It’s time to think about Shooting Sports orientations! This year, members will be able to complete their orientation for all disciplines in one day. Be sure to visit lc4hss.org to find all of the information and mark your calendar for the date that is appropriate for you.
Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports has released the dates for this year’s Shooting Sports leader certification trainings. Please consider attending a training this Spring and volunteering in our county’s program!
Registrations via 4HOnline will open approximately 6 weeks prior to the start of each training. 4-H volunteers must be approved, enrolled, and active in 4HOnline prior to registering for the trainings. Do not delay your volunteer enrollment or re-enrollment process.
Weld County
When: March 13–15, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun
Pueblo County
When: March 20–22, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Outdoor Skills, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage
Garfield County
When: March 27–29, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Muzzleloading, Outdoor Skills, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Western Heritage
Arapahoe County
When: April 3–5, 2020
Disciplines Offered: Archery, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun
Find more information on the Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports website here.
Want to learn to serve as a 4-H club officer? The Junior Leadership Club will be hosting their club officer training this Monday, October 28 at 6:00 p.m. Rotate through guided instructions for serving in the President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Parliamentarian roles.
This year’s Colorado Leadership Conference theme is “Living By 4-H.” The purpose of this camp is to provide an opportunity for youth to learn teamwork, leadership, communication, and citizenship skills through a variety of workshops.
Contact Megan Blaser with questions at 970-498-6000 or mblaser@larimer.org. Find more information here: http://co4h.colostate.edu/events/clc/clc.pdf.
Invite your friends to learn more about 4-H at the Larimer County 4-H Open House on Monday, October 7 from 5:30–7:30 p.m.! Ask questions, meet 4-H clubs in the county, and see examples of projects.
Enrollment begins in October, and new members have until the March 1 deadline to enroll.
We hope that inspiration has struck and you’re well on your way to being ready for Interview Judging tomorrow! If you have any questions, please contact Cindy or Anita.
There will be a meetup to work on the High Country Handiworkers parade float on July 14 from 2:00–5:00 p.m. at the Mann home in Johnstown. The address is 25351 Heritage Court, Johnstown, CO 80534. You can contact Phylicia Mann at 970-515-2789 or racingmsdaisy@gmail.com.
Items needed for the float:
We posted a few pictures from Demonstration Night, but here’s a complete list of members who presented on Friday evening:
✅ Kendrick and Clara Coats: Dog—The four disciplines of training and showing your dog.
✅ Mikayla Mann: Poultry—Chick care for Cornish Cross.
✅ Marley Gebhardt: Outdoor Cooking—How to make an oven.
✅ Aspen Hummel: Scrapbooking—How to properly address and send a postcard.
✅ Alexa VanderWal: Cake Decorating—How to use the four basic tips required in Unit 2.
✅ Anna VanderWal: Cake Decorating—Tools used and how to frost a cake.
✅ Elise VanderWal: Archery—Parts of an arrow.
✅ Logan Dunham: Outdoor Skills—How to make a fishing rod holder.
✅ Jacob Simpson: Muzzleloading—How to clean a muzzleloader.
✅ CharLee Davis: Outdoor Skills—The top 10 items needed in your backpack for a hike.
Thank you for teaching us more about your projects!
We are in search of Wagon Wheels! Do you have a pair of 48″ or 54″ wagon wheels we could borrow? They would be used for our club’s float in the Larimer County Fair Parade on Saturday, July 27. We are happy to pick them up and return them in the same condition. Please email if you have some you’re willing to lend to our club. Thank you!
The MyPI (My Preparedness Initiative) is an award-winning youth preparedness, leadership, and educational outreach program. A flyer about the program and training is available here.
MyPI is offering free training for youth ages 13–19. (Age as of the graduation date of June 29.)
Graduates will complete FEMA’s CERT training, CPR & AED certification, community service hours, specialized career tracks.
Training at The Ranch in Loveland:
Graduation, Emergency Simulation, and Career Day at the Poudre Fire Authority Training Center:
Visit mypicolorado.org for more information and to register. Space is limited, so sign up soon!
Contact Megan Blaser at mblaser@larimer.org or 970-498-6007 with any questions.
