"Stay Connected in The Texas Hill Country" • Current News For Leakey & Surrounding Areas

This past Sunday the Real County Junior Livestock Show Association held a project validation in Barksdale. The students must register each project and the animals must have the proper tags in order to show in January.

Joel Pigg, Real County Extension Agent, guided the students and volunteers in the process. Melissa Bates, association secretary, and Lorri Gonzalez assisted the students and parents with registration. Association President, Mark Crider and Vice President, James Brice tagged the animals. An earlier validation was held in Leakey.

The Leakey 4-H meets the 1st Monday of each month @ 7:00 p.m. at the LISD cafeteria. The Nueces Canyon 4-H meets the 1st Tuesday of each month @6:00 p.m. at the Camp Wood Elementary cafeteria. The Big Springs 4-H meets the 1st Tuesday of each month @4:00 p.m. at the Big Springs Ranch cafeteria.

A Work Day has been scheduled for November 15 at the E.E. Bushong Show Barn for necessary upkeep and to prepare the grounds for the show in January. For more information contact Melissa Bates @ 232-6595.