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August 16, 2019
- August 5-September 5: Cameron 4-H Club School Supply Drive
- August 20: State Fair and HOT entries due
- August 26: Thorndale 4-H Club Meeting, 6pm, Thorndale Firemans Hall
- August 30: Turkey Orders Due
- September 1: Enrollment begins!!
- September 4: Rabbit Tag In, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., HE Building, Rockdale Fair Park
- September27: Rockdale Fair Auction Baked Goods Entry form due
- Other dates available soon!!!!
ENROLLMENT!!! Enrollment will start September 1st!!! Please sign up then! www.join4h.com Tell your friends to sign up!!!
4-H Facebook: Don’t forget we have a 4-H Facebook page!!!! We post 4-H Blasts, 4-H contest results and neat opportunities to do in 4-H! Make sure that you “see us first” in your settings. Step 1: Like the Page, Step 2: Click on Following, Step 3: See First, Step 4: Turn Notifications ON! Then you will see all 4-H posts when they arrive!
4-H fall projects starting soon: Plant ID, Horse Judging, Ag Product ID, and consumer decision making will be starting this fall. If you are NEW and are interested in these projects, please fill out the google survey. These projects are for 3rd grade-12 grade students. https://forms.gle/nJ7LVgWucMNmvjnz9 If you already participate in the project, please do not sign up.
4-H Shooting Sports: 4-H Shooting sports project will start in December. If you are interested in signing up for the project, please call or email club manager, Keely Reisner. knlreisner@yahoo.com or 254-721-9270.
Rockdale Fair Rules Updated:
The Rockdale Fair Rules for 2019 have been updated on the website and there are some MAJOR changes! Please look ASAP!!! https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/rockdale-fair/
Here are the following ownership and tag in dates:
- Rabbits: September 4, 2019, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Home Demonstration Building, Rockdale Fair Park
- Baked Goods for Auction Entries are due: September 27th (postmarked no later than this date).
- Ag Mechanics Entry forms due: October 1, 2019 (postmarked no later than this date).
- Palpation and Body Condition Scoring: 5, 2019, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Milam County Auction Barn, Cameron
Turkey Orders:
Turkey orders for MCJLS and 2020 Major Shows (HLSR,SASSR, and Rodeo Austin) will be due Friday, August 30th by 12:00pm
The price of turkey poults is $4.25 per bird. Please place your order by contacting Marcia here at the Extension Office 254-697-7045.
No late orders will be accepted. If you have any questions feel free to contact the Extension Office.
Cameron 4-H Club School Supply Drive:
The Cameron 4-H Club will be collecting school supplies from August 5-September 5, 2019. These school supplies collected will be then distributed to the schools for the teachers to fulfill their lists of needs from students who did not bring items or could not afford them.
Drop off locations include:
First United Methodist Church- Cameron
Milam County Extension Office
Cameron Farm and Ranch
Cameron 4-H Club Meeting (Sept 3rd YHS)
Ben Milam Elementary
Cameron Elementary
Cameron Police Department
Items needed are:
Crayons (24 ct)
Large Size Crayons
Markers
Colored Pencils
Expo Dry Erase Markers
Composition Notebooks
Kleenex Boxes
Fiskar Scissors
Pink Erasers
Pencils
Wide Ruled Paper
Plastic Blue, Red, Green, Yellow Folders (with brads and pockets)
Glue Sticks
Ziploc Bags (quart and gallon)
Elmer’s Glue Bottles
Sanitizing Wipes (Lysol or Clorox)
Index Cards (3×5, 4×6)
Sheet Protectors
State Fair and HOT Entries: Entries for both shows will be due back to the County Extension Office no late than Tuesday, August 20, 2019 by 5:00pm. If you need assistance in filling out either of these entry forms and would like to instead come by the office, please feel free to do so at any time. Unlike the spring major shows, there will be no official entry night. If you plan to participate in one of the team events such as Plant ID, Ag Product ID, Consumer, or horse judging, please let your coach know you are interested.
Milam County 4-H Information! For information about any 4-H related activity, please go to the website or facebook page! www.Join4-h.com or www.facebook.com/milamcountyfourH
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