Meeting Report

Submitted by reporter, Avery Kemper.

The High Country Handiworkers 4-H Club met on Monday, March 13, 2023 at the McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland, Colorado. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.

Old business was discussed including discussion about enrollment.

The 4-H Carnival recap has been posted on the club website. Suggestions for the Iron Man game for next year were discussed.

New business included voting on new club t-shirt designs. We also discussed uploading dog IDs, the upcoming MQA make-up date on May 19th, and the upcoming hunter’s education. Several members attended training over the weekend to become certified leaders for Shooting Sports. 

There were four demonstrations during the meeting which included a clay thrower for target practice, Colorado flowers and bees, making plaster, making an air rifle, and how to make a rubber egg

Leader reports included Beekeeping, Photography, Foods, and Visual Arts. We also discussed checking the master calendar for project workshop dates and the importance of reading the Clover Connection and the club website.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m.

The next meeting will be held on April 10, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland.

For more information, visit the High Country Handiworkers’ website at hch4h.org or on Facebook by searching for hch4hclub.

Submitted by reporter, Avery Kemper.

The High Country Handiworkers 4-H Club met on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland, Colorado. The meeting was called to order at 7:12 p.m.

Leader reports included Beekeeping, Photography, Foods, Scrapbooking, and Visual Arts. We also discussed checking the master calendar for project workshop dates and the importance of reading the Clover Connection and the club website.

Old business was discussed including enrollment deadlines and dates to add or drop a project.

Members picked up their carnival tickets to sell for the upcoming 4-H Carnival on March 4th.

New business included the upcoming MQA Training, designing club t-shirts for this year, Larimer County Fair parade themes, and King Soopers fundraising.

There were four demonstrations at the meeting which included ice cream making, paper airplane building, custom rifle building, and braiding.

We had an update about the assisted living community service opportunity in Loveland.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland.

For more information, visit the High Country Handiworkers’ website at hch4h.org or on Facebook by searching for hch4hclub.

Submitted by reporter, Avery Kemper.

The High Country Handiworkers 4-H Club met on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland, Colorado. The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.

Enrollment is due for returning members by February 1, 2023 and March 1, 2023 for new members.

The club voted on 4 booths to host at the upcoming Larimer County 4-H Carnival, which will be held March 4, 2023 at The Ranch in Loveland. The winning votes were for the following booths: Lollipop Pull, Iron Man, TP Toss, and Rubberband Shoot.

There were three demonstrations at the meeting which included 3D printing, muzzleloading supplies, and welding protection.

Leader reports included Beekeeping, Photography, Foods, Scrapbooking, Shooting Sports, and Visual Arts.

The club discussed adopting a senior assisted living facility in Loveland.

Information was given about how to complete and pay for 4-H registration for this year. Hunter’s Education class was also discussed as an upcoming event for members to participate in.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:21 p.m.

The next meeting will be held February 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch in Loveland.

For more information, visit the High Country Handiworkers’ website at hch4h.org or on Facebook by searching for hch4hclub.

Submitted by reporter, Morgan Copeland

The High Country Handiworkers 4-H club meeting was called to order on April 11, 2022 at 7:10 p.m. at The Ranch Events Complex – McKee Building.

We had a few reports from the officers and leaders. There was no new business. We talked about club t-shirts.

We had demonstrations by 6 members about shooting sports safety equipment, what to bring to fair for a pig,  making a backer for air rifle,  how to use a miter box, blocking a knitted garment, and lastly one on a tractor carburetor.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 p.m. The next meeting will be held on May 9, 2022 at the McKee Building at the Ranch.

Submitted by reporter, Morgan Copeland

The High Country Handiworkers Club 4-H Meeting was held on March 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Our leader Cindy Buckardt gave a report about the 4-H Carnival and said that it was a huge success. We would like to thank everyone who came and helped.

The Fair Board is asking for a theme for the parade, and the prize of winning the parade theme idea gets a free entry to the parade.

Demonstrations were given about caring for lambs, and identifying ducks in the wild.

The next meeting will be held at the McKee Building at The Ranch on April 11, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Submitted by reporter, Morgan Copeland.

The High Country Handiworkers 4-H club met on Monday, January 10, 2022 at 7:02 p.m. at the McKee Building at The Ranch.

The club talked about enrollment and when it’s due (February 1, 2022 for returning members. March 15, 2022 for new members).

The club also talked about Hunter Education, and the required Annual Safety Meetings for the Shooting Sports project.

There are some upcoming events like ice fishing at Dowdy Lake near Red Feather on February 19, 2022 for the Sportsfishing project. The new beekeeping project is meeting on January 25 at 6 p.m. in the McKee Building at The Ranch.

After that, we made plans for the 4-H Carnival. This year is the 63rd anniversary. The carnival is on March 5, 2022. We talked about which booths we would like to do.

Our next club meeting is scheduled for February 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the McKee Building at the Ranch Events Complex.

Submitted by reporter, Walker Cameron.

The High Country Handiworkers 4-H Club met on Monday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at the Ranch in Loveland, Colorado.

Enrollment is due for returning members by February 3, and for new members it is due by March 16. 

Officers for the upcoming year were elected: President, Josh Ryan; Vice President, Nate Rogers; Secretary, Andrea Newby; Treasurer, Clara Coats; Reporter, CharLee Davis; Sunshine, Kathryn Cox and Wyatt Grundy; Historian, Morgan Copeland.

The Larimer County 4-H Carnival will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020. The club voted on the themes for auction baskets at the carnival. And the themes are outdoor/hunting/fishing and dogs.

There were demonstrations about the Passports to Foreign Cookery project and the difference between largemouth and smallmouth bass. 

The club completed a service project, wrapping presents for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County’s Christmas party, and then ate Christmas cookies.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building.

Submitted by reporter, Walker Cameron.

​The High Country Handiworkers 4-H Club met on Monday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building at the Ranch in Loveland, Colorado.

Club leader, Cindy Buckardt, recapped the end of the last 4-H year and announced opportunities for the coming year. Our club received a 3rd place trophy for our float in the parade. Members should be sure to write thank-you notes to their project superintendents and award sponsors. Our club’s completion percentage was 85% for projects last year.

The exchange club is accepting new members, hosting the first year and traveling the second. The Junior Leader Club is accepting new members. Cloverbud and Leathercraft meetings will be moving to the third Monday of the month for this 4-H year.

Our club will be participating in Turning Pens for the Troops on November 3rd. The wood for writing pens is shaped in a lathe and then pens are shipped to members of the military.

4-H Achievement Night is on November 8th at the McKee Building. Enrollment opened on October 16th. There will be a Foods project meeting on November 4th.

The next meeting will be on November 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building.

For more information, visit the High Country Handiworkers website at hch4h.org or on Facebook and Instagram by searching for hch4hclub.