April 2014 C O U N T Y POLK PRESS POLK COUNTY 4-H P O L K 4 - H Steven Harbuck Lambs Ryan Nelson Heifer Chloe Cox, Ben Stephens, Dillon McDaniel, Lucas VanWagner & Hayden Stephens Poultry Congratulations to Kassie Rains for catching a calf at Austin, Kassie Rains and Austin Sliger caught in San Antonio & Ross Blackmon, Kassie Rains and Shelby Sliger caught in Houston Livestock Show. Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or national origin, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. 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.
Congratulations to the Polk County 4-H Rodeo Team First Place Team! Steer Riding -Trever Tucker and Ethan Edwards, Chute Dogging - Cole Tucker& Landon Leggett- Steer Saddling Trever Tucker, RC Skog & Joe Tomlinson; Straight Away Barrels - Caleb Erwin; Goat Ribbon Pulling-Steffani Moser; Cloverleaf Barrels, Paige DeBlasio; Pole Bending Paige DeBlasio; Rescue Race, Landon Leggett & Kamryn Wideman! TNLS Rodeo Sweetheart Congratulations to Brylee Thomas Congratulations to Melanie Moore for receiving the Go Texan Scholarship Award. Virtual 4-H Youth Bass Tournaments Fish anywhere you want! Fish in groups and with others! Events will be held in April 2014. You will need to be a member of 4-H and friends on Facebook with D5 4-H. (Locate the rules for these tournaments on D 5 4-H Facebook page. Cost: $25 to join 4-H and onetime $10 for all spring events. 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 2 POLK PR ESS
Dallas Texas State Fair Tag Orders are due in the Extension office by April 16th. Steer Tags for 2015 Major Shows will be due by April 21st. Come and Join In on the Fun on April 12th for our Polk County Fashion Show 9am-12pm Spring District Judging Contests Livestock Judging April 26, 2014 (Deadline April 1) Texas 4-H: There s an App for that? Stay Connected by Downloading the 4-H News and Events App Today! Texas 4-H has an app to help you keep up to date on 4-H events in your county, district, and across Texas! Best of all it s FREE! Once installed select Texas and your county. Join District 5 4-H and Livingston Page 3
Brazoria County 4-H Whiz Bang April 4-5 Deadline March 24 Email-Jami Browning browning@suddenlink.net Madison County 4-H Whiz Bang April 12-13, 2014, Deadline March 28th. Call D Ann Rogers 936-349-6168 Comal 4-H Shooting Sports April 12, 2014 Contact Claybusters 4-H comal4hshoot@yahoo.com 4th Annual Dallas Whizbang Saturday May 10, 2014 e-mail: tdmcgaughy@ag.tamu.edu Freestone County 4-H Whiz Bang May 17, 2014 Deadline May 1st. E-mail: angie.mcadams@att.net Kerr 4-H Skeet & Trap June 6-8, 2014, Deadline May 16, 2014 e-mail kerr.registration@yahoo.com 19th Annual Houston County 4-H Shooting Sports June 13th 14th Houston County Youth Deadline to register is May 16th e-mail GPSHEARER@icloud.com Bandera Cowboy Blast June 20-22, 2014, Registration is open on ICLAYS.COM Polk County 4-H Relay For Life Items Needed Make sure you go on-line and sign up for the Livingston 4-H Relay team! We will need the following items to cook the Irish Stew for Relay: Hamburger meat, Large cans of Veg-All, cans of Ranch Style Beans w/jallipino s, cans of whole kernel corn, cans of okra & tomato gumbo, cans of sliced potatoes, cans of diced tomatoes and cans of tomato sauce. The theme is St. Patrick s day so if you have decorations and can help set up please let us know. If you can help work the 4-H booth on Friday April 25th please let us know. Thank you in advance for all yall do all year for Polk County 4-H 4-H Equipment We need ALL 4-H Equipment back in the office 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: polk.agrilife.org Page 4
March 2014 4-H CALENDER AT A GLANCE Page 5 4-H Club Meetings: Goodrich 4-H- Meet every Thursday @ Holiday Lake Estates Julie Mack 713-206-8362 Livingston 6pm Tues. April 8th Meet every 2nd Tuesday@ 1st Baptist Church in Livingston Big Sandy Meetings will start backup in September Cindy Tolar 936-933-5650 Onalaska 4-H Meetings will start backup in September. Natalie Huestis 936-933-2582 Onalaska Clover Meetings will start backup in September. Sherry Wathall 936-933-7714 Corrigan-Camden 4-H Meetings will start backup in September Project Meetings ( ALL MEETINGS will be held at the Extension Meeting room unless otherwise noted ) Entomology April 3rd & 17th.Meet every 1st & 3rd Thursday ( April last meetings ) Debbie Cox 936-329-1519 Fashion & Sewing April 3, 2014 @ 6pm Kim Hastings call 936-329-5138 Rodeo Club April 3rd -7pm.Meet Every 1st Thursday at the Barney Wiggins Arena Pam DeBlasio 936-328-1832 Council/Leaders April 7, 2014 @ 6pm Shooting Sports April 9th at 6pm. John Horton 936-433-0652 Photography April 17th at Livingston Jr. High School. Rhonda Brodie 713-876-8604 Horse Project Will be announced later -Kim Silcox 936-933-6527 Goat Meeting.Meetings will start backup in September Lamb Meeting Meetings will start backup in September. Kevin Harbuck 936-563-3839 Rabbit- Meetings will start backup in September. Cullen Vailes 936-329-5671 Swine Meetings will start backup in September Randy VanWagner 936-328-7396 Beef Meeting TBD next year Justin Gilbert 936-328-9494 Broiler Project TBD next year Lawrence Oliver 936-329-4215 Food & Nutrition - TBD next year Livestock Judging TBD next year Easter is Life, Easter is Hope, Easter is the renew of those good human values, Easter is Jesus in the Heart. The Office will be closed: April 18th Mark Currie CEA-Ag/NR Alyssa Puckett CEA-4H Emily Rice CEA-FCS 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