Castro County Community Calendar

Nazareth FFA students Brooklyn Birkenfeld and Charly Mask earned their cattle handlers certification through the TCFA program after learning and passing the practicums on giving shots, implements in ears, moving cattle to chutes properly as well as passing a beef quality assurance exam and interview.

The Nazareth FFA Wildlife team placed 2nd in district and 7th in Area. Team members include Collin Kimball, Jesse Acker, Aiden Chea (8th overall) and Remi Meador.

Hart students Mia Lopez and Hayden Hernandez earned their cattle handlers certification through the TCFA program after learning and passing the practicums on giving shots, implements in ears, moving cattle to chutes properly as well as passing a beef quality assurance exam and interview.

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Castro County 4-H and Keep Texas Beautiful Youth Ambassador Spencer Acker gave the Castro County AgriLife Extension Office a facelift recently. For his capstone ambassador project, Acker installed two raised beds and two rain barrels for the extension programs and also did some weeding out along the fence line in the back.

Castro County 4-Her Bryndle Gibson competed at the West Texas National Anthem Contest, placing ninth among a lot of youth vocalists. She will now be performing on April 12 at the youth concert following the junior rodeo.