We're in the Parade!

Don't forget to join us for the Rusk Christmas Parade. Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Collins for offering their truck/trailer. Please meet at the county extension office at 4:30p on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Wear your Footbridge shirt if you have one, and Santa hats or any other Christmas gear! You're welcome to bring some garland and/or other decorations for our trailer. We look forward to seeing you there!

Monthly Meeting Reminder

Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 PM
Cherokee County Extension Office


Bring a drawing or description of your IDEAS for our Christmas Parade Float
(Rusk Parade is December 2)

Business to cover will include the Christmas Parade Float, Christmas Party information, Photography Contest results, Livestock Show Entries, Consumer Decision Making project, Food Show project, Yes! Camp review and more!

Bring a friend to share the fun.
We look forward to seeing you there!!

Stock Show Entry DEADLINE this week!

The Entry Deadline for: Market Steers, Commercial Heifers, Dairy Heifers, Market Hogs, Poultry, Horse, & Goats is

November 15, 2008

Fillable Adobe PDF Entry Forms are downloadable under the "Important 4-H Links" on the County 4H Blog. If you have any questions please contact the 4-H office. (903) 683-5416 or wrarnwine@ag.tamu.edu.

Late entries will be accepted after the November 15 deadline up until the date of validation, December 6; HOWEVER, an additional $15.00 fee will be accessed to each entry.

Small Engine Project

The Cherokee County 4H Small Engine Project is about to get started. Details HERE. Anyone interested is requested to contact the project leader (me) as soon as possible.

Also, projects such as Small Engines and the Food and Fashion shows are potentially a great way to grow our club. I don't think most people realize that while they are a big and important part of 4H, there is a lot more to it than agriculture and livestock. If you know someone with an interest or potential interest in any of the upcoming projects, talk to them about it. Give them the web site. Bring them to a workshop. Feel free to give them my email address or phone number or have them stop by the Extension Office. The best way to attract new members is to show them what we do, what YOU do.

Awards Banquet

A big 'thank you' those who attended Saturday's 2008 Cherokee County Awards Banquet. Our PALs Reporter (and manager of East Texas 4H club) has a very nice write-up in today's Cherokeean Herald and Lookout 4H has quite a few pictures posted on their blog. In addition to the participation certificates handed out to all members who participated in one or more programs last year, awards were also given out to individuals and clubs who amassed the most participation points.

I'm proud to say that Footbridge 4H's own Katy Dickey won Clover Kid of the Year for her participation in Consumer Decision Making, Food and Nutrition, and Entemology.

"Hearts in Bloom" 4H club, now "East Texas', though the smallest club in our county won 'Club of the Year'. Thomas Parker with the Hearts in Bloom 4-H Club was awarded Junior 4-H Member of the Year, Katie Foster with the Cloverleaf 4-H Club was named Intermediate 4-H Member of the Year and Zachary Parker with the Hearts in Bloom 4-H Club was awarded Senior 4-H member of the Year.

A member recieves one point for each project or competition he or she participates in. If the member wins ribbon,they receive additional points: 3 points for 1st place, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd for a possible total of up to 4 points per competition. Obviously, then, the more you particiapte, the more points you acrue and who knows: maybe at next year's award banquet (which will be much earlier in the year) you can be next year's 'Member of the Year' in your class!

Currently there are projects and workshops being held for:

Photography -- DEADLINE APPROACHING!!!
Horse Judging
Livestock Judging
Consumer Decision Making
Small Engine Project

Several other projects are being set up now, and if there is something you are interested in please don't hesitate to bring it your club managers' attention.

Awards Banquet

Please let me know as soon as possible if you will be attending the Awards Banquet this Saturday. PALS has requested a headcount. Also, our club is responsible for bringing cupcakes/cookies so I need to know what you are bringing.

Thank you!

Hay Judging schedule

Updated information on the hay judging competition and sale is posted on the Lookout 4H website, HERE.

4H Calendar Changes

I received the following email from Willie:

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I have received a few calls about conflicting dates on the calendar.

I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused any of you.

1. The Hay Sale will take place at the Show Barn in J-ville on Thursday, October 23.

2. The County Consumer Decision Making Contest Registration Date will be December 12, 2008.

3. The County Consumer Decision Making Contest will take place on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. ~Location is Pending!!!

You will all be able to download the most updated version of the Calendar when the State 4-H Office puts our document server back online.

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Please update your calendars and plan accordingly

MEETING TONIGHT!

The October Footbridge club meeting is tonight at 6:30 at the Country Extension Office. We have a great deal of important business to attend to including Banquet items, Queens voting and ticket sales, fund raising, Christmas parade and several items of interest to all members. It is also your oppurtunity to bring up or ask about anything you would like to see YOUR 4H be involved in. Our club can be anything that you, the members, want it to be. But you only get out what you put in.

Parents: I will be holding a parents meeting in the break room while the members are holding their meeting in the conference room. Please bring any questions, concerns, or ideas with you.

Consumer Decision Making Update

UPDATED:
The County Consumer Decision Making Contest Registration Date will be December 12, 2008.

The County Consumer Decision Making Contest will take place on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. ~Location is Pending!!!