09/09/21
ELGIN LIVESTOCK SHOW OPPORTUNITIES & UPDATES

Good Afternoon!

The Elgin Livestock Show has opened up their Livestock Show AND Youth Fair to all Bastrop County 4-H/FFA members! The new board members just recently received access to the show website and are in the process of updating information throughout the next few days. Their goal is to build up a true county show experience and develop a tight-knit community through doing so.

All projects exhibited will be eligible to be sold at the auction based on their placement in the show/youth fair. The only exception to this is the Little Wranglers division of the Youth Fair, which is open to Kindergarten through 2nd Grade participants (clover kid ages). The auction will be a ribbon sale only. Youth fair projects that do not make auction will also have the opportunity to be sold at the Country Store.

Check out some of the other information available below and let us know if you have any questions!

2021-2022 SHOW BOARD & MEETING INFORMATION:

WEBSITE: https://www.elginlivestockshowassociation.com/
ELECTED OFFICERS
- President: Patrick Maass
- Vice-President: Deborah Blackmore
- Secretary: Sarah Munzer
- Treasurer: Eric Fisher
- Note - cell numbers are being added to the website this week
EMAIL: elginlivestockofficers@gmail.com
MAILING ADDRESS:
- Elgin Livestock Show Association
- PO Box 1056
- Elgin, Texas 78621
MEETING DATES:
- First Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Elgin VFW off of Hwy 95
- Next Meeting: Monday, October 4th

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

There is a family membership requirement to participate in the show:
- Each family needs to complete a Membership Form and pay the $15 per family membership fee to the Show Board by October 1st, 2021 for the 2021-2022 year.
- Members are required to participate in a few activities (these are being reviewed, as well, and may change slightly):
  - Sell at least 1 fundraising ticket
  - Participate in a barn cleanup
  - Complete Thank You Notes
The 2021-2022 Membership Form is available for download on the Elgin Livestock Show Association Website

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 1, 2021 - family membership forms and dues are due to the show board
November 1, 2021 - Livestock & Youth Fair entry forms and fees are due to the show board
January 7, 2021 - **TENTATIVE** Youth Fair Entry Check-in (in the AM, official time TBA)
January 8, 2021 - **TENTATIVE** Livestock Show (official times TBA, based on number of entries)

LIVESTOCK SHOW & YOUTH FAIR UPDATES & OPPORTUNITIES:

The Show Board is still in the process of updating their final 2021-2022 Rules; the 2020-2021 Rules are available on the website for reference with some of the changes noted (the dates will also be slightly different)
Entry forms with payment will be due by November 1st, 2021 for both youth fair items and livestock. We are going to ask that 4-H members also email/send a copy of just the entry form to us at MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu to help us coordinate eligibility.
Entry Forms will be available at the next board meeting on Monday, October 4th, at 7:00 PM at the Elgin VFW (they should be available on the website at that time, as well)
All state validated animals are accepted; if an animal is not state validated, they must be validated by the show. (Rabbits and Poultry do not have a state validation)
Poultry must be ordered from Becky Maass (bmaass@elginisd.net) in addition to submitting an entry fee.

FALL FUNDRAISER:

The Show Board did recently put together their Fall Fundraiser - they are working on printing tickets off for it this week Tickets may be picked up next Monday, September 13th, around 6:00 PM at the El McGuey restaurant in Elgin
The fall fundraiser is selling tickets for a nice supper at a winery in McDade scheduled for .Thursday, October 28th. The tickets are $100 each and will include:
- Supper for 2 - they're thinking a nice chicken breast supper
- Drink tickets
- Acoustic Music
We will have a few tickets available for families to pick up and sell (or purchase) at the County Extension Office for those unable to grab some at the Monday pick-up.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:

Other opportunities can be found on the County Calendar – registration information should be included for each post.
Other Contest related opportunities can be found on the Judging Card Calendar – to sign up for these opportunities, please contact Mellanie at MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu or at 512-581-7186

That's all for now! Have a great week and let us know if you have any questions!

Mellanie L. Mickelson

Bastrop County Extension Agent – 4-H & Youth Development
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services

P.O. Box 650 | 901 Pecan Street | Bastrop, TX 78602
p: (512) 581-7186 | c: (512) 522-9174 | f: (512) 581-7187
MLMickelson@ag.tamu.edu

Website – https://bastrop.agrilife.org
Blog – www.bastrop4h.blogspot.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/BastropCounty4H