All Leon County 4-H and FFA Members wishing to show lamb or goat projects at the Major Spring 2008 Shows in Texas need to order tags by contacting the Texas Agrilife Extension Service at 903.536.2531 by August 25, 2008. Each tag will cost $10.00 and the tags will not be ordered until payment is recieved. Extension programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Shooting Sports Kid's Kamp
On Wednesday July 16, 2008,Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Leon
County journeyed to Oakwood to provide a Shooting Sports Kid's Kamp for
local youth. Volunteer trainers for the event were Mike Port, Ron
Morelock, and Steve Meyers. Youth who participated in the event were:
Andy, Gatlynn, and Tobe Johnson, and Corbin Chandler of Centerville, Sam
Wogerer of Jewitt, Cameron Biddle of Normangee, and Steven Millar of
Oakwood. After learning safety practices and the rules of the range,
the outdoorsmen, had a brief lunch break and began firing rounds of
ammunition. The first event was 22 caliber rifle target shooting. The
youth received four practice and recalibration shots on the center
target and then unloaded two live fires at each of the five outside
targets. This miniature challenge was exciting for the youth in many
ways. The youth also worked on their shooting accuracy with high
powered pellet guns. With a target about the size of a closed fist, many
of the youth crushed their clays the first shot. If you desire a child
you know to get involved with kids camps this summer or 4-H Shooting
Sports in the spring months, please call the Texas AgriLife Extension
Service in Leon County at (903)536-2531. Extension programs serve of all
ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion,
disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas
Cooperating.
Pic Texas Agrilife Volunteer Mr. Mike Port Watches as 4-H member Andy
Johnson fires a round!
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
County journeyed to Oakwood to provide a Shooting Sports Kid's Kamp for
local youth. Volunteer trainers for the event were Mike Port, Ron
Morelock, and Steve Meyers. Youth who participated in the event were:
Andy, Gatlynn, and Tobe Johnson, and Corbin Chandler of Centerville, Sam
Wogerer of Jewitt, Cameron Biddle of Normangee, and Steven Millar of
Oakwood. After learning safety practices and the rules of the range,
the outdoorsmen, had a brief lunch break and began firing rounds of
ammunition. The first event was 22 caliber rifle target shooting. The
youth received four practice and recalibration shots on the center
target and then unloaded two live fires at each of the five outside
targets. This miniature challenge was exciting for the youth in many
ways. The youth also worked on their shooting accuracy with high
powered pellet guns. With a target about the size of a closed fist, many
of the youth crushed their clays the first shot. If you desire a child
you know to get involved with kids camps this summer or 4-H Shooting
Sports in the spring months, please call the Texas AgriLife Extension
Service in Leon County at (903)536-2531. Extension programs serve of all
ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion,
disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas
Cooperating.
Pic Texas Agrilife Volunteer Mr. Mike Port Watches as 4-H member Andy
Johnson fires a round!
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Special Notice
All Leon County 4-H and FFA Members wishing to show lamb or goat projects at the Major Spring 2008 Shows in Texas need to order tags by contacting the Texas Agrilife Extension Service at 903.536.2531 by August 25, 2008. Each tag will cost $10.00 and the tags will not be ordered until payment is recieved. Extension programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
A Capitol Expierence!
From 1908 to 2008, the Texas 4-H program has asserted a century of excellence that can be traced from the cattle pastures of Leon County to the State Capitol itself. With a member population exceeding 600,000+ members, Texas 4-H represents interests ranging from agriculture and engineering to medicine and law. Thanks to the diligence of several 4-H members and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas 4-H Centennial has now exploded into the Senate and House Chambers of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. The exchange of political views and ideals during July 13 through July 16 are aimed at helping the best and brightest of Texas to understand and be a part of the legislative process which will shape their lives. Texas 4-H Congress is the premiere leadership experience for Texas 4-H members between the ages of 15 and 18. Held on the even numbers years in the Texas State Capitol, Texas 4-H Congress allows 4-H members to experience the law making process first hand by writing, submitting, and then serving as a member of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Press, or as a Lobbyist. From these roles, the 4-H members determine the faith of each bill submitted over the four day event. Leon County 4-H members Christi Cockrell, Will Mahaffey, Justin Pistone, Reagan Robertson and Agent Tommy Neyland participated in this event and had a wonderful opportunity.
Pic Caption:
Leon County 4-H Members Christi Cockrell, Will Mahaffey, Justin Pistone, Reagan Robertson and Agent Tommy Neyland
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Friday, July 11, 2008
Kids Kamp Outdoor Rec
Texas Agrilife Extension in Leon County host Outdoor Recreation Kids
Kamp at Pate Park in Buffalo!
On July 8, 2008 the Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Leon County
hosted an opportunity for local youth to get out doors and see what
there is to do and have fun right in our local community. The delights
of the outdoors are among the deepest, most passionate joys of
childhood, however increasing demands on parents working outside of the
home have resulted in growing numbers of children with less time to play
under adult supervision in their neighborhoods or in their yards.
Instead, they are spending more time behind locked doors watching
television, playing video and computer games, and as recent studies have
shown, growing obese. Other children often have afternoon schedules full
of structured activities, including music, dance instruction, drama
classes, and tennis lessons.
It is a widely held view that unstructured physical play is a
developmentally appropriate outlet for reducing stress in children’s
lives, and research shows that physical activity improves children’s
attentiveness and decreases restlessness. Following are a few reasons
why as parents we should support outdoor play time.
1. Play is an active form of learning that unites the mind, body,
and spirit. Until at least the age of nine, children’s learning occurs
best when the whole self is involved.
2. Play reduces the tension that often comes with having to achieve
or needing to learn. In play, adults do not interfere and children
relax.
3. Children express and work out emotional aspects of everyday
experiences through unstructured play.
4. Children permitted to play freely with peers develop skills for
seeing things through another person’s point of view--cooperating,
helping, sharing, and solving problems.
5. The development of children’s perceptual abilities may suffer
when so much of their experience is through television, computers,
books, work-sheets, and media that require only two senses. The senses
of smell, touch, and taste, and the sense of motion through space are
powerful modes of learning.
6. Children who are less restricted in their access to the outdoors
gain competence in moving through the larger world. Developmentally,
they should gain the ability to navigate their immediate environs (in
safety) and lay the foundation for the courage that will enable them
eventually to lead their own lives.
Our society has become increasingly complex, but there remains a need
for every child to feel the sun and wind on his cheek and engage in
self-paced play. Children’s attempts to make their way across monkey
bars, negotiate the hopscotch course, play jacks, or toss a football
require intricate behaviors of planning, balance, and strength--traits
we want to encourage in children. Ignoring the developmental functions
of unstructured outdoor play denies children the opportunity to expand
their imaginations beyond the constraints of the classroom. Extension
programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race,
color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M
University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County
Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Pic Caption:
Texas Agrilife Extension Service Intern Matthew Townsend leads the
youth in an activity.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Kamp at Pate Park in Buffalo!
On July 8, 2008 the Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Leon County
hosted an opportunity for local youth to get out doors and see what
there is to do and have fun right in our local community. The delights
of the outdoors are among the deepest, most passionate joys of
childhood, however increasing demands on parents working outside of the
home have resulted in growing numbers of children with less time to play
under adult supervision in their neighborhoods or in their yards.
Instead, they are spending more time behind locked doors watching
television, playing video and computer games, and as recent studies have
shown, growing obese. Other children often have afternoon schedules full
of structured activities, including music, dance instruction, drama
classes, and tennis lessons.
It is a widely held view that unstructured physical play is a
developmentally appropriate outlet for reducing stress in children’s
lives, and research shows that physical activity improves children’s
attentiveness and decreases restlessness. Following are a few reasons
why as parents we should support outdoor play time.
1. Play is an active form of learning that unites the mind, body,
and spirit. Until at least the age of nine, children’s learning occurs
best when the whole self is involved.
2. Play reduces the tension that often comes with having to achieve
or needing to learn. In play, adults do not interfere and children
relax.
3. Children express and work out emotional aspects of everyday
experiences through unstructured play.
4. Children permitted to play freely with peers develop skills for
seeing things through another person’s point of view--cooperating,
helping, sharing, and solving problems.
5. The development of children’s perceptual abilities may suffer
when so much of their experience is through television, computers,
books, work-sheets, and media that require only two senses. The senses
of smell, touch, and taste, and the sense of motion through space are
powerful modes of learning.
6. Children who are less restricted in their access to the outdoors
gain competence in moving through the larger world. Developmentally,
they should gain the ability to navigate their immediate environs (in
safety) and lay the foundation for the courage that will enable them
eventually to lead their own lives.
Our society has become increasingly complex, but there remains a need
for every child to feel the sun and wind on his cheek and engage in
self-paced play. Children’s attempts to make their way across monkey
bars, negotiate the hopscotch course, play jacks, or toss a football
require intricate behaviors of planning, balance, and strength--traits
we want to encourage in children. Ignoring the developmental functions
of unstructured outdoor play denies children the opportunity to expand
their imaginations beyond the constraints of the classroom. Extension
programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race,
color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M
University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County
Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Pic Caption:
Texas Agrilife Extension Service Intern Matthew Townsend leads the
youth in an activity.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
A Day with Dr. 75831
On July 9, 2008 The Texas Agrilife Extension Service hosted a Vet Science program at the Buffalo Animal Hospital. Dr. Russell Jonas and staff prepared a day of activities that allowed participants the opportunity to see first hand what happens day to day at the Animal Hospital. This also introduced the group to a new 4-H project.
The 4-H Veterinary Science Project is a 5-year curriculum based project with 100 lessons and 50 activities that gives youth interested in veterinary medicine opportunities to work in the field. The project is career-oriented and job-training so students can determine if this is a field they would like to pursue. Students who participate in this project will work with licensed veterinarians at their practice. By doing this hands on training they learn the knowledge and skills that are expected of a veterinary assistant. This will also be valuable on a resume and will help them to prepare for a professional program degree from an accredited university. This project has a set curriculum that allows youth and adults to work together to achieve success. It also allows for youth to develop an interest in veterinary medicine, human medicine and other allied health fields. Extension programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Pic Caption:
Dr. Jonas explains to the group the importance of vaccinations.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
The 4-H Veterinary Science Project is a 5-year curriculum based project with 100 lessons and 50 activities that gives youth interested in veterinary medicine opportunities to work in the field. The project is career-oriented and job-training so students can determine if this is a field they would like to pursue. Students who participate in this project will work with licensed veterinarians at their practice. By doing this hands on training they learn the knowledge and skills that are expected of a veterinary assistant. This will also be valuable on a resume and will help them to prepare for a professional program degree from an accredited university. This project has a set curriculum that allows youth and adults to work together to achieve success. It also allows for youth to develop an interest in veterinary medicine, human medicine and other allied health fields. Extension programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Pic Caption:
Dr. Jonas explains to the group the importance of vaccinations.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Thursday, July 3, 2008
4-H and FFA Members
All Leon County 4-H and FFA Members wishing to show lamb or goat projects at the Major Spring 2008 Shows in Texas need to order tags by contacting the Texas Agrilife Extension Service at 903.536.2531 by August 25, 2008. Each tag will cost $10.00 and the tags will not be ordered until payment is recieved. Extension programs serve of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
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