4-H Dates to Remember

Camp Catch Phrase

4-H Camp Catch a Phrase -October 31, 2024

What’s a good theme for 4-H Camp 2025?-Send in your most creative ideas for a slogan -- in (7) words or less. Illustrations must accompany the phrase and will be part of the contest. The contest is open to all 4-H Club members. The winning slogan will be one that is brief and “catchy,” capturing the spirit of 4-H Camp Grant Walker. The art work and slogan be used in its entirety, or used as the concept for the final artwork. Logo and slogan will be on all publicity for camp and the camp T-shirt, and the winner will receive a monetary award.
Mail entries to: Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center 3000 Hwy. 8 Pollock, LA 71467 Email entries to: CampGrantWalker@agcenter.lsu.edu
Include the following: Full name & age of person submitting the slogan, Parish/4-H Club, complete mailing address, and phone number.

Fall Cookery Contests

Fall Cookery Contest & Kitchen Skills Workshop-October 15

4-H’ers do you enjoy helping prepare meals at home? If so, you need to get those cookbooks out and prepare your special recipes to enter in the commodity cookery contests on
October 15. Check-In 5:15 p.m. Judging at 5:30 p.m.

Youth will participate in a fun Kitchen Skills Workshop while dishes are being judged
next door!
Pre-registration is requested before 10/11/2024. Contest will be held in the 4-H Meeting Room (23) of the Courthouse. (Back of courthouse, by the parking area.)

1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be given for each division and category.
Enter only one dish per division.
Dishes cannot be split between divisions.

Contestants will display their dishes on table to be judged, along with recipe. Do not put your name on recipe. Remember: prepare whole recipe and bring only half of the dish to exhibit in the contest. Leave other half at home to enjoy with your family!
All final garnishes and entry placement for the dish should be done by contestant.

Dishes are prepared by 4-H’er the night before the cookery at home, chilled (40 Degrees F or Lower), and transported to the contest on ice, in a hard ice chest. ** 1st & 2nd Place in the Rice and Egg qualify for Regional Cookery in April.**

Rice Cookery **

Rules: Dish must contain 1 cup of cooked Brown or White rice. Rice should be the focal point of the dish. Traditional rice Krispie treats do not meet the contest requirements.

Egg Cookery**

Rules: Two categories 4-H’ers may enter: Egg Dessert or Egg Other. Dish must contain 4 Whole Eggs, 4 yolks, or 4 whites that makes one standard dish. No raw eggs in the final product.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Challenge

Rules: Entry will be traditional sandwich. Must contain peanut butter - smooth or crunchy. Jelly is optional. All other toppings are fair game. Focus on complimentary ingredients to balance your creation: Sweet countered with Spice /Salt, Smooth & Crunchy textures, etc. Only category that may be prepared day of contest.

Flavors of Fall Culinary Class

Flavors of Fall Class-October 14
Who likes to spend time in the kitchen? Come join other youth in the “4-H kitchen” on October 14 and indulge in the bold and savory flavors of Fall during this culinary class. Participants will have a hands-on learning experience to sharpen their knife skills, food safety knowledge, and culinary skills. The class is open to 4th-6th grade youth. A $30 registration fee is due by 10/7.

Limited to 20 participants. See Handout Flyer!

Geaux Grilling Workshop

The Geaux Grilling Workshop-October 21

We will be lighting fires and cranking up the pits at the LaSalle 4-H Food Science Grilling Workshop. 7th - 12th grade 4-H’ers, join us for a hands-on learning experience into meat science, and food safety and preparation. Bring your appetite to the 4-H meeting room under the courthouse on Monday, October 21 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Closed-toe shoes are a must! Return the $10 registration fee to help cover food costs to: LaSalle 4-H, P.O. Box 101, Jena, LA 71342. Deadline to Register October 7, 2024. Registration flyer available at club meetings this month.

Level I Shooting Sports Instructor Trainings for Adults

4-H Level I Shooting Sports Instructor Trainings for Adults

Want to get your parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles involved in the shooting sports program? Do they like to work with youth to improve 4-H’ers skill in firearm or archery safety and knowledge? Below are the remainder of this year’s training offerings.

Interested adults, please contact the 4-H office for additional information. Online 4-H Volunteer Enrollment is Required. Shooting Sports instructors are background checked. Register for trainings through 4-H Online.

October 19-20– Grant Parish; Archery, Air Rifle/BB/.22 Rifle, Hunting Skills (2-Days), (Due Oct. 9)

November 2 – Ouachita Parish; Archery, Air Rifle/BB/.22 Rifle, Shotgun (Due October 23)

Livestock Updates

2025 Market and Commercial Animal Validation

The 2025 LSU Market and Commercial Animal Validation is just around the corner. All show animals must be entered in your 4-H Online account before your respected Possession Date. Market and Commercial animals are required to be entered in your 4-H Online account, DNA collected , Ear Tagged before the possession / validation date. Any animals not validated by the validation deadline will not show at the Parish, District or State Livestock Show. Validation is $7.00 per head.

Market: Sheep & Goats; Commercial: Heifers, Dairy, Ewe and Does; Breeding Animals: Beef, Sheep, Goat , Dairy, & Poultry

Validation / Possession Date: November 11, 2024

Miniature Cattle District / State Breeding Rabbit Shows

Validation / Possession Date: November 18, 2024 Validation / Possession Date: December 3, 2024 / December 31, 2024

Breeding, Market, & Commercial Hog: District / State Show Meat Rabbit Pens:

Validation / Possession Date: December 2, 2024 Validation / Possession Date: January 2, 2025 / January 30, 2025

Any animal not validated or in possession by date stated will be ineligible to show at the 2024 LSU AgCenter Livestock Shows.
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Registered Breeding Animal exhibitors will enter animal information into their 4-H Online account Before the Possession Deadline. Exhibitors will also Upload Registration Papers to the program. If papers are Pending, Contact the 4-H office for a “Registration Paper Pending Form.” Late papers after the 30-day window will result in a $250 fee per paper.

Market & Commercial Breeding Animal exhibitors will enter animal information on or before Validation/Possession Deadline into their 4-H Online account. Online animal enrollment is in ADDITION to submitting DNA samples and validation fees ($7) to the 4-H Office.

Poultry & Rabbit Exhibitors will upload a side profile picture of their birds before Validation / Possession date in 4-H Online.

FFA Members Exhibiting at LSU Livestock Shows must create a 4-H Online account. Mark your school club as your schools “FFA Chapter” and enter animals before possession deadlines.

*Exhibitors will not have access to enter animals in their online account after possession deadline.*

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Broiler Entries - State Exhibits

Looking for a lower costing, fun and educational opportunity to experience a 4-H livestock project?Then the Broiler
Project is for you! All 4-H members who want to show broilers at the State Livestock show need to contact the 4-H office.

Payment is due with order form! Minimum order of 25 chicks. 80 cents per chick. Make checks payable: LaSalle Parish 4-H.
Orders are due to the 4-H Office before November 13, 2024. Delivery Date (tentative) January 2, 2025.

Exhibitors are limited to show one pen of pullets and/or one pen of cockerels at state.An entry consist of three (3) broiler either three pullets or three cockerels.
Tentative Show Dates: - Check in February 11, 2025; Show on February 12, 2025.

National 4-H Week

National 4-H Week! - October 7 - 11, 2024

Show your community or school what 4-H means to you. School clubs may setup displays inside or outside to promote National 4-H Week. Email your 4-H displays, additional activities, and any descriptions of the events should be sent to Mr. Silas at
scecil@agcenter.lsu.edu . Pictures of displays should be sent the 4-H Office by October 25.

Other ideals to celebrate National 4-H Week include: Cookies for Teachers, Weeding School Flower Bed, or Setting up 4-H Display at school.

Seed of the Month Club

LaSalle Parish 4-H is starting a Seed of the Month Club and accepting 4-H members who would like to participate. Each month members will receive a packet of seeds or planting material with instructions on planting, watering, growing, and harvesting. Project activity guides will also accompany the seeds that include recipes, and a wide variety of gardening education. To register, please contact the 4-H office at 318-992-2205 or return registration slip included in the monthly newsletter.

Shooting Sports Camp

4-H Shooting Sports Camp - December 6-8, 2024

Ready to hone your marksmanship skills? Current 4-H Shooting Sports members 9-13 years old can attend the 4-H Shooting Sports Camp at Camp Grant Walker on December 6-8, 2024. Registration will occur through the 4H Online system.

Campers will select and participate in one of several different disciplines. (Archery, Shotgun, or .22 Rifle or Air Rifle/Air Pistol/ BB.) Camp includes two nights lodging, meals, snacks, drinks, targets, and t-shirt. Shooters provide their own ammo/arrows, firearms / bows and other protective equipment.
Registration fee is $130 per youth. Parents may also attend at camper price. Adults must be overnight chaperoned trained and background checked. Registration and Payment Deadline is November 18 via 4H Online. Payment options also include check or money order mailed to the State Office in Baton Rouge. Look under your events tab to register. Level 1 and Level 2 instructors as well as State Shooting Sports Ambassadors will provide instruction and training for youth to hone their skills.

Sweet Potato Fundraiser

Sweet Potato Fundraiser

LaSalle Parish 4-H members are selling 40 pound boxes of Louisiana Sweet Potatoes for $30 a box during the month of October.

Help a 4-H’er with their cost of 4-H Camp, Challenge Camp, LOST Camp, 4-H University, other camps, and competitions!
Proceeds from each box an individual sells helps them offset their registration fees, transportation, 4-H supplies, service projects, and more.

Orders and money must be turned in to the 4-H office by October 28, 2024. Find a 4-H member to place an order or stop by the 4-H office today. Potatoes will be available for pickup on November 7 between 3:00-6:00 p.m.

The Great Pumpkin Workshop

The Great Pumpkin Workshop

Attention Club members - 4th-6th grades.This year we will be holding the Pumpkin Workshop on October 28 in the 4-H Office’s downstairs conference room #23 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR OWN CLEANED-OUT PUMPKIN!!

At the workshop you will learn how to grow your own pumpkins, the nutritional value, create pumpkin snacks, and ice cream. Don’t forget Glow-in-the-Dark Slime! The highlight of the workshop will be “pumpkin carving”. You will be able to carve your own pumpkin to bring home and display for Halloween. You must bring a pumpkin that has been cleaned and is ready for carving. Return the registration form given at club meeting with $10.00 to the LSU AgCenter Office by October 16.

Tractor Supply Co. Paper Clovers

Tractor Supply Co. Paper Clovers

Tractor Supply stores in communities across the country have long supported 4-H clubs and now Tractor Supply has had an official partnership with the National 4-H Council as a source for 4-H project
supplies.

The Paper Clover drive will occur October 2-13, 2024. Please check out the clovers and help support the local 4-H Youth development programming efforts!

Water Rocket Workshop

4-H Water Rocket Workshop - Pre-registerbefore November 1

Science, Engineering and Technology Clubs or SET in a way for 4-H’ers to explore the mathematics and physics of the world around them and apply what you have been learning in math and science class in a fun and exciting way.

Members will need to supply three (3) empty 2-Liter Coke bottles (Old Style Mountain Dew Type) for the workshop.

Workshop is slated for Monday, November 11, 2024.We will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last tentatively till 2:00 p.m. at the Jena Fair Barn (Community Center). Act fast, this will be limited to the first 20 members in 4 - 6 grades.
Registration for the event is $15. Lunch will be provided.

Workshop registration flyer is available to members at the club meeting or visit our Facebook page at LaSalle Parish 4-H!

Winter Wonderland Culinary Class

Winter Wonderland Culinary Class-December 9

Save the date! Participants will enjoy preparing healthy holiday recipes, while learning about food safety and improving their culinary skills. This class will be led by Madison Marien, Extension Agent.
More details to come!