Sheep/Swine/Goat/Beef News

Sheep Weigh-in is Friday May 29th.












Swine Weigh-in is April 27.













There is a NPGA, (National Pygmy Goat Association) Show April 25/26 at the Western Idaho Fair grounds, for more info contact Megan or Alli. There is also a NPGA Show in Baker City May 23/24th.

Next Beef Meeting Thursday April 2 at the Wilson School House, bring your CCS Books.

Trail Ride is coming up....

The annual Fundraiser is coming up. Do you have your donations? Let Mary know what you've collected or what is coming, also if you have a picture of an item, let me know and I can post it on the trailride web site.

Happy Trails

March Meeting March 20th

The next meeting is March 20 at 6:15 at The Spot in Marsing. See you there.

Beef Weigh In March 7/ Beef Clinic March 14

Beef kids, Beef Weigh in is Saturday March 7, for more info check the Owyhee County Web Site.

Beef Cinic, Saturday March 14, 12:30-5, Marsing High School. Please let Deana know if you plan to attend so she can RSVP a spot for you.





Did you know eleven basketballs can be made from a single cow hide and NFL footballs are made out of cowhide...not pigskin...check this and other great info at the County Web Site.

March Meeting Set

The 2nd meeting of the year was held February 9 at a VERY COLD School house. We worked on judging and covered county stuff. Project Goal sheets were also handed out, you need to set your goals now, so you know what you did at the end of the year. It is never to late to start working on your DEMONSTATIONS. Registration forms are into the county, no word yet on the Boundry Forms. All club memebers need to be working on their raffle items and donations for the club fund raiser which is the Trail Ride Scheduled for April 26. Raffle tickets for sale, each member is ask to sell $25, prizes for top sellers. The Trailride website should be updated with photos from last year. Meeting adjourned and next meeting scheduled for our Pizza party to promote fellowship and nutrition. "our health, for better living" It will be March 20 at the Pizza place in Marsing, more details to follow. Keep up the good work!

Owyhee County Ext Office Website

http://extension.ag.uidaho.edu/owyhee/4h.htm

I also added the link to the sidebars, check it out it is very useful site. Sheep kids, there is a Sheep 101 online tutorial, Beef, there are quite a few interesting links and facts, and you might even recognise some of your fellow members on some of the pages.

2009 Officers Elected

Wilson Butte 2009 Club Officers

Left to Right: President/Kate Blackstock, V-Pres/Haley Brisbin,

Tres/Annie Bass, Sgt of Arms/Jackie Phillips

Not Pictured Secretary/ Lacey Usabel

Congratulations to our new officers! Thank you to all who participated in our election.