Equine Science for Kids

For those interested in the horse project click on the link below. Great resource for young kids.
Check it out at www.esc.rutgers.edu and click on Equine Science 4 kids.

4-H Healthy Lifestyles Board - Accepting Applications

The Texas 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Advisory Board is pleased to announce a call for applications. Youth, adult volunteers and County Extension Agents are welcome to serve on the committee. The purpose of the advisory board is to promote the purpose and goals of the 4-H healthy lifestyles program, providing leadership and oversight to 4-H healthy lifestyles projects (food and nutrition, health and safety). Members of the advisory board also ensure relevancy of the 4-H healthy lifestyles program by giving youth and volunteers the opportunity to provide vision for the future of the 4-H healthy lifestyles program, including project materials, activities, and recommending program direction, special activities, new materials and competitive events.

To be eligible, youth must be classified as a senior 4-H member at the time of application submission. Seniors are classified as youth who have passed their 14^th birthday, but not their 19^th birthday, as of August 31, 2010. Members will serve a two-year term, with terms beginning in January of each year.

More information and an advisory board application is attached and available at the Texas 4-H and Youth Development website (under the Youth - Leadership Opportunities link). Applications are due to Mrs. Courtney Dodd at the state 4-H office by October 1, 2010.

Texas Sea Grant Program- Ocean Education Diversity Videos

Texas Sea Grant is seeking energetic and creative young filmmakers to take part in the inaugural Ocean Education: Diversity in Videos (OEDIV) contest. Teams comprising students in grades 6-12 are invited to submit videos, no longer than 5 minutes, that convey clear and important messages about the ocean in terms the general public can understand.

Student teams must include at least two and no more than five students and be supervised by an advisory teacher. Entries can be in English, Spanish or both. Contest registration opened Sept. 1, 2010. Registration forms can be downloaded from the Texas Sea Grant website. All videos, in the form of a DVD disc, must be received in the Texas Sea Grant office no later than Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The judges' decisions will be announced by January 15, 2011.

The first and second place winners will be invited to the NOSB Loggerhead Challenge on February 5, 2011, in Corpus Christi and the NOSB Dolphin Challenge on February 26, 2011, in College Station, for screenings of their videos. NOSB audiences include scientists, graduate students, teachers, and the many high school students who compete in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.

For more information about Texas Sea Grant's marine education programs, including OEDIV or NOSB, contact Liz Turner, Marine Education Specialist.

Volunteers Needed for NAMI Walk

Last year, Travis County 4-H partnered with the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)Walk and supplied the dog watering bowls for the annual event. We have been asked to help out again this year. I am need of some volunteers to help keep the dog water bowls filled and stationed at a couple of locations before, during and after the walk. The walk will take place on October 2, 2010 at Auditorium Shores.

Arrival Time: 8:00 a.m.
Walk starts at 9:00 - ~10:30 or so

Great opportunity for community service! Please contact Cory at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu if interested in helping.

TCYS Youth Fair Volunteers Needed

Calling all adult volunteers!! If you would like an opportunity to help out and volunteer with the Travis County Youth Fair - here is your chance. Karen Griffin is looking for some adults to volunteer their time. This is a great way to see the ins and outs of how this huge event is coordinated and carried out each year.

Karen is also available to speak at your club meetings about the Youth fair process. If you are interested in volunteering our having Karen speak to your group, please email her at kskgriffin@yahoo.com.

Creedmoor Fall Fest

Creedmoor Fall Fest is October 16th from 9:00 a.m-8:00 p. m.
There will be arts and crafts, games for the kids, a cake walk, a safari ride, a balloon twister, petting zoo, magic show, bingo, food, rides, a haunted house, and a live auction at 6:15 p.m. following the BBQ supper.

We have opportunities for students that need community service hours either working the games or the haunted house.

For more info contact Don Burklund at 461-0650.

2011 Texas 4-H Roundup Logo and Theme Contest

Texas 4-H Roundup is the state 4-H Contest that takes place in June on the campus of Texas A&M University. Individuals and groups are encouraged to submit ideas for the 2011 theme and logo. See details below for more information.

• Deadline for all entries are due September 13, 2010

• Entries may be hand drawn or submitted in a .jpg format

• More information may be found at the following website http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/library/files/youth_roundup_logo.pdf

2011 Pedernales Electric Youth Tour

For the 29th year, Pedernales Electric is joining other electric cooperatives across the country to participate in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour program. Six winners of PEC's 2011 Youth Tour essay contest will be awarded a trip to Washington, D.C., in June 2011.

For its 2011 contest, PEC is asking area high school students to write essays considering green jobs, products, and/or services. Twelve finalists will be selected to present their essays at the LCRA Redbud Center on November 20. An independent panel of judges will select six students as winners of a June 2011 trip to Washington, D.C., to tour historical sites and meet local political representatives. Six alternates will receive $100 each for their participation.

To be eligible you must meet the following requirements;
Contestants must have completed their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school by June 2011, and their parent or legal guardian must be a PEC member or receive PEC service at their residence. Former contest winners are not eligible. Essays must adhere to the topic above; essays that are off topic are not eligible.

For more information please check out their website; 2011 Youth Tour Website

Rabbit Workshop

Thursday, October 14, 2010
Lanier High School
6:30 p.m.
Open to 4-H and FFA youth and their parents

Flyer may be found at www.travis4h.com
look under tab " 4-H Livestock Information"

Travis County Youth Show - PBR - Ticket Sales

Attention 4-H Youth Members - Are you interested in winning a belt buckle?
You have the opportunity to do so by selling tickets for the Travis County Youth Show- PBR Challenger Tour. Other prizes will be given as well. The deadline for selling the pre-purchase tickets is September 30 ,2010. All money and order forms are due to the County Extension Office by 4:30 p.m. on the 30th of September.

To retrieve a form and more information, you can find the form on the travis4h.com website (look under the tab "forms".

Cowboy Christmas Ball Donations

Clubs and or individuals are being asked to supply items for the silent/live auction items at the Cowboy Christmas Ball. The deadline for submitting donations is November 12th. Work with your fellow club members and adult leaders to come up with new and creative auction items.

2011 Broiler Order

If you plan to exhibit broilers at the Travis County Youth Show or at any of the major livestock shows in the spring of 2011, an order form must be completed and submitted to the Travis County Extension Office. The information and form may be found at www.travis4h.com , look under the tab "4-H livestock information".

Orders are due by 4:30 p.m, October 7, 2010 to the Extension Office.

Stripes Convenient Store/4-H Alliance

Although we do not have any Stripes Convenient Stores in our area, or any that I am aware of, I do want to make sure you all know about this new partnership. Many of you travel throughout the state and eventually you make a stop to fuel up or grab a snack. If you are near a Stripes stop in and purchase a paper clover. Proceeds will benefit that local county program.

"Helping Today's Kids Become
Tomorrow's Leaders"
September 6 through October 3

Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo Calf Scramble

Anyone interested in participating in the 2011 Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo Calf Scramble and meets the requirements below needs to talk with Cory by September 23, 2010.

• Must have reached your 12th birthday, but not your 18th as of August 31, 2010.
• Must not be enrolled beyond your junior year in high school.
• Must be an active member of 4-H/FFA and reside in Texas.
• Contestants must weigh at least 100 pounds and be in good physical condition.
• For those selected to participate and do a catch a calf, you will be required to purchase a heifer and show that heifer at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo during the 2012 year.

If interested, please contact Cory at 854-9600 or by email at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu to receive additional information and the application.

Hendrickson FFA Swine Workshop

September 14, 2010
6:30 p.m. at the PAC

2905 FM 685

Pflugerville, TX 78660

Topics include: selection, feeding, facilities and showmanship led by David Wright - Williamson County 4-H Agent.

For more information, contact Jeremy Bonds, Hendrickson Ag Teacher,

Jeremy.bondsPflugervilleisd.net or at 512-594-1175

Travis County Youth Show Jr. Superintendents

The Travis County Youth Show is only a little over four months away so it is time to start thinking about the role you will play in this event. For the second year, the Travis County Youth Show will be selecting eight youth to serve as Jr. Superintendents at the show. The youth selected will be expected to hep in various ways assisting the adult superintendents with the show and the auction. If you are in the 8th-12th grades and are interested in applying, the application may be found on the Travis County 4-H website - look under the 4-H Forms tab.

Application deadline - October 1, 2010 - to the TCYS office (please do not send to the Extension office)

4-H Night with the Spurs

5th Annual 4-H Night with the San Antonio Spurs
Saturday, November 6, 2010
AT&T Center 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices range from $12 - $81 and includes; ticket, hotdog, chips, soda and 4-H recognition

To check out the registration form, go to the Travis 4-H Website (look under upcoming events tab)

San Antonio Calf Scramble

If you are interested in participating in the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo Calf Scramble and you fit the requirements below, you need to talk with Cory by September 17th.

• Youth must be a bonafide member of a Texas County 4-H Program Texas FFA Chapter
• Participants must have reached their 12th birthday, but not their 18th but January 1, 2011 and not be enrolled beyond their junior year in high school
• Must be approved by your CEA/AST to participate
• Participants are only eligible to receive 0ne (1) San Antonio Calf Scramble Certificate during their 4-H /FFA career.

Let Cory know soon if you are interested; there are forms that need to be completed and notarized and deadlines that must be met.

2011 Lamb and Goat Tag Order

If you plan to exhibit lambs or goats at the Travis County Youth Show or at any of the major shows in the spring of 2011, you need to purchase validation tags. Each tag will be $9.00 and the order form may be found at travis4h.com under the tab of "Livestock Information". Orders are due to the Travis County Extension Office by August 27, 2010. Please mail the orders as we are still receiving our mail, but are not currently house at that address.

National 4-H Week & One Day 4-H

Start your planning now. National 4-H Week is October 3rd - 9th. Come up with some creative ways to spread the word about 4-H and to thank those who support your clubs, events and activities.

Saturday, October 9, 2010 marks the 2nd Annual One Day 4-H Event. This is your day to give back to your community.