Submitted by secretary Eden Copeland.
The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. on April 15, 2024 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.
The pledges were led by Paige Box, Kennedy Rodden, Lilly McConnell, and Carter Mixen.
Roll call procedure: Please take your name tag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting. At the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room.
Paige Box moved to approve the minutes from March as submitted by Abigail McNear and posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.
Treasurer Gideon Rivera presented the treasurer’s report. The checking account’s balance is $2,028.29, the savings account balance is $5,594.53, and the CD balance is $2,157.42.
Willow Cameron presented the reporter’s report. She submitted the March meeting report to the Loveland Reporter-Herald, The Coloradoan, the Berthoud Surveyor, and our club’s website and social media.
Paige Box and Kinzie Copeland led the sunshine report for the April birthdays. There were cards circulated for members to sign: a congratulations card for the Anzaldua family having a new baby, a congratulations card for Svetlana Koltun who just got married, and a get-well card for Erin Gilmore who had shoulder surgery.
Wesley Anzaldua led the Cloverbud Report. At the meeting, the Cloverbuds had an Easter egg hunt and painted clovers with water bottles.
Leader’s Report:
Paid Parking at The Ranch – Sharel Cameron talked about the new paid parking at the Ranch for ticketed events. It scans and gathers license plate information. New procedure: when there is a paid event, scan the QR code on the sign in the McKee 4-H Building lobby to submit your name, state of license, and license plate number.
Rob Ryan explained the importance of the Clover Connection, calendar, club website, club emails, and attending meetings. These resources allow the members and their families to be informed about workshops, competitions, registration, projects, and other 4-H-related information.
Visual Arts – No report for this month.
Foods – The Foods project had a field trip in March to MouCo Cheese in Fort Collins. Amy Gebhardt will be stepping down as the food project leader at the end of this 4-H year. We encourage any parents who are interested in being the leader of Foods to attend meetings and learn more about volunteering.
Scrapbooking – At the scrapbooking meeting, members learned how to use materials, tools, and techniques that will be used on their fair projects.
Clothing – There will be a workshop on April 20 to make pillowcases with one yard of fabric. The next workshop will be May 11 and we will be making a skirt. Please contact leader Hanna Copeland with any questions.
Junior Leadership Club – Gideon Rivera talked about the Junior Leadership Club. It is for members ages 13 years and older. There will be a meeting on April 22 at the Ranch.
Dog – Hailey McNear reported the important dates for the dog project. There will be a practice on April 22. Dog IDs are due by May 1. In May, there is going to be an agility meeting, and July 19 is the first day of county fair for dog.
Shooting Sports – There are many practice dates coming up for all shooting sports disciplines. The dates were printed on the back of the agenda and are posted on the Shooting Sports website. There is going to be a hunter’s education course in person on April 20–21. If you are planning to attend the hunter’s education course, make sure that the online portion of this course is completed first.
Community Service – Sarah Rodden talked about how she and Heather Leppert can find community service opportunities at assisted living homes. They just need people to be interested and willing to spend the time to help. Lago Vista and several nursing home locations are open to community service. If you are interested, please reach out to Sarah Rodden.
Rob Ryan gave the parli pro report discussing why parliamentary procedure is important and how when a motion is made, each member has an equal vote to make a decision.
Old Business:
4-H Carnival Tickets – Members who sold more than 100 tickets were announced. These people included Wesley Anzaldua, Walker Cameron, Willow Cameron, Logan Cumpsten, Bodhan Leppert, Madelyn Leppert, Dawson Leypoldt, Carter Mixen, Basil Price, Kennedy Jo Rodden, and Josh Ryan. Wesley Anzaldua sold the most tickets in the county with a total of 675 tickets. The club average was 64.54 tickets per member. The club raised a total of $2,777.75.
New Business:
Weigh Day, Tagging, Animal IDs – The market sheep and market goat weigh day is Wednesday, May 8 from 4:00–7:00 p.m. Market swine doesn’t have a weigh day, but tagging is due by May 3. If a member has a livestock project, they must submit photos online of the animal, including a picture from the right side, the left side, the front side, the back side, and of the tag of the animal.
Project Requirements – The project requirements were described. Each member must do a community service, a demonstration, display leadership, specify their goals for the project, and fill out their record book.
Club Shirt Orders – Our club orders shirts for all members and leaders every other year. If you are a new family, you will be sent the information to order a club shirt. If you are not a new family and would like to buy a club shirt, there will be a public form on the website to buy them.
Demonstration Night – Demonstration night is another opportunity for 4-H members to present their demonstrations. It is a requirement to complete a demonstration, so please sign up for one of the next three meetings, or demonstration night. The date is not set for demonstration night yet.
Demonstrations:
- Carter Lambert: Archery shooting techniques,
- Kora Dennis: Folding the American Flag, history of the flag, and the meanings of the colors and symbols,
- Paisley Dennis: Making thank you letters,
- Josh Ryan: Properly gapping a spark plug.
Paige Box moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 7:53 p.m.