Rocky Mountain Calendar of Events 6-11-12

June 16

Heart of the Rockies Longhorn Show, Latigo Trails Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo., (970) 897-2444.

June 30

2nd Annual Firecracker Classic ABGA Show, Fairgrounds, Grand Junction, Colo., (970) 234-9229, (505) 320-1677, http://www.KickinARanch.com, or http://www.RedCrownUSA.com.

July 13-15

Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association Convention, Chuck & Roni Sylvester’s Farm, LaSalle, Colo., (970) 260-6820.

June 11

Tiny Trekkers: Are Spiders Really Scary, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

4th Annual Range Monitoring Workshop, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Lusk, Wyo., (307) 436-3490 or agrant@Hughes.net.

June 15-16

6th Annual HVTA Antique Truck Show, Island Grove, Greeley, Colo., (970) 302) 2961 or (303) 690-5123.

June 16

Tractor Drive, Carr, Colo., (307) 287-9014.

When the Going Gets Tough: Basic Survival, 9 a.m., Natural Resources Administrative Offices, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

June 19

USDA-ARS Central Great Plains Research Station Field Day, 8:30 a.m., ARS Research Station, Akron, Colo., (970) 345-2259 or Merle.Vigil@ars.usda.gov.

June 20-24

Colorado Cowboy Camp Meeting, Metli Ranch, Kiowa, Colo., (303) 621-2073 or http://www.RanchMenChristianCamp.org.

June 20

Canning Basics for Safe Preserving, 6-8 p.m., Larimer County Extension Office, Ft. Collins, Colo., http://www.Larimer.org/ext or (970) 498-6000.

June 22-23

Annual Cowboy Youth Classic, University of Wyoming’s Cliff and Martha Hansen Livestock Teaching Arena, Laramie, Wyo., (307) 766-2159 or http://www.UWYO.edu/Anisci.

June 22-24

2012 Pikes Peak Gem & Mineral Show, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Colorado Springs, Colo., (719) 488-0880 or http://www.WMMI.org.

June 22

Reservoir Road Band, 6 p.m., Twin Rivers Amphitheatre, Greeley, Colo.

June 23

Pioneer Living Days, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 482-9168 or http://www.BeeFamilyFarm.org.

June 24

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.

June 25

Tiny Trekkers: Fill the Bird Bill, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

July 7-8

Amelia Kinkade “Talk To Animals” Workshop, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunrise Ranch, Loveland, Colo., (970) 443-0732 or http://www.BellaSpark.com.

July 14

Elbert Historic Rendezvous, Elbert, Colo., (303) 648-3858.

Tractor Daze and Mud Run, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, Kan., (913) 721-1075 or http://www.AgHallofFame.com.

July 21-July 22

El Paso County Wagon Train, Bailey Ranch, Simla, Colo., (719) 439-0706.

July 22

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.

Cache La Poudre Annual Reunion, Noon, American Legion, Old HWY 287, (970) 988-9958 or (970) 482-6096.

August 18

Elizabeth Community Music & Art Festival, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Elbert County Library District Grounds, Elizabeth, Colo., (303) 886-9392 or http://www.ElizabethFestival.com.

August 26

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.

September 23

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.

October 28

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.

November 25

Elbert Women’s Club All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.