Somervell County 4-H Newsletter JANUARY 2016

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1 Glen Rose 4-H Club January 12, 2016 Somervell County Expo 6:00 pm Somervell County 4-H Newsletter JANUARY 2016 REMINDER!!! January 4-H Meetings Glen Rose 4-H Shooting Sports Club January 26, 2016 TBA 60th Annual Somervell County Youth Fair January 14-16, 2016 Somervell County Expo Center SCYF website: GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPANTS! Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

2 LIVESTOCK UPDATES FEED RAFFLE FUNDRAISER UPDATE We raised $3215 Thank you to all who sold and bought tickets!!! Upcoming MAJOR Shows: Fort Worth January 15 Feb 6, 2016 San Angelo February 5-21, 2016 San Antonio February 11-28, 2016 Houston March 1-20, 2016 Austin March 12-26, H Scales & Clippers The 4-H program has scales and clippers for use. There is a $10 rental fee, along with a $10 refundable deposit. We ask that you return them in 2 days so the next person can use them. CLIPPING DAY Join us on January 13th at the GRISD Ag Barn from 4-6pm for help clipping your show animal. FCS UPDATES $$$ Consumer Decision Making $$$ This is a great contest that teaches participants how to make good purchasing decisions and to evaluate products based on quality and situations presented. If you are interested in this contest, please contact Brianne ASAP. If you are a senior, this is also one that you can advance to state in. Congratulations! District Food Challenge Tasty Tigers (4th Place) Payton Alexander, Aimee Flippen, Wyatt Lawson, Javlyn Peters, Katlyn Sheehan Macaroni Minions Zoee Johnson, Kylie Frush, Emma Parrish, Kate Reedy, Jordin Voss FOOD CHALLENGE San Angelo Stock Show January 27, 2015 Entry $20 per team If you are interested in competing in Food Challenge at the San Angelo Stock Show, please contact Brianne by January 13. Brianne.Langdon@ag.tamu.edu zadavis@ag.tamu.edu

3 Shooting Sports Shooting Practices Jan 3- Rifle Practice Uncle George s 4:15 pm Jan 5 - Archery Practice Old Dollar General Bldg 6:30 pm Jan 10- Shotgun Practice (All Shooters) Lone Star 2:00 pm Jan 17- Rifle Practice Uncle George s 4:15 pm Jan 19- Archery Practice Old Dollar General Bldg 6:30 pm Jan 24- Shotgun Practice (All Shooters) Uncle George s 2:00 pm Practices are subject to change. Be sure to check your s for information about practices. If you have questions regarding your project practice, please call your coach! We have lots of new things going on in the Shooting Sports Club. If you want to get involved let us know! Be sure to sign up for Text Reminders! For more information contact Glen Rose 4-H Shooting Sports Club Manager Sonja Mausser- (254) Shooting Sports Raffle WIN A SMOKER!!! $5 each or 5 for $20 See a club member or come by the Extension Office to buy tickets!

4 FEBRUARY Feb 2 4-H Club Mtg Feb 15 Office Closed Feb 23 Club Mtg Feb 20 Clay Shoot Feb 27 District CDM/NQB Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 RIFLE Uncle George s 4:15pm 4 5 January 2016 ARCHERY Old DG Bldg 1 OFFICE CLOSED As always... Call us if you need anything or have any questions. We are here to help you! 10 SHOTGUN (All Shooters) Lone Star 2pm 17 RIFLE Uncle George s 4:15pm GR 4-H CLUB MTG EXPO 6pm ARCHERY Old DG Bldg 13 CLIPPING DAY GRISD Ag Barn 4-6pm SHOTGUN (All Shooters) Uncle George s 2pm CLUB MTG TBA Text Message Reminders We will be sending out text message reminders again this year. To sign up to receive text messages text the to We promise not to overwhelm you with text messages. We will use them for meeting reminders and any important reminders, such as livestock validation dates/deadlines, major project or contest entry deadlines, project kick-off events, etc.. Extra-Curricular Activities & 4-H Eligibility As an educational agency, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service supports the Texas Education code and academic responsibility of student 4-H members. The Extension sponsored 4-H youth programs must comply with provisions of the Texas Educational Code in order for the 4-H program to maintain status of an extracurricular organization. When 4-H members participate in competitive events or when a member is participating in any 4- H event that will require him/her to be absent from school, the Extension Agent must submit a written request to the appropriate school official prior to the activity. The school will determine if the students are eligible for participation and notify the agent. If parents have any questions they should contact the school administration.

5 Glen Rose 4-H Shooting Sports RAFFLE WIN A SMOKER!!! MADE BY LANE SMAJSTRLA $5 each or 5 for $20 See any club member or come by the Extension Office to buy your tickets!