Whitman County Extension Office Hours: M-F 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone: (509) 397-6290 Fax: (509) 397-6256 1 New Year’s Day 1 Must own steer for Jr. Livestock Show 7 FIRST Robotics Competition Kick Off, PSB, Colfax 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 23 Fair Board Meeting, 7 pm, PSB, Kitchen 31 WSU Scholarship Application DUE for WSU CAHNRS January S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 February 1 Own Hog for Jr. Livestock Show 3 WSU Swine Information Day, Moses Lake 14 Valentine’s Day 18-21 4-H Know Your Government Conference, Olympia 20 Presidents Day Holiday 18 Spokane Jr. Livestock Show Benefit Dinner & Auction, Spokane Fair & Expo Center 25 WSSP Lambing & Management School, Mabton, WA 27 Fair Board Meeting, 7 pm, PSB, Kitchen 1 Own Lamb & Goat for Jr. Livestock Show 1 4-H Enrollment Deadline 2-5 Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Puyallup, WA 3-4 FRC Robotics Competition, West Valley High School, Spokane 4 Youth Horse Field Day, PEF 11 4-H/ FFA Youth Beef Field Day, Lewiston Livestock Market 12 Daylight Savings Begins 14 Spring 4-H Leader Training, 5:30-8:30pm, PSB, Conf. Rm. A , RSVP 15 Avista / NWFCS 4-H Leadership & Scholarship Application Due 15 4-H Scholarship Applications DUE! 17 St. Patrick’s Day 16-18 FRC Robotics Competition, Ellensburg 19-20 State 4-H Leadership Summit, Lazy F Camp, Ellensburg 22 Quality Assurance Training, 5:30-7:30 pm, RSVP 25 4-H/FFA Youth Sheep & Goat Field Day, Asotin Co. Fairgrounds 27 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Kitchen S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 March
1 New Year’s Day 1 Must own steer for Jr. Livestock Show 7 FIRST Robotics Competition Kick Off, PSB, Colfax 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 23 Fair Board Meeting, 7 pm, PSB, Kitchen 31 WSU Scholarship Application DUE for WSU CAHNRS
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1 Own Lamb & Goat for Jr. Livestock Show 1 4-H Enrollment Deadline 2-5 Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Puyallup, WA 3-4 FRC Robotics Competition, West Valley High School, Spokane 4 Youth Horse Field Day, PEF 11 4-H/ FFA Youth Beef Field Day, Lewiston Livestock Market 12 Daylight Savings Begins 14 Spring 4-H Leader Training, 5:30-8:30pm, PSB, Conf. Rm. A , RSVP 15 Avista / NWFCS 4-H Leadership & Scholarship Application Due 15 4-H Scholarship Applications DUE! 17 St. Patrick’s Day 16-18 FRC Robotics Competition, Ellensburg 19-20 State 4-H Leadership Summit, Lazy F Camp, Ellensburg 22 Quality Assurance Training, 5:30-7:30 pm, RSVP 25 4-H/FFA Youth Sheep & Goat Field Day, Asotin Co. Fairgrounds 27 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Kitchen
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1 Don & Edna Appel Scholarship DUE 1 WC Cattlemen’s Scholarship DUE 1 Whitman Co. Shriner’s Lamb Giveaway Application DUE 2-6 Spokane Jr. Livestock Show 13 Open & 4-H Horse Show, hosted by Happy Hooves 4-H,PEF 14 Mother’s Day 22 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Kitchen 29 Memorial Day TBA State 4-H Shooting Sports Championship, Eatonville, WA
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1 Last Day to Add 4-H Projects for PEF Participation 1 Applications DUE for Rotating Flock Award 1 WA. 4-H Hall of Fame Nominations Due 14 Flag Day 18 Father’s Day 25-30 Ntl.4-H Shooting Sports Invitational Grand Island, Nebraska 26 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Auditorium
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1 April Fools Day 1-2 Teen Summit 3-8 WSSP Shearing School, Moses Lake, WA 5-8 FIRST Robotics District Championship, Cheney, WA 10 Entries DUE for the Spokane Jr. Livestock Show 11-16 National 4-H Conference, Washington D.C 15-16 Plowing Bee, PEF, tentative 15 Easter Egg Hunt, hosted by Albion 4-H, Albion Park 15 County Demonstration Day, Albion 4-H 16 Easter 22- 23 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training, Coeur d’Alene, ID 23 Steer Weigh-In, Noon - 3:00 pm 21- 23 4-H Horse Show, Asotin County 24 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Auditorium 26-30 Asotin County Fair 26- 27 Dog Show, Asotin County 28 Colton Fair, Colton School 28- 30 St. John Stock Show 29 Steer Weigh-In, 9:00 am - Noon 30 St. John Horse Show TBA WSSP Dr. Jill’s Skills School, Lamont, WA TBA WSSP Lambing & Management School, Lamont, WA
Palouse Empire Fair
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1 Animal Entries DUE for Palouse Empire Fair 5 Steer Hoof Trimming, 9am—preregistration required (tentative) 15 4-H Record books DUE in Extension Office for PEF 15 Nominations for Whitman County Leader of the Year DUE 18 4H Fashion Revue Entries/Interview 9:00am, PEF 18 Food & Clothing Judging Contests, 9 am-11am, PEF 27 Beef Barn set up, 9am, PEF 28 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PEF
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1-24 State 4-H Fair, Western WA Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA 4 Labor Day 5 Still life entries due for PEF 6 Animal entries due for PEF 7-10 Palouse Empire Fair & Rodeo 7 4H Fashion Revue Finale, 6:30 pm, PEF 9 PEF Jr. Livestock Sale, 11:30 pm, PEF, YAP Building 16 Whitman County Day @ State 4-H Fair, tentative 25 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Kitchen 29 4-H Record Books DUE for County Contest 29 4-H Completion Reports DUE 29- Oct.1 SE Teen Rally, theme 4-H Superhero, Walla Walla, WA
1 Beginning of the 4-H Year! 1-7 National 4-H Week 7 Make It With Wool Contest, 9 am, PSB 9 Columbus Day 14 4-H Leader Training, 9am-1pm, Rm. A, PSB, Colfax, RSVP 23 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Auditorium 28 4-H Leader Training, 9am-1pm, Rm. A, PSB, Colfax, RSVP 31 Halloween TBA Beef Carcass Program TBA 4-H Council Meeting TBA WSSP Convention, Pullman TBA WA State 4-H Forum
