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1 2775 Hwy 50 Grand Junction, CO Phone Fax Trent Hollister 4-H Extension Agent This newsletter includes: College Scholarships for Seniors Livestock Weigh-In, MQA, and Mesa 4-H Foundation Scholarship workshop Fair Judges Leathercraft workshop And more!! Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado counties cooperating. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination.

2 Mesa County 4-H Council Officer Team President Becki-Sue Martin Vice President Courtney Ener Secretary Lucas Bunkelman Treasurer Reporter/Historian Garret Dupper Senators Courtney Ener Becki-Sue Martin Alternate Senator TJ Fritzlan Tyler Fritzlan Council Advisor Danelle Ener Ami Martin

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4 Scholarship Information Colorado 4-H Foundation Scholarships There are various scholarships that can be found on the Colorado 4-H Foundation website at These scholarship applications are currently being accepted. The deadline to send in applications is April 1st. Eligibility for scholarships: Senior in high school (3 scholarships) Freshman in an ag-related program (1 scholarship) Outstanding 4-H member (1 scholarship) Exhibited market animal at Colorado State Fair AND enrolling in pre-vet program at CSU (1 scholarship) Enrolled in at least 3 years in the photography project (1 scholarship) Enrolling in the College of Applied Human Sciences (1 scholarship)

5 Albertsons/City Market Card Fundraiser An easy way to support Mesa County 4-H is by linking your City Market Card or using a Mesa County 4-H Albertsons card. The Albertsons cards are available to pick up at the extension office. To link your City Market Card, simply call or Dolores with your 12-digit card number, name, and phone number. She can then the company to get the card linked. A percentage of all sales comes back to Mesa County. Last year, Mesa County 4-H made over $500 on this simple fundraiser. Call to see how you can help today! Have you checked out the TRA 4-H Website? To access Mesa County information visit tra4h.org and select Mesa County. Important information that can be found online includes: Newsletters Council Minutes 4-H Fair Exhibitors Guide Flyers for Upcoming Events TRA 4-H Manual & Policies Are you Moving?? Did you get a new Address?? Please do not forget to let the office know of your new address! Either log in to your 4-H Online account and update your information, or call the office and we can do it for you. This will help eliminate returned letters undeliverable s, and allow you to receive all the information needed to complete your projects! Mesa County Fair Judges **These are only the judges I have hired to this point. I will keep updating this list as we go on the fair website and TRA 4-H website*** Sheep - Joe Raff, Texas Meat Goat - Joe Raff, Texas Swine - Derrick Brown, Colorado Poultry - Bruce Murdoch, Colorado Rabbit - Allen Ormen, Utah Still in negotiations - Dairy Goat, Beef and Horse Show Judges

6 LIVESTOCK WEIGH-IN DATES: Beef Saturday, February 4th 9-11 AM Swine (Nomination Forms) Due By: May 5 CSU Extension Office The 4htracker is a web-based application that will help 4-H members keep track of expenses, inventory and activities for all of their 4-H projects. This application will allow the 4-H member to enter items at the time of purchase through any device that will access the Internet. The 4-H member will be able to track all the activities done throughout the project with this application. Please be sure to let your 4-H members know about this tool that will help them keep better records. Here is the website link: This is the home page: Goat/Sheep Friday, May 12th 5:00 7:00 PM 2017 Livestock/Horse Record Books Due Friday, September 1st!!!! New Sifting Rule - Mesa County Fair The judge has the final decision in determining if an animal is market ready, the judge s placings in the livestock classes will be used in preparing the sale order. *what this means is the judge will determine if they are market ready. Any animals receiving a white ribbon in its respective market class is not eligible to go through the Mesa County Junior Livestock Sale. *Many superintendents will be having meetings to discuss this topic and help answer any questions.

7 All Horse and Dog ID s will be done through your 4honline account. 1. Log in to your 4honline account and under each exhibitor you will enter your ID s. 2. You will need to do this for every horse and dog your members plans to show or could show. 3. They are due by May 1st 5pm. None will be accepted late. NO EXEPTIONS!!!! 4. You will need to have pictures of your horse (1 head shot and 2 side shots) and dog. 5. Below is instructions for Horse and the Dog uses the same steps 6. Make sure to ask questions if you have any. 7. The computer Date and Time stamps every entry. *No Horse or Dog entered after 5pm on May 1st will be allowed to show in 2017 at any county, state or national show.

8 Farm & Ranch Day Saturday, March 11th Mesa County 4-H will be serving the BBQ again this year. This was a WONDERFUL way to provide a positive public image of 4-H to the community. There were many compliments given to the hard work all 4-H members used. Please look for more information on signing up to serve at this event. Meat Quality Assurance Workshop Dates: All 4-H members must attend the Wholesome Meat training once as a Junior (13 and under) and once as a Senior (14 and over). The following is a schedule of training sessions available in the Tri River Area: February 28th - Mesa County, 7:00 PM, PV High School April 10th - Mesa County, 6:30 PM, C Building, Mesa County Fairgrounds April 11th - Delta County, 6:30 PM, Heritage Hall, Delta County Fairgrounds April 12th - Montrose County, 6:30 PM, Friendship Hall, Montrose Fairgrounds May 26th - Montrose County, 2:00 PM, Friendship Hall, Montrose Fairgrounds NOTE: If you are unable to attend the MQA training in Mesa County, please plan to attend one in another county. WHO: Any member showing livestock (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goats, Dairy Goats, Dairy Cattle, Poultry, Rabbits) both Market or Breeding who are in their 1st year and all members who turned 14 as of January 1st. If You have questions please contact the Mesa Extension Office

9 February 4 February 8 February February February 11 February 20 February 25 March 8 March 11 March 25 March 29-April 2 April 1 April April 12 April May 2 May 2 May 6 May 11 May 13 May 14 May 20 May 30 June 3 August 26 Mesa County Beef Weigh-in 9-11am Mesa 4-H Council 7 PM Youth Fest Leathercraft Workshop - C Building MC4HF Scholarship Workshop President s Day - Office Closed FFA and 4-H Charity Auction 4-H Council - 7:00 PM - C Building Farm and Ranch Days - Fruita CooP YHEC - State Outdoor Skills Contest Shooting Sports Leader Training Mesa County 4-H Foundation Gala MQA s - Mesa, Delta, Montrose 4-H Council - 7:00 - C Building District 10 Retreat - Montrose 4-H Enrollment Deadline Horse & Dog ID Forms Due 4-H Online Swine Nomination Forms Due 4-H Council - 7:00 PM - C Building Sheep & Goat Weigh-In PM Spring Gather Horse Show TRA Livestock Judging Contest Memorial Day - Office Closed Fair Entries Due! Livestock/Horse Record Books Due!

10 Poultry: Regular Poultry meetings will begin in Feb 22 at 6:00 in the C building at the fairgrounds. We will meet the 4 th Wednes day of every month through June. Come learn about poultry breeding, care, market and sustainability. Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Pheasant, Quail, Peacocks, Pigeons Show Birds, Breeding Birds, Market Birds Do you like Honey Bee s? 4H Beekeeping Mesa County 4H is planning a new Beekeeping project. The course is designed to teach youth about the bee s life cycle, their role in our environment, honey production, hive construction and SO MUCH MORE. The pro ject does not require owning your own hive, but will require working with and observing active hives. If you want more information about the project, please contact annhahn1@hotmail.com or

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15 RC Plane project We are considering starting a Mesa County RC Plane project. The project goal would be to build and learn to fly a battery powered RC airplane. Along the way we will learn about the basics of flight and all the components needed to fly a model plane. We will also learn construction techniques for making an inexpensive model that can be repaired easily and completely rebuilt for a few dollars if needed. The project will require the purchase of the needed parts and supplies costing approximately $150. This covers radio, servos, speed controller, motor, battery, battery charger, and airframe. Everything needed to build and fly an RC plane. Some additional supplies will be needed for building the plane like hot glue, a hot glue gun, and tape. Funding assistance for this project may be available but we need to understand the level of interest so please contact the extension office if you would like to join us in this fun project. If you are interested please notify the extension office by March 1st so we can begin making the plans.

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