Announcements
All dates are subject to change at the discretion of the Colfax County CES office.
2025
March
3 - 4-H Enrollments due in CES office by 5 PM
3 - Youth-Get-Away registration deadline, CES office
4 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
4 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 6pm
7-9 - 4-H FCS School, Albuquerque
18 - Colfax County Master Gardener meeting, Raton, 1pm
21-23 - 4-H Shooting Sports Leadership Summit, NRA Whittington Center, Raton
TBA - 4-H Shooting Sports mandatory safety meeting
April
1 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
1 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 7pm
7 - State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest registration deadline, CES office
11-13 - Youth Get Away, Glorietta
15 - Colfax County Master Gardener meeting, Raton, 1pm
23 - Annual Family Health Fair setup, Raton Convention Center, Raton, 3:30-5:30pm
23 - Annual Family Health Fair, Raton Convention Center, Raton, 9 AM - 3 PM
TBA - 4-H Senior County Shooting Sports contest
TBA - Colfax County 4-H Council meeting, Rocky Mountain host
May
1 - 4-H Add/Drop Projects deadline
1 - 4 - State 4-H Shooting Sports Contest, NRA Whittington Center, Raton
3 - Colfax Co. 4-H Council State Shooting Sport Contest Dance, Raton Convention Center, Raton, 8-
11pm
6 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
6 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm
20 - 4-H Small Animal Livestock tagging, Mesa Vista Vet. Clinic, Raton, 5-6pm
22 - 4-H Small Animal Livestock tagging, Colfax County Fair Grounds, Springer, 5-6pm
25 - 4-H Small Animal Ownership deadline
26 - CES & County Building closed for Memorial Day
27 - 4-H Novice/Junior County Shooting Sports Contest, Clayton
28 - 4-H Colfax County General Contest, Springer Sunshine to Host, location TBA
June
3 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
3 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm
8-13 - NMSU Youth Ranch Management Camp, CS Ranch, Cimarron
9 - 4-H State Conference registration deadline, CES office
10 - 4-H Novice/Junior District Shooting Sports Contest, NRA Wittington Center, Raton
17 - Colfax County Master Gardener meeting, Raton, 1pm
19 - County Building closed for Juneteenth
TBA - District General Contest
July
1 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
1 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm
3 - County Building closed for Independence Day
7-10 - 4-H State Conference, Las Cruces
15 - Colfax County Master Gardener meeting, Raton, 1pm
19 - Fairgrounds cleanup, Colfax County Fairgrounds, Springer, 9am
19 - Colfax County 4-H Council, Springer Sunshine to host, 12pm
21-27 - Colfax County Fair & Rodeo, Colfax County Fair Grounds, Springer
August
5 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
5 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 7pm
19 - Colfax County Master Gardener meeting, TBA
September
1 - CES office & County Building closed for Labor Day
2 - 4-H Exhibit drop-off to take to State Fair
2 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
2 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 7pm
6-14 - EXPO NM/NM State Fair, Albuquerque
15 - 4-H Exhibits picked up from State Fair (to be available for 4-Her pick up later in week)
16 - Master Gardener meeting, Raton, 1pm
October
7 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
7 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Springer, 6pm
13 - County Building closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day
21 - AgExplorer Day, Raton Convention Center, Raton, 8am-12pm
TBA - 4-H Record Books due
TBA - 4-H & FFA Trophy Banquet
TBA - Master Gardener meeting, Raton, 1pm
November
4 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
4 - Colfax County Fair Association meeting, Raton, 6pm
11 - County Building closed for Veterans Day
27 - CES office & County Building closed for Thanksgiving Day
TBA - Master Gardener Annual End-of-Year Banquet
TBA - 4-H In-Service
December
2 - Colfax County Soil & Water Conservation District meeting, Raton, 10am
23-Jan. 1 - NMSU Winter Break, NMSU closed
24 - County Building closed 1/2 day for Christmas Eve
25 - County Building closed for Christmas Day