Weekly 4-H Update
Communications >> 4-H Update >>Volume 12, Number 24....................................... August 1, 2008
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Reminders:
- Aug. 13: 4-H Display check-in, Colorado State Fair, Pueblo
- Aug. 22 – Sept 1: Colorado State Fair, Pueblo
- Sept. 1: University holiday, offices closed
2008 4-H Camp Tobin State Fair 4-H Activities
Here is a listing of 4-H activities at this year’s state fair, subject to some possible tweaking.
| August 12 | Camp Tobin office opens: 12 Noon Teen clerk check-in: 6:00 p.m. Teen clerk pizza dinner: 6:30 p.m. |
| August 13 | Exhibit check-in: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Teen movie night |
| August 14 | 4-H Exhibit Judging |
| August 15 | 4-H Exhibit Judging |
| August 16 | Exhibits Display Setup: 1:00 p.m. Fashion Review (Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center) Shooting Sports Contest – .22 (Pueblo West Sportsman’s Club) |
| August 17 | Exhibits display setup Shooting Sports Contests – Archery and Muzzleloading (Pueblo West Sportsman’s Club) |
| August 18 | 4-H Camp Tobin office and dorms close at Noon |
| August 21 | 4-H Camp Tobin office and dorms reopen at 1:00 p.m. |
| August 22 | State Fair opens Market Beef and Goat Show (Livestock Pavilion) |
| August 23 | Creative Cooks (4-H Home Economics Building) Dog – Showmanship (Fairgrounds Event Center) Demonstrations/Illustrated Talks (4-H Auditorium) Rocket Fly Day (Fairgrounds Grandstands) |
| August 24 | Cake Decorating Contest (4-H Home Economics Building) Demonstrations/Illustrated Talks (4-H Auditorium) Dog – Obedience & Rally (Fairgrounds Event Center) |
| August 26 | State Fair Livestock Sale 4-H Camp Tobin office and dorms close at Noon |
| August 28 | 4-H Camp Tobin office and dorms reopen at 1:00 p.m. |
| August 30 | Performing Arts Contests – Musical & Dance (4-H Auditorium, Pepsi Center & Fairgrounds entrance) Shooting Sports Contest – Air Pistol & Air Rifle (Fairgrounds Events Center) Shooting Sports Contest – Shotgun/Skeet (Pikes Peak Gun Club) |
| August 31 | Performing Arts Contest – Theatrical (4-H Auditorium, Pepsi Center & Fairgrounds) Shooting Sports Contest – Shotgun/5 Stand (Pikes Peak Gun Club) |
| September 1 | Shooting Sports Contest – Shotgun/Trap (Pikes Peak Gun Club) State Fair ends |
| September 2 | 4-H Exhibit Take Down 4-H Camp Tobin dorms close |
| September 3 | 4-H Exhibits Released: 8:00 a.m. – Noon 4-H Camp Tobin closes |
2008 Senate Officers
Listed below are the new state senate officers for 2008. Congratulations on being part of this very important leadership team! — Ellen Butler
| Daniel Howell | President | Las Animas County |
| Mack Witzel | Vice President | Kit Carson County |
| Hayley McMinn | Morgan County | District 1 |
| Mary Kate Stevens | Weld County | District 2 |
| John Dueck | Arapahoe County | District 3 |
| Jade Meinzer | El Paso County | District 4 |
| Shelby McCracken | Kit Carson | County District 5 |
| Jason Russell | Crowley County | District 6 |
| Jessica Hartman | Pueblo County | District 7 |
| Haydn Christensen | Rio Grande County | District 8 |
| Anna Ball | Archuleta County | District 9 |
| Travis Roth | Montrose County | District 10 |
| Morgan Neilson | Rio Blanco County | District 11 |
| Gavlin Bohall | Grand County | District 12 |
| Kayla Gray | Fremont County | District 13 |
National 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl - River City Roundup 08
The second annual 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl Invitational presented by Cargill will be held Sept. 27 and 28, 2008 during the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition. This event will be open to all states from across the nation. Each state will be able to send one team to the Invitational. Please click on the following link for further information: http://www.rivercityroundup.org/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=165.
Courage to Live Symposium
Mark your calendar for Monday, Sept. 22 and Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to attend the Courage to Live Symposium. The Symposium will be held at the Department of Revenue, 1881 Pierce Street, Entrance B, Gaming Conference Room, Lakewood, CO 80214.
This conference will Focus on the Laws and Best Practices to Prevent Underage Drinking and Driving. The agenda features nationally recognized trainers and local leaders addressing topics that include: Colorado law and young drivers; physiological components of alcohol addiction; perspectives of a teenage DUI; learning by doing; best practices; resources; and trends and policies.
In addition, each attendee will receive a Courage to Live Starter Kit including books, a DVD, posters, and a helpful resource guide. Participants may also enter drawings for videos, Fatal Vision goggles, science fairs sponsored by the Museum of Nature and Science, or a voucher for a visit by the Center for Transportation Safety’s mobile DUI simulator lab.
Catered breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided. Best of all, there is no charge!!
For registration on CO.TRAIN go to www.co.train.org. ― Jan Carroll
