Country Calendar
CENTRAL TEXAS
Bell County
Oct. 2-5 - “Space City T’s” 31st Annual Texas T Party, featuring old cars and 100th Anniversary ofthe “Tin Lizzie,” at the Killeen Civic & Conference Center and Shilo Inn in Killeen; call 254-501-3888 for details.
Oct. 3-5 - 37th Annual State Meet - Antique Tractor, Engine & Machinery Show at the Texas Early Day Tractor & Engine Assn. location, take IH-35 to Temple, exit 302, go west on Nugent Ave, $5, Tractor Parade Sat.-Sun. at 1 p.m.; call 512-863-5060 for details.
Oct. 23 - Vick Ranch Field Day in Youngsport; call 254-933-5305 for details.
Blanco County
Oct. 4 - Texas Hill Country Fall Lavender Festival, featuring four farms along 290 West, east ofJohnson City, including a special Wild Game Dinner at 5 p.m. at the Blanco County Fairgrounds Show Barn, $15; call 830-385-5336 for details.
Brazos County
Oct. 2-5 - SHOT Stock Horse Versatility Clinic and Competition at Brazos Co. Expo Center in Bryan/College Station; call 979-255-1227 or 979-589-3091 for details.
Oct. 3 - Brock Faulkner Cattleman’s Clinic, 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at the Brazos Valley Livestock Commission Co. on Hwy 21 East in Bryan; call 979-823-0129 for details.
Oct. 8 - “Keys to Future Success in the Green Industry” at the Distinguished Lecture Series on International Floriculture at Texas A&M University, 2:30 p.m. in the Horticulture and Forest Science Building atrium in Room 102, in College Station; call 979-845-2872 or view http://ellisonchair.tamu.edu/lectures.html for details.
Oct. 24 - Washington County Cattleman’s 2008 Hay Show at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Brenham; call 979-823-0129 for details.
Oct. 25 - 37th Annual Open Horse Show and Open Playday, 8 a.m. (Horse Show) 6 p.m. Playday, $15 Jackpot Barrels-$20 Cash Day Show, at the Brazos County Expo Center in Bryan; call 979-219-0875 for details.
Comanche County
Oct. 22-23 - Texas Ag Expo (formerly Texas Dairy, Farm & Ranch Show) in Comanche; call 325-356-3090 for details.
Dallas County
Sept. 26-Oct. 19 - State Fair of Texas in Dallas.
Eastland County
Oct. 11 - 2008 Eatland County 4-H Awards Banquet at the Carbon Community Center in Carbon, 6:30 p.m.; call 254-629-2222 for details.
Erath County
Oct. 15 - “Value-Added Market Cow” Program at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; call 800-846-4113 or visit www.texasbeef.org for details.
Oct. 22-23 -18th Annual Texas Ag Expo at the Lone Star Arena in Stephenville; call 254-965-2406 for details.
Freestone County
Oct. 22 - Leon County Hay Show at Buffalo Civic Center, 6 p.m., $5 with chili dinner, 2-CEU’s; for details call 903-536-2531 or by email at leon@ag.tamu.edu.
Gillespie County
Oct. 3-5 - Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg, admission $6, $1, and young children free; call 830-997-4810 or visit www.oktoberfestinfbg.com for details.
Oct. 28-29 - Marketing and Interpretive Guide Techniques Workshop, 10:30 a.m. at the Quiet Hill Ranch located 110 Quiet Hill Ranch Road in Doss, about 25 miles northwest of Fredericksburg, $75; call 979-845-1023 for details.
Houston County
Oct. 17 - Trinity Basin Conservation Foundation Annual Membership Meeting at the Parten family’s 7J Ranch located west of Crockett, $10, 5:00 p.m.; call 361-279-7287 for details.
Johnson County
Oct. 28 - Johnson County Hay Show and Education Clinic, 6-9 p.m. at Cleburne Senior Center, 1501 W. Henderson in Cleburne; call 817-556-6370 for details.
Leon County
Oct. 18 - Fall Replacement Sale, 12 Noon at the Buffalo Livestock Marketing in Buffalo; call 903-390-65183 for details.
Oct. 22 - Leon County Hay Show at Buffalo Civic Center, 6 p.m., $5 with chili dinner, 2-CEU’s; for details call 903-536-2531 or by email at leon@ag.tamu.edu.
Limestone County
Oct. 4 - Heart of Texas Special Replacement Female Sale, 12 Noon at the Groesbeck Auction and Livestock Co. in Groesbeck; call 903-599-2403 for details.
Mason County
Oct. 27 - Special Stocker & Feeder Sale at Jordan Cattle Auction in Mason; call 325-347-6361 for details.
McLennan County
Oct. 2 - Tommy Emmanuel guitar concert at Bosque River Stage at McLennan Community College, 8 p.m., $20; call 299-8769 for details.
Oct. 2-11 - Heart O’ Texas Fair in Waco.
Oct. 2 - 2008 Heart O’ Texas Hay Show and Forage Production Seminar, 3-5 p.m., at H.O.T. Fair and Rodeo Complex in Waco; call 254-757-5180 for details.
Oct. 4 - Waco Striders & Animal Birth Control Cinic’s “2008 Bow-Wow-Meow River Run” 6K & 1-Mile Fun Run/Pet Walk at Bledsoe-Miller Center in Waco; call 254-751-7796 for details or visit www.ABCRace.Spruz.com.
Oct. 7 - McLennan Community College Fall Information Session on affordable education available, in the Learning Technology center on MCC’s campus in Waco, free pizza; call 254-299-8769 for details.
Oct. 12 - Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinic at 1531 Wooded Acres Drive in Waco; call 254-776-7303 for details.
Oct. Pesticide Applicators Training at the McLennan County Texas AgriLife Extension Office, 8 a.m.-12 noon in Waco; call 254-757-5180 for details.
Oct. 25 - Central Texas Goat Symposium - 7:30 a.m. at McLennan Community College Auditorium in Waco; call 254-757-5180 for details.
Oct. 27 - Multi-County CEU Event - featuring 5+ CEUs; details to be announced, call 254-757-5180 for deails.
Milam County
Oct. 3 - Private Pesticide Applicator License Training and Testing Program, 8:30 .m. at Cameron Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room in Cameron, $35, call 254-697-7045 for details.
Oct. 11 - Milam County Food Show, 8:30 a.m. at Gause School; call 254-697-7045 for details.
Oct. 15-18 - Rockdale Fair; call 512-446-2030 for details.
Oct. 30 - Clean-up Day, 8 a.m.-Noon, at Milano Livestock Exchange in Milano; call 254-697-7045 for details.
Robertson County
Oct. 27 - Pasture and Range Seminar, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., $35, at the Pridgeon Community Center, 351 Cooks Lane, in Franklin; call 979-828-4270 for details.
Dec. 11 - Farm and Ranch Management Seminar, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., $35, at the Pridgeon Community Center, 351 Cooks Lane, in Franklin; call 979-828-4270.
San Saba County
Oct. 2 - Special Bull Offering (Barber/Moler Herefords) at Jordan Cattle Auction in San Saba; call 325-372-5159 for details.
Oct. 9 - Special Stocker & Feeder Sales at Jordan Cattle Auction in San Saba; call 325-372-5159 for details.
Oct. 11 - San Saba 4-H Ranch Rodeo at San Saba Rodeo Arena on Hwy. 16 North, 2 p.m. books open - 4 p.m. rodeo; call 372-5416 or 372-1137 for details.
Oct. 16 - Special Bull Offering (Randolph Angus/Fritz Charolais) at Jordan Cattle Auction in San Saba; call 325-372-5159 for details.
Oct. 25 - Special Replacement Female Sale) at Jordan Cattle Auction in San Saba; call 325-372-5159 for details.
Travis County
Oct. 11 - 2nd Annual Bluebonnet Horse Expo at the Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane in Austin; call 888-542-5163 or go to www.bluebonnethorseexpo.com for details.
Oct. 22 - Plant Photography 7-9 p.m. at Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Rd. in Austin; call 512-854-9600 for details.
Walker County
Oct. 11 - Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Walker Co. Texas AgriLife Extension Service Master Gardener Green House and LEAF-PRO Demonstration Gardens; call 936-435-2426 for details.
Oct. 14 - Land Leasing - 101 Program, 7 p.m. at Walker County Texas AgriLife Extension Service Office, Hwy. 75 N. & Tam Road in Huntsville; call 936-435-2426 for details.
Oct. 27-28 - Texas Forest Expo; call 936-273-2261 for details.
Williamson County
Oct. 4 - Wieland Farm Auction, 11 a.m. at the farm; call Buddy Johnson at 512-862-4419 for details.
Oct. 7 - Tree Health and Oak Wilt Fungus Program; call 512-943-3300 for details.
Oct 30 - Williamson County Crops Clinic; call 512-943-3300 for details.
EAST TEXAS
Cass County
Oct. 4 - Annual Lumberjack Festival, Hughes Springs. For more information, call (903) 563-4102 or (903) 639-2351.
Oct. 25 - Don Henley Benefit Concert, Music City Texas Theater, Linden. Begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for a donation of $1,000 each. Go to www.tix.com or www.cassconservancy.org for a ticket link.
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Oct. 3-5 - State Fair of Texas 4th Annual Donkey, Mule and Miniature Donkey Show, Dallas. For more info, call (214) 421-8723 or visit www.bigtex.com.
Oct 24-Nov. 1 - 2008 World Championship Appaloosa Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth. Call (208) 882-5578 ext. 273 or visit www.appaloosa.com.
Delta County
Oct. 4 - Faith Foreign Missions Turkey Shoot, Klondike. $5 most contests, special shoot $10. For more information, call (903) 517-9838.
Oct. 11 - Lord’s Acre Stew and Auction, Charleston United Methodist Church. Begin serving stew at 5:30 p.m. Auction at 6:30 p.m. (903) 395-2397.
Fannin County
Oct. 8-11 - 2008 Booth at Fannin County Fair (all day), Multi-Purpose Complex, Hwy 56, Bonham. For information, call (903) 583-9513 ext. 3 or email randy.moore@tx.usda.gov.
Oct. 17 - 2008 Forage Tour, Fannin Courthouse Annex, Bonham. Buses will leave at 1 p.m. and return by 5 p.m. For information, call (903) 583-9513 ext. 3 or email randy.moore@tx.usda.gov.
Oct. 21 - Landowner Rights in Regard to Condemnation and Landowner Liability seminar, Family Life Center, Bonham. 6 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.For information, call (903) 583-9513 ext. 3 or email randy.moore@tx.usda.gov.
Oct. 24 - North Texas Wildlife Expo, Bonham Armory, Bonham. 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Please call to reserve a seat and meal for this program by calling (903) 583-9513 ext. 3 or email randy.moore@tx.usda.gov.
Henderson County
Oct. 17-18 - Hunter Education Class, Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens. Contact TFFC at (903) 677-2277 to register.
Hopkins County
Oct. 7 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Farm Bureau Bldg., Canton. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 10 - Basic Horse Management 101, Hunt County Fairgrounds, Greenville. 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Program is free. For more information or questions, please contact the Hunt County Texas AgriLife Extension Service at (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 21 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Sulphur Springs. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Hunt County
Oct. 4 - Easy Rider Saddle Club Barn and Tackle Sale, Hunt County Fairgrounds, Greenville. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Susan at (903) 456-0753 or Ann at (903)408-7541 or email prairie@wildblue.net.
Oct. 7 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Farm Bureau Bldg., Canton. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 10 - Basic Horse Management 101, Hunt County Fairgrounds, Greenville. 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Program is free. For more information or questions, please contact the Hunt County Texas AgriLife Extension Service at (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 14 - Sept. 16 - Fall Cooking Class series, Greenville. Cost is $39 for the series or $15 each class. To register, call Sylvia at (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 17 - Landscape Design School, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Ben E. Keith Community Room, 2248 Live Oak, Commerce. Cost $85.Pre-Registration must be received by Oct. 1. Course limited to 30 households. Must have 20 households for course to make. Two persons per household may attend. Course is for homeowners to assist in designing a plan for their landscape. For more information contact Sara Allen at (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 21 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Sulphur Springs. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Lamar County
Oct. 2 - Oct. 4 - Red River Valley Fair, Paris. www.rrvfair.org/fair_schedule.htm.
Oct. 10-11 - Paris Texas Hamfest, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, 570 E. Center St., Paris. Hours on Oct. 10 will be 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. and Oct. 11 hours will be 8 a.m. - Noon. Admission is $2. For information, call Richard Lenoir at (903) 783-0968 or visit www.paristexasradio.com .
Oct. 27 - 4-H Council and Club Officer Leadership Retreat, West Side Exhibit Bldg., Fairgrounds, Paris. 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. (903) 737-2443.
Marion County
Oct. 4 - Annual Lumberjack Festival, Hughes Springs. For more information, call (903) 563-4102 or (903) 639-2351.
Oct. 4 - Marion County Cattle Raisers, David and Glenda Smith Brahman Ranch, Jefferson. Begins at 10 a.m. Reservations should be made before September 26 by calling (903) 665-2421 or emailing bafry@ag.tamu.edu .
Nacogdoches County
Oct. 8-10 - Texas Section of the Society for Range Management (TSSRM) annual conference, Fredonia Hotel and Convention Center, Nacogdoches. For more information about the conference or to register, contact Mike Stellbauer at mstellbauer@msn.com or (979) 731-1123 or visit the TSSRM Web site at http://www.tssrm.org .
Rains County
Oct. 7 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Farm Bureau Bldg., Canton. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 21 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Sulphur Springs. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Rusk County
Oct. 28 - Rusk County Hay Show, Rusk County Exposition Center, Henderson. Show begins at 6 p.m. Hay drop off deadline is Oct. 1.For more information, call (903) 657-0376.
Titus County
Oct. 7 - Regional Water Planning Group meeting, Mt. Pleasant Civic Center, 1800 N. Jefferson, Mt. Pleasant. 1 p.m. For information, call (903) 639-7538.
Van Zandt County
Oct. 7 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Farm Bureau Bldg., Canton. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Oct. 21 - Seasons of Taste cooking school, Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Sulphur Springs. Registration $15. (903) 455-9885.
Wood County
Oct. 3-11 - Alba Golden Ag Department Plant sale, Greenhouse on main Campus, Hwy 69 North at County Road 2377, Alba. Weekday hours 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Saturday hours 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. For information, call (903) 765-2135.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
Austin County
Oct. 7-12 - Austin County Fair, Fairgrounds, Bellville.(979)865-5911, ext. 249.
Oct. 18 - Third Annual Commercial Pen of Heifers Sale, Four County Auction Center, Industry.(979)865-5911, ext. 249.
Bandera County
Oct. 10-12 - 8th Annual Gathering of Friends Benefit Trail-ride, Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera. For more information visit http://www.hcsnap.org/trail_rides.htm or contact the park headquarters at (830)796-4413.
Bastrop County
Oct. 2 - Beef Cattle Herd Health Management Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Elgin (exact location to be determined). Cost: $10 per person which includes lunch. RSVP by Oct. 1 to the Bastrop County AgriLife Extension Office. (512)581-7186.
Oct. 3 - Reproductive Diseases Affecting Beef Cattle Production seminar at Southside Barbecue in Elgin. Registration begins at 8:30 am.RSVP by Oct.1. Two CEU credits. No charge; lunch provided. (512)581-7186.
Oct. 4 - Cattlemen for Cancer Research, 10:30 a.m., Hills Prairie LivestockAuction, Bastrop. (512)581-7186.
Oct. 7 - Lost Pines Native Plant Society meeting. 7 pm, First National Bank, Smithville. Speaker will be Ginger Webb, an Austin herbalist who specializes in medicinal and edible uses of herbs. (512)581-0377.
Oct. 18 - Bastrop County Hazardous Household Waste Collection, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For collection site information contact Connie McDonald at (512)332-7222.
Oct. 25 - Hogeye Festival, downtown Elgin. (512)281-5724, www.elgintx.com.
Oct. 27-28 - Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Annual State Meeting, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa near Bastrop.The Hyatt direct reservation phone number is 512-308-1234. Ask for the SWCD room rate. Rooms will be $129 single or double occupancy ($119 room rate and $10 per room per day for resort services). The cut-off date for reservations is Oct. 10.Visit http://www.tsswcb.state.tx.us/en/swcds/annualmeeting) for registration information.
Oct. 28 - Cattle Nutrition and Feeding Seminar, 8:30 a.m., Smithville American Legion Post 180, 145 American Legion Road, Smithville. Cost: $10 per person which includes lunch. RSVP by Oct. 24 to the Bastrop County AgriLife Extension Office. (512)581-7186.
Brazoria County
Oct. 11-19 - Brazoria County Fair, Angleton. (979)849-6416.
Oct. 28 - Harvest Fun Fest, Clute Municipal Park, Clute. (979)265-8392.
Calhoun County
Oct. 14-18 - Calhoun County Fair, Port Lavaca. (361)552-9747.
Comal County
Oct. 10-12 - 22nd Annual Gruene Music and Wine Fest. Features the best in live Texas music and the best in Texas food and wines at Gruene Hall and The Grapevine. www.gruenemusicandwinefest.org, (830)629-5077.
Oct. 25-26 - 16th Annual Texas Clay Festival, Gruene. Respected potters and sculptors from around Texas display, sell their wares, and demonstrate a variety of techniques. Call Dee or Terry Buck at (830)629-7975, www.texasclayfestival.com.
Oct. 31 - Wurstfest, Wurstfest Grounds inside Landa Park, New Braunfels. www.wurstfest.com, 1-800-221-4369.
DeWitt County
Oct. 7 - Fayette Co. Junior Livestock Show Steer, Lamb and Goat Tag-in, 4-6 pm at Fayette Co. Vet Clinic. All steers must be re-validated at this time. Exhibitors must be present. (979)968-5831.
Oct. 7 - Major Show Lamb and Goat validation, 4-6 pm, Fayette Co. Vet Clinic. All 4-H & FFA members who order tags must validate their animals at this time. (979)968-5831.
Oct. 10-12 - 36th Annual Cuero Turkeyfest Celebration, Cuero Municipal Park, Cuero. (361)275-2112, www.cuero.org.
Oct. 17-19 - 50th Annual Western Days Festival, City Park, Yorktown. (361)564-2661, www.yorktowntx.com.
Fayette County
Oct. 18-19 - Lickskillet Days, Fayetteville. 888-575-4553, www.fayetteville.com.
Oct. 19 - First Annual Fayette County Sheriff’s Posse Team Roping, Posse Arena, Hwy. 609, La Grange. FMI call Deanna Toddy, FCSP Secretary at (979)966-9259.
Oct. 24-26 - Czhilispiel XXXVI, downtown Flatonia. www.czhilispielfestival.com, (361)865-3920. Orders must be placed by 5 p.m. to the Fayette County Extension Office. (979)968-5831.
Oct. 29 - TCEQ Agricultural Pesticide Waste Collection, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fayette County Fairgrounds, La Grange. (979)968-5831.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 - Wine Tasting Festival, Bybee Square, Round Top. (979)249-4042, www.roundtop.org.
Fort Bend County
Oct. 17 - Textile Study Workshop, 9 a.m. to noon, Education Building at Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 1402 Band Road, Rosenberg. (281)342-3034.
Gonzales County
Oct.3-5 - Come and Take It Festival, downtown Gonzales. For more information call 888-672-1095 or visit www.gonzalestexas.com.
Oct. 18, Nov. 22 - Basic Angler Training and Fun Fish, Palmetto State Park, Gonzales. (830)672-3266.
Guadalupe County
Oct. 9-12 - Guadalupe County Fair, Guadalupe County Fairgrounds, Seguin. (830)379-7477, 800-580-7322.
Oct. 22-23 - Buck Fever, Guadalupe County Coliseum, Seguin. 800-580-7322.
Oct. 24-26 - Pecan Fest and Heritage Days, downtown Central Park, Seguin. 800-580-7322.
Jefferson County
Oct. 25 - Harvest Hoedown, The McFaddin-Ward House, Beaumont. (409)832-1906.
Kerr County
Oct. 24 - Kerr County Fair, Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center, Hwy. 27 E., Kerrville. (830)257-7704, events@kerrvilletexascvb.com.
Lavaca County
Oct. 5 - American Legion AuxiliaryQuilt Show, American Legion Hall, Hallettsville. (361)798-4186.
Lee County
Oct. 11 - Fall Charolais Bull and Female Sale, 1 p.m. at the Lee County Livestock Auction in Giddings; call 830-281-3847 for details.
Oct. 18 - Chocolate Lovers Festival, Lexington. (979)773-4337, www.chocolateloversfestival.com.
Matagorda County
Oct. 28 - TCEQ Agricultural Waste Pesticide Collection, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Matagorda County Fairgrounds, 4511 FM 2668 (Nichols Rd), Bay City. (979)245-4100.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1- 30th Annual Texas Fishermen’s Seafood Festival, Palacios. (361)972-2615.
Refugio County
Oct. 21 - Turkey Distribution for show exhibitors, 3 to 5 p.m., Refugio County AgriLife Extension Office, Refugio. (361)526-2825.
Travis County
Oct. 25 - New Growers Seminar, Exhibit and Plant Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Zilker Botanical Gardens Center, 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin. www.hotos.org, (512)477-8672.
Victoria County
Oct. 22-23 - South Texas Farm and Ranch Show, Victoria Community Center, Victoria. (361)575-4581, j-janak@tamu.edu.
Oct. 23 - TCEQ Agricultural Waste Pesticide Collection, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Victoria Community Center, 2905 E. North St., using the North Ben Wilson St. entrance to the Community Center. (512)239-3100.
Washington County
Oct. 11 - Autumn Fest at the Monastery, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Brenham. (979)836-9652, www.monasteryminiaturehorses.com.
Oct. 11-12 - Scarecrow Festival, Chappell Hill. (979)836-6033, 800-225-3695, www.chappellhillmuseum.org.
Oct. 18 - Burton Cotton Gin Dance and Dinner Gala, 6 p.m., Big Red Barn, Burton. (979)289-3378, www.cottonginmuseum.org.
Oct. 18 - 22nd Annual Central Texas Beefmaster Breeders’ Beef “On” Forage Beefmaster Bull Sale, 1 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Brenham; call 254-983-2901.
Oct. 24 - South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic and Trade Show, 7:15 a.m., Washington County Fairgrounds, Brenham. Cost: $15 per person. (979)277-6212.
Oct. 24 - Cattleman’s 2008 Hay Show, Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Brenham. Must submit 2 blocks of hay from square bales or 1 clean feed sack full of hay from round bales - deadline Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. at the Brazos Co. Extension office.
Wharton County
Oct. 8 - 2008 Independent Cattlemen’s Association of Texas Cattle Drive Fundraiser during the regularly-held Wharton Livestock Auction in Wharton. (512)620-0162, www.icatexas.com.
Other
Oct. 2-3 - Trans-Pecos Quail Symposium and Study Group, at the MCM Grande Hotel in Odessa, $50; call 325-653-4576 for details.
Oct. 2-5 - National 4-H Week; call your local Texas AgriLife Extension Service for details.
Oct. 23-24 - “Brush Sculpting. . .A Decade Later” Program, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Scurry County Coliseum in Snyder and then at the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch in Roby on the second day, $30 in advance; call 325-653-4576 for details.
