4-h rabbit clinic - Navarro County Extension Office

Events & Deadlines:
Jan 6th– Shooting Sports,
2pm, Sheriff’s Dept Shooting
Range.
Jan 7th– PALA, 6:30pm,
Grand Jury Room
Jan 12th– NCYE Swine Validation, 8am at the Expo
Center.
Jan 12th– NCYE Ag. Mechanics and Poultry Entries
Deadline.
Jan 20th– Shooting Sports,
2pm, Sheriff’s Dept Shooting
Range.
Jan 21st– Leaders 4 Life
Practice, 5pm, Grand Jury
Room.
Congratulations Seniors!!!
December 3rd, Ryan Dillman and Forrest Wigington competed in the
District 8 4-H Food Show Contest and both placed first in their categories.
In the District 8 4-H Food Challenge Contest, Elizabeth Bailey, Taylor
Bailey and Isaiah Flores placed first in their category as well! These 5 seniors all advance to the Texas 4-H Roundup held in College Station at Texas
A&M University in June.
Other 4-H members who participated in the District 8 4-H Food Challenge Contest were: Emily Stovall, Parker Jackson, Kelly Williams, Melissa
Pinchback, Tessa Butler, Lisa Whiteside, Caroline Mousner, Rachel Hacker,
Madison DePugh, Hope Llewellyn, Ally Bates, Logan Stallings and Jennifer
Kornegay.
Jan 21st– County Council
Mtg, 6:30pm, Grand Jury
Room.
Jan 23rd– NCYE and HLSR
Poultry Orders Arrive.
Feb 8th– CDM Contest and
Nutrition Quiz Bowl Registration due to the Extension Office.
Feb 9th– CDM Contest, Location TBA.
Feb 12th– Rabbit Clinic,
Chatfield Community Center,
6:30pm.
Feb 17th– Shooting Sports,
2pm, Sheriff’s Dept Shooting
Range.
Feb 21st– NCYE Meat Pen
Validation, 6-8pm in Small
Vernon Room at the Expo
Center.
Feb 21st– All NCYE Rabbit
Entries, Food and Creative
Arts entries due to CEA or
Extension Office.
If you still haven’t enrolled in 4-H for the 2012-2013 year,
then go online and sign up! Log onto
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ and click on the 4-H Connect link.
March 2nd– District 8 CDM
Contest and Nutrition Quiz
Bowl, Waco, Emergency
Management Center.
9:00am.
MAJOR STOCK SHOW & NCYE INFORMATION:
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FYI: 2013 NCYE– March 18th– 24th
Please visit http://www.navarroexpocenter.com/default.aspx?ID=6424 for the NCYE validation forms. Please fill out the validation form before you get to the Expo. This will make things a lot
easier on you.
ENTRIES:
The County Extension Agent will be at every validation to take early entries. It is
HIGHLY suggested that you go ahead and fill out an entry form and pay the same day as validation.
This way you do not have to take extra time out of your schedule to go up to the courthouse to turn in
entries. Entry forms can be found online at: http://www.navarroexpocenter.com/default.aspx?
ID=6424
*VALIDATING YOUR ANIMAL DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENTER THEM FOR THE
NCYE!! YOU MUST SUBMIT AN ENTRY FORM AND THE ENTRY FEE TO THE COUNTY
EXTENSION AGENT ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 9TH!!
NCYE Rules & Schedule:
Again, please visit the NCYE website: http://
www.navarroexpocenter.com to find all the rules and the daily show schedule. If there are any questions please contact the Extension Office at 903-654-3075 or Emily Cooper at 682-554-6430.
Food Challenge Contest and Judging Contest Information:
If you are planning on participating in any of the judging contest or Food Challenge @ the
NCYE then your team must sign up with Emily by Feb 28th. You will not receive an excused absences from school if you have not entered these contest.
2013 Major Stock Show Update:
Attention all parents and exhibitors: Academic Eligibility will be verified one week before the animal is due to arrive at the stock show.
Those exhibitors that are not passing by UIL standards will not be
permitted to show! No exceptions! This is not the CEA’s problem,
you must take it up with the school and/or principal.
Navarro County Winter Livestock Show & Clinic:
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Big THANKS goes out to our VOLUNTEERS and SPONSORS for a
fantastic First Annual Navarro County Winter Livestock Show &
SPONSORS:
CLINIC SPEAKERS & VOLUNTEERS:
Texas Land Bank
Cattle: J.D. Johnston, Noah Grounds,
Donny Grounds, Cody Johnston, Ricky
Sliger, & Mikala Mitchell.
Atmos Energy
Brinson Ford
Cinergy Cinemas
Barstow Pro Rodeo Equipment
Hillock Foods
Community National Bank
Lambs & Goats: Logan Lair, Crystal
Price, Cody Carroll, Megan Weldon,
Steely Southard & Keller Southard.
Swine: Cole & Melissa Reeves, Amy
Adair and Scotti Spencer.
PnE Ranch, Pat and Ernie Blank
Food and Creative Arts: Lisa Dillman &
Lorie Stovall.
GoCo Trucking
JUDGES:
Brittney Skinner and the Skinner
Family
Cattle: Pasquale Swaner
Brian Jennings, Navarro County
Farm Bureau
Brent Jones, Hill Plumbing
Lance Waggoner, Micro Title
Dan Waggoner
Thank you to all the Ag Teachers, 4-H Parents
and Families that were able to attend and help
our youth that weekend! We hope to continue
this program as a jackpot show each year. If you
have not already done so, please visit the link below to let us know how we did!
http://tamuag.qualtrics.com/SE/?
SID=SV_8kM24CG82bQ4HgV
Lambs & Goats: Cole Reeves
Swine: Brad Mendes
Food and Creative Arts: Darla Littrell &
Pat Reed
Concession Stands:
Kristy Walther
4-H Club Managers
4-H Parents
Thank you so much for all your time!!!
Silent Auction:
Navarro 4-H County Council
Upcoming 4-H Workshops!!!
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4-H RABBIT CLINIC
Come out to the Chatfield Community Center for a Rabbit Clinic put on by 4-H Livestock Mentors and
senior 4-H members. Bring your meat pens and breeding rabbits so you can get your tattoos put in before rabbit validation. February 12th at 6:30pm.
Texas 4-H State Photography Contest
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/photography_contest
Follow this link to the state photography contest for rules and information! Deadline
to enter online is: April 15th!
County Roundup!
This year County Roundup will be on March 1st at 6pm. Location is TBA soon!!! Roundup Events include
the following:
- Educational Presentations & Public Speaking:
(use to be called Illustrated Talks)
—> Can be in any project area: (Agronomy, Beef, Clothing & Textiles, Companion Animals,
Computer Technology, Food & Nutrition, Health, Horse, Horticulture, Meat Science, Promote 4-H, Sheep
and/or Goats, and a few more!)
- Share the Fun
—> Categories include the following: Poetry & Prose, Vocal, Musical, Solo/Band Performance,
Choreographed Routines, and Celebrate 4-H.
Clothing & Textiles Contest: This year at District Competition there will be Fabric and Fashion Design Competition,
Fashion Show Stage, Design Competition, Fashion Show Narrator Contest. The Clothing & Textiles Educational
Presentations will be held at District Roundup. Come by the Extension Office and pick up the new 2013 Clothing &
Textiles packet or log on to: http://fcs.tamu.edu/youth/index.php for more information!
FASION STORYBOARD: The purpose of the Fashion Storyboard contest is to give 4-H members
who are a part of the Clothing and Textiles project area an opportunity for the individual to apply, synthesize, and evaluate the knowledge of fabrics and the elements and principles of design.
It also provides the individual an opportunity to develop knowledge of the career responsibilities
of a designer and a fashion illustrator, enhance personal presentation, and verbal and non-verbal
and non-verbal communication skills, resulting in a successful presentation board. 4-H members
must submit a storyboard on the day of the contest that provides a solution to the design brief.
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Senior 4-H Scholarships
Make sure to look on the Navarro County Expo Website to find the Navarro County Go Texas Scholarship Application and instructions. Also, the Texas 4-H Scholarships are due to the Extension Office on
February 1st. They will be sent in on February 5th to the District Specialist. For Texas 4-H Scholarship
Applications and resources visit
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/scholarships
Navarro 4-H County Council
Council is open to any 4-H member in the county who would like to have a leadership role on a county
level. 4-H Club Presidents and Council delegates are encouraged to attend, however it is not required.
January 21st– Leaders 4 Life @ 5:00pm, County Council @ 6:30pm.
February 18th– Leaders 4 Life @ 5:00pm, County Council @ 6:30pm.
Navarro County 4-H Clubs and Meeting Times
We’re on the web!
http://navarro.agrilife.org
Club
Meeting Location
Meeting Time
Club Manager
Emhouse 4-H
Emhouse Community Center
2nd Mondays @ 6:30pm
Lisa Dillman
Frost 4-H
Frost Baptist Church
2nd Mondays @ 6:30pm
Lisa Bownds
Boys & Girls Club 4-H
Boys & Girls Club, 1000 GW
Jackson Ave. (E.5th)
2nd Wednesday @
5:00pm
Sylvia Waters
Mildred 4-H
Mildred High School Ag Shop
2nd Mondays @ 6:30pm
Michelle Mathis & Kristy
Walther
Dawson 4-H
Dawson High School Cafeteria
2nd Saturday @ 5pm
Matt & Jennifer Miller
Corsicana 4-H
Watkins Construction
2nd Monday @ 7pm
Jason & Edna Bailey
Blooming Grove/Barry
4-H
Blooming Grove Elementary
Cafeteria
2nd Tuesday @ 7pm
Donnette East
Angie Lawhon
Becky Dickson
Kerens 4-H
First Methodist Church
1st Tuesday @ 7pm
A.J. Loscuito & Melodee Pugh
Rice 4-H
Chatfield Community Center
2nd Tuesday @ 7pm
James & Martha Williams
CCS– Discovery
J.L. Collins Catholic School
2nd Thursday @ 3:45pm
Paula Butler
Shooting Sports
Navarro County Sheriffs
Shooting Range
Sundays @ 2pm
Bart Latta, Randy Bancroft,
Patrick Patterson, Ross Dickson
Corsicana Clover Kids
Watkins Construction
2nd Monday @ 6pm
Elizabeth Bailey
*NEW CLUB*
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service- Navarro County
Emily H. Cooper- County Extension Agent, 4-H & Youth Development
Virginia Mays– 4-H Program Assistant
Paula Butler– County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Logan Lair– County Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources
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903-654-3075-phone 903-654-3026-fax
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8am to noon, 1pm to 5pm
Office is closed on approved county holidays
The newsletter can be found online at: http://navarro.agrilife.org/
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