The Shooting Sports leaders will meet on Thursday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the McKee Building. Certified Junior Shooting Sports leaders should plan to attend as well.
Discussions will center on the upcoming orientations for all disciplines as well as planning for practices to be starting soon.
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.
December 5 – In-Person Leader Training: All leaders, new and returning, must complete either the online course or attend this workshop at 6:00 p.m. in the McKee Building.
December 6 – Outdoor Skills Workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the McKee Building. Anyone interested in the project may attend to learn more.
December 10 – In-Person Leader Training: All leaders, new and returning, must complete either the online course or attend this workshop at 6:00 p.m. in the McKee Building.
December 10 – Our December club meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the McKee Building exhibit hall. Officer elections will be held. And we’ll complete our community service project wrapping Christmas gifts after the meeting. There’s no need to bring anything for wrapping. We will also have a cookie exchange. Please bring two dozen to share and be able to take a few home as well. Cloverbuds are welcome to come and wrap gifts also! (The November meeting minutes are posted. Please be sure that club members have read them prior to the meeting.)
December 17 – Western Heritage Workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the McKee Building. Anyone interested in the project may attend to learn more.
December 20 – Outdoor Skills Workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the McKee Building . Anyone interested in the project may attend to learn more.
January 1 – Please try to turn in your completed enrollment and fees to Cindy by this date. The enrollment fee is $50 per participant. However, fee waivers are available, if needed. All Shooting Sports participants MUST complete a Shooting Sports waiver and turn it in to Cindy with enrollment.
Tonight, our Cloverbuds and Leathercraft projects meet take place at Construction Supply House (255 42nd Street SW unit B) beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Please get your enrollment done as soon as possible.
If you are not planning on enrolling for 2019, please let me know and if you would like your name removed from the e-mail list please let me know as well. If you have questions about enrollment please let us know.
Leaders must complete online training before enrollment will be completed. There is a class being held December 5 and 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the McKee Building for those that would rather do an in-person class instead of the online training.
Our next club meeting is December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the exhibit hall of the McKee Building. We will be wrapping gifts for our community service that evening. And officer elections will be held, so please think about whether you’d like to run for an office.
This year, returning leaders are required to complete updated training modules before re-enrolling for the 2019 4-H year. You can complete the online training now, or you can attend the in-person trainings scheduled for Wednesday, December 5 at 6:00 p.m. and Monday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m.
If you wish to complete the training online, you can click here to access step-by-step instructions to complete the online training. The training consists of four modules. Each module takes about 10 minutes to complete, for a total of 40 minutes. At the end of the training, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion. Please save this certificate and email it to Pam Heeney at heeneyps@co.larimer.co.us.
The dates and locations for the Shooting Sports leader certification trainings have been posted. The closest training will be in Boulder County on April 5–7, 2019. At this training, they will offer certification for Archery, Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun. Please visit the Larimer County Shooting Sports website to find more details.
We encourage you to strongly consider attending the training and volunteering in the Shooting Sports program. Our county has a large, successful program, but we need certified volunteers to continue to offer those opportunities for our 4-H members.
The 2018 Leader of the Year award goes to a couple, and one could not be recognized without the other: Ian and Sam Webb.
Ian and Sam embody the words “To Make the Best Better” within the Larimer County Shooting Sports program. They have both willingly completed training to serve as leaders in the .22 Rifle, Air Rifle/Air Pistol, and .22 Pistol disciplines, and Sam completed the Range Officer Training. They have served as superintendents for .22 Rifle and then they took on .22 Pistol once it became a county program. They have helped those programs grow by requesting necessary funds from the NRA Grant Program and our own Larimer County 4-H Foundation.
Sam has stepped up and assisted with the enrollment of all Shooting Sports disciplines for the state competitions, as well as the collection of the registration fees.
This summer when our county extension agent left just before the county competitions, Sam attended every event to score using the Orion system. This was especially challenging since this was the first year that Larimer County utilized the system for every discipline.
The Webbs are very open to suggestions within their programs and willing to make changes. If you’re ever in need of assistance you can count on Ian and Samantha to be there.
Congratulations, and thank you, Sam and Ian!
Returning members and leaders, visit 4HOnline.com and sign in.
New members, visit this page on the Larimer County Extension website for information on where to begin: http://larimer.extension.colostate.edu/progra…/4-h/join-4-h/
Note to Leaders: Remember to complete the refresher course before enrolling. Learn more here: http://www.hch4h.org/home/returning-leaders-in-person-training-dates-scheduled
