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BROWN COUNTY 4-H NEWS AND UPDATES

Dates to remember May 2 – Deadline to Apply for the Brown County TEEA Scholarship 5 – Brown 4-H County Council Meeting 5:00pm at the Extension Office 21 – Hunter Education Classroom Course 8:00am – 5:00pm at the Claybird Range 30 – Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day The 4-H checks for the Brown County Youth Fair are available for you to pick up at the Brown County Extension Office during our office hours of 8:30am – 4:30pm closed 12:00pm – 1:00pm for lunch Monday – Thursday and Friday 8:30am – 12:00pm. A thank you letter should be written to each buyer who contributed towards your project.

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Students’ work highlighted at Gifted and Talented Showcase

Brownwood ISD (BISD) Gifted and Talented (GT) students showcased their 2022 projects Monday and Tuesday, April 25 and 26 at the BISD Central Support Center. The 2022 theme laced through the variety of projects, as students displayed research on a wide variety of topics, such as biographies, animals and their environments, proposed inventions, conflict and mediation, and city planning. BISD students in kindergarten through sixth grade participated in research, data collection, and practical application for displaying their ideas. GT students met with parents and visitors, answering questions and presenting their ideas in person to the community. Each student earned the opportunity to receive feedback and share their research while parents and students explored the displays.

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Zoo announces birth of rare tree kangaroo

NEW YORK – A baby tree kangaroo that’s just poking its nose out of its mother’s pouch is the first of its species born at the Bronx Zoo since 2008, zoo officials announced Friday. The birth of the Matschie’s tree kangaroo joey “is an exciting birth for the Bronx Zoo and a unique opportunity for people to observe one of nature’s most intriguing evolutionary adaptations,” zoo director Jim Breheny said in a news release.

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