Nolan County 4-H Newsletter
MARCH 2017
4-H SHOWCASE
Mike Hart has been an important addition to Nolan County 4-H. He completed the Shooting Sports Program and
became a Certified Archery Coach. He
is the 4-H Archery Project Leader and
has been doing so since September
2014. We Thank You Mr. Hart for all
the time, dedication, effort and commitment you have given and give to the
Nolan County 4-H Archery Program.
March 1st, 8th, 22nd & 29th
Photography @ 4:00 PM
March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th
Clothing & Textiles @ 4:30 PM
March 6th
Nolan County 4-H Meeting @ 5:30 PM
March 10th - 12th
Rattlesnake Roundup
March 13th - 17th
Spring Break
NOLAN COUNTY 4-H CLUB MEETING
March 14th, 21st & 28th
DATE: Monday, March 6th because of Spring Break the
following week
Shooting Sports Meeting @ 5:00 PM
TIME: 5:30 PM
March 18th
PLACE: Nolan County Courthouse - 3rd Floor
Archery Meeting @ 2:00 PM
Conference Room
March 20th
PROGRAM: Meteorologist
Horse Project Meeting @ 5:30 PM
April 3rd
Deadline Photography County Entries
Find the
and bring
your newsletter to the
4-H Club meeting, on
March 7th to put your
name in the drawing.
FIRST RESPONDER’S APPRECIATION MEAL
Instead of having a First Responder’s Appreciation Meal
this year it has been decided to go ahead and plan on making
Goodie Bags for the First Responder’s which will consist of
brownies, cookies, rice crispy treats, bottled water, etc. A
later date will be set for the deliveries. Clothing & Textile
members will make cloth bags for the goodies.
Voting for further planning to take place on March 6th
at the Nolan County 4-H meeting.
Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
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4-H Agriculture & Natural Resources
HORSES
Date: Monday, March 20th
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Nolan County Courthouse
3rd Floor Conference Room
SHOOTING SPORTS
2017 District 7 Horse, Beef and
Swine Quiz Bowls
DATE: Wednesday, April 12th
PLACE: Texas 4-H Conference Center
Brownwood, TX
REGISTRATION: Opens on 4-H Connect March 20th
and closes April 3rd. If you need further information,
please contact Zach at 236-6912
Date: Tuesday, March 14th, 21st & 28th
Time: 5:00 PM
Place: Sweetwater Rifle & Gun Club Building
Avenger Field Road east of the WASP
Purpose: Learning How to Shoot .22 Rifles
Keep an eye out for the Reminder Text
D-7 SHOOTING SPORTS
COACH TRAINING
DATE: March 11th - 12th
PLACE: Texas 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood
ARCHERY
DATE: Saturday, March 18th
TIME: 2 PM Youth
(3rd to 5th grade)
3 PM Advanced
(6th grade & up)
PLACE: Oil Mill Road 419, Chola Petroleum,
CR 271
Do you have the 4-H Club
Motto & Pledge memorized?
This training is open to any eligible potential coaches
across the state.
• Registration will be conducted through the Texas 4-H
Conference Center Registration Website:
http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu (NOT 4-H Connect)
• Please Note: Even though registration will be done
through the 4-H Center Registration System, all participants still MUST have an ACTIVE Profile in 4-H Connect
and have passed the Background Check PRIOR to participating in the training. (This will be checked!- NO EXCEPTIONS)
• Please pay close attention to the deadline!
• Early Bird Cost is $120 (before February 28th)
• Late $180 (March 1st –5th)
• Lodging is available for an additional cost:
•Hotel-style lodging: $80/night
District 4-H Rifle Contest
DATE: April 29th
PLACE: Callahan County 4‐H Shooting Range
3000 Private Road 2791
•Dormitory-style lodging: $24/night
For questions about online registration and/or lodging,
please contact the Texas 4-H Conference Center at
(325) 784-5482
Baird, TX. 79504
DEADLINE: April 17th
Registration will be on-line beginning April 3rd
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4-H Family & Consumer Sciences
4-H PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT
DATE: Wednesday, March 1st, 8th, 22nd & 29th
TIME: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
AGE: JUNIOR/INTERMEDIATE (3rd—8th grade)
SENIOR — NO SENIORS at District Contest
DEADLINE: April 3rd
REGISTRATION & FEES: $5.00 for 1st Photo and $1.00 for each additional photo
Your photos need to be turned into the office by April 3rd
STATE CONTEST for SENIOR members only 9th - 12th grade
DEADLINE: April 15th
ENTRY & FEE: $10.00 per Photograph
Texas 4-H Photography Contest Rules & Guidelines can be found on the State 4-H website:
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Texas4H_Photo_Rules.pdf
CLOTHING & TEXTILES
PROJECT
Do you like fashion and being creative? The 4-H Clothing
and Textiles project is perfect for you. In the 4-H
Clothing and Textiles Project you can learn how to sew,
how to be a good consumer when purchasing clothes, the
art of designing clothes and accessories, and careers in
the fashion industry.
Project Meeting Dates:
RECORD BOOKS
It is time to start getting your
materials ready to begin working
on your record book. For further
information, please contact the
office at 235-3184. We can
email you the forms or come by
the office to pick them up.
Thursday, March 2 @ 4:30 PM - Duds 2 Dazzle
County Record book
Thursday, March 9th @ 4:30 PM - Clothing & Textiles
Deadline: June 16th
Thursday, March 16th @ 4:30 PM - Duds 2 Dazzle
Thursday, March 23rd @ 4:30 PM - Clothing & Textiles
Thursday, March 30th @ 4:30 PM - Duds 2 Dazzle
Duds 2 Dazzle contest will be April 4th
All meetings will take place at the Courthouse on the 3rd
floor.
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Community Service Projects & Other Happenings
NOLAN COUNTY PROJECTS
4-H HOST FAMILY
OPPORTUNITIES
Dates: July 21st - August 18, 2017
Host families needed for 4 week immersive homestay. 20 youth and 2
4-Her’s are COLLECTING dog food, can or dry, to donate
adult chaperones from Japan; youth
to the local animal shelter. Preferably not Ol’Roy brand.
are ages 11-15. Up to 5 school students
Please bring to the next 4-H Club Meeting, Monday,
from America Farm School in ThessaMarch 6th.
loniki, Greece. No cost to families, no
statewide activity expectations; some
activities are offered but families are
PLASTIC BAGS NEEDED
not required to participate. Families
can apply through Texas 4-H website
4-H Families please begin saving your
at :
plastic bags and bring to the Extension
Office for the Nolan County Welfare
http://texas4h.tamu.edu/projects/internationaloffice.
travel/
2017 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarships
QUAY LLOYD SCHOLARSHIP
You can donate to the Quay Lloyd Scholarship
in honor of him. He will receive this scholarship
at graduation. Please make checks payable to
Nolan County 4-H and designate it for Quay
Zachary Wilcox
Texas 4-H awards over 200 scholarships for students – all you need is 4-H experience, financial
need, your academic record and graduate from
high school during the 2016-2017 school year. The
scholarship awards range from $3,000-$20,000.
Please visit the Texas 4-H Scholarship website:
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wpcontent/uploads/TX4HSch_Rules_Guidelines_2017.pdf
Lone Star Ag Credit Scholarship
$$$ Lone Star Ag Credit Scholarship: Lone
Star Ag created a scholarship in order to contribute to the education of deserving youth in our
territory. Lone Star Ag credit will award six (6)
graduating seniors a $2,500 scholarship in 2017.
The applicant must be graduating in May of 2017;
the application must be completed and postmarked by April 1, 2017.
CEA-AG
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