Classic 4-H 2nd Meeting: Cooking with Kids, Officer Elections

It’s not too late to get involved in a great 4-H club this year!
2nd Meeting/Classic 4-H Club :
June 29th, 2010
12-1:00 pm~ Rusk Civic Center ~Rusk
Cost = FREE!

Open to youth ages 8 to 17 yrs or Clover Kid groups ages 5 to 7 yrs.

Please bring your lunch (drinks are provided) and join us Tuesday, June 29th at noon for the kick-off meeting to finish sign ups, elect officers, and plan for the summer activities ahead! The Rusk Civic Center is located on 555 Euclid Street just off of hwy 69.

Special Project this week: Cooking with Kids - everyone bring your favorite recipe that you can make or a great cookbook and we are going to make your very own cook books!

Need more info: contact Rene’ McCracken, Cooperative Extension Agent - Prairie View A&M University, At 903-683-5416 or lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu.


Rene' McCracken
Prairie View A&M University
Cooperative Extension Agent
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Cherokee County, TX
903-683-5416

First Meeting Classic 4-H Club 6-22 Noon at Rusk

It’s not too late to get involved in a great 4-H club this year!
First Meeting/Classic 4-H Club :
June 22, 2010
12-1:00 pm~ Rusk Civic Center ~Rusk
Cost = FREE!

What can you do in 4-H?
You can go where you want to go, visit new places, learn new stuff, do new things, make new friends, and even become a new you! Activities to come: Camping, Fishing Trip, Tour of local farms and ranches, Teen retreats and visits to college campuses, and so much more. Open to youth ages 8 to 17 yrs or Clover Kid groups ages 5 to 7 yrs.

Please bring your lunch (drinks are provided) and join us Tuesday, June 22nd at noon for the kick-off meeting to finish sign ups and plan for the summer activities ahead! The Rusk Civic Center is located on 555 Euclid Street just off of hwy 69.

Need more info: contact Rene’ McCracken, Cooperative Extension Agent – Prairie View A&M University, At 903-683-5416 or lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu.

Classic 4-H Club Sign-Up NOW!

Classic 4-H Club Meeting This Summer!
Hello 4-H Members, Parents, and Friends:

Sign-up days are Tonight at the extension office, June 1, 2010 from 6 to 7 pm. Also during the AgriLife Fair at Extension Office, June 8, 2010 from 1-6 pm.

If you are looking for something great to do this summer, contact Rene' McCracken and get signed up, space is limited, members will be taken on a first come first serve basis. 903-683-5416 or lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu.

These sign ups will be come and go - similar to sign-up's for baseball. Once I have gathered my "team" I will contact the parents and 4-H members for meeting times, places, and dates for our summer adventures. If you cannot make either of the sign-up times but would still like to be involved in the club - drop by the extension office in Rusk during work hours to complete the forms.

Classic 4-H Club Meeting This Summer!

Hello 4-H Members, Parents, and Friends:

The Classic 4-H Club which previously met in New Summerfield is getting ready to get going this summer! Several activities have been planed with a focus on leadership, career preparedness and exploration. Some great tours are planned, like visit to Powell's Deer Farm and Mother Francis Hospital in Jacksonville. Depending on the preferences of youth participating - the sky is the limit for what careers or occupations we will explore.

Near the end of the summer we will have a day camp with several locations already pledged to host us for a day of fishing, camp fire cooking, games, survivor skills, and wild life identification.

If you are looking for something great to do this summer, contact Rene' McCracken and get signed up, space is limited, members will be taken on a first come first serve basis. 903-683-5416 or lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu.

Goat Clip Clinic ~ March 20, 2010 Jacksonville

Goat Clip Clinic
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Beginning at 10:00 am
At: Cherokee County Showbarn, Jacksonville
Cost: $10 includes grooming, show registration, and meal for participant, group discounts available, practice your showmanship skills before the show with our judge who will coach you and provide the advantage to edge out your competition.
All Are Welcome To Attend! Great opportunity for goat judging teams to practice as well. Must RSVP at 903-683-5416.

Directions to Shawnee Creek Ranch

Directions to Classic 4-H Day Camp at Shawnee Creek Ranch, Sat, March 30th
starting at 5 pm


In Henderson on Hwy 79, turn south at Kroger on FM 225 and go 6 miles.
Turn right on CR 447,
The ranch is on the left the log cabin home is the first turn in on the left, and the
second turn in goes to the lake.
Watch for signs and take the second drive into the lake pasture.

If you get lost call Rene' at 903-316-1041
See you there! The weather is suppose to be great!

Remember bring camping items, fishing poles and equipment if you have them, and whatever your brood will eat. Also don't forget the bug spray!

Classic 4-H Club Family Day Camp May 30th

Classic 4-H Club to Host Family Fun Day Camp at Shawnee Creek Ranch

Submitted by: Rene’ McCracken, CEP-AgNR

The smell of summer is in the air and kids everywhere are looking forward to the last day of school. This year before you hear the dreaded, “I’m bored” phase that is so popular among our children, mark your calendar for an event guaranteed to knock the boredom right out of the whole family. The Classic 4-H Club of New Summerfield, voted this year to host a Family Fun Day Camp at Shawnee Creek Ranch in Laneville, TX to end this years club activities. Designed with the whole family in mind, there are several activities suited for ages three and up. This event is open to all families despite their membership in 4-H clubs or not.

The Classic 4-H Club is primarily a clover kids club with most members under the age of nine that has been meeting monthly in the New Summerfield Ag Classroom to develop leadership skills and public speaking but mostly to have a great time! Most of Classic’s members were too young to participate in the up-coming week long 4-H Summer Camps. Therefore, when the inspiration of the day camp came from a parent whose little girl loved the idea of camping, the discussion resulted in the first annual 4-H Family Day Camp being scheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2009 beginning at 5:00 pm to dark.

Shawnee Creek Ranch will provide campsites, “fishing hole”, hayride, campfire, and petting zoo, for all to enjoy. There is no charge for the day, but you should contact Cooperative Extension Agent, Rene’ McCracken to reserve your spot and get directions to the ranch by May 29, 2009 at 903-683-5416. You should be prepared to, fish, set up a campsite and fire, roast or cook on the open fire, play games, and identify wildlife. Please bring enough food for your family and dress appropriately. The games, prizes and some fishing equipment will be provided. When you call a more complete list of necessary items to bring is available.

Recently, with the cancellation of several camps and activities due to both funding shortfalls or H1N1 flu, including H.S. Estelle 4-H Summer Camp in Huntsville, the alternative of a day camp may be just what the situation asks for. If you would like more information or to RSVP please contact the Cherokee County Extension Office in Rusk, at 903-683-5416 or lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu.