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1 County Extension Office Location & Mailing Address: Office Location: 901 Pecan Street, PO Box 650, Bastrop, TX ~ Phone: (512) ~ Fax: (512) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES PLEASE DON T HESITATE TO CALL THE CEO (County Extension Office) Rachel W. Bauer April F. Kuck Hillary Long CEA-AG-NR CEA-4-H & Youth CEA-FCS T-shirts for Sale! Do you have a shirt to wear to 4-H activities? $15 Order yours today! Regular Registration for the District Photography Contest will be held on 4-H Connect January 22 February 1, Cost for registration will be $5.00 per person. Late Registration will be held on 4-H Connect February 2 5, Cost for late registration will be $30.00 ($5.00 regular entry and $25.00 late fee). All ages may enter the District contest without going through county HOWEVER!!! Senior members wanting to enter the County photography contest must have entries to April by Feb. 1 in digital form. SEPARATE FROM DISTRICT ENTRIES As you may know, last April the Bastrop County Bar Association presented a play based on Orange Wicks, a man born into slavery in Colorado County. Nineteen years later, slavery was abolished and Mr. Wicks moved to Bastrop County. Somehow, he had learned to read and write and as a free man, he became a school teacher and entered politics, becoming one of the three first ever African Americans elected to a Bastrop County office. The year was Mr. Wicks' died in 1943 and until now his grave at Fairview Cemetery has been unmarked. From part of the proceeds of the Bar Association's play, a tombstone for Judge Wicks' and his wife Anna's grave was commissioned and it has now been installed. I have attached a flyer about Judge Wicks and the ceremony. On November 12 (Sunday) at 3:00 p.m. the Bar Association will have a dedication ceremony at Fairview at the gravesite. We would be honored if you could attend and help us pay tribute to a remarkable man and historic figure.

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3 11/7-9 Major Livestock Show entries due in Extension Office 11/14 Smithville Livestock Show Validation for steers, heifers, lambs, goats, rabbits and broilers, 6 to 7 p.m., Smithville HS Ag. Shop 11/28 Major Show Hog Validation, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Smithville HS Ag. Shop 12/2 Bastrop Livestock Show Lamb, Goat & Hog Validation, & entries for Ag. Mechanics, Art & Floral Contests Due, 8 10 a.m, Bastrop Show Barn 12/2 Bastrop County Livestock Showmanship Clinic (10 a.m. to 11) and Practice Show (11 a.m.), Bastrop Show Barn. Quality Counts Quality Counts verification will be required for all youth exhibiting livestock (market and/or breeding) at the Bastrop, Elgin, Smithville and all major livestock shows.. A verification number will need to be provided at the time of making an official entry to the all livestock shows. Entries will not be accepted without the Quality Counts Verification Number. To take the training, and complete the verification (the online test), go to Exhibitors must take the training and exam once as a Junior member, and once as a Senior member. Junior is 8 and in the 3 rd grade through 13 years of age as of the previous August 31 st. Senior is 14 years or older as of the previous August 31 st. If your child has turned 14 and has not yet taken the Senior level verification, they must complete it before making entry to the livestock shows Local Show Rules The revised rules for the 2018 Elgin, Smithville and Bastrop Area Livestock Shows are now available on the Extension website, Lost Validation Tags If your animal has lost a state or county validation eartag, contact the Extension Office immediately. We will make arrangements to replace the tag with the local show committee. Livestock Project Visits If you would like to request a livestock project visit from Rachel or April, please call the office to set up a time.

4 Question of the Week: When is the Pecan Bake Show? Be the first 4-H member to CALL the Extension Office with the correct answer and win the new 4-H T-shirt or a messenger bag. Upcoming shows-flyers and Registration forms in CEO Show Montague County Rabbit Show

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