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GREGG COUNTY 4-H FOCUS
GREGG COUNTY STAFF:
Katelyn Smith
CEA: 4-H and Youth Development
Dee Lee Smith
CEA: Family & Consumer Sciences
Veronica Boykin
Administrative Assistant
Gregg County Office
405 East Marshall Avenue,
Suite 101
Longview, Texas 75601
903-236-8429
Website: gregg.agrilife.org
1 Harvest Festival Ownership Deadline for Lambs, Goats & Swine
1 Registration deadline for Multi-County Camp
2 Harvest Festival Lamb/Goat Validation, 7-11 a.m. at the Longview Fairgrounds
4 State 4-H Recordbook Judging
6 RSVP deadline for Gregg County 4-H Achievement Ceremony
10 Harvest Festival Swine ear notch forms are due
11 Multi-County Camp begins
13 Multi-County Camp ends
15 Gregg County 4-H Achievement Ceremony
20 State Fair Livestock entries due to Extension Office
20 State Lamb & Goat tag orders due to Extension Office
UPCOMING EVENTS
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SAVE THE DATE…..
4-H Club Manager Training: September 22nd at 6 p.m.
Be sure to mark your calendar for Monday, September 22nd! The Club Manager training
will begin at 6 p.m. in the Gregg County Extension Office Auditorium.
Please call the Extension Office by September 15th to RSVP.
GREGG COUNTY 4-H ACHIEVEMENT CEREMONY
When: AUGUST 15th AT 6:30 PM
Where: Extension Office Auditorium
Please RSVP to Veronica Boykin at (903) 236-8428 by August 6th at 5 p.m.
**Meal will be potluck style**
Appreciation to 4-H Club Managers
Special thanks is due to all of our 4-H Leaders who served as 4-H Club Managers and Assistant Club Managers this past year. Many thanks to:
Happy Hearts 4-H Club—Leola Hughes & Essie O’Quinn
Shamrocks 4-H Club—Joan Klerekoper& Jill Luna
Shiloh 4-H Club—Miyoshi Hamilton & Linda Snoddy
Spring Hill 4-H Club—Kim McGregor & Tammy Boshers
Big Woods Archery Club—Terry Brown
Gregg County Livestock 4-H Club—Shane Perry & Daniel Perry
Gregg County 4-H Shooting Sports Project Club (Shotgun)—Tammie Olson & Richard Fritz
Junior Master Gardener Spin Club—Michelle Norris
Thank you for caring and giving more than you ever receive!!
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District 4-H Recordbook Results
JUNIOR DIVISION
Delayna Hold-Leadership
Hunter Gibson-Family Life
Sasha Graves-Clothing & Textiles
Whitni Rayson, Health
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
Brayden Vancil-Goat
Braylon Crain-Clothing & Textiles
Christian Floyd-Veterinary Science
Kayden Perry-Beef
Kristin Klerekoper-Horse
Rachel Boshers-Gardening & Horticulture
Skylar Stafford-Dairy
SENIOR DIVISION
Austin Gibson-Swine
Daniel Klerekoper-Food & Nutrition
Dillon Gibson-Shooting Sports
Elizabeth Boshers-Gardening & Horticulture
Gwen Graves-Leadership
Jazzmon Jones-Recreation
Samuel Olson-Communication & Expressive Arts
Xavier Pippins-Clothing & Textiles
Congratulations to Elizabeth Boshers and Jazzmon Young for placing 1st and qualifying to compete at the State Level!
SHOOTING SPORTS Congratulations to the Gregg County 4-H’ers who competed at the Buckner Shoot!
Participants were Samuel Olson, Rachel Gunter, Skyler Fritz, David Shockley, Dillon Gibson, Austin Gibson, Andrew Allegrezza and Riley Robertson.
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Harvest Festival Junior Board of Directors
Applications are available at the Extension Office for positions on the Junior Board of Directors for the Har-
vest Festival & Livestock Show. 4-H’ers who are 14 years old and/or freshmen through seniors in High School
are eligible to apply. The Junior Board provides leadership, assists with public relations of the Harvest Festival,
and carries out responsibilities at the show and at the Crawfish Boil fundraiser. Applications are due to the Ex-
tension Office Wednesday, September 3, 2014.
Attention: Past Harvest Festival Junior Board Members
Past Harvest Festival Junior Board members who would like to apply to continue serving as a Junior Board
Member must also submit a Junior Board application to the Gregg County Extension Office by Wednesday,
September 3, 2014. Applications are available at the Extension Office. In order to be considered for renewal
as a member of the Junior Board, you must turn in a Junior Board application by September 3, 2014.
Lamb and Goat Validation for Harvest Festival
The validation of lambs and goats for the 2014 Harvest Festival Livestock Show will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014 from 7-11 a.m. at the Longview Fairgrounds. All lambs and goats MUST BE VALIDATED ON AUGUST 2, 2014 FOR THE HARVEST FESTIVAL LIVESTOCK SHOW. Contact the Gregg County Extension office for a validation form.
Swine Validation for Harvest Festival
In order to show swine at the 2014 Harvest Festival Livestock Show, you MUST TURN IN A SWINE VALIDATION FORM BY AUGUST 10, 2014. The swine validation form includes a record of the pigs’ ear notches. Swine validation forms are available at the Gregg County Extension office.
ALL ENTRIES INCLUDING HOME ECONOMICS ENTRIES WILL BE DUE TO THE
EXTENSION OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH !
For OFFICIAL Harvest Festival rules and a schedule, please see the
Harvest Festival website at: http://harvestfestivallivestockshow.com
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Quote of the Month
"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all
about growing others." Jack Welch
The deadline for State Fair of Texas livestock entries is
August 20, 2014. Entry payments and entry forms (including entry
authorization signatures) must be submitted to the Gregg County
Extension Office by August 20, 2014.
Please call the Extension Office for more information.
Important: If you plan to show a heifer at a MAJOR LIVESTOCK SHOW (Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Star
of Texas Fair & Rodeo, Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo, and the State Fair of Texas) they will now be required to be validated through the Texas 4-H/FFA Heifer Validation Program. Please contact the Gregg County
Extension Office for additional details.
State Lamb & Goat Validation
If you plan to show lambs or goats at any of the major stock shows, your lambs and goats must
validated through the State Validation program. We need a count of the number of lambs or goats to
be validated so that ear tags can be ordered. Please come by the Extension Office to order and pay for
your tags by August 20, 2014. The cost is $10.00 per tag ($20.00 for late tag orders). Also, validation for
breeding sheep will be $5.00 per head ($10.00 for late tag orders).
Please call the Extension Office for more information.
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2014 Multi-County 4-H Camp Schedule
August 11-13, 2014
Scottsville Camp & Conference Center
Monday - August 11th
4:00 - 5:00 - Check In & Registration
6:00 - 7:00 - SUPPER
7:00 - 7:30 - Welcome
7:30 - 8:30 - Ice Breakers
8:30 - 9:30 - SWIM TIME!
9:30 - 10:30 - Vespers & Flag Lowering
11:00 - Lights out!
Tuesday - August 12th
7:30 AM - Morning Assembly, Flag Raising
8:00 - 9:00 - BREAKFAST
9:00—10:00—Southwest Dairy Museum Demonstration
10:00 - 12 Noon - Concurrent Sessions (One Hour Each) Basic Canoe 101 - Lake
Volleyball
12 Noon - 1:00 - LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 - Scavenger Hunt
2:00 - 3:00 - Duct Tape Fun
3:00 - 4:00 - Fuel Up To Play 60
4:00 - 4:30 - BREAK
4:30 - 6:30 - SWIM TIME!
7:00 - 8:00 - SUPPER
8:00 - 9:00 - Respecticals - Dr. Montza Williams
9:00 - 10:30 - Movie Time
11:00 - Vespers, Flag Lowering
11:30 - Lights Out!
Wednesday - August 13th
8:00 - 9:00 - BREAKFAST
9:00 - 10:00 - Closing (Evaluations & Slide Show)
10:00 - 10:30 - Clean Up & Pack Up
10:30 - Depart For Home!
For ages 9-13
Registration due by 8-1-14
Cost: $100.00
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SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
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Registration due for
Multi-County 4-H
Camp in Harrison
Co.
Harvest Festival
Ownership
Deadline for Lambs,
Goats & Swine
2
Lamb and Goat
Validation for
Harvest Festival
7—11 am
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State Record
Book Judging
5 6
RSVP deadline for
Gregg County 4-H
Achievement
Ceremony
7 8 9
10
Deadline for
Harvest Festival
Swine ear notch
forms
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15
Gregg County 4-H
Achievement
Ceremony 6:30 pm
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State Fair Livestock
entries due to
Extension Office
State Lamb & Goat
tag orders due to
Extension Office
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AUGUST 2014
Multi-County 4-H Camp in Harrison County
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September 2014 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
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HOLIDAY
(Office Closed)
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3
Harvest Festival
Junior Board
applications due
to Extension
Office
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8
9
Harvest Festival
Junior Board
Meeting at 6:30
p.m., Ext
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Club Manager
Training at 6 p.m.
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Harvest Festival
entries due to
Extension Office
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Gregg County 4-H Clubs and Meeting Times
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service—Gregg County Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Office is closed on approved county holidays
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension 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 Commissioners Courts
of Texas Cooperating.
Club Meeting Location Meeting Time Club Managers
Happy Hearts 4-H
Community Club
Mount Calvary Baptist
Church, Longview 2nd Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Leola Hughes
Essie O’Quinn
Shamrocks 4-H
Community Club
Extension Office-
Auditorium 2nd Monday, 2 p.m.
Joan Klerekoper
Jill Luna
Shiloh 4-H Community
Club
Shiloh Baptist Church,
Longview 1st Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Miyoshi Hamilton
Linda Snoddy
Livestock 4-H Project
Club
Extension Office-
Auditorium 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m.
Shane Perry
Daniel ‘Danielle’ Perry
Shotgun 4-H Project
Club
East Texas Rifle and
Pistol Club
Every other Monday,
5:30 p.m.
Tammie Olson
Richard Fritz
Big Woods Archery
4-H Project Club
White Oak-Old Middle
School Gym 1st Thursday, 6 p.m. Terry Brown
Junior Master
Gardener Spin Club
Ellis Pottery Garden
Center, Longview Every Thursday, 9 a.m. Michelle Norris
*** Meeting times are tentative. Check calendar or Facebook for updates. ***