2013
January 2013
1 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for New Years.
1-31 Lubbock County Ag Events Calendar
5 Kick Off Event for 4-H Robotics, Estacado High School. Ages 14 to 18.
6 12:00 noon – County Hiefer Show, Texas Tech Livestock Arena.
10 4-H Dog Project Certification Due to County Extenison Office.
11 Lubbock Master Gardener Class registration deadline. Find more information here.
14 7 p.m. – 4-H 3-Position Rifle project orientation for new shooters, American Legion Shooting Range.
16 Lubbock County Livestock Show – Meat Goat Jackpot, Texas Tech Livestock Pavillion. Entry Deadline January 6.
18, 19 & 21 Lubbock County Junior Livestock Show, Panhandle South Plains Fairgrounds. Visit the 4-H Concession Stand! To watch live stream of the judging click on this link.
19 9 a.m. – Robotics Workshop, Whitacre College of Engineering, Texas Tech University, Electrical Engineering Builiding, Room 217 (Seacat Room). Contact Dr. Tanja Karp by Janaury 9th to register for the workshop.
21 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
22 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Sorghum U, Overton Hotel and Conference Center. RSVP at 1-855-422-6652 or register online at www.hpj.com/sorghumu
22 4-H Day At Fuddruckers, 5501 Slide Road, Lubbock TX – Leave your receipt in the 4-H basket and Fuddruckers will donate 15% of sales to the Texas 4-H Fuddruckers Scholarship Fund, with a portion benefitting the local 4-H.
25 8:30 a.m. – Lawn and Ornamental Workshop, Texas AgriLife Reserach and Extension Center, 1/2 mile east of I-27 on F.M. 1294. TDA CEU’s: 2.0 Gen, 2.0 IPM, 1.0 L&R; RSVP by Wednesday, January 23 (775-1680). Cost: $30.00
25 4:30 p.m. – District 4-H Food Challenge, Brownfield High School
28 6:30 p.m. – PLA and Teen Council Meetings, County Extension Office
29 5:30 p.m. – 4-H Clothing Project Leader Training, County Extension Office. Training topic: the new 4-H Project Show and project activity ideas for youth to participate in. Plans for clothing project activities will be made at this time as well as training ideas for working with clothing project participants.
30-31 8-5 p.m. Food Manager 2-Day Certification Training, 225 Broadway, Suite 6, Plainview. Cost: $125.00 Registration Due 2 days prior to training. (Registration fee and form mailed to College Station.)
February 2013
1-28 Lubbock County Ag Events Calendar
1 4-H Recipe Rally Entry Deadline. More information available at: http://texas4-H.tamu.edu/healthy_lifestyles
5 5:30 p.m. – 4-H Recordbook Training, County Extension Office. Please RSVP by calling 775-1680 by Monday, February 4th.
6 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Hub of the Plains Ag Conference, KoKo Palace, 5101 Avenue Q, Lubbock, TX TDA CEU’s: 2 General, 2 IPM and 1 Laws and Regulations. RSVP by Monday, February 4th by calling 806-775-1680. Cost: $30.00, payable at the door.
8 Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarship Applications Due.
15 Deadline to sign up for Horse Quiz Bowl.
19 4-H Day At Fuddruckers, 5501 Slide Road, Lubbock TX – Leave your receipt in the 4-H basket and Fuddruckers will donate 15% of sales to the Texas 4-H Fuddruckers Scholarship Fund, with a portion benefitting the local 4-H.
19 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. “Sew Session” Workshop, County Extension Office. Reserve your spot by Calling Ronda, 775-1680 starting on February 13th.
21 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Master Gardener’s Master’s Touch Gardening Classes - Green, Waterwise Lawns, First Presbyterian Church, 3814 130th Street. Cost is $15 a class or $50 for all for classes (other dates are Feb 28, Mar 7, and Mar 14). Fee is payable at the door.
25 4:30 p.m. – District 2 Food Challenge Contest, Brownfield
27 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. “Sew Session” Workshop, County Extension Office. Reserve your spot by calling Ronda, 775-1680 starting on February 13th.
28 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Master Gardener’s Master’s Touch Gardening Classes - Waterwise Plants for Lubbock, First Presbyterian Church, 3814 130th Street. Cost is $15 a class. Fee is payable at the door.
March 2013
1-31 Lubbock Ag Events Calendar
4 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. “Sew Session” Workshop, County Extension Office. Reserve your spot by Calling Ronda, 775-1680 starting on February 13th.
6 5:00 p.m. County-wide Clothing Tour. Tour starts at Bernina Sewing Studio, 4601 Loop 289. RSVP to County Extension office by Monday, March 4, if attending the tour.
7 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Master Gardener’s Master’s Touch Gardening Classes – Garden Design and Tree Selection, First Presbyterian Church, 3814 130th Street. Cost is $15 a class. Fee is payable at the door.
8 Entry Deadline for County 4-H Fashion Show. For Entry Form click here.
9 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. County-wide Fashion Storyboard workshop, County Extension Office. RSVP to the Extension Office by March 7, if you plan to participate.
13 Fashion Storyboards are Due to the County Extension Office for County Contest.
14 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Master Gardener’s Master’s Touch Gardening Classes – Growing Vegetables the Easy Way/Herb Gardening, First Presbyterian Church, 3814 130th Street. Cost is $15 a class. Fee is payable at the door.
18 County 4-H Photography entries Due, County Extension Office
18 5:00 p.m. County 4-H Fashion Show Judging Begins, County Extension Office, 916 Main, Suite 201.
18 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Entries accepted for County 4-H Project Show items , County Extension Office. Click here for entry form.
18 5 p.m. County 4-H Fashion Show, County Extension Office.
18 7 p.m. PLA & Teen Council Meetings, County Extension Office
19 RSVP if attending “How to do an Educational Presentaiton” program on 3-20.
19 4-H Day At Fuddruckers, 5501 Slide Road, Lubbock TX – Leave your receipt in the 4-H basket and Fuddruckers will donate 15% of sales to the Texas 4-H Fuddruckers Scholarship Fund, with a portion benefitting the local 4-H.
20 6 p.m. “How to do an Educational Presentation” County Extension Office. RSVP by 3-19 by calling 775-1680.
21 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dollars and Sense Financial Management 3-part Series (1 of 3). Cost is $20 per participant, which will include a workbook and refreshments. The sessions will cover the following topics: goal setting, money managemetn, budgeting, credit and insurance. (Sign up by March 19 by calling 775-1680. You may pay at the door.)
23 District 2 Dairy Judging Contest
25 6 p.m. Photography Class “The View From a Lense”, County Extension Office, 916 Main, Suite 201.
25 RSVP if planning to participate in 4-H Entomology Project, 775-1680.
26 6 p.m. Beginner 4-H Recordbook Workshop, County Extension Office. RSVP by 12 noon if attending.
26-27 8-5 p.m. Food Manager 2-Day Certification Training, 916 Main St., Suite 201, Lubbock. Cost: $125.00 Registration Due 2 days prior to training. (Registration fee and form mailed to College Station.)
27 5-6 p.m. 4-H Entomology Project practice, Lubbock High School, Room 1402. Every Wednesday thru May 1st.
28 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dollars and Sense Financial Management 3-part Series (2 of 3). Cost is $20 per participant, which will include a workbook and refreshments. The sessions will cover the following topics: goal setting, money managemetn, budgeting, credit and insurance. (Sign up by March 19 by calling 775-1680. You may pay at the door.)
29 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Good Friday.
April 2013
1-30 Lubbock Ag Events Calendar
1 Entries for District 2 Fashion Show Narrator are due today to the Parmer County Extension Agent – FCS.
1 RSVP if participating in the Healthy Lifestyles Project (practices start 4-2). Call 775-1680.
2 6 p.m. Healthy Lifestyles Project Practice, County Extension Office. RSVP by 4-1 if participating.
3 District 2 4-H Photography entries are Due.
4 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dollars and Sense Financial Management 3-part Series (3 of 3). Cost is $20 per participant, which will include a workbook and refreshments. The sessions will cover the following topics: goal setting, money managemetn, budgeting, credit and insurance. (Sign up by March 19 by calling 775-1680. You may pay at the door.)
5 Call CEO (775-1680) to sign up for County Roundup held on 4-15.
6 District 2 Soil Judging Contest, Lubbock
9 8:30-3:30 pm Well Water Testing, Bring samples and $10 fee to training, Texas A&M Research & Extension Center, 1102 E. FM 1294, Lubbock TX Pick up approved sample bags with instructions at the Lubbock, Hockley, Crosby, Hale and Lynn County Extension Offices. Pre-register for the workshop: http://twon.tamu.edu/training or call 979-845-1461.
11 4-4:30 p.m. Entries taken for District Project Show, Christ the King, 4011 54th, Lubbock, TX. $10 fee per participant due at this time.
11 District 2 4-H Fashion Show for juniors, intermediates and seniors.
12 District 2 Horse Judging Contest, WTA&M at Canyon.
12 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Stored Grain Grain Workshop, KoKo Palace, 5201 Avenue Q, Lubbock TX
13 District 2 Rifle Contest, Levelland.
15 State 4-H Photography Entries for Senior’s are Due.
15 5 p.m. County 4-H Roundup and 4-H Photo Awards, County Extension Office.
15 7 p.m. PLA & Teen Council Meetings, County Extension Office.
17 5:30 p.m. Awards & Recognition Committee Meeting, County Extension Office.
17 6:30 p.m. 4-H Club Manager Training, County Extension Office.
20 District 2 Livestock Judging Contest, TTU.
22 6 p.m. Beginner 4-H Recordbook Workshop, County Extension Office.
23 4-H Day At Fuddruckers, 5501 Slide Road, Lubbock TX – Leave your receipt in the 4-H basket and Fuddruckers will donate 15% of sales to the Texas 4-H Fuddruckers Scholarship Fund, with a portion benefitting the local 4-H.
27 District 2 Archery Contest, Lubbock.
May 2013
1-31 Lubbock County Ag Events Calendar
1 District Recordbook Judge Applications Due
4 District 2 4-H Roundup, Levelland
14 5:30pm Club Managers Make-up Training, County Extension Office.
14 6:30pm Recordbook Workshop, County Extension Office.
16 RSVP to Ronda if attending D2 4-H Clothing Tour on May 18th.
17 9:45am D2 4-H Clothing Extravaganza Tour
21 4-H Day At Fuddruckers, 5501 Slide Road, Lubbock TX – Leave your receipt in the 4-H basket and Fuddruckers will donate 15% of sales to the Texas 4-H Fuddruckers Scholarship Fund, with a portion benefitting the local 4-H.
22 Registration deadline for D2 Shooting Sports Coaching Training on June 1 and 2.
27 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day.
28 Farm Bill extension may make ACRE program a viable option for some area farmers. Program at noon “brown bag” seminar at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock located on U.S. Highway 1294 about a half mile east of Interstate 27 just north of the Lubbock Airport.
28-30 North Region Leadership Lab, Levelland TX
29-30 8-5 p.m. Food Manager 2-Day Certification Training, 225 Broadway, Suite 6, Plainview. Cost: $125.00 Registration Due 2 days prior to training. (Registration fee and form mailed to College Station.)
June 2013
1 Club Manager Reports Due (Club Officers, Project Pin/Medat & Year Pin, Clover Kid lists).
1 Application deadline to Judge District Recordbooks.
10-14 State 4-H Roundup, College Station TX
17 6:30 pm PLA & Teen Council Meetings, County Extension Office.
18 4-H Day at Fuddruckers.
18 8 am-12 noon Steer Validation, Leonard Keeton’s Farm
18 D2 4-H Horse Show, Levelland
20 D2 4-H Summer Tours
21 RSVP to Ronda if you can assist with Recordbook Judging on June 25
24 4-H Recordbooks & Award Applications are due to County Extension Office. (For award packet go to Publications›4-H)
25 5:30pm County Recordbook Judging
28 8 am – 12 noon Steer Validation, Brandon Patschke’s Farm
28-July 1 4-H Power Camp
July 2013
4 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Indenpendence Day.
10 District Recordbook Judging
16 D2 4-H Summer Tours
20-27 State 4-H Horse Show, Abilene
30-Aug 1 8-5 p.m. Food Manager 2-Day Certification Training, 916 Main St., Suite 201, Lubbock. Cost: $125.00 Registration Due 2 days prior to training. (Registration fee and form mailed to College Station.)
August 2013
September 2013
2 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Labor Day.
October 2013
30-31 8-5 p.m. Food Manager 2-Day Certification Training, 225 Broadway, Suite 6, Plainview. Cost: $125.00 Registration Due 2 days prior to training. (Registration fee and form mailed to College Station.)
November 2013
11 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Veterans Day.
28 & 29 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Thanksgiving Day.
December 2013
24 & 25 County Holiday, County Extension Office Closed for Chrsitmas.
