Minutes

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:11 p.m. on July 10, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Levi Shrout, Lucy Shrout, and Glorianna Shrout, Rosalee Moore, John Moore, Reagan Stewart, and Lillian Stewart.

Roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. Cindy asked whether this procedure was working. It was said that this procedure is much faster than reading everyone’s names. However, it also makes it hard to put faces with names. It was suggested that maybe we should create a membership directory. We will continue with the current roll call procedure.

Maddi Jessen moved to approve the minutes from June 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. In the checking account, we have $1,149.80, in the savings account we have $5,592.42 and the CD has $2,102.64.

Josh Ryan gave the reporter’s report in Avery Kemper’s absence. The meeting report was submitted to the local papers and posted to our club website and social media.

Willow Cameron and Charlie Gilmore led the sunshine report for the July, August, and September birthdays. The club signed cards for Rex, Jamie, and Nate Rogers. It’s Nate’s last year in 4-H and he is going to college, and leaders Jamie and Rex are moving to Kansas. They will be missed!

Cindy recognized four members who attended every club meeting from October through July: Abby McNear, Hailey McNear, Willow Cmeron, and Josh Ryan.

The Cloverbuds talked about hunter’s education. They shot rubberband guns in shoot/no shoot scenarios, received a Cloverbud hunter’s education card, and played BINGO. The last Cloverbud meeting for this year will be on Monday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m., where they will make projects for the county fair.

Leader’s Report: 

Construction at The Ranch – The new Arena Circle is open. Watch for other traffic changes at the Ranch.

e-Records – If you still need help or have questions, reach out to Cindy. Parents: If your kids have special needs or learning challenges, place an index card with that information in the front of the record book to let the judge know.

Dress Code – Remember to follow the dress code for all 4-H events, including the county fair.

Club Shirts – Shirts are in and available at the meeting.

Interview Judging – Interview Judging day is August 1. If you did not schedule an interview, bring your project to the McKee Building by 10:00 a.m. or make arangements with Cindy to bring it.

Visual Arts – The group had its last meeting for this 4-H year on July 10. If you have questions before fair, contact Karley Rivera.

Scrapbooking – No report.

Beekeeping – There is a Prepare for Fair meeting on Wednesday, July 12. There will be a hive inspection on Thursday, July 13. There is also a field trip to Fort Collins Nursery on Friday, July 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Photography – A Prepare for Fair meeting is on Wednesday, July 12.

Fashion Revue – There is a workshop on July 10 at 6:30 p.m. The Fashion Revue will be on July 26 at 7:00 p.m.

Junior Leadership Club – Dairy Bar signup will be coming. It’s the JLC’s main fundraiser. Counts as community service for our club members. If you’re interested, JLC is for those age 14+ who are interested in building leadersh skills and earning scholarship money.

Dog – Hailey McNear talked about needing help with set-up and at the registration for the dog show.

The parli pro report by Rob Ryan talked about the responsibility when voting. Before deciding to vote in favor of something, make sure you can volunteer. This means asking your parents, and following through on what you are voting for. For the July 4th Parking fundraiser, the majority of the club approved, but only two families signed up.

Old Business:

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – Sarah Rodden would like to schedule something each month with a theme: Valentines, reading partners, planting flowers, Easter. They have fewer than 35 residents.

Fair Parade Committee – The committee is made up of Hanna Copeland, Karley Fitzgerald-Rivera, Felicia Snyder, and Barb Hummel, Lorinda DeLeau. The theme is “Through the Decades.” We will construct the float on July 28 at 6:00 p.m. at Construction Supply House. We will have pizza, Cindy will sign record books, and we will decorate. For the parade day on July 29, we have a trailer, but need a vehicle able to pull the gooseneck—Cumpstens volunteered. We will have water available and candy to pass out. The Cloverbuds will have their own float. Make sure you sign the liability waiver so you can participate in the parade.

July 4th Parking Fundraiser – At the last meeting, we voted to help sell parking spots on the 4th of July. Felicia Snyder reported that the club earned about $230 that day.

New Business:

Lon Hagler Community Service – This community service did not happen due to rain. We will schedule a date after fair, so watch for more information.

Discounted Rodeo Tickets and Carnival Wristbands – Tickets for 4-H Night at the rodeo are $14. Our club sits together and we wear our club shirts. There are also discounts on the other nights of the rodeo and carnival wristbands for unlimited rides on one day or the entire fair. Go to the club website for the order form.

Demonstrations:

• Maddi Jessen: Parts of a camera,
• Hannah Adsit: Decorating her bee box,
• Sean Greenwald: Theodore Roosevelt,
• Trey Greenwald: Making popcorn on the stove,
• Jema Dayhuff: Making an archery quiver,
• Ella Tregenza: Pregnant dairy goats,
• Avory Paulson: Market Goat showmanship,
• Basil Price: White strawberry plants,
• Raylynn, Londyn, and Dyllan Best: Making a stiff buttercream,
• Ari Sargsyan: Dying yarn with Kool-aid (video on club website).

Levi Shrout moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 8:14 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. on June 12, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Cameron Keehn, Abigail Jones, Chloe Jones, Hannah Jones, Grace Jones, Jethro Jones, Madelyn Leppert, Kailen Kettle-Luther, Devon McNear, Victoria Freeland, Diego Pena, and Basil Price.

Roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Hannah Jones moved to approve the minutes from May as submitted by Eden Copeland and posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.

In the absence of treasurer Gideon Rivera, club leader Cindy Buckardt presented the treasurer’s report. In the checking account, we have $1,296.72, in the savings account we have $5,591.72 and the CD has $2,102.64.

Avery Kemper gave the reporter’s report. The meeting report was submitted to the local papers and posted to our club website and social media.

Willow Cameron led the sunshine report for the June birthdays. Cindy read thank you cards that we had received. Sympathy cards were passed around and signed for Jim and Jackie Easthouse. Sympathy cards for Kate Ulam and get-well cards for David McConnell were also signed.

The Cloverbuds met at the park at the Berthoud Rec Center and built birdhouses out of toilet paper rolls and bird seed.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – Be sure to read the Clover Connection newsletter to learn about upcoming workshops, events, and news for your projects.

Calendar – Look at the calendar on the website so you won’t miss any important dates.

Project Workshops – Please attend the workshops specific to your project. There will be important information presented at these workshops.

Construction at The Ranch – The new Arena Circle is open, and the traffic pattern changes are permanent.

Dress Code – Remember to follow the dress code for all 4-H events.

Club Shirts – Our order of club t-shirts and hoodies arrived and were sorted by volunteers Hanna Copeland and Suzanne Leypoldt.

Fair Entry – Fairy Entry is open. Members log in using the same info as their 4HOnline family account. This year, entries for projects that offer an interview should ask if members want to schedule an interview when entering each project. The fair entry deadline is July 7.

e-Record Requirements – Both a demonstration and community service are required in the e-Record and to complete the project year.

Visual Arts – There was no meeting for June. The next meeting is Monday, July 10 at 5:30 p.m.

Beekeeping – There will be a hive inspection on Wednesday, June 14. There will also be a workshop on June 20 at 6:00 p.m.

Photography – There is no meeting in June.

Scrapbooking – There is a meeting on Friday, June 16 at 1:00 p.m. at leader Barb Hummel’s home.

Foods – The meeting for July will be on Monday, July 3 at 6:00 p.m. We’ll celebrate with foods that are red, white, and blue.

Clothing – There are no further workshops scheduled. If you need help with your project, reach out to Hanna Copeland.

Fashion Revue – A workshop will be on Monday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m. The Fashion Revue is on July 26 from 7:00 p.m.

Junior Leadership Club – Karley and Gideon Rivera were not present at the meeting. No report was given.

Dog – There will be a dog fun match on June 25. Bring your dog.

The parli pro report by Rob Ryan covered why we have an agenda and how it helps our meetings run smoothly.

Old Business:

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – Sarah Rodden spoke about the community and options for upcoming service projects.

Fair Parade Committee – The committee is made up of Hanna Copeland, Karley Fitzgerald-Rivera, Felicia Snyder, and Lorinda DeLeau. The theme is “Through the Decades.” We will construct the float on July 28, and the parade is on July 29. Make sure you sign the liability waiver so you can participate in the parade.

Demonstration Nights – Every member is required to present a demonstration. There were five demonstrations presented at the Demonstration Nights on June 2. There is n Night scheduled for June 30 at 5:30 p.m.

New Business:

Lon Hagler Community Service – This community service did not happen due to rain. We will schedule a date after fair, so watch for more information.

July 4 Community Service – There is an opportunity on July 4, parking for the Fourth of July at Lake Loveland.  We took a hand vote to gauge interest. The club is interested, and a signup will be posted soon.

Foster and Adoptive Families Community Service – From June 28–July 4, there will be community service for Foster and Adoptive Families. Watch for the SignUpGenius to come.

Contests – For upcoming contests, you do not have to be enrolled in the project to compete. For the Fashion Revue, members must be enrolled in a project and make something they can wear. Cloverbuds are invited to participate in the Fashion Revue as well.

Mandatory Meeting for Livestock Sale – There are two opportunities to attend the mandatory meeting for members participating in the livestock sale. The dates are June 25 and July 9 at 4:00 p.m.

Discounted Rodeo Tickets and Carnival Wristbands – Tickets for 4-H Night at the rodeo are $14. Our club sits together and we wear our club shirts. There are also discounts on the other nights of the rodeo and carnival wristbands for unlimited rides on one day or the entire fair.

Demonstrations:

• Cameron Keehn: wildflowers and bee habitats,
• Kailen Kettle-Luther: making resin bookmarks
• Abigail Jones: what chickens should eat,
• Grace Jones: chicken eggs and the reproductive system,
• Hannah Jones: steps to raising chickens,
• Chloe Jones: reasons to keep chickens,
• Jethro Jones: differences between model rockets and real rockets,
• Isaac DeLorme, Jack Moore, and Rosalee Moore: firearm safety,
• Madelyn Leppert: equipment for cake decorating, unit 2.

Tigran Sargsyan moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 8:38 p.m.

Demonstration Night / June 2

• Rowan Hummel: How to tell if an egg is good or bad by submerging it in water,
• Aspen Hummel: Scrapbooking – Making a single page,
• Elizabeth Shrout: Why and how to serge fabric,
• Annalisa Shrout: Working obedience with your dog,
• Glorianna Shrout: How to load an inline muzzleloader.

Demonstration Night / June 30

• Zoe Smith: How to make an arrow,
• Caia Smith: Model rockets,
• Ava Hoglin: Raising rabbits,
• Caden Powell: Parts of a lawnmower engine,
• Austyn Fritzler: How to groom a goat,
• Abby McNear: Targets used in Muzzleloading and how to score them,
• Ava Carlson: Decorating using a pastry bag and tips,
• Carter Lambert: How to clean a .22 rifle,
• Nikolas Snyder: What is needed for leatherwork,
• Cassandra Snyder: How to take measurements to size an outfit,
• Lillian Stewart: How to make cinnamon bread,
• Reagan Stewart: 4 stages of plant growth in the garden,
• William Hayward: Tools used when working on a small engine,
• Colton Shilling: Rocket stove made in metalworking,
• Cooper Dunworth: Differences between the setup for an archery bow for hunting and target,
• Sofia Dunworth: Traits of the Rhodesian Ridgeback dog breed.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:11 p.m. on May 8, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Abby McNear, Paige Box, Adalynn Hasting, Lucy Shrout, Levi Shrout, and Carter Lambert.

Roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Willow Cameron moved to approve the minutes from April 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. In the checking account, we have $4,887.48, in the savings account we have $5,591.72 and the CD has $2,089.47.

Avery Kemper gave the reporter’s report. It was submitted to the local papers and posted to our club website and social media.

Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore led the sunshine report for the May birthdays. There were cards created for the Shooting Sports leaders, Jim and Jackie Easthouse.

The Cloverbuds made flowers and learned about gardening. On May 20, 2023, there will be a Cloverbuds field trip to the Berthoud Rec Center Park. All Cloverbuds and club members are invited, but please sign up on the website.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – Be sure to read the Clover Connection newsletter to learn about upcoming workshops, events, and news for your projects.

Calendar – Look at the calendar on the website so you won’t miss any important dates.

Project Workshops – Please attend the workshops specific to your project. There will be important information presented at these workshops.

Construction at The Ranch – Emails will be sent about traffic pattern changes due to the ongoing construction.

Visual Arts – There will be a guest speaker at the next meeting.

Beekeeping – The beekeeping project will have a field trip on May 22, 2023 to Bee Squared Apiary. Please use the signup on the website.

Photography – The next meeting will be on May 16.

Clothing – Hanna Copeland is hosting a meeting on May 20 at The Ranch. On May 3, they will meet at Leader Joan Belk’s at 9:00 a.m.

Junior Leadership Club – The will be moved to the third Thursday of the month. The next meeting is May 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Model Rocketry – Ryan Gebhardt is the leader. He will be reaching out to members with more information.

Dog – Hailey McNear talked about additional training available for obedience, rally, agility, and showmanship. See her for more information.

There was no parli pro report.

Old Business:

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – No update.

Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) – MQA is required for members doing a livestock project. Members must do the MQA training if they are new to livestock, and once as a junior and once as a senior. The make-up date to attend is May 19.

Club Shirts – Shirts were ordered and will be distributed when they arrive.

Fair Parade Committee – The people on the committee are Hanna Copeland, Karley Fitzgerald-Rivera, Felicia Snyder, and Lorinda Deleau. The theme chosen is Through the Decades.

Demonstration Nights – Every member is required to present a demonstration. Demonstration nights have been scheduled for June 2 and June 30 at 5:30 p.m. to allow members to do them outside of club meetings.

New Business:

Lon Hagler Community Service – We are helping at the Lon Hagler Archery range to paint benches and picnic tables as part of their workday on May 13 at 8:00 a.m. This counts as a community service project for your record books. Please sign up.

Contests – For upcoming contests, you do not have to be enrolled in the project to participate. Cloverbuds can also do the cake decorating contest. For the Fashion Revue, members have to be in a project that makes something to wear.

Sheep and Goat Weigh Day – Reminder that sheep and goat weigh day is on May 9 at 4:00 p.m.

Demonstrations:

• Summit Opila: training a hunting dog,
• Avery Kemper: how to dispose of used ammunition,
• Lacey Kemper: how to clean a horse’s hoof,
• Franco Kintzley: how to make a paper airplane,
• Cooper Hastings: anatomy of a .22 rifle round.

Tigran Sargsyan moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 7:54 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. on April 10, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Abby McNear, Paige Box, and Summer Box.

Roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Walker Cameron moved to approve the minutes from March 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. In the checking account, we have $1,266.97, in the savings account we have $5,591.72 and the CD has $2,089.47.

The meeting report was submitted by club reporter Avery Kemper to the local papers and posted to our club website and social media.

Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore led the sunshine report for the April birthdays. Cards were circulated to welcome Pam Heeney back at the extension office, and for Aiden Cornet to feel better.

At their March meeting, the Cloverbuds played animal bingo and created a baby animal craft.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – Be sure to read the Clover Connection newsletter to learn about upcoming workshops, events , and news for your projects.

Calendar – Look at the calendar on the website so you won’t miss any important dates.

Project Workshops – Please attend the workshops specific to your project. If you have a conflict with the club meeting, go to the workshop and then come to the meeting afterward if possible.

Construction at The Ranch – Emails will be sent about traffic pattern changes due to the ongoing construction.

Visual Arts – The group has been sculpting, and will be focusing on weaving next month.

Beekeeping – On April 12 at 6:30 p.m., the beekeeping group will host a special guest speaker from the Butterfly Pavilion.

Foods – Foods and beekeeping will have a joint meeting on May 1.

Photography – The next meeting will be on April 18.

Scrapbooking – Leader Barb Hummel hosted members to create two-page layouts on April 8. The group will meet again in June.

Sewing – Hanna Copeland is the leader and is hosting a meeting on April 15. Bring your sewing machines.

Junior Leadership Club – The next meeting will be April 24 at 6:00 p.m. at the McKee Building.

Rob Ryan presented a parli pro report and talked about how to make a motion and vote.

Old Business:

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – Currently there isn’t anything happening but the committee is reaching out.

New Business:

Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) – MQA is required for members doing a livestock project. Members must do the MQA training if they are new to livestock, and once as a junior and once as a senior. The make-up date to attend is May 19. Members will need to find a date in another county if they can’t attend.

Club Shirts – T-shirts as well as pullover hoodies and zipper hoodies are now available to order on the club website. The design was chosen by members through online voting. The deadline to order is April 28. The club supplies a t-shirt (or the equal value discount from a hoodie) for each club member, Cloverbud, and leader. Additional shirts can be ordered at full price.

Fair Parade Committee – A fair committee was formed including Barb Hummel, Hanna Copeland, Karley Rivera, Felicia Snyder, and Lorinda DeLeau.

Demonstration Nights – Every member is required to present a demonstration. Demonstration nights have been scheduled for June 2 and June 30 at 5:30 p.m. to allow members to do them outside of club meetings. Do NOT wait until the last meeting in July to do your demonstration!

Demonstrations:

• Kai Harris: making an observation hive for beekeeping,
• Rebekah Greenwald: pet ferret,
• Logan Cumpsten: steam engine model and how it works,
• Hailey McNear: dog obedience.

Charlie Gilmore moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 8:06 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. on March 13, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Lillian Stewart, Reagan Stewart, and Gavin Chope.

New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Walker Cameron moved to approve the minutes from February 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. In the checking account, we have $5,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,591.03 and the CD has $2,089.47.

The meeting report was submitted by club reporter Avery Kemper to the local papers and posted to our club website and social media.

Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore led the sunshine report for the March birthdays. Sympathy cards were circulated for Dennis Hansen’s family.

At their February meeting, the Cloverbuds made butterflies using coffee filters, played 4-H Bingo, and learned the 4-H pledge.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – Be sure to read the Clover Connection newsletter to learn about upcoming workshops, events , and news for your projects.

Calendar – Look at the calendar on the website so you won’t miss any important dates.

Project Workshops – Please attend the workshops specific to your project. If you have a conflict with the club meeting, go to the workshop and then come to the meeting afterward if possible.

Shooting Sports – The last chance to complete the Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom is Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Hunter Education – The hunter education class is on March 25–26.

Shooting Sports Leader Certification – Training in Weld County took place and four leaders from our club attended:

• Brett Dennis new leader in Rifle,
• Nate Schuelke, recertified leader in Archery,
• Gideon Rivera, junior leader in Archery
• Walker Cameron, junior leader in Rifle.

Visual Arts – The group is focusing on sculpting at their meetings held on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Photography – The next meeting is Monday, March 27 at 6:00 p.m. Bring cameras and we’ll play with lightboxes. There will be a scavenger hunt for members, and homework will begin this week.

Beekeeping – On April 12 at 6:30 p.m., the beekeeping group will host a special guest speaker from the Butterfly Pavilion. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Foods – There will not be a project meeting in March. There is a field trip on March 18 to the Spice and Tea Exchange in Fort Collins. The SignUpGenius is on the website.

Scrapbooking – Barb Hummel is hosting a workshop on April 8. The SignUpGenius is posted on the website.

Junior Leadership Club – Karley and Gideon Rivera invited members to come to the next meeting for officer training on Monday, March 27 at 6:00 p.m. Dinner is included, but please RSVP.

There was no parli pro report.

Old Business:

Enrollment – There are over 40 projects offered in our county. Our club members are enrolled in all but 6 of the projects.

4-H Carnival – A recap of the carnival is posted on the club website. Suggestions were discussed to improve for next year:

• Parent Support: Please, no drop and run. We need parents to volunteer with their members.
• Iron Man: Instead of prizes, offer certificates or stickers that read “I rung the bell at Iron Man” or something similar. Have a leader board on a dry erase board at the booth.
• Iron Man: Increase the age for the small one. 12 and under instead of 9.
• Iron Man: Supply ear plugs for those working this booth, and maybe the vendors nearby.
• Ammo Pull: Have separate colors
• SignUpGenius: Have slots for members AND parents for each booth.

Community Service at Courtyard Assisted Living – More to come soon from coordinators, Heather Leppert and Sarah Rodden.

New Business:

Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) – MQA is required for members doing a livestock project. Members must do the MQA training if they are new to livestock, and once as a junior and once as a senior. The make-up date to attend is May 19. Members will need to find a date in another county if they can’t attend.

Club Shirts – T-shirt designs were posted on the wall for members to vote. Each member could vote for two. A ballot will be posted on the website to choose the final design.

Dog Expo – Hailey McNear talked about Dog Expo. Registration is open on 4HOnline.

Demonstrations:

• Gavin Chope: Parts of a clay thrower for shotgun,
• Ethan Osusky: Colorado flowers for bees,
• Paisley Dennis: Making plaster for sculpting,
• Kora Dennis: Making an air rifle,
• Charlie Gilmore: Egg science.

Walker Cameron moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 8:08 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:12 p.m. on February 13, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Charlie Gilmore, Levi and Lucy Shrout, Adalynn Hasting, Paige Box, Paisley Dennis, Cooper Hastings, and Summit Opila.

New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Gideon Rivera moved to approve the minutes from January 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. In the checking account, we have $1,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,591.03, and the CD has $2,076.67.

The meeting report was submitted by club reporter Avery Kemper to the local papers and posted to our club website and social media.

Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore led the sunshine report for the February birthdays. Cards were made by the sunshine members and circulated for club members to sign for Extension Office Administer, Pam Heeney.

The Cloverbuds made farm animals from popsicle sticks and they learned how to take care of farm animals at their January meeting.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – Once you are enrolled, you will start getting the Clover Connection. It has important dates, workshop info, and general info.

Calendar – Look at the calendar so you won’t miss any important dates.

Project Workshops – Please attend the workshops specific to your project. There will be important information at these workshops.

Shooting Sports – There is a mandatory Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom on February 17, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. There will be one more opportunity for this required meeting.

Visual Arts – Karley Rivera will be hosting meetings on the second Monday of the month before club meetings. They start at 5:30 p.m. They will be focusing on sculpting.

Beekeeping – The next meeting is February 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Photography – There will be a photography meeting on February 21, 2023.

Foods – There will not be a project meeting in March. There will be a field trip on March 18. Watch for a signup.

Scrapbooking – Barb Hummel hosted a workshop in January.

The parli pro leader, Rob Ryan, talked about how to make a motion and the steps leading up to a vote.

Old Business:

Enrollment – Enrollment is open until March 1, 2023 for new members.

4-H Carnival – The Carnival is on March 4, 2023. Each member should sell 25 tickets. You are eligible for financial assistance and scholarships from the Larimer County 4-H Foundation if you sell at least 25 every year. The tickets are only $1. The tickets were distributed at the meeting in February.

4-H Carnival Baskets – Our baskets are a Hunting/Camping/Fishing basket, a Sports basket, a USA basket, and a Nerf basket. The live auction will be at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the carnival.

Carnival Booths – We need members to volunteer to work at the booths on the carnival day. Please look for the SignupGenius on the club website and sign up for a time slot. We also need people to help haul the booths and supplies to the First National Bank Building on Friday, March 3, and back after the carnival on March 4.

Wreaths Across America – Thank you to everyone who helped. The club was sent a certificate of appreciation for helping.

New Business:

Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) – MQA is required for members doing a livestock project. Members must do the MQA training if they are new to livestock, and once as a junior and once as a senior.

Club T-Shirts – Bring your sketches for the club t-shirts to the next meeting so we can vote on them.

Fair Parade Theme – Send your ideas for the fair parade theme to Cindy.

Demonstrations:

• Dawson Leypoldt: building his .22 Rifle,
• Adalynn Hastings: types of braids,
• Levi and Lucy Shrout: making instant ice cream.
• Wesley Anzaldua: paper airplane designs.

The meeting was adjourned by Josh Ryan at 8:22 p.m. There was a collective adjournment and it was APPROVED.

Members decorated Valentine’s Day cookies following the meeting.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. on January 9, 2023 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Bohdan and Madelyn Leppert, William Hayward, Wesley Anzaldua, Levi and Lucy Shrout, Kora and Paisley Dennis, Charlie Gilmore, Layna Bradbury, Matthew McMurtrey, Tigran Sargsyan, Bodhi Jessen, and Logan Cumpsten

New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Ethan Osusky moved to approve the minutes from December as submitted by Eden Copeland to be posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.

Treasurer Gideon Rivera presented the treasurer report. In the checking account we have $1,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,591.03, and the CD has $2,076.67.

Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore led the sunshine report for the January birthdays. Cards were signed for Trinity Dunham and Dawson Leypoldt who both recently had surgeries.

The Cloverbuds made snowflakes and a Christmas tree out of craft sticks and recycled Christmas cards at their December meeting.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – Once you are enrolled, you will start getting the Clover Connection. It has important dates, workshop info, and general info.

Calendar – Look at the calendar so you won’t miss any important dates.

Project Workshops – Please attend the workshops specific to your project. There will be important information at these workshops.

Shooting Sports – There is a mandatory Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom. It is on January 20, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. There will be two more opportunities for this required meeting.

Visual Arts – Karley Rivera will be hosting meetings on the second Monday of the month before club meetings. They will start meeting at 5:30 p.m. in February.

Beekeeping – Jenelle Kemper is the leader. The first meeting will be on January 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the McKee Building.

Photography – Jenelle Kemper is also the photography leader. There will be a photography meeting on February 21, 2023 in the McKee Building.

Foods – The project will be meeting at 6:30 in February instead of 6:00 p.m. This meeting is held in the McKee Building.

Scrapbooking – Barb Hummel will host a project meeting at her home on January 28. There is a Signup on the website.

The parli pro leader, Rob Ryan, was gone so there was no report.

Old Business:

Enrollment – Enrollment is open and closes on February 1, 2023 for returning members and on March 1, 2023 for new members.

4-H Carnival – The Carnival is on March 4, 2023. Each member should sell 25 tickets. You are eligible for financial assistance and scholarships from the Larimer County 4-H Foundation if you sell at least 25 every year. The tickets are only $1. The tickets will be available at the meeting in February.

4-H Carnival Baskets – Our baskets are a Hunting/Camping/Fishing basket, a Sports basket, a USA basket, and a Nerf basket. Please bring items to donate for the baskets to the February club meeting.

Community Service – The opportunity to serve your community service with Wreaths Across America continues on Saturday, January 14 at around noon. We will be picking up the wreaths.

New Business:

Carnival Booths – Every year we do carnival booths at the 4-H Carnival in March. We decided on how many booths to do. Nate Rogers moved to do 4 booths, and Charlie Gilmore suggested 5. The motion for 4 booths was seconded and APPROVED. Then we picked the booths we were going to do. We took a hand vote and decided on the following booths: Lollipop Pull (2 tickets), Iron Man (4 tickets), TP Toss (3 tickets), and the Rubberband Shoot (3 tickets). We will need people to work at these booths on the carnival day so please look for the SignupGenius on the club website.

Courtyard Assisted Living Service Project – It was suggested that the club support Courtyard Assisted Living in Loveland as a club community service. Heather Leppert offered to help with organizing.

Demonstrations:

• Nolan Osusky: 3D printing,
• Liam Babcock: muzzleloading supplies,
• Bohdan Leppert: safety rules and equipment for metalworking.

There was a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. Josh Ryan adjourned the meeting at 8:21 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. on December 5, 2022 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Morgan Copeland, Nikolas Snyder, Liberty Bradbury, Kinzie Copeland, Tigran Sargsyan, Hailey McNear, Paisley Dennis, Abby McNear, Carmeron Keehn, William Hayward, and Charlie Gilmore.

New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Mason McNear moved to approve the minutes from November as posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.

Treasurer Trinity Dunham presented the treasurer report. In the checking account we have $1,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,590.33, and the CD has $2,074.67.

The club meeting report was submitted to the local papers by the club reporter, Morgan Copeland.

Avery Kemper, Kinzie Copeland, and Victoria Freeland led the sunshine report for the December birthdays.

The Cloverbuds met at the McKee Building in November and made turkeys and played Thanksgiving Bingo.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – The Clover Connection is the monthly newsletter. Once families have enrolled they are added to the email list. The newsletter includes important dates, workshop info, and general info.

Calendar – Make note of dates from the calendar so you can plan around your project’s important events.

Club Website (hch4h.org) – Our club website is a great place to find information and the calendar.

Project Workshops – Please attend workshops for projects you’re enrolled in. You can attend workshops for projects you’re not enrolled in to learn more about the project. (This does not apply to Shooting Sports.)

Leadership Development Conference – Registration is open to senior 4-H members.

Gingerbread House Contest – Entries for the contest are due by December 16.

Visual Arts – Karley Rivera will be hosting meetings on the second Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. before the club meetings starting in January.

Beekeeping – Jenelle Kemper is the leader. The first meeting will be on January 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Photography – Jenelle Kemper also has a flyer available about the photography project.

Foods – Project meetings will be held at the McKee Building on the first Monday of each month. The leader is Amy Gebhardt.

Scrapbooking – We have a new project leader in our club, Barb Hummel.

Historian – Marley Gebhardt was the historian this past year. Cindy passed around the book she made about club activities.

There was no Parli Pro report. But we talked about elections and the process to elect new officers.

Old Business:

Enrollment – Enrollment is open and closes on February 1, 2023 for returning members and on March 1, 2023 for new members. More information about enrolling is on the club website.

4-H Carnival Baskets – At the last meeting, we decided on a Hunting/Camping/Fishing basket, a Sports basket, a USA basket, and a Nerf basket. Bring items for the baskets to upcoming meetings.

4-H Carnival – The 4-H Carnival will be on March 4, 2023. Each member is required to sell 25 tickets. Tickets will be available at the January meeting. We will also have dates to sell tickets at the King Soopers on Eagle Drive.

New Business:

Elections – Nominations were accepted for club officers and elections were decided by a hand vote. The officers for 2023 are President, Josh Ryan; Vice President, Hailey McNear; Secretary, Eden Copeland; Treasurer, Gideon Rivera; Reporter, Avery Kemper; Historian, Kennedy Jo Rodden; Sunshine, Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore.

Wreaths Across America Community Service – Wreaths Across America is a community service opportunity to put wreaths. On Saturday, December 10 from 12:00–3:00 p.m., we will be placing markers for the wreaths. On Saturday, December 17 from 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. we will be placing wreaths. On Saturday, January 14 we will be picking up the wreaths. This is a worthwhile community service and can be included in your e-Record.

Demonstrations:

• Josh Ryan: winterizing equipment.

There was a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. Josh Ryan adjourned the meeting.

Club members wrapped presents for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County as a community service and shared cookies after the meeting.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m. on November 14, 2022 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Mason McNear, Nolan and Ethan Osusky, Liam Babcock, Willow Cameron, Avery and Lacey Kemper, Gideon and Genesis Rivera, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore.

New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Hailey McNear moved to approve the minutes from October as posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.

Treasurer Trinity Dunham presented the treasurer report. In the checking account we have $1,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,590.33, and the CD has $2,064.64.

The club meeting report was submitted to the local papers by the club reporter, Morgan Copeland.

Avery Kemper, Kinzie Copeland, and Victoria Freeland led the sunshine report for the November birthdays. Happy birthday to Cindy and other members and leaders!

The Cloverbuds have not met this year. Their next meeting will be November 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the McKee Building.

Leader’s Report: 

Clover Connection – The Clover Connection is the monthly newsletter. Once families have enrolled they are added to the email list. The newsletter includes important dates, workshop info, and general info.

Calendar – Make note of dates from the calendar so you can plan around your project’s important events.

Club Website (hch4h.org) – Our club website is a great place to find information and the calendar.

Junior Leadership Club – Gideon Rivera and Karley Rivera spoke about the Junior Leadership Club. It is open to 13-year-olds and older. Members learn about leadership, parliamentary procedure, and community service. Also, the club offers project scholarships to any members who need funds for their projects. If you are in the Junior Leadership Club for 2+ years and work at the dairy bar, you could get scholarships for college.

Visual Arts – Karley Rivera will be hosting meetings on the second Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. before the club meetings starting in January.

Beekeeping – Jenelle Kemper is the leader and has a flyer available for anyone interested in learning more about the project.

Photography – Jenelle Kemper also has a flyer available about the photography project.

Gingerbread House Contest – The extension office is holding a contest and the winner will receive two 4-H dues paid for 2023. Jenelle Kemper has more information available.

Foods – Project meetings will be held at the McKee Building on the first Monday of each month beginning in December. The leader is Amy Gebhardt.

There was no Parli Pro report, but grab the books at the front table at future meetings.

Old Business:

None

New Business:

Enrollment – Enrollment is open and closes on February 1, 2023 for returning members and on March 1, 2023 for new members. More information about enrolling is on the club website.

SCHEELS Community Giving – Nominate Larimer County 4-H Youth Foundation to receive a $5,000 donation. The link to fill out the form is available on our club’s Facebook and website. One nomination per person.

Elections – At the December meeting, we will hold officer elections. Officers are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, Historian, and Sunshine. Each officer spoke about their role and responsibilities. If you are interested in any of these roles, come to the next meeting with a speech for elections.

December Community Service – In the past we have wrapped presents for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County’s Christmas party. Walker Cameron moved to do this service project again. Seconded and APPROVED.

4-H Carnival – The 4-H Carnival will be on March 4, 2023. Each member is required to sell 25 tickets.

4-H Carnival Baskets – Charlie Gilmore moved for our club to make 4 baskets for the carnival. Seconded and APPROVED. Then by voting by raising hands, we decided on a Hunting/Camping/Fishing basket, a Sports basket, a USA basket, and a Nerf basket. Bring items for the baskets to upcoming meetings.

Exchange Club Basket – Nate Rogers moved to NOT donate a basket to Exchange Club. Seconded and APPROVED.

Club Achievement Night – Cindy distributed completion certificates and pins to members and leaders for the 2022 year. She also awarded special awards from the county achievement night. Congratulations to everyone!

Demonstrations:

• Eden Copeland: creating her home decor project,
• Morgan Copeland: equipment needed for sewing,
• Kinzie Copeland: last year’s party planning project.

Walker Cameron moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. Josh Ryan adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. on October 10, 2022 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The pledges were led by Levi Shrout, Elizabeth Shrout, Lucy Shrout, Victoria Freeland, and Charlie Gilmore.

New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.

Walker Cameron moved to approve the minutes from July as posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.

Treasurer Trinity Dunham presented the treasurer report. In the checking account we have $1,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,590.33, and the CD has $2,064.64.

The club meeting report was submitted to the local papers by the club reporter, Morgan Copeland.

Avery Kemper, Kinzie Copeland, and Victoria Freeland led the sunshine report for the August, September, and October birthdays.

Lacey Adams, the Cloverbud leader, presented the Cloverbud report. In July, the Cloverbuds made their Fair project: Eagles.

Leader’s Report: 

Exchange Club – Representatives visited to talked about the Exchange Club. Members who are 13 years old or older are invited to join. The Exchange Club partners with a club in another state to host one year and travel the next, so the members have a two-year commitment. There will be a Silent Auction and Dinner to raise money for the club on February 4.

Extension Agent – Katie Daywalker submitted her resignation and is no longer an extension agent for the county. Contact Pam Heeney or Bailey Schilling at the extension office with any questions about projects.

Clover Connection – The Clover Connection is the monthly newsletter. Once families have enrolled they are added to the email list. The newsletter includes important dates, workshop info, and general info.

Calendar – Make note of dates from the calendar so you can plan around your project’s important events.

Club Website (hch4h.org) – Our club website is a great place to find information and the calendar.

McKee Building Calendar – The schedule for the McKee Building is in the binder at the front of the building. You can find times and assigned rooms for meetings.

Junior Leadership Club – Junior Leadership is open to 13-year-olds and older and scholarships are available for the kids. Also, the club offers project scholarships to any members who need funds for their projects. The application was available at the meeting and online.

Visual Arts – Karley Rivera is a leader for Visual Arts and will be hosting meetings on Mondays before club meetings for anyone in the project or interested in learning more.

Beekeeping – Jenelle Kemper, the leader, spoke about having fun field trips and hand-on activities for the members of the project this year.

Photography – Jenelle Kemper is also the leader of Photography. There will be fewer hands-on workshops this year because attendance was low last year. It’s an intensive project, so reach out and ask questions before enrolling.

Foods – Project meetings will be held at the McKee Building on the first Monday of each month hosted by Amy Gebhardt.

There was no Parli Pro report, but grab the books at the front table at future meetings.

Old Business:

Dairy Bar Recap – Members had fun volunteering in the dairy bar at the fair. We will plan to help again next year.

Thank You Notes – Please send thank you notes to your sponsor for any special awards you received this year.

Club Completion (By-Laws and Budget) – By-laws were updated to be in compliance with the USDA and NIFA. Cindy read the changes out loud. Trinity Dunham moved to accept the changes. Seconded and APPROVED. Treasurer Trinity Dunham outlined the budget for the year on the marker board for members to see. Walker Cameron moved to accept the budget. Seconded and APPROVED.

Open House – Paisley and Kora Dennis, Gideon and Genesis Rivera, and Avery and Lacey Kemper helped with our club table at the Open House on October 6.

New Business:

Enrollment – Enrollment opens on October 16, 2022 and closes February 1, 2023 for returning members and March 15, 2023 for new members.

Cloverbud Meetings – Cloverbud meetings will move to the McKee Building on the third Monday of each month.

Turning Pens for the Troops – This is a community service opportunity at Woodcraft on November 6 from 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Members can use a lathe to create a writing pen from wood to be sent to those serving in the military.

Larimer County 4-H Achievement Night – The achievement night for livestock and county awards is on Friday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m.

Club Achievement Night – At our November meeting, we’ll have our club achievement night. Bring your awards from county and state to share. Cindy asked members whose projects went to the state fair to stand and be recognized. She then asked members who shot at the state shoot to stand and be recognized as well.

Shooting Sports Ambassadors – Senior shooting sports members can apply to be state ambassadors. Currently our county has two ambassadors: Nate Rogers and Jessica Laffey. Applications are on the Colorado 4-H website and are due by October 15.

Foundation Craft and Vendor Show – The Larimer County Foundation is hosting a craft show on October 28–30 at the McKee Building. Members get a discounted rate for booth space.

Demonstrations:

• Walker Cameron: the course of fire for rifle at Nationals,
• Willow Cameron: making a bullet board for .22 rifle.

Walker Cameron moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. Josh Ryan adjourned the meeting at 7:59 p.m.