News

Club News for July 1

/ Community Service, County Fair, Events, Fundraising, News / ,

30 Days Left!

It is amazing how much is happening now. The Larimer County Fair is getting closer—only 30 days until Interview Judging Day, and then Livestock starts showing.

National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships

This past week, the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships was held in Grand Island, Nebraska. Larimer County was fortunate enough to have 4 youth attend. A total of 34 Colorado members qualified in 9 disciplines.

Qualification takes place during the state shoot the previous year. Larimer County had 2 of the 4 members on Colorado’s Compound Archery team: our own club’s Walker Cameron and Jude Rudd. Walker finished 4th OVERALL…AMAZING! Jude was 38th of the 111 participants and the Colorado team was 2nd of the 32 teams! Tristan Noyer shot Recurve Archery and placed 37th out of 68. She was one of a few to shoot a traditional barebow. The Colorado Recurve team was 9th out of 22 teams. Our club’s own Tait Simpson competed in Muzzleloader and finished 57th out of 71, and the Colorado team placed 6th of 22 teams. This is quite an accomplishment for all four of these shooters. It is certainly something for all of our club members who participate in shooting sports to strive for.

Demonstration Night

Last night we held our second Demonstration Night and had 16 fantastic demonstrations given. See the club website for the titles of their presentations. It was a fantastic variety and as always, I learned something new.

4th of July Parking Fundraiser

At the last club meeting, a discussion was held about having a 4th of July fundraiser. A motion was made, seconded, and voted on. During our parliamentary procedure reports, Mr. Ryan has explained many times about the importance of voting. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to vote and each member has the ability to agree or disagree about a motion by casting their vote.

The club members voted to park cars on the 4th of July at the Stowers Orthodontics on Taft in Loveland right across from Lake Loveland. The Snyder family was kind enough to bring this fundraising opportunity to us, and the signup is on the club website hch4h.org on the home page.

Now, we need members to sign up! This is a club event and we need members who voted to approve it to volunteer. Our club just spent over $2,000 on club shirts for our members, so this fundraiser would help increase our available funds. Thank you for signing up!

Fair Entry

Fair Entry is due by July 7! Be sure to enter for your projects and interview judging.

Shooting Sports County Shoots

County shoots are kicking off! Make sure to sign up before the deadlines for your disciplines.

Those in Archery, please note that the event has been moved to the afternoon of July 8 to allow families and leaders to attend Jim Easthouse’s memorial service that morning.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to help with setting up chairs and tables for Jim Easthouse’s memorial service. If you are able to assist, please come to the Foundation Church in Loveland on Friday, July 7 at 9:00 a.m.

Foods Meeting on July 3

The Foods meeting is this Monday, July 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the McKee Building. Our theme is Red, White, and Blue foods.

What an exciting time of year—watch for all the e-mails that will be coming over the next month!

Club News for July 23

/ Club Shirts, Community Service, Demonstrations, News /

e-Record Requirements

There are only 38 days until interview judging day! It is coming soooooo fast!

Demonstrations

This is a reminder that two things are required of each 4-H member and should be included in e-Records. The first is a demonstration. We are offering a demonstration night on June 30 and there are still a couple of openings left. We are asking you to limit demonstrations to no more than 5 minutes. The signup is on the club website at hch4h.org under the Signups tab. The demonstration slots during the club meeting on July 10 are full. However, if we need to allow for more slots, let me know and we will accommodate as needed.

Community Service

The second requirement is community service. If you sold carnival tickets or helped at the club booth that day, you have fulfilled the requirement. However, more is better and additional pages attached in the e-Record are welcome. If you are in shooting sports and have helped with setting up or tearing down a range, this is also considered community service.

If you have a few hours to donate in the next week from June 29–July 4, the Foster and Adoptive Families are looking for volunteers to assist in their fireworks tent. The tent is located at the Walmart in North Loveland off of 65th Avenue. Our 4-H members are not allowed to make the actual transactions of sales, but they help customers with fireworks and help with keeping the shelves stocked. Here is the link for the signup – please put 4-H in the comment section: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040a48a5aa2ca7f94-faflc7#/

Club T-Shirts and Hoodies

All the ordered apparel is in. I will bring to the next club meeting, but if you would like it sooner, you can come by my shop or email me and we can meet up at the McKee building. Next week I am at the McKee Building on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and Friday, of course, for Demonstration Night.

Shooting Sports Record Book and Project Workshop

Tonight there is a shooting sports record book workshop at 6:30 in the Berthoud Room in the McKee Building. If you have your e-Record done and you’re ready for me to sign it…AWESOME!

Questions

PLEASE reach out to me if you need help with anything or have any questions!

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

/ Cloverbuds, News / ,

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.

Scroll to Top