Enroll now for the 2012-2013 4-H Year!

Participation fees will remain the same for youth members in 2012-2013, which are:  August 15^th to October 31^st – $20.00 and November 1^st to end of 4-H year – $25.00. 
The cost of Youth Protection Standards (YPS-Volunteer Screening) will stay at the rate of $10.00 per adult.  Go to http://texas4h.tamu.edu and click on the online enrollment icon to re-enroll today!

First Ever Texas 4-H Tweet Up! Sept. 4 @ 7 p.m.

TWEETUP WITH TEXAS 4-H on September 4, 2012 at 7 pm - Join Texas 4-H on Twitter for the first TEXAS 4-H TWEETUP on September 4th, at 7:00 pm. Join in a twitter conversation with me using Twitter and the hash tag of #TX4HCONVO. This will be an opportunity to ask questions, receive updates, and hear the latest going on in Texas 4-H.   Please spread the word to 4-Hers and lets see if Texas 4-H can trend on twitter!

4-H Discount on Anderson Bean Boots

Anderson Bean Boot Company through their new alliance contract with the Texas 4-H Foundation, is now offering a 10% discount on their complete line of Anderson Bean, Horse Power, Macie Bean and Anderson Bean Kids Boots to all 4-H members this year. They have a limited number of the Texas 4-H boots still remaining and those can be ordered as well through these participating retailers.  Certificates will be made available on 4-H Connect that a member, once approved, can download, similar to the Volunteer Screening certificates.  This certificate would need to be presented at the participating retailer to receive the discount.  Members can print the certificate off as many times as they would like during the promotional period.  Currently, not all Anderson Bean retailers are accepting the certificates, but as additional retailers are added, the 4-H Foundation will update the list.

2012-2013 Bastrop County 4-H Council

The Bastrop County 4-H Council meets five times per year.  All club presidents and council delegates from our local 4-H clubs are expected to attend.  All 4-H members are welcome.  Scheduled meetings are at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Court meeting room in Bastrop.  September 4^th is the next scheduled meeting.  Other scheduled meetings will be held October 2, December 4, February 5, 2013 and April 2, 2013.

2012-2013 Bastrop County 4-H Council Officers

President – Russell Cole

Vice President – Laci Lambacher

2nd Vice President - Amy Wyatt

Secretary – Joelle Foster

Treasurer – Ashley Ward

Reporter – Bryce Wyatt

Parliamentarian – Garrett Cole

Historian – Ashauri Lewis

District 4-H Council Delegates- Amy Wyatt, Joelle Foster, Ashley Ward

District 10 4-H Conference (aka Mega Meeting)

The annual District 10 4-H Conference (formerly known as Mega Meeting) will be held Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Our Lady Of the Hills Regional Catholic High School in Kerrville,TX. Just a reminder that District Council delegates are required to attend this meeting of the District 4-H Council.  Participant registration is on 4-H Connect and it closes on Aug 14^th.   No late registration will be accepted.  Contact the Extension office for a map to the school.  The meeting agenda is as follows:

8:30                 Registration and Morning Refreshments

9:00-9:20        Morning Motivation – District Council Officer Team

9:30-10:20      Rotating Sessions

10:30-11:20     Rotating Sessions Repeat

Youth Rotating Sessions	Speaker(s)
Outdoor Challenge	Matt Miranda and Richard Parish
Food, Fashion and Healthy Lifestyles/FCS Projects 101	Carissa Wilhelm and Lisa Linebarger
“Make a Difference!” Leadership and Citizenship	Travis Helm and Laurinda Boyd
Golf Challenge	Kelly Thorpe
Adult Rotating Sessions	Speaker(s)
What is a 4-H Project?	Laura Petty and Martha Joyce
Youth Horticulture Opportunities	Rachel Bauer
Food, Fashion and Healthy Lifestyles/FCS Projects 101	Jana Osbourn and Sandra Kunkel
4-H Livestock Projects 101 *Note: This session will run 9:30-11:20	Roy Walston, Sam Womble, Dwight Sexton, Bryan Davis

11:30        District Council Meeting-  Officer Team

11:30        4-H Updates

12:15        Adjourn (Approximate)

Bastrop Area Livestock Show Fundraiser Raffle

The annual Bastrop Area Livestock Show Fundraiser Raffle will be held September 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish Hall in Rockne.  The cost is $75 per ticket, which includes a meal for two (adults only), refreshments, and a chance to win $3,000 in prize money.  Tickets can be purchased from any show board member.  4-H and FFA members who show at the Bastrop Show are asked to donate a door prize of at least a $20 value to be given away at the fundraiser.  Please bring the items to the Extension Office by 3 p.m. on September 7, or to the Sacred Heart Parish Hall on Friday evening or Saturday morning between 9 and 11 a.m.  Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit the Bastrop Livestock Show Building fund for show barn improvements.

Heart of Texas Livestock Show Entries Due

If you are planning to exhibit your breeding or market animal project in the 2012 Heart of Texas Fair in Waco in October, the deadline for turning in entries to the Extension office is September 5 by 4:00 p.m.  

Bastrop Show Steer Validation

Bastrop Area Livestock Show Steer Validation

Steer validation for the Bastrop Area Livestock Show will be held September 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Bastrop Livestock Show Barn.  Entry fees are $15 per animal, which is due at validation.  All market steers must be validated at this time.  Each exhibitor may validate three market animals in this division.  A family with two or more exhibitors may validate two market animals per exhibitor in each division in a pool and cross validate.  However, only one market animal per division can be shown by an exhibitor.  Steers will be validated by nose print, ear tattoo and ear tag or official state validation tag. Entry fees and COMPLETED entry forms with exhibitors and parent or legal guardian signatures must be submitted to stock show officials at validation. All market animals must be presented for validation at the designated location and time. If a market animal is validated for major shows, the major show validation tag will be accepted in lieu of hauling the animal to validation, but the exhibitor and a parent or designated representative must be present to pay entry fees and submit entry forms at validation. Major show tags will be verified with 4-H and FFA advisors. If animals are not validated for major shows, entry fees must be paid and the animal must be presented by the exhibitor at Bastrop Show validation to be ear tagged and tattooed by stock show officials.  Exhibitors and a parent or legal guardian must be present at validation day or exhibitor will not be allowed to validate or show animal in show.  In the case of exhibitor participating in a UIL, college entrance exam, FFA or 4-H event, a parent or designated representative must be present to pay entry fees and turn in COMPLETED entry forms with exhibitors and parent or legal guardian signatures. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.

2013 Calf Scramble Sign Up

Major Livestock Show Calf Scramble Sign Up

If you are interested in participating in the Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston or Star of Texas Calf Scrambles in 2013, please call the Extension office to sign up by September 12.  You must meet age and weigh requirements listed below in order to scramble.  You must also have suitable facilities to raise an animal, and must be able to return to exhibit it at the 2014 show.  Call Rachel if you have questions.

Calf Scramble	Age limit	Weight Minimum	Animal	Certificate Amount
Fort Worth	14 to 11th grade	100 lbs.	Beef heifer, dairy heifer	$500
San Antonio	12 to 11th grade	100 lbs.	Beef heifer, dairy heifer, breeding sheep, goat or swine	$1,000
Houston	14 to 11th grade	100 lbs.	Beef heifer, dairy heifer, market steer	$1,250
Star of Texas	12 to 11th grade	100 lbs.	Beef heifer, breeding goat, market steer, lamb, goat or barrow	$1,000

Bastrop 4-H Council 1st Vice-President

Congratulations to Laci Lambacher on being elected as the Bastrop County 4-H Council Vice President for 2012-2013!