2012 Archer County 4h Christmas Party

                                   

          ACJLS 2013 Official Show Schedule

                        Thursday January 3,  2013

5:00pm~Show Grounds Open

                                          Friday, January 4, 2013

7:00am-9:00am Weigh-in swine, sheep, goats, rabbits
9:00am-11:00am Check-in Home Economics Projects and Entries.
Open for public viewing (Archer County Activity Building, Archer City) 
 10:00am-11:00am Judge Poultry
11:30am-12 Noon Judge Home Economics Entries  (Closed for Public Viewing)
11:00am-1:00pm Judge Rabbits
1:00pm-2:00pm Judge Lambs
(immediately following Lamb Show) Judge Goats
4:00pm-5:30pm Public Viewing of Home Ec. Entries
4:30pm-5:30pm Pickup Home Ec. Entries
6:00pm-8:00pm Judge Swine

                               Saturday, January 8, 2013

7:30am Dairy Cattle Check-In
7:00am-8:00am Weigh-in Beef Steers and Beef Heifers
8:00am-9:00am Ag Mechanics Show  Projects in Place
8:00am-9:30am Judge Dairy
9:30am-12 Noon Judge Beef Heifers and Steers

Following Beef Show Ag Mechanics Show

12 Noon  Turn in Premium Auction Exhibitor Cards
5:30pm-7:00pm Buyer’s Appreciation Dinner– Act. Bldg
7:00pm Premium Auction– Show Barn

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and your stock show & 4-H projects are ready!

Our club is responsible for the Buyers Dinner this year. If you have a livestock animal & will be in the sale, we need your help!

• Please bring 1 dozen corn bread muffins to the Activity Building by 5 pm on Saturday. You can set them in the kitchen on Friday or Saturday (Jan 4-5th)

• Charla Foreman is getting a "set up" crew to meet at 10a.m. Saturday (Jan 5th) to put out tables and chairs. Text her at 632-7737 if you're available to help for about 30 minutes.

• Cheryl Miller is in charge of the "clean up" crew to take down tables & chairs just before the sale starts. **Please come to the activity building to help around 6:45pm Saturday evening!

• We need about 10 kids to help refill drinks, clear plates, etc. during the buyers dinner. PLEASE REPLY if your 4-Her can help. If so, be there by 5pm on Saturday.

October Events for Archer City 4-H

The October 4-H meeting is next Tuesday, October 16th @ 7pm. We will discuss important upcoming dates for livestock exhibitors, talk about record books, a photography workshop, etc. We also have a fun activity planned, so come prepared to be a little creative!


On Saturday, Oct 20th the club is participating in the Archer City Fall Festival on the square. Our club will have a booth selling drinks and playing games. Regina Nicholson is looking for helpers! Please email Regina at <rnicholson@haigood-campbell.com> or 940-636-2674 if you would like to help work the booth. It opens at 3 and will run until dark. Regina will develop a schedule of workers once she knows who is interested.


The club will be Trick-O-Treating for canned goods on Halloween. Put this on your calendar and look for a specific time & location!

State Photography

Check out the rules for the 2013 Texas State 4-H Photography Contest!
http://texas4h-tamu-edu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2012/09/12-13_Photo_Rules.pdf

4-H Kickoff Meeting!

Join us Tuesday, September 18th for the first meeting of the year of the Archer City 4-H Club! It's at 7pm at the Extension Office!

Horse Judging

Congrats to all who participated in the horse judging activities!  Archer County has two Jr. teams, both of which met with success at two contests last weekend.  We are looking forward to having a great time at the district contest!  Last weekend's results were as follows:
1st contest: West Texas A&M: 23 teams, 72 participants 
Archer County Team #1: Sidney Dunkel, Alexis Shanes, Lane Collins, and Blake Dunkel

Team #1 Day #1 members (L to R):
Alexis Shanes, Sidney Dunkel,
 Lane Collins, Blake Dunkel

1st overall team, 1st team reasons 
Sidney Dunkel: 1st overall individual, 4th in reasons
Alexis Shanes: 2nd overall individual , 1st in reasons

2nd contest: Clarendon College: 12 teams, 29 participants
Archer County Team #1: Alexis Shanes, Brady Kyle, Blake Dunkel, and Lane Collins
1st overall team
Alexis Shanes: 1st overall individual
Brady Kyle: 5th overall individual
Archer County Team #2: Sam Shanes, Emily Strenski, Madison Miller
5th overall team
Sam Shanes: 3rd overall individual

(There were no reasons given at Clarendon)

Nice job, Archer County!

Day #1, (L to R): (Back)Lane Collins, Alexis Shanes,
Sidney Dunkel, Sam Shanes,
(Front) Blake Dunkel,  Madison Miller, Emily Strenski

Day #2 (L to R): (Back)Alexis Shanes, Lane Collins, Brady Kyle, Sam Shanes,
(Front) Madison Miller, Emily Strenski, Blake Dunkel

The next Archer City 4-H meeting will be held Tuesday, February 21st.


Information on the 2012 Dog Project --


On Sunday, January 19th, from 2:00-3:00, Pam Allen is doing a talk on dog obedience.  She is also bringing a dog to do an obedience rally demonstration.  Rally is one of the events offered at the Texas State 4-H Dog Show, so make plans to attend if you are thinking about participating!


On Sunday, February 5th, from 2:00-3:00, Michelle Nestor will do a presentation on using dogs for therapy.

Both activities will take place at the Archer County Extension Office.  Check back for more dog project dates soon! 


If you have any 4-H related news/results/pictures, please e-mail them to: musicalreiner@yahoo.com.  Thanks!!!

Stock Show

The Archer County Jr. Livestock  Show is coming up January 6th and 7th!!! 

Livestock ---
The show barn in Archer City will be open to animals on Thursday, January 5th, in the evening.  Weigh in for animals is between 7 and 9 AM the following morning in the show barn.  Classes will be divided up by weight after all weights have been taken and will be posted in the barn. 
You must turn in your sale card(s) by noon on Saturday!  If you do not, you will not be allowed in the auction that night, which starts at 7:00 PM.  The order of the sale will be available around 6:00 PM Saturday night.

Home Economics Projects ---
Bring projects to the Activity Building between 9 and 11 AM Friday morning.  The projects will be available for pickup around 4:30.  If you enter photography, please leave your photo(s) at the building because they will be displayed during the buyer's dinner Saturday night.

If you take any good pictures at the show, please e-mail them to musicalreiner@yahoo.com .  Thanks!

Happy New Year, and Good Luck to all participants at the 2012 Archer County Jr. Livestock Show!!!