2775 Hwy 50

Grand Junction, CO 81503 Phone—244-1834

Fax—244-1700 www.tra4h.org

Melissa Wonnenberg

4-H Agent melissa.tabke@mesacounty.us

Bonnie Powell 4-H Assistant

bonnie.powell@mesacounty.us

Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado counties cooperating Extension programs are available to all without discrimination.

4-H Enrollment! Don’t forget to enroll at www.4honline.com Don’t forget to pay your enrollment You are NOT active until all information and payment are complete Re-enrollments are due by February 3rd to avoid a $10 late fee Beef Members wanting to show a Market Steer must be enrolled completely by

January 31st or you will not be allowed to weigh-in a market steer Please make checks payable to Colorado State University

Attention Attention! Mesa County 4-H Leadership Council will be hosting their annual Chili Cook-off on February 29, 2020 from 4-8 PM at the C-building! This year they have added a cake decorating contest and a soup category for those who are not chili fans! $5/entry for chili, soup, or cakes! Prizes for top 3 in each category! Your entry fee will be waved if you bring bread to share with your chili or soup! If soup-making is-n’t your thing, come and eat with us, $5 gets you a bowl and as much delicious chili or soup as you can eat! This is 4-H Leadership Council's biggest fundraiser of the year! Come support your county and bid on some awesome silent auction items!!

A reminder to all clubs: don’t forget to send your council representative! It is that officer’s duty to attend council meetings, share what’s going on in their clubs with Council and report Council information back to their clubs. If a representative from your club is not present at least 50% of all Council meetings, your eligibility for funding may be cut! Also, for every member that attends, your club gets points to-wards the pizza challenge!!

Council Spotlight

Livestock Dates:

Beef Weigh-In February 1st: 9-11 am

Swine Nominations:

Due to Extension Office May 1st by 5:00 pm

Sheep/ Goat Weigh-In

May 8th: 5-7pm

State Fair Retinal Scans Beef: At weigh-in on

2/1/20 Sheep/Goat: TBD

MQA Dates (6:30pm)

Mesa: 4/27/20 *fairgrounds

Delta: 4/28/20 *fairgrounds

Montrose: 4/29/20 *fairgrounds

Delta: 5/29/20 *Bill Heddles Rec Center-

6:30pm

All Members must attend the Wholesome Meat Training if one or more of the following are true in order to par ticipate at the County Fair: 1. First Year in a Livestock Project (sheep, beef, swine, goat,

poultry or rabbit) Market or Breeding. 2. Just changed to a Senior in 4-H and taking a Livestock

Project. (14 years of age and older) 3. Plan on taking Market swine to Colorado State Fair or

National Western Stock Show The Dates and locations are listed to the left and these are the ONLY dates available in the Tri River Area. If you can not attend any of the four you must make arrangements to attend one in another county. There will be no exceptions made nor individual trainings offered.

Come One! Come All!

Plateau Valley MQA, Marketing Class and Beef Educational Session Series

Available to everyone (4-H & FFA members) in Mesa Coun-ty. All sessions will be held at the Plateau Valley Ag Shop eve-ry Monday during the month of February starting at 4:30 p.m. If you have additional questions please contact Ruth Shepardson at (970)250-4534. February 3rd: Beef Anatomy & Digestion February 10th: Feeding & Vaccines February 17th: Selection and Judging February 24th: MQA & Marketing Class

Hello Mesa County 4-H Families. It is that time of year again to re-enroll through 4honline. If you can not remember you password, username, or are having a difficult time logging into 4honline . . Please DO NOT create a new account/member profile. Please contact us here at the office and we will help guide you through 4honline. (970) 244-1834. Thank you!

Having issues with 4honline???

Reminder. . . If you did not pass your 2018-2019 record book, you must take the rec-ord book class and resubmit your record book to the Extension Office before enrolling for the 2019-2020 year.

YGB-You Gotta Believe Livestock Camp will be returning to Grand Junction, CO, for a beef, lamb, goat, and swine showmanship clinic, May 15th - 17th.

The clinic is open to any 4-H or FFA member age 7-21. Overnight stalling and/or RV hookups available by contacting Stacy at the Mesa County Fairgrounds 970-256-1528. Additional lodging is also available at the Grand Junction KOA 970-242-2527. On-line regis-tration information, as well as a detailed schedule, will be posted shortly! SHEEP/GOAT REGISTRATION LINK: https://tinyurl.com/s56ec8d CATTLE CAMP REGISTRATION LINK: https://tinyurl.com/tgrdfes HOG CAMP REGISTRATION LINK: https://tinyurl.com/rdv3q28 Please contact Kim Constable (970-270-7060) for more infor -mation.

Goat meeting February 26 Sheriff’s Posse Arena 6 PM

The Colorado 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce that applications are being received for the 2020-2021 academic year. Graduating high school seniors and current college stu-dents are invited to apply at this link, also accessible through the 4-H Foundation webpage:

https://co4hfoundation.extension.colostate.edu/benefits/colorado-4-h-foundation-scholarships/.

Applicants will set up a secure account using the instructions on the web page. During the application process students are instructed that they need two letters of reference to com-plete their scholarship application. They will receive instructions explaining how to provide secure information to their references. Applications will be received now through April 30, 2020 and will be reviewed by the Schol-arship Committee in May 2020. Recipients will be announced on or before June 1, 2020 and there will be a scholarship breakfast for recipients and donors during the week of State Conference at CSU. Thank you, and we are excited to receive scholarship applications! Rochelle Platter, Director Colorado 4-H Foundation 4040 Campus Delivery

Please pick up your 2018-2019 record

books by February 3rd. If they are not picked up by this date, they will be

discarded.

2020 Mesa County Fair Dates: July 14-18

Where: C Building

When: February 25th

March 24th April 28th

Cake Deco Contest: TBA

Please come join us for some Cake Decorating fun! These

classes start at 6:00 p.m. and are offered to anyone who needs help with their cake decorating project.

Please bring a cake (un-iced), cake board, frosting, and

other cake decorating tools (spatulas, tips, bags, etc.). If you are enrolled in Unit 1,

please also bring candy to decorate with. If you have cake decorating knowledge please come as your help will be greatly

appreciated. For questions please contact Jill Young: 970-261-2228

February 1 Beef Weigh In, 9 AM– 11 AM February 3 Re-Enrollment Deadline– 5 PM February 5 Beef Meeting– 6 PM– Fruita Fire Dept. February 7-9 Youth Fest February 12 4-H Council Meeting- 7 PM - C Building February 14-16 Leathercraft Workshop– C Building February 17 President’s Day - Office Closed February 20 Fairboard Meeting– 5:30 PM– C Building February 24 PV MQA & Marketing Class– 4:30– PV FFA February 25 Cake Deco Class– C Building February 26 Goat meeting– Sheriff’s Posse Arena– 6 PM February 29 MC Chili Cook-Off– 5 PM– C Building March 7 Rabbit Field Day- C Building March 11 4-H Council Meeting- 7 PM - C Building March 19 Fairboard Meeting– 5:30 PM– C Building March 24 Cake Deco Class– C Building March 28 Farm & Ranch Day– Fruita COOP April 8 4-H Council Meeting– 7 PM– C Building April 16 Fairboard Meeting– 5:30 PM– C Building April 18-19 District 10 Retreat– Montrose April 27 MQA (Mesa)- 6:30 PM– C Building April 28 MQA (Delta)- 6:30 PM– Hotchkiss Fairgrounds April 28 Cake Deco Class– C Building April 29 MQA (Montrose)- 6:30 PM– Friendship Hall

Community service is a pillar of 4-H! Mesa County 4-H will help serve the BBQ again at Farm and Ranch Day in Fruita on March 28. A sign up sheet for a time slot (9-11, 11-1, 1-3) will be sent out shortly! Email Melissa or Bonnie or give us a call and let us know when you can help!