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Newsletter - February 10, 2023

Arapahoe County CSU Extension Office Closed to Walk-in Clients on Fridays


If you have any questions, please feel free to email our staff:

Ethan Cahill - ecahill@arapahoegov.com

Shaylen Florez - sflorez@arapahoegov.com

Claudia Meeks - cmeeks@arapahoegov.com

Jean Walton - jwalton@arapahoegov.com

All Arapahoe County offices, including the Arapahoe County CSU Extension Office will be closed on Monday, February 20th in observance of Presidents' Day.

February 25

Regional Creative Cooks Contest (Location: Adams County)


March 1

Market Beef Enrollment Deadline


March 1

4-H Foundation IVY Award Applications Due to Kathy McDaniel


March 4

Market Beef Tag-In


April 1

New 4-H Member Enrollment Deadline


April 1

Livestock MQA Training (Fairgrounds, 10 - 2)


April 19

4-H Foundation IVY Award Breakfast


April 20

Swine Tag Check Out (Fairgrounds, Time TBD)


April 22

Regional Speech and Demo. Contest (Location: CSU SPUR)


May 1

Cat/Dog/Horse ID deadline in 4HOnline


May 1

Project Add/Drop Deadline


May 1

Market Sheep and Market Goat Tag-In (Fairgrounds, Time TBD)


May 1

Deadline - Market Swine DNA envelopes/nomination packets must be submitted (Can be dropped of at Sheep & Goat Tag-in)


May 13

4-H Dog Fun Match (Location: Arapahoe County Fairgrounds)

4-H Foundation IVY Award Applications Being Accepted


The Arapahoe County 4-H Foundation is now accepting applications for their IVY (Important Volunteer of the Year) award. Click on the image to the right to access the application. The application is a fillable pdf. You can type directly in the application or you can print it out and complete it by hand. Instructions on where to send your completed application are listed on the application. All applications are due to Kathy McDaniel by 3/1/23.

Arapahoe County Dates and Deadlines Document Updated


In order to keep our 4-H families and volunteers informed on 4-H dates and deadlines, the 4-H team has created a document containing an updated list of county-wide dates and deadlines for the 4-H year. This document will be continuously updated and a link will be included in the newsletters and on the Arapahoe County 4-H Member Resources webpage. Click on the image to the left to view the document.

Trainings and Meetings

4-H Information Night


Do you have questions about 4-H? Please join us for a 4-H Information Night. The 4-H staff will be on the meeting and available to answer your questions.


Also, FairEntry will open for 4-H and Public Competition entries on June 1, so this will be a good chance for you to ask any questions you have about that process as well. This will give families time before the entry deadline (June 15) to get their questions answered so they can get their entries submitted in the system.


The meeting will be held on Zoom and will take place on June 7th at 6:30 p.m. Click on the image to the left to register.

Companion Animal Projects
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  • Dog classes with Janele and Briana Caldwell have started at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds in the East Wing. If interested in the Dog project please be in contact with Janele at janele.caldwell@yahoo.com or homeenhancements@live.org or you can call her at 303-880-5538. She would be happy to provide more details on times. 

Attention Cat Project Members!


Please make sure to enter in your Cat ID information in 4HOnline. That includes pictures and vaccination records. Without that information it is considered incomplete. Please remember that members need to be 8 and older as of December 31 to enroll in animal projects. The deadline to submit your animal ID info is Saturday, May 1. Click on the image to the right for instructions.

Attention Dog Project Members!


Please make sure to enter in your Dog ID information in 4HOnline. That includes pictures and vaccination records. Without that information it is considered incomplete. Please remember that members need to be 8 and older as of December 31 to enroll in animal projects. The deadline to submit your animal ID info is Saturday, May 1. Click on the image to the left for instructions.

The 2023 4-H Dog Expo is March 18th in the McKee 4-H Building at The Ranch in Loveland! There will be a full day of workshops, demonstrations and classes. Bring your dog and join the fun! Registration is now open in 4HOnline and the Expo is open to all 4-H Dog Members.  Registration is required.  Click on the image above to register. All Dogs must have a current ID in 4HOnline and proof of current Rabies vaccination. If you have Dog ID questions, please contact your County Extension Office.

 

Please bring your own lunch and snacks, or plan to go out for lunch.

Members will need their dog, a dog crate, water bowl, 6' leash and treats.

FCS & General Projects
Shooting Sports

Are you interested in becoming a 4-H Certified Shooting Sports Leader?! The Arapahoe County 4-H Shooting Sports Project is in need of additional volunteers to help support the growing program! We are trying to offer more practices, events, and other activities but need dedicated volunteers who are willing to get involved. This is an incredible opportunity to support a rapidly growing project in the Arapahoe County 4-H Program. This includes trainings, coaching, and developing connections with other leaders from across the state! If you are interested, please email Ethan at ecahill@arapahoegov.com for more information!


Below are the 2023 Colorado 4-H State Shooting Sports Leader Trainings:


March 3-5, Morgan County - (Rifle, Pistol, Archery, Shotgun)

March 10-12, Weld County – (Rifle, Pistol, Archery, Shotgun)

March 17-19, Pueblo County – (Rifle, Pistol, Archery, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Hunting & Outdoor Skills, Western Heritage)

March 24-26, Garfield County - (Rifle, Pistol, Archery, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Hunting & Outdoor Skills, Western Heritage)


If you are interested, email Ethan at ecahill@arapahoegov.com for more information!

Horse


Please click on the image to the left for info on the Arapahoe County 4-H Horse Project and upcoming for events!

Livestock

More Opportunities

THANK YOU to all the amazing volunteers and Extension Team that helped with the 2023 Extravaganza. It was an amazing event with high attendance. We had over 200 in attendance that were either 4-H members or potential 4-H families. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to help that day. It was great to see everyone’s smiling faces. We are looking forward to 2024’s event! Click on the image to the right to see some pictures that were taken at Extravaganza.

Project Updates

Dog

Family & Consumer Science

General & Natural Resources

Horse

Livestock

Shooting Sports

4-H Resources

4-H Policies and Procedures

4-H Leader Resources

4-H Foundation

4-H Scholarships

(303) 730-1920

CSU-Extension@ArapahoeGov.com

6934 S. Lima St., Suite B

Centennial, CO 80112

 

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