P O L K C O U N T Y 4 - H POLK PRESS November 2013 P O L K C O U N T Y 4 - H PLEASE HELP US WELCOME OUR NEW FCS AGENT: EMILY RICE! Please join us in welcoming Emily to our office. She is a recent graduate of SFA in Family Consumer Sciences. She will be helping lead our Food Nutrition projects along with our Sewing and Fashion projects. If you get a chance stop by and introduce your self to Emily. We are excited to have Emily join our Polk County 4-H Family! Creativity! Look what 4-H is Doing:) Brady Neuman Onalaska 4-H Anneliese Beasley Floral Design SPIN Club Character Education Responsibility Be accountable for your words, actions, and attitudes. Exercise self-control. Strive for excellence and self-improvement. Plan ahead. Set a good example for others. Be self-reliant, prudent, proactive, persistent, and hard-working. Agriculture & Natural Resources * Family & Consumer Sciences * 4-H & Youth Development * Community Development Extension programs serve people 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 A member of The Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program. Anyone needing special assistance at an Extension Program should contact the Texas AgriLife Extension Office at (936)327-6828 at least one week prior to the program or event.
Fun Day at Family Fall Festival Thank you all who help make this event possible! Page 2 P O L K PR E S S
County Livestock Show : TNLS TNLS Swine Tag-in is December 5th Broiler orders will be done at the same time. Calf Scramble Time: If you are interested in participating in Houston Livestock Show, or Ft. Worth Calf Scramble please call the office and let us know as soon as possible. ALL BREED Youth Horse Show March 18-20, 2014 If you re interested go to horseshow@rodeohouston.com or call 832-667-1012 November is full of Thanks as we celebrate Thanksgiving We will be having a can Food Drive for our County Community Service Project. All cans will be donated to your local food banks. The Club with the most Cans will receive a fun treat at Christmas. So time to clean out your cabinets and take a can to 4-H! Attendance Reminder: 4-H members should keep in mind that you MUST attend at least three 4-H Community Club Meetings at the community club where you signed up at. Also 4-H members must attend at least one project group meeting for each project you signed up to show or compete in a 4-H county, district, or state event If you have any questions regarding the attendance requirements, please contact the 4-H Office. Page 3
4-H Shotgun Safety Training Corrigan City Hall Community Center Please join us as we learn about the importance of Gun Safety and Practice. A NRA Certified instructor will be training us on the proper handling of guns. If you are interested in getting involved with our shooting sports program please contact our office at 936-327-6828. November 25th @ 6pm Texas 4-H: There s an App for that? Texas 4-H has an app to help you keep up to date on 4-h event in your county, district, and across Texas! Best of all it s FREE! Once installed select Texas and your county. Stay Connected by Downloading the 4-H News and Events App Today!
Klein FFA Winter Classic November 2, 2013. Klein Multipurpose Center Lamb & Goat show Call Becky Brummond: 832-484-4325-rbrummond@kleinisd.net Cooke County 4-H Steer & Heifer Fun Show & Rabbit Show:: November 9, 2013, Contact Beferly Fleitman:bevfleitman@ntin.net/Shelley Ruland@shellrula@aol.com Galena Park Open Livestock Show November 19 & 20,2013 Contact rsjones@galenaparkisd.com or call 713-451-2710 Silbee FFA Christmas Classic December 14, 2013 Contact Rhett Moore: 409-980-7877 ARP Young Farmers Holiday Spectacular December 14, 2013 @ Longview Fair Grounds. Contact Mike VanWinkle 903-539-3585/mike@arpisd.org UP Coming Dates!!!!! Hometown Christmas Lighted Parade December 14, 2013 Splendora Winter Showdown January 5, 2014 Montgomery County Fairgrounds Sheldon FFA Open Livestock Show January 8 & 9, 2014 Diboll 4-H Belt Buckle Bash January 11, 2013 @ Trinity County Fairgrounds Ruben Stringer Memorial Livestock Show January 11, 2014 White s Park Arena, Anahuac, Tx. Livingston Classic Saturday, January 18, 2013 @ Barney Wiggins Arena Join District 5 4-H and Livingston 4- H (used for County events too) 4-H Equipment We need ALL 4-H Equipment back in the office so that we can get everything ready for the upcoming year. 4-H Supply Check Out When you check items out please be considerate and return it as soon as possible for others to use. Please make sure all items are clean and in good repair. Please call the office prior to picking up any equipment. Thanks! As a reminder, you can access 4-H newsletters and upcoming events on the Polk County Extension website.http://polk-tx.tamu.edu/ Page 4
November 2013 4-H CALENDER AT A GLANCE 4-H Club Meetings: Big Sandy Monday Nov. 11th @ 6pm Meet Every 2nd Monday at the Big Sandy ( Old ) Cafeteria. Cindy Tolar 936-933-5650 Livingston Clover-5:30pm Livingston 6pm Tues.Nov. 12th. Meet every 2nd Tuesday@ 1st Baptist Church in Livingston Onalaska Clover - Nov. 14th @6:30pm at City Hall. Meet every 2nd Thursday. Sherry Wathall 936-933-7714 Onalaska 4-H Nov. 14th @ 6:30pm. Meet Every 2nd Thursday at City Hall. Natalie Huestis 936-933-2582 Corrigan-Camden 4-H Nov. 18th @ 6pm. Meet every 3rd Monday at Secrest Webster Community Center Project Meetings ( ALL MEETINGS will be held at the Extension Meeting room unless otherwise noted ) Food & Nutrition ( Livingston ) -Nov. 4th 5:30pm ( dates may change after 1st meeting ).Teri Jarry 936-523-0278 Rabbit- Nov. 5. 7pm. Meet Every 1st Tuesday over every month. Cullen Vailes 936-329-5671 Rodeo Club Nov. 7th 7pm. Meet Every 1st Thursday at the Barney Wiggins Arena Pam DeBlasio 936-328-1832 Entomology Nov. 7th & 21st 4pm-5:30pm. Meet every 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Debbie Cox 936-329-1519 Fashion & Sewing Nov. 7th & Nov. 21st ( Start Sewing ) @ Kim Hastings house call 936-329-5138 Livestock Judging Nov. 14th- 6:30pm. Meet every 2nd Thursday. Ben Hindsman 936-933-7376 Photography Nov.14th- 6pm at Liv. Jr. High School. Meet every 2nd Thursday Rhonda Brodie 713-876-8604 Beef Meeting Nov. 19th @ Barney Wiggins Arena. Bring your animal-scales will be available, Justin Gilbert 936-328-9494 Swine Nov. 21st 6pm. Meet Every 3rd Thursday. Randy VanWagner 936-328-7396 Goat Meeting Nov. 21st. 6pm. Meet Every 4th Tuesday. Terri Vardeman 832-453-4567 Shooting Springs-Nov. 25th 6pm @ Corrigan City Hall Council/Leaders Nov. 25th. ( Council / Leaders 6:30pm ) Meet every 4th Monday. Horse Project Will be announced later -Kim Silcox 936-933-6527 Broiler Project Will be announced later- Lawrence Oliver 936-329-4215 Lamb Meeting Meeting to be announced Kevin Harbuck 936-563-3839 Office will be closed on Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day. Thursday & Friday, November 28 & 29th for Thanksgiving Mark Currie CEA-Ag/NR Alyssa Puckett CEA-4H Polk County Office 602 E. Church St., Suite 127 Livingston, TX 77351 936-327-6828 Fax # 936-327-6859 Polk-Tx.tamu.edu-Website https://www.facebook.com/livingston4h