4-H SMB NEWS
Happy Thanksgiving!
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SMB Headlines . . .
Hot Off the Press
from Jack Krebs,
CSU
4-H Agent
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Greetings 4H Leaders,
I am connecting to this plea on behalf of Connie Cecil through CSU to offer to our younger 4H members a chance to attend CLC this leadership camp is an awesome opportunity to grow in knowledge and power of 4H. Jack
COLORADO LEADERSHIP CAMP
Please call on me at the office to share the specifics on this event – the event info is also online at our website - I would love to see SMB 4Hers attend so...
Here is the dare . . . a club dare – let us see who wins ~For the club that has the most registered CLC participants I will:
1. Host a Pizza party for your 4-H club
2. Dye my hair bright green or a color of your club's choosing!
3. Shave the letters ( initials) of the club in my head This would be a great photo opportunity – would it not?? J
Registrations are needed by November 16 ! So that is my deadline COME On Leaders – we have nothing to lose – but a whole lot of laughs to gain!
Hope to hear from each club real soon!!! How can we boost the fun – this year! Let us start
Jack Krebs
JACK IS ISSUING A DARE!!
TO ALL SMB 4-H CLUBS!!
THOSE WHO SEND THE MOST KIDS TO THE CLC LEADERSHIP CAMP, WILL GET A PIZZA PARTY, JACK WILL DYE HIS HAIR GREEN AND HE WILL CARVE THE LETTERS OF YOUR CLUB INTO THE BACK OF HIS HAIR/HEAD!!
JACK with Green Hair!! WOW!!!
Upcoming (CLC)
Leadership Camp for Youth!
Colorado Leadership Camp will be held November 20-22, 2009 in Glenwood Springs, Co at the Ramada Inn. Deadline to enroll is November 13th. Call Jack asap. The cost of the Camp is $110 which includes lodging for two nights, breakfast each morning, dinner on Friday night and lunch on Saturday. The camp is for 4-H members in 6, 7, 8 and 9th grade.
LEADERS, this is great leadership program for the 4-Hers to attend, your 4-H Club Fund could help cover the cost!
Check Below for Catch-A-Calf Info!!
~Enrollment~
&
~ Re-Enrollment Date~
for San Miguel Basin.
The date established for the San Miguel 4H program to begin taking of enrollments is mid November, 2009. There will be a new on-line 4H data entry system authorized through CSU Extension that will be utilized for all enrollments to the 4H program. This 4H ONLINE system will take affect shortly.
REMEMBER: San Miguel 4H Program completed registration and enrollment packets must be postmarked or received in our Norwood Office, on or before
December 18th of 2009 at 3:45 pm.
All regular member enrollments received after December 18th will be assessed an additional late fee of $10.
Late fees do not apply to Cloverbud
enrollments or 4H Leader applicants.
Please remember that all 4H ages are
based on the January 1, 2010 date.
Letter from State 4-H Office
Attention - CSU – User Fees = Increase for 4H statewide.
State 4-H Fees to be raised for the 2010-2011 4-H Year!
Jeff Goodwin, Assistant Director for Colorado
4-H Youth Development Programs, recently announced that the $5 state 4-H fee that has been collected from Colorado 4-H members in organized clubs for the last five years will be raised to $15 for the 2010-2011 4-H year. The decision to make this change was made after much discussion with 4-H agents from around the state. The 4-H Roundtable (State 4-H Advisory Committee) was also consulted extensively o n this issue.
Goodwin states that this increase was needed in order to maintain state staff and special project support that is necessary to manage the Colorado 4-H program.
Goodwin also adds that he understands how this fee increase might put a strain on some county 4-H programs or 4-H families given the current economic climate; however, this is why the announcement is being made over a year and a half before it is to take effect.
Families must also remember that when the $15 state 4-H fee is carried out over 12 months it equates to $1.25 per month per 4-H member—or 4 cents per day. Even when county fees and project costs are added in, 4-H is still the biggest and best bargain in town when it comes to youth development programs.
As always, if a family with economic struggles wants their kids to be in 4-H, we will find a way to make it happen. If you are in such a situation, please contact the county Extension office for information about scholarship programs or alternative payment plans that can be set up so that every young person has the opportunity to be in 4-H.
If you have questions about this increase, feel free to contact the SMB Extension office at 327-4393
or even speak to Jeff Goodwin at 970.491.1152.
How does this affect San Miguel Basin 4H Program,
and the bottom line for each of you?
Prior to 2010, 4H members and their families have spent
an annual $15 enrollment fee in San Miguel. According
to our local District 10 4H program – fellow 4H offices;
(Mesa, Delta and Montrose) on average are collecting
twice that much at an enrollment fee that equaled $30!
Our "new" 2010 fee schedule are on the enrollment/fee link at the top or
click here.
SEPTEMBER Letter from Jack to
4-H Livestock Leaders
Click HERE
CATCH-A-CALF
Its time to get the 2010 Catch-A-Calf information out so members can apply. We do have some new stuff happening this year and I'll get you all caught up: One thing which is new this year, two Catch-A-Calves will be eligible to selling in the Jr. Livestock Sale. These two individuals will of had to completed the project requirements as well as stood in the top four in the class and it will basically be the top two overall youth who will sell their calves. Again, that is the short version to the requirements for these two youth who will be the sell, so if you have questions let Jack know. Click here for the application and document of invitation to apply.
The application and information is currently online at the National Western Stock Show webpage under the Jr. Livestock Section as well, if by chance you misplace this information.
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Annual Photography Contest Honors
Colorado Agriculture
From cattle grazing in a mountain meadow to wheat blowing in the wind on the eastern plains, Colorado agriculture is evident across the state.
The 12th annual “Colorado…it's AgriCultural” photography contest is seeking entries as a way to celebrate Colorado agriculture.
“It is always so exciting to see the diversity of Colorado agriculture depicted in contest entries,” said Commissioner of Agriculture John Stulp. “This annual photo contest honors the importance of Colorado's agriculture industry to the state economy, and I encourage photographers of all ages to enter.”
Entries must be submitted to the Colorado Department of Agriculture with an official entry form by December 31, 2009. All photographs must be taken in the 2009 calendar year and must relate to Colorado agriculture in some way. Prizes will be awarded in four subject areas: crops, livestock, people and agritourism.
Judging will be based on theme, creativity and technical quality. The photographer whose picture best depicts the “spirit” of Colorado agriculture will receive a $150 gift card, and category winners will receive a “Colorado…it's AgriCultural” prize pack. All winning photographs will be displayed in the Beede-Hamil Agriculture Building at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado.
Visit www.coloradoagriculture.com/aginsights or call (303) 239-4119 for complete contest rules and an entry form. The contest is sponsored by the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the AgInsights Committee and Northeastern Junior College.
Note: Winning photos from 2008 are available in .jpg format by contacting wendy.white@ag.state.co.us .
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~Contact Jack for more information
on any
4-H Programs~
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