Dates to Remember:
May 27 – 29 – Horse Camp , Franklinton Parish Arena
May 29 – Northshore Horse Show, Franklinton Parish Arena
June 3 - 4-H Day at Capital, please call the office for details
June 11 - Dairy Day Cookery, 9:30 a.m., Capdeboscq Dairy
June 23 - 26 - 4-H University, LSU, Baton Rouge
June 29 – July 1 - SE District Horse Show, LSU in Baton Rouge
July 6 - 11 - State Horse Show, Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe
July 13 – 17 - 4-H Camp at Camp Grant Walker, Pollack
July 15 - State Records due to LSU
August TBA – Southern Regional Horse show
August TBA - 4-H Day at LSU, more info coming out in early August!!
Let JoAnna know if you want tickets ASAP
4-H Day at the Capitol: June 3, 2009, please call the office for details
Tangipahoa Parish Dairy Day: Dairy Day is held each year and sponsored by the Tangipahoa Parish Cooperative Extension Service to honor the Dairymen of Tangipahoa Parish. There will be an awards program and steak dinner for the participants of Dairy Day. Our Dairy Poster Winners from Achievement Day will be honored and we will have a Dairy Foods Contest. Dairy Day will be June 11, 2009. It will be held at Henry & Stanna Capdeboscq, Jr. Dairy in the Husser community, off LA 445, 9 miles East of Amite, off of Hwy 16. Please have your dish there by 9:30 a.m.
Rules for Dairy Foods Contest: Four Divisions: Appetizer, Salad, Main Dish and Dessert. You must use at least one cup of a dairy product in your dish. Only one serving of the dish can be exhibited. You must have a copy of the recipe, with your name, school and grade you will be in on the back of the recipe. You may enter all four categories, but you may not enter more than one dish per category. Remember this is your first opportunity to start getting points for the 2009 - 2010 school year.
4-H University: Potential 4-H University delegates for Tangipahoa Parish will be receiving a letter about attending 4-H University, you must be 13 years old as of January 1, 2009. If you are interested in going PLEASE, PLEASE call the office no later than May 26th and leave your name and phone number, so we can start planning for 4-H U. You MUST pay your money no later than June 4th . You will receive more information about this later. The earlier you call the more organized we can be.
4-H Day at LSU Game; Date will be announced first part of August. Please let JoAnna know if you want to go. Tickets will be around 25 – 30 dollars!
JoAnna T. Pesson
Extension Agent
Chic A. Core
County Agent
Membership and participation in activities and events are open to all citizens without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. If you have a disability that requires special accommodation for your participation in the meetings / or programs please contact JoAnna Pesson or Chic Core before the date of meeting / or program.