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Calendar of Events:

1/11-26: National Western Stock Show. Visit

www.nationalwestern.com for complete

schedule.

1/17: National Western Stock Show 4-H Day

1/25-27: Leadership Development Conference

1/26: Beef weigh-ins, 1pm, SMB Fairgrounds

2/7-9: Youth Fest, Ponderosa, more info in

newsletter

4/8: MQA training, Norwood, more info in this

newsletter

4/17-18: District 10 Retreat, Montrose, more

details to come

4/25-26: Spring Gather, Grand Junction

5/1: Horse/Dog ID due in 4honline

5/3: Lamb/Goat/Swine weigh-in, 1 pm SMBF

6/28: Rabbit & Poultry weigh-in, 1 pm SMBF

7/10: County horse show written test

SAN MIGUEL BASIN EXTENSION "IN THE LOOP" NEWSLETTER

Extension Office Closures:

January 1st, New Years Day

January 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 17th, Presidents Day

ENROLLMENT DEADLINES

COMMUNITY SERVICE

YOUTH FEST

MQA REQUIREMENTS

I N T H I S I S S U E

SPRING GATHER

CAKE DECORATING

COOL FORMS NOT

REQUIRED

Access at https://co.4honline.com

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Contact your local extension office if you need help with 4HOnline.

Enrollment & fees due by

the Friday before the

initial livestock weigh-ins.

or April 15th , whichever

comes first. COOL forms

are NO longer required.

Cloverbud $15

First Year Horse $35

All others $30 per

project

We cannot except credit

cards; cash, money

orders, and checks

accepted.

Enrollment fees help pay for insurance, state fees, and

other program fees incurred each year.

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Community

Service...

IMPACT the community

INTENTIONALLY done to

make a difference

not be self - serving

Service projects should

Record of service hours throughout High school years for

scholarship applications - want 25 hrs/yr

Record of service hrs for honor roll - 100 hrs in high school years

Record of service hrs for record books 

What 4-H members need

Our way of giving back to a

community that gives to us!

Manual labor for no pay for needy persons

or organization

Crafts with senior center

NOT cleaning arena that you ride in

Examples :

Leaders and clubs, please take pictures of community service projects and

write a short blurb for each project , so we can highlight them to let our

communty know that 4-Hers impact our community!

Be the change you

want to see

in the world!

4-H Youth FestThe Colorado State 4-H Senate Officer Team plans and

conducts this camp for 4-H members ages 9-13. Come join

them for a weekend filled with collaboration and community

service! $145 per person. February 7-9th.

This conference will have interactive workshops, a guest

speaker, outdoor activities, and a dance! Located in

Ponderosa, Colorado! Only 198 spots!

Register through 4honline today.

What to bring:

Sleeping

bag/pillow

Towel

Personal care

items

Flashlight

Camera

Alarm Clock

Warm Clothes

Extra shoes/boots

Water bottle

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MQA Training

REQUIRED  for all first

year livestock

members and again

when the member

becomes a senior in

4-H (14 years old).

If our date wont

work, you can

attend another

County's training

Learn about medicated

feeds, methods of ID on

animals, safe/un-safe

animal pens, types of

feed, how to administer

shots, & much more!

April 8th, 6:00pm, Norwood

Other Dates:

Mesa: 4/27

Delta: 4/28

Montrose: 4/29

Garfield: 4/15

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Cake Decorating

Project units 1-6 are designedfor members 8-18 years old.

Bake and frost a single layercake Develop skills using cakedecorating equipment

Such as writing, leaf and startips on a single layer cake

Frost a two layer cake usingthree tips: writing, leaf andstars

Cake Decorating Units 1-3 Inspiring youth to:

Project units are designed formembers 11-18 years old.

Using advanced decoratingtips (drop or flat surfaceflowers, flowers made on a flatflower nail, borders and sidetrims) to create a two-layeredcakeUsing fondant to decorate atwo-layered cakeUsing advanced decoratingskills to create a flower on alily nail to decorate a cake

Cake Decorating Units 7-8 Inspiring youth to:

Project units are designed formembers 14 and older

Create and decorate tieredcakes of three or more tiersDecorate using advancedskills Create mold of differentshapes using different ediblematerials Create your own project

Cake Decorating Units 10-12Inspiring youth to:

Use a character pan and decorateusing recommended tipsDecorate cupcakes to createdifferent themes or charactersDecorate cookies to createdifferent themes or cookiestructuresUse a cut-up cake to createdifferent shapes or forms anddecorate using different tips.

Cake Decorating Units 4-6 Inspiring youth to:

1120 Summit Ave

PO Box 130

Norwood, CO, 81423

970-327-4393

http://sanmiguel.colostate.edu/

Yvette Henson - Director & Agent, Ag, Horticulture, Natural Resources, & 4-H

Mary Watson - Administrative Assistant

Jordan Spor - 4-H Program Coordinator

The Extension Office is open Monday-Friday, 8 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm (closed

daily 12-1).

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San Miguel Basin CSU Extension

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

Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. No endorsement of products mentioned is

intended nor is criticism implied of products not mentioned.