Week of March 8-14

***TEXAS SPEAKS SURVEY*** We are requesting you partake in a survey presented by Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Services to help better serve our communities and our state based off of your feedback. Please visit https://extensionemployees.tamu.edu/resources/texas-speaks/ to complete the survey! (Flyer with QR code also attached)

*PLEASE NOTE* We are trying to limit visitors in our main office and ask that we continue to place items to be picked up/dropped off in lobby and you call when arriving as we have been doing the past couple months. However, if coming into the office is necessary, our office is screening all visitors and they must sign in and have temperature checked upon entry of our office. We ask that if you have traveled outside the U.S. in the last 14 days; had close contact with a sick person; or if you have fever, cough, difficulty breathing and/or shortness of breath that you DO NOT ENTER our office.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We hope you & your families are doing well. Stay safe, everyone. And please reach out to us if you need anything. ***

We will be updating you all as we receive more information on postponed or canceled events.

Volunteers that have not completed their trainings – Please go back in and complete your trainings. To do this, when you log in, go to the left side list of options and click on Trainings. There will be two trainings listed for you to complete. They are REQUIRED for you to be a volunteer. I was informed that 4-H Online was made in Mozilla Firefox so it works best if you use Mozilla Firefox as your web browser. Chrome works okay, but Internet Explorer has a lot of problems with 4-H Online. Also, the few that have not had their background screening done, please take a moment to complete that portion of your enrollment as well!

*ATTENTION* If you are needing assistance with your animals before the upcoming Major Show season, please contact us to schedule your appointment! (See flyer for more information)

January:

STATE:

January 25th – Summer Horsemanship School Registration now Open https://animalscience.tamu.edu/livestock-species/equine/summer-horsemanship/ and register at https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/Horse (See flyer)

March:

COUNTY:

March 8th – Eligibility Forms for Photography Due https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/eligibility-form/ (See Attachment)
February 15th – March 15th – Photography Contest Registration Open https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/beyond-the-project/round-up/
March 15th – Photography Contest Deadline
March 16th – Vet Science Meeting at 7:00 PM via Teams https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/event/veterinary-science-meeting-via-teams/
March 18th – County Council Meeting at 7:00 PM via Teams https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/event/county-council-meeting-9/
March 25th – Parliamentary Procedure Meeting at 6:30 https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/event/parliamentary-procedure-meeting/

DISTRICT:

March 1st – District 9 Photography Contest Registration opens via 4-H Online https://d94-h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/bigtime/photography/
March 3rd – Horse Judging Registration Opens
March 3rd – Big Time in D9 Registration Opens
March 17th – Horse Judging Registration Closes
March 17th – Livestock, Meats and Soil Judging Registration Opens
March 17th – Rifle, Pistol and Air Pistol Registration Opens
March 24th – District 9 Photography Contest Registration Closes
March 24th – Big Time in D9 Registration Closes
March 31st – Livestock, Meats and Soil Judging Registration Closes
March 31st – Rifle, Pistol and Air Pistol Registration Closes

STATE:

March 1st – April 8th – Registration Open for District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament (See Attachment) For More information: https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/02/2021-Virtual-Fishing-Bass-Rules-of-Play-FINAL.pdf and https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/02/2021-Virtual-Fishing-Bass-Tournament-Card.pdf
February 7th – March 10th – State 4-H Indoor Archery Match Registration through 4-H Online For Important Information Regarding Locations and Dates http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/shooting__sports_indoor_archery_match_2021.pdf
March 11th – Dairy Judging Contest (See Flyer)
March 12th – Horse Judging Contest In-Person and Virtual. TEAMS: Register at www.judgingcard.com INDIVIDUALS: Register at www.agrilifelearn.tamu.edu (See Flyer)
March 13th – District 7 Shooting Sports Coach Certification Training
March 15th – Beekeeping Essay Due through 4-H Online (Beekeeping Essay)
February 23rd – March 16th – Registration Open for District 12 4-H Trap, Skeet and Whiz Bang Shoot via 4-H Online
March 19th – Regular Registration Deadline North Texas Whiz Bang https://grayson.agrilife.org/ntwb/
March 19th – 20th – State 4-H Indoor Archery Match (Monahans Location)
March 20th – Late Registration Opens North Texas Whiz Bang https://grayson.agrilife.org/ntwb/
March 23rd – Deadline for Updated Transcript for Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship
March 25th – 27th – State 4-H Indoor Archery Match (Bay City, Pampa and Carthage Locations)
March 27th – District 12 4-H Trap, Skeet and Whiz Bang Shoot (See Flyer)
March 31st – Application Deadline for Invisalign ChangeMakers https://www.invisalign.com/changemakers?_cldee=Zm9ydGJlbmRAYWcudGFtdS5lZHU%3d&recipientid=contact-8e2b21aa08ebe911910a001dd8b71c7f-e80f10a12a544c3eb5d4b9d3c72f7f8e&esid=6236e591-f06a-eb11-90fd-00155dcb343a

April:

COUNTY:

April 6th – Recordbook Revision Night at6:30 PM(Recordbook Revision Night)

DISTRICT:

April 17th – Horse Judging
April 24th – Livestock, Meats and Soil Judging
April 24th – Rifle, Pistol and Air Pistol
April 24th – D9 Archery Contest (Register through 4-H Online)
April 29th – May 1st – Big Time in D9

STATE:

April 2nd – 3rd – State 4-H Indoor Archery Match (Graham Location)
March 1st – April 8th – Registration Open for District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament (See Attachment) For More information: https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/02/2021-Virtual-Fishing-Bass-Rules-of-Play-FINAL.pdf and https://agrilife.org/ftbend4h/files/2021/02/2021-Virtual-Fishing-Bass-Tournament-Card.pdf
April 10th – District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament
April 12th – 16th – Registration Open for April 17th District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament
March 1st – April 15th – Horse Validation Deadline via 4-H Online Cost – $10
April 16th – May 1st – Horse Validation via 4-H Online Cost – $20 (Late Fee $250 from May 2nd – May 5th)
April 17th – District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament
April 19th – 23rd – Registration Open for April 24th District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament
April 24th – District 5 Bass Fishing Tournament
April 27th – Virtual Volunteer Conversations at 6:00 PM Click http://bit.ly/4HVolCall to register (Virtual Volunteer Conversations)