Good Morning All,

Welcome to 2017!!! Here’s to another great year in 4-H!!

January Council meeting will be January 10^th @ 6:30 pm. Unless there are sport conflicts!!!!

4-H Leadership Development Conference January 28-30, 2017 and 4-H Day at the State Capitol is January 30 in Denver.  Senior 4-H members 14-18 by December 31, 2016 are eligible to attend this great leadership conference. Because there are also basketball games in Caprock on Saturday January 28^th, players would need to either miss a game or have parents drive you to Denver after the games.  In the past, 4-H Council has covered the cost for 6-7 members to attend but we will need to review this based on the number interested in attending.  If you think you can manage to be a delegate, please let Deb know as soon as possible because the deadline is in early January!

4-H Online Enrollment: Please get enrolled ASAP
The New 4-H year has started!! Please go to www.4honline.com to enroll for the 2016-2017 4-H year. You will need to pay your enrollment fee of $22.00 at the Extension Office before you will become an “Active” member. You must be an active member to participate in any club or council activities and to weigh-in animals.

Beef Weigh-in- February 5^th @ 9:00 am.
You must be an active 4-H Member to weigh-in your animals. If you plan to do a breeding beef project you will need to notify us and give us the tag numbers at Weigh-in.

Beef Members: If you are interested in going to Colorado State Fair you will need to have a retinal scan done on February 12^th in Hayden, CO. Please call the Extension Office if you are interested.

Veterinary Feed Directive for Beef Members:
Dr. Lanny Weddle will be holding an informative meeting on Wednesday, January 11^th to discuss the new Veterinary Feed Directive. Deb is planning on having Dr. Weddle come to a Council meeting to discuss other species at a later date. See the attached flyer for more info.

New Website
I am in the process of creating our new website. I will be changing and updating stuff on our new website regularly. I have finally gotten the E-records uploaded, so you can now go to our new website jackson.extension.colostate.edu, and download the new E-records. I will also be posting the 4-H Memos on the website as well as updating the 4-H Calendar weekly. Our website will be a great source for info so please check it regularly.

Citizenship Washington Focus- June 24^th-July 1^st
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. Applications are available at the Extension Office and are due no later than the Council meeting on February 14^th.

Shooting Sports Leader Trainings
Pueblo County- March 24-26
Mesa County- March 31-April 2
Larimer County- April 7-9
Eagle County- April 28-30
Please let the Extension Office know if you are interested in attending a Shooting Sports leader training.

Please call the Extension Office at 723-4298 if you have questions!

Have a great one!