4-H Member Information

District 9 Retreat

Registration Packet.20 – due Feb. 6
March 6-8 – District Retreat is a leadership event for NW Colorado and takes place in Glenwood Springs at the Glenwood Rec Center.
This event is for age 10-18 years of age.
The registration fee is $100 and due by Feb. 6
There will be games, keynote speaker, workshops, free time at rec center (rock climging, swimming) and two dances!
Want to be a District 9 Officer – complete the officer application and turn it in by Feb. 6.

Citizenship Washington Focus 2020 & 2021

Click HERE for more information on the upcoming 2020 and 2021 CWF national 4-H trips.

Routt County Fair

Beef Pre-Fair Weigh-In Feb. 2 2020

Colorado State Fair

2020 Nomination Procedures – PLEASE READ COMPLETELY
Nomination forms are available at the Extension Office.
Beef nominations are due to the Extension Office by April 1.
Lamb, Hog and Goat nominations are due to the Extension Office by June 1.
All Beef, Lamb and Goats MUST BE retinal scanned at our winter/spring weigh in. Please let the Extension Office know you need your animal retinal scanned before the weigh in date.

Routt County 4-H Member Handbook & 4-H Project Requirements

2020 Routt County 4-H Member handbook, Policies and Procedures
2020 Routt County Handbook changes
LINK to Colorado State Fair Project Requirements – these are the same requirements for our Routt County 4-H Exhibit Day projects.
LINK to all e-records (record books) on the Colorado 4-H state website.

Livestock/Horse Information

Horse Fact Sheet
Livestock Fact Sheet
Producers List – Goat, Sheep, Swine
Animal Care and Housing Form – this form must be completed by all 4-H members who house their 4-H animal someplace other then their home (fairgrounds, horse boarding, Yampatika, relatives house, friends house, etc.). These forms must be turned in by June 1.

Routt County 4-H Shooting Sports

Shooting Sports Member Handbook
Tentative 2020 Shooting Sports Practice Schedule
2020 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training Schedule:
- March 13-15, Weld County (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun & Archery)March 20-22, Pueblo County (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Archery, Muzzleloader, Western Heritage & Hunting/Outdoor Skills)March 27-29, Garfield County (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Archery, Muzzleloader, Western Heritage & Hunting/Outdoor Skills)April 3-5, Arapahoe County (Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun & Archery)
  - Orion Training (April 4^th only)

How do I learn more about…

Routt County 4-H – Click HERE
4-H projects – Click HERE
Routt County 4-H Clubs – Click HERE
How to enroll in 4-H? Click HERE
Important Dates in 4-H for 2020 – Click HERE

Awards for Volunteers, Club and Members.

At Achievement Night we will awarding our Outstanding Members (two for each age group), Outstanding Club and new this year we will be awarding our volunteers in the following categories. These volunteer winners will be submitted at the state level as well.

Outstanding Member and Club due by September 23

Club Record Books

All Club Record Books and Animal Record Books are due September 23
Club Secretary and Treasurer book guides can be found on the state website: http://co4h.colostate.edu/program-areas/
Secretary Score Sheet
Treasurer Score Sheet
Historian Score Sheet

Career Summary

Every 4-H member should keep a 4-H Career Summary starting with their first year in 4-H. This is a great way to track your projects, demonstrations and community service projects. And – maybe you will be nominated as an Outstanding 4-H Members and will need to complete a Career Summary.

4-H Career Summary

Fundraising

2020 Sponsorship Form – we ask that all members recruit two sponsorships to help cover the cost of awards for Fair, Exhibit Day, Achievement Night and Shooting Sports.

Colorado State University

Extension