Brown County 4-H is supported by Brown County United Way
DATES TO REMEMBER
August
3 – Deadline to Apply for Gold Star, Silver Star, and Bronze Star Award
6-8 – 4-H Sewing Workshop 8:30a.m.-11:30a.m. at the Extension Office
10 – Deadline to Turn in Project Record Forms
10 – Deadline to Turn in Application for Brown County 4-H Council
10 – Deadline to Enter West Texas Fair
16 – Interviews for Brown County 4-H Council
17 – Deadline to Enter State Fair
22 – Deadline to RSVP for Annual Awards Banquet
25 – 2011-2012 Brown County Awards Banquet 9:00a.m. at Home Economics Building
STATE LAMB AND GOAT TAGS
It is that time again!! If you are a 4-H member and planning on showing a Lamb, Breeding Sheep or Goat at any Major Stock Show such as Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Austin, San Angelo, or Houston you will need to purchase state tags. The costs of the tags are $10 per animal. The deadline to order tags is August 20th. If you are planning on purchasing a state lamb tag for San Angelo Stock Show you need to make sure that lamb is Texas Bred and has a Texas Lamb Breeders tag, which will come from the lamb breeder. You can order state tags by contacting the Extension Office.
WEST TEXAS FAIR, STATE FAIR, AND HEART OF TEXAS FAIR
It is that time already to start thinking about stock shows. The fall stock shows that are coming up are West Texas Fair, State Fair, and Heart of Texas Fair. The deadline to enter into the West Texas Fair is August 10th, deadline for State Fair is August 17th, and the deadline for Heart of Texas Fair is September 7th. The entry forms are available at the Extension Office. If you have any questions please contact Nick Gonzales.
BROWN COUNTY YOUTH FAIR – BREEDING BOER GOAT DOE SHOW CORRECTION
A clarification needs to be made concerning last week’s article about the Breeding Boer Goat Doe show at the 2013 Brown County Youth Fair. The show will follow the rules set by Brown County Youth Fair and exhibitors DO NOT need registered Boer doe goats to participate in the breeding show. Rules can be found on the Brown County Fair Association website http://www.browncountyfairandrodeo.com. Sorry for any confusion and if you have questions please contact Nick Gonzales.
4-H SEWING WORKSHOPS:
4-H Sewing Workshops have been scheduled for August 6-8 from 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. at the county Extension office.
These workshops are designed for experienced sewers. The project will be a simple dress that can also be entered in the youth fair in January. Adult volunteers are also welcome to assist.
Participants will need to bring:
* Working sewing machine (if possible)
* Large scissors to cut material
* Small scissors to clip threads
* Pin cushion & pins
* Seam gauge
* Dress pattern Simplicity #5234 ONLY!
* Working serger (if possible)
* Fabric amount will depend on pattern/dress size. Also, if you will be using the sergers available at the Extension office, your fabric must be very dark (black) colored background or very light (white) colored background to coordinate with thread.
* Box (approximately shoe box size) to hold supplies
Supplies may be purchased at Wal-Mart or City Sewing Center. For more information or questions please contact Sandy Banks at 325-646-6673.
BROWN COUNTY 4-H BANQUET AUGUST 25TH
The annual Brown County 4-H banquet will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Brown County Home Economics building. This year’s banquet will be a FUN day. We will start at 9:00 AM with games and then have the award ceremony and lunch at 1:00 PM. There will be no cost to attend this year’s banquet. The banquet is open to everyone so bring some friends that are interested in 4-H. The deadline to RSVP for the banquet will Wednesday, August 22, 2012.
Banquet Announcements
– If you are interested in applying for the Gold (senior member), Silver (intermediate member), and Bronze (junior member) Star submit your Recordbooks by August 3rd.
– If you have accomplished any award this past 4-H year please fill out a project form, which can be obtained through the extension office or email. The forms are due back to the extension office by August 10th.
– We are making a power point slide show so please start submitting digital pictures to the extension office. Last day to submit pictures will be August 10th.
– This year we want to showcase each 4-H club in the county; therefore, I would like each club manager to have their members create a project board for your club showing what they have accomplished. Also include contact numbers and when your first meeting will be.
We look forward to seeing everyone coming out to celebrate the 4-Hers accomplishments from this past year. If you have any questions please contact Nick Gonzales.
BROWN COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL INTERVIEWS
Are you interested in being a Youth Leader? Do you want to be someone that younger 4-Hers can look up to? Well here is your chance!!! County 4-H Council will be holding interviews for 2012 2013 officers on August 16th at the extension office. The Brown County 4-H Council is a leadership team that is elected through an application and interview process at the county level. Each of these 4-H members represents the 4-H program throughout the year at many different county and district events. Applications will be available starting July 18th and will be due August 14th. If you have any questions about being on County Council please contact Nick Gonzales.
2012 JUNIOR RODEO SCHEDULE
August 10 & 11 Best of Texas Youth Blow-Out
4-H ENROLLMENT IS OPEN ON 4-H CONNECT!
August 1st started the enrollment process for the 2011-2012 4-H year in Texas. All 4-H families, new and returning, are encouraged to log in and enroll in order to become an official 4-H member. If you are wanting to become an adult leader or volunteer we encourage you to enroll for the 2011-2012 year. There is no cost for adult leaders or adult volunteers. As you enroll in 4-H for the year, here are some tips in using 4-H CONNECT:
If you already have a profile DO NOT create another one!
If you lost your email and password call the county office we can tell you your e-mail address and reset your password!
To be an official 4-H member in Texas 4-H you must have an ACTIVE profile in 4-H CONNECT!
An active membership will not be granted until the $25.00 participation fee is paid on 4-H Connect!
You cannot register for an event until your profile is ACTIVE.
When you are doing your re-enrollment for the 2011-2012 4-H Year please make sure you update your address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll!
Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners’ Courts of Texas Cooperating.
