NMSU - Colfax County Cooperative Extension Service
What’s in this Issue?February 2020 Calendar, page 1
Enrollment Information, page 1
Cowboy Sweetheart Ball, page 2
County Council Raffle, page 2
Senior Leadership Retreat, page 2
Enrollment Information, page 3
Club Information, page 3
Facebook, page 3
Shooting Sports, page 4
-Safety Meeting & Leadership Summit
State Events, page 5
Achievement Awards, page 6-8
Raffle to benefit NMAE4HA, page 8
Tentative Schedule of Events, page 9
Colfax County Extension Service PO Box 370 Raton, NM 87740 Phone: 575-445-8071
Fax: 575-445-2618
FEBRUARY 2020
Upcoming Dates to Remember
March
4, Enrollment Forms DUE, Extension Office, 5pm
(consent forms must be turned in with enrollment!)
5, Raton Steer Tagging, 5-6 pm, Mesa Vista Animal Clinic
7, Springer Steer Tagging, 9-10 am, Jeff Burton’s
8, Deadline for ownership & possession of steers for
County Fair
11, Registration for YGA due, Extension Office, 5pm
13-15 Home Ec School, Belen
17, St, Patrick’s Day
20-22, Shooting Sports Leadership Summit, NRAWC
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Colfax County Fair Association's
Cowboy
Sweetheart
Ball
Raton Convention Center
February 15, 2020 starting at 6:00 PM
Dinner , Dancing, Live & Silent
Auctions, & More
Music
provided by The Yarbrough Band
Call
575-445-3912 for
tickets!!
$30 for individuals or $225 for table of 8
Don't
miss out on a great
evening!!
We had 3 members attend SLR this year; Avery Feldman, Antonio Chavez, and Kesly Armstrong.
SLR took place in Albuquerque on January 24th-26th, 2019.
A huge thank you to Crystal Armstrong for chaperoning!
Also, great job to Avery Feldman for helping plan this event, for hosting a workshop, and for her
speach!
County Council Raffle
*Each Club is responsible for obtaining 1 item for the
raffle
*Top sellers will receive $25 each
*Drawing date: May 8, 2020
*Prizes need to be into the Extension Office by February
19th!!
*Tickets will be handed out at March Club Meetings
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ENROLLMENT FORMS ARE DUE March 4, 2019 BY 5:OO PM
There will be no exceptions for late forms.
You must turn in a consent form with your enrollment! 300.A-( 3 for youth,
300.A-4 for adults) available online or email Courtney ([email protected]).
Sign up for any and all projects you may be interested in
May 1st will be the last day to add or drop a project.
The sooner we get your enrollment forms, the sooner you can get started on your
projects for next year! Get your friends enrolled too! Get them involved, let them know
what 4-H is all about!
COLFAX COUNTY 4-H CLUBS
Johnson Mesa 4-H Club: Meetings: Second Tuesday monthly, 6:00 PM First United Methodist Church, Raton Organizational Leader: Leslie Blakney, 505-241-9299
Rocky Mountain 4-H Club: Meetings: Third Sunday monthly, 2:00 PM Cimarron Elementary School Organizational Leaders: April Yates, 505-999-7180 Crystal Armstrong Marie Salas Mary Lloyd (Cloverbud Leader)
There will be only one 4-H Shooting Sports mandatory Safety Meeting for the 2020 season. All 4-H
members that want to attend the shooting sports practices & compete in a 4-H shooting sports contest MUST
ATTEND the Safety Meeting. The meeting will be:
Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 5pm at the Colfax County Extension Office
During the safety meeting, please do not bring any ammunition, firearms, bows, etc.. Leaders will cover
firearm safety, contest rules and shooting disciplines for competition, and equipment needed.
4-H Shooting Sports Youth Leadership Summit
The first annual State 4-H Shooting Sports Youth Leadership Summit will be held on March 20-22, 2020, at
the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico. The event will be open to Senior Age 4-H Youth from
New Mexico enrolled in a 4-H Shooting Sports Project. The Summit will be limited to thirty (30) youth and
each county will get representation if an application is submitted and it meets the criteria. Applications will
be due by February 6th in the Extension Office, the cost will be $180.00 per participant and will include
housing and meals at the Whittington Center.
The activities throughout the weekend will be a “hands-on” approach. Each individual will have an
opportunity to be exposed to all the shooting sports disciplines offered in the New Mexico 4-H Program and
will learn safety and techniques to teach and help other youth in those areas. Leadership activities throughout
the weekend will allow youth to become spokespersons and ambassadors for the New Mexico 4-H Shooting
Sports Program and take what they have learned back to their County to be an asset to the program.
This is not an event to develop better shooters, but is a leadership event based around the 4-H shooting
sports projects and to develop state-wide ambassadors for the program. The application process will give
more weight to leadership activities than shooting sports activities.
SHOOTING SPORTS
Competition Schedules are as follows:
March 28: Senior Shoot
May 1-3: State Shoot
May 27: Novice/Junior Shoot
June 16: District Shoot
Top shooters at county level shoots move onto State and District Competitions. You will
receive more information regarding the schedule and specific details of each discipline for
the county, district and state contest. Remember, you must have at least a 50% club
meeting attendance to participate in any of the upcoming contests. If you are below 50%,
please contact Courtney to arrange for community service make-up
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Community Service Scholarships
There are still scholarships available so that 4-H youth can attend New Mexico 4-H events, such as State Conference, Livestock
etc. The only requirement is that the 4-H member must plan and carry out a community service activity in order to receive
funds. The work must be verified by the county agent and the parents that the project was done. Please use the new
application, which can be downloaded from the 4-H website www.aces.nmsu.edu/4h/scholarships.html and
then click on the New Mexico 4-H Community Service Scholarship.
Applications must be submitted two months before the registration deadline of the
event that you wish to attend.
Community Service Scholarship Criteria • Available to any Novice, Junior or Senior 4-H Member, serving as a State 4-H Officer, Ambassador, Diplomat or participant in a 4-H activity • Must submit a New Mexico 4-H Community Service Scholarship application form which is available on the website.
EVENT (Community Service Scholarship Application)
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION (2 months before event registration deadline)
Horse School 2020 March 16, 2019 Officer Position 2020-21 April 15, 2020
State 4-H Conference 2020 April 15, 2020 Dog School 2020 April 15, 2020
12th Annual NM 4-H Home Economics School When: March 13-15, 2020 Registration due: February 24, 5pm to the Extension Office Where: Belen, NM Costs: $80 per participant, $40 per adult
Basic Baking
E- Textiles
NM Cultural Projects
Srapbooking
Photography
Outdoor Cooking (limited number of spots for JUNIOR age members)
Tracks will be open to Novice and Junior members ONLY! Senior members may apply to serve as
Junior Instructors or on the Rec Team. We will allow 1st year seniors (13 and in the 8th grade to
apply).
Youth Get-Away (YGA) 2020
“The Ins and Outs of 4-H!”
April 17-19, 2020
Glorieta Camp, Glorieta, New Mexico
During the weekend, participants will have a chance to learn about a variety of projects including
wildlife, rabbit, Fun with Food, recreation, entomology, leadership and many other activities. Also,
youth will participate in a community service project. The registration fee is $145 for participants and
chaperones.
Registration due in the Extension Office March 11, by 5pm.
If there are any Colfax kids interested in going please call (445-8071) or email the Extension Office
Maya Salas 1st year, swine, cake decorating, cake decorating
Sara Salas 1st year, swine, cake decorating
The Colfax County Achievement Awards Banquet for the 2019 4-H year was held on January 30, 2020 at the Isabel Castillo Building in Raton. At the banquet, 4-Her’s
completion and project pins were awarded to individuals based on their record book scores for the 2018-2019 year. Outstanding 4-H members for each age division were selected.
Everyone did a wonderful job with their record books! A big thank you to the Johnson Mesa 4-H Club for hosting this year and to our 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 County Council
2nd prize… Broken Horn Oryx Hunt on the Armendaris Ranch
(July – November 2020)
3rd Prize… Beautiful Silver and Turquoise Jewlery Set
(Necklace, Bracelet, & Earrings)
$10 per ticket- 400 tickets to be sold
Proceeds benefit the Outstanding 4-H Agent Award
Drawing: during State 4-H Conference, Las Cruces, NM- July 2020
4-H is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Winner Need Not Be Present.
To purchase tickets: call the Extension Office (575-445-8071)
While Supplies Last
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2020 Tentative Schedule February 4 4-H Day at the Roundhouse, Santa Fe February 6 Shooting Sports Leadership Summit registration deadline, 5pm, Extension Office February 15 Cowboy Sweetheart Ball benefit to CCFA, Raton Convention Center, 6:00pm February 20 Mandatory Shooting Sports Safety Meeting, 5pm, Extension Office February 24 Registration deadline for Home Ec School, 5pm, Extension Office March 4 Enrollment Deadline, 5 pm, Extension Deadline March 5 Raton Steer Tagging, 5-6 pm, Mesa Vista Animal Clinic March 7 Springer Steer Tagging, 9-10 am, Jeff Burton’s March 8 Deadline for Ownership & Possession of Steers for County Fair March 11 Registration deadline for Youth Get Away, Extension office, 5pm March 13-15 Home Ec School, Belen March 20-22 Shooting Sports Leadership Summit, NRA Whittington Center March 28 Colfax County 4-H Senior Shooting Sports Contest, NRA Whittington Center April 8 NM State 4-H Shoot Registration Deadline, 5 pm, Extension Office April 17-19 Youth-Get-Away, Glorieta Camps May 1-3 State 4-H Shooting Sports Competition, NRA Whittington Center May 4 Last day to add/drop projects, 5 pm, Extension Offices May 5 Raffle Tickets due, Extension Office, 5pm May 15 Horse Certificates & Rodeo Waivers Due, 5 pm, Extension Office May 16 Spring Horse Show, Colfax County Fair Grounds May 13 State 4-H Horse School Registration Deadline, 5 pm, Extension Office May 27 Colfax County Novice/Junior Shooting Sports Contest, NRA Whittington Center June 1 State Officer/Ambassador applications due to state office June 1-4 Horse School, NM State Fairgrounds, Albuquerque June 2 Springer Small Animal Tagging, 5-6 pm, County Fair Grounds in Springer June 3 Raton Small Animal Tagging, 5-6 pm, Mesa Vista Vet Clinic June 5 Deadline for ownership & possession on heifers, lambs, goats, swine, poultry & rabbits for the Colfax County Fair June 10-11 Colfax County 4-H General Contests, Raton June 13 Colfax County Fair Grounds Clean-Up, 9 am, Springer June 16 District Shoot, NRA Whittington Center June 23-24 Northern District 4-H General Contest, Farmington, NM June 27 Spring Livestock Show, Colfax County Fair Grounds, Springer July 13-16 State 4-H Conference, Las Cruces July 14 Colfax County Council Meeting, after Johnson Mesa Club Meeting, UM Church July TBA State 4-H Horse Show, Location TBA August 1 Colfax County Fair Grounds Clean-Up, 9 am, Springer August 3-9 Colfax County Fair, Springer September 8 Indoor exhibits delivered to State Fair September 10-20 New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque September 28 Record Book Workshop, Extension Office, 1-4pm October 1 Start of the 2020-2021 4-H Year October 15 2020 4-H/FFA Trophy Banquet, 6:00 pm, K-Bob’s October TBA KKM Program at Raton Convention Center October TBA Colfax County 4-H Council Meeting October 22 4-H Record Books Due, 5 pm, Extension Office
