Good  Morning,

• Wellman is starting a new 4-H Meat Science club and has set an organizational meeting date of Monday, January 22 at 6:30 pm in the Ag Shop.  The target age will be Intermediate age 4-H members ages 11-13 but all 4-H age youth 8-18 are welcome to attend if interested.  Contact Mr. Wellman for more information. Please use the SouthWest door into the Ag shop.

• PLEASE get enrolled for the new 4-H year ASAP. Go to www.4honline.com to reenroll or enroll for the 2017-2018 year. . There is a $22.00 enrollment fee that will need to be paid before you will become an active member.

• The next Council meeting will be Wednesday February 14^th @ 6:30 pm. Please start signing up to clean the SCD basement, get it out of the way before summer hits.

• Beef weigh-in will be February 4^th at 9:00 am. You must be an ACTIVE 4-H member to weigh-in your animals. You must pay your $22.00 enrollment fee to become an ACTIVE member.

• Beef Members: If you are interested in taking a steer to the Colorado State Fair, please call the Extension Office, so we can help you set a time to do the retinal scanning.

• 4-H District Retreat will be held on March 9^th-11^th, 2018. To attend members MUST be 10 by December 31^st, 2017. Registration packets are attached and available at the Extension Office. Registration forms are due to the Extension Office by Feb. 21.

• Citizenship Washington Focus- June 23^rd-30th
  Citizenship Washington Focus is a week-long leadership program held in Washington D.C. with the Colorado 4-H Delegation. 4-H Members must be 15 by December 31 to apply. Please call the Extension Office ASAP and no later than February 1^st if you wish to apply.

• 2018 Certified 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training Workshop Dates

Training details and registration will be available early to mid-January.

• Weld County – March 9-11
• Pueblo County – March 23-25
• Arapahoe County – April 6-8
• Mesa County – April 13-15

• 4-H E-Records
  The 2017-2018 4-H E-Records are now available on our website. Please visit jackson.extension.colostate.edu to download your E-Record, or stop by the Extension Office and we will print you a copy.

• Office Closures:
  Friday, January 26^th
  Friday, February 2^nd
  Friday, February 9^th
  Friday, February 16th