Good Afternoon Everyone,

Wow…already the last week of April!

NEW:

• Northwest Colorado Expo will be in Rio Blanco County (Meeker, CO) June 13^th-17^th. Registration will be done through 4-H online. Registration closes- April 30^th. Please go to v2.4honline.com to register.
• Shooting Sports Organizational Meeting TONIGHT- April 25^th @ 6:00 pm at the Wattenberg Center. If your kid(s) are planning to be in shooting sports they must attend this meeting with at least one parent.
• If you lose any animals after they have been tagged and Id’ed at weigh-in, please contact me with the tag number, so I can mark them off our weigh-in sheet.
• Meat Quality Assurance training will be on May 17^th at 4:30 pm at the Wattenberg Center. This is for all FIRST YEAR 4-H members and also for all first year SENIOR level 4-H members. This is a required training to be able to participate in livestock projects.
• Swine, Lamb and Goat weigh-in will be June 4^th at 8:00 am at the Fairgrounds.
• North Park Jackpot- American Rumble 2022 will be on June 11^th. Registration will be online. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged, https://form.jotform.com/220584791418058. Set-up will be on June 10^th at 8:00 am @ the Fairgrounds. Helping set-up and/or helping the day of Jackpot will count towards your Council Fundraiser!!!!
• 2021-2022 E-records are available, please go to the Jackson County Extension website to download e-records. 4-H E-Records – Jackson County Extension (colostate.edu) PDF versions still have the 2020-2021 year on them, they are working on changing them and I will upload the correct ones as soon as they are done. If you have issues with the record books, please let me know and I can print you a copy if that would be easier.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Shooting Sports Organizational meeting- April 25^th @ 6:00 pm
• Meat Quality Assurance- May 17^th @ 4:30 pm
• Project Drop deadline: June 1^st
• Swine, Lamb & Goat Weigh-in June 4^th @ 8:00 am
• North Park Jackpot- June 11^th
• Northwest Colorado Expo- Meeker, CO- June 13-17^th– Registration deadline is April 30th
• Shooting Sports Fair Date August 6^th at 9:00 am
• North Park Fair Horse Show August 7^th at 9:00 am
• Flamingo Flocking fundraiser will be starting July 1^st and going through July 31^st.

COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS:

• Attend 4 council meetings- only 2 left, June and August
• Participate in a community service project
• Participate in a fundraiser
• Clean at the SCD once per year
• Complete and turn in a record book for each project you are enrolled in

Have a great day. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.