Routt County 4-H news & updates
July 14, 2023
Upcoming Events
Click here to access the Routt County 4-H Google Calendar!
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We are headed into a busy time of year... Please call ahead before stopping by the office, we will be out and about attending 4-H Events!
Record Books will be undergoing checks during your July Club Meetings. All members must bring their up to date record books to these meetings.
  • Download your record books here!
  • Livestock members - scroll down for some helpful record book tips!
July 16, Shooting Sports Completion Weekend at the South Routt Elementary School and Kirby Ranch for Air Rifle, Air Pistol, and .22 Pistol members.
July 18, 5pm, Fashion Revue Workshop in the Community Room (135 6th Street). Come and learn runway skills from a state 4-H Fashion Revue Champion - Samantha Pearce! Space is limited so register early.
July 22-23, Shooting Sports Completion Weekend at the Routt County Rifle Club for .22 Rifle, Archery, and Shotgun members.
July 26, Junior Livestock Sale Blogs are due. Please submit your blog here.
August 1, 6pm, Monthly Moos - Join the call as we discuss all things FAIR! (Zoom information)
Do you have any questions that you would like covered in the next Monthly Moo? Please email Millie any questions you would like addressed!
August 9, 9am, Fair Set-Up Day. All members are encouraged to attend the fair clean up day and help us get ready for fair. We will serve lunch to all attendees. Please come prepared - sunscreen, hat, gloves.
August 11-20th, 109th Routt County Fair!
August 11:
  • 8:30am - Ranch Horse Versatility Show
August 12-13:
  • Open Horse Show
August 14:
  • 9am - 4-H Western Show
August 15:
  • 8:30am - 4-H Dog Show
  • 12pm - 4-H Gymkhana
  • 6pm - 4-H Swine Weigh-in
August 16:
  • 8am - 4-H Poultry Show
  • 10am - 4-H Sheep and Goat Weigh-In
  • 11:30am - 4-H Beef Weigh-In
  • 3pm - 4-H Swine Show
August 17:
August 18:
  • 11am - 4-H Goat Show
  • 2pm - 4-H Sheep Show
August 19:
  • 8:30am - Round Robin Showmanship Competition
  • 3pm - Bobby Robinson Sr. Memorial FREE Community BBQ
  • 4:30pm - Routt County Junior Livestock Sale
August 20:
  • 9am - Fair Clean-Up for ALL livestock, horse, rabbit, poultry, and dog members.
September 13, 7pm, Carcass Contest in Soroco. All market members are encouraged to attend and learn more about how market animals are scored.
September 19, All Animal and Club Record Books are due to the Extension Office. We will be open from 7:30-5:30 to ensure members have time to drop off before/after school.
General 4-H News
Stay up to date on all things Routt County 4-H. Follow, like and share our Facebook page(s)!
EXPOS, CLINICS, SHOWS, AND MORE - scroll down to your projects category to learn more about clinics, shows, and expos being put on by other counties.

More to Explore in Routt County 4-H! Save the Date for October 21st from 10am-1pm at the Routt County Fairgrounds for a county wide 4-H Open House. Animals, Cake Decorating, model rocketry and more. Join us for a fun hands-on time to kick off the beginning of the 2023-2024 4-H Year!
The Routt County 4-H Member Handbook, Policy and Procedures is updated and approved. All members must abide by the Routt County 4-H Member Handbook, Policies and Procedures while enrolled in the Routt County 4-H Program.
CAM's Classroom Experience:
Calling all youth individuals who have a passion for agriculture! CAMs Ag Academy is on the hunt for ag-tastic individuals who would like to join CSU students in educating others about agriculture in CAMs Classroom! CAMs Classroom is an interactive classroom that aims to teach people, from 1 to 99, in fun ways about agriculture. Some of our most popular activities include games such as Truth or Hogwash, Colorado Bingo, creating your own plant terrarium, and creating your own brand! We would love to have YOU join our team during the Routt County fair. No prior experience required, we are looking for any individuals who are interested in agriculture, and love talking to others about agriculture! More info on CAM's Ag Experience can be found here.

All interested individuals can email Tami for more info. Space will be limited- so don’t wait!

All training will be conducted on site, we request a minimum 2 hour shift. In return for your time, you will be given an official CAMs Ag Academy educator t shirt, a certificate of completion, and other fun swag!
Club Reports
Flat Top
June 11, 2023
On Sunday, June 11th, Flat Top 4-H Club held their meeting at the Yampa Park. The club was able to gather for a picnic dinner and roast marshmallows. During the meeting we discussed up coming requirements that will need to be completed before the end of the 4-H season. Final demonstrations will need to be performed at the July meeting. Our next meeting will be held on July 14th, 10 am, at the South Routt Elementary school. Then the club will participate in community work. 
Submitted by: Gavin Ahlgrim
Handy Lads and Lassies
July 2, 2023
On July 2nd the club met up at the Long’s to start off tour day. Tour day is where the club goes to each member's ranch and sees everybody’s set up for animals and their projects.The last house we went to was the Gates’s house and after looking at their animals we sat down, had a meeting, and ate ice cream. During the meeting we talked about different reports that people had from earlier experiences and upcoming events. Next everyone voted on what this year's T-shirt design should be and the color of it. We also looked over everyones record books. Our next meeting will be held August 6th at 2:00 pm.
Submitted By: Morgan Gibson
In the News!
Congrats to Routt County Coach, Rick Kirby, and Routt County member, Teagan Herold, with their success at the 4-H National Championship. More on the event here.
Thank you to Southside 4-H Club for helping with trail clean-up around Fetcher's Pond at the end of June.
Courtesy Posts
During this time with HPAI ever present, please educate yourself on the risks of your backyard flock mingling with wild birds, and introducing new birds to your flock.
Please join us for Saturday, August 19th AFTER the Jr. Livestock Sale for a live concert featuring Chancey Williams Band with Opening Act Tucker Rose.
This concert is brought to you by Routt County Fair Advisory Board. Tickets are on sale NOW!
  • 4-H and FFA Members, your tickets are sponsored by The Paoli Group and Morton Buildings, Inc. Tickets will be available for pick up during the week of fair in the Exhibit Hall Fair Office.
ISO Goats - Alicia Willis is looking to buy a few goats to be pets and grazers for her land. If you know anyone selling goats, please let her know. 310-384-0490

Need Egg Cartons? Stop by our office to grab some egg cartons.
New Member Information
Learn more about Routt County 4-H on our WEBSITE.
  • See a list of our 4-H clubs and when they meet.
  • Learn about all the projects 4-H has to offer.
  • The Colorado 4-H WEBSITE also offers project information and record book links. Click on the area of a project of interest (word on picture square), then click on the project you want to learn more about.
4-H Monthly Moos - Do you have questions about the Routt County 4-H Program? Tami and Millie will be holding monthly Zoom Calls to help with all things 4-H! Monthly meetings will try to have a specific topic, but all questions are welcome anytime. 4-H Monthly Moos will start January 3th and will run on the first Tuesday of the month (besides July) at 6pm through August 1st. Zoom Link Here!

Information from prior Monthly Moos can be found on our website.
4-H Project Area Information
Important Updates -
  • All members are required to complete their projects during Exhibit Day. If you cannot make Exhibit Day, please contact Tami or Millie to schedule a completion time on July 10th or July 17th.
Practice Schedules - Practice Start Dates are Tentative

Important Shooting Sports Dates -
  • July 16 - Shooting Sports Completion Weekend for Air Rifle, Air Pistol & .22 Pistol
  • July 22-23 - Shooting Sports Completion Weekend for .22 Rifle, Archery & Shotgun
  • July 26 - Exhibit Day
  • August 19-20 - State Shoot in Pueblo for .22 Rifle, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, and Archery
  • September 2-3 - State Shoot in Colorado Springs for Shotgun and .22 Pistol
  • November 17 - Achievement Night

Meets, Invitationals, and Expos -
These are meets we are sharing from other counties for members to participate in. The postings are for your information. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Routt County Extension.
Livestock Members -
  • Did you not make it to Flood Days? Please stop by our office to pick up 5 fair posters to hang at 5 different businesses. Due to the lack of participation, we still have businesses in Steamboat who need to be hit.
  • We need blogs for the Junior Livestock Sale website, and Facebook!
  • Please submit your blogs here before July 26th.
  • Weigh-In Results
  • Beef Weigh-In results are posted on our Website.
  • Swine Weigh-In results are posted on our website.
  • Sheep Weigh-In results are posted on our website.
  • Goat Weigh-In results are posted on our website.
  • Additional Scales will be available for members to use throughout the summer.
  • The Logan Family, in South Routt, has scales available for 4-H members to use. Please arrange with Jeannie Jo ahead of time.
  • The Camilletti Family, in Hayden, has scales available for 4-H members to use. Please arrange with Coleen (970-734-4713) ahead of time.
  • Routt County 4-H has scales available at $5/day for 4-H members to use. Please arrange pick-up with Steamboat Rentals (970-879-4242).
  • The Routt County Fairgrounds will allow members to use the old scales on the north end of the fairgrounds. Please understand that these scales are not calibrated, and cannot be considered official weights.
Horse Members -
Sheep Members -
  • Handbook Updates - There has been some question in the past as to what we meant by “extreme docking” in our member handbook. This year, with help from the FFA Advisors, Sheep Superintendents, and us here at the Extension Office, we decided to update the wording in the member handbook to make this rule more clear. The wording that we are using is coming straight from the Colorado State Fair Rulebook!
  • Extreme docking of lambs: (complete tail removal) is not an acceptable animal husbandry practice. We will be using the same rule for the Colorado State Fair regarding docking. Market Lambs shall show no evidence of surgical docking, prolapses, purse strings, sutures, etc. If any of these are evident in any sheep, that animal will be disqualified from the show
  • There will be a team of people checking lambs at spring, and fair weigh-ins

Goat Members -
  • Handbook Updates - This year, there will no longer be a separate meat breed and non-meat breed showmanship class for goats. There will be one showmanship class regardless of the breed of goat. The showmanship class will be judge on how you show and present your animal based on their breed standards.
Poultry Members -
Dog Members -
  • Dog Practices Schedules -
  • Hayden - Tuesdays, 5:30pm, at the Routt County Fairgrounds
  • Steamboat - Tuesdays, 5:30pm, at Cathy's House (check email for address)
Livestock Dates -
Jackpots, Shows, and Expos -
These are shows we are sharing from other counties for members to participate in. The postings are for your information. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Routt County Extension.
  • August 24th-27th - Colorado State Fair 4-H Championship Horse Show in Pueblo Colorado.
2022-2023 Record Books can be downloaded here!

Pages that can be completed NOW -
Pages to be working on through project -

Record Book Tips -
  1. Keep columns Consistent
  2. Add more pages as needed
  3. Dates need to be in chronological order
  4. Read all page directions completely and carefully
  5. NEVER leave a page blank

Important Record Book Dates -
  • October 1 - Start of 4-H Year
  • July - Record Book Check from Club Leaders
  • September 19 - Animal/Livestock Record Books Due
Important Updates -
  • Exhibit Day display requirements can be found on the Colorado 4-H Website.
  • We have display boards for sale in our office. $5 per board.
  • All members are required to complete their projects during Exhibit Day. If you cannot make Exhibit Day, please contact Tami or Millie to schedule a completion time on July 10th or July 17th.

Fashion Revue Workshop - Join us on July 18th to learn runway skills from a state 4-H Fashion Revue Champion! Register here.

Important Dates -
Routt County 4-H Leadership Opportunities
Routt County Over Night Retreat - All Jr. and Int. members are invited to join us for an overnight retreat in September at the Exhibit Hall in Hayden. This is a great team building event hosted by the Routt County Jr. Leaders. This FREE leadership conference brought to you by your Jr Leaders will be filled with workshops, games, campfire with s'mores, movies and much more. Registration will open August 1.
Leaders
Important Updates -
  • Please include Tami and Millie in all 4-H Club related correspondence.
  • WE HAVE CUTTING BOARDS - please stop by our office and pick up a cutting board as a volunteer appreciation gift!
Routt County 4-H Cloverbuds
What is a Cloverbud? Cloverbuds are members from 5-7 years old who are not quite ready to participate in many of the projects and activities that the rest of the older 4-H members participate in.

What can Cloverbuds do? The Cloverbud program is focused on participation, teamwork, and learning (not so much on competition). Several of our clubs host Cloverbud events during their regular monthly meetings, and our Routt County 4-H Junior Leaders host 5 Cloverbud workshops throughout the spring and summer to get our youngest members excited about 4-H.
Routt County CSU Extension - 4-H