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What's New This Week
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June Show - Registration is now OPEN
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June Show - We need Sponsors - Use this Donation Form
- Fair Entry Opens on June 1st (corrected opening date)
- Farm to Table Artisan Market July 26th
- Pueblo County 4-H Horse Show - Register by May 31st
- Jefferson County Model Rocketry Extravaganza June 6th
- El Paso County Mini Horse Camp - June 4th - 5th
| | Click the Green Button Below for the detailed schedule for this 4-H year | |
May 21st
Cloverbud Activity Night at CSU Extension basement at 5:30 pm
May 25th
CSU Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day
May 26th
Cowboy's 4-H Dog Practice at Multipurpose Barn North at 5:30 pm
RSVP Required
May 30th
Douglas County 4-H Camelid Classic Llama/Alpaca Show at Fairgrounds Pavilion
8:00 am Checkin
Register Here
May 30th
Trailer Safety Class at Law Enforcement Driving Range
Signup Here
June 1st
Deadline - Llama/Alpaca ID Due in 4honline
June 1st
Youth/Leader's Council Meeting at CSU Extension basement at 6:30 pm
June 1st - June 17th
Fair Entry Open June 1st at 10am through June 17th at 5 pm
June 2nd
Horse Ride Night at Outdoor Arena at 5:30 pm
June 2nd
Record Book Training Session at CSU Extension basement from 1:30 - 3:30 pm
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June 2nd
Cowboy's 4-H Dog Practice at Multipurpose Barn North at 5:30 pm
RSVP Required
June 2nd
Sheep Showmanship and Fitting Practice at Fairgrounds Pavilion at 6:00 pm
June 4th
June Show Setup at Fairgrounds Pavilion at 3:30 pm, FUN activity and BBQ to follow
June 5-6th
JUNE SHOW
See times below
June 7th
Poultry ID Day
June 8-12th
4-H Horse Camp
June 2nd
Sheep Showmanship and Fitting Practice at Fairgrounds Pavilion at 6:00 pm
June 9th & 10th
Rabbit ID Day at Multipurpose Barn South at 6:00 - 7:00 pm
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Mark your Calendars: Fair Entry will be open
June 1st 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, Cloverbud Primary Fair, 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.
Please note the corrected Fair Entry Open date of June 1st
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Cloverbuds
4-H Youth 5 - 7 years old
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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)
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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.
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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! | | |
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 22nd, April 25th, May 17th, and June 13th.
For more information, please utilize the links below:
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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
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Community Opportunities
Click on images below for Flyer Information
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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!
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Pueblo County 4-H
Summer Horse Show
Register in 4-H online by May 31st
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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
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