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Gymkhanas The next gymkhana will be held May 19 in Crowley County at 6:30 p.m. Remember, helmets are required for all participants doing barrels, poles, or flags. 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. A list of dates and location for the gymkhanas is below: Monday, June 16, 2008 – Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds – Arena Monday, July 21, 2008 – Crowley County Fairgrounds – Arena – Crowley County Days Monday, August 4, 2008 – Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds – Arena – Fair Ford Truck Raffle As stated in the area section of this newsletter, the Colorado 4- H Foundation is raffling off a 2008 Ford XLT F150 4x4 pickup. Each county is asked to help sell raffle tickets. Tickets will be sold from the first of May to the first of September. All ticket stubs and money must be turned back into the Extension Office by September 2, 2008. Tickets are $20.00 each, with $5.00 staying in the County. Each club is asked to sell one booklet of 10 tickets. If you want to sell more or can sell more, let the Extension Office know and we would be happy to get your club additional tickets. The truck will be in the Arkansas Valley Fair parade and at the fairgrounds on Friday of the Fair. Stacy Storey Memorial Award If you are a junior or intermediate member and plan to show either horses, sheep, rabbits, dog, poultry or ceramics, you 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 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, 2007. The award is presented at the Achievement Banquet. Arkansas Valley Fair Entries Due date for entries for the Arkansas Valley Fair is June 27 th . Entry forms and premium books will be available from you club leader in mid May. Fair dates are August 13-17, 2008. Crowley County Days Crowley County Days will be held July 19-26, 2008. Due date for entries is June 20. Entry forms and premium books are available at the Crowley and Otero County Extension offices. Cake Decorating Workshop All cake decorating members are encouraged to attend a workshop on Wednesday, June 4, from 2:00 -6:00 p.m., at the Otero County Extension Office. Linda Senor has graciously offered to conduct the workshop and will be covering all units. Members need to bring all tools, supply of icing, form or baked cake on a board, and pan. Parents are strongly encouraged to come and stay with the members.
EARLY RELEASE, AND SHOW AND FAT STOCK SALE SUBSTITUTE SHOWMAN Early release of any project or entry can only be obtained for health, 4-H or college related reasons by written permission of the Arkansas Valley Junior Show Committee. Removing livestock from fairgrounds before release is considered an unethical practice, with the exception of breeding stock which will be at the discretion of the Superintendent involved. If because of “health or a 4-H related conflict”, an exhibitor is unable to show or sell his/her animal, another bonafide 4-H or FFA member can substitute with permission of the Arkansas Valley Junior Show Committee. College bound students will be evaluated on a case by case basis. All letters must be received in the Extension Office by 4:00 p.m. on August 8, 2008. Project of the Month Sheep was Project of the Month for May. A different project will be featured each month at the council meeting. Come early and join the fun. Winners for May were: ♦ Kolby Shannon ♦ Rhett Larsen ♦ Collin Campbell Congratulations Class of 2008! Marissa Campbell RJ Dillingham Katelyn Karney Hilary Knapp Jordan Kurtz Andrea Leininger Mitchel Mueller Thomas Romero Leslie Trotter “The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” -- Leonard I. Sweet READY FOR SOME FUN? GET A CALCULATOR READY! YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but your waiter may know! YOUR AGE BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH This is pretty neat! DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read. Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun. 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (more than once but less than 10) 2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold) 3. Add 5 4. Multiply it by 50 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758...; If you haven't, add 1757. 6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born. You should have a three digit number The first digit of this was your original number. (I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.) The next two numbers are YOUR AGE ! ------ (Oh YES, it is !) THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS Otero County Extension Office 411 North 10 th Street P. O. Box 190 Rocky Ford, CO 81067 Phone: 719-254-7608 Fax: 719-254-7650 Email addresses: 4-H: otero@ext.colostate.edu Vicki: vicki.harris@colostate.edu Brooke: brooke.matthew@colostate.edu Janet: janet.golden@colostate.edu Jean: jean.justice@colostate.edu Website: http://coopext.colostate.edu/SEA/ OTERO/index.html PUBLISHED FOR OTERO COUNTY 4- H MEMBERS AND LEADERS “The information contained herein is provided as a public service with the understanding that Colorado State University makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information. Nor does Colorado State University warrant the use of this information is free of any claims of copyright infringement.”
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