Commissioners proclaim 4-H Week
The Archer County Commissioner’s Court voted to recognize and proclaim Oct. 6 through Oct. 12 as national 4-H week in Archer County during its meeting Monday, Sept. 23.
Each county’s 4-H program is run and overseen by the county’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents assigned to the county. For Archer County, that is Paige McSpadden, who handles the agriculture and natural resource projects, and Maranda Revell, who handles the family and consumer science side of things.
National 4-H week also encompasses One Day 4-H where each county’s 4-H clubs perform an act of community service. This year, Archer County 4-H will visit the Archer Public Library at 7 a.m. Oct. 7-8 and help restock library after its renovation.
4-H’s mission is to provide kids with community, mentors and learning opportunities to develop the skills they need to create positive change in their lives and communities. Children can do that through participating in projects including livestock showing and judging for animals like cattle, dairy cows, swine, rabbits and poultry. 4-H also offers other projects including dogs, robotics, food and nutrition, photography, gardening, sewing, trap shooting and archery among many more.
“Next fall I will be attending Oklahoma State University and I owe a lot of that to 4-H.” Windthorst 4-H member Brenlen Humpert said. “I just want to start by saying thank you the court for your support.
Through 4-H I’m involved in many projects but my main projects would have to be the black angus cattle that we raise, speaking competitions and livestock judging.”
The commissioners also voted to approve the flying of the 4-H flag under the Texas flag at the Archer County courthouse during National 4-H week.
“I would like to ask Judge Jackson and the commissioners to raise the 4-H flag over the county to represent the local 276 members of 4-H,” Archer City 4-H member Tennysin Foster said. “By doing so you will be supporting the future leaders of this county.”
The county also helps pay for and provide office space, salary for the extension agents and money to purchase educational material.
Those interested in enrolling their child in 4-H or adults who wish to volunteer their time and skill set should contact the extension agent office at 940-574-4914 or go to v2.4honline.com to register online.
The commissioners voted to continue to hold its meetings at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
The commissioners approved the silver plan contract for its retirees, the plan went down by $8.
The commissioners approved the subdivision Vanguard Addition replat and deed restrictions for four houses that we be placed on Culley
The commissioners tabled action on a reinvestment zone for a proposed battery storage facility.
The commissioners approved a contract between the county and CORE products and services for new payment processing software for the tax assessor-collectors office.
The county approved extending an inmate housing contract with Collin County. Sheriff Jack Curd said Collin County plans on sending over inmates at the start of October.
The commissioners approved emergency inmate housing contract with Jack and Young county to where the counties can take each other inmates should one of their jails be knocked out of commission for a time.
