Colorado State University Extension, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado counties cooperating. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. If a participant requires special accommodations at any Larimer County 4-H Event, please provide 7 days notice.

Join us in celebrating the achievements of our 4-H Community in 2018-2019 project year! • When: November 8, 6:30 p.m.

• Where: 4-H McKee Building

• Slide Show: Send photos to Megan at mblaser@larimer.org

Hello everyone! My name is Brittani Kirkland and I am the new 4-H Livestock Agent in Larimer County. I am extremely excited to meet you all and to help each of you learn more about livestock on your quest to becoming active leaders and citizens in your communities.

I am originally from North Central Florida from a rural town near Gainesville. I grew up with animals and have had a passion for the livestock industry from a very young age. I received a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Florida and then a Master’s degree in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University. I love animals and how the skills and knowledge I have acquired from working with animals continues to help me in my everyday interactions, both with animals and people! I have unique interests in the agricultural field, with extensive backgrounds in animal disaster preparedness, biosecurity, human perceptions of animals, animal behavior, and overall animal husbandry.

I am excited to get to work alongside each of you in the months ahead. I hope that we can work together to help you all achieve your goals, increase your overall animal knowledge, and develop your leadership ability and connections within the animal livestock industry. Feel free to contact me at anytime if you have questions, concerns, or just want to say hi!

Colorado State University Extension Larimer County 1525 Blue Spruce Drive Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970) 498-6000

http://larimer.extension.colostate.edu/ Email: extnsn01@larimer.org

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Member/Leader ................... 1-5 Shooting Sports ....................... 5 General/Horse/Livestock ....... 6 General Information .............. 7 Advertising ......................... 8-14 Calendar ........................... 15-16

October 2019

Achievement Night

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Welcome Brittani Kirkland!

Enrollment will open after October 16. Every 4-H Leader must complete enrollment every year. Update your previous information on 4honline; do not create a new record or enroll until after this date.

Monday, October 28, 6:00 p.m. at the Ranch the Junior Leadership Club will be hosting a club officer training. Youth will have an opportunity to rotate through guided instructions on the President, Treasurer, Secretary and Parliamentarian roles. Come join the fun and learning and follow the hour of instruction by watching the Junior Leadership Club run their meeting and put their teaching to action.

This year the office will be hosting another Open House Event. We need your club to come represent this outstanding recruitment event. The event will be held on Monday, October 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the 4-H McKee Building. Please contact Ashley Schilling via email schillas@co.larimer.co.us to reserve your clubs space. A copy of the flyer can be found in the back of the newsletter.

Participants over the age of 14 can join the Junior Leadership Club any time of the year. Through the Junior Leadership Club, you will build your teamwork, organization, parliamentary procedure, community service, fundraising and leadership skills. Please contact Gabe Dupon gduponphotography@gmail.com

A special “Thank you” to all of the Superintendents that made the 2019 Larimer County Fair a great success!

Superintendents spend hours of their own time planning, organizing and running the individual shows that make up the Fair.

If you enjoyed showing your animal or project at the County Fair this year, make sure you thank the Superintendents in charge of those project areas. The Fair is made possible through their time, knowledge and dedication to the 4-H program and the kids. Thank you Superintendents! Job well done!

Did you win a trophy, rosette ribbon, or a special award during County Fair? Have you written a thank you note to the sponsor? If you haven’t, please take a moment to write to them. They would love to hear who won the award they sponsored. Without their support, there would not be any awards. The name of your award sponsor was attached to the award. If you can't find the sponsor's name, contact the Extension Office, 970-498-6000.

The Larimer County 4-H Exchange Program is an opportunity for youth in the Larimer County 4-H program to participate in a series of learning experiences in which individuals join the Larimer County 4-H Exchange Club (in addition to their community-based club) and have the opportunity to visit in the homes of 4-H members in another geographical area, and are visited by them in return. Counties usually host a group one year and return to visit the homes of their guests the following year.

Exchange Club is a two year commitment, open to 4-H members ages 13 - 18 years. A new two-year program will begin in October 2019. Members participate in monthly club meetings and several fundraisers each year. Members raise funds to host a club from a different state and then to travel to that state the following year. Travel is usually done in June, as to not interfere with school or County Fairs.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Larimer County 4-H Exchange Club, or wish to join in the fun, please contact Stacy at; sf.twin@hotmail.com

Thank a Superintendent

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Enrollment Reminder

Thank Fair Award Sponsors

Junior Leadership Club

Club Officer Training

4-H Open House

Larimer County 4-H Exchange Club

The theme for this year’s conference is “Living By 4-H”. The purpose of this camp is to provide an opportunity for youth to learn teamwork, leadership, communication and citizenship skills through a variety of workshops.

• When: November 1-3, 2019

• Where: Glenwood Springs, Colorado at the Courtyard by Marriott

• Who can attend: 4-H members 6th - 9th grade

• County Registration Deadline: Register through 4honline by September 27

• Cost: Depending on the number of registrants and cost of transportation, the cost will likely be around $70. We will know the total once this information is determined. The Larimer County 4-H Foundation will cover 70% of the cost of your registration if you have participated in the Carnival. Original costs is $135 for registration and the cost of transportation. Contact Megan Blaser with questions

498-6000 or mblaser@larimer.org More information can be found here:

http://co4h.colostate.edu/events/clc/clc.pdf

Congratulations to our Carcass Contest Winners!

• Beef Champion – Hailey Texeira Reserve Champion – Claire Lee

• Goat Champion – Luke Foley Reserve Champion – Drew Foley

• Sheep Champion – Tobin Prebish Reserve Champion – Ty Kitchen

• Swine Champion – Khylah McGregor Reserve Champion – Cole

Trumble

Congratulations to Matthew Delehoy on his outstanding finish at National Western Heritage! The competition took place July 31–August 1 in Winton, California.

Matthew came in 4th place in the history exam, 4th place in the persona interview, 1st place in the Senior Rimfire Shooting competition and 1st place Senior Rimfire “Top Hand,” making him the overall Senior Rimfire 4-H Western Heritage National Champion.

He received ribbons for 4th place in the test and persona, a medal and a powder horn for 1st place in shooting, and a medal, presidential friendship coin, and a pocket watch for Champion (Top Hand).

As overall Top Hand, he received the honor of firing the cannon at the closing ceremony.

Larimer County is so proud of you, Matthew! Congratulations again!

The following Larimer County 4-H Senior Members won Grand Champion at State Fair with an FCS or General project and has earned a trip to National Congress in Atlanta, Georgia.

Congratulations:

• Caiden Flynn • Brooke Carlson

• Nisha Chatnani

• Catherine Maclean

Congratulations to Chase Williams for winning the Supreme Beef Award. This award is determined by the combination of the exhibitor class placing, Carcass Contest, and interview score. The interview was over the current cattle industry and the general knowledge of the beef project. Congratulations, Chase!

National Congress Winners

Congratulations Matthew Delehoy!

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2019 Supreme Beef

Carcass Contest Winners

Colorado Leadership

Conference

Foundation Scholarships ($500) Paul Moore – Wellington, studying Business

Administration Cami Farmer – Fort Collins, attending Front

Range Community College and studying Business and Culinary

Brent Buckardt – Loveland, attending Front Range Community College and studying Welding/Applied Arts

Dalton Ellis – Windsor, attending Aims Community College and studying Automotive Collision Repair Technology

Emma Magruder – Fort Collins, attending University of Wyoming and studying Nursing

Kathryn Worrell – Berthoud, attending CSU and studying Microbiology

Olivia Lamb – Wellington, attending University of Wyoming and studying Civil Engineering

Malorie Acott – Fort Collins, attending Laramie County Community College and studying Horse Training and Management

Brody Lamb – Wellington, attending University of Northern Colorado and studying Business Management

Glenn & Minnie Cowley Memorial ($500) Lauren Newman – Fort Collins attending CSU

and studying Food Science Marjorie J Gorman Memorial ($500) Augusta Rudnick – Fort Collins, attending CSU

and studying History Nancy Morehouse Agriculture ($500) Kyndall Tucker – Fort Collins, attending CSU

and studying Animal/Equine/Dairy Science Michael Dickinson Memorial ($1,000) Rachel Wildman – Windsor, attending CSU and

studying Horticulture Codi Steely – Wellington, attending Front Range

Community College and studying Veterinary Science

Karen Cox Memorial ($500) Rebecca Pennock – Berthoud, attending CSU

and studying Animal Science

Larimer County Poultry Memorial ($1,000) Amy Newman – Fort Collins, attending University

of Wyoming and studying Ag Business and Animal Science

Courtney Newman – Fort Collins, attending University of Wyoming and studying Ag Business and Economics

Donald D Kauffman Memorial ($500) Hayden Reynolds – Severance, attending Aims

Community College and studying Biology Tom & Peggy Brown Memorial ($1,000) Sloan Holland – Fort Collins attending University

of Colorado Boulder studying Business Administration Ted & Mabel Thompson ($500) Rachel Masters – Fort Collins, attending CSU and

studying Computer Science

Attention Seniors in High School: The Rotary Club of Fort Collins is offering two $1,000.00 scholarships to be used for furthering your education at a college or university. Please find the application on our website at this link:

https://larimer.extension.colostate.edu/programs/4-h/scholarshipsfinancial-support/

Applications are due to the Extension office by October 16.

• Dawson Baucke - CSU Freshman Scholarship

• Sloan Holland - Murdoch Scholarship • Olivia Lamb - CSU Freshman Scholarship

• Rachel Masters - CSU Freshman Scholarship

• James Rudd - CSU Freshman Scholarship

• Joshua Rudd - CSU Freshman Scholarship • Kyndall Tucker - CSU Freshman Scholarship &

Kimberling Family 4-H Scholarship

• Kathryn Worrell - CSU Freshman Scholarship

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Larimer County 4-H Foundation Scholarship Winners

Rotary Scholarships

State 4-H Scholarship Winners

Colorado Make It With Wool is an annual youth-centered sewing competition to promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics, yarns and fibers. Encouraging personal creativity in sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, and other needlework crafts. The contests is held November 2 at Adams County Regional Park. The event allows the opportunity for many great prizes and a chance to represent Colorado at the National Competition in February 2020. For contest rules and application information contact: Gloria Cundall, State Director- Colorado Make It With Wool 303-659- 5559 or gcundall@msn.com

Entries are due September 28.

Congratulations to the 4-H Shooting Sports Team members who qualified and represented Larimer County at the 2019 Colorado State 4-H Shooting Sports Contests. Results from the contests can be found at: http://co4h.colostate.edu/program-areas/shooting-sports

Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassadors represent 4-H and specifically 4-H Shooting Sports for public relations purposes at special events such as donor/supporter functions and with the general public, peer groups, 4-H groups, community service groups, schools and media contacts. They serve as spokespersons for the 4-H Shooting Sports program, helping to make 4-H and the 4-H Shooting Sports programs more visible. The ambassador’s further develop their skills in leadership, public presentation, citizenship, community service, public relations and team building.

The Applications are due by October 15, 2019 to: sam.lowry@colostate.edu

Applications are available on our website under Shooting Sports or follow this link:

http://co4h.colostate.edu/ss/forms/ambassador-application.pdf

State Shooting Sports Results

• Date: Saturday September 21 • Location: Lory Student Center West

Lawn

• Time: Ag day festivities will begin 4 hours prior to kickoff and food services begin 3 hours prior to kickoff. Kickoff time TBD.

National 4‑H Week is

October 6 – 12 and the theme is

Inspire Kids to Do.

National 4-H Week

Colorado Make It With Wool

Competition

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Ag Day

Shooting Sports Ambassadors

Would you like to catch a calf at the 2020 National Western Stock Show and show it the following year at the Stock Show in 2021? • Contestants must be 12 - 18 years old

• Interest in beef cattle and production

• Must have the facilities to keep and feed a beef animal

• Be a 4-H member • Have the approval of the County Agent

• Find applications here: https://nationalwestern.com/catch-a-calf-program/ Make sure you read all of the rules and information.

Applications must be submitted by December 1, 2019.

It is time to start your projects for next year. Please note that due to Wednesday conflicts that all lessons are now on Thursday afternoons. Lessons will start at 4:00 p.m. at both locations. If Thursdays are difficult for you, please know that families are coming from all over the county and we will help try and connect you with families near you for carpooling.

Heart of the Rockies Church (Modular) Thursday's 4:00 p.m. 6501 Brittany Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525 September 26 October 10, 24 November 7, 21 December 12 January 2nd, 16, 30 February 13, 27 March 12, 26 April 9, 23 May 7, 21 Bryant Miller's House Thursday's 4:00 p.m. 1626 W County Road 76 Wellington, CO 80549 October 3, 17, 31 November 14 December 5, 19 January 9, 23 February 6, 20 March 5, 19 April 2, 16, 30 May 14, 28

Leathercraft Workshops

If interested in Lease-A-Dairy Project you must E-MAIL Shari Stroup at stroup@aol.com PRIOR to November 1, 2019. This includes those already in the project and wishing to continue. This doesn't guarantee an animal for this project. Other options are available if no animal awarded.

The Larimer County Livestock judging team will be starting practices in Sept. Even though most of the contests aren’t until April, the fall is a great time of the year to get started looking at livestock. Most of our workouts in the fall will be on Saturday mornings. If you have not judged before and are interested please contact Mike Schwab at 970-225-9296 or Mike@prohoam.com

A Colorado 4-H Horse Rater training will be held on November 1, 2 & 3, in Loma, CO. Registration is NOW OPEN via 4HOnline and the registration deadline is 12:00 AM on October 22nd (Please remember that 4HOnline will be unavailable from October 1-15.). This is a great opportunity to gain some of the 4-H Horse project knowledge needed to prepare members and volunteers for success. Participants must be an approved and enrolled Colorado 4-H volunteer to receive a rater certificate.

Livestock Judging

Horse Rater Training

National Western Stock Show

Catch-A-Calf

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Lease-A-Dairy

King Soopers Community Rewards Program has changed. Gift Cards designating Larimer County 4-H Youth Foundation will no longer have the funds automatically given to 4-H Foundation. The gift cards are still useable just without the designation. All that is needed now is to log into your King Soopers account and find Larimer County 4-H Foundation (HN240) then every time you show your King Soopers Rewards Card or give the phone number associated with the account it will give the 5% to the Larimer County 4-H Youth Foundation. This is going to save a lot of buying and loading gift cards and can be done all over the U.S. http://www.kingsoopers.com

The one downfall of this program is as a participant only one non-profit can be selected so if supporting other non-profits periodically you will have to go in and change the non-profit.

Clover Connections

Is an official publication of Colorado State University

Extension- Larimer County 4-H

The publication is published 10 times per year (no August or December editions), is mailed or e-mailed to all 4-H families and is available on the

Larimer County Extension website: http://larimer.extension.colostate.edu/

1525 Blue Spruce

Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524 (970) 498-6000

FAX (970) 498-6025 E-mail: extnsn01@larimer.org

Colorado State University Extension’s programs are available to all without discrimination. The information contained herein is provided as a public service with the understanding that Colorado State University makes no warranties or endorse-ments, either expressed or implied.

Colorado State University Extension, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado counties cooperating.

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Larimer County 4-H Youth Development

Sincerely,

The Larimer County 4-H Foundation is a participant in the Ama-zonsmile program – what a way to help the Larimer County 4-H pro-gram without spending any money. Who doesn’t order from Ama-zon? Rather than order from Amazon go to Amazonsmile – it is the same pricing but a donation is made to a non-profit of your choice. Just select Larimer County 4-H Foundation once and it will always be there for us to receive a donation from your purchase(s).

AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same

products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The differ-ence is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.

General Information

Any mention of company names and/or products doesn't imply an endorsement of those entities or their services nor does it imply a criticism of their competitors and

products. Items mentioned are strictly for educational purposes only.

Amazonsmile Program Rewards Program

Megan Blaser Brittani Kirkland Diane Kern 4-H Youth Development 4-H Livestock 4-H Program Extension Agent Extension Agent Coordinator mblaser@larimer.org bkirkland@larimer.org dkern@larimer.org

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4-H Advertising

Your ad could be here

If your ad is a free item, it is a free ad.

If your ad is for profit and the money goes to a club or the foundation it is free.

If you ad is for profit, there will be a

charge.

Contact us at 498-6000

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4-H Advertising

Looking to hire a goats to eat weeds.

I would like to hire a goat to eat weeds at my residential home in Fort Collins near Taft and Drake.

Our fenced back yard is full of very tall weeds and an old lawn. We plan to do some work in the fall to remove the planter boxes and re-sod the the lawn. I am looking for a way to manage the

weeds and old lawns with out using herbicides. Please contact me, if you are a goat owning family that might want to bring 1 to 2 goats to graze and de weed my backyard.

Jackie: jacquedebell@gmail.com 650-465-2379

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Guide to Location Codes JCR = Jerry Clausen Ranch 3 miles west of Masonville GGS = Great Guns Sporting, 16126 WCR 96 Nunn, CO BGC = Berthoud Gun Club, 20498 Weld Co Rd 1, Berthoud FRGC=Front Range Gun Club, 697 Denver Ave.,#128, Loveland CYO=Colorado Youth Outdoors at Swift Ponds, Fort Collins

Bold = New/Updated * Deadline EOFC = Extension Office, Fort Collins McK = McKee 4-H Building, The Ranch (see TR below) TR = The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Center) next to I-25, just north of highway 34, in Loveland.

Master Calendar

20 *Junior Leadership Awards Deadline, EOFC

23 Junior Leader Meeting, 6:30 p.m., EOFC

24 Jr. Junior Livestock Sale Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm, Mck

24 Jr. Livestock Sale Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm, McK

26 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Heart of the Rockies Church, Fort Collins

October

1 - 15 4honline down for updates

1 - 7 National 4-H Week

3 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Miller Residence, Wellington

7 4-H Open House, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., McKee 4-H Building, TR

10 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Heart of the Rockies Church, Fort Collins

15 4-H Foundation Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Estes Park Rm, McK

15 Exchange Club Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm., McK

16 Enrollment Opens for 2019-2020 4-H Year

16 *Rotary Scholarship Applications Due, EOFC

17 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Miller Residence, Wellington

22 Horse Rater Training Deadline, 4honline Enrollment System

24 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Heart of the Rockies Church, Fort Collins

27 *Colorado Leadership Registration Dead-line, 4honline enrollment system

28 Junior Leader Officer Training, 6:00 p.m., McK

28 Junior Leader Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm, McK

29 Jr. Junior Livestock Sale Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm, Mck

29 Jr. Livestock Sale Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm, McK

31 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Miller Residence, Wellington

November

1,2,3 Horse Rater Training, Loma, CO

1,2,3 Colorado Leadership Conference, Glen-wood Springs

7 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Heart of the Rockies Church, Fort Collins

8 4-H Achievement Night, 6:30 p.m., McK

11 Veteran's Day Observed, Extension Office Closed

14 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Miller Residence, Wellington

19 Exchange Club Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm., McK

21 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Heart of the Rockies Church, Fort Collins

26 Jr. Junior Livestock Sale Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm, McK

26 Jr. Livestock Sale Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm, McK

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Guide to Location Codes JCR = Jerry Clausen Ranch 3 miles west of Masonville GGS = Great Guns Sporting, 16126 WCR 96 Nunn, CO BGC = Berthoud Gun Club, 20498 Weld Co Rd 1, Berthoud FRGC=Front Range Gun Club, 697 Denver Ave.,#128, Loveland CYO=Colorado Youth Outdoors at Swift Ponds, Fort Collins

Bold = New/Updated * Deadline EOFC = Extension Office, Fort Collins McK = McKee 4-H Building, The Ranch (see TR below) TR = The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Center) next to I-25, just north of highway 34, in Loveland.

Master Calendar

December

2 Junior Leader Meeting, 6:30 p.m., EOFC

5 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Miller Residence, Wellington

12 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Heart of the Rockies Church, Fort Collins

17 4-H Foundation Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Fort Collins Rm, McK

17 Exchange Club Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Berthoud Rm., McK

19 Leathercraft Project Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Miller Residence, Wellington

25 Christmas Holiday, Extension Office Closed