Meetings

Submitted by Abigail McNear in the absence of secretary Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. on March 11, 2024 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Paige Box, Summer Box, Cameron Keehn, Levi Shrout, Basil Price, Lucy Shrout, Harley Anzaldua.

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 February as submitted by Eden Copeland and posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED. Josh asked for a volunteer to take notes for this meeting, since Eden Copeland was not in attendance. Abigail McNear volunteered.

Treasurer Gideon Rivera presented the treasurer’s report. The checking account’s balance is $2,190.64, the savings account balance is $5,593.83, and the CD balance is $2,157.42. We received $28.24 in interest in March.

Willow Cameron presented the reporter’s report. She submitted the February meeting report to the Loveland Reporter-Herald, The Coloradoan, the Berthoud Surveyor, and our club’s website and social media. The club was featured in the Loveland paper three times last month.

Paige Box and Wesley Anzaldua led the sunshine report for the March birthdays. There were cards circulated for members to sign: a get-well card for Diane Kern and a thank you card for Shavawn Cornett for making carnival booth signs.

At the February Cloverbud meeting, the Cloverbuds made ladybugs for Valentine’s Day. The next meeting will be on March 18 at 6:30 p.m.

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. When there is a 4-H event at the same time as a ticketed event, we’ll gather the Name, State of License Plate, and License Plate Number for all 4-H families in attendance, so that families will not receive a bill.

Rob Ryan explained the importance of the Clover Connection, calendar, club website, club emails, and attending meetings.

Visual Arts – No report for this month.

Foods – There is a field trip on March 19 to MouCo Cheese Company. The sign up is on the website. On April 1 there will be a joint meeting with Beekeeping. Bring an item with honey as an ingredient to share with the group. A new leader for 2024–2025 needs to be recruited. It’s a good time to start attending meetings and training.

Scrapbooking – Leader Barb Hummel is hosting project meetings at her home on March 16 and April 13 at 9:00 a.m. Bring a picture of your mom to the March meeting.

Clothing – There is an orientation on March 30 at 9:00 a.m. at the McKee 4-H Building. Bring your sewing machine.

Junior Leadership Club – The club will be holding officer training on April 17. Any members interested in learning more about holding an office is invited to attend. There will be dinner as well. The club is taking applications for project scholarships. The due date is April 1.

Dog – Hailey McNear reported that the next dog class is March 25, and the dog expo is on April 7. Registration is $10.

Shooting Sports – The Annual Safety Meetings on Zoom are complete and orientations are coming up for all disciplines. Some disciplines have started practices, and disciplines with outdoor practices will begin soon.

Rob Ryan gave the parli pro report about the importance of the club calendar and coming to meetings. He also went over the statement “I move…” when making a motion.

Old Business:

4-H Carnival Tickets – Tickets and funds need to be turned in ASAP.

4-H Carnival Baskets – The  Outdoor basket sold for $425, the Cooking basket sold for $275, the LEGO basket sold for $365, the gorilla sold for $185, one teddy bear sold for $95, and the other teddy bear sold for $55.

4-H Carnival Game Booths – We had 7 club game booths and 2 Shooting Sports game booths. The total number of tickets collected per booth are: Lollipop Pull 1,740 tickets, Iron Man 2,240 tickets, Rubber Band Shoot 1,513 tickets, Toilet Paper Toss 1,854 tickets, Plinko 1,114 tickets, Smack the Quack 633 tickets, Pluck the Duck 1,485 tickets, Skee Ball 1,997 tickets, Ammo Pull 1,362 tickets.

4-H Carnival Improvements – The club discussed some things that could be improved for 2025.

1. Having backers behind the throwing games.
2. Making Skee Ball and Ammo Pull harder.
3. Sharing information on how to work booths when signing up.
4. Repair Smack the Quack and Pluck the Duck equipment including floating ducks and bean bags.
5. Organize the stuffed animal prizes into small, medium, and large before carnival. Put in boxes instead of bags.
6. Having people sign up to be ticket runner and prize runner.
7. Getting a paper leaderboard/easel for Iron Man instead of white board.
8. Have fewer people working some of the booths like Iron Man and TP Toss.
9.  Having a punch ticket for the jumbo prize. If you get a certain amount of punches you get a Jumbo prize.
10. Refilling the lollipop and ammo pull when people can’t see where they’re being placed.
11. Need a bigger trough for the Pluck a Duck and buy new or repair the ducks.
12. Need more hooks to hang signs.
13. Make new TP rolls to toss.
14. Split coordinator job between multiple people.
15. Little Iron Man, too difficult for littles to ring and win. The only successful ones used the big hammer.
16. Look at dampening the Iron Man so it’s not so loud.

The club applauded Suzanne Leypoldt, who was the coordinator of the booths and prizes at the Carnival for the entire day.

New Business:

Club PayPal and Venmo – Our club has PayPal and Venmo accounts that can be used for payment for carnival tickets or for donations. Links are on the website.

Club Shirt Orders – Our club orders shirts for all members and leaders every other year. This is not an order year, but we’ll have an order form for new members and anyone who would like to pay for a new shirt. Watch for the form to be posted in April.

Parade Theme – The parade theme for this year was proposed by a former member family a few years ago. The theme will be Fun for the Whole Herd. Our club should start thinking of float ideas.

Demonstrations:

• Nolan Osusky: Building a bee nuc,
• Ethan Osusky: Building a bee quilt box.

Paige Box moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 7:58 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. on February 12, 2024 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Paige Box, Summer Box, Josie Dayhuff, Caia Smith, Kennedy Rodden, Adalynn Hastings, Katelyn Irvin, Basil Price, Lilly Hayward, Levi Shrout, and Lucy Shrout.

Roll call procedure: Please take your nametag 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.

Willow Cameron moved to approve the minutes from January as submitted by Eden Copeland and posted on the club website. The motion was seconded. However, during discussion, Josh Ryan spoke up about a typo—Paige was spelled as “Paid.” There was no further discussion. Paige Box moved to approve the minutes with the revision. This motion was seconded and APPROVED.

Treasurer Gideon Rivera presented the treasurer’s report. The checking account’s balance is $1,692.64, the savings account balance is $5,593.83, and the CD balance is $2,129.18.

Willow Cameron presented the reporter’s report. She submitted the January meeting report to the Loveland Reporter-Herald, The Coloradoan, the Berthoud Surveyor, and our club’s website and social media.

Kinzie Copeland, Paige Box, and Wesley Anzaldua led the sunshine report for the February birthdays. Happy birthday, members! There were cards circulated for members to sign: a get-well card for Heather Best, a congratulations card for Brooke Carlson, and a congratulations card for Josh Ryan. Eden Copeland also read a card of congratulations from the Larimer County 4-H Foundation for being a club for 44 years.

The Cloverbuds did not have a meeting last month due to the weather. Check the club website for updates on future Cloverbud meetings.

Leader’s Report: 

Paid Parking at The Ranch – Sharel Cameron talked about the new paid parking at the Ranch for ticketed events at Blue Arena (Budweiser Event Center). It will use scanners to gather license plate information, similar to driving on E-470 or other toll roads. When a 4-H event takes place at the same time as a ticketed event, we will gather the Name, State of License Plate, and License Plate Number for all 4-H families in attendance. Otherwise, families will receive a bill. We will have a form to handwrite your information, or an online form to fill out while at the event.

Rob Ryan explained the importance of the Clover Connection, calendar, club website, and club emails. 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 – At the February Foods project meeting, they made spring rolls. There will be no meeting in March. There will be a field trip to MouCo Cheese Company in Fort Collins on March 19 at 10:00 a.m. All members are invited, but attendance is limited, so reserve a spot on Signups. 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 – Leader Barb Hummel is hosting a project meeting at her home on February 24 at 9:30 a.m.

Clothing – Hanna Copeland spoke about plans for upcoming workshops. The next workshop will be on March 9, focusing on fabric and patterns. There will be another workshop on March 30 which will focus on Unit 1. If you are interested in the clothing project, Hanna is happy to answer questions. If you are enrolled in Clothing, watch for an email with more information.

Junior Leadership Club – Gideon Rivera talked about the Junior Leadership Club. It is for members ages 13 years and older. This club runs the Dairy Bar, Achievement Night, and the Junior Jam. The next meeting will be February 26. It is a great leadership opportunity.

Dog – Hailey McNear reported that there will be a dog expo on April 7. It is $10 to register on 4HOnline.

Shooting Sports – The next Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom will be held on March 8. This is the last opportunity to complete this mandatory meeting. Check the calendar on the Shooting Sports website and ask Sharel Cameron about any Shooting Sports questions you might have. The club is planning a hunter education class for April 20 and 21. It will be an internet conclusion course, so start the online course now.

Rob Ryan gave the parli pro report. He discussed why Parliamentary Procedure is important and how it will influence your life in the future. The example Rob Ryan used was voting in elections.

Old Business:

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – 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.

Club Enrollment – Enrollment opened on October 16 and closes on February 1, 2024 for returning members and March 1, 2024 for new members. Enrollment is on v2.4HOnline.com. Payment CANNOT be made through 4HOnline, but the system requires you to click the Pay by Check button. Then you can either pay the extension office onine or with a check.

4-H Carnival Tickets – 4-H Carnival Tickets are available for returning members and new members who are enrolled. Each member is asked to sell 25 tickets to be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships from the Larimer County 4-H Foundation. Selling tickets is also a great way to spread the word about 4-H. The tickets are only $1 each. We recapped how selling tickets at King Soopers went. The Lepperts led this report and sold many tickets. We will be selling tickets on February 17 at King Soopers again. If you still need to pick up tickets or need additional tickets, please see Hanna Copeland at the end of this meeting.

4-H Carnival Baskets – We are doing three baskets for the live auction at the carnival. We voted a couple of months ago on the basket themes: Outdoors, Cooking, and LEGO. Please bring donation items to fill these baskets.

4-H Carnival Game Booths – Every year our club provides games, booths, and volunteers for the carnival. Our club is going to run 7 booths. These booths are Plinko, Smack the Quack, Pluck the Duck, Toilet Paper Toss, Iron Man, Rubber Band Shoot, and Lollipop Pull. President Josh Ryan, Vice President Hailey McNear, and Secretary Eden Copeland explained the games to the club. To run these games, we need members and parents to volunteer. The SignUpGenius is available. We also have many Shooting Sports members and they are encouraged to sign up to work the two Shooting Sports carnival booths: Ammo Pull and Skee Pull.

New Business:

Livestock MQA (Meat Quality Assurance) Training – MQA will be on February 24 from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. There are presentations and then a mandatory test for members to show livestock at the county fair. If this is your first year in a livestock project, you must attend. Members must attend once as a Junior member (4-H ages 8–13) and once again as a Senior member (4-H ages 14–18)

Club PayPal and Venmo – Our club has PayPal and Venmo accounts that can be used for payment for carnival tickets if members have buyers who are not local. Go to the club website to find the links, and have buyers put the member’s name in the comment section.

Carnival Ticket Boxes – Josh Ryan asked for volunteers to make ticket boxes out of shoe boxes to gather the game coupons at the carnival. Boxes must have removable lids to gather the coupons easily. Caia Smith, Madelyn Leppert, Paige Box, Katelyn Irvine, and Basil Price volunteered to make boxes.

Transporting Carnival Games – We need parents with trailers and pickups to move games from storage to the First National Bank Building the night before the carnival, March 1. We also need an enclosed trailer to haul the prizes. Jennifer Seefeldt volunteered her trailer to transport the games. Matt Irvine and Heather Leppert volunteered vehicles.

Demonstrations:

• Bohdan Leppert: Anatomy of a bee,
• Madelyn Leppert: Stamping leather.

Levi Shrout moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 7:55 p.m.

Members decorated and ate Valentine’s Day heart cookies after the meeting.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. on January 8, 2024 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Evy Miller, Owen Miller, Basil Price, Lilly Hayward, Levi Shrout, and Lucy Shrout.

Roll call procedure: Please take your nametag 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 December as submitted by Eden Copeland 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 $1,717.64, the savings account balance is $5,593.83, and the CD balance is $2,129.18.

Willow Cameron presented the reporter’s report. She submitted the December meeting report to the Loveland Reporter-Herald, The Coloradoan, the Berthoud Surveyor, and our club’s website and social media.

Kinzie Copeland, Paige Box, and Wesley Anzaldua led the sunshine report for the January birthdays. Happy birthday, members! A card was circulated for members to sign for a member whose grandfather passed away. Eden Copeland also read thank cards that the club had received.

The Cloverbuds made snowmen from powdered sugar doughnuts and M&Ms. They also played Bingo and had hot cocoa.

Leader’s Report: 

Paid Parking at The Ranch – Sharel Cameron talked about the new paid parking at the Ranch for ticketed events at Blue Arena (Budweiser Event Center). It will use scanners to gather license plate information, similar to driving on E-470 or other toll roads. When a 4-H event takes place at the same time as a ticketed event, we will gather the Name, State of License Plate, and License Plate Number for all 4-H families in attendance. Otherwise, families will receive a bill. We will have a form to handwrite your information, or an online form to fill out while at the event.

Rob Ryan explained the importance of the Clover Connection, calendar, club website, and club emails. These resources allow the members and their families to be informed about workshops, competitions, registration, projects, and other 4-H-related information.

Visual Arts – If you are interested in the Visual Arts, please contact leader Karley Fitgerald-Rivera. She will continue to host workshops if members find them beneficial. If not, workshops may not happen, but she is still available to answer questions.

Foods – The next meeting will be on February 5 at 6:00 p.m. Leader Amy Gebhardt will bring supplies to make spring rolls. There will be a field trip to MouCo Cheese Company in Fort Collins on March 19 at 10:00 a.m. All members are invited, but attendance is limited, so reserve a spot when the SignupGenius is available. Amy Gebhardt will be stepping down as the food project leader next year. We encourage any parents who are interested in being the leader for Foods to attend meetings and learn more about volunteering.

Scrapbooking – No report.

Clothing – Hanna Copeland spoke about plans for upcoming workshops. The next workshop will be on January 27 from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. This will be an introductory workshop. There is also a workshop on February 10 from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. If you are interested in the clothing project, Hanna is happy to answer questions. If you are enrolled in Clothing, watch for an email with more information.

Junior Leadership Club – Karley Fitzgerald-Rivera talked about the Junior Leadership Club. It is for members ages 13 years and older. This club runs the Dairy Bar, Achievement Night, Junior Jam. The next meeting will be January 22. It is a great leadership opportunity.

Dog – Hailey McNear reported that orientation for the dog project will be held on January 29 at 6:00 p.m. She encouraged members to think about the project to get experience with their dogs. Dog training will start on February 12.

Shooting Sports – The required Annual Safety Meetings on Zoom will be held on February 2 and March 8. Check the calendar on the shooting sports website.

Rob Ryan gave the parli pro report. He discussed what Parliamentary Procedure entails and what it is. We talked about who our officers are and addressing them. We talked about motions specifically, and how and why we do them. Parliamentary Procedure is the method by which the members run the club.

Old Business:

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – No report.

Club Enrollment – Enrollment opened on October 16 and closes on February 1, 2024 for returning members and March 1, 2024 for new members. Enrollment is on v2.4HOnline.com. Payment CANNOT be made through 4HOnline, but the system requires you to click the Pay by Check button. Then you can either pay the extension office onine or with a check.

Murdoch’s Gift Wrapping – Nikki McNear recapped how the gift wrapping went at Murdoch’s. The club worked three shifts and received $529 in donations. It was pointed out that we had a majority of members vote to do this project, so there should have been more than three families participating. If you vote yes, you need to be able to volunteer.

New Business:

Club PayPal and Venmo – Our club has a PayPal and Venmo account to use for fundraising opportunities such as the Murdoch’s gift wrapping.

4-H Carnival Tickets – 4-H Carnival Tickets are available for returning members and new members who are enrolled. Each member is asked to sell 25 tickets to be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships from the Larimer County 4-H Foundation. The tickets are only $1 each. As a club, we will be selling tickets at King Soopers on February 10 and 11 from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. If you still need to pick up tickets or need additional tickets, please see Hanna Copeland at the beginning or end of this meeting or the February meeting.

4-H Carnival Baskets – We are doing three baskets for the live auction at the carnival. We voted last month on the basket themes, and our baskets will be Outdoors, Cooking, and LEGO. Please bring donation items to fill these baskets.

4-H Carnival Game Booths – Every year our club provides games, booths, and volunteers for the carnival. We usually do 4 booths and we discussed how many booths to do this year. Hailey McNear moved to increase the number of booths. This was seconded and then the motion was revised by Hailey to increase the number of booths to 6 booths. The motion was seconded. After discussion, Ethan Osusky moved to add 3 more booths totaling 7 booths. This was seconded and the motion was APPROVED. Then we voted on how many tickets each booth should charge. For Plinko, Smack the Quack, and Duck Pull, there was a discussion about whether these booths should be 2 or 3 tickets. Members voted for Smack the Quack to be 3 tickets, and Duck Pull and Plinko to be 2 tickets. There was a discussion on whether to increase the Toilet Paper Toss from 3 to 4 tickets. Walker Cameron moved to make the game 4 tickets. It was seconded, but by vote, it was denied. We will be keeping the Toilet Paper Toss at 3 tickets. The Iron Man will stay at 4 tickets. The Rubber Band Shoot will stay at 3 tickets, and the Lollipop Pull will stay at 2 tickets.

Demonstrations:

• Tigran Sargsyan: Making fishing bait,
• Logan Cumpsten: Model rockets,
• Morgan Copeland: How to do a demonstration,
• Kinzie Copeland: The steps in party planning,
• Hailey McNear: The proper way to care for your dog’s mouth,
• Owen Miller: Making a model tank.

Kinzie Copeland moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 8:23 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m. on December 11, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Basil Price, Wesley Anzaldua, Harley Anzaldua, Lilly Hayward, William Hayward, Paige Box, Mason McNear, Devon McNear, Skye Reulen, Beau Reulen.

Roll call procedure: Please take your nametag 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.

Gideon Rivera moved to approve the minutes from November as submitted by Eden Copeland 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 $1,188.64, the savings account balance is $5,593.13, and the CD balance is $2,129.18.

There was no reporter’s report.

Willow Cameron led the sunshine report for the December birthdays. Happy birthday to all of those members!

The Cloverbuds made turkeys, played Bingo, and had lots of fun at their November meeting.

Leader’s Report: 

Paid Parking at The Ranch – Sharel Cameron talked about the new paid parking at the Ranch for ticketed events at Blue Arena (Budweiser Event Center). It will use scanners to gather license plate information, similar to driving on E-470 or other toll roads. When a 4-H event takes place at the same time as a ticketed event, we will gather the Name, State of License Plate, and License Plate Number for all 4-H families in attendance. Otherwise, families will receive a bill. We will have a form to handwrite your information, or an online form to fill out while at the event.

Visual Arts – Karley Fitzgerald-Rivera talked about the Visual Arts project meetings that will begin in January on the second Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m.

Foods – No report.

Photography – No report.

Beekeeping – No report.

Scrapbooking – No report.

Clothing – Hanna Copeland spoke about plans for upcoming workshops. The first workshop will be in January. If you are interested in the clothing project, she is happy to answer questions. If you are enrolled in Clothing, watch for an email with more information.

Junior Leadership Club – Gideon Rivera talked about the club for members ages 13 years and older. The club runs the Dairy Bar, Achievement Night, Junior Jam.

Dog – Hailey McNear reported that orientation for the dog project will be held on January 29 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ranch. She encouraged members to think about the project to get experience with their dogs. Dog training will start on February 12.

Shooting Sports – The required Annual Safety Meetings on Zoom will be held on February 2 and March 8. Check the calendar on the shooting sports website. Leaders who might be interested in becoming certified in shooting sports should enroll now. Becoming a leader requires a background check and references and takes a little time. The dates for certification trainings have been set, and registration will open early in 2024.

Josh Ryan gave the parli pro report. He discussed the importance of thinking about what you are voting for. Josh asked the members to practice voting on whether they wanted to eat broccoli or cookies.

Old Business:

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – The leaders in this activity are looking for opportunities to serve the Courtyard Assisted Living Facility in Loveland as well as other facilities.

Club Enrollment – Enrollment opened on October 16 and closes on February 1, 2024 for returning members and March 1, 2024 for new members. Enrollment is on v2.4HOnline.com. Payment CANNOT be made through 4HOnline, but the system requires you to click the Pay by Check button. Then you can either pay the extension office onine or with a check.

New Business:

Murdoch’s Fort Collins Gift Wrapping – Hailey McNear reported. Our club has one more day at Murdoch’s on December 17 with the shift from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go to the club website to sign up.

4-H Carnival Tickets – 4-H Carnival tickets are available for returning members and new members who are enrolled. Each member is asked to sell 25 tickets to be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships from the Larimer County 4-H Foundation. The tickets are only $1 each.

4-H Carnival Baskets – Josh Ryan and Sharel Cameron explained the carnival baskets and the live auction. Then Hailey McNear wrote down ideas produced by the club members. We voted on the basket themes, and our baskets will be Outdoors, Cooking, and LEGO. Please bring donation items to fill these baskets.

Officer Elections – Nominations were accepted for club officers and elections were decided by a hand vote. The officers for 2024 are President, Josh Ryan; Vice President, Hailey McNear; Secretary, Eden Copeland; Treasurer, Gideon Rivera; Reporter, Willow Cameron; Sunshine, Kinzie Copeland, Wesley Anzaldua, and Paige Box; Historian, Lilly McConnell and Grace McConnell.

There were no demonstrations.

Walker Cameron moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 7:58 p.m.

Community Service: After the meeting, members wrapped gifts for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County.

Cookie Exchange: Members brought cookies to share at the end of the meeting, and leftovers were exchanged for families to take home with them.