Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - Everyone is Invited Place: 4-H AgCenter Facility, 119 Robin Street, Napoleonville Time: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Cost: $1.00 and we ask that everyone bring a bag of candy for Trick or Treating. October 4-H Club Meetings As per Schedule October Jr. Leader Meeting October 1-7 National 4-H Week October 25 The Pumpkin Decorating Contest will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at the 4-H facility. Registration will be held all day from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. All pumpkins must be registered for 6:00 p.m. Doors will be closed at 6:00 p.m. and not open for late registrations. This contest will be open to all 4-H ers regardless of what projects they are enrolled in. The categories are: 1) Funniest (humorous, amusing, causes laughter, etc.) 2) Prettiest/Cutest (nice looking, attractive, beautiful, etc.) 3) Scariest (fright, shock, alarming, etc.) 4) Unusual (odd, strange, rare, etc.) 5) Creative (imaginative, innovative, artistic, etc.) 6) Carved (engraved, cut, etc.) Spook Night and Pumpkin Contest At 4-H Office November 4 Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry & Sweet Potato Cookeries November 17 Recycled Art Contest Nov. 29 Dec 1 Challenge Camp Awards will be given to: Division winners per category and Overall Pumpkin. Ribbons will be awarded to Blue, Red and White placing in each category: Division CB - Clover Buds Division I - 4th grade Division II - 5th and 6th grade Division III - 7th and 8th grade Division IV - High School Dear Parents, Members and Leaders, I look forward to seeing everyone at Assumption 4-H Family Spook Night. I encourage the whole family to come out and enjoy a night of fun. Thanks for your continued support. Margo L. Castro 4-H Extension Agent 119 Robin Street Napoleonville, LA 70390 (985) 369-6386 www.lsuagcenter.com
The Parish 4-H Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry and Sweet Potato Cookery Contests will be held on Saturday, November 4, in the AgCenter Warehouse. Registration will be 8:30-9:30 am. Rules: Only one dish may be exhibited in each cookery contest. Dishes are to be brought in a disposable dish. Dishes should contain servings enough for five-six samples. A copy of the recipe for the entire dish with title of recipe at top. Place 4-H ers initials and grade only on back of recipe for easy identification by the 4-H agent. DO NOT write 4-H ers name or school on recipe. 4-H ers do not stay for the judging. The dishes will be judged and ribbons will be distributed at the club meetings. Ground Beef Cookery Contest 4-H ers will exhibit a prepared main dish using at least one pound of ground beef. Please note: Ground Beef dish may be entered in only one of the three categories: 1. Low-Calorie Main Dish - a dish which provides less than 300 calories per serving. 2. Quick & Easy Main Dish - a dish that is ready to serve in less than one hour. 3. One Dish Meal - a dish that provides food from at least three of the main food groups. Page 2 No appetizers unless it can be served with rice, noodles, bread or crackers. Soup is an entrée as long as it has ground beef. Egg Cookery Contest 4-H ers will exhibit a prepared egg dish using at least 4 eggs. Please note: Egg dish may be entered in only one of the three categories: 1. Appetizers and Salads 2. Desserts 3. Main Dish Dishes with raw eggs in the final product will not be judged for food safety reasons (and will receive the lowest ribbon). Example: raw eggs in dip or ice cream. Poultry Cookery Contest Please note: Poultry dishes may be entered in only one of the three categories: 1. Chicken 2. Processed Poultry Products 3. Other Poultry Meat Bring to the contest a prepared poultry dish. It may be any: Appetizer Soup Main dish Salad Snack 1. Chicken a dish which contains a minimum of 2 pounds bone-in chicken or 1 pound deboned chicken meat. Contestants should purchase whole chicken or identifiable chicken parts, such as wings, thighs, legs or breasts. (This dish SHOULD NOT include special processed chicken, such as marinated chicken strips, chicken nuggets, chicken franks, smoked chicken, canned chicken, etc.) Chicken includes any of the following: Fryer Capon Roaster Broiler Baking Hen Cornish or Game Hen 2. Processed Poultry Products a dish which includes a minimum of 12 ounces of processed (value-added) poultry products. Value-added poultry products are poultry meats which have undergone special processing. Marinated, breaded, seasoned and reformed products are examples of special processing techniques. Some product examples are listed below: SPECIAL NOTE: ALL DISHES CONTAINING ANY TURKEY ITEM, (WHOLE, PART, OR PROCESSED) SHOULD BE ENTERED INTO THIS DIVISION. Ground Turkey Turkey Bacon Turkey Sausage Smoked Turkey Turkey Ham Turkey Rolls Ground Chicken Chicken Nuggets Chicken Franks Smoked Chicken Chicken Strips Canned Chicken 3. Other Poultry Meat a dish which contains a minimum of 2 pounds bone-in or 1 pound deboned meat from a bird other than chickens or turkeys. You may choose poultry meat from any of the following: Duck Quail Pheasant Pigeon Guinea Goose Grouse Ostrich Emu Dove Ground Beef Cookery Continued on page 3
Ground Beef Cookery Continued from page 2 Sweet Potato Cookery Contest Bring to the contest a prepared sweet potato dish. Please note: Sweet Potato dishes may be entered in only one of two categories: 1. Dessert Dish 2. Any Other Sweet Potato Dish Dish must contain a minimum of 1 cup fresh, frozen or canned sweet potatoes For food safety reasons, please remember to keep "Hot Foods" hot and "Cold Foods" cold. The 4-H Office is now excepting orders for Broilers. Orders and money for broilers is due November 9, 2017 to the 4-H Office. Broilers can be purchased for 55 each with a minimum of 25. Checks or money orders can be made payable to: Assumption 4-H Foundation. Tentative delivery date: Thursday, January 4, 2018. For more information call the 4-H Office at 985-369-6386. Broiler Chick Order Form Name Phone Address School # of Chicks x.55 = Total Due Make check payable to: Assumption 4-H Foundation Mailing address: 4-H Office, 119 Robin Street, Napoleonville, LA 70390 Your entry must be made from used items that would otherwise be thrown away or recycled such as metals, paper, rubber, glass, plastics, or cloth to name a few. Rules are: 1. Open to all 4-H Members. 2. All entries due to 4-H Office by November 17, 2017. 3. One entry per 4-H er. 4. Projects should be 4-H er created. 5. All entries must be labeled with 4-H ers name, grade, and school. Recycled Art Contest items are due at the November meetings or can be brought to the 4-H Office by November 17, 2017. All items will be returned. Ribbons of blue, red, and white will be awarded. Champions in each category in each division will be awarded. Page 3
Obesity has quickly become a major health problem for Louisiana. Within our state, over half of the residents are either overweight or obese. Sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition are among the main causes. Louisiana children are perhaps the 4 th most obese and overweight in the United States. This is attributed to the fact that they get little physical activity at home or in school. Overweight or obese children usually grow up to be overweight or obese adults. Being overweight or obese increases the risk for developing chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, arthritis, diabetes, and some cancers. We can help to prevent these things by eating right and exercising. There are many things that we can do to increase physical activity during the day. Here are a few suggestions: Take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator. Go for a walk instead of watching T.V. Get up and move during the commercials of your favorite T.V. show. Ride a bike to a friend s house. Here s some physical activity trivia: True or False 1. Using the stairs burns twice as many calories as walking. 2. It would take approximately 5 million steps to walk from the east-coast to the west-coast of Australia. 3. Well-trained athletes are extremely fit. Compared to them, the average heart pumps up to 36,000 more times per day and 13 million more times per year. 4. Running burns more energy than walking over the same distance. Answers: 1.) True. When you climb stairs your body is repeatedly raising and lowering itself, using all of the large muscle groups in your hips, buttocks, thighs and lower legs. This provides a better workout as you are required to use more force to climb each stair compared to each step you take when walking. 2.) True. 3.) Ture. In 1 minute the heart of a well-trained athlete pumps the same amount of blood in 45-50 beats as an inactive person s heart pumps in 70 to 75 beats. 4.) False. Walking and running the same distance burns the same amount of energy or calories, walking just takes longer! Robin Landry, Area Nutrition Agent The 4-H Club Pledge I pledge-- my head to clearer thinking my heart to greater loyalty my hands to larger service and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world. It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for your participation in any of our activities, please contact Margo Castro at 985-369-6386 or mcastro@agcenter.lsu.edu. Page 4
2017-18 4-H Calendar of Events October 1-7 National 4-H Week 6-9 Fall Break (School) 25 Pumpkin Decorating Contest, 4-H Office 25 Spook Night, 4-H Office 27 4-H Dues and Enrollment Cards Due November 4 Ground Beef, Egg, Poultry & Sweet Potato Cookery, 4-H Office 17 Recycled Art Contest Items Due 20-24 Thanksgiving Holiday (School) 23-24 Thanksgiving Holiday (4-H Office) 29-Dec. 1 Challenge Camp December 5 Ag Career Day 9 Seafood, Rice, and Sugar Cookery,4-H Office 9 Pet Show, 4-H Office 15 Beef Poster Due 25-Jan. 2 Christmas Holidays (4-H Office) 25-Jan. 5 Christmas Holidays (School) January Club meetings as per schedule 12 Dairy Poster Due 15 Martin Luther King Holiday (School & 4-H Office) 20 Parish Livestock Show 20-21 Fashion Camp 26 Duct Tape Contest Items Due February No Club Meetings 1-3 District Livestock Show 9 Character Education Posters Due 10-17 State Livestock Show 12-16 Mardi Gras Holiday (School) 13 Mardi Gras Holiday (4-H Office) March Demonstration Days-at Club Meeting 3 State Rabbit Show 6-11 Southern Regional Shooting Sports Match (West Baton Rouge) 9-11 Jr. Leadership Conference 16 Sew with Cotton Garments Due 22-23 Ag Day 30 Easter Holiday (4-H Office) 30-April 6 Easter Holiday (School) Food & Fitness Camp Project/Record Books Due April No Club Meetings 17-22 State Shooting Sports Match (Desoto Parish/Caddo Parish) 4-H Area Cookery 4-H Awards Banquet May May 28-June 1 4-H Camp, Camp Grant Walker 4-H Day at the Capitol Garden Contest Entries Due June 19-22 4-H University July 4 Holiday (4-H Office) Summer Jr. Leader Awards Trip District Horse Show State Horse Show To Be Announced Page 5