Calling ALL interested in Shooting Sports!!

Calling ALL parents that have children interested in participating in Shooting Sports. There will be a meeting to dicuss this project, how it will affect the growth of 4H in our county, and to decide on an adult represenative to take the shooting sports course in February.


PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND!!!

CHEROKEE COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS MEETING
JANUARY 26, 2009 @ 7PM
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PALS MEETING
AT THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IN RUSK

Important Poultry Information

FFA AND 4H LEADERS

FOR YEARS PILGRIMS PRIDE HAS GRACIOUSLY DONATED THE CHICKS FOR THE POULTRY CLASS. HOWEVER, IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT PILGRAMS PRIDE IS NOT ABLE TO DONATE THE POULTRY CHICKS FOR THE 2009 CHEROKEE COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW. DUE TO THIS, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $10.00 PER ENTRY WHICH IS DUE PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, 2009. IF THIS FEE IS NOT RECEIVED BEFORE THIS DATE, THE CHICKS WILL NOT BE ORDERED FOR THAT EXHIBITOR.

PLEASE MAIL YOUR PAYMENT TO:

CHEROKEE COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW

PO.BOX 705

JACKSONVILLE TEXAS 75766

2009 CHEROKEE COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW CHICK DAY

THIS YEARS CHICK DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 12, 2009

LOCATION AND PICK UP TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

WELLS HIGH SCHOOL 9:30 am

ALTO HIGH SCHOOL 10:00 am

RUSK HIGH SCHOOL 10:30 am

JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 11:00 am

NEW SUMMERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 11:30 am

TROUP HIGH SCHOOL 12:00 pm

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT ME AT 903-589-4616.

THANK YOU,

STEVE HUTSON

2009 SHOW CHAIRMAN

January 10 - County Food/Nutrition Show

The County Food/Nutrition show will be this Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the County Extension Office. Good luck to those club members that are participating!

Food Show Entry Deadline

We all love to eat and want to do so nutritiously! The entry deadline for the Food/Nutrition show is FRIDAY, Dec. 19 at 5:00p. For more information, see the Food & Nutrition Blog.

Christmas Party Time!

Our regularly scheduled meeting for December will be our Christmas Party!!

Thursday, December 18, 6:30p at the Rempfer's house
2846 CR 2206 (directions to follow)

We will have a short business meeting followed by our group picture (PLEASE wear or bring your Footbridge Shirt if you have one!), party and gift exchange. Bring a gift for the White Elephant Gift Exchange and a party food!

Amy Collins - Cheese Dip and chips
Katy Dickey - Peppermint Chocolate Cake
Kaitlin Tugwell - Sausage Balls
Kylie Delany - Pigs in Blankets
William Jones - Dr Pepper
Amanda Rathbun - Sodas

If you did not sign up, don't worry - just bring something you'd enjoy eating!

Directions:

From Courthouse take Hwy 84 W for two blocks to Barron Street. Turn Left on Barron Street. Continue on Barron Street as it turns right and becomes 23. Cross Loop 343 and turn on CR 2206 (first Road to the right). Continue on CR 2206 for 2.8 miles. House is on Brick house on right with Circular Drive really close to the road

Validation Saturday Dec. 6

Don't forget Validation is Saturday, December 6th at the Showbarn from 8 am to 10 am. You MUST bring ALL marketable class animals and animals that were signed up to sell to be validated. This includes the following:

BEEF - Market Steers, Commercial Heifers
PEN OF HEIFERS
SWINE - Market Gilts, Market Barrows
GOATS - Market
DAIRY CATTLE - ALL Heifer Classes

Your animals must be validated to be eligible to show.

Footbridge Parade Float

Santa held the sign - To Make the Best Better

Thank you to all of our members who braved the chill and had a great time at the Rusk Christmas Parade. Special thanks go out to Mr. and Mrs. Collins for providing/decorating the float and to Rusk Primary School for allowing us to borrow their decorations!

We're in the Parade!

Don't forget to join us for the Rusk Christmas Parade. Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Collins for offering their truck/trailer. Please meet at the county extension office at 4:30p on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Wear your Footbridge shirt if you have one, and Santa hats or any other Christmas gear! You're welcome to bring some garland and/or other decorations for our trailer. We look forward to seeing you there!

Monthly Meeting Reminder

Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 PM
Cherokee County Extension Office


Bring a drawing or description of your IDEAS for our Christmas Parade Float
(Rusk Parade is December 2)

Business to cover will include the Christmas Parade Float, Christmas Party information, Photography Contest results, Livestock Show Entries, Consumer Decision Making project, Food Show project, Yes! Camp review and more!

Bring a friend to share the fun.
We look forward to seeing you there!!

Stock Show Entry DEADLINE this week!

The Entry Deadline for: Market Steers, Commercial Heifers, Dairy Heifers, Market Hogs, Poultry, Horse, & Goats is

November 15, 2008

Fillable Adobe PDF Entry Forms are downloadable under the "Important 4-H Links" on the County 4H Blog. If you have any questions please contact the 4-H office. (903) 683-5416 or wrarnwine@ag.tamu.edu.

Late entries will be accepted after the November 15 deadline up until the date of validation, December 6; HOWEVER, an additional $15.00 fee will be accessed to each entry.