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4-H Council Chairman - Kellie Mae Davis

1st V-Chairman -Jacee Sellers

2nd V-Chairman - Isaiah Chisum

Secretary - Emily Robertson

Reporter - Tony Soria

Delegates at Large -

Hannah Porter & Emma Chisum

4-H Lefors Pirates Delegates

President - Chaston Mouser

Reporter - Kyree Yearwood

Council Delegates - Braxton Mouser & Brody Seeley

North Fork Delegates

President - Jacee Sellers

Reporter - Isaiah Chism

Council Delegates -

Brinley Cox & Savannah Sellers

McLean 4-H Club Delegates

President - Paislye Armbrister

Reporter - Aubrye Arbrister

Council Delegate - Savvye Fuller

Council Delegate - Mallery Reynolds

Soaring Eagle Delegates

President - Katie Davis

Vice President - Austyn Davis

Secretary - Alleigh Waters

Reporter - Clara Robison

Top of Texas Delegates

President - Brycen Epperson

Reporter - Emma Chisum

Council Delegate - Thomas Shantin

North Fork Club Managers Misty Guy & Candace Sellers

Soaring Eagles Club Manager Deborah Davis

Top of Texas Archery Managers

Chad Epperson &

Angie Bowman-Epperson

4-H Lefors Pirates Club Managers Dana Davis & Krista Elrod

McLean 4-H Club Managers

Kristy Reynolds & Jennifer Banks

Clover Kids Club Manager

MJ Brown

ADULT LEADERS COUNCIL

Chairman - Chad Epperson

1st Vice-Chairman— Amanda Weaver

Secretary– Denise Smith

Treasurer—Shelly Youree

Co-Treasurer-

What is inside? Page 1: Gold Star Banquet Page 2: Tractor Supply & Pecans Page 3: Foods Contests Results Page 4: Council & Clubs News Page 5: Reporters’ show and tell

Page 6 - 7: Important Projects Info Page 8: Quality Counts Page 9: Livestock Projects Info Page 10: What to watch for Page 11: October Calendar

4-H Futures & Features

November 2018

Distinguished Leaders

Candace Sellers and Micah Edwards were awarded the Distinguished Leader Awards

by the Panhandle 4-H Youth Development Program at the Gold Star Banquet.

YOUR VOLUNTEER TIME IS PRICELESS! THANK YOU BOTH, AND CONGRATULATIONS!!

WE WISH YOU A SAFE & HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! The Gray County Extension Office will be closed

for the following holidays:

Veterans’ Day, November 12 Thanksgiving Noon November 21st - November 23rd

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The Gray County Buyers Club supports & helps fund the Gray County Livestock Show as well as the Top of Texas Jackpot Shows. Parents of ALL 4-H Livestock youth are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in the Buyers Club meetings and show your appreciation for their support of your children’s interests in livestock projects. The GCBC will meet at the Bull Barns on Monday, November 19th & 26th at 6:00 p.m. for their monthly meetings and to begin the clean up for the Top of Texas swine jackpot shows. Any help from livestock members and their parents would be greatly appreciated; after all, the GCBC hosts this event for them.

Annual Pecan Fund Raiser

We’re half way through the Nuts & Fruit Fund Raiser for this year, and a few members have

already earned their hoodies or jackets!! Great Job!

The Christmas Order Deadline has changed to Tuesday, November 13th, The Extension Office

will be closed on November 12th in observance of Veterans’ Day.

Keep up the good work!!

Clover Campaign The State of Texas raised the most money in the Country this fall,

with a total of $142,592!

Special thanks to the MOSES FAMILY for volunteering their time at our Pampa Tractor Supply Location and to AMANDA WEAVER for putting the picture board together and setting up.

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REMINDER: Event Registration Changes In 2017, the Adult Leaders made the decision that families need to prepay for their event

registrations with a check or money order. The payment will be returned to you after you

have attended the event. If you were unable to attend the event, your payment will be

deposited and serve as a reimbursement to the Parent Leaders Account. The purpose for

this is to prevent wasting Council funds on members for events that they were unable to

attend.

Gray County Food Show & Food Challenge competitions

Food Show 1st Place left to right: Tony Soria, Eli Richardson, Ashlyn Stone

Food Challenge 1st Place Left to right: Back Row: Mallery Reynolds, Paislye Armbrister, Wes Shaw, Savvye Fuller Front Row: Clara Robison, Mallory Beason, Karson Buck, Dylan Robison

Food Challenge 2nd Place Left to Right: Back Row: Ashlyn Stone, Quinn Billingsley, Halilli Rose, Kate Shaw. Front Row: Kaylee Glass, Delaney Masters, Not Pictured: Lauren Hagler.

Food Challenge 3rd Place Left to Right: Back Row: Tony Soria, Rebekka Ruzvidzo, Front Row: Eli Richardson, Eli Fuller, Miles Reynolds. Not Pictured: Kevin Kennedy & Tyler Stone

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by Tony Soria.

The 4-H Youth Council met with Commissioners Court on Monday, October 1st. They shared with the court about 4-H and the Court signed the 2018 National 4-H week Proclamation.

4-H YOUTH COUNCIL REPORT

The next Adult Leaders Council meeting is scheduled for

December 4th @ 6:30 p.m. in the Gray County Annex.

Discussion topics include Pecan Sales Results and Salvation Army Bells

PARENT/LEADER COUNCIL

4-H Lefors Pirates: November 13th, 5:00

Clover Kids: November 12th, 5:30

McLean 4-H Club: November 19th, 4:00

North Fork: November 13th, 6:30

Soaring Eagles: Please contact Deborah Davis for meeting info.

Top of Texas Archery: 3rd Thursday every month 6:00 @ bull barn

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McLean

by Aubrye Armbrister

The Gray County 4H had their county Food Challenge Contest Saturday October 13th. McLean 4H had 16 participants and all the kids did a great job. The McLean 4H group has three teams that will be advancing to the district competition in Amarillo on November 1st. We are proud of all the Kids in the McLean 4H Food Chal-lenge, And Congratulations to the ones who are moving on to the competition in Amaril-lo!!!

Reporters “Show & Tell”

For each club to recognize and be recognized, we are calling on all Club Reporters to release a report, to Bren-da.Green@ag.tamu.edu, with one picture and share about your club’s accomplishments from the previous month. The monthly deadline is the 24th for it to be published in the Gray County 4-H newsletter.

Lefors

by Adrienne Yearwood:

The Lefors 4-H Club met on October 16, 2018. We had our business meeting and elected officers.

After that we got a tour of Lefors Fire Department and had our questions answered by Floyd Lott.

Soaring Eagles

by Clara Robison:

The Soaring Eagles 4H club met October 12, 2018. The

meeting consisted of election of club officers and dis-

cussions about many 4H projects and upcoming

events. Next meeting will be in November.

Air Rifle Practice every Monday at 6:30 at the Bull Barn

Archery Practice every Monday at 6:00 at the Bull Barn

Pampa & Mclean Food & Nutrition All of the Foods Project paperwork for youth is due to the

County Extension Office by NOVEMBER 27TH

Pampa Foods will meet Thursday Nov 8, at 7:00 p.m. for International Night. Please bring a

dish and be prepared to give a 5 minute presentation on your country and food.

Horse - McLean You’re invited to contact Billie Billingsley at 806-203-0396 for McLean Horse Project meetings.

Horse - Pampa 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month at the Gray County Annex in the evenings.

Photography Photography project meeting will be at

7:00 p.m. on November 29th at the Gray County Extension Office.

Robotics The Robotics Project meetings are at 6:00 in the Gray County Annex

on Fridays, November 2nd, & 16th.

Shotgun No meetings until March 2019

Livestock ALL LIVESTOCK MEMBERS & PARENTS SHALL MEET AT THE BULL BARN

AT 6:30 ON MONDAYS, NOVEMBER 26TH & 19TH

FOR CLEAN UP AND SHOW-SETTING UP.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH: SHORT MEETING AT 6:30

FOR ALL LIVESTOCK PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR PARENTS.

IMPORTANT: SWINE VALIDATION

McLean NOVEMBER 29TH @ 4:45

Pampa NOVEMBER 30TH 1:00 @ Bull Barns

Quality Counts info on the next page

Vet Science

Vet Science Meeting will be

at 5:15 on Wednesday November 14th

at the Gray County annex.

Please sign up for remind to be in the

communication loop.

Rabbits Rabbit Project meeting will be at the Gray County Annex on

Thursday, November 15th from 5:30 - 6:30.

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Farewell to Mike Jeffcoat

We want to give Mike Jeffcoat a sincere thanks for everything he contributed

to, volunteered for, and dedicated his time toward the Gray County 4-H

Youth programs and AgriLife Extension interests. We wish him & his family

nothing but the best as he enters the next chapter of his life. Mike, we hope

to see you around. Take Care!!

Excused Absences for school:

Please inform the Gray County Extension Office of any 4-H activities that you plan to attend outside of

school so we can request your absence to be excused . Joan Gray-Soria will be the Extension Agent to sign

off on any necessary authorizations, and if at all possible, please inform the office as soon as you can in

order to not miss any important deadlines. Thank you, parents, for your patience and understanding as we

transition into the next few months as we are filling in any gaps.

We will do everything we can to assist you and your children’s success in their projects .

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to you...

Karsen Buck - Nov 4

Makayla & Makenzie Green - Nov 10

Braydin Lewis - Nov 13

Gavin Hudson - Nov 15

Mason Childress - Nov 16

Paislye Armbrister - Nov 18

Savvye Fuller - Nov 18

Hope scribner - Nov 19

Brooklynn Neill - Nov 25

Jackson Edwards - Nov 29

Coen Shephard - Nov 30

And everyone else who has a birthday in November!!

Pecan Sales results and order pickups for deliveries;

Happy Thanksgiving!

Majors Stock Shows Registrations Info.

Please call the Extension Office at 669-8033 for questions

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November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Pampa Foods

7:00 - Annex

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11 Veteran’s Day

12 Office Closed in

observance of

Veteran’s Day

13 Pecan Orders

Due to Office

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Vet Science

5:15 - Annex

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Rabbit

5:30 - Annex

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Robotics

6:00 - Annex

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McLean 4:00

Livestock

6:30 - Bull Barn

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Office Closes

@ noon

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HAPPY

THANKSGIVING!

Office Closed

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Office Closed

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Livestock

6:30 - Bull Barn

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Photography

7:00 - Annex

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mistake never tried anything new.

- Albert Einstein

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Katie Davis’s Blue Ribbon photo at

the District Contest

Joan Gray-Soria

CEA—Family & Community Health

Michael Jeffcoat

CEA-Agriculture & Natural Resources

Brenda Green

Gray County Extension

Office Manager

806-669-8033

Gray County Extension Office

12125 E. Frederic Ave., St. C

Pampa, Texas 79065

806-669-8033

806-669-8029—Fax

email—gray@ag.tamu.edu

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