| 4-H Fundraiser at ATWOODS |
4-H Fundraiser at ATWOODS
Clark County 4-H will be selling hot dogs and drinks at ATWOODS on Saturday, May 6, 2017.
Funds raised will help pay for camp fees, awards and educational activities.
We need 4-H members and volunteers to help with this activity.
Please call the Extension Office to sign up.
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! |
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Congratulations to the Broiler and Turkey BBQ Winners
Broiler BBQ
1st place - Courtney W.
2nd place - Xander A.
3rd place - Colby D.
4th place - Colton M.
5th place - Kacey F.
6th place - Tanner A.
7th place - Emilee F.
Turkey BBQ
1st place - Tyler T.
2nd place - Gracie S.
3rd place - Madison T.
Congratulations to the Eggs Contest Winners
1st place - Tanner A.
2nd place - Lizzie H.
3rd place - Xander A.
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| REACTIVATE YOUR 4-H MEMBERSHIP |
Reactivate Your 4-H Membership!
Many of you still need to reactivate your 4-H membership at http://arkansas.4honline.com
You will need to make sure you are active in order to participate in 4-H events.
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Caddo Rabbit Show
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Clark County Fairgrounds - Arkadelphia
Free Rabbit Clinic, Double Youth Show (under 19 years old), Double Open Show (20 years old and up)
Check in - 7:00 - 8:30 am
Rabbit Clinic - 8:30 am
Show Begins - 10:00 am
Please stop by the Extension Office to pick up an entry form. Entries postmarked on or before April 17th will be $4 per rabbit per show; entries day of the show will be $5 per rabbit per show.
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UPCOMING EVENTS! SIGN UP NOW!
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Southwest District Spring Show - Hope, AR
The 2017 Spring Livestock Show is Saturday April 22nd at 10:00am. Register online with ShoWorks by April 17th.
Arkansas State Fair Spring Livestock Show - Little Rock, AR
Deadline to Enter the Arkansas State Fair Spring Livestock Show is April 15
For information and Online Entry for the ASF Spring Livestock Show, go to the Arkansas State Fair web page. Exhibitors enter their own animals.
Arkansas State Fair - Market Animal Deadlines
Deadlines:
Market Steers
Ownership and DNA Kit Order - May 15
Online Nomination and DNA Submission - May 31
Market Hogs, Market Goats, Market Lambs
Ownership - July 1
DNA Kit Order - July 15
Online Nomination and DNA Submission - July 31
Remember County Extension Agents have to order DNA kits, complete online nominations and submit DNA samples. Please do not wait till the last day to notify the Extension Office.
Ross Photography Contest
The Ross Foundation 4-H Photography Contest entries are due to the County Extension Office by Friday, May 19th. This contest provides an opportunity for 4-H'ers to demonstrate, compete, and exhibit their photography skills. All 4-H members ages 9-19 are eligible.
The contest consists of four categories:
- Color Living
- Color Non-Living
- Black & White Living
- Black & White Non-Living
Photographs entered MUST meet these guidelines:
- Any photo that is exclusively plant-life (bushes, flowers, trees, etc.) should be entered in the "non-living" category. The "living" category is for people and animals.
- All scenes and subjects must be in Arkansas.
- Must have been taken during the current contest year (July 2016 - present)
- An 8 x 10" print is required for judging, and a negative or computer disk containing image MUST accompany the photo
- Only one version of each photo can be entered.
- Use photo editing is limited to "darkroom techniques" (cropping, dodging and burning, saturation, exposure).
At the county level, each 4-H member may enter a unique, original photo into each category. Four county winners will be selected, one in each category. Those winners will be sent on for state judging. The top 3 places in each category will receive cash prizes from the Clark County 4-H Foundation.
Consider these tips from the State Office:
- Be sure the date stamp isn't printed on the photo
- Shoot in high resolution digital file (for digital cameras)
- Find a "focus" for each photo, something that draws your eye.
- Explore your community, get away from the beaten path.
- Keep your images sharp by using a tripod, two hands or leaning on something.
- Be creative, find original and interesting angles.
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SMOKED PORK BUTT ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
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Smoked Pork Butt Fundraiser
Clark County 4-H Foundation is holding its annual smoked pork butt
fundraiser to help raise money to assist with the 4-H van insurance/
maintenance and other programming costs.
We need all hands on deck to help us reach our goal of selling AT LEAST 125 pork butts! Fat Boys Fine Food and Catering has generously offered to smoke them for us and donate some of their supplies.
You can start selling these 7-9 lbs., bone-in pork butts for $35 each today! These should feed 10-12 people and freeze well. All pork butts will be smoked the week of May 22nd (just before Memorial Day), and potentially delivered to pick-up spots around the county that week. ALL PORK BUTTS WILL BE PRE-SOLD. All sales must be turned in by Wednesday, May 17th.
Have checks made out to "Clark County 4-H". Please get the person's name, phone number, email address, where they would like to pick up their order (Alpine, Arkadelphia, or Gurdon) and number they are purchasing. This information is important for being able to contact them with their pick-up time and date. Keep a sheet of paper just for your pork butt sales. Put this and the payments in a zip-top baggie.
Please report your sales to the Extension Office each week.
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Planning Ahead
May 4, 2017 - District Broiler and Turkey BBQ - Clark County Fairgrounds
May 4-6, 2017 - Spring Livestock Show - Arkansas State Fairgrounds
June 20, 2017 - Ouachita District O-rama - Malvern High School
July 6 - 8, 2017 - 4-H Range Events - 4-H Center, Ferndale
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Sincerely,
Cindy Ham
County Extension Agent - 4-H/Agriculture
Clark County
870-246-2281
[email protected]
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