Colorado State Fair Results 2024
The results for state fair projects as well as Shooting Sports, Fashion Revue, Model Rocket Fly Day, and Dog Agility have been posted. Click here to visit the Colorado 4-H website and find your results!
Shooting Sports
Air Rifle and .22 Rifle Orientation / March 28, 2024
Orientation for both Air Rifle and .22 Rifle has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. at the McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch. This will be the last opportunity to complete the orientation requirement for these disciplines for 2024.
This orientation is for new members and returning members who are adding the discipline. Members must complete all of the following four steps to be eligible to attend the New Member Orientation.
1. Enrolled as a 4-H member.
2. Paid 4-H enrollment dues.
3. Attended the Annual Safety Meeting on Zoom.
4, Completed Required Paperwork.
Members AND parents are required to attend.
Orientation is required BEFORE members are eligible to attend practices.
Hunter Education Course / April 20–21, 2024
Our club has organized an Internet Conclusion Course for Hunter Education on April 20–21, 2024.
This course is for 4-H members. However, parents and siblings are welcome to attend and earn their hunter education cards as well.
All participants must complete the online course BEFORE attending the in-person course. We recommend starting soon—the online course takes significant time to finish. Click here for the online course. The cost is $29.50.
If you have any questions, email info@hch4h.org.
Club Achievements 2023
November was a time to celebrate the accomplishments of our club members and leaders over the past 4-H year at the Larimer County 4-H Achievement Night and our November club meeting. So much work and time went into making 2023 a success and we’re so proud of your efforts!
At the county fair, our club had 47 Champions and 25 Reserve Champions for a total of 72! That’s AMAZING! Of those, 18 went on to win Overall Grand Champion or Overall Reserve Grand Champion. And 13 members received the Best Record Book award.
At the Colorado State Fair, our club had 42 entries and 24 received either a Reserve Champion or a Champion and of those, 10 went on to win Overall Grand Champion or Overall Reserve Grand Champion. INCREDIBLE!
At the state level, Beau Reuhlen won Reserve Champion and Caden Powell won Champion at Rocket Fly Day. Avery Kemper took first place in the state digital photo contest.
At the state Shooting Sports competition, we had club members in the top 10 as follows: Bohdan Leppert and Paisley Dennis in Air Pistol; Tori Freeland in Air Rifle: Offhand and Paisley Dennis in Air Rifle: Utility; Willow Cameron, Genesis Rivera, Gideon Rivera, and Walker Cameron in Archery; Walker Cameron in Muzzleloading; and Walker Cameron in all 4 classes of .22 Rifle.
Our club received a Gold certificate for having 75%+ of our members complete the year, which was 80% to be exact.
We passed out completion certificates to all of the members who completed their 4-H year, and our leaders as well.
To find a listing of awards from the Larimer County Achievement Night, click here.
Another Opportunity to Order / 2023 Shooting Sports Shirts
The Shooting Sports shirts for 2023 are being offered for order for a limited time.
They include “In Memory of Jim” text on the sleeve in recognition of Jim Easthouse and his contribution to the Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports program.
If you’d like to place an order, please visit lc4hss.org.
2023 Shooting Sports: By the Numbers
We love Shooting Sports! We’re so proud of everything the members in our club and our county accomplished in 2023!
Club News for July 7
Community Service: Very IMPORTANT!
We’re looking for 4-H members to help set up for Jim Easthouse’s memorial service. This is a community service that our club needs to participate in—Jim was one of our club leaders.
We will be setting up chairs and tables tomorrow, Friday, July 7 at 9:00 a.m. at Foundations Church at 1380 North Denver Avenue in Loveland (east of Walmart on Highway 34).
Fair Entry Deadline / July 7
Big reminder…fair entries are due tomorrow, Friday, July 7 by 11:30 p.m.
July Club Meeting / July 10
Our last meeting for this 4-H year is Monday, July 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the McKee Building.
Good Luck, Archery Members
Best of luck and happy shooting to all the archery participants in the county shoot on Saturday, July 8!
Club News for July 1
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
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!