Council News

Council Meeting

The next 4-H Council Meeting will be held Tuesday, November 17th, 6:30 pm at the Extension Office.  Bring canned food to help the Kaufman Christian Help Center.

Texas 4H website!!

The Texas 4H Website went under construction and came out brand new! But with construction if you save any links from the old site you may have to search for the new links.  We are working to fix the most used links on our County Website but it will take some time.  We are working on it  J

The New Year Begins

Club Meeting Schedule for the 2015-2016 4-H Year

·   STEM Club – December 3rd, 2015, (1^st Thursday of Month), meeting will be at the Kaufman County Show Grounds at 6:30 pm but the regular monthly meetings will be at the Extension Office. The Short Term Project Club focuses only on the STEM and Robotics projects.  Club Manager – Angela Pagel

·   Crandall 4-H – December 8th (2^nd Tuesday of Month), Crandall Community Room, 6:30 pm Community Club focusing on the total 4-H program.  Club Manager – Jennifer Hiser

·   Council –November 17th, (3^rd Tuesday of Month) and this month will be at the County Extension Office, 6:30 pm.  We will be bringing supplies for the County Liners meeting for their Community Service Project making Boxes for the ShelterKidz program and canned goods for the Christion Help Center collection.  For all 4-H Teen Leaders that are 13 – 18 years old.  This Youth Board teaches leadership and team building to teen leaders.  And assists with bringing all of the clubs together and keeping everyone in touch with the Kaufman County 4-H Program

·   Livestock Project Club – November 19^th  Showgrounds. 6:30 pm DOWN IN THE SHOW ARENA!!  ALL animal projects (rabbit, cattle, swine, lambs, goats, dairy and horses.) meet during this time.  We will be talking about entries for the county fair.  Bring your goats, lambs, heifers, rabbits, and steers for showmanship practice.  The youth then have a short meeting by dividing out to their specific projects for fun.

·   County Liners 4-H – November 24th, (4^th Tuesday of Month) County Showgrounds Women’s Building. 6:30 pm  Community Club focusing on the total 4-H Program. The County Liners meeting for their Community Service Project making Boxes for the ShelterKidz program.

Suggested items for boys and girls ages 3 to 14 include:  jumbo crayons, plastic animals/cars/toys (3”-5”), puzzles, small coloring/activity books, slinkys, hand-held games, card games, plastic watches, plastic jewelry, pocket calculators, small stuffed animals, soft balls, play-doh, bubbles, cheap sunglasses, musical toys. 

 December Meeting will be at the Stechers Barn.Club Managers – Vicki Stecher and Steve Rattan