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Club News for May 30

| Club Shirts, County Fair, Demonstrations, News, Projects

It’s hard to believe that the Larimer County Fair interview judging is only 62 days away. Have you started on your project yet?

Demonstration Night

Have you done your demonstration yet? This is a requirement. We are hosting a Demonstration Night this Friday, June 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the McKee Building. It is a smaller group and I will be more than happy to assist you with a subject and walk you through presenting the demonstration. I have lots of display boards in storage for shooting sports, rabbits, sportfishing, and more that you can certainly use. There is a signup on the club website at hch4h.org/signups.

Project Manuals

The following projects MUST complete a portion of the project manual and turn it in with the fair project:

  • Vet Science,
  • Horseless Horse,
  • Computer Science,
  • Electrics,
  • Small Engines,
  • Woodworking,
  • Entomology,
  • Gardening,
  • Outdoor Adventures,
  • Ceramics,
  • Leadership,
  • Scrapbooking,
  • Home Design.

Metalworking requires extra pictures, beyond the standard 4.

Heritage Arts requires a history report.

It is very important that you have your project manuals—some of you have not picked them up yet.

If you have any questions, please ask—I am here to help.

Discounted Rodeo Tickets and Carnival Wristbands

There is an order form on the club website for rodeo tickets and carnival wristbands at a discounted rate. Go to hch4h.org/signups. The deadline to order is July 25.

Club Shirts

The club shirts are in! I could use help sorting them for each family’s order. If you are available to help, email me at csh@frii.com and let me know the best time, day or evening, and specific day. I would like to get them done sooner rather than later so I can distribute some of them prior to the club meeting. Taking them all to the club meeting is a lot of work!

Club News for May 18

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Schedule Updates

It’s very important that you check the club calendar. It has the most up-to-date information and lately it seems like lots of dates are changing—scheduling and weather have been challenges. For those in shooting sports it is extremely important that you go to the shooting sports website and sign up for the Remind notifications, especially with the weather we have been seeing lately. 

Cloverbuds (and all 4-H Members) Invited to the Park on Saturday

This Saturday, May 20, the Cloverbuds are meeting at the park at the Berthoud Recreation Center at 3:00 p.m. Since this is an outdoor activity with lots of space and hopefully great weather, all club members are invited to come and have a get-to-know-each-other activity. We have a signup so that we can be sure to have snacks and activities for everyone. Click here to go to the Signup.

Cloverbuds Invited to Participate in Cake Decorating Contest

The Cake Decorating Contest will be on Saturday, June 3 in the McKee 4-H Building Exhibit Hall at The Ranch. Here is the tentative schedule:

· 9:00 a.m. – Check in for Unit 10.
· 9:15 a.m. – Unit 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 Check-in.
· 9:30 a.m. – Unit 10 Judging will begin (Unit 10 will get 1 1/2 Hours to complete their cakes).
· 10:00 a.m. – Judging for Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 11 will begin (All of these Units will get 1 hour to complete their cakes).
· 10:00 a.m. – Unit 1 and Cloverbuds Check-in.
· 10:30 a.m. – Unit 1 and Judging Begins (Cloverbuds and Unit 1 will get 30 minutes to complete their cake).

Registration is required. Deadline to register is May 28. *Please make sure you register for the Unit you are enrolled in. 

Register here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4aacad29a4fc1-4hcake#/.

Please arrive on time for your check-in so judging can begin on time. All stations must be set up prior to the start of judging and cleaned up by the time judging ends. 

Please direct your questions to Christie Barrett: Christieginger@msn.com.

Club News for May 4

| Demonstrations, Meetings, News

There are only 3 club meetings left before county fair! Our next club meeting is this Monday, May 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the McKee Building.

Project Manuals

I have all of the remaining project manuals to distribute. If you are missing any, please plan to attend and pick them up.

Meeting Minutes

Read the club minutes from April and review the Clover Connection newsletter for May. Both are posted on this website.

e-Records

We will do a brief overview of the e-Records. Members will complete one for each project for the county fair.

Demonstrations

Time is running out to present your required demonstration. Go to the Signups page on our website to choose a meeting or a Demonstration Night…and sign up!

Gift Cards to Support the Easthouse Family

Our shooting sports leaders Jim and Jackie Easthouse recently learned that Jim has a cancer diagnosis. To support them through this very challenging time, we will be collecting gift cards at the May meeting. We would love to gather gift cards of all kinds: grocery, restaurants, gas, etc.

Club News for March 30

| 4-H Carnival, Club Shirts, Community Service, Demonstrations, Meetings, News, Orientation | , , ,

March sure has gone by fast!

4-H Carnival

A huge thank you to every club member who sold carnival tickets and helped the day of the carnival at the club booth. It was truly appreciated. The final numbers should be available at the next club meeting. A short summary our club sold 6,053 tickets! Liam Babcock sold 1,000 tickets himself. Our club averaged $56.05 per member, which is great! Including Liam, we had 8 members sell 100 or more tickets—that’s amazing! We also discussed the club booths at the meeting and got great feedback and positive suggestions for next year’s carnival.

Shooting Sports Leaders

We have three more certified shooting sports leaders in our club, and one newly recertified leader:

  • Brett Dennis – Rifle
  • Walker Cameron – Rifle (Junior Leader)
  • Gideon Rivera – Archery (Junior Leader)
  • Nate Schuelke – Archery (Recertified)

Visual Arts

Our club’s Visual Arts group is having fun. They have started on sculpting including learning how to make the plaster of Paris, then pour it into a mold, and sculpt it. The next meeting is Monday, April 10 at 5:30 p.m.

Foods

The Foods group went on a tour at The Spice and Tea Exchange in Fort Collins in March. The next meeting will be Monday, April 3 at 6:00 p.m.

Scrapbooking

The Scrapbooking group is meeting on Saturday, April 8 at our club’s Scrapbooking leader Barb Hummel’s home in Berthoud. The SignUpGenius is on the website, and the deadline to sign up is Tuesday, April 4.

Beekeeping

On Wednesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m., Beekeeping will have a guest speaker from the Butterfly Pavilion. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Club Calendar

It is very important to check the calendar on the club website for upcoming workshops that might pertain to your project. You can find the calendar at hch4h.org/calendar.

Club Shirts

A wonderful display of artistic talent was shown at March’s meeting when we began the process of choosing the next design for our club t-shirts. Each club member present voted for their favorite 2. The selections were narrowed to a final 4. These 4 are posted on the club website so club members can place their votes. The voting will close at the end of the day tomorrow, Friday, March 31. We will announce the winner at the club meeting on April 10. After that time, we will post a form for members, leaders, and Cloverbuds to place their orders. We will offer T-shirts, hoodies, and zipper Hoodies with the new design. The club covers the cost of one t-shirt per member, Cloverbud, and leader.

Community Service

Remember, every club member must participate in a community service project for 4-H. This is very simple. If you participated in the 4-H Carnival by selling your tickets or volunteering at the club booth, you have fulfilled this requirement. We also had the Wreaths Across America project. We wrapped presents at the December meeting. And if you help with range setup or tear down at a shooting sport practice, this also fulfills this requirement. Keep track of these!

Demonstrations

Every club member must present a demonstration. Sign up on the club website. This can also be completed at a Cloverbud meeting (prior permission is required). Due to the large enrollment numbers in our club, I will allow members to work with other club members. If you are doing a demonstration outside of a club meeting, prior approval must be obtained. Please do no wait until the July club meeting!. I am trying to book another opportunity or two, but scheduling is a challenge.

Shooting Sports Orientations

  • Air Rifle, Air Pistol, .22 Rifle, .22 Pistol Orientation – Friday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m.
  • Archery Orientation – Saturday, April 1 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Shotgun Orientation – Tuesday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m.
  • Muzzleloading Orientation – Wednesday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. or Sunday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m.

These are the final opportunities for these orientations. If you do not fulfill this requirement as a new member (or a returning member adding the discipline), you will not be allowed to attend county practices and county shoots. However, you can and should still complete the projects.

Wear Your Club Shirt, Meet Other Members

Remember, if you have a club t-shirt, please wear it to 4-H events, practices, and activities. Let’s get to know each other. I love seeing so many of you outside of club meetings.

Club News for February 10

| 4-H Carnival, Meetings, News, Projects

Meeting on Monday, February 13

Remember that Monday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m. is our monthly club meeting. I hope you all can attend.

Please remember to:

  • Read the minutes posted on the club website so we can vote to approve them: hch4h.org/category/minutes.
  • Bring something for the club baskets to sell at the 4-H Carnival auction. The themes are:
    •  Hunting/Fishing/Camping,
    • USA (anything red, white, blue),
    • Sports (of all kinds), and
    • Nerf (any type not just guns).
  • Go to the Exhibit Hall instead of the usual meeting rooms for this month’s meeting.
  • Get your name tag and an agenda when you enter the room.
  • Sign up for a demonstration if you are ready to do so.

4-H Carnival Tickets

We will distribute 4-H Carnival Tickets at the club meeting if you have not already received them. If you have not picked up tickets and won’t be at the meeting on Monday, please let me know so we can make arrangements for you to receive them. Every club member is strongly encouraged to sell 25 tickets each.

LAST CALL for Fair Projects

If you are going to be in attendance, this is your last chance to pick up fair projects at the club meeting. YOU MUST let me know by 12:00 noon on Monday, February 13 if you want projects brought to the meeting.

What is not picked up at the club meeting or from my office in Berthoud by Monday, February 20 will no longer be available. I can’t hold on to fair projects 6 months after fair—I don’t have the space. 

Club News for December 1, 2022

| News

December Meeting

Our final meeting of the year is this Monday, December 5. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. (This is a change from our normal 2nd Monday of each month, due to scheduling conflicts at the McKee Building.)

Cookies

We’ll continue our December meeting tradition to exchange cookies. We invite you to bring one dozen cookies to share at the end of the meeting.

Office Elections

This is also our meeting for officer elections. Any 4-H club member can run for an office. (Sorry, Cloverbuds are not eligible.) To run for an office, we ask that each individual comes to the front to introduce themselves and tell the club why they would be a great candidate. Please keep in mind that running for an office means you are making a commitment to attend as many meetings as possible and fulfill the requirements for the office.

The offices are as follows:

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Sunshine
  • Reporter
  • Historian

Demonstrations

Please go to the Signups page on the club website to choose when you’d like to present your demonstration.

Community Service

Following the meeting, we will be wrapping Christmas gifts for Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County as a community service. Please consider working as a team—buddy up with another club member.

Meeting Minutes

Most importantly, read the minutes from November prior to the meeting.

Club News for August 31

| Announcements, Meetings, News

Congratulations

Congratulations to all of our members who participated in the County Cake Decorating Contest, Shooting Sports Competitions, County Fair, Livestock Sale, and those who went on to the State Competitions, Contests, State Fair, and State Livestock Sale. Wow, did we accomplish a lot this year!

September Potluck

Our next club meeting is not a meeting, but an end-of-the-year celebration picnic to be held at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. This is a potluck, so please bring a dish to share. We will start at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12. The club will provide sloppy joes, paper plates, plasticware, napkins, and coolers of lemonade and water.

Livestock Record Books

All members enrolled in a livestock project, including dog, please bring your completed record books to the potluck on Monday, September 12. I will sign them and turn them in at the extension office. If you were enrolled in a livestock project but did not show at the county fair, you still MUST complete your record books and turn them in. If you are unable to attend the picnic then I MUST receive them by September 15 at my office at Construction Supply House in Berthoud.

Open House

If you know anyone who is interested in learning more about 4-H, encourage them to attend the Larimer County 4-H Open House on Thursday, October 6 at 6:00 p.m. at the McKee Building.

2023 4-H Year

Start thinking about next year—our first meeting for the upcoming year is October 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building and enrollment will open on October 16.

I am very proud of all of our members and how well they showed at all the contests, competitions, and at fair. GREAT JOB!

Club News for July 7

| Announcements, Meetings, News

Our last official club meeting for the 2021–2022 year is this Monday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the McKee Building. If you have not yet completed your demonstration, go to the Signups page on hch4h.org to grab a slot.

I received a report of those entered in the county fair as of Wednesday evening. If you are not sure if you entered or did so correctly, contact me and I will check my list. Remember, fair entry is due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 8.

Cloverbuds will be meeting on Monday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. to work on fair projects. Cloverbuds do NOT need to enter through Fair Entry. Simply come to the fair on the morning of August 2 and bring your project to check-in. Cloverbuds: please bring a hammer to the meeting. We are going to build! If Cloverbuds have an older sibling who would like to come and help their younger sibling with their project, this would be great and would also count as leadership for the older member’s e-Record.

We will be building/decorating our club’s parade float on July 29 at 6:00 p.m. at Construction Supply House (806 North 2nd Street, Berthoud). Pizza and water will be provided. This is an opportunity to bring your record books for my signature as the Club Leader.

I will be at the club meeting at 6:00 p.m. and stay after if you have record book questions or need a signature. I will not sign a book until it is complete or very close to completion.

Good luck to all of our club members who are participating in county shoots this weekend!

See you on Monday at the club meeting!

Cindy Buckardt
970-481-7993
csh@frii.com

Club News for December 8

| Meetings, News

Happy Holidays!

This Monday, December 13 will be our final club meeting for 2021. What a year full of challenges…I look forward to a great 2022!

At this meeting, we will elect our club officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, Historian, and Sunshine person. Please consider each role and decide if you would like to run. Keep in mind the time commitment and the expectations for fulfilling the position. You can find descriptions and duties for each office at this link. If you plan to run for office, please prepare a brief speech to introduce yourself, your years in 4-H (if any), and why you would like to be elected to the office.

Community service is a 4-H requirement and will be recorded in your e-Record submitted for the county fair. We will be completing one of our club community service projects at this meeting—we will be wrapping Christmas gifts for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County. No experience is required and we encourage Cloverbuds to attend as it’s great fun. Does it sound like chaos to have 40+ kids wrapping gifts? Well, it is, but it is organized chaos! The wrapping paper, scissors, and tape will be provided.

We also like to share cookies when we’re done wrapping. Please bring a dozen to share. No drinks are provided, so bring a water bottle or there is a drinking fountain available.

Don’t forget to bring an item to donate for our club baskets for the 4-H Carnival to be held on March 5.  Our basket themes are Hunting/Outdoor Skills, Colorado/Sports, and Sweets. You are welcome to bring items to the January meeting as well.

A few reminders: Please read the November club meeting minutes as posted on the club website prior to the meeting. If you are planning to present a demonstration, please sign up on the club website under the Signups page.

If you have not yet enrolled, please do so soon. 

See you on Monday!

The High Country Handiworkers Club meeting for December will be held on Monday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m.

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