Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.
The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m. on February 14, 2022 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.
The pledges were led by Liam Babcock, Judah Smith, Avery Kemper, Kathryn Cox, Cora Cox, Tigran Sargsyan, Cooper Hastings, Sky Ruehlen, and Terrin Cook.
Roll call was taken by club leader Cindy Buckardt due to secretary Eden Copeland absence. This month’s question was “Have you started your project yet?”
Cora Cox moved to approve the secretary’s report from January as posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.
Treasurer Trinity Dunham presented the treasurer report. In the checking account we have $350.51, in the savings account we have $5,588.24 and the CD has $2,063.87.
Club reporter Morgan Copeland was absent but the reports were submitted to the local papers.
Avery Kemper and Victoria Freeland led the sunshine report for the February birthdays.
Carter Lambert, the junior leader, presented the Cloverbud report. In January, they learned about 4-H projects, played Bingo, and made ants for Entomology.
The remainder of the ribbons, certificates, and pins from 2021 were awarded.
Leader’s Report:
Beekeeping Project – The next meeting will be on February 23 at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom.
Enrollment – Enroll soon so you can get started on your projects. Cindy has a list of families who haven’t completed the process. Financial assistance is available if needed.
Hunter Education – Our course is now full. It is not required for practices but you need it for state shoot. Look at other available courses.
Foods Project – Leader Amy Gebhardt is leading the meetings on the first Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Bring Irish food to share at the next meeting.
Sportfishing – The ice fishing trip is planned for Saturday, February 19 at Dowdy Reservoir in Red Feather. The event is full.
Shooting Sports – Practices have started for some disciplines. .22 Rifle and .22 Pistol have a revised date and location.
Photography – The next meeting is on March 31. A winter scavenger hunt was emailed and there is a prize.
Beekeeping – The next meeting will be on April 20 at 6:00 p.m. at The Ranch
In the parliamentary procedure report, we learned that parliamentary procedure is for our members. It makes our meetings flow smoothly, and it’s useful in school and meetings when members become adults.
Old Business:
4-H Carnival Ticket Sales at King Soopers – Member sold 424 tickets and received many donations to 4-H.
4-H Carnival Volunteers – We need volunteers to haul supplies for the booths from Berthoud to the Ranch on Friday night and get things set up. We’ll also need help to haul everything back to Berthoud at the end of the carnival.
4-H Carnival Booth Ticket Prices – There was a discussion about the number of tickets to charge for each booth. Avery Kemper moved to change the price of the Iron Man to 4 tickets. Seconded and APPROVED. Hailey McNear moved to keep the rest of the booth prices the same as last year 2020 (corrected via motion at March meeting). Seconded and APPROVED.
4-H Carnival Sign up – There is a SignUpGenius on the website to volunteer for shifts. We are in need of parents to count tickets and monitor prize tables. Parents, please contact Cindy to volunteer.
New Business:
Parade Theme – The fair board is asking for parade theme ideas. If you have a suggestion, send the idea to Cindy and she will submit them on behalf of our club. The winner will receive free entry into the parade.
Club Anniversary – How old is our club? It’s our club’s anniversary and Cindy had a stuffed tiger as a prize for the member who guessed the age of our club. Charles Gilmore won with a guess of 42 years.
Demonstrations:
- Judah Smith: What you see when you aim while shooting archery,
- Dawson Leypoldt: Welding,
- Hailey McNear: dog health issues.
Trinity Dunham made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. Josh Ryan adjourned the meeting at 8:11 p.m.