Minutes

Submitted by secretary, Lacey Adams.

The meeting of the High Country Handiworkers was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President Brooke Carlson.

The pledges were led by Walker Cameron, River Matthews, and Amanda Martin.

Roll call was taken by secretary Lacey Adams by asking the question, “What is one project you are taking or thinking about taking this year?” Cael Claude moved to approve the minutes as posted on the club website. Seconded and APPROVED.

In the absence of treasurer Nate Rogers, the report was given by Bree Caffey: checking = $3,192.36 and savings = $2,324.

The reporter’s report was given by Walker Cameron. November’s meeting report was submitted to the Coloradoan and Reporter-Herald as well as our club’s social media and the club website.

​Cael Claude gave the sunshine report. We had four December birthdays.

​Cindy Buckardt gave the Cloverbud report. The Cloverbuds made placemats with recycled Christmas cards, played Christmas bingo, and decorated gingerbread cookies.

Leader’s Report:

Parliamentary Procedure – Rob Ryan will be serving as club parliamentarian. He gave a brief introduction about parliamentary procedure and why it’s important.

Foods Project – Trista Claude gave a report on the Foods project group and announced that the next meeting will be on Monday, January 7. Members should bring their favorite dishes. Trista is also working on setting up a tour of the Black Garlic shop.

Shooting Sports – Reminder that all those participating in shooting sports need to fill out a shooting sports waiver to turn in with their enrollment.

New Business:

4-H Carnival – The annual carnival is March 2, 2019.  Discussion about booths will be held at the January club meeting. A discussion was held to determine the themes for our auction baskets this year. Themes were nominated. A motion was made to do only two baskets. Seconded and FAILED. The club decided to collect items for three baskets. The basket themes are: Colorado Sports, Dog Care, and Camping.

Officer Elections – Elections were held with the following officers being elected: President Brooke Carlson, Vice President Breelyn Caffey, Secretary Grace Gray, Treasurer Lizzy Fetzer, Sunshine Cael Claude and Eden Copeland, Historian Kathryn Cox, Reporter Walker Cameron. 

Demonstrations:

• Cael Claude about the solar hat he designed and made for his Outdoor Skills project.

Cael Claude moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. Seconded and APPROVED.

​The club completed a community service project, wrapping Christmas presents for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County.

​Cookies were shared by club families.

Submitted by secretary, Lacey Adams.

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by President Brooke Carlson.

Pledges were led by Bella Kendrot and Elizabeth Martin.

Roll call was taken by secretary, Lacey Adams with the question, “What is your favorite holiday?”

Cael Claude moved to accept the minutes of the October club meeting as published on the club website.  Seconded and APPROVED.

The treasurer’s report was given by Nate Rogers: savings = $2,183.69, checking = $1,988.87.

The reporter’s report by Walker Cameron: reports were submitted to The Coloradoan and Reporter-Herald, and our club website and Facebook.

There were three November birthdays celebrated by Sunshine person Cael Claude.

The Cloverbud report was presented by Lacey Adams. The Cloverbuds learned about why the leaves change color and made leaf buddies, then had snack.

Leader’s Report:

Leader Refresher Training – There will be two leader training workshops offered in lieu of the online training. They will be held on December 5 and December 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the McKee Building. If leaders do not attend, they need to complete the online training before enrolling for 2019.

Activity Leaders – To get the activity leaders more involved, Cindy would like each leader to take one month and prepare some type of activity for the club.  A SignUpGenius will be made to sign up for the month of your activity.

Enrollment – New member packets and sign-up pages for the year are available.

Members Keira Cornett and Hailey McNear requested that fellow club members consider attending a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, November 17 from 7:30–9:30 a.m. at the Applebees in Loveland to support their Girl Scout troop.

Old Business:

Achievement Night – A brief recap of the county Achievement Night was given. Our club won many awards and was prominent in the slideshow.

Turning Pens Community Service – Recap on the turning pens for the troops at Woodcraft. Cael Claude moved to spend $153 for the 100 pen kits for the project. The funds had already been spent as approved by the club officers since a meeting was not held in a timely manner.  The motion made to keep the club informed. Seconded and APPROVED.

New Business:

National  4-H Congress – Hailey McCrimmon qualified to attend because of her Overall Grand Champion award on her Gardening project at the State Fair. Walter Buckardt moved for the club to give her  $150 for her trip to help with the expenses. Seconded and APPROVED.

Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County – Bella Kendrot moved to wrap Christmas presents for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County at our December Club meeting as a community service project. Seconded and APPROVED.

Club Elections – Each of the club’s officers described the club of their roles in preparation for the officer elections to be held in December.

Club Achievement Night – End of the year awards and completion certificates were presented to club members, along with the club achievement program of all of the club members’ accomplishments.

Demonstrations:

• Andrea Newby about the stages of a goat’s gestational development.
• Delaney Newby about what to look for when buying a rabbit.
• Haley Erickson about her Captain America shield she made for Woodworking for the county fair.
• Janaya Erickson about a bucket seat that she made for Home Environment for the county fair.
• Brooke Carlson presented her speech about proper vaccinating for livestock in preparation for her FFA competition.
• Lizzy Fetzer talked about her Portuguese Water Dog and about the breed.

Cael Claude moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 p.m.  Seconded and APPROVED.

Submitted by secretary, Lacey Adams.

Meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by President Brooke Carlson.

Pledges were led by Cael Claude and Marley Gebhardt.

Roll call was taken and the question was “What was your greatest accomplishment this past year in 4-H?”

Walker Cameron moved to approve the minutes as published on the club website. Seconded and APPROVED.

Treasurer’s report by Nate Rogers: savings = $2,323.91 and checking = $3,265.81.

Reporter’s report by Walker Cameron: all reports were submitted to the Reporter-Herald and the Coloradoan and also posted on our social media pages.

Sunshine report by Cael Claude: we had three birthdays for August, September, and October. We passed around a thank you card for Pam for all she does, another thank you card for Megan for all the hard work she did at fair, a farewell card to Keeton who had to move just before fair, and lastly, a get well card for a 4-H mom who is struggling with cancer.

Cloverbuds report by Lacey Adams: In September the Cloverbuds had a meeting on fire safety and then on October 5 they went on a field trip to Fire Station 3 in Loveland and had a tour of the station. 

Leaders Report:

Renewing Leaders – All leaders need to take the refresher course for the new year before enrolling on 4honline.

Shooting Sports Leader Meeting – There is a shooting sports meeting on Thursday, October 18 at 6:30 p.m. to review the shooting sports handbook for 2019.

No Early County Shoots – FYI for shooting sports participants: there will no longer be any early county shoots. Please look at the Shooting Sports calendar now and save the dates now.

Leathercraft and Cloverbud Meeting Change – Leathercraft meetings and Cloverbuds meetings this year are the fourth Wednesday of the month.

Old Business:

Fair Recap – Fair recap and along with that we read all the thank you cards from kids at fair that had received the awards our club sponsored

Truck Raffle Ticket – Reminder that this is our club’s main fundraiser and we need all members to participate in the selling of the tickets.

Livestock Record Books – Livestock record books have been turned in for the competition. A reminder: all livestock participants are expected to complete record books.

New Business:

Enrollment – Enrollment opens October 16 everyone needs to enroll.

Turning Pens for the Troops – Stay tuned for pen turning community service project in November.

Achievement Night – Achievement Night will be Friday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. Please come and support those who are getting an award and support our fellow club members as well.

4-H Carnival – Save the date for the 4-H Carnival on March 2, 2019.

Club T-Shirts – Think of ideas for club t-shirts and bring them to the next meeting.

Officer Elections – Elections are coming up in December. Start thinking about the offices if you want to run.

Club Requirements – We chatted about expectations and how to address getting everyone to complete their project. Because that is part of a member’s job.

Club Achievement Night at November Meeting – We will celebrate our club’s achievement night at the November meeting. Don’t miss out on the club’s and members’ achievements.

Demonstrations:

• Walter Buckardt about channel catfish.
• Alexis Grundy about the tools you need to groom a horse.

There was a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Submitted by secretary, Lacey Adams.

The meeting of the High Country Handiworkers was called to order at 7:12 p.m. on July 16, 2018 by President Brooke Carlson.

The pledges were led by all members who needed leadership for their record book.

Grace Gray moved to approve the minutes from the June meeting as published on the club website. Seconded and APPROVED.

The treasurer’s report was given by Nate Rogers: checking account = $3,866.66 and savings account = $2,323.26.

Reporter, Walker Cameron, submitted last month’s meeting report to the Coloradoan and the Reporter-Herald, and our website and Facebook

The sunshine report was led by Vice President Breelyn Caffey in the absence of Brice Caffey and Cael Claude. We combined July and August birthdays, so we had a total of 8 birthdays for both months.

The Cloverbud report was presented by Cloverbud leader Lacey Adams. At June’s meeting, the Cloverbuds decorated white T-Shirts with red, white, and blue paint. At July’s meeting, the Cloverbuds decorated leather coasters for their fair projects.

Leaders Report:

Extension Agent – Keeton Ehrig who was in charge of shooting sports and livestock resigned. Megan Blaser will be handling a lot of the activities.

Interview Judging – Sign-up opens on July 25 at 12:00 a.m. Help would be appreciated for interview judging day and the next day to help set up the exhibit hall.

Old Business:

Dress Code – Remember the 4-H dress code throughout fair.

Fair Parade – Members need to be at the fairgrounds park at 8:00 a.m. on July 28. Bella Kendrot moved to purchase candy to pass out during the parade not to exceed $100 on candy. Seconded and APPROVED. A discussion followed about the float theme and float ideas led by activity leader Rob Ryan. July 27 is the float building at Construction Supply House at 6:00 p.m. Pizza will be provided by the club.

Truck Raffle – Go on the club website to sign up to help sell truck raffle tickets.

Demonstrations:

• Jacob Simpson on how to do leathercraft.
• Tate Simpson on how to load a muzzleloader.
• Martha Simpson on safety rules for shooting sports.
• Doug Porter on the supplies you need for fair to show market swine.
• Taylor Trull on how to clean a muzzleloader.
• Stanley Rhodes on how to keep your rabbit cool in the summertime.
• Ella Craft on rabbits.

A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:51 p.m. Seconded and APPROVED.