tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89021536956089294372017-09-08T18:16:54.755-05:00Dallas County 4-HHowdy! Welcome to the Dallas County 4-H Blog. Learn all there is to know about important information pertaining to 4-H projects, meetings and events in Dallas County, Texas.
This blog serves as an online form of communication between community, school and special interest clubs.
Be a 4-H Junkie by following through e-mail or bookmark this page to stay informed on how Dallas County 4-H is "Making the Best Better".Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-26166673599405485562016-02-26T16:20:00.001-06:002016-02-26T16:21:13.373-06:004-H Spring Break Camp
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Does your child like rockets, animals, or gardening? If yes,
then 4-H is perfect for them! 4-H believes in the power of young people to make a difference. We
are America's largest youth development and youth mentoring organization -
empowering almost six million kids with the skills to lead for a lifetime.
Dallas County 4-H will be Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-23143690018216347712015-11-14T12:12:00.000-06:002015-11-16T12:17:24.553-06:00Cooke County Archery TournamentUrbanite archers had a great time at the Cooke County indoor archery tournament on Saturday in Gainsville.
Jefferson C. 1st place Intermediate Barebow
Eamon S. 1st place Senior Barebow
McKenzie S. 3rd place Senior Barebow
Michael A. 4th place Senior Compound Aided
Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-61968857900652201072015-11-08T12:07:00.000-06:002015-11-16T12:12:48.284-06:00Quiz Bowl Dallas County invitational quiz bowls were held on Sunday at the county office. Competitive teams went head to head in three contests, Food and Nutrition, Horse and Poultry.
Urbanite Senior Poultry Team
Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-49558739457718101012015-11-08T11:43:00.000-06:002015-11-17T07:43:21.242-06:00Greek Cowboys are cooking!<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-4418262264746196702015-10-12T08:25:00.000-05:002015-10-12T08:25:14.765-05:00How Sweet It Is! The Greek Cowboys of Coppell assisted Helping Hands Coppell Community
Gardeners harvest sweet potatoes as well as sand and seal the wood
handles of 3 wheelbarrows for our One Day 4H community service project.
The kids harvested over 100 pounds of sweet potatoes and even
reconditioned the soil for the next planting. The gardeners were very
grateful for their refurbished wheelbarrow handlesDallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-42688343432016008952015-10-10T11:51:00.000-05:002015-11-16T12:07:35.068-06:00A gift to last a lifetime<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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mso-padding-alt:0in Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-87833868951502244192015-09-15T15:59:00.000-05:002015-09-27T16:02:01.089-05:00Greek Cowboys Homecoming FloatGreek Cowboys of Coppell had a float in the Coppell Homecoming Parade. Members enjoyed decorating. We will meet this Monday the
21st at 6:30 pm at Town Center Elementary for our monthly club meeting.
Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-2641755030438986742015-08-11T12:24:00.000-05:002015-08-11T12:24:29.129-05:00Shoot Like A Pro WorkshopDallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-1285018184678874752015-01-13T19:59:00.000-06:002015-01-13T19:59:16.310-06:00Much To-Do at the Zoo
Zookeeper, Christina Eastwood is welcoming our Dallas County 4-H members to come help work behind the scenes making enrichment toys for the animals at the Dallas Zoo on
Saturday, January 17th.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Zookeeper
Eastwood informed me of a few changes. She has received approval for us
to work behind the scenes in a DIFFERENT part of the zoo. YEAH!
However, that being said the new Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-2825377734634912682015-01-12T14:19:00.002-06:002015-01-12T14:19:59.124-06:00Lucky Heart Cafe now accepting reservations
The
Dallas County 4-H Council will host a dinner fundraiser on Sun. Feb. 15th
at the Dallas County AgriLife Extension Office. The Valentine’s Lucky
Heart Café will be open for one night only. This fundraiser will
specifically assist 4-H members
planning to attend State 4-H Round-up in College Station, Texas.
Any 4-H member age 11 and up, that is planning to attend Round-up, can Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-23000221591833609392015-01-08T10:41:00.000-06:002015-01-08T10:41:09.018-06:00Feed the Green
Mark your calendars now for the 2015 Texas 4-H Roundup
June 8-11, 2015
There are several changes this year that you will want to know about. Download the NEW Roundup Guide here: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/files/2014/12/roundup_guide_2015.pdfDallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-88937838785098672212015-01-08T10:29:00.001-06:002015-01-08T10:29:34.003-06:00TEEA Scholarship Information
The
Texas Extension Education Association is a long-time supporter to the
youth of the Texas 4-H Program. One of many ways this organization shows
their support
annually is through District TEEA 4-H scholarships. Each district
awards a state level scholarship to a deserving 4-H member (female
OR male) annually for their work and successes in 4-H and
some districts may award additional Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-36666622439687800742014-11-16T09:14:00.000-06:002014-11-16T09:14:14.268-06:00Cooke County Indoor Archery MatchEight Dallas County archers braved the cold on Saturday to compete in the Cooke County Indoor Archery Match in Gainsville, Texas. Hand warmers were distributed to each competitor as they checked-in and they helped to keep fingers warm between ends.
It may have been cold but the Dallas County team was on fire! Everyone placed in their division and had a very successful (and fun) day.
Two Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-31552825730266627942014-10-15T21:44:00.000-05:002014-10-15T21:44:43.118-05:00Greek Cowboys on Parade
The Greek Cowboys tried to raise awareness and lasso some new club members by marching in the Coppell homecoming parade. Club reporter Mallory Sherrer said "We hope some people might be interested in joining us for our next meeting after they see us in the parade. We thought this would be a good way to tell people in our community about our club."
Go team!
Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-85613741960879876042014-10-12T22:25:00.000-05:002014-10-15T22:25:28.674-05:00Urbanites have something to crow about! Urbanites had a grand time at the Poultry Show at the State Fair of Texas!
A dozen Urbanite club members entered their prize poultry and eggs in the Poultry Show at the State Fair of Texas. Almost 700 birds and hundreds of eggs were exhibited at this open show. Urbanites came home with loads of ribbons and the bragging rights that accompany them.
Sunday morning the club hosted a bagel brunch Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-38022730002752203332014-09-27T22:53:00.000-05:002014-11-16T09:14:51.413-06:00R-R-Ruff day in KaufmanKaufman County hosted a day long dog workshop and dog show at their
fairgrounds. Attendees participated in workshops training their dogs in
obedience, rally and showmanship in the morning and then had the
opportunity to put their new skill to the test at the afternoon dog
show.
The next workshop is scheduled for Saturday October 25th. Come join in the fun. Contact Tamra for registration Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-72570635747752502612014-08-23T08:17:00.000-05:002014-09-11T08:17:55.060-05:00Greek Cowboys Community ServiceThe Greek Cowboys of Coppell visited residents at Sandy Lake
Rehabilitation Center the Saturday before school started. The club
tries to visit every other month.
Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-27344568021532149962014-05-31T09:10:00.000-05:002014-06-01T09:12:08.777-05:00Thank You Tractor Supply!We had our 4-H promotion and fundraiser today at Tractor Supply in Mesquite. It was a huge success and helped raise funds for the robotics competition group. A big thanks to Tractor Supply for their generous donation and continually supporting 4-H youth. Thanks also to all that attended - Katie Bird, David Brock, Haven Giglotti, Jan Bird, Emily Brock, Maryann Goltl & Christina Giglotti.
Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-60382493471906780872014-05-12T15:58:00.002-05:002014-05-12T15:58:42.865-05:00Photo Contest Winners Announced
Twenty-six
4-Hers entered over 150 photographs across 15 categories. In recent
years, the quality of the photography entries have improved and become
quite competitive. This year was no different with the majority of the
entries receiving a blue ribbon. Congrats to all that entered!
And the winners are...
PeopleBest Senior (Best of Category) - Michael ApodacaBest Intermediate - Elena Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-16464813919037741642014-05-12T13:12:00.002-05:002014-05-12T13:26:46.263-05:00Dallas County Entomology Team Takes Top District HonorsDistrict IV Entomology contest results are in!
Nine qualifying seniors from across District IV sat for the two-part written exam that tests both insect identification and insect knowledge.
Congratulations to the Dallas County Entomology Team for bringing home the gold! They are going to state!
Dallas County team members also garnered individual honors Michael Apodaca - 1st place, John KiehlDallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-34146336081993979082014-05-06T18:22:00.001-05:002014-05-06T18:22:38.132-05:00DALLAS COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICERS 2014-2015
Congratulations to the new Dallas County 4-H Council Officers
Chair – Marshall Sullivan (24K Hares/ Shotgun)
1st Vice – Lupe Ontiveros (Urbanites/ Quad Clovers)
2nd Vice – Haven Giglotti (Vet Geeks/ Lone Star / Matthew Rd)
3rd Vice – Katie Bird (Seagoville)
Assist Vice – Evan Kowalski (Greek Cowboys)
Treasurer – Ann Marie Robinson (Vet Geeks)
Secretary – Makenzie Sandefer (UrbanitesDallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-65441877984439626392014-05-06T12:50:00.000-05:002014-05-06T12:50:20.250-05:00Urbanites Caught Using Fowl Language...Again!It is a habit they can't seem to break. This was the 5th year that the Urbanites poultry project group has been caught using lots of fowl language at Stonewall Jackson Elementary school as part of Stonewall's annual fundraiser - Peep at the Coops. Project members brought their favorite birds and had fun sharing their knowledge with folks from all over Dallas who came to tour a variety of Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-7142776320860215522014-04-15T07:14:00.001-05:002014-04-15T07:14:45.111-05:00Greek Cowboys get a jump on EasterThe Greek Cowboys of Coppell 4H Club made Easter Eggs for the residents of Sandy Lake Rehabilitation Center. Members decorated and stuffed the Easter Eggs and then delivered them to residents at the facility on Saturday.
Dallas County 4-Hhttps://plus.google.com/111002419732336905925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902153695608929437.post-6393852497797913242014-04-07T20:30:00.001-05:002014-04-07T20:30:53.532-05:00Keeping Seagoville BeautifulSeagoville 4-H Club participated in a trash-bash in Seagoville on April 5th. Katie, Elizabeth, Jessica, Jade and Jordyn picked up at
least 5 bags of trash. They cleaned up around the baseball field
and pond at Central Park.
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