May - Colorado State University Extension

Southeast Area Office 

411 North 10 th Street 

Rocky Ford, CO 81067 

719-254-7608 

www.extension.colostate.edu/SEA 

County Extension Offices 

Baca County 

700 Colorado Street 

Springfield, CO 81073 

719-523-6971 

coopext_baca@mail.colostate.edu 

http://bacaext.colostate.edu 

Bent County 

1499 Ambassador Thompson 

Las Animas, CO 81054 

719-456-0764 

coopext_bent@mail.colostate.edu 

http://bent.colostate.edu/ 

Cheyenne County 

Box 395 

Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810 

719-767-5716 

coopext_cheyenne@mail.colostate.edu 

http://cheyenne.colostate.edu/ 

Crowley County 

603 Main Street 

Courthouse Annex 

Ordway, CO 81063 

719-267-5243 

coopext_crowley@mail.colostate.edu 

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/SEA/ 

CROWLEY/4-H%20master.html 

Kiowa County 

Box 97 

Eads, CO 81036 

719-438-5321 

coopext_kiowa@mail.colostate.edu 

http://kiowacounty.colostate.edu/ 

Otero County 

Box 190 


719-254-7608 

coopext_ otero@mail.colostate.edu 

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/SEA/ 

OTERO/4-H/4-H%20master.html 

Prowers County 

1001 South Main 

Lamar, CO 81052 

719-336-7734 

coopext_prowers@mail.colostate.edu 

http://prowers.colostate.edu/ 

Southeast Area 

4-H Newsletter 

May 2012 

District VI Spring Senate Report 

by Alicia James, Reporter 

The District 6 spring meeting was called to order on April 15, 2012 by President 

Tiana Garcia. Pledges were lead by Blake Mueller and Chris Harris. Theresa 

Butler followed with the county roll call and the reading of the minutes from the 

last meeting. Chris moved to accept the report and after it was seconded, the 

motion passed. Rhett Larson then gave the treasurers report. Blake moved to ratify 

this report and Alicia James seconded. This motion passed as well. There was a 

bill from Kaye Kasza to repay her for the items needed for her nutritional 

workshop. 

Afterward, each represented county gave a quick report. Next we reviewed the 

announcements. The Creative Cooks, Cake Decorating, Demonstration Contests 

and Fun Festival are to be held on May 31 at 5:30 in Las Animas. On May 26-28 

in Lamar the Memorial Day Horse Clinic and Show will be held. Finally, State 

Conference will be June 19-22 in Fort Collins. In Old Business we discussed the 

Dance Date Auction at State Conference, where the district would spend between 

$50 and $150 for the purchase of a dance with President Tiana. We also discussed 

the coins wars between the districts. Extension Agent Lacey Mann volunteered 

that if our district won the coin war at State Conference, she would receive a pie to 

the face at our December meeting. 

In new business we held the election of officers. The results were: President-Rhett 

Larson (Otero), Vice-President-Rod Hall (Crowley), Secretary-Theresa Butler 

(Prowers), Treasurer-Blake Mueller (Otero), Reporter-Alicia James (Kiowa), and 

Executive Officer-Tiana Garcia (Bent). Next, Tiana Garcia, being our out-going 

President, announced that she would like to run for State President this upcoming 

year. Chris Harris moved we adjourned the meeting, Blake Mueller seconded, and 

the motion passed. 

State 4-H Conference 

4-H to the extreme is the 2012 Colorado State 4-H 

Conference theme. Conference will be held June 

19-22 on the campus of Colorado State University 

in Fort Collins. State 4-H Conference provides 

valuable training and an opportunity for 4-H members, leaders and Extension 

Agents to strengthen their leadership skills. This year will feature a hypnotist 

and a dodge ball tournament along with dances, workshops and contests. State 

Conference is for 4-Hers 14 years or older as of December 31, 2011. 

Registration deadline is Friday, May 25, 2012. Pick up your registration packet at 

your local Extension office. More information is available on the state web site: 

http://www.colorado4h.org. 

Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado counties 

cooperating. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. The 

information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is 

intended and no endorsement by Colorado State University is implied.

4-H Calendar 

May 

31 Creative Cooks, Cake Decorating, 

Demonstration Contests, Fun 

Festival – Bent County 

June 

1 Baca County 4-H Fowl Field Day 

11-14 Wild Bug Fish Camp 

15-17 Shooting Sports Family Camp, 

Victor 

19-22 State 4-H Conference, Fort 

Collins 

23-30 Citizenship Washington Focus 

July 

8 – 14 Camp Rocky, Divide 

21-28 Crowley County Days 

28 – Aug. 4 Bent County Fair 

31 – Aug. 4 Cheyenne County 

Fair 

August 

4-12 Sand & Sage Round-up 

13-19 Arkansas Valley Fair 

If you wish to participate in any of these 

events/activities and need special 

accommodation, please notify the 

Extension Office of your need at least 5 

business days prior to the event/activity. 

Check out the Colorado 

website at: 

www.colorado4h.org 

Outstanding Leaders/Youth 

Recognition 

The State 4-H Officer team will be 

presenting two prestigious awards 

at State Conference. The Raleigh 

Brooks Outstanding Leader Award 

and the Mile High Outstanding 4-H 

Youth Leader Awards will be 

given. Nomination forms are due 

to the State 4-H office by June 1. 

Please take the time to honor those 

hard working volunteer 4-H adult 

and youth leaders in your county 

by nominating them for these two 

awards. Nomination forms are 

available at your local Extension 

office or on the state 4-H website. 

Creative Cooks, Cake 

Decorating, Demonstrations 

and Performing Arts 

Contests 

May 31 will be a busy night in Las 

Animas as we host Fun Festival, 

Creative Cooks, Demonstrations and 

Cake Decorating Contests for the 

seven counties in District VI. 

Contests will be at the Las 

Animas/Bent County Community 

Center at 5:30. Competition and 

awards will be within counties; this 

is not a district competition. Entry 

forms for the contests are available 

at your county Extension office. 

Note the May 25 deadline. Contest 

will be cancelled if there are not 

enough entries to justify staff and 

judges time. 

Resource Book Library 

Each SE Area Extension Office has 

a library of the new Livestock 

Resource Handbooks. Members, 

parents and leaders can check-out a 

resource handbook for a specified 

time to learn about their project, 

and/or decide if they would like to 

purchase a handbook of their own. 

While these new handbooks are 

excellent resources with up-to-date 

information, they are also more 

expensive than other 4-H manuals. 

Thanks to the Fox Family 

Foundation, Bent Prowers Cattle 

and Horse Growers and Peoples 

Credit Union for helping fund the 

libraries. Resource handbooks 

included in the library are Beef, 

Goat, Sheep, Swine, Horse, Dog, 

Poultry and Rabbits. 

2012 Memorial Day Horse 

Clinic and Show 

The Prowers County Horse 

Committee would like to invite all 

enrolled 4-H Horse Project members 

to the annual Memorial Day Clinic 

May 26-28 in Lamar. The clinic will 

include certified instructors, health 

workshops, food and more. 

Registration is $40 for the first 

family member and $30 for each 

additional member. Indoor and 

outdoor stalls are available on a first 

come, first served basis, send your 

registration in now to guarantee a 

spot, indoor stalls are $30 and 

outdoor are $15, shavings will be 

sold for $8 a bag. Please send your 

registration to the Prowers County 

Extension office by May 23. 

Contact your local Extension Office 

for more details and sign-up 

information. Instructors include: 

• Stoney Performance Horses 

McClave, Colorado 

• Brian James, Karval, Colorado 

• Tayla Dunn, Woodward, 

Oklahoma 

• Brian Shaw, Two Buttes, 

Colorado 

• Prowers County Horse Committee 

• Ryan Bulkley, Kim, Colorado 

• Sadie Sayler, McClave, Colorado 

GPA Wild Bug Fish Camp 

Sport Fishing, Wildlife and 

Entomology members, parents and 

leaders should make plans now to 

attend the Wild Bug Fish Camp to 

be held June 25-28, 2012. The camp 

will be at the Angel of Shavano 

Group Campground west of Poncha 

Springs, Colorado. There will be 

educational programs on wildlife, 

wildlife habitat, fishing, tackle 

crafting, aquatic environment and 

entomology. The camp will provide 

plenty of fishing, fly tying, wildlife 

viewing, insect catching and 

learning with a little camping and a 

lot of fun thrown in. Interested 

members and leaders do not have to 

be enrolled in the projects to attend. 

Details and registration information 

available at your local Extension 

Office or the website: 

http://www.4hfishing.org/

Shooting Sports Family 

Camp 

The 25 th Annual 4-H Shooting 

Sports Family Campout will be held 

June 15-17, 2012, near Victor, 

Colorado. More information and 

registration forms can be found at: 

http://www.co4hshooting.org/family 

_campout.html 

Camp Rocky 

Camp Rocky is a week long, 

residential camp for youth aged 14- 

19 who enjoy the outdoors and are 

interested in natural resources. 

Camp Rocky staff help participants 

learn about their environment, while 

working in teams and meeting other 

youth from across Colorado. 

Campers choose one of the 

following resource fields for their 

area of focus: Forest Management, 

Rangeland Science, Soil and Water 

Conservation, Fish and Wildlife 

Management, and Recreation 

Management. 

Camp Rocky will be held July 8-14, 

2012, near Divide, Colorado. The 

cost is $300, all inclusive. Full and 

partial scholarships are available 

through local conservation districts. 

For further information, contact 

Darlene Jensen at Colorado 

Association of Conservation 

Districts, 719-686-0020 or email 

cacd@cacd.us, or visit the website 

at 

www.coloradoacd.org/camprocky. 

Baca County 4-H Fowl Field 

Day 

Baca County is hosting a Fowl Field 

day and invites all Colorado 4-H 

Fowl Project members to attend. 

Event will be June 1, 2012, from 

9:00 a.m. – noon, at the Baca 

County Fairgrounds. Event is free; 

however, please call the Baca 

County Extension office at 719-523- 

6971 to let them know if you plan to 

attend. 

Shows, Clinics and Contests 

Several shows, clinics and contests 

are scheduled throughout eastern 

Colorado. Stop by or contact your 

County Extension Office for 

information on a variety of 

opportunities. 

2012 Inbound IFYEs to 

Colorado – HOST 

FAMILIES NEEDED 

The IFYE program was developed 

in 1948 as a post-war peace effort 

involving 4-H farm youth from 

around the world; Colorado joined 

the program in 1951. Currently, 

IFYE participants come from 

countries on every continent. 

Colorado’s IFYE program is the 

strongest in the United States. 

Inbound IFYEs from Austria, 

Finland, Germany, Greece, 

Switzerland, and Taiwan will attend 

National IFYE Orientation in 

Wichita, Kansas, prior to arriving in 

Colorado. They will also attend 

State 4-H Conference at CSU June 

19-21. (With the exception of 

Christine who arrives July 9) 

IFYEs generally stay with a host 

family for two-three weeks. The 

goal is for these exchange 

participants to learn about everyday 

life in the United States by 

participating in the homestay 

experience. All delegates have 

medical insurance and personal 

spending money. 

Please contact Courtney Loflin at 

the State 4-H Office for more 

information regarding these IFYEs. 

Phone: 970-491-2711 

E-mail: 

Courtney.loflin@colostate.edu 

National 4-H Conference 

Applications are due May 25 for 

National 4-H Conference to be held 

spring 2013 in Washington DC. 

National 4-H Conference is the 

premier 4-H leadership development 

event, helping youth fulfill the 4-H 

pledge of “larger service…and 

better living for my club, my 

community, my country and my 

world”. Participants are challenged 

to create positive social change in 

their communities. Colorado 4-H 

Foundation provides 1/3 of the cost 

of the trip; check with your county 

to see if they will provide 

sponsorship. Applications are 

available at county Extension 

offices. 

Quilt Show 

Firehouse Quilts of Colorado is 

sponsoring their 7th Annual Quilt 

Show on July 20 & 21, 2012, at the 

Douglas County Events Center in 

Castle Rock, CO. We are 

encouraging young quilters to enter 

their quilts to be judged in the 

“Youth” and “Kids” Categories. 

First place prize in these two 

categories is a new sewing machine. 

The quilt doesn’t need to be finished 

by the entry deadline. Entry fee is 

$15.00 prior to May 17, 2012. After 

that date the fee becomes $18.00 

until the deadline of June 12, 2012. 

Additional information and the entry 

form can be found on the website: 

www.firehousequilts.org, or contact 

Mary: marypetefhq@comcast.net. 

WEBSITE FOR RECORD 

BOOKS: 

www.colorado4h.org 

Choose “Access 4-H 

Members Area”, then on the 

side bar under site 

navigation, click on Projects 

& Record Books; scroll down 

to livestock, general and 

consumer science projects.

May 6 New Member Orientation, appx. 2:30 p.m. – Crowley County Community Library 

May 6 Shooting Sports Safety Meeting 3:00 p.m., Crowley County Community Library 

May 9 Sheep/Goat/Swine Weigh in tag, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m., Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds 

May 10 Sheep/Goat/Swine Weigh in tag in, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., Crowley County Fairgrounds 

May 21 Crowley County 4-H Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Crowley County Fairgrounds 

May 21 Gymkhana, 6:30 p.m., Crowley County 

May 28 Offices closed – Holiday 

May 30 Ark Valley Jr. Show Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Otero County Extension Office 

May 31 Performing Arts/Fun Festival, Creative Cooks, Demonstration & Cake Decorating Contests – 

Las Animas 

June 7 Shooting Sports Safety Meeting – 6:30 p.m., Otero Co 

June 7 Otero County Council Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Otero County Extension Office 

June 12 Cloverbud Camp, 1:00 p.m., Otero County Extension Office 

June 14 Showmanship Clinic, 6:00 p.m. Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds 

June 25 Gymkhana, 6:30 p.m., Otero County 

June 29 Crowley County Fair Entries Due 

June 29 Ark Valley Fair Entries Due 

July 2 Crowley County Jr. Fairboard 

July 13-14 Shooting Sports Competition 

July 13-14 Missouri Days 

July 16 Set Up – CC 4-H Barn 

July 16 Crowley County Council Meeting – following Barn Set-up 

July 17 Foundation Pool Party – La Junta Wipe Out Pool 

July 17 Otero County 4-H Council Meeting 

July 23 Gymkhana – Crowley County 

July 21-28 Crowley County Days 

21 – Horse Show 

24 – Rabbits/Poultry/Dog 

25 – Sheep/Goat/Swine/Dairy Goat 

26 – Beef/Dairy Cattle/Round Robin 

27 – CC Exhibit Day 

Cloverbud Camp 

On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, all 

Cloverbud members are encouraged 

to attend a day camp just for them. 

Cloverbud members will learn about 

the science in agriculture while 

having fun, meeting new friends, 

learning the 4-H Pledge, and playing 

games. Cloverbud members are 

asked to arrive at the Otero County 

Extension office between 12:30 and 

1:00 p.m. and be picked up no later 

than 4:30 p.m. 

Please contact the Otero County 

Extension Office by Friday, June 8 if 

you plan to attend. 

Cloverbuds: 

A 4-H 

discovery 

program for 

young people 

ages 5-7. 

May 2012 

Otero & Crowley County News 

Record Books 

All project record books are available 

on line at www.colorado4h.org. If 

you would prefer to have the erecords 

available by CD, please 

notify the Extension office and a CD 

will be made for you. Cost of CD 

will be $5.00, and will include all 

project e-records and supplements, 

secretary/treasurer books, and erecord 

user guide.

If you have not already done so, now 

is a good time to start the dreaded 

record books. If you need help or 

have questions about filling out the 

record books, please contact Brooke 

and schedule an appointment to meet 

with her. 

Spending an hour each month 

working on your record books will 

make them much easier to finish after 

fair or before exhibit day. The 

general and family and consumer 

science record books are due with the 

project at interview judging. The 

livestock, small animal and horse 

record books are due on Friday, 

September 7. Dog record books are 

due August 1. 

General and Family and 

Consumer Science Project 

Exhibit Requirements 

Be sure to read the 2012 4-H 

requirements! There have been 

several changes made to the project 

requirements and you can avoid the 

surprise and disappointment on 

exhibit day if you take the time to 

read about your project now. 

For example, Cake Decorating Unit 2 

is no longer “character” cakes, and 

unit 4, which has been “cut-up” cakes 

in past years is not available this 

year. 

The project requirements spell out 

what the required exhibit is for 

general and family and consumer 

science projects, and special 4-H 

events held during State Fair. We 

follow the same exhibit requirements 

for Exhibit Day as the State Fair. The 

information is printed in the premium 

books, or you can find it online at: 

http://www.colorado4h.org/project_r 

esources/StateFairExhibitReq.pdf 

Shooting Sports Safety 

Meeting Dates 

There are two remaining Shooting 

Sports Safety meetings: 

• May 6, 2012 – Crowley County 

Community Library – Ordway – 

3:00 p.m. 

• June 7, 2012 – Otero Extension 

Office, Rocky Ford – 6:30 p.m. 

Please note you must attend at least 

two meetings to be eligible to take 

part in the County Shoot, so if you 

need to attend, please put this date on 

your calendar and make it a priority. 

Shooting Sports Practice 

Dates 

Several dates have been scheduled 

for Shooting Sports members to 

practice. Certified Shooting Sports 

leaders will be available for each 

practice. In addition, a parent or legal 

guardian must be present with the 

youth; failure to do so will result in 

the youth not being allowed to 

participate at that practice. 

For practices at the La Junta Gun 

Club, there will be a range fee of 

$1.00 per person per day, and for 

shotgun, there is a $3.00 per round 

fee for clay targets. If you would like 

to practice any or all disciplines, 

there will be certified leaders at the 

La Junta Gun Club on the following 

dates: 

.22, Air Rifle, Archery, Trap 

and Muzzleloading practice 

dates: 

Tuesday May 15 6:00 p.m. 

Tuesday May 29 6:00 p.m. 

Tuesday June 5 6:00 p.m. 



Tuesday July 10 6:00 p.m. 

5-stand only practice dates: 

Saturday May 5 1:00 p.m. 

Saturday June 2 1:00 p.m. 

Saturday July 7 1:00 p.m. 

The Fowler Rifle Club has also 

scheduled practice dates for 4-Hers. 

In order to practice at the Fowler 

Rifle Club 4-Hers must meet the 

following requirements: 

All participants must possess a 

NRA membership card and have 

a copy on file w/ Fowler Rifle 

Club. 

All participants must be a 

member of the Fowler Rifle 

Club. 

Contact: Roger Lundy @ 263-4960 

for membership. 

Trap and .22 practice dates at 

Fowler Rifle Club: 

Sunday May 20 3:00 p.m. 


Sunday June 10 3:00 p.m. 


Sunday July 1 3:00 p.m. 


The Crowley County Shooting range 

will have practices the first and third 

Sunday of the month. These will 

follow the regular Wild Things Club 

meeting (1 st Sunday) at 

approximately 3:00 p.m. 

Crowley County Shooting Range 






Thanks to the certified leaders that 

volunteer their time so the 

members can practice. We 

appreciate your generosity!

Otero & Crowley County 

Shooting Sports Contest 

The Otero & Crowley County Shoot 

to qualify for State Fair will be 

Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 

14. Contest will start at 5:00 p.m. on 

Friday with muzzle loading and .22 

events. Saturday events will start at 

8:00 a.m. and will include all shot 

gun events, air rifle and archery. 

Interested in the Dog 

Project!! 

The dog project can be one 

of the most rewarding 4-H projects, 

you get to work with “man’s best 

friend.” Your dog learns obedience 

and you learn life skills like 

teamwork, leadership, and decision 

making, as well as how to train your 

dog. Brandie Jackson will be 

working with 4-H members signed 

up for the dog project. Practices/Dog 

Meetings will be held on Sundays 

from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Practices will 

be held at a variety of locations to get 

the dogs used to different 

surroundings. Location for next 

session will be announced at each 

session. Please see the dates below 

for practices. For more information 

please contact Brandie Jackson at 

719-251-9746. 

May 6, 20, 27 

June 3, 10, 24 

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 

Gymkhanas 

Gymkhanas began in April and will 

continue through August. The 

gymkhanas will be alternating 

between Otero and Crowley 

Counties. So please pay close 

attention to the date and the location 

of each gymkhana. 

Helmets will be required for all 

participants doing barrels, poles, 

or flags. It is only the “speed” 

events that will require helmets. 

This does not affect the horse show at 

the fair. 

You do not have to be enrolled in the 

4-H horse project in order to 

participate, but you must be currently 

enrolled in 4-H. Also, participants 

must pay the $2.00 horse insurance 

fee. For more information please call 

the Otero County Extension Office at 

254-7608 or the Crowley County 

Extension Office at 267-5243. 

In case of inclement weather please 

call the extension office to find out 

the status of that evenings gymkhana. 

The gymkhanas will begin at 6:30 

p.m., and the dates and locations are 

as follows: 

Monday, May 21, 2012 – 

Crowley County Fairgrounds – 

Arena 

Monday, June 25, 2012 – 

Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds – 

Arena 

Monday, July 23, 2012 – 

Crowley County Fairgrounds – 

Arena – Crowley County Days 

Monday, August 6, 2012 – 

Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds – 

Arena – Fair 

Market Goat, Sheep and 

Swine Tag Dates for 2012 

Two dates have been scheduled to 

tag and weigh market goats, sheep 

and swine. The first date is 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012, from 4:30 

to 7:00 p.m. at the Arkansas Valley 

Fairgrounds. The second date is 

Thursday, May 10, from 4:30 to 6:00 

p.m. at the Fairgrounds in Ordway. 

Otero and Crowley County 4-Hers 

may have their animals tagged and 

weighed at either of the locations. 

Mark your calendars now and plan 

accordingly. 

4-H teaches perseverance. 

Kim Juul 

COOL Forms 

You must have a signed COOL form 

for each market animal whether you 

purchase or raise your market 

animal. As you are purchasing your 

animals please take along the form 

and have the seller sign it then. 

Affidavit of Ownership/Country of 

Original Label Declaration Forms are 

available on the website 

http://www.extension.colostate.ed 

u/SEA/4- 

H/Livestock/12%20COOL%20De 

clartation.pdf or at the Extension 

office. These forms are due to the 

Extension office with your fair entry 

forms no later than June 29, 2012. 

You must have this form completed 

and on file in order to sell your 

animal at the Arkansas Valley Fat 

Stock Sale – no exceptions! 

Scrapies Premise I.D. 

Requirements 

For those members planning on 

showing sheep or goats at the 

Crowley County Days Progress 

Show or the Arkansas Valley Fair 

please note: All breeding sheep and 

all market ewe lambs will be required 

to have Scrapies ID tags. All does in 

the market class and all breeding 

goats will be required to have 

Scrapies ID tags. Any registered 

breeding goat with a legible premise 

tattoo will suffice as a Scrapies ID 

tag; however, Scrapies ID tags are 

preferred. Scrapies ID tags can be 

obtained by calling the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s APHIS 

(Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Services) at 303-231-5385, or the toll 

free number at 1-866-USDA-TAG 

(873-2824). The tags are provided at 

no cost. We would recommend you 

call before the end of May, as it 

might take a month or so to get the 

tags.

Showmanship Clinic 

The Otero County Council Officers 

will be hosting a livestock 

showmanship clinic on Thursday, 

June 14, at 6:00 p.m. at the Arkansas 

Valley Fairgrounds. The clinic will 

focus on sheep, goats, beef, horse and 

swine. Please DO NOT bring your 

animal; animals will be provided. 

Each species will be presented twice, 

except beef and horse, so you can 

attend more than one or listen twice. 

Topics to be covered include 

grooming, judge’s questions, nonverbal 

communication, positioning in 

the ring, and how to prepare before 

you ever get to the showmanship 

ring. The evening schedule will be: 

6:00 – 6:30 – Beef & Goat 

6:30 – 7:00 – Sheep & Swine 

7:00 – 7:30 – Horse & Goat 

7:30 – 8:00 - Sheep & Swine 

Livestock Scale for Sale 

The Crowley County Jr. Fairboard 

will be selling a small livestock scale 

at Maier Auction Barn on Saturday, 

May 19 (Note change of date.) The 

sale starts at 9:00 a.m. The scale is 

perfect for sheep, goats and swine. It 

is an older digital scale, and can be 

viewed at Maier Auction Barn 

Display Boards for Sale 

Display boards for General and 

Family and Consumer Science 

projects are available at either 

County Extension Office. 

Cost is $2.50 each. 

Arkansas Valley Fair Entries 

Due date for entries for the Arkansas 

Valley Fair is June 29. Entry forms 

and premium books will be available 

from your club leader the week of 

May 21. Fair dates are August 13- 

19, 2012. 

Crowley County Days 

Crowley County Days will be held 

July 21-28, 2012. Due date for 

entries is June 29. Entry forms and 

premium books will be available by 

May 21 at the Crowley and Otero 

County Extension offices. 

Kitchen Manager Needed 

The Otero County 4-H Council is 

looking for someone to serve as 

manager for the 4-H kitchen at the 

Arkansas Valley Fair. This is a paid 

position. The manager is responsible 

for ordering food and supplies, 

overseeing the preparation and 

serving of food, must be 

knowledgeable of safe food handling 

procedures, and capable of 

supervising and guiding youth and 

adults. 

If interested in this position, please 

contact Brooke no later than June 7. 

Ford Truck Raffle 

Is your club looking for a fundraiser? 

Sell Ford Truck raffle tickets. Your 

club will get 40% of each ticket you 

sell. Call the Extension office today 

and pick up tickets to be sold. The 

truck will be at the Arkansas Valley 

Fair and in the parade. Make 

arrangements to sell tickets during 

the fair. Tickets will be sold $5.00 

each or 5/$20.00. Four cash prizes 

will also be given out. 

Congratulations 

Class of 2012 

Aaron Adame 

Wesley Aragon 

Michael Brady 

Dally Buhr 

Tyrel Goff 

Jessica Harris 

Amy Huff 

Briana Huff 

Alexa Major 

Mark Schroeder 

Erin Walter 

Chi-Ann Wisemon 

Justin Wookey 

You have all been exemplary 4-H 

members and we wish you the very 

best. 

In order to succeed, your desire 

for success should be greater 

than your fear of failure. 

-Bill Cosby 

“The future is not something we 

enter. The future is something we 

create.” -- Leonard I. Sweet 

4-H is a great experience and a 

great hobby to have in life. It 

teaches you so many life skills 

and responsibilities. 

Baylee Bezona

Otero County Mentoring 

Program 

The 2012 4-H Council officers will 

continue the mentoring program. 

Mentors have the opportunity to 

encourage and guide younger 

members, while at the same time 

enrich their own 4-H experience. 

Mentors will be available to help new 

4-H members with their questions 

and projects. 

New members that would like to 

receive help through this mentoring 

program are asked to contact the 

Extension office in order to be 

assigned a mentor. Those 

participating in the program will 

receive a phone call from the mentor 

to arrange for the needed assistance. 

Only those members requesting the 

mentoring assistance will be 

contacted. 

Council Meetings 

The next County Council meeting 

will be Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 

7:30 p.m. at the Extension Office. A 

requirement for club completion is 

that you attend a council meeting. 

Please remember to get that meeting 

out of the way and not wait until the 

last minute. Clubs please remember 

that you need at least one 

representative at every council 

meeting. 

Arkansas Valley 

Jr. Show Meetings 

The next Junior Show Committee 

meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on 

May 30 at the Extension Office. 

Otero County News 

Foundation Pool Party 

The 4-H Foundation Pool Party will 

be July 17, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at the 

La Junta “Wipe-Out” Pool. We will 

also hold an Otero County 4-H 

Council meeting at this time. All 

members that received grants or 

loans from the Foundation will need 

to give a short presentation either at 

the swim party or at the annual 

meeting in October. 

Hot dogs & buns, drinks and table 

service will be provided. Each 

family is asked to bring a salad or 

dessert. Please let the Extension 

Office know how many people are 

coming from each club no later than 

July 16, 2012. 

Award Sponsors Needed 

Sponsors are needed for awards for a 

number of projects at the Arkansas 

Valley Fair. Cost to sponsor an 

award is $25.00. If you know of 

someone interested in sponsoring an 

award, please have them contact the 

Extension Office. Award sponsors 

are needed for the following projects: 

• Senior Dairy Goat Showmanship 

• Grand Champion Poultry Meat 

Pen 

• Junior Rabbit Showmanship 

• Intermediate Rabbit 

Showmanship 

• Senior Rabbit Showmanship 

• Grand Champion Ornamental 

Chicken 

• Grand Champion Commercial 

Rabbit 

• Grand Champion Breads 

• FFA Sweepstakes Chapter 

Award 

Stacy Storey Memorial 

Award 

All Junior and Intermediate 

members, regardless of your projects, 

are encouraged to apply for the 

prestigious Stacy Storey Memorial 

Award. 

The Storeys would like to visit 

personally with each applicant. The 

judging for this award will take into 

consideration the following areas: 

Club participation 

County activities and participation 

Record books 

Showmanship (where applicable) 

Care of animals and facilities 

(where applicable) 

To apply, members must write a 

letter stating 4-H activities, offices 

held, school activities, and what 

4-H means to you and submit the 

information to the Extension 

Office by June 1 st . 

Junior and intermediate members are 

those who are 13 or younger as of 

December 31, 2011. 

The award is presented at the 

Achievement Banquet. 

Community Service Project – 

Fairgrounds Cleanup 

May – Dams & Sires 

June – Cloverleaf Livestock 

July – Sand & Sage 

Please notify the Extension Office of 

the date your club will be cleaning.

Fair Award Sponsors Needed 

Summer is here and Crowley County 

Days will be here soon. You are 

once again required to obtain 

sponsorship for the Grand Champion 

Awards given at the Crowley County 

4-H & FFA Progress Show. You 

must obtain two $25 sponsors or one 

$50 sponsor to be eligible to show at 

the 2012 Crowley County Days 4-H 

and FFA Progress Show. The 

continued support of businesses, 

families, and individuals that have 

sponsored in past years is greatly 

appreciated. We are also always 

looking for new sponsors; think 

about places that you do business 

with on a regular basis. 

Remember that award choices are on 

a first come basis, so get your 

sponsors early so they get the award 

of their choice. 

If you have trouble getting sponsors 

please contact Brooke at the 

Extension office and she will give 

you names to ask and help you get 

your sponsors. Remember that all 

sponsorships must be in the 

Extension office by 4:00 p.m. on 

June 29 for the sponsor to be 

properly recognized during Crowley 

County Days. Pick up your sponsor 

form today. 

Top Sponsor Collector 

The Jr. Fairboard has developed an 

incentive program for members. The 

member who brings in the most 

dollars of sponsorships will be 

recognized with an award of their 

choice. 

Crowley County News 

2012 Crowley County Junior 

Fairboard 

The next Crowley County Jr. 

Fairboard meeting will be on 

Monday, July 2, 2012, at the 

Courthouse Annex basement meeting 

room at 7:00 p.m. 

Council Meetings Reminder 

The next 4-H Council meeting will 

be Monday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. at 

the Crowley County fairgrounds. 

Wild Things 4-H Club 

The next Wild Things 4-H Club 

meeting will be May 6 at 2:00 at the 

Community Library in Ordway. 

Please remember that the club has 

rules that you must attend 50% of the 

meetings and 50% of the activities to 

complete. It is essential if you are 

going to be a member to attend 

meetings. 

If you have questions, please call 

Theresa Gruntorad at 469-3606 or 

Rebecca Griffin at 469-4959. 

Crowley County 4-H Council 

Report 

By: Andy Garcia, Reporter 

Crowley County 4-H Council held 

the Meat Quality Assurance Class at 

the Senior Citizen hall on the 29 th of 

March. Members of the council 

helped with MQA presentations and 

clean up. At our meeting we talked 

about the concession stand and hiring 

a manager. We decided not to hire a 

manager and as council along with 

Brooke, Susan and parents will run 

the concession stand like last year. 

We talked about running concessions 

for movie night but decided it would 

be better to offer the application onto 

the Wild Things 4-H club as they are 

a big group. 

Our next meeting is May 21, 2012 at 

5:30PM, at the Crowley County 

Fairgrounds. 

4-H has given me insights for 

my future and has given me 

leadership to help me in the 

future. 

Chris Harris

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