Connect With Us... Leon County 4-H March Newsletter Leon County Extension LeonCounty Office 113 W. Main St. Centerville, TX 78626 903-536-2531 https://leon.agrilife.org/ hps://www. 4honline.com/ @leoncounty4h @leoncounty4h hps://leon.agrilife.org/4-h/ March April Apr 3: D8 4-H Ag Product ID Contest @TSU Apr 7: D8 EEA Conference– Centerville Apr 11: LCYLS Set up/Clean Up Day @8:00am– Expo Apr 11: LCYLS Dance 6:30-10:30pm @ Expo (FREE Dinner) Apr 12: Happy Easter! Apr 13-17: Leon County Youth Livestock Show– Expo Center Apr 17: LCYLS Auction & AgriLife Volunteer Appreciation Event Apr 18: LCYLS Clean Up Day– 8:00am @ Expo Apr 18: Miranda Alexander Foundation CRAWFISH BOIL– 6pm @ Expo Apr 20: D8 4-H Fashion Show & Consumer Decision Making– Cleburne, TX Apr 25: D8 4-H Rifle, Livestock Judging & Meat Judging Contests Apr 27: 4-H Council Meeting– Location TBA CHECK SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES- hps://leon.agrilife.org/scholarship/ Mar 2: Leon 4-H Club @7pm & Normangee 4-H Club @6:30pm Mar 3: 4-H Spring Roundup Contest Entries DUE– Visit for entry form & rules: https://leon.agrilife.org/county-roundup-contest-spring/ Mar 9-13– Happy Spring Break Mar 3-22: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Mar 9: LCYLS Breeding Heifer & Swine Entries Due Mar 14-28: Rodeo Austin Mar 16: Buffalo 4-H Club @7pm and Centerville 4-H Club @7pm Mar 16: 4-H Rabbit Validation 4-6pm @ Expo Center Mar 17: 4-H County Spring Roundup Contest– Buffalo Upper Jr. High Come Out & Support Your 4-H Friends as they Perform! 4-H County Council Volunteer– Instead of a March Meeting Mar 20: VOLUNTEER Opportunity– Water Fair @ Normangee 4th Grade Mar 20-: LCYLS Scholarships Due– Visit for Entry Forms & Apps- https://lcyls.blogspot.com/ Mar 21: TX Hill Country Photography Field Trip– ALL Day RSVP by 3/13 Mar 23: Oakwood 4-H Club @ 7pm
ENTER BY THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020! Photos MUST be EMAILED to Ms. Cassie by 5:00pm! GOODLUCK!!!!!
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Need a Letter of Recommendation or Need an Application Reviewed?
Please Email Ms. Ferguson or other Extension Office Staff in a timely manner before scholarship or college applications are DUE!
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4-H Congress is an awesome opportunity for our youth that is very unique to Texas 4-H!
Visit: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/events/congress/
Any 4-H member, regardless of age or planning on attending Texas 4-H Congress, must submit a legislative bill for consideration. Participation in the bill writing exercise allows 4-H members the opportunity to become engaged in the legislative process and the 4-H citizen-ship project. 4-H members attending Texas 4-H Congress will be required to submit at least
one bill (this includes Texas 4-H Council, Tech Team, etc) prior to their registration to the event being accepted.
Committees are a bit different this year and will include an Agriculture and Livestock focused committee. The committee structure for Texas 4-H Congress 2020 follows.
• Agriculture and Livestock (AGL) • Education (EDU) • Energy and Environment (EEV) • Government, Finance, & Appropriations (GFA) • Homeland Security and Public Safety (HPS) • Judiciary and Juvenile Justice (JJJ) • Public Health & Welfare (PHW)
Learn More about Writing & Submitting a Bill at: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/congress_preparing_bill_2020.pdf
Leon County Master Gardener Lunch and Learn Program Schedule
March 17: Kitchen Gardens/Edible Gardens - Kathy Choate
April 21: Companion Plants - Charlene Manning
May 19: Importance of Hydration - Laura Petty
June 16: Container Gardens - Carleen Brand
July 21: Color in the Landscape - David Bradley
August 18: Wildflowers - Teresa Klepac
September 15: How to Attract Pollinators - Cathy Beckwith
October 20: Rainfall and Erosion - Richard Parrish
November 17: Care of Holiday Plants - Kathy Choate
More Information Contact– Richard Parrish at Leon County Extension Office
Leon County
4-H Newsletter
Laura Petty
County Extension Agent FCH
Cassie Ferguson
County Extension Agent
4-H
Jofran Edwards
County Office Manager
Leon County Office
113 W. Main St.
Centerville, TX 78626
903-536-2531
https://leon.agrilife.org/
Richard Parrish
County Extension Agent AG
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, reli-gion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating
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HOUSTON LIVESTOCK & RODEO MAR 3- 22
RODEO AUSTIN MAR 14- 28
GOODLUCK TO ALL OUR EXHIBITORS & COMPETITORS!
(Email/Text Pics from Majors to Ms. Cassie to be Posted on Social Media)
2020 MAJORS DATES TO
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Texas 4-H Opportunities! Check Them Out! https://leon.agrilife.org/4-h/4-h-projects/texas-youth-opportunities/
