4-H Good Standing Requirements
Members, parents and leaders, do you know exactly what 4-H members need to do to be in “good standing”? Do you know what the “good standing” requirements are? If not, please take a moment to check these out now. Don’t wait until before the fair (or other event/activity) when you may not have enough time to meet the requirements.
Remember, a 4-H member in good standing is one who has met the following requirements:
- Enrolls in a 4-H Club between October 1, 2020 and February 1, 2021
- Club meeting requirements are temporarily suspended, although members are encouraged to attend digital meetings on a regular basis to stay up to date and visit with other members.
- Follows the NM 4-H Conduct and Behavior Expectations of Youth and Adults.
February 1st 4-H Enrollment Deadline
The enrollment deadline for all 4-H members, re-enrolling and new members, is February 1, 2021. This year, all enrollments will be completed through 4-H Online.
Once you have created an account for your family, you may create enrollment forms for each youth and/or leader. Please ensure before you submit your online enrollment forms that you complete the Combined Liability Form. We cannot accept your enrollment without this form completed. Hard copies of the liability forms are available at the Extension Office for your convenience. You can also digitally fill this form out, sign it digitally and email to heidic@nmsu.edu or upload to 4-H Online.
In order to compete in any contests or to show livestock in the 2020-2021 year, you MUST enroll by February 1, 2021! No exceptions will be made.
If you do not have access to the email that you most currently used to enroll your youth in 4-H, please contact the Extension Office to have your email reset before you can register your youth. Otherwise, if the system says you already have an account, you will be able to reset your password through the prompts using your email on file.
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COUNTY COUNCIL & CLUB MEETINGS |
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Otero County 4-H Council Monthly Meeting
Thursday, February 18th, 6:30pm
Each club may send up to 4 voting delegates to the meeting to vote, but all 4-H members are encouraged to attend and participate!
Proposed Bylaw Updates
Changes to the Otero County 4-H Council Bylaws are being proposed. These changes were discussed at the January 21st Council Meeting and club delegates will vote on the changes at the next Council Meeting, February 18th, 2021 at 6:30 pm held via Zoom. Please use the link below to view these changes.
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Alamogordo 4-H Meeting
Tuesday, February 9th 6:00 PM
Heritage 4-H Meeting
Tuesday, January 12th 6:30 PM
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Mescalero 4-H Meeting
Monday, February 8th 6:00 PM
Zoom meeting link will be sent out.
Sacramento Mountain 4-H Club
February 8th, 2021, 6:00 PM
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For weekly reminders and deadline updates, please join the remind app by clicking on the link below.
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Otero County 4-H Awards Ceremony
Join us as we award our Outstanding Novice, Junior and Senior 4-Hers, project pins, Oustanding Leader and our Meritorious Leader Awards! We will also be installing our new 2020-2021 Otero County 4-H Council officers.
Friday, February 12th, 5:00pm
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4-H Sewing/Quilting Project Opportunities
Are you a Novice, Junior, or Senior 4-H member with an interest in sewing and/or quilting? The FCS Agent, Kelly Knight, is available to assist 4-H members of all sewing levels (beginners to advanced) with their sewing and/or quilting projects. Options include tote bags, aprons, garments, nine-patch quilts, to name a few. Kelly is willing to assist 4-H members with their sewing/quilting projects virtually. We have sewing machines available for check out from the Extension Office. 4-Hers are also welcome to use their own machines to complete sewing/quilting projects. We also have basic sets of notions (scissors, seam rippers, measuring tape, etc.) that 4-H members may borrow. There is no fee to check out sewing/quilting equipment or tools. 4-H members are responsible for purchasing fabric and thread for their projects.
If you would like to begin a sewing/quilting project and would like some assistance with completing your project, please call Kelly at the Extension Office, 575-437-0231. Arrangements can be made with Kelly for checking out sewing/quilting equipment. Please feel free to call Kelly, 575-437-0231, and visit with her regarding any questions and/or requests for assistance completing a sewing/quilting project.
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Calling all Cloverbuds!
Complete the 4-H Word Search and turn it into the Extension Office or email to heidic@nmsu.edu and receive a 4-H prize!
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LIVESTOCK EXHIBITOR UPDATES |
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Junior Livestock Meeting
The January 2021 Otero County Junior Livestock Meeting will be held at 6:00pm at Caliche's at 2251 North White Sands Boulevard in Alamogordo on Monday, February 1st. Exhibitors, parents and volunteers are invited to join.
Schedule your Packer Appointments TODAY!
If you plan to purchase any market livestock for the coming year, please make appointments for each market animal you anticipate purchasing NOW. Packers are already filling up as far as the end of next year.
This year, all livestock exhibitors will be required to provide confirmation of packer appointments for every market animal that they tag in. These confirmations will need to include the name of the company, date for processing and the number of each species. The Junior Livestock Committee will verify all appointments. Youth who do not make appointments with packers prior to tagging animals in will not be eligible to tag in, and therefore, will not be eligible to show at the Otero County Fair.
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Packers:
USA Beef Packing
Roswell, NM
575-313-3772
SPR Custom Processing
Portales, NM
575-356-0501
Payne Packing Co.
Artesia, NM
575-746-2779
Victor Macias
Alamogordo, NM
575-491-2724
Check on ability to kill at this facility.
A&M Meat Processing
Alamogordo, NM
575-430-8566
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Western Way Custom Meat Processing
Moriarty, NM
505-832-8964
Jaramillo’s Custom Meat Processing
Los Lunas, NM
505-720-5532
Willcox Meats
Willcox, AZ
520-384-2015
Martin Meats
La Luz, NM
575-434-5989
Lakeside Meats Call Homer Garcia
Carlsbad, NM (575)707-2569
575-887-3646
Mathews Custom Meat Processing
Belen, NM
505-864-7314
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Origami STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics)
Please join us on February 20, 2021, for an Origami STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) workshop. This event is open to all 4-H members. Youth are welcome to invite a friend. Build your own origami boats and planes, and test boat buoyancy and airplane aerodynamics.
You will need to supply your own supplies, but all should be readily available at home. Supplies include 3 sheets of note-book/printer paper, 100 paper clips (or 50 pennies and 10 paper clips), mixing bowl with water, decorating materials (e.g. stickers, crayons, markers, etc.). Please register by February 19, 2021.
For questions, please contact Amanda Benton, 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences agent in Santa Fe County, at abenton@nmsu.edu.
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OTERO 4-H LEADERLINE & COUNTY UPDATES |
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Volunteer Requirements
New Mexico State University and New Mexico 4-H require that all adult volunteers complete the
following requirements:
1. All volunteers must go through a screening process. Two additional forms are required
(Disclosure and Volunteer Application). The cost of the screening process is $5.00.
2. All volunteers must complete a “4-H Working with Minors” training annually. This training is
this training and send your certificate of completion to heidic@nmsu.edu. Your volunteer enrollment form will remain “pending” until this form has been complete and submitted.
3. All volunteers who wish to work with minors in person under New Mexico State University’s
COVID-19 safe protocols must complete the the Working with Youth During Covid-19
supporting documentations to heidic@nmsu.edu:
a. Initialed and signed New Mexico State University COVID-19 VOLUNTEER Safety
Commitment form
b. Copy of a Negative COVID-19 test result
The button below provides more thorough instructions for enrollment. We hope that our new 4-H year will be positive and exciting for our county. We thank you for all the hard work and dedication that you put in!
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New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the USDA cooperating. The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences is an engine for economic and community development in New Mexico, improving the lives of New Mexicans through academic, research and extension programs. |
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