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Milam County Extension Office
100 E. 1st Street
Cameron, TX 76520
254*697*7045
Erica Evans - eaevans@ag.tamu.edu

March 8, 2010

Shooting Sports Activities
If you are interested in the shooting sports activities, which include: shooting safety, archery, muzzle loading, pistol, rifle, and shotgun; come to a meeting. Upcoming meeting dates are: March 21, April 11 and 25, May 2 and 16. For more information contact the shooting sports leaders. .
LeeAnn Smith - (254) 697-4049 or Susan Dean - (512) 446-2845

Community Service Opportunities 
Ronald McDonald House Project  Benefiting the Ronald McDonald House in Temple
Currently, the House is experiencing a full house. To help, Milam County 4-H will be assembling 2 types of care packages to the Ronald McDonald House in Temple. What can you give to help?
House Care Packages:
Ë%Paper Towels Ë%Facial Tissue Ë%Toothpaste Ë%Diapers
Ë%Baby Wipes Ë%Women s personal hygiene items Ë%Bleach
Ë%Bath Mats with rubberized backing Ë%Instant Oatmeal Ë%Single serving cereal boxes
Ë%AA and AAA batteries Ë%Small trash can liners (for bedroom wastebaskets)

Sibling Care Packets
Small inexpensive items that families could bring along to entertain siblings while a family member is receiving care. These items may include:
Ë%Coloring and Activity Books Ë%Crayons Ë%Games for all ages 3 13
Ë%Books for all ages 3 13 Ë%Tote bag to put goodies in

We will be accepting donations and items till March 15th. Please bring items to the Milam County Extension Office in Cameron.

Can Tab Collection
Milam County 4-H is still collecting can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Temple. Save your tabs and submit them to the Extension Office. Money from the can tabs is used to support the families at the Ronald McDonald house. Keep collecting tabs. We want lots of boxes!

 Operation Huggables
The  Last Hug is a story about a small child who watched as he said good-bye to his father, who is a member of the United Sates Armed Forces. As the small child stood alone on that dreary, rainy, and cold day, he wrapped his arms around himself as if trying to hold on to that  last hug until his parent returned. Operation Huggables was created to collect new and gently-hugged teddy bears, dolls, or other stuffed animals of a  huggable size. The goal is to provide as many huggables to military children of all ages across the state. Instead of the empty arms around themselves on departure day, kids will be able to hug and hold their huggables before, during, and after deployment.

William Dean and Cooper Smith are co-chairing an Operation Huggables stuffed animal drive. If you have any stuffed animals, there will be a box located at the Extension office in Cameron. If you need someone to pick up the stuffed animals, call William Dean (512) 446-2845 or Cooper Smith (254) 697-4049.

4-H Has Talent!
Do you have what it takes to be a star? Have you always pictured yourself performing on the  Big Stage? If so, the 2010 Texas 4-H Roundup 4-H Has Talent Competition is for you. Get the chance to show your skills on stage in front of nearly 3,000 fellow 4-Hers, parents/volunteers, and 4-H faculty. So sing a song, do a dance, tell a joke or just do something unusual.
How to get involved " Submit a video file no longer than five minutes in length of your best talent. " Submissions must be appropriate for 4-H youth. " A 4-H member may only participate on one team/entry. " Intermediate and Senior aged 4-H members are allowed to participate in this activity " Teams maybe one age category or a combination of both intermediates and seniors. " An individual and/or team (max 4 members) may only submit one video. " Ten finalists will be selected from their peers using an online voting system as well as an expert panel of judges. " Those ten finalists will then have the opportunity to perform on , June 9, 2010 at the Wednesday night assembly in Rudder Theater at Texas A&M University. " After all finalists are finished performing, the audience will have the opportunity to vote via text messaging to select their winner.
Deadline for Submission: All entries must be received in the State 4-H Office by March 19, 2010
For more information check out: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/library/files/4-HHasTalent.pdf

2010 National 4-H Congress
Applications due April 15, 2010
The 2010 National 4-H Congress will be held November 25 - 30, 2010 in Atlanta Georgia. National 4-H Congress is the flagship event of the National 4-H program. The program combines a variety of fun and exciting education, recreational and networking opportunities.
Youth between the ages of 14 and 18 are eligible to apply. Applications are available on the 4-H Connect website, and must be submitted by April 15, 2010. For more information about the event, contact the Extension Office.

Milam County Junior Livestock Show 2010 Show  March 26, 26, 27, 2010
The 2010 Milam County Jr. Livestock Show rules are available on the Milam County Extension website - http://milam-tx.tamu.edu. It is your responsibility to read the rules.

Eligibility Forms
Completed Eligibility Forms must be submitted to the Extension Office one week prior to any competitive contest. 4-Hers must complete eligibility forms in order for them to participate in contests. Forms are available at the Extension Office or our website at: http://milam-tx.tamu.edu/

 Clover Kudos
" The Milam County 4-H Plant Identification teams participated at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo this Saturday, March 6 and came home with several awards. The results are:
Juniors: 1st place team - Collin Kostroun, Cheyenne McWilliams, Patrick Cobb and Andrew Stolte; 2nd place team - Chandler Barton, Kelton Hooker, Kaylee Jackson and Neejai Bhaki; High Point Individuals: 1st-Collin Kostroun, 2nd-Cheyenne McWilliams, 5th - Kelton Hooker, 6th - Patrick Cobb, 7th-Chandler Barton, 8th-Andrew Stolte, 12th-Kaylee Jackson, 17th - Neejai Bhaki

Seniors: 1st place team - Weston Fisher, Jarrett Beckhusen, Devin Fisher and Karl Woelfel, 4th place team - Hailee Fisher, Madeline Kostroun and Cooper Smith; High Point Individuals: 1st - Weston Fisher, 2nd- Jarrett Beckhusen, 6th - Devin Fisher, 9th - Karl Woelfel, 10th - Hailee Fisher, 11th - Madeline Kostroun, 19th - Cooper Smith

" The Milam County 4-H Consumer Decision Making teams participated at the District 8 4-H Consumer contest on Saturday, March 6 in Waco, the results are:
Juniors: 4th place team  Kendall Lee, Hannah Hux, Emily Graham, and Alexis Magre; Individual high placings: 4th Hannah Hux, 6th Alexis Magre
Intermediates: 3rd place high individual Danielle Pedroza
Senior participants: Evan McCoy, Emily McCoy, Natasha Ramthun, Phillip Rasco

" District 8 4-H Nutrition Quiz Bowl team members also participated this Saturday. Team members were Elaine Luckey, Evan McCoy, Emily McCoy, and Natasha Ramthun.

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