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Williamson County Extension

Williamson County Extension

Family & Consumer Science

Williamson County 4-H

Williamson County FCS

Don’t forget… Annual 4-H Enroll-ment is currently

open! The participant fee is $25. Log on to 4-H

Connect to enroll to-day!

Williamson County Youth Fair

January 12-13, 2015

Georgetown Community Center

445 E Morrow Street

Georgetown, TX 78626

January 12, 2015

3:00pm-7:30pm: Project Check-in

January 13, 2015

9:00am: Judging Begins

4:00pm: Hall & Country Store Open- Check-out

for items not for sale starts at this

time

6:00pm-6:30pm: Awards program & Raffle

Drawing

6:30pm-8:00pm: Country Store Opens for pur-

chasing items-All other items are to be

checked-out at this time

2015 Williamson County Livestock Show

Thursday, Jan. 15 Market Hogs arrive 12noon—6pm (weight cards MUST be turned in by 7pm)

Friday, Jan. 16 Show barn opens at 6am

Breeding Gilts arrival 7am—8pm (registration paperwork to be checked upon arrival)

Breeding Gilt show starts at 9am

Market Hog show starts at the conclusion of Gilt show NOT prior to 10am

ALL hogs must be out of the barn by 10pm

Saturday, Jan. 17 Show barn opens at 6am

Poultry check-in starts at 7am

Poultry show starts at 8am

Rabbit check-in starts at 9am; Rabbit show starts at 10am

Market steers MUST be in place by 9am

Market Steer weight cards MUST be turned in by 10am

Market Steer classification at 10am

Heifers MUST be in place by 12 noon; check Heifer registration papers at 3pm

Heifer show starts at 5pm

Steer show starts at the conclusion of the Heifer show but NOT prior to 7pm

Sunday, Jan. 18 Market Lambs and Goats move in 12 noon—4pm

Market Lambs and Goats weight cards MUST be turned in by 6pm

Monday, Jan. 19 Show barn opens at 6am

Market Lamb show starts at 8am

Market Goat show starts at conclusion of Lamb show but NOT prior to 1pm

All Lambs and Goats must be out of the barn by 10pm

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Attention Graduating Seniors! It is that time again for graduating seniors to start applying for college and filling out scholarships! Seniors need to apply for

their colleges\universities NOW!!! Acceptance for some schools will come as early as November. So apply NOW for school!!!

Scholarships are also starting to come open and ready for applications. Make sure and watch the newsletter and the

Williamson County 4-H Website for those scholarship application deadlines. It is always being updated

with new scholarships and deadlines.

ATTENTION: THE APPLICATION FOR TEXAS 4-H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WILLIAM-SON COUNTY 4-H WEBSITE! http://williamson.agrilife.org/scholarships/

Texas 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest

This year's theme is “Reducing the Usage of Bee-Killing Pesticides in my Community."

The deadline for this contest is January 9, 2015. These essays will be submitted to the National contest facilitators and are all eligible for cash prizes. Only essays submitted electronically will be accepted.

Texas Cash Prizes to 3 Top Winners:

1st Place: $300.00

2nd Place: $200.00

3rd Place: $100.00

National Cash Prizes to 3 Top Winners:

1st Place: $750.00

2nd Place: $500.00

3rd Place: $250.00

Essay Contest Rules and Guidelines can be found here.

4-H Youth In Action Award

Deadline: Monday, January 12, 2015 (Applicants must have approval by CEA to submit applica-tion)

The 4-H Youth In Action Award is one of the highest honors a 4-H’er can achieve! The Award recognizes one remarkable 4-H’er who embodies the life-changing impact of 4-H—a young person who demonstrates personal growth, community impact and project excel-lence through their 4-H experience.

Visit the Legacy Awards page for more infor-mation.

$1,000 Texas Extension Education

Association 4-H Scholarship

Deadline: February 15, 2015

Eligibility Requirements:

The TEEA 4-H Scholarship is open to all cur-rently active 4-H members in good standing with the county 4-H program for the last 4 years. Individuals must demonstrate leadership and personal development through 4-H and have completed a Texas 4-H Recordbook.

For complete list of rules, guidelines and schol-arship applications, visit the county 4-H web-site or click here.

williamson.agrilife.org

http://williamson.agrilife.org/scholarships/

http://counties.agrilife.org/williamson/files/2014/12/2015beekeepingessaycontest.pdf

http://www.4-h.org/get-involved/sponsor/4-h-legacy-awards-gala/youth-in-action/?utm_campaign=EMAIL&utm_source=PRO&utm_medium=112514&utm_term=YIAAWARDS

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Montgomery County 4-H Dog Show February 7, 2015

Entries due January 23, 2015 Check-in at 8am—Show starts at 9am

Complete show information and registration form can be found here.

2015 Texas Dog

Validation

The 2015 Texas 4-H Dog Show will be held in Belton

on July 10-12, 2015. To be eligible to participate, 4-H members must validate their dogs.

State Dog Validation due on January 10, 2015. This task is completed

through your profile on 4-H Connect. When you log-in and select your profile from the

family list, you will see a title at the top that says Animals/Livestock. When you click on

that, you will select Dog from the list and follow the instructions to fill out the information

and upload the photos.

As you complete the form, purebred dogs will select the correct Group and list the

breed. Mixed Breed dogs will select the Weight Group of the dog and list the dominant

breed along with the word “mix” or list the two

breeds if known. (Example: Border Collie Mix or Mas-

tiff/Great Dane.)

Photos of the left and right side of the dog should be

a side view of the whole dog. They should also be

clear and light enough we can see all markings and

color of the dog.

If you have validated before, you will click on the box next to each of the dogs you will be

validating this year and then click the “activate animals” button. Once they are active click

the edit button next to the dog and review the information making any corrections and up-

dating photos if needed.

Follow this link has detailed instructions on how to complete your validation. And check

the State Dog Show website for updates and the most current information.

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http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/dogshow/

Major Show Dates

to Remember

January 16—February 7

February 12—March 1

February 13—March 1

March 3—22

March 14—28

Our Turn to Ranch

Join us for a 2-Day Agriculture Business Start-Up School -Gain ideas about operations you can add to an existing ranch

-Learn options for setting up grazing & wildlife leases -Discuss business types, tax info, & insurance needs

-Exposure to all the latest land management tools and techniques

Available In San Angelo: March 5th-6th

Stephenville: March 12th-13th Corpus Christi: April 9th-10th

Course includes: 2 Days of Expert Instruction, a Resource

Notebook & File Drive, 5 included meals

Registration Fee: $100 ($25 discount for students)

Limited to first 50 people at each location

To Register: https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ESSM

Or call 979-845-2604

Event Registrations Currently Open on 4-H

Connect Select each title to open additional information

4-H Archery Camp to be held on January 23-25 at the Texas 4-H Center - Registration is currently

open and will close on January 8th.

East Region 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Training to be held on January 24-25 in Tyler - Registration

is currently open and will close on January 8th.

2014 District 8 Food Challenge Results Jr/Int. Bread & Cereals—2nd Haute Cuisine—Luke Fowler, Emily Sullivan, Connor Heffernan, Payton Holcomb, Andrew Exley Jr/Int. Main Dish—Team Spirit Award—Rock-n-Roll Crew—Ryan McFarland, Bella Irey, Julia Irey, Noah Irey, Kaylee Matic Senior Fruit & Vegetable—5th Chef Jaaq—Amber Compton, Afton Compton, Mandy Nash, Jasmine Baiocchi, Quentin Irey Senior Nutritious Snacks—5th The Red Hot Tamales—Jimmie Munsinger, Danielle Terbay, Sterling James 2014 District 8 Food Show Results Dairy—1st—Hannah Chambers Fruit & Vegetable—4th—Rachel Fowler Grains—1st—Hayley Fowler Protein—4th—Ashleigh Snyder 2014 District 8 AG Product ID Results Jr/Int.—1st—Luke Fowler, Connor Heffernan, Payton Holcomb 1st Individual—Luke Fowler Senior—1st—Hannah Chambers, Amber Compton, Bailey Franklin, Chase Heffernan 1st Individual—Chase Heffernan 3rd Individual—Amber Compton

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Austin Rifle Club Travis County 4-H Shooting Sports

16th Annual March Madness Invitational Shoot

When: March 7, 2015 Where: Austin Rifle Club, Manor, Tx Entry Fees: $40 for three events (except BB Gun) $5 for BB Gun match to be paid at the event (equipment provided) $5 late fee added per shooter if registration is received after deadline date. Registration: Open to any and all registerd members of the Texas 4-H Shooting Sports program. Reg-istration form sent via US Mail must be postmarked by February 20, 2015. Registration sent via e-mail to [email protected] will be accepted through February 28, 2015. Events: 18m Archery .22 Pistol Bullseye Smallbore 50 ft 3-position rifle Air Pistol Hunter (.22) Pistol Silhouette Smallbore Rifle Silhouette Air Pistol Silhouette Smallbore (.22) Pistol Silhouette 25 yd Muzzleloading Rifle Air Rifle Silhouette Precision Air Rifle BB Gun Light Rifle Sporter Air Rifle *All smallbore pistol events will require a signed Pistol Permission Slip Schedule: March 6, 2015 12:00p, Camping Are opens (Gate code required) March 7, 2015 7:00am Check-in/Registration begins 8:00am Orientation—Everyone must attend 9:00am First even begins 7:00pm Awards begin More information and complete rules and guidelines can be found here, and registration forms found here.

6th Annual Ellis County 4-H

Open Invitational Archery Tournament When: February 28, 2015 Where: Ellis County Youth Expo Building

Registration Fee: $20 ($30 non 4-H members) Registration Deadline: Feb.15th, 2015

Events: Juniors: 10 yard targets

Intermediate: 10 yard targets

Seniors: 20 yard targets

Schedule: 8am for first flight (start time 9am)

12pm for second flight (start time 1pm)

Complete information and registration forms can be found here.

mailto:[email protected]

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Saturday, February 7th from 10 to noon

Dallas County Extension Office

Register by Fri. Jan. 30th by emailing Dr. Tamra

McGaughy at [email protected]

Cost: Team of 4 $15/ Individual $5

Saturday, February 7th from 1 to 3pm

Dallas County Extension Office

Register by Fri. Jan 30th by emailing Dr. Tamara

McGaughy at [email protected]

Cost: Team of 4 $15/ Individual $5



Williamson County Extension Education

Association Exhibition Day Are you crafty or do you love to cook? The Williamson Extension Education As-

sociation is hosting the annual Exhibition Day for you to showcase your talents!

This event is open to anyone living in Williamson County. Quilts, Decorated

Garments, Ceramics, Preserved Foods, Scrapbooks and Jewelry are just a few

categories you can enter. The association covers all entry fees.

The County-wide EEA Exhibition Day will be held at

Christ Lutheran Church in Georgetown on March 10,

2015.

Entries due between 8:30am to 10:00am. Judging be-

gins promptly at 10:00am; entries will not be accepted

after judging begins.

Covered dish luncheon to follow judging and exhibit viewing. Entries will be ac-

cepted for EEA club members, Open class, and 4-H class. Awards will be given

in all 3 classes. Registration forms and to see the complete list of categories,

please visit Williamson.agrilife.org!

1 CEO Closed

2 3

4 5 6 7 -Re-fashion Re-treat Registration Due

8 -4-H Archery Camp Registration Due -East Region Shooting Sports Coach Training Registration Due

9 Beekeeping Essay Due

10 State Dog Vali-dation Due

11 12 -County Youth Fair 3-7:30 -Youth in Action Award Application due

13 -County Youth Fair

14 15 Williamson Coun-ty Livestock Show

16 -Williamson County Livestock Show -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show

17 -Williamson County Livestock Show -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show

18 -Williamson County Livestock Show -D8 Dairy Judging -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show

19 -Williamson County Livestock Show -CEO Closed -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show

20 -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show


22 -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show -4-H Opportunity Scholarship Due to CEO

23 -4-H Archery Camp -Montgomery County Dog Show Entries Due -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show

24 -Williamson County Livestock Show Premium Sale -4-H Archery Camp -East Regions Shooting Sports Coach Training -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show

25 -4-H Archery Camp -East Region Shooting Sports Coach Training -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show





30 -Dallas County Ag ID Invitational & Photography Judging Registra-tion Due -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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7 -Montgomery County Dog Show -Dallas County Ag ID Invitational & Photography Judging -Ft. Worth Live-stock Show

8 9 10 11 12 -San Antonio Live-stock Show -San Angelo Live-stock Show

13 -San Antonio Live-stock Show -San Angelo Live-stock Show


15 -TEEA 4-H Schol-arship due -San Antonio Live-stock Show -San Angelo Live-stock Show -Ellis County Ar-chery Tourna-ment Registration Due





20 -San Antonio Live-stock Show -San Angelo Live-stock Show -Travis County March Madness Shoot Registra-tion Due








28 -San Antonio Live-stock Show -San Angelo Live-stock Show -Ellis County Ar-chery Tourna-ment

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Kaitlyne Davis 4-H & Youth Development Agent

Williamson County

Voice 512.943.3386 Office 512.943.3300 Fax 512.943.3301 3151 S.E. Inner Loop, STE. A

Georgetown, TX 78626 [email protected] http://williamson-tx.tamu.edu

Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-

sion Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national

origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.

The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commis-

sioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

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