The lifelong impact of 4-H : stories from Texas

The lifelong impact of 4-H : stories from Texas /

Heartwarming, surprising, and inspirational: this collection of thirty-one stories from families and individuals whose lives have been touched by 4-H covers more than a century of history in Texas. It traces the organization from its agricultural origins at the turn of the twentieth century to its p...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Lepley, Toby L., 1969- (Editor), Couch, Martha E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station : Published for Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service by Texas A & M University Press, 2015
Edition:First edition.
Series:Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
Subjects:
Agricultural extension work > Texas.
4-H clubs > Texas.
Biography
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Chris Boleman
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Corn clubs and the origins of 4-H / Thomas "Tom" Meriwether Marks
  • The depression and farm life / Leola Lala Kalich
  • A living legend / Alvin G. Davis
  • A well-balanced development / Lois Kalich
  • The $25 savings account / Iris Kalich
  • The life of a panhandle girl / Helen Piehl
  • Number seventeen / Joe Townsend
  • A 4-H life around Texas / Kay Botard Bezner
  • Sears gilt kicks off extension career / Gloria Schwarlose
  • A home filled with 4-H / Martha E. Couch
  • Family involvement is what made the difference / The Crawford Family
  • A McDonald's businessman and West Texas roundup / Richard Ligon
  • Opportunity, encouragement, and support / Betsy Leatherwood Harkey
  • The best place to meet a girl / Gary Don Harkey
  • Decades of 4-H / Douglas Steele
  • Livestock judging and youth leadership / John W. Campbell
  • Generations of gold stars / Nicole Sellers
  • "Saving grace" / Jeff W. Howard
  • An extension legacy / Toby L. Lepley
  • A solid foundation / Rudy Ritz
  • The value of a gravel road / Jerheme Urban
  • Nothing you do for children is ever wasted / Kerrie Steiert
  • From shooting sports to fighter jets / Kevin Schiller
  • The 4-H Olympian / Connie Schiller Smotek
  • Lessons from lambs / Nicole Huff Mitchell
  • Boys and their field of dreams / Patti, Chad, and Casey Jones, with Toby L. Lepley
  • The sanity of a mom and her will for her sons / Trent Willmon
  • From the clover to the White House / James Glueck
  • Taking 4-H to Iraq / Jonathon Glueck
  • From small-town kid to PhD / Justin Benavidez
  • A Texas family's legacy / Jody, Marion, Josh, and Ben Hall.

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