HILL COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL OFFICERS 2018-19 President Alexis Hargrove 1st Vice President Kara Burkett 2nd Vice President Elizabeth Lewis 3rd Vice President Autumn Lutkenhaus Secretary Colt Rhea Treasurer Hannah Lewis Reporter Bayden Buzbee Council Delegate Will Baker Parliamentarian Rowdy Rhea H ILL COUNTY NEWS~ November 2018 Cassie is very excited and honored to be selected as a member of the Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Smallbore Pistol Team. Cassie and Team Texas will compete at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Nebraska this June. Congratulations to Alexis Hargrove! Grand Champion Senior Agriculture Technology Public Speaker at the State Fair of Texas!! Hill County Office 126 S. Covington Street P.O. Box 318 Hillsboro, TX 76645 Angie Nors County Extension Agent 4-H / Youth Development Angie.nors@ag.tamu.edu Website: hill.agrilife.org Congratulations Will Baker! (pictured right) Placed 2nd & 3rd in class with the Wether Dams. Placed 5th & 6th and way down on the Hamp Ewes.
Quality Counts MUST be done before entering any Major Show. Major Show entries are due the week of November 5-9th.
Spring Major Livestock Show Entry Week November 6th 9th at the Hill County Extension Office. Tuesday, November 6th the office will be open until 6:00pm This includes: Texas Elite Showcase, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, San Angelo, Houston and Austin. Ricochet is an adventure-based leadership development program created specifically for middle-school age youth. The ultimate goals for Ricochet are for youth to realize that anyone can be a leader and to see themselves as leaders in their own community. The curriculum follows three stages of leadership Awareness Interaction Mastery. Ricochet 1, Ricochet 2 and Ricochet 3 correlate to each of those stages. Five Dimensions of Leadership are addressed in each unit: Leadership Information, Leadership Attitudes, Communication Skills, Decision Making and Stress Management. Want to be part of the Texas 4-H implementation of Ricochet in 2018-19? Apply by November 1, 2018 https://goo.gl/forms/o48jlhx6iyfrraog2 If you have further questions, email Angie Nors Angie.Nors@ag.tamu.edu
A BIG THANK YOU to Courtney Lewis, Nicole Burkett & Denae Buzbee for Supporting our Council kids on October 27th with our Club Manager Training
Rifle, Pistol, and Field Archery @ 2pm 226 HCR 1314 Whitney Nov. 4&18 Dec. 2&16 Jan. 6&20 Feb. 3&17 Mar. 3&17 Apr. 7&21 3D Archery @ 6:15 pm 145 PR 243 Hillsboro Nov.15 5:30pm (Pumpkin Shoot) Nov. 25 Bexar 4-H Junior Shoot-Out We would like to invite you all to join us for the Sixth Annual Bexar 4-H Junior Shoot-out. This is a 100 clay Trap event for all age classes. The event is scheduled for November 17th at San Antonio Gun Club near downtown San Antonio. Any registered 4-H Club member may register for this event using i-clays at https://www.iclays.com/cgi-bin/ tournament_signup.cgi? tournament_id=6882&nsca_id=0 Cost is $65 per a shooter (100 clays Trap). There is an optional Fun Shoot for Adults and Shooters for an additional $20 per shooter. Awards will be given for the top 6 shooters, high lady and top 6 shooters in each age class per lewis class. There will be door prizes for those who stay for awards. Lunch will be available along with a snack bar. What better way to start your shooting season? And as a certified 4-H shoot, all your new club members will be eligible for the S.A.L.E. Junior Shoot-out. We look forward to seeing you all out there.
Holiday Classic- Bell County Expo Holiday Classic- Bell County Expo Rifle, Pistol, and Field Archery 2pm Aquilla 4-H Club Meeting, 7pm Abbott 4-H Club Meeting, 6:45pm Major Show Entries from 8am-6pm & Open at Lunch Major Show Entry Deadline Major Show Entries Due Itasca 4-H Club Meeting, 3pm Office Closed Whitney 4-H Club Meeting, 7pm Mt. Calm 4-H Club Meeting, 6:30pm Hillsboro 4-H Club & County Council Meeting, 5:30pm Bynum 4-H Club Meeting, 3:30pm Pumpkin Shoot, 5:30pm Rifle, Pistol, and Field Archery 2pm Swine Validation, 3-5pm, Fair Grounds Office Closed Office Closed 3D Archery 6:15pm Robotics Meeting, 6:30pm Rabbit Clinic, 6pm, CEO The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife.