Newsletter - March 11, 2022 |
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Arapahoe County CSU Extension Office Closed to Walk-in Clients on Fridays
If you have any questions, please feel free to email our staff:
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NEW Arapahoe County Dates and Deadlines Document |
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.
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March 16
Deadline to apply for Citizenship Washington Focus!!
March 20
Enrollment deadline for Shooting Sports!!
March 25
Registration deadline for Speech & Demo. Contest
April 1
New 4-H and Cloverbud enrollment deadline
April 7
Horse Safety Training and Information Session
April 20
Swine tag check-out
April 29
Registration deadline for Cake Decorating Contest
May 1
Project Add/Drop deadline
Cat, Dog and Horse ID deadline
May 2
Market Sheep and Market Goat tag-in
Market Swine DNA envelopes/nomination packets must be submitted (Can be dropped off at Sheep & Goat Tag-in)
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Companion Animal Projects |
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Dog classes with Janele and Briana Caldwell started on Wednesday, October 27 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. 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.
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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.
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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.
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Arapahoe County Dog Fun Match |
You are invited to participate in the annual Arapahoe County 4-H Spring Dog Fun Match! It will be held on Saturday, May 7 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Judging will begin at 9 a.m. Click on the image to the right to go to our online registration form.
All payments will be made on the day of the show at the event. If you pre-register by 4/29 the cost will be $18 per exhibitor. Without pre-registration the cost will be $20 per exhibitor. We look forward to seeing you all at our match on May 7th at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds.
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Our own Shaylen Florez has set up a Cat Workshop with the wonderful Marlena Griesse! Marlena is a 4-H Agent in Otero County and is also the State 4-H Cat Show Superintendent. She knows all things related to cats and showmanship. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to ask questions, learn more about cats and showmanship.
The Cat Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, May 12 6:30 PM via Zoom. Please click on the image to the left to register for the workshop.
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Beekeeping Project Meeting |
The next Beekeeping project meeting will be held on March 20th at 2:30 pm at the Dodd family house. Please click on the image to the right to email Amy and let her know how many in your family are going to be attending.
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Fashion Revue Committee 2022 |
We are in need of volunteers and 4-H members that are interested in being a part of the Fashion Revue Committee. Our first committee meeting via Zoom is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30 5:30 PM. Please email Shaylen @ sflorez@arapahoegov.com if you want to be a part of the committee and she will send you the link for the meeting. This is a fun way to help plan the theme, workshops, music and so much more. |
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Shooting Sports Information 2021-2022
To be eligible to participate in 4-H Shooting Sports in Arapahoe County for the 2022 year, 4-H members and their parents must sign up to attend a MANDATORY Safety Meeting at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds:
March 20, 10-11am (shooting in the afternoon on the range) - This is the LAST SAFETY MEETING for this 4-H year!!
All of the information needed to have a great year in 4-H shooting sports will be covered at these two events.
Hunters Education is not required prior to practicing but you will need to pass the class by July 1 to be eligible for County Shoot. If you have not yet obtained your Hunter's Education card, please click here to learn more about online and classroom options available: https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/HunterEducation.aspx
***March 20 is the deadline for enrollment in 4-H Shooting Sports***
Disciplines offered this year:
.22 Rifle
.22 Pistol- with one prior year enrolled in 4-H Shooting Sports
Archery
Shotgun
Muzzleloader
Hunting and Outdoor Skills
Volunteers Needed!
Parents: Are you interested in becoming a 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor? Please reach out to Ethan Cahill ecahill@arapahoegov.com or Katy Vincent at 303-913-7314 to learn how you can get involved. Volunteers must be fully enrolled and active in 4HOnline prior to registering for a training.
March 25-27, Garfield County – (Rifle, Pistol, Archery, Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Hunting & Outdoor Skills, Western Heritage) Registration: Tentatively will OPEN: Friday, 2/11 and Closes: 3/11
Practices (.22 Rifle, Archery, Shotgun-trap, Muzzleloader ,22 Pistol)
Sorber Ranch, 1 p.m.:
March 20
April 2
April 10
April 23
May 7
May 15
June 4
June 12
On practice days listed above - Sporting Clays will be in the morning before the all discipline practice on Saturdays and Skeet will be at Golden Gun Club on Sundays.
County Shoot: July 9 & 10
Your green practice card must be stamped with the required number of practices attended and 2 fundraising stamps this year to be eligible for county shoot. We will be holding a raffle in 2022! Watch for more info coming soon!
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April 7 at 6:30 the Arapahoe County Horse Committee will be holding a Horse Safety Training and Information Session at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. We will be covering important dates and answering any questions you may have on the 4-H Horse program, levels testing, ride meetings, County Fair as well as having some fun hands-on activities. Hope to see you there.
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Thursday, April 7, 6:30 p.m.
Any families, members, parents and leaders that are interested please register for the Zoom session.
This is an opportunity to ask questions that you may have about the 4-H program. Ethan, 4-H Agent; Shay, 4-H Program Coordinator and Jean Walton, Office Coordinator will be available to answer any questions that you may have.
Please click on the image to the left to register.
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Registration forms and guidelines are still available for the following Arapahoe County 4-H contests:
- Cake Decorating
- Speech and Demonstration
Click on the image to the right for more information and the registration forms. Please pay attention to all registration due dates as late entries will NOT be accepted for any reason.
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Calling all pizza lovers! Join Arapahoe County 4-H for a pizza party camp! Learn to make your own pizza dough, try out new tasty toppings, and make several different pizzas!
- When: Friday, May 13th & Saturday, May 14th
- Who: Youth ages 10-12
- Where: CSU Extension, Arapahoe County - 6934 S. Lima St, Centennial, CO 80112
- Cost: $35 (plus Eventbrite fees) - includes all food, equipment, and camp materials
Click on the image above to register!
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(303) 730-1920
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Centennial, CO 80112
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