Whitman County Extension Office Hours: M-F 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone: (509) 397-6290 Fax: (509) 397-6256

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February

1 Own Hog for Jr. Livestock Show 1 WSU Swine Information Day, Moses Lake 14 Valentine’s Day 16-19 4-H Know Your Government Conference, Olympia 18 Presidents Day Holiday 23 Spokane Jr. Livestock Show Benefit Dinner & Auction, Spokane Fair & Expo Center 23 WSSP Lambing & Management School, Mabton, WA 25 Fair Board Meeting, 7 pm, PSB, Kitchen

1 New Year’s Day 1 Must own steer for Jr. Livestock Show 5 FIRST Robotics Competition Kick Off, PSB, Colfax 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 23 4-H Leader Training, 5:30-8:30 pm, PSB, Conf. Rm. A , RSVP 28 Fair Board Meeting, 7 pm, PSB, Kitchen 31 WSU Scholarship Application DUE for WSU CAHNRS

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1 4-H Enrollment Deadline 1 Own Lamb & Goat for Jr. Livestock Show 7-10 American Youth Horse Council Symposium, Moscow, ID 10 Daylight Savings Begins 13 Quality Assurance Training, 5:30-7:30 pm, RSVP required 15-16 FRC Robotics Competition, Yakima - SunDome 15 4-H Scholarship Applications DUE! 16 4-H/FFA Youth Sheep & Goat Field Day, Asotin Co. Fairgrounds 17 St. Patrick’s Day 20 Spring 4-H Leader Training, 5:30-8:30pm, PSB, Conf. Rm. A , RSVP 22-23 FRC Robotic Competition, West Valley High School, Spokane 23 4-H/ FFA Youth Beef Field Day, Lewiston Livestock Market 25 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Kitchen 31 Steer Weigh-In, P.E.F, 9am - 12pm

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April

2-5 WSSP Shearing School Beginner, Moses Lake, WA 6 WSSP Shearing School Advanced, Moses Lake, WA 3-6 FRC Robotics District Championship, Tacoma, WA 6-11 National 4-H Conference, Washington D.C 7 Steer Weigh-In, P.E.F, noon - 3pm 10 Entries DUE for the Spokane Jr. Livestock Show 13-14 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training, Coeur d’Alene, ID 20 Albion Easter Egg Hunt 21 Easter 20-21 Plowing Bee, Palouse Empire Fairgrounds 22 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Auditorium 24-25 Dog Show, Asotin City Park, Asotin County 26-28 Asotin County Fair 26 Colton Fair, Colton School 26- 28 St. John Stock Show 27 St. John 4-H Horse Show 30- 4 Spokane Jr. Livestock Show

30-4 Spokane Jr. Livestock Show 1 Don & Edna Appel Scholarship DUE 1 WC Cattlemen’s Scholarship DUE 1 Whitman Co. Shriner’s Lamb & Pig Giveaway Application DUE 1 Whitman County Crop Improvement Scholarship DUE 5-7 State 4-H Shooting Sports Championship - Archery, Goldendale, WA 5 Bloomsday! 12 Mother’s Day 16-18 Sheep & Goat Judges School, Show Management Conf.-Pullman 17-19 State 4-H Shooting Sports Championship-Eatonville, WA

20 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Kitchen 27 Memorial Day

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May

1 Last Day to Add 4-H Projects for PEF Participation 1 Applications DUE for Rotating Flock Award 1 WA. 4-H Hall of Fame Nominations Due 14 Flag Day 16 Father’s Day 17-19 4-H Robotics Camp, Colfax, 9:00 am –noon, PSB Auditorium 23-28 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational Grand Island, Nebraska 24 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Auditorium

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Palouse Empire Fair

September 5-8, 2019

4 Independence Day 12-13 PNW Jr. Sheep Expo & Ram/Ewe Sale, Moses Lake 13 Sheep Shearing,8:00am-10:00am, PEF Old McDonald’s Barn,$7 13 Whitman County 4-H State Qualifier Horse Show, PEF 22 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PEF TBA Wool Pool Collection Day TBA 4-H Robotics Camp

July

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1 Animal Entries DUE for Palouse Empire Fair 10 Steer Hoof Trimming—preregistration required (tentative) 15 4-H Record books DUE in Extension Office for PEF 15 Nominations for Whitman County Leader of the Year DUE 16 4H Fashion Revue Entries/Interview 9:00am, PEF 16 Food & Clothing Judging Contests, 9 am-11am, PEF 26 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PEF TBA Beef Barn set up, 9am, PEF TBA 4-H Robotics Camp

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August

31-23 State 4-H Fair, Western WA Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA 2 Labor Day 3 Still life entries due for PEF 4 Animal entries due for PEF 5 4H Fashion Revue Finale, 6:30 pm, PEF 5-8 Palouse Empire Fair & Rodeo 7 PEF Jr. Livestock Sale, 11:30 pm, PEF, YAP Building 14 Whitman County Day @ State 4-H Fair, tentative 30 4-H Record Books DUE for County Contest 30 4-H Completion Reports DUE

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1 Beginning of the 4-H Year! 5 Make It With Wool Contest, 9 am, Auditorium PSB 6-12 National 4-H Week 8 4-H Enrollment Kick-Off, 6-8pm, Rm. A, PSB 9 4-H Enrollment Kick-Off, 10am-noon, Rm. A, PSB 12 4-H Leader Training, 9am-1pm, Rm. A, PSB, Colfax, RSVP 14 Columbus Day 18-20 WA State 4-H Forum 26 4-H Leader Training, 9am-1pm, Rm. A, PSB, Colfax, RSVP 28 Fair Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, PSB, Auditorium 31 Halloween TBA Beef Carcass Program TBA 4-H Council Meeting

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October

2 ANNUAL FINANCIAL SUMMARY REPORT DUE!!!!!! 8 PEF Foundation Dinner & Auction, 4 pm, PEF 25 Christmas 25-31 Closure/limited hours @ Extension office TBA Albion 4-H Sponsored Blood Drive

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December

PSB - Public Service Building PEF - Palouse Empire Fair - Holiday - Holiday Office Closed

Do you have a question or comment? Give us a call at (509) 397-6290

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3 Daylight Savings Time Ends 3-7 NAE4HA Conference, White Sulphur Springs, WV 7-9 WSSP Annual Convention, Vancouver, WA 11 Veterans Day 25 Fair Board Meeting, 7 pm, PSB, Auditorium 26 WC Cattlemen's Banquet, PEF 28 Thanksgiving

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