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Club Achievements 2023

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November was a time to celebrate the accomplishments of our club members and leaders over the past 4-H year at the Larimer County 4-H Achievement Night and our November club meeting. So much work and time went into making 2023 a success and we’re so proud of your efforts!

At the county fair, our club had 47 Champions and 25 Reserve Champions for a total of 72! That’s AMAZING! Of those, 18 went on to win Overall Grand Champion or Overall Reserve Grand Champion. And 13 members received the Best Record Book award.

At the Colorado State Fair, our club had 42 entries and 24 received either a Reserve Champion or a Champion and of those, 10 went on to win Overall Grand Champion or Overall Reserve Grand Champion. INCREDIBLE!

At the state level, Beau Reuhlen won Reserve Champion and Caden Powell won Champion at Rocket Fly Day. Avery Kemper took first place in the state digital photo contest.

At the state Shooting Sports competition, we had club members in the top 10 as follows: Bohdan Leppert and Paisley Dennis in Air Pistol; Tori Freeland in Air Rifle: Offhand and Paisley Dennis in Air Rifle: Utility; Willow Cameron, Genesis Rivera, Gideon Rivera, and Walker Cameron in Archery; Walker Cameron in Muzzleloading; and Walker Cameron in all 4 classes of .22 Rifle.

Our club received a Gold certificate for having 75%+ of our members complete the year, which was 80% to be exact.

We passed out completion certificates to all of the members who completed their 4-H year, and our leaders as well.

To find a listing of awards from the Larimer County Achievement Night, click here.

Club News for August 31

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Congratulations

Congratulations to all of our members who participated in the County Cake Decorating Contest, Shooting Sports Competitions, County Fair, Livestock Sale, and those who went on to the State Competitions, Contests, State Fair, and State Livestock Sale. Wow, did we accomplish a lot this year!

September Potluck

Our next club meeting is not a meeting, but an end-of-the-year celebration picnic to be held at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. This is a potluck, so please bring a dish to share. We will start at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12. The club will provide sloppy joes, paper plates, plasticware, napkins, and coolers of lemonade and water.

Livestock Record Books

All members enrolled in a livestock project, including dog, please bring your completed record books to the potluck on Monday, September 12. I will sign them and turn them in at the extension office. If you were enrolled in a livestock project but did not show at the county fair, you still MUST complete your record books and turn them in. If you are unable to attend the picnic then I MUST receive them by September 15 at my office at Construction Supply House in Berthoud.

Open House

If you know anyone who is interested in learning more about 4-H, encourage them to attend the Larimer County 4-H Open House on Thursday, October 6 at 6:00 p.m. at the McKee Building.

2023 4-H Year

Start thinking about next year—our first meeting for the upcoming year is October 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building and enrollment will open on October 16.

I am very proud of all of our members and how well they showed at all the contests, competitions, and at fair. GREAT JOB!

Club Members Compete at National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships

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Two of our club’s members traveled to Grand Island, Nebraska to participate in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships from June 26–July 1, 2022. Colorado sends teams of 4 members for each shooting sports discipline. There were 391 total participants representing 39 states.

Nicholas Freeland competed in Air Rifle and Walker Cameron competed in Small-Bore Rifle.

Thank you for representing our club, our county, and our state so well, Nick and Walker!

Nicholas Freeland and Walker Cameron.

2022 High School Graduates

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Congratulations to our club members who graduated high school this year!

  • Trinity Dunham – Thompson Valley High School
  • Doug Porter – Thompson Valley High School
  • Haley Erickson – Loveland Classical
  • Kassie Lines – Severance High School

4-H Carnival Results for 2022

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The High Country Handiworkers rocked the 4-H Carnival! Thank you to all of our member families for all of your hard work to help support 4-H in Larimer County! Our club sold a total of 4,981 tickets. That’s an average of $57.25 per member. And we had multiple members in the top ticket sellers!

The Larimer County 4-H Foundation would like to thank all the 4-H Leaders, Members, Families, and all the Attendees for their support of the 63rd Annual 4-H Carnival. The Foundation appreciates all the support received. Clubs should be receiving their funds by early May.

The auction proceeds exceeded over $18,000!

TOP Ticket Sellers

  • Liam Babcock of High Country Handiworkers SOLD 875 – $100 cash prize.
  • Dawson Leypoldt of High Country Handiworkers SOLD 500 – $80 cash prize.
  • Gilbert Fisher of Harmony Hustlers SOLD 425 – $60 cash prize.
  • Walker and Willow Cameron of High Country Handiworkers each SOLD 318 – $50 each cash prize.
  • Whitley Schweitzer of Wagon Wheel SOLD 275 – $40 cash prize.

TOP Clubs with the Highest Ticket Averages

  • 1st: High Country Handiworkers SOLD 4,981 tickets. With 87 members their average was $57.25 per member.
  • 2nd: Harmony Hustlers with $52.53 average per member.
  • 3rd: Cinch ‘Em Up with $50 average per member.

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