4-H Futures and Features December 2017 4-H Council

Chairman— Jacee Sellers

1st V-Chairman—Connor Hampton

2nd V-Chairman—Kellie Mae Davis Secretary-Emily Robertson

Reporter-Isaiah Chisum

Delegates-at-Large— Hannah Porter and Katie Davis

4-H Lefors Pirates Delegates

President-Braxton Mouser

Council Delegate-Chaston Mouser North Fork

President-Jacee Sellers

Council Delegate-Gavin Hudson McLean 4-H Club

President-Wes Shaw

Council Delegate-Paislye Armbrister Soaring Eagle Delegates

President-Katie Davis

Council Delegate-Katie Davis Top of Texas Delegates

President-Brycen Epperson

Council Delegate-Jacob Loyd Council Delegate-Dorothy Martin

North Fork Leader Tonya Robertson Soaring Eagles Leader Deborah Davis

Team Eagle Leader Jeff Boyd

Top of Teaxas Archery

Chad Epperson 4-H Lefors Pirates Leaders Dana Davis

Krista Elrod

McLean 4-H Club Leader Valerie Fuller

PARENT—LEADERS ASSOCIATION Chairman—Chad Epperson

1st Vice-Chairman— Amanda Weaver

Secretary– Denise Smith

Treasurer—Shelly Youree

Co-Treasurer-Sara Rumrill

Everyone is invited to our annual 4-H Christmas Party! It will be held at the

Annex on Sunday, December 17 beginning at 3:00 p.m. We will enjoy

refreshments, watch a movie and take pictures in the photo booth!

Girls bring sweet snacks

Boys bring savory snacks

Parent Leaders Council will provide beverages

Our community service for December will be Socks for Soldiers.

Everyone can bring a package of socks to the Christmas Party.

Christmas Order should be arriving in a couple weeks. If you

have not yet picked up your Thanksgiving order, please do so at

the time you get your Christmas order. Also, please remind

your friends and family that we have nuts and mixes left at the

Annex for sale!

The new Robotics Project will be kicking off with an organizational meeting on Friday,

December 15 at 5:30 p.m. If you would like to be a part of this exciting new project,

please make plans to be at this important first meeting!

Office Closures:

Monday, December 25

Tuesday, December 26

Monday, January 1

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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CLUB NEWS

Air Rifle will meet weekly on Mondays to practice. December 4, 11 and 18 will be practice

days, then will not meet again until January 8.

Air Rifle

The Photography Project will meet Thursday, December 7th for a field trip to the

Christmas tree farm, downtown and Celebration of Lights.

Photography

Air Pistol will meet to shoot on Sunday, December 10 and 17 at 2:.00 p.m.

Air Pistol

North Fork 4-H Club will ring bells December 5 from 4:00-7:00 at United.

4-H Lefors Pirates will ring bells December 13 from 4:00-7:00 at United.

Soaring Eagles will meet ring bells December 8 from 4:00-7:00 at United.

Clover Kids will meet Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 for 4-H Christmas Party.

Top of Texas Archery will meet Monday, December 18 at 6:00 during Christmas party

McLean 4-H Club will meet Tuesday, December 19 at 4:00 for Christmas Party.

Pampa Horse project will meet Wednesday, December 6 and 20. McLean 4-H Club will

meet resume meeting in March.

Horse

The Archery project will meet on Mondays to practice. December 4 and 11 will be regular

practice. December 18 will be TOT Christmas Party. We will not practice again

until January 8, 2018.

Archery

The Robotics project will meet on Friday, December 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Annex for their

first organizational meeting.

Robotics

The Dog Project will meet Tuesday, December 19 at 6:30 at the Annex.

Dog

The 4-H Youth Council will meet at the

January 14 at 4:30.

4-H YOUTH COUNCIL

Council Meetings

The Adult leaders council meeting is

TBA. Thank you to all our previous

Adult Council leaders. We greatly

appreciate all your hard work and

dedication to Gray County 4-H.

PARENT/LEADER COUNCIL

Gray County Livestock Association

Sign up Dates/Times

Top O Texas Livestock Association

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Lambs & Goats:

Weight Cards/Payments due no later than 11:00 a.m. (no exceptions)

Show starts at 10:00 a.m.

Steers

Weight cards/payments due no later than 11:00 a.m. (no exceptions)

Show to start immediately following Heifers, but not before 1:00 p.m.

Gray County Livestock Show

Thursday, January 18

Lamb, Goats and Steers

Weight cards/payment due by 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 20

Swine

Weight cards/payment due January 19 by 7:00 p.m.

Rules and further information can be found at totjla.com

Top of Texas Archery had several shooters attend a TFAA State

Qualifier in Lubbock, in November. Great job, everyone!

TFAA State Rankings:

Brycen Epperson: 1st Freestyle Compound

Rebekka Ruzvidzo: 1st Freestyle Recurve

Gavin Hudson: 1st Bowhunter

Isaiah Chisum: 2nd Bowhunter

Jackson Edwards:4th Bowhunter

Emma Chisum: 7th Bowhunter

Halle Hampton: 10th Barebow

Conner Hampton: 12th Freestyle Compound

McLean 4-H Club gathered food for Loaves and Fishes in McLean.

Lefors 4-H Club gathered food for Thanksgiving meals for

Arlene Stiles of House of God in Lefors.

Pampa 4-H donated the food they gathered to the Salvation Army in Pampa.

One Gray County 4-H Team Eagle shooter was recently presented with a National Rifle

Association qualification award earned in recent months. All qualifications are under the auspices

of the American Rifleman Air Rifle, 10 meter, 3-position course of fire. The American Rifleman

qualification program is a progressive course of fire requiring shooters to meet nationally defined

scoring criteria in each of the prone, kneeling, and standing positions.

Clayton Rogers NRA Marksman 1st Class Date of final qualifying shots: 13NOV2017

The Photography Project has a field trip planned for December 7th to go to the Christmas

Tree Farm, downtown and check out the Celebration of Lights! Meet us at 5:00 at the

Davis Farm. If you have any questions please contact Amanda Weaver at 806-231-6143.

Parents, we are currently looking for a new Adult Volunteer Leader to take

charge of our Vet Science Project. If you or anyone you know that would be a

good fit is interested, please contact the office at 669-8033.

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The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each

others’ burdens, easing others’ loads and

supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous

gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.

-W.C. Jones

Joan Gray-Soria

CEA—Family & Community Health

Michael Jeffcoat

CEA-Agriculture & Natural Resources

Sara Rumrill

Gray County Extension

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December photo contest

winner: Isaiah Chisum