Hosts Youth Loan Workshops for 4-H & FFA Projects

This is a free workshop for all youth 10 yrs and up currently enrolled in a 4-H Club or FFA Chapter. The loan terms are: up to $5,000, for one year, with minimum interest paid back after the sale of the project. The loan can be used to purchase market or breeding livestock, materials for shop projects, or to purchase feed for livestock.

First workshop is Nov. 2 @ 4:30p. Space is limited so RSVP to 903-683-5416 or email Renee McCracken at Lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu

For more info click on the link above.

YES Camp Deadline

Registration for YES Camp is due TUESDAY, October 27 by 5:00p. If you're interested in this fun leadership camp, please follow the link here.

T-Shirt Orders

The club voted on their shirt design and the order will be placed on Monday, October 19. We received orders from several members at the meeting. If you would like a Footbridge 4H t-shirt, please send me an email or call soon with the sizes (youth or adult). Each shirt will be $10 ($8.95 plus shipping). Katy (Treasurer) will be placing the order and handling the money.



Thank you!!

Tandi and Katy
903-330-3199 cell
tandidickey@att.net
OR
katrinaleeanne@att.net

Heritage Festival was a Success!

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Heritage Festival to toss Horse Shoes. We had a fun day and have gained a few new members from this event. Please be sure to welcome them to the next meeting.

Congrats to Cody Wilbanks for winning the $25 gift card.

Footbridge at CHILI'S

SAVE the DATE for our first Fundraiser of the year!

Thank you Mr. Compton for making the arrangements.

Spread the word !!!

Archery Information Meeting

Archery is the newest program to be offered in Cherokee County 4H and has caught a lot of attention. If you or someone you know is interested in archery, please plan to attend the first Archery Meeting!

Archery Program Informational Meeting
Monday, September 21
6:30p
@ Cherokee County Extension Office

The meeting will cover information about the Archery Program requirements and answer any questions you may have.

What were you planning to do - One Day...

Email from TX 4-H... One Day 4-H

On October 10, 2009, the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program invite all 4-H members, parents, and volunteers to set aside one day to give back to the communities and counties that have given so much to the 4-H Program. one day 4-H is a state-wide community service day where an individual, club, or county 4-H Program can choose ways to give back. It can be as simple as mowing the lawn of someone who is homebound, to as extensive as sponsoring a fun walk/run for a medical center. Regardless of the magnitude of the event, it is just one day in which our 4-H members come together to say thank you for more than 102 years of 4-H support in Texas.

The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program has a website dedicated to the one day 4-H event (texas4-h.org). We encourage you to go and visit the site and explore the resources available for 4-H members, clubs, and county to use in developing their project. Resources include a packet for instructions and directions for organizing your one day experience to a resource manual with more than a thousand ideas for community service. Also on the site is a link for 4-H groups who plan to participate in the day to sign-up. By signing up, you qualify your group for awards and recognition for your hard work on October 10, 2009. It also allows the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program and our partners at AgriLife Communications to know of the innovative and cool projects being done so we can come and take photo’s, video and get assist with media. Please help us by making sure your group is registered by September 30, 2009.

Register, Register, Register!!

We had a great first meeting and it looks like we'll be busy this year! This is just a quick reminder to all club members... All members (parents, kids and volunteers) must re-register every year. This year there are no paper registration forms - all registration is done on-line. If you have not yet done so, please register. The procedure is very self explanatory and easy to navigate.

https://texas.4honline.com/Login.aspx?434850372944385D5E0F390D

Footbridge 4H Kick-off Meeting - September 10

Are you ready to kick off the 2009-2010 year with Footbridge 4H? There are a LOT of exciting things happening this year - new faces, new meeting formats, new events and changes to old competitions. The officers have met and are excited to bring you all of the new information at the first meeting of the year!!

Share the Fun
Thursday, September 10
6:30p
Cherokee County Extension Office
Courthouse Annex Building
165 East 6th Street

Meeting will include on-site annual registration, brief business discussion and group activity.

Its time!

The new 4H year is about to start. New officers and meeting times will be posted soon, so check back often. If you know someone who might be interested in 4H, encourage them to attend our first meeting. Be thinking of ways to make YOUR club better and more fun. Footbridge is YOUR club and can be whatever YOU want it to be. So take your brain out and beat the summer dust off of it and get ready for another great year.

Meeting Time Again!

Footbridge 4H Club Monthly Meeting

Thursday, May 21, 6:30 PM, County Extension Office Conference Room

09/10 OFFICER ELECTIONS
ICE CREAM PARTY (bring a topping, ice cream provided)
CANNED FOOD DRIVE

A motion to reduce the number of officer positions to 5 due to the size of the club was made and will be voted on at the beginning of this meeting. A list of the proposed positions is available. If you are interested in a position or nominating someone, please let either Mrs. Dickey or Mrs. Penn know – especially if you are unable to attend the meeting!

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Club Meeting Thursday April 16

Just a reminder that our monthly club meeting will be held Thursday, April 16 at 6:30p at the Cherokee County Extension Office conference room. Be sure to bring your pantry items for the FOOD DRIVE to the meeting!!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Grand Champion

Congrats to Tatum for her Grand Champion Buck and Third Place Doe in the rabbit competition! Rumor has it that buck and doe are in the process of being bred and I'm sure another champion will come out of that match. Great show and SUPER job!!

Tugwells Take the Show!!

The Dairy Heifer show that is. Lance took Reserve Champion, Kaitlyn placed 2nd, Kristen placed 3rd and Lanie received a trophy and blue ribbon in the Pee Wee Open





You guys did a WONDERFUL show and we're proud of you!

Show Eligibility

"...if your child received a failing grade on his or her report card for the grading period ending on February 20th [4th six weeks], then he or she will be ineligible to show during the County Show."


For more information see the Cherokee County Blog

IMPORTANT info on SALE at Livestock Show

This letter was received from the Board of Directors - Cherokee County Stock Show and Exposition and seemed important to those showing and anticipating sale of their animals.

To: All FFA Teachers and 4-H Leaders

Re: Cherokee County Jr. Livestock Show Sale Numbers

Ladies and Gentlemen:

After entering all the 2009 entries that are “marked to sell” into our system, we discovered a 50 percent increase in the total numbers versus our 2008 total numbers. At this time last year, before ineligibility issues, animal issues, etc. we had a total of 203 entries marked to sell. This year we have a total of 305 entries marked to sell. With this increase in the number of entries to be sold and the current state of the economy, we discussed this matter at our board meeting last night.

After a lengthy discussion, it became obvious that we as the board of directors must do something to limit the number of projects being allowed to sell. This is a decision that the board takes very seriously. The decision has been made to allow a maximum number of 200 projects sell at our 2009 show. This is approximately 65 percent of the total number or projects “marked to sell”. This number will be fine tuned after all Divisions have been judged during the junior livestock show. A committee has been formed to look at all the ribbon placings to determine exactly who will sell. The number will not be less than 200 projects, but could possibly increase by a few to finish out a particular ribbon placing. As stated in the rules, no white ribbons will be eligible to sell.

Based on the percentage of “marked to sell” entries in each Division compared to the total number of “marked to sell” entries, the number of entries in each Division that will be allowed to sell are listed below:
Beef – 16 entries, Dairy – 7 entries, Goats – 26 entries, Swine – 37 entries, Poultry – 13 entries, Shop – 77 entries, Pen of Heifers – 2 entries, Rabbits – 22 entries

Please pass this information on to your FFA students and 4-H club members, parents, etc., so everyone is aware of this change.

Also, please pass on to your students and club members, parents, buyer’s group members, and all supporters, the fact that this year’s sale will begin at 3:00 pm Saturday afternoon with the animals. The shop sale will follow immediately after all the animals are sold.

We, as the board of directors, want to express our sincere appreciation to all of our FFA teachers and 4-H leaders that are involved in the Cherokee County Jr. Livestock Show. We have great young people that participate in this show and your dedication to them just helps them that much more.

Once again, thanks for all that you do!

Sincerely,

Wayne Berry
2008-2009 President

Fundraiser - Bake Sale at The Olde Gallatin Store!!

Footbridge 4H Bake Sale
March 6 & 7 (Friday and Saturday)
6:00 - 8:00 PM

Have baked goods delivered to Mrs. Dickey by 5:00 on Friday March 6 OR bring them to the Gallatin Store! The Store is excited to have us and will do whatever they can to help us with this fund raiser.

Spread the word around town too - let people know that we'll be there.

Monthly Meeting RESCHEDULED

The Footbridge Club Monthly Meeting has been delayed one week. Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 26 at 6:30p in the County Extension Office. Hopefully everyone will be recovered from the latest rounds of Flu Bugs and have their school work caught up by then.

Fashion Project Entry Deadline

The deadline for the County Fashion Project Entry Forms is just around the corner - February 2, 2009 at 5:00p. This is a fun competition/show in that you can make OR comparison shop an outfit. Put it together, learn about fashion, sewing, comparison shopping and fabric/style and have a lot of fun modeling and telling what you learned. Take a look at the information here: http://cherokeefashion.blogspot.com/

Step out and try something new! We all have to be dressed every day anyway, right?

Good Job Horse Judging Team

The Cherokee County Horse Judging Team participated in their first competition Saturday in Cleburne. Congrats to Kaylie, Tommy, Emily and Katy for braving the cold weather and having a good time. We're proud of you and excited to be entering a new type of competition!

Meeting Reminder - 6:30 TONIGHT

This is just a reminder that our monthly Footbridge Club meeting is tonight at 6:30 at the county extension office. We have a few things to plan, a couple of ribbons to recognize and some fun things to do. We look forward to seeing all of you there!

Calling ALL interested in Shooting Sports!!

Calling ALL parents that have children interested in participating in Shooting Sports. There will be a meeting to dicuss this project, how it will affect the growth of 4H in our county, and to decide on an adult represenative to take the shooting sports course in February.


PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND!!!

CHEROKEE COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS MEETING
JANUARY 26, 2009 @ 7PM
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PALS MEETING
AT THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IN RUSK

Important Poultry Information

FFA AND 4H LEADERS

FOR YEARS PILGRIMS PRIDE HAS GRACIOUSLY DONATED THE CHICKS FOR THE POULTRY CLASS. HOWEVER, IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT PILGRAMS PRIDE IS NOT ABLE TO DONATE THE POULTRY CHICKS FOR THE 2009 CHEROKEE COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW. DUE TO THIS, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $10.00 PER ENTRY WHICH IS DUE PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, 2009. IF THIS FEE IS NOT RECEIVED BEFORE THIS DATE, THE CHICKS WILL NOT BE ORDERED FOR THAT EXHIBITOR.

PLEASE MAIL YOUR PAYMENT TO:

CHEROKEE COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW

PO.BOX 705

JACKSONVILLE TEXAS 75766

2009 CHEROKEE COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW CHICK DAY

THIS YEARS CHICK DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 12, 2009

LOCATION AND PICK UP TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

WELLS HIGH SCHOOL 9:30 am

ALTO HIGH SCHOOL 10:00 am

RUSK HIGH SCHOOL 10:30 am

JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 11:00 am

NEW SUMMERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 11:30 am

TROUP HIGH SCHOOL 12:00 pm

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT ME AT 903-589-4616.

THANK YOU,

STEVE HUTSON

2009 SHOW CHAIRMAN

January 10 - County Food/Nutrition Show

The County Food/Nutrition show will be this Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the County Extension Office. Good luck to those club members that are participating!