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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.

Volunteers Needed to Transport 4-H Projects to State Fair

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We hope you are well and get some rest following the County Fair! Our team is moving right into State Fair, and we are in need of some volunteers to help out. 

  • We need 1–2 volunteers to help load and pack projects for the State Fair on August 17th from 1:00–3:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch. 
  • We need 2 volunteers to travel to Pueblo with us on August 18th to deliver the 4-H projects to the State Fairgrounds.
  • We need 2 volunteers to travel to Pueblo on September 7th to pick up the 4-H projects from the Fairgrounds. Ideally, at least one approved 4-H volunteer who would be comfortable pulling a 16-foot trailer down and back. We will compensate mileage. 

Please contact Katie Daywalker by email, or call or text at 970-335-8196 if you are able to help.

We appreciate your help in getting our members’ projects safely to and from the State Fair! 

Also, the next Front Range Leaders training opportunity is coming up on Thursday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m. This will be a great training hosted by Arapahoe County Agents on the 4-H Code of Conduct. Register here to participate: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucuCprzsoGtf37xEOE7I6BblcYmDarqG0.

Best,

Katie Daywalker

Photography Key Leader / Jenelle Kemper

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We are happy to announce that our club photography leader, Jenelle Kemper, is now the key leader for photography in Larimer County. Jenelle is an experienced photographer whose work you may have seen if you are involved in Shooting Sports. This is Jenelle’s second year with us in Larimer County. She previously volunteered with Plumas County 4-H in California for four years. 

There will be county workshops coming up. In the meantime, if you are enrolled in the Photography project, please feel free to reach out to Jenelle via email with questions.

“Train the Agents” Meeting

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Now that your Larimer County 4-H Extension team is fully staffed, we invite you to “Train the Agents.”

During this event, you will have the chance to share your valuable feedback on our county’s 4-H program and help to guide the future of our program.

Please register before Monday, March 15 to attend. We will send out some information to prepare for the meeting to all who register.

We will offer other opportunities for feedback from those who cannot attend this session, and we look forward to spending the evening with those who can attend!

Best,
Katie Daywalker and Bailey Schilling
Your Larimer County 4-H Agents

Shooting Sports Leader Meeting / March 3

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All Shooting Sports leaders are invited to attend a meeting on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the First National Bank Building, South Hall (side closest to the McKee Building). Please enter through the glass doors.

If you wish to attend but are unable to come in person, please contact Cindy Buckardt at csh@frii.com. We can have a Zoom link available.

2021 Enrollment Update

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The enrollment deadlines are fast approaching. Make sure your family doesn’t miss out.

To show support for all of our 4-H families during this difficult time, the late fee for existing members enrolling after February 1 is being waived this year. All members, new and returning, must enroll by March 15 to be eligible for the county fair.

Market beef project: You must enroll by February 15th and bring your animal to the February 16th weigh day (more details to come) to meet ownership guidelines for the project.

Shooting Sports project: You must enroll before you will be able to attend Shooting Sports practices.

4HOnline has been upgraded to 2.0 for the 2020–2021 year. To get started visit v2.4HOnline.com, not 4HOnline.com.

Please read the entire instruction document before you begin the process. There are two documents: New and Returning Members and 4-H Volunteer Leaders.

This system uses the word Units instead of Clubs. All of our chartered Clubs are available to enroll in. 

High Country Handiworkers members, be sure to choose our club. It doesn’t carry over from last year.

If your password does not work follow the directions in the instruction sheet.

Shooting Sports members: If you have your Hunter Safety, you will need to upload your card. The information did NOT carry over from past years.

Please be patient as we move forward with the new system. It is still a work in progress and we are all learning together.

4-H Leaders

If you have not replied to Pam’s emails with your birthdates, please do so as soon as possible. You will not be able to enroll until that information is input in the system.

Be sure to select Unit and choose the High Country Handiworkers club, as well as your project areas.

Enrollment Deadlines

  • February 1, 2021 for returning members. (After February 1 a late fee will apply.)
  • March 15, 2021 for new members. All members must be enrolled by March 15, 2021 to participate at the County Fair. Any club transfers must be completed by March 15, 2021.

Pay Enrollment Fee

The fee for the year is $50. Visit this link to pay online. Please do not pay your fee until you have completed the enrollment.

If you would rather pay via check, please make your check payable to Larimer County Extension and mail it to:

Larimer County Extension
Attn: Pam Heeney
1525 Blue Spruce Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525

New Members

If you have questions about projects and what is involved, scroll to the bottom of this page to Resources in the footer. You’ll find helpful links to Colorado State Fair Exhibit Requirements, e-Records, and more to help you learn more about projects and what is involved for each unit.

You can contact Pam with questions. The best way is through email, since she is working from home (heeneyps@co.larimer.co.us). If it is easier to call, leave a message on her voicemail and she will call you back (970-498-6012).

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