Cooperative Extension Service
Chaves County Extension Office
College of Agriculture, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
200 E. Chisum St. Suite #4
Roswell, NM 88203-5412
Phone: 575-622-3210
Fax: 575-622-3882
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://nm4H.nmsu.edu
May 2015
Inside This Issue!
Cloverbuds
Public Speaking
QUILTING
SEWING LABS
LEATHER CRAFT
WILDLIFE
ARCHERY
RIFLE &
SHOTGUN
HORSE WORKSHOPS
DOG WORKSHOPS
CHICK ORDERS
CLUB OF THE MONTH
& MUCH MORE….
Don’t miss it!!
4-H Council
Meeting
TUESDAY
Dear 4-Her’s, Parents, and Leaders,
School is almost out and 4-H is winding up! We know many of you have started your projects
for the fair and want to encourage you to continue working on them as the fair is just around
the corner. Make sure to read the newsletter and mark you calendars with dates and deadlines.
Thank you for all your participation in registering for Walk for Hope and for selling quilt raffle
tickets and colored links! T-shirts can be picked up from the Extension Office anytime
on Wednesday, May 6th through May 13th. Also, don’t forget to turn in your quilt ticket
money and colored link money at that time. We are proud to say Chaves County 4-H
registered 102 participants! Luminaries are being sold for $5 and can be purchased in memory
or in honor of a friend or loved one. Remember, all monies stay in Chaves County to help cancer victims. Come join us in the fun on Friday, may 15th, 6 pm at Cielo Grande
Recreation Area.
We would like to remind and encourage our Novice and Junior 4-Hers to participate in County
and District Contest and our Senior 4-Hers to participate in and State 4-H Conference. Did
you know that there is a Poetry Contest, Favorite Foods Contest, Meats ID Contest,
Horticulture and Parliamentary Procedure Contest, just to name a few, and others our 4-Hers
can choose from to compete? Dates and times didn’t make this newsletter but will be sent out
via email and Facebook. Don’t forget to turn in your County Contest Sign-In sheet!! County
Contest will be held June 11th and District Contest will be June 17-18th. Give us a call if you
have any questions.
Show season will soon be upon us and as you are caring for your 4-H animals, please let us
know if you need help. Chick orders are due May 21 at the Extension Office for County Fair so
don’t miss out! Call the office to schedule a time if you would like to weigh your animals.
See you at Walk for Hope!
~Andrea & Shannon~
Mandatory Tagging & Inspection
of all lambs, swine, goats, & dairy heifers for County & State Fairs
May 28; 5-8 pm & May 30; 7-11 am
Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Please call Andrea with any questions!
Please make plans to bring your animals on these days!
May 19th
Your animals MUST be tagged & inspected to show!
7:00 pm
Tags: $2/animal. Checks payable to: Chaves County 4-H Council
(Officers meet at
6:30 pm)
Inspection Fee: $5 + ($0.16/head lambs & goats)
OR ($1/head swine) OR ($0.50/head dairy heifers)
Checks payable to: New Mexico Livestock Board
Walk for Hope
Quilt Raffle
Tickets are Still Available
(Drawing will be May 15th
At the Cielo Grande Recreation Area)
Walk For Hope
Chaves County 4-H Council has chosen cancer awareness as a Community Service
Project for the year. They will be participating in the 6th annual Chaves County Cancer Fund Walk for Hope which will be held May 15, 2015 at Cielo Grande Recreation Area at 6:00 pm to midnight.
We need your help with this very worthwhile community service.
There are several ways to help as an individual or club:
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4.
5.
Walkers Needed - We need 4-Hers, parents and leaders to walk! Walkers will walk on May 15, 2015, from 6:00 pm
to 12:00 pm. (You do not have to walk the whole time!) Come out and walk when you can. Registration to walk for
each participant is $5.00 for youth and $10.00 for adults. Survivor’s are FREE but need to sign up. There is
paperwork that must be filled out for each walker and release forms signed for youth. Your leader will be receiving
registration forms.
Colored Links - We will be selling colored Links. Links are 25 cents each or 5 for $1.00. Links will be connected to
make a chain which will be on display at Walk for Hope to show we are all united in this cause.
Luminaria Bags for Sale - Bags can be purchased for $5.00 in memory or honor of your loved one or friend. The
bags will be set up on the walking trail. Council officers and office will have them for sale and proceeds go directly
to Chaves County Cancer Fund. Walk for Hope is needing 1000 LED lights for luminaries. If you are interested in
helping toward this purchase please let the office know.
Workers Needed - A tent/canopy will be set up at the site for our group. We can decorate it however we like. At
the booth we will sell quilt raffle tickets throughout the night. We will also provide hotdogs and water to our
4-Hers. We are working with the Extension Clubs and they will also be selling tickets, walking and helping us that
night.
THANK YOU for your participation in this community service project.
“We probably all know someone who is or was affected by Cancer.”
Cloverbuds
“The Way Things Grow”
Friday, May 22
5:30 pm
Ext. Aud.
Taught by
Andrea Stapp
Call if you have any
questions, 622-3210
Cloverbuds is Chaves County’s 4-H Program for boys and girls, ages 5 - 8. You can participate in another 4-H club
AND this club. We DO OUR OWN THING including 4-H projects on the CD provided, timely activities (i.e..
Projects for County Fair!) and other fun learning activities!
WILDLIFE JUDGING
PRACTICE
Judging Practice
Dates & Times
with Joel Alderete
Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
May 13th– 704 S. Sunset
Out of this World Taxidermy
&
Agronomy, Consumer Decision
Making, Entomology, Home Ec
Bowl & Skill-a-thon, Horse,
Horticulture, Land, Livestock,
Livestock Skill-a-thon, Meats,
Parliamentary Procedure,
& Wool
May 20 & 27th
Extension Kitchen
Will be announced soon! Watch for
them in your email and on Facebook!
Quilting Classes
Classes are underway…
for those who have been Quilting since January!
Friday ~ May 1st, 3.00- 5:00 pm
LOOK FOR MORE QUILTING DATES IN THE JUNE NEWSLETTER!
If you have any questions please call Shannon.
Open Sewing Labs...
 Monday, May 4, 11, 18th ~ 3:00 - 5:00 pm,
 Wednesday, May 6, 13th ~ 3:00 - 5:00 pm
 Thursday, May 7, 14,, 21st ~ 3:00 - 5:00 pm
We will sew in the Extension Auditorium every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday in May, See you there!
HOME EC JUDGING
Dates to Start:
Consumer Decision Making,
HE Skillathon& Home Ec Bowl
SEWING
If you need to finish your garments.
Please pick one time
for that day!
Monday, June 1st- 9:30 - 12:00 pm
1:30 - 3:00 or 3:00 - 4:30
Tues, June 2nd - 9:30 - 12:00 pm
Extension Auditorium
Wed, June 3rd - 9:30 - 12:00 pm
Monday, June 1st
Tuesday, June 2nd
Wednesday, June 3rd
Thursday, June 4th
Thurs, June 4th - 9:30 - 12:00 pm
Extension Auditorium
Leather Craft I
COUNTY WIDE
Public Speaking Classes
(Beginners Only)
With Alton Munson
Tues, May 5th
7 - 8:30 pm
ONLY 1 LEFT!
May 21, 2015 5 pm, Ext. Aud.
Contact Jami Bernacchi at 949-683-8482
or the Extension Office for more information.
Archery Practice
Thursday, May 14th & 28th
Poultry Barn, 6:00 pm
Thursday,
May 14th, & 21st
Saturday, May 23rd
CC Range, 9:00 am
2603 S. Eisenhower Rd,
4:30 to 6:00 pm
Give Joel Alderete a call if you have
any questions at 575-622-6415.
Give Maureen McGinn if you have
any Questions at 575-420-7554
Rifle Practice
Shotgun Practice
Rabbit Barn,6:30 pm
Watch your email & Facebook!
2909 E Bland, 5:30 pm
Air Rifle, Thurs., May 7th & 28th
.22 Rifle - Sat., May 9th & 23rd
CC Range, 9:00 am
Give Chet Armstrong a call if you
have any questions at 575-626-3781
State 4-H Shooting
Sports Contest
April 30 - May 3 , 2015
NRA Whittington Center ~Raton
We are PROUD to be sending these senior
4-H’ers to State to represent Chaves County!
Cael Alderete
Justin Armstrong
Emily Ballard
Garret Floyd
Logan Floyd
Robert Floyd
Savannah Graves
Sunny Hicks
Evan Ledbetter
Sarah Nichols
Hayden McGinty
Chance Roberts
Wyatt Swinney
GOOD LUCK!
Call Shay Wagner at
575-840-7750
County Shooting Sports
NOVICE & JUNIOR
ContestSaturday, May 30, 2015
9:00 am
Chisum Cowboys Range
Rifle & Archery
Air Riffle to follow at Rabbit Barn
District Shooting
Sports Contest,
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Novice & Junior Members
Chisum Cowboys & ENMSF
Roswell, NM
Southeast District Contest
June 17th & 18th
Chaves County 4-H & FFA Fair
Horse Show
July 18th
In CLOVIS this year!
Shooting Sports Contest June 13th
In ROSWELL!
SCHOLORSHIP
INFORMATION
The Extension Office has information on a
variety of scholarships for high school seniors
that are involved in Chaves County 4-H and
FFA. Come by and check out our big book.
Fundraiser Raffle
To support the Citizenship Washington
Focus Group
Henry Golden Boy Youth .22 LR;
Eastern NM State Fairgrounds
(Please note the date as this if BEFORE
County Fair)
Become a State 4-H Officer!
As a State 4-H Officer, you will have
opportunities to strengthen your leadership
skills, participate in team building workshops,
attend a team trip & gain experience in event
planning! Application are posted online for
the 2015-2016 year
at: http://aces.nmsu.edu/4h/state-youthleadership.html
For more information about the position & time
commitment & what being a state officer involves,
contact the Extension Office or talk with the
2014-2015 State 4-H State Treasurer,
Britt Dixon, one of Chaves Counties very own!
For Sale
Model # H004Y
AND
Henry Big Boy .45 Colt;
Bob Crosby Rodeo Arena
1st come. 1st serve!
Miller Brothers 3X Beaver
Model #H006C
$20.00 per Ticket
Limit of 300 Tickets
Drawing: May 11, 2015
Winner Must Pass Backgrounds Check
For More Information, Call
Size: 6-3/4”
Brim: 3-1/2”
Resistol 4X Beaver
Size: 6-7/8” Long Oval
Crown:4-1/2”
Brim: 3-1/2” Crown: 5”
Silver Belly. Some wear.
Silver Belly. Like New.
$30
$40
Proceeds go to the
Citizenship Washington Focus participants!
BERRENDO 4-H CLUB
Sandra Barraza @ 575-622-3210
IS SELLING 4-H CAMO CAPS
FOR $15.00
Thank you for your support!
To purchase Come by or call the Office
Dog Workshop
with
Melissa Burson
Tuesday, May 12 & 26th
at 6:30pm
at the Farm Burea Building,
Fairground

Bring your dog & vaccination
papers.
For more information call
Melissa at 575-840-4495
or email at
[email protected]
Rabbit Workshop
Saturday,
May 16th
Rabbit Barn
Eastern NM State Fairgrounds
10am—2pm
Please bring a sack lunch!
Hosted by Laura Ridge
Please bring a rabbit if you have
one so you can participate in
the workshop!
Contact Laura Ridge at 505-239-3604
or the Extension Office
if you have any questions.
Memory Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Cleanup
Kountry Kids 4-H Club is
hosting a cemetery cleanup at Memory Lawn
2605 E. 19th St
Saturday May 23rd , 7:30 am
is welcome to come help with this wonderful
community service project!
Please bring gloves, shovels, rakes, etc.
if you would like to help!
~ATTENTION~
LB/OC Club Members
Horse Riding Clinics
with
Georgia & Scott Bader
Tuesdays, May 12 & 26
5:30/6 - Dusk
May meeting has been
changed to
May 14th ~ 6 pm
Ext. Aud.
For a MOVIE
NIGHT!!
For more information call
Pattie Meech at 575-626-3599
Bob Crosby Arena
Eastern NM State Fairgrounds
Enter North gate off E. Poe St
Come work on barrels, poles
and showing!
Bring your horse and learn
something new!
Contact Andrea by calling the
Office for more information!
NM 4-H Sanctioned Rodeos
Sierra County
May 30-31
T or C, NM
Quay County
July 24-25
Tucumcari, NM
Grant County
June 13-14
Sliver City, NM
Otero County
August 8-9
Tularosa, NM
Dona Ana County
July 11-12
Las Cruses, NM
4-H Rodeo Final's
September 4-6s
Tingley Coliseum
Alb., NM
Let It Grow...4-H!
Looking for show animals…
Check out the Chaves
County website!
http://aces.nmsu.edu/county/chaves
/livestock-ownership-dead.html
NM Lamb Breeders
Association
2nd Annual Lamb School
June 5-7, 2015
Eastern NM State
Fairgrounds
~~~~~~~~~~
Ownership deadlines, Fair
Dates, and Livestock Sales are
posted for your convenience.
If you have any question please call
the Extension Office.
Chaves County
Lamb & Goat Jackpot
June 7, 2015
Eastern NM State
Fairgrounds
More Information to
come!
Chaves County
4-H & FFA Fair
July 27 - August 1st
(Indoor/general entries brought to
fairgrounds Friday, July 24th)
2015 Chaves County Contest
Event Schedule:
Saturday, May 30th
9 am ~ Shooting Sports
.22 & Archery at Chisum Cowboys Range
Air Rifle to follow at Rabbit Barn
Monday, June 8th
8:00 am - 5:00 pm ~ Favorite Foods recipes due in the Ext. Office
8:00 am - 5:00 pm ~ Clothing & commentaries due in the Ext. Office
**Please Email recipes & commentaries to [email protected]
or turn them into the office .
Thanks, ~ Shannon
Tuesday, June 9th ~ In the Extension Auditorium
3:30 - 5:30 pm
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Clothing Appearance Judging
Favorite Foods Contest
Thursday, June 11th ~ At the Farm Bureau Building,
Fairgrounds
1:00-4:00 pm
Open Contests: Horticulture, Meats, Wildlife,
Crops, Home Ec Skillathon, Livestock, Skillathon,
Entomology, Horse
1:30 pm
Consumer Decision Contest
3:00 pm
Demonstrations, Public Speaking and Poetry
6:00 pm
Clothing: Modeling Practice
7:00 pm
Fashion Revue, Awards & Dinner
Let It Grow...4-H!
Dates to Remember :
CHAVES CO. EXT. OFFICE 575-622-3210
April 30 - May 3
State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, Raton, NM
May 1
May 1,
May 1
May 4, 11, 18
May 5
May 6,13
May 7, 14, 21
May 7, 28
May 9, 23
May 12, 26
May 11
May 12 & 26
May 13
Horse Certificate’s due, Extension Office
Quilting, 3 - 5 pm, Ext. Auditorium
Application deadline for NM Youth Ranch Management Camp
Open Sewing Lab, 3-5 pm, Ext. Aud.
Leather Craft I (Beginners Only), 7 - 8:30 pm, Ext. Auditorium
Open Sewing Lab, 3-5 pm, Ext. Aud.
Open Sewing Lab, 3-5 pm, Ext. Aud.
Air Rifle Practice, 6:30 pm, Rabbit Barn
.22 Rifle Practice, 9 am, Chisum Cowboys Range
Dog Workshop, 6:30 pm, Farm Bureau Building, Fairgrounds
Rifle Raffle Drawing to support the Citizenship Washington Focus Group
Horse Riding Clinic, 5:30/6-Dusk, Bob Crosby Arena
Wildlife Judging Practice, 5:30 pm, 704 S. Sunset, Out of this World
Taxidermy
All Walk for Hope money due from fundraising, Ext. Office
Archery Practice, 4:30-6 pm, Maureen McGinn’s
Archery Practice, 6 pm, Poultry Barn
LB/OC Movie Night Club Meeting, 6 pm, Ext. Aud.
WALK FOR HOPE, 6 pm - 12 am, Cielo Grande Recreation Area
Rabbit Workshop, 10am - 2 pm, Rabbit Barn
County Council Meeting, 7 pm, Ext. Aud.
Wildlife Judging Practice, 5:30 pm, Ext. Kitchen
County Fair Chick orders DUE, 5 pm, Ext. Office
Public Speaking Class, 5 pm, Ext. Aud.
Cloverbuds “The Way Things Grow”, 5:30 pm, Ext. Aud.
Memory Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Clean-Up, 7:30am
Archery, 9 am, Chisum Cowboys Range
Tagging & Inspection for County & State fairs, 5-8 pm, ENMSF
Tagging & Inspection for County & State fairs, 7-11 am, ENMSF
County Shooting Sports Novice & Junior Contest, 9 am, Chisum Cowboys
Home Economics Judging Practices 9:30 am - 12:00 pm, Ext. Aud.
Sewing, Finish Garments , 1:30 to 3:00 pm or 3:00 to 4:30 pm, Ext. Aud.
County Contest, Ext. Aud. & ENMSF
SE District 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, swell, NM
District Contest, Clovis, NM
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Chaves County Extension
200 E. Chisum #4
Roswell, NM 88203
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Chaves County
4-H Newsletter
4-H...Making The Best Better!
Andrea Stapp, County Extension Agent, 4-H
Shannon Wooton, County Extension Agent,
Home Economist/ 4-H
BARN BUDDIES 4-H CLUB
Meets on 3rd Thursday
Ext. Auditorium at 6:30 pm
Cheri Burson 623-5216
DENIM & DUST
Meets 3rd Monday
MYFDC Bldg at 6:30 pm
Midway, NM
Chandra Patterson 840-9493
Chelsey Eoff 840-8332
BERRENDO 4-H CLUB
Meets 2nd Monday
Ext. Auditorium at 7 pm
J J McGlasson 420-0903
DIAMOND H 4-H Club
Meets 1st Wednesday
Ext. Auditorium at 7 pm
Mark Steen 420-3838
KOUNTRY KIDS 4-H CLUB
Meets 1st Friday
Ext. Auditorium at 6 pm
D’Aun Pierce 627-2166
VALLEY RASCALS 4-H CLUB
LITTLE RASCALS CLOVERBUDS
SHEPHERD’S FLOCK 4-H CLUB
Meets 3rd Monday
Ext. Auditorium at 6:30 pm
Jimi Sue Mathews 635-3749
CLOVERBUD/BOOSTERS
Meet Every Other Month
Meets Last Friday
Ext. Auditorium at 6:30 pm
Kiddo’s 5-8 years old only!
Meets 4th Thursday
Moss’s Barn at 6:00 pm
541 Choctaw Rd
Hagerman, NM
Angel Munson 626-1512
Shelby Moss 637-5144
LB/OC 4-H CLUB
“Little Britches/Old Cowpokes”
Meets Last Monday
Ext Auditorium at 7 pm
Patti Meech 627-7574
New Mexico State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.