Good Morning!
Wow, how is it already the last week of April!

          NEW:

• Flamingo Fundraiser for Council will start May 1^st and go till May 31^st. I will hang up some flyers around town and post it on Facebook. I will have packets put together for any families to pick-up. This will be a fun new fundraiser for us.
• High Mountain Processing (pellet mill) has pellets that are not burnable quality that they will sell for bedding. If interested please contact them regarding price 970-723-3760.
• MQA Training- May 6^th @ 6:00 pm. This is for all 1^st year Junior members, 1^st year Senior members or anyone who is in their 1^st year of 4-H showing livestock.
• Shooting Sports Organizational meeting- May 12^th @ 6:00 pm at the Wattenberg Center. 4-H member and at least one parent must attend the meeting.
• Date change!!!! County Retreat- July 17th from 10:00 am-3:00pm. More information available soon. We changed the date due to so many events happening in May and we need to do this on a weekend, where more of the leaders/parents will be able to help. June is a crazy month also.
• State Fair Nominations: If you plan to attend State Fair please let me know so I can get you nomination forms. They will be due to me at Weigh-in on June 5^th. Sheep, goats and swine will be able to request DNA envelopes on June 1^st. If you have questions please contact me.
• Swine, Lamb & Goat weigh-in June 5^th, 8:00 am at the Scale House. If you know you will not be here for this date, please let me know ASAP.
• Make sure you are working on your record books!! If you need a printed copy, please let me know and I will get one for you. Remember shooting sports kids are required to complete record books also! They can be found at 4-H E-Records – Jackson County Extension (colostate.edu) .
• Project drop deadline- June 1^st. If you sign up for a project and then do not plan to complete the project, you will need to drop the project by June 1^st.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Flamingo Fundraiser- May 1^st– May 31^st.
• MQA Training- May 6^th at 6:00pm at the Wattenberg Center.
• Shooting Sports Organizational Meeting- May 12^th, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
• Project drop deadline June 1^st. . If you sign up for a project and then do not plan to complete the project, you will need to drop the project by June 1^st otherwise you will need to complete a record book.
• Swine, Lamb & Goat weigh-in June 5^th, 8:00 am.
• 4-H Council meeting- June 8^th, 2021 @ 5:30 pm at the Wattenberg Center.
• NWCO Expo June 7^th, 8^th, 9^th in Craig, CO- I sent an email on April 8^th with the registration info. Registration will close on April 30^th.
• Jackpot set-up day- June 17^th, 2021 @ 9:00 am at the Fairgrounds.
• Jackpot- June 19^th, 2021. We need kids and parents to plan on helping at Jackpot.

REMINDERS:
Council Requirements:
              * Attend 4 council meetings. Meetings will be in June and August.
              * Participate in 1 council community service project
             * Participate in 1 council fundraiser
             * Clean the SCD Basement once per year
             * Complete and turn in a Record Book for all projects enrolled in

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