Newsletter - March 22, 2024 - Corrected Rocket Launch Day Flyer

Arapahoe County Dates and Deadlines Document

To keep 4-H families and volunteers informed on 4-H dates and deadlines, we 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 view the document. You may need to refresh your browser to get the most current.

FCS & General Projects

ATTENTION Clothing and Heritage Arts 4-H members and volunteers! Are you interested in helping plan the 2024 Fashion Revue? Our first Fashion Revue Committee Meeting is scheduled for THURSDAY, APRIL 25th at 6 p.m. Please register for meeting by clicking on the image to the left.

Companion Animal Projects

The next beekeeping meeting will be Sunday April 7th at 2pm. We can meet via zoom one more time before the bees come. We will continue to discuss book 1. How to observe a hive entrance, how to set up a hive, a good hive location, and what to wear when working with bees. 

We will have another meeting at the very end of April when the bees arrive. We will install 2 hives. One in Bennett and one in Morrison. We don't have an exact date yet, but if you send me your email and or phone number I will let you know when the bees arrive so you can watch the installation. - Amy Dodd

Click on the picture to the left to email Amy.

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.

Shooting Sports

Arapahoe County 4-H Shooting Sports Practices

The practice dates can be found on our Dates and Deadlines document here: http://arapahoe.extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/Arapahoe-Dates-and-Deadlines-2023-2024.pdf

Please be sure to bring your green card to all practices. Click here to sign up to attend the practices.

Sundays there will be Shotgun Sporting Clays Practices Kiowa Creek Sporting Club at 8:30 AM followed by Shooting Sports practice at Sorber’s Ranch at 1:30 PM.

Saturdays starting April 6 there will be Shotgun Skeet Practice at Golden Gun Club at 10:00 AM followed by Shooting Sports practice at Sorber’s Ranch at 1:30 PM.

Horse

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

Upcoming Horse Open Arenas and Ride Meetings

These will be held at the Arapahoe Country Fairgrounds at 6:30 PM.

These events are subject to weather and arena conditions.

Please join the Arapahoe County 4-H Horse Project Group to know the status of these events or email Hannah Henderson.

Colorado 4-H Horse Levels Program

Rater Certification Training – Larimer County 

April 19-21, 2024

Larimer County is hosting a Horse Levels Rater Training from April 19-21 at The Ranch, Larimer County Fairgrounds & Events Complex in Loveland.  The Training will consist of a short classroom session on Friday evening covering the principles behind the Levels Program and a review of the riding tests, Saturday will be English and Western riding skills, and Sunday will cover Ranch Horse requirements.

The cost of the training will be $50 for English, $50 for Western and $75 for Ranch Horse. Please make checks payable to: Larimer County Extension

Registration is through 4-HOnline. The deadline to register is April 14. There are several hotels nearby if you need accommodations.

For more information, please contact Diane Kern at kernd@co.larimer.co.us.

Livestock

4-H members must be enrolled in their animal projects (other than market beef) by May 1 in 4HOnline. Otherwise youth will not be able to compete at fair.

Upcoming MQA Trainings 2024

Weld County

Tuesday, March 26^th from 4:00-7:00 PM

Wednesday, March 27^th from 4:00-7:00 PM

4-H Building, 527 N. 15th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631

RSVP to Larry Hooker at Lhooker@weld.gov

Pueblo County

Friday, March 29^th from 6:00-9:00 PM

Dining Hall at Colorado State Fairgrounds, 1001 Beulah Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004

RSVP to Dorothy Welbourne at welbourned@pueblocounty.us

Fremont County

Tuesday, April 2^nd from 5:00-7:00 PM

4-H Building Canon City, 1595 S 9th St, Canon City, CO 81212

RSVP to Shanan Davey at Shanan.Davey@colostate.edu

Boulder County

Monday, April 22^nd Time TBD

Boulder County Fairgrounds – Barn A, 9595 Nelson Rd, Longmont, CO 80501

Please RSVP to Brenda Kwang at Bkwang@bouldercounty.gov

Adams County – more information coming soon

Tuesday, April 30^th time TBD

Jefferson County

Wednesday, May 1^st from 5:00-7:00 PM

T.E.V. Edelweiss Klub Inc, 17832 CO-8, Morrison, CO 80465

RSVP to Josey Pukrop at Jpukrop@co.jefferson.co.us

Douglas County

Thursday, May 2^nd Time TBD

Friday, May 3^rd Time TBD

Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Rd. Castle Rock, CO 80104

RSVP to Mercedes Glenn at Mercedes.Glenn@colostate.edu

Larimer County

Friday, May 17^th from 4:00-7:00 PM

Exhibit Hall, Thomas M. McKee 4-H Youth & Community Building, The Ranch Events Complex, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO 80538

RSVP to Bailey Schilling at Schillbw@co.larimer.co.us

SALE COMMITTEE CORNER

The Livestock Sale Committee thought would be a good idea to give our market animal kids some ideas to be doing now, in preparation for our upcoming auction.

MARCH

1. If you have not done so already, now is the time to contact your breeder to start figuring out who you will be buying your 4-H market animal from. Contact several breeders to see what they will have available for you and the prices they are charging. You may have to put your name on a wait list. Be sure to let them know the budget you have to work with.
2. Start writing your buyer letters and getting them sent out to people/companies that are fixtures in your family’s lives, i.e., doctor, dentist, lawyer, insurance agent, mechanic, feed store owner, orthodontist, the places where your parents work, etc. If you are having trouble thinking of people to send letters to, drive down the street in your local town and send letters to companies doing business near you. Remember that a letter now might bring in new buyers to benefit you as well as other kids in the market project. Be sure to tell them about yourself, name, age, what club you belong to, how many years you have been doing this project, and why you love 4-H. Tell them about your animal, (if you already have it), what you plan to show. Don’t forget to invite them to the BBQ and auction. Tell them when, where, and what time the BBQ and auction will be held (July 27, 2024, at 3:00 PM). Be sure to let them know about our add-on option if they are not able to come to the auction. The website will open on the day of the auction and will be available for a couple weeks. A link to the website is: https://arapahoecountyyouthlivestockauction.com

Fair News

The 2024 Arapahoe County Fair Book will soon be distributed. It is also available on our website. You can find it and other 2024 Fair information by clicking on the image to the left.

(303) 730-1920

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Centennial, CO 80112

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