Beginning on Thursday, June 3, Archery practices held at the Ranch will move from east of Lot G to south of Lot A. Lot A is located south of the McKee Building.
Please see the map for reference.
In accordance with current guidance from the Larimer County Health Department and CSU, we are updating our guidelines for Larimer County in-person 4-H programming.
As of today, May 25, 2021, until further instruction, the guidelines for 4-H In-person programming are as follows:
Proper mask-wearing is encouraged indoors but is up to the discretion of individuals and families.
Hand sanitizing and frequent hand washing are encouraged, especially for indoor events.
Social distancing must be enforced for indoor events with over 100 attendees. If you plan to hold an event with 100 attendees or more, you must discuss it with a Larimer County 4-H agent in advance.
Signing up for practices:
All eligible members should have received an invitation email with the SignUpGenius links for their disciplines.
Registration is required for each practice date via SignUpGenius.
Each discipline sets the deadline for closing its SignUpGenius before practice.
Adults must include complete contact information in the SignUpGenius.
We can now allow additional family members at practices. Please include the names of these family members on the SignUpGenius so we have a solid attendance count. (Update your existing signups with family members’ names as well.)
The weather is getting warmer, so it’s a good time to remind everyone about the dress code for Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports. Shooting Sports has some rules in addition to the standard dress code for 4-H, so please take note.
No short shorts. Shorts must be mid-thigh length. Fingertip length when your hands are at your sides is a good rule of thumb.
No sleeveless shirts. Short-sleeves or long-sleeves are required.
Closed-toe shoes must be worn at all times. No sandals or flip-flops are allowed. Keens and Crocs are not closed-toe shoes.
Clothes must be neat and tidy. Shredded jeans and clothes with cut-outs are not allowed.
No inappropriate logos or verbiage. Make sure your clothing is 4-H appropriate.
If you come to practice and don’t meet the dress code, you will be asked if you have other clothes or shoes to fix it. Otherwise, you may not be allowed to participate.
In accordance with current guidance from the Larimer County Health Department and CSU, we are updating our guidelines for Larimer County in-person 4-H programming.
As of today, May 25, 2021, until further instruction, the guidelines for 4-H In-person programming are as follows:
Proper mask-wearing is encouraged indoors but is up to the discretion of individuals and families.
Hand sanitizing and frequent hand washing are encouraged, especially for indoor events.
Social distancing must be enforced for indoor events with over 100 attendees. If you plan to hold an event with 100 attendees or more, you must discuss it with a Larimer County 4-H agent in advance.
Volunteers:
You no longer need to submit the COVID In-Person Programming request form to hold in-person events. However, approval must be requested and received in advance to hold any 4-H events outside of regular club meetings that are not planned in coordination with a Larimer County 4-H Agent by submitting this form.
Attendance records are also no longer required to be submitted.
As a reminder, all club fundraising must be approved in advance. Request approval by submitting this form at least two weeks in advance of your fundraising activities.
We suggest bookmarking these two forms as these will be required for all applicable events moving forward.
Thank you for all you have done over the past 15 months to protect the health of our community and each other and to collaborate with us to continue to provide programming in creative ways to the Larimer County 4-H youth through this challenging time. We are truly stronger together, and we are so excited to move forward into this next phase with you.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of your 4-H agents:
Katie Daywalker kdaywalker@larimer.org
Bailey Schilling bschilling@larimer.org
Warm regards from your Larimer County 4-H Team
We have received word that the 2021 Colorado State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships will be conducted using an alternate format similar to that used in 2020.
State shoot will not be a centralized event hosted in Pueblo and Colorado Springs at the end of the summer. Instead, 4-H members who qualify will compete at a scheduled shoot at the local county level. Targets and scorecards will be submitted so that results can be compiled at the state level.
“The decision to follow the alternate format for 2021 will allow for all counties to begin planning for State Championships activities earlier. Even with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, there are still many variables and unknowns that must be considered regarding the status of State, County, and University COVID-19 guidelines at the end of August. These variables and unknown factors may have significant impacts on the ability of County and State programs to coordinate and deliver an event(s) the size and scope of the Colorado State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships. Therefore, following the alternate format for the 2021 Colorado State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships will help to ensure that all 4-H members who are eligible to compete in the State Championships have the opportunity to do so. Counties will be encouraged to work together to coordinate alternate format State Championships events. More information regarding the 2021 State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships alternate format will be shared as it becomes available in the near future.”
The following disciplines will have changes to the course of fire due to the alternate format:
Archery: No 3D targets will be included in the contest.
Seniors will shoot the course of 5 arrows per distance twice for a total of 40 shots. (Distances are 50 yards, 40 yards, 30 yards, and 20 yards.)
Juniors will shoot 5 arrows per distance once for a total of 20 shots. (Distances are 40 yards, 30 yards, 20 yards, and 10 yards.)
Shotgun: No Sporting Clays will be included in the contest.
The Skeet class will consist of three rounds of 25 targets shot in sequence for a total of 75 targets.
The Trap class will consist of three rounds of 25 targets shot in sequence for a total of 75 targets.
Combined scores for trap and skeet will be used to determine 2021 national qualifiers.
The Larimer County 4-H Shooting Sports superintendents and leaders are meeting soon and will release details and schedules for our county’s state competitions for each discipline. Please watch for more information soon!
We will be having a Shooting Sports Leaders Meeting on Wednesday, June 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Berthoud Room at the McKee Building at The Ranch.
Topics will include the State Shooting Championships Alternate Format, selecting dates for the State Shoots, and topics related to the Shoots.
Weld County is hosting a shooting sports invitational on June 5 at the South Platte Historical Range in Fort Lupton, Colorado. Registration is at 8:00 a.m. and the contest will begin at 9:00 a.m.
There will be Junior and Senior Divisions for the following Disciplines:
Archery—Classes: Compound and Recurve
.22 Rifle—Classes: Hunt, Scope, 4P, and 3P
.22 Pistol—Intermediates and Seniors only. Modified Camp Perry round only.
Muzzleloading
Air Pistol
Air Rifle—Classes: Utility, 3P, and Off-hand
Contestants can participate in a maximum of 4 classes.
The cost is $7 per class if pre-registered, $14 per class if not pre-registered by June 1. Any changes made after June 1 will incur $14 per change.
Contact Ray Sagehorn with questions at 720-244-0238.
Registration is open now through this SignUpGenius.
It’s time to start thinking about record books and projects! Yes, fair isn't until August, but now is the time to start getting ready. This year we will be having 3 workshops.
**Please note that this is a progressive series, NOT duplicates of the same workshop scheduled three times.**
• May 12 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom:
We'll go through the entire record book to help you understand what's needed for each section and talk about what a “fair project” is. We’ll also have some information about registering for fair. No pre-registration is required—watch your email for the Zoom link from Pam (sent on May 5, 2021). Download the record book to have handy either as a PDF or printed during this meeting. You can find it here: http://co4h.colostate.edu/.../e-recordshootingsports.docx
• June 9 at 6:30 p.m. In-person at the McKee Building:
We’ll run through the record book to answer questions about each section, answer questions about projects, talk about fair registration. If we need to do registration for this workshop we'll send out a SignUpGenius link closer to the event.
• July 14 at 6:30 p.m. In-person at the McKee Building:
Bring your record books and project so we can answer questions or give help as needed. We’ll talk about interviews and check-in day for fair, and answer any other questions you have about fair! If we need to do registration for this workshop we'll send out a SignUpGenius link closer to the event.