County Banquet Set, Other Deadlines

Archer City 4-H eNews...
For many of you, this may be your first glance at Jill's trial of an eNewsletter for our club. I hope it serves as a way to keep families notified of upcoming events and activities. If you have something to add, please let Jill know. In the mean time, take a look around our website with our picture page, calendar page and more!

If you did not receive the 4-H Newsletter, you can download it HERE. New members are just getting added to the data base, so you may not have received the newsletter via mail or email.

4-H Calendar
I've set up a 4-H Calendar with a Google Calendar page. You can access it by clicking HERE, or there is a link on the right column of this web page. I will put shows, jackpots, workshops, meetings, etc. in this calendar. If you have something to add to the calendar, please let Jill know.

County Banquet
The Archer County Banquet is scheduled for Sunday, October 19th at 6 p.m. Traditionally, this event is Covered Dish, so invite all of your family and celebrate the accomplishments of 4-H.

Even if you are new to 4-H, we encourage you to come. ALL 4-H members (even newly enrolled ones) will be recognized at the banquet, so please make sure they sign in at the door.

Livestock Projects
Sheep & Goats -- If you plan on showing at a Major Stock Show, State tags MUST be ordered by Sept. 1. Call Travis at the Extension office to order your tag. Tags for the County Show will be due a bit later, but if you know you are showing a lamb or goat, please let Travis know.

Rabbits -- If you plan on showing rabbits, please tell Travis so he can put you on the Rabbit Order List. If you have questions about showing rabbits, call Jill or Travis.

Poultry -- If you are interested in showing a turkey or chickens, call the office ASAP to get your name on the poultry order. Chickens will arrive in November, Turkeys arrive soon. Questions about poultry? Call Travis or Jill.

Food & Nutrition Project

If you're interested in learning about cooking, baking or grilling and nutrition, join us at the Food & Nutrition Workshop, on Sunday, October 5th. This will be a 2-hour workshop, with several different stations the kids will "rotate" through. These stations will all be "hands on" with experiments and games. And yes, boys are welcome too! We had some boys last year, and I think they had great fun. We will also be discussing the County Food Show (scheduled for Oct. 19th at 2 p.m., before the County Banquet)

Participating in the County Food Show is optional. 4-Hers can come to the workshop even if they don't want to do the Food Show. At the Food Show, 4-Hers prepare a dish and tell a judge how they made it. Categories for dishes are: Main Dish, Bread & Cereal, Fruit & Vegetable, Nutritious Snacks and Desserts. If you'd like to participate at the Food Show, have some dishes in mind before you come to the workshop. Last year we had several kids qualify for the District Food Show by winning at the County Level. Two 4-Hers won their categories at District, against 23 other counties. We'd love for Archer to have a strong presence at the Food Show.

4-Hers can also prepare food for the Home Economics Show in January. If you're interested in the Food Project and have questions, give Jill a call at 631-4658.