We will be electing County Council Officers on Thursday, October 21st at the Extension Office at 6:30pm.

Each club may send up to four (4) voting delegates.

All County Council officers will be required to assist in planning, fundraising for and hosting the 2022 Southeastern District 4-H Contests. This is an excellent leadership opportunity and resume builder for older 4-H members!

Thanks to the Otero County community and to the volunteer parents, leaders and youth who assisted in raising nearly $2,000 towards our upcoming 2022 Southeastern District 4-H Contests!

A new 4-H year is upon us, and it is time for re-enrollment! To be considered a member in good standing, youth must enroll before February 1^st, 2022 and attend at least 40% of the club meetings held between October 1^st, 2021 and the date of the event or activity. Some clubs require at least a 50% meeting attendance, so please check with your club leader for the minimum number of club meetings that you are required to attend to be considered in good standing. Clubs will also be electing new members for the new 4-H year, please be ready to nominate yourself or others, and come prepared with a speech if you’d like to run for an office! If you have questions about the offices available, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your club leader of myself.

New Mexico 4-H has changed to a brand new enrollment system called ZSuites that will offer online enrollment. This means that each member (family) will be able to log on and create an account and complete your enrollments online. Adult volunteers, you have already used ZSuites to complete the annual working with minors training. Therefore, you do not need to create a new account, you can work off of your existing account. Members can re-enroll through a paper copy that is attached, but with the absence of a full-time 4-H secretary, please expect to see the process take more time. Leaders, we will need hard copies of the liabilities and the Disclosure and Consent Forms. Please feel free to call/email/text/come see me during this process. I hope this new system can work for us, but if there is any questions, lets get them answered asap.

1. Visit https://4h.zsuite.org/ - you can use any browser, but I have found the google chrome works the best

a. Detailed instruction on creating a new account can be found here: https://zsuite.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/static/Help/ZSuiteHelp/Creatinganewaccount.html

**Zsuites works off of “households” which means you will only create one account for your entire family**

a. Detailed instructions on adding household members can be found here: https://zsuite.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/static/Help/ZSuiteHelp/CreateClubMemberProfiles.html

a. Detailed instructions for enrolling can be found here: https://zsuite.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/static/Help/ZSuiteHelp/Enrollment.html

**Adults enrolling will need to enroll as volunteers NOT as the club leader unless you are the primary club leader for that particular club (i.e. Nathan, Anissa, Layne, or Rachel)**

Here is the link to see available projects: https://aces.nmsu.edu/4h/projects/index.html   

If you do not have access to a computer, ZSuites is very mobile friendly, so you can do all of this on your phone. They do not have an app, but they have a great way to easily add this your phone. You can find instructions on adding to your mobile device here: https://zsuite.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/static/Help/ZSuiteHelp/AddingZSuitetoyourMobileDevice.html

Congratulations to all of the Otero County 4-H members that participated in the NM State Fair and Southern NM State Fair with their indoor 4-H exhibits! These 4-H members were recognized with ribbons and rosettes for their outstanding 4-H project work.

Caleb Alvord

Bryanna Bradshaw

Gracie Gonzalez

Graham Greene

Grant Greene

Randi Greene

Billy Hillebrand

Shyan Hillebrand

Dallas Hudson

Isabella Martin

Johnny Martin

Caleb Ramsey

Alyssa Singer

Lily Weaver

We would also like to give a shout-out to all our 4-H Cloverbuds for their exhibits entered in the Southern NM State Fair.

Rilinger Allen

Andres Cardiel

Abby Crnkovic

Raelyn Fambrough

Brieleigh Green

Braieleigh Green

Addelyne Lakey

Megan Lucero

Jacob Martin

Tealin Martin

Foye Neudorf

Kiera Neudorf

Livia Quick

Charli Ramsey

Isaiah Speegle

OPB Champ: Breileigh Salazar

OPB Reserve Champ: Brylee Daugherty

Duroc Champ: Cal Wold

Duroc Reserve Champ: Caleb Ramsey

Hampshire Champ: Caleb Ramsey

Hampshire Reserve Champ: Cal Wold

Crossbred Champ: Cal Wold

Crossbred Reserve Champ: Grant Wold

County Bred Champ: Billy Hillebrand

County Bred Reserve Champ: Shyan Hillebrand

Junior Showmanship Champion: Graham Greene

Senior Showmanship Champion: Cal Wold

Champion Fine Wool Cross: Conner Carrell

Reserve Champion Fine Wool Cross: Harley Vanlandingham

Champion Medium Wool: Sadie Mitchell

Reserve Champion Medium Wool Cross: Conner Carrell

Reserve Champion County Bred: Brylee Daugherty

Grand Champion County Bred: Rossi Daugherty

Junior Showmanship Champion: Briley Lakey

Senior Showmanship Champion: Conner Carrell

Champion County Bred: Koren Neudorf

Reserve Champion County Bred: Koren Neudorf

Junior Showmanship Champion: Garrett Gutierrez

Senior Showmanship Champion: Koren Neudorf

Junior Showmanship Champion: Olivia Alvord

Senior Showmanship Champion: Bryce Martin

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Grand Champion Heifer: Teressa Cardiel

Reserve Champion Heifer: Koren Neudorf

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County Bred Champion: Cord Wold

County Bred Reserve Champion: Rafe Wold

Junior Showmanship Champion: Cord Wold

Senior Showmanship Champion: Conner Carrell

1. Enroll with https://4h.zsuite.org/ 

4. Complete the 4-H Working with Minors Training at https://4h.zsuite.org/ 

Contact heidic@nmsu.edu if you're interested in the Take 10 with 4-H training.