Good Afternoon!

          NEW:

• Flamingo Fundraiser has  been going great. Keep promoting this fun fundraiser.
• 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.
• 4-H Council  meeting- June 8th @ 5:30 pm at the Wattenberg Center.
• Shooting Sports safety meetings: May 17^th– Archery and .22, May 26^th– Shotgun and Air Pistol
  – Archery- kids need to come at either 4-5 or 5-6. Safety meeting will be in the Archery building, please bring your equipment so the leaders can make sure things are good.
  – .22 kids need to come at 6 pm at the Wattenberg Center.
  – Shotgun- kids need to come during their scheduled shooting time at the shotgun range.
  – Air Pistol- kids need to be there at 5 in the Archery building.
• Celebration for Eric Wellman- May 23^rd @ 12:00pm at Hanson Park. I have a journal for all 4-H members to write a note to Mr. Wellman, please stop by the office to write in it or I will have it that day for you to write in.
• County Retreat- Date Change-July 31st from 10:00 am-3:00pm. More information available soon.
• 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. I will schedule one weigh in date for the families who will not be present at weigh-in. It will be June 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd.
• 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. Please make sure to go through and check the projects you are signed up for and remove any you don’t plan on doing.

IMPORTANT DATES:

• Flamingo Fundraiser- May 1^st– May 31^st.
• Shooting sports start dates” Archery & .22- Monday May 17^th, Shotgun & Air Pistol- Wednesday May 26^th.
• Celebration for Eric Wellman- May 23^rd @ 12:00 pm @ Hanson Park
• 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.
• 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.