POLK PRESS. Save the Date : August 21, 2014 Time: 6:30pm at Livingston Jr.High Cafeteria

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1 POLK PRESS July 2014 Save the Date : August 21, 2014 Time: 6:30pm at Livingston Jr.High Cafeteria RSVP for your table with Priss by August 5th Adults will be $5 and students get in free Awards will be given to outstanding 4-H participants from all Polk County Clubs H Enrollment Time Starting in August we will be signing everyone up for the 4-H Year. This includes students and leaders. EVERYONE has to re-enroll. We will have more details in next month s newsletter 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) at least one week prior to the program or event.

2 6 0 2 E. C H U R C H S T R E E T, S U I T E L I V I N G S T O N, T E X A S C O S T : $ P E R C A M P E R P A R E N T S W E L C O M E T O H E L P C H A P E R O N E A T T H E S A M E C O S T. D E P A R T U R E F O R C A M P F R O M P O L K C O U N T Y E X T E N S I O N O F F I C E : O N J U L Y 2 5 A T 2 P. M. A R R I V E B A C K A T M A D I S O N C O U N T Y E X T E N S I O N O F F I C E O N S U N D A Y, J U L Y 2 8 A T 1 : 3 0 P. M. Multi- County 4-H Camp Swimming, Game Room, Putt-Putt Golf, Wet-Willie Water Slide, Canoeing, Boating, Disk Golf, and much more... R S V P B Y J U LY 1 8 T H. P R I S O R A P N E L S O A G. T A M U. E D U Forms will need to be pick up and completed before departing for Camp. Page 2

3 Tough Riders 4-H Horse Group The Polk County Youth Rodeo will be July 16-19, On July 18, 2014 the Tough Riders 4-H horse club will be doing a mounted drill performance with Samantha Lowe on horseback singing the National Anthem for the opening ceremony. TRINITY NECHES LIVESTOCK SHOW Checks The second round of checks will be coming into the office in August. I will send out the date as soon as I find out for sure. 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. V OLU ME 1, ISS UE 1 Page 3

4 Pecan Classic Steer Shows A&B July 11-12, 2014 Guadalupe County Fair Grounds-Seguin, Tx. Contact Stephen Witschorke Vidor FFA Booster Club Prospect Show July 26, 2014 Steers & Heifer Call Gulf Coast Classic/Brazoria County Fairgrounds Prospect Show-August 2, Fishing Tournament Port O Connor, Texas August 29 & 30 Contact Prospect shows can be found on Facebook: Texas Prospect Show PROJECT LEADERS If you want to be a project leader or will continue to be a project leader please give us a call. Alyssa will be holding a meeting in August to kick off next year! THANK YOU TO ALL THE GREAT PROJECT LEADERS THAT WE HAD IN ! ( We want ALL of last year leaders back!!!) Major Show Tag orders for Goat, Lambs, and Swine Coming Soon Spring Major Show Tag orders ( Houston, San Antonio, Ft. Worth, Austin) will be coming up for goat & lambs in August. Swine tag orders will be coming up in September so please mark your calendar s and give us a call if you plan on showing. If you plan on participating in the calf scramble at any of these shows please let us know. 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

5 July H CALENDER AT A GLANCE Page 5 4-H Club Meetings: Goodrich 4-H- Meet every Holiday Lake Estates Julie Mack Livingston Meetings will start backup in September Adrena Gilbert Big Sandy Meetings will start backup in September Cindy Tolar Onalaska 4-H Meetings will start backup in September. Natalie Huestis Onalaska Clover Meetings will start backup in September. Sherry Wathall 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 ) Shooting Sports I will let you know what date & time John Horton Council/Leaders July 28, pm Horse Project Will be announced later -Kim Silcox Entomology Meetings will start backup in September. Debbie Cox Fashion & Sewing Meetings will start back up in September Kim Hastings call Goat Meeting.Meetings will start backup in September ( Looking for a leader??? ) Lamb Meeting Meetings will start backup in September. Kevin Harbuck Photography Meetings will start backup in September. Rhonda Brodie Rabbit- Meetings will start backup in September. Cullen Vailes Swine Meetings will start backup in September Randy VanWagner Beef Meeting TBD next year Justin Gilbert From every mountain side Let Freedom ring. ~Samuel F. Smith, "America" The office will be closed Friday July 4th! Mark Currie CEA-Ag/NR Alyssa Puckett CEA-4H Emily Rice CEA-FCS Polk County Office 602 E. Church St., Suite 127 Livingston, TX Fax # Polk-Tx.tamu.edu-Website