the nueces 4-h clover chronicles march 2016

THE NUECES 4-H CLOVER CHRONICLES
MARCH 2016
INSIDE
THIS
ISSUE
NC4H FUND
RAISER
1
MARCH & APRIL
2
NUECES
COUNTY 4-H
3
DISTRICT 11
CALENDAR
4
NC4H COUNCIL
OFFICER
APPLICATION
5&6
FLOUR BLUFF/
PADRE ISLAND
7
RELAY FOR LIFE
8
SET POSTER
9
TEXAS 4-H
ROUNDUP
COMPETITIONS
10
RECORDBOOKS
11 &
12
TEXAS 4-H
CONFERENCE
CENTER CAMPS
13
PICASA
14
TEXAS
LIVESTOCK
SHOWS
15
CLOVER
CHRONICLES
16
Nueces County 4-H (NC4H) events are held in the Johnny S. Calderon Nueces County Center
(NCC), 710 East Main Avenue, Robstown, Texas 78380-3148, unless otherwise noted.
NCJLS is the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show.
RMBRF is the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Boulevard,
Robstown, Texas 78380.
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March 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 - NCJLS General Board
meeting OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC 7:00 p.m. RMBRF
2 - NC4H Roundup &
Photography Display 6:00
p.m. RMBRF
3 - NC4H Fashion / Duds
to Dazzle & CDM Contest
4
5
6 - NC4H Livestock
Judging team workout
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 - D11 Photo Contest
(Junior & Intermediate
ONLY) 4-H CONNECT
entry deadline
14
15
16
17
18 - D11 Spring Spectacular 4-H CONNECT entry
deadline
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 - NC4H Council meeting
29
30
31
April 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 - D11 Multi-District
Judging Contests entry
deadline on 4-H CONNECT
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 - D11 Spring
Spectacular, Victoria
10
11
12
13
14
15 - Texas 4-H Photography entry deadline on
4H CONNECT (SENIORS
ONLY)
16
17 - NC4H Fund Raiser
BBQ, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30
p.m.
18 - Council Officer
applications due by 5:00
p.m.
19 - NC4H Council Officer
Interviews
20
21
22
23 - D11 Multi-District
Judging Contests, College
Station
24
25 - NC4H Council Officer
Elections
26
27
28
29
30
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NUECES COUNTY 4-H
NUECES COUNTY 4-H ELI FUND-RAISER
Our flyer for the Eli's Fund project is posted on the front page of
this newsletter. We are asking club managers to provide their 4-H
Club t-shirt ASAP in order to construct the quilt before the drawing. Also a donation item commitment is needed so we can itemize
awards and print tickets quickly. We are asking PLEASE join in and
help! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact
me. Thanks for your participation in this county-wide worthwhile
effort.
Vickie Loessin
Adult Advisor
Nueces County 4-H Ambassadors
2016 NUECES COUNTY JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW SCHOLARSHIP
Completed application is due in the NCJLS Office by March 4. Application is available at http://www.ncjls.org/ For additional information, please contact the NCJLS Office at 361.387.5395.
2016 TEXAS FARM CREDIT’S MARSHA MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP DUE
MARCH 1
Texas Farm Credit invites students to submit their application to
their scholarship program. Texas Farm Credit established a scholarship program for seniors who are graduating and pursuing a
college degree in an agriculture-related field of study. This may
include, but is not limited to, agricultural business, animal science, and agricultural economics. Texas Farm Credit awards five,
one-time scholarships in the amount of $2,000.00. The Marsha
Martin
Scholarship
application
is
available
online
at
https://www.texasfcs.com/.
2016-2017 NUECES COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL OFFICER ELECTIONS
Officer elections for the new upcoming 2016-2017 4-H service year
(September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017) will be held during
the 4-H Council meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 25,
2016. Applications, as well as the Council Standing Rules and eligibility requirements, are available online
http://nueces.agrilife.org/publications/4-h-youth-development/.
Completed applications are due in the NC4H Office by 5:00 p.m.,
Monday, April 18.
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THE NUECES 4-H CLOVER CHRONICLES
NUECES COUNTY
4-H OFFICE
(NC4H)
Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service
Office of Nueces County
710 East Main Avenue, Suite 1
Robstown, Texas 78380-3148
Telephone 361.767-5220;
Fax 361.767.5248
Website http://nueces.agrilife.org
Email nueces@ag.tamu.edu
We’re on the Web!
http://
nueces.agrilife.org
THE
NUECES
4-H
CLOVER CHRONICLES is
published monthly, except for a
combined June/July issue. The
newsletter contains information
on activities, events, and
deadlines that 4-H families
need to keep up to date with
happenings in the Nueces
County 4-H program. It also
brings educational items of
interest to encourage further
research by readers. To
contribute
items
to
this
newsletter for publication, the
article must have a club
manager’s signature approval
prior to submission. The 25th
day of current month is the
deadline for the next month’s
issue. For the combined
June/July issue, articles are
due by May 25.
THE
NUECES
4-H
CLOVER CHRONICLES will
be emailed to all 4-H families
enrolled on 4-H CONNECT.
For those members who prefer
a hard copy document, please
call the Nueces County 4H
Office at 361.767.5220 to
request a copy be mailed.
THE
NUECES
4-H
CLOVER CHRONICLES is
online
at
http://nueces.agrilife.org.
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AMERICANS
WITH
DISABILITIES ACT OF
1990.
Individuals with
disabilities who require an
auxiliary aid, service, or
accommodation in order to
participate in any 4-H event
are encouraged to contact
their County Extension Agent
at 361.767.5220 at least one
week in advance of the
program in order for proper
arrangements to be made.
The information given herein
is for educational purposes
only.
Reference
to
commercial products or trade
names is made with the
understanding
that
no
discrimination is intended
and no endorsement by
Texas
A&M
AgriLife
Extension Service is implied.
Educational programs of the
Texas
A&M
AgriLife
Extension Service are open
to all people without regard
to race, color, religion, sex,
national
origin,
age,
disability, genetic information
or veteran status. The Texas
A&M University System, U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
and
the
County
Commissioners Courts of
Texas Cooperating