Clue: I used to be such a flake.

ATTENTION: All 4-H'ers who are still interested in participating in Shooting Sports. If you intend on participating in the 2011 season, you and a parent MUST attend one of the scheduled meetings:

Jan. 31, 2011
6:00 p.m.
LaSalle Extension Meeting Room

Feb. 1, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Dixie Center, Olla, La.

Instructors will be present to answer any questions about their discipline.
Archery, shotgun, and rifle will be the only disciplines offered this season.

PARENTS: We still need parents to volunteer to be assistant instructors in all three disciplines. Any help you may provide will be greatly appreciated.

• Photograph must be a 3" x 5" or 4" x 6."
• Target designated topic.
• Attach entry form to back of photo with clear tape.
• Do not mount photo on paper.
• Submitted to 4-H office by due date each month.

• Division I-4th grade
• Division II-5th-6th grade
• Division III 7th-8th grade
• Division IV-9th-12th grade

6 Ways to Make RESPONSIBLE Choices

· Consider what might happen. Think before you act.
· Help yourself be responsible by getting and staying organized
· Obey rules and laws in your home, school, and community.
· Ignore bad ideas that pop into your head. Change what you are thinking or doing to something good.
· Choose the choice that is best for you and others.
· Earn trust by showing you can be counted on.

Q – What is the difference between fruits and vegetables?

A – Seeds make the difference. Any fleshy part of a plant that grows from a flower is called its“fruit.” If this part contains seeds, like an orange, an apple, a peach, or even a tomato, is considered a fruit. If it has no seeds, like broccoli, lettuce, or carrots – it is considered a vegetable.

Thursday, Jan.27, 2011
Extension Meeting Room
LaSalle Parish Courthouse
Jena, La.

Check-in at 4:30 p.m.
Judging at 5:00 p.m.

Pre-register by Jan.24, 2011.

Categories are Eggs, Poultry, and Pecan.

A 4-H’er may enter only one dish in each category. Enter the complete dish with a serving utensil and a recipe.

Dish must be cold, on ice and in an ice chest.

Egg

A 4-H’er may enter only one dish in the Egg Cookery.

Categories are:

• Appetizer/Salad
• Main Dish
• Dessert.

No raw eggs allowed in the final product.

The complete dish must be exhibited, along with a recipe and serving utensil. The dish must use at least (4) eggs. They may be whole eggs, egg whites, egg yolks or any combination as long as at least four eggs must be used.

Poultry

A 4-H’er may enter only one dish in the Poultry Cookery.

Enter one complete dish with recipe, and serving utensil in one of the following categories. Dish may be any type: Appetizer, Salad, Main Dish, or Snack. Exhibit entire dish.

Categories are:

• Chicken
• Processed Poultry

Chicken—Dish must contain at least 2 pounds bone-in chicken or 1 pound de-boned chicken. The 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, and Cornish Hen.

Processed Poultry—A dish which includes a minimum of 12 ounces of processed (value added) are poultry products which have undergone special processing. Marinated, breaded, seasoned and reformed products are examples of special processing techniques. Some products are listed below:

Note: All dishes containing turkey items (whole, part or processed) should be entered in 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

Pecans

A 4-H’er may enter only one dish in the Pecan Cookery. Enter one complete dish with a serving utensil and a recipe in one of the following categories.

Dish must contain at least 1 cup of pecans in recipe.

Categories are:

• Candy
• Dessert
• Other

AMBASSADOR CONTEST

Any 4-H member may enter one category in each agricultural commodity ambassador program.

Choose one of the following categories on which to focus:

1. Production of commodity.
2. Food preparation and nutritive value.
3. Food safety practices.
4. Processing.
5. Marketing.

Division I—Grades 4-6 Requirements:
a) Contestant designs a standard 22” x 28” poster relating to one of the five categories listed above.
b) Contestant presents a two- to three-minute explanation of poster project.
c) Contestant responds to questions from judges. No dish is required. No notes or outlines are to be used other than wording on poster.

Division II—Grades 7-9 Requirements:
a) Contestant designs a standard 22” x 28” poster relating to one of the above categories.
b) Contestant prepares an essay about the selected subject not to exceed 500 words or three typed pages, 12 to 14 spaces per inch, double spaced.
c) Contestant presents a two- to three-minute explanation of the subject.
d) Contestant responds to questions from judges. No dish is required.

Division III—Grades 10-12 Requirements: Contestant will present a five- to eight-minute illustrated talk on commodity. The talk can be about a specific idea or an overview. No PowerPoint presentations, slides or posters will be allowed. No table displays or props will be allowed. No notes or outlines are to be used while giving the presentation.

For more information call the LaSalle Parish 4-H Office at 318-992-2205.