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Drum Roll Please... the votes are counted, please share your CONGRATULATIONS with our new District 3 Leadership from Douglas County!!!

• District 3 President: Lilly Lucas
• District 3 Vice President: Julia Dunbar

Douglas County Fair & Rodeo Schedule

The Show Schedule has been posted to the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo website.

A few of the shows have moved days and times, so please check this carefully.

Animal Check in will be Tuesday, July 28th and all Livestock animals will be required to be housed at the Fairgrounds through Check Out on Sunday, August 2nd.

Mark your Calendars: Fair Entry will be open

June 2nd at 10 am through June 17th at 5 pm.

Fair Entry is the tool the Fair uses to register for every Fair Show, Contest and Project Completion Entries. You will register for Exhibit Day, Shooting Sports contests, Animal Shows, etc. at this time. More information will be coming in the next weeks, but please mark these dates on your families 4-H Calendar.

Join the Douglas County CSU Extension Team!

We are requesting applications for 2 positions at our office:

• Outreach Program Coordinator (open through May 19th)
• Extension 4-H Specialist (open through May 29th)

See Details Below and Click to Apply.

Cloverbuds

4-H Youth 5 - 7 years old

Meeting Notes

Sponsor Fair Awards

There are several Awards for 4-H Projects, Contests and Shows available for your sponsorship!

Awards can be found through the Handbid app

Go to https://events.handbid.com/auctions/dc-fair-and-rodeo-awards-2026-douglas-county-fair-foundation 

Click on Browse Items, Sort Results by Least to Most, and all unsponsored awards will be at the top.

The left column will allow you to select specific disciplines.

THANK YOU for your support! Douglas County Fair Board Awards Committee

Trailer Safety Training Sessions

Learn how to safety handle your animal and equipment trailers! We will have 2 sessions on Saturday, May 30th to teach you the basics

Available to both youth and adults aged 14+

Please see more details by clicking on the Signup button below.

IFYE Host Families Needed

IFYE (formerly called International Farm Youth Exchange) will be welcoming one 23 year old female delegate from Germany to Colorado, June 8- August 14th. We are seeking 4-5 families to host for 2-3 weeks during that time. The goal is to experience the American way of life and share your own culture in countless ways. It is truly an unforgettable experience!  Host families will provide housing, meals, and transportation, but delegates have spending money and are covered by health and liability insurance.  Delegates must have their own bed but can share a bedroom with a person of the same sex.

Hosting a farm youth from another country is the next best thing to travelling yourself!  

If you are interested or have questions, contact the state IFYE inbound coordinator, Beth Roren at mbroren@ifyeusa.org.

You can also get more information about the program at the IFYE USA website host families tab: https://ifyeusa.org/host-family/  

Thank you for your consideration and reach out to Beth with questions. 

General Projects

General Project Tips, Online Manuals and eRecord Books

Mark your Calendar for these General Project Events Coming up:

• July 17th - Exhibit Day Project ONLY - Project Drop Off Noon - 6:00 pm
• July 18th - Exhibit Day

Mark your Calendar for these Shooting Sports Project Activities Coming up:

• June 26th - Practice Cards Due by 5:00 pm
• County Shoot
• Saturday, June 27th - Western Heritage Contests
• Tuesday, July 7th - Air Pistol and Rifle Contests
• Wednesday, July 8th - Archery Contests
• Saturday, July 11th - .22 Pistol, .22 Rifle, Muzzleloader Contests
• Sunday, July 12th - Shotgun Contests
• Wednesday, July 15th - Shooting Sports Awards Banquet
• State Shoot
• Weekend 1 - August 22-23
• .22 Rifle, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Archery, Muzzleloading
• Weekend 2 - September 5-6
• .22 Pistol, Shotgun

County Shooting Sports Practice Cancellation Procedure

Colorado weather can be unpredictable! We may need to cancel Shooting Sports Practices when it is unsafe to practice outdoors, due to Lightning, High Winds or Spring Cold weather.

We will send messages through the Practice Signup Genius. Please be sure to Signup with your Email and Mobile Phone number that you would like to receive Practice Cancellation messages.

We will send out Cancellation messages the day of practice. If you do not receive notice of Cancellation, the practice will continue as scheduled.

Feel free to call the Extension Office or talk with your Leader for any questions. Extension Office is open Monday - Thursday 8am - 5pm

County Practice Signups

Click the links below to use the Signup Genius to sign up for a practice. Signing up is your commitment to Show Up and Participate at this practice. Practice schedules will fill up, waitlists are available. Please be sure to delete your spot at a practice if you are unable to attend in the Signup Genius or call the Extension Office at 720-733-6940. This will open up a spot for another member to attend practice.

You will get a warning from the office if you are a no-show to practice and you will lose ability to sign up for future practices, so please be courteous to let us know if you need to cancel well in advance, Thank you!

Sign Up Tips:

• Remember to sign up for each Youth that will be attending practice. Only one youth per slot please.
• Please be sure to sign up for the Discipline you will be shooting (example, .22 Rifle / Air Rifle / Air Pistol / .22 Pistol / Muzzleloader)
• Arrive early to help setup the range and get the most out of practice, stay to help clean up
• Thank your Leaders!

Douglas County 4-H: Shotgun Practices

Douglas County 4-H: Archery Practices

Douglas County 4-H: Firearm Practices (.22/Air/Muzzleloader)

The Bighorn Sheep Club invites other Douglas County 4-H Archers to join us for our Club Archery Practices.

Please sign up here (we only have room for up to 5 additional archers per week)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DADAA2CAAFECE9-63732759-club#/

Please see details on the sign up, Highlands Ranch Backcountry Archery Day pass is required to participate.

Animal Projects

Animal Project Tips, Online Manuals and eRecord Books

Upcoming Shows sponsored by

Douglas County Youth Council

June Show Registration is now OPEN

The Douglas County 4-H Horse Steering Committee is proud to present the Douglas County Buckle Series again this year!

Next Show: May 17th

The Douglas County 4-H Horse Steering Committee is proud to present the Douglas County Buckle Series again this year!

This year the show will include: Showmanship, English Equitation (Pattern and Rail classes), Show Hack, English Control/Hunter Hack, Western Horsemanship (Pattern and Rail classes), Ranch Riding, and Reining/Western Riding. We will have divisions for Walk/Trot (limited to Douglas County 4-H youth only), 8-13, 14-18 and 19+.

The Horse Steering Committee would love to see you all at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on these dates: Sunday March 22^nd, April 25^th, May 17^th, and June 13^th.

For more information, please utilize the links below:

• Show Bill link
• Standing Rules link
• Douglas County Buckle Series
• Douglas County Buckle Series Facebook Page

GOAT Project Opportunities

Message from your Fair Superintendent: Please keep an eye out on Facebook pages for Goat Shows that may interest you.

• Market goat shows Weld county goat extravaganza
• Ring of success
• Cbga memorial day show
• United we show
• Red carpet
• Briggsdale
• Cbga labor day show
• June show

And many more can be found on the showmanapp

Community Opportunities

Click on images below for Flyer Information

CALF - Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation

Looking for an Animal Clinic or Show to attend with your animals?

Colorado State 4-H has provided a one stop shop that will list upcoming events month by month. Click the button below to check this out!

Follow us on Socials

• Connect with us on Facebook in our public and private groups.
• @Douglascountyextension
• @Douglas County, Colorado, 4-H
• Connect with us on Instagram.
• @csudouglascoextension
• Stay up to date with our website! Be sure to check the calendar for upcoming dates.
• https://douglas.extension.colostate.edu/4-h/

CONTACTS

Guinevere Nelson, Director - guinevere.nelson@colostate.edu

Mercedes Glenn, 4-H Animal & Equine Science Agent - mercedes.glenn@colostate.edu

Sylvia Worcester, Extension Finance and Program Coordinator - sylvia.worcester@colostate.edu

Julie Tanaka, Extension Program Coordinator - julie.tanaka@colostate.edu

Any other inquiries can be sent to: info.douglascoextension@gmail.com

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 5 pm, Closed Fridays

All Blast Submissions Must Be Sent into the Office by 12:00 PM the Wednesday Before You Would Like Your Information Added