The Time of Our Lives - Spring Fling!!!

What do the Cha Cha Slide, Delicious Desserts, and Crazy Costumes have in common?
The Spring Fling, of course!
Friday, April 26th, 2013 (AKA Tomorrow) at the County Extension Office and up on the 5th floor, there will be a room full of fun!
With fun dances like the Hokey Pokey and the Chicken Dance, a delicious Desserts competition, a fun costume contest, Minute to Win It games, Yummy food, and even some board games for those who don't want to dance, I'm betting everyone there will have the Time of Their Lives!!!

*Since I listed all that fast, let me break it down*
Tons of fun dancing!  (And don't worry if you don't know how to dance (I don't!)...you'll catch on in no time)
A Desserts competition (Bring a Dessert, if you want! Not required, but recommended!)
A Costume contest (Again, not required, but recommended! (Costumes can be anything appropriate - there is no theme))
Minute to Win It Games
A potluck (PLEASE BRING FOOD OR WE WILL NOT EAT. (And I really want to eat))
Board Games

The night will begin at 7:00 (Set-up begins at 5:30, and everyone is welcome to come help!!!) and ends at 9:30 (Clean-up ends at 10:00, and again, please help!!!).
I hope to see everyone there!

~Amanda

Share the Fun: 2013!

 Hey, all!
Share-the-Fun 2013 was a lot of...well...Fun!  With 30 acts and about 50 youth participating, it was a great night to come out and see!  Congrats to everyone who participated!

Educational Presentations

Where could a person spend an evening learning about bass fishing, goat halters, theatrical stage management, quilting, silhouetting, equine genetics, slippery slopes, and more????

4-H Educational Presentations Night, of course.

Last week, 27 youth demonstrated their public speaking skills as they educated the audience with their presentations.   GREAT JOB !!!

4-H 4-1-1

Hey, all!  With Share-the-Fun (The annual talent competition) right around the corner (March 22nd), I've decided to bring back some fun memories from last year's talent night :)

Without further ado, I present 4-H 4-1-1, a skit done by 'Kate Wombler' and 'Mandy Rochelle'!!!

(I hear they might be doing something again this year...but you'll have to come to Share-the-Fun to see it!)

Beekeeping!

McCrae was abuzz with excitement when she was notified that she was a recipient of the MetroBeekeepers Association Scholarship Program.

The program provides all the equipment necessary for the recipient to become a hobbyist beekeeper. She received an orientation and a beekeeping suit. She will have her own hive to learn from and take care of during the process.

She will join past recipients, Kendall Lisle and Sam Babler as they pursue their interests in beekeeping.  Congrats, McCrae!

Tarrant County Food Show

Seven 4-H members recently qualified to represent Tarrant County at the upcoming District 4 Food Show. Each member selected a favorite recipe aligned with this year’s theme, “Healthy Holidays”. Each category represents one of the sections of MyPlate.   

The 4-H members are as follows:

Alexandria Lancaster	Dairy	Junior Division
Jair Polk	Protein	Junior Division
Samaira Polk	Fruits & Vegetables	Junior Division
Felicity Roberts	Grains	Junior Division
Katie Scevers	Protein	Intermediate Division
Robbie Scevers	Fruits & Vegetables	Intermediate Division
Tressa Watkins	Fruits & Vegetables	Senior Division

Eco-Bot Challenge

Several clubs in Tarrant County celebrated National Youth Science day by conducting an Eco-bot challenge! 
An Eco-bot is a tiny robot made from a small motor, a watch battery, tape, and a toothbrush head.  The watch battery and motor are taped onto the toothbrush, which causes it to vibrate and move forward, backward, or (In the case of my Eco-bot, 'Bill',) in circles!
The challenge was to 'Program' your Eco-bot to clean birdseed off of a piece of paper, which simulated an oil spill on a beach that was too dangerous for humans to clean.
My Eco-bot did incredibly well, cleaning up over 60% of the birdseed in two minutes.  We all had a great time.  Above is a video made by Gage Milton from Countryside 4-H, showing how he and his fellow 4-Her's created the Eco-bots and tested them. 

Trinity Trash Bash

On Saturday, September 15^th 3,000 volunteers showed up bright and early to give back to the community by cleaning up the Fort Worth section of the Trinity River at the Trinity River Trash Bash.  This has been the largest turn-out in the event's 21 year history, beating last year's attendance by 1,000 volunteers!!!  In two short hours our hard working volunteers cleaned up over 9.5 TONS of trash!
Afterwards, volunteers headed over to the Panther Island Pavilion for an AWESOME afterparty hosted by Radio Disney!  There was food, games, booths, and most importantly, DOOR PRIZES!!!
Many 4-Her's participated, and we all had a blast at the Bash!  The afterparty was fun, as well!  Many prizes were given away, including gift cards, a beautiful quilt, and Fishing Poles (Two of which my family won!!!)
Hope to see you all there next year!!!

~Amanda

FilmFest!

The National 4-H FilmFest in Branson, MO took place August 5-8th. Tarrant County participants, Cameron Milton and Gage Milton from Countryside 4-H received the "Buzz Award" for their short narrative film entitled, "The Herb of Nithinian". The "Buzz Award" is a special recognition award given to the film spoken highly of during the FilmFest. The FilmFest included guest presenters from the industry such as Director, Sandy Tung; Casting Director, Joni Tackette; Bill & Gail Lennon, Musicians; Farrel Levy, Film Editor; Cinematorgraphy, Mike Haviland (outdoor photographer), Russell Weston (Specialist in Remote Locations) and David Wilson spoke about creating a flim festival. The Festival attendees enjoyed a tour of the largest IMAX theater in the midwest and being guests at the Kirby VanBurch Magic Show.  Great job, guys!

Tarrant County 4-H 2011-2012 Memories

Click on the link below to see all the fun we had this past year!

http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a4d774e5441354d6a513d0d0a&blogview=true

AND: Here's the video that the lovely 2011-2012 Historian, Ms. Amanda Roach (Ever notice 'She' comes up a lot?  :D) made of all the pictures!!!