Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.
The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:12 p.m. on February 13, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.
The pledges were led by Charlie Gilmore, Levi and Lucy Shrout, Adalynn Hasting, Paige Box, Paisley Dennis, Cooper Hastings, and Summit Opila.
New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.
Gideon Rivera moved to approve the minutes from January as submitted by Eden Copeland and posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.
Treasurer Gideon Rivera presented the treasurer’s report. In the checking account, we have $1,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,591.03, and the CD has $2,076.67.
The meeting report was submitted by club reporter Avery Kemper to the local papers and posted to our club website and social media.
Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore led the sunshine report for the February birthdays. Cards were made by the sunshine members and circulated for club members to sign for Extension Office Administer, Pam Heeney.
The Cloverbuds made farm animals from popsicle sticks and they learned how to take care of farm animals at their January meeting.
Leader’s Report:
Clover Connection – Once you are enrolled, you will start getting the Clover Connection. It has important dates, workshop info, and general info.
Calendar – Look at the calendar so you won’t miss any important dates.
Project Workshops – Please attend the workshops specific to your project. There will be important information at these workshops.
Shooting Sports – There is a mandatory Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom on February 17, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. There will be one more opportunity for this required meeting.
Visual Arts – Karley Rivera will be hosting meetings on the second Monday of the month before club meetings. They start at 5:30 p.m. They will be focusing on sculpting.
Beekeeping – The next meeting is February 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Photography – There will be a photography meeting on February 21, 2023.
Foods – There will not be a project meeting in March. There will be a field trip on March 18. Watch for a signup.
Scrapbooking – Barb Hummel hosted a workshop in January.
The parli pro leader, Rob Ryan, talked about how to make a motion and the steps leading up to a vote.
Old Business:
Enrollment – Enrollment is open until March 1, 2023 for new members.
4-H Carnival – The Carnival is on March 4, 2023. Each member should sell 25 tickets. You are eligible for financial assistance and scholarships from the Larimer County 4-H Foundation if you sell at least 25 every year. The tickets are only $1. The tickets were distributed at the meeting in February.
4-H Carnival Baskets – Our baskets are a Hunting/Camping/Fishing basket, a Sports basket, a USA basket, and a Nerf basket. The live auction will be at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the carnival.
Carnival Booths – We need members to volunteer to work at the booths on the carnival day. Please look for the SignupGenius on the club website and sign up for a time slot. We also need people to help haul the booths and supplies to the First National Bank Building on Friday, March 3, and back after the carnival on March 4.
Wreaths Across America – Thank you to everyone who helped. The club was sent a certificate of appreciation for helping.
New Business:
Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) – MQA is required for members doing a livestock project. Members must do the MQA training if they are new to livestock, and once as a junior and once as a senior.
Club T-Shirts – Bring your sketches for the club t-shirts to the next meeting so we can vote on them.
Fair Parade Theme – Send your ideas for the fair parade theme to Cindy.
Demonstrations:
- Dawson Leypoldt: building his .22 Rifle,
- Adalynn Hastings: types of braids,
- Levi and Lucy Shrout: making instant ice cream.
- Wesley Anzaldua: paper airplane designs.
The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 8:22 p.m. There was a collective adjournment and it was APPROVED.
Members decorated Valentine’s Day cookies following the meeting.