Rocky Mountain Calendar of Events 6-4-12

June 7-8

Wyoming Junior Hereford Association Annual Hereford Field Day, Fairgrounds, Torrington, Wyo., (307) 277-1309 or (307) 532-5427.

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 2-10

Tractor Relay Across Nebraska, (308) 436-1989 or http://www.NebraskaCowman.com/Nafa.

June 2

Denkai Hoofin’ It Home Adoption Extravaganza, 10 a.m.-

2 p.m., Bomgaars, Loveland, Colo., (970) 352-5330 or http://www.DenkaiSanctuary.org.

Canyons, Prairies and Deserts, 9 a.m., Red Mountain Open Space, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

Messages in Stone, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

June 3

Four Corners Lecture Series: Dr. Donna Glowacki, 1 p.m., Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colo., (970) 739-6772.

Cowboy Church, 10 a.m., Platte Valley Middle School Cafeteria, Kersey, Colo., (970) 351-0372 or (970) 371-6357.

June 7

4-H’ers Training, 9:30 a.m., Boot and Bottle Club, Cody, Wyo., (307) 766-6342 or slmiller@uwyo.edu.

Drought Management Workshop, 2-5 p.m., First State Bank Conference Center, Wheatland, Wyo., (307) 322-3667.

June 8

Western Dance, 7-11 p.m., Virginia Dale Stage Station, Virginia Dale, Colo., (970) 568-7646 or VirginiaDaleCommunityClub.org.

June 8-10

Virginia Dale Stage Station Open House and Birthday Party, Virginia Dale Stage Station, Virginia Dale, Colo., (970) 568-7646 or http://www.VirginiaDaleCommunityClub.org.

June 9-10

Taste of Fort Collins, Civic Center Park, Ft. Collins, Colo., (877)-FC-TASTE or http://www.TasteOfFortCollins.com.

June 9

Poudre Rendezvous Outdoor Skills Day, Colorado Youth Outdoors’ Swift Ponds, Ft. Collins, Colo., (303) 291-7234.

2nd Annual Oakland OK’s Shotgun Fun Shoot and Benefit, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Sterling Ranch, Littleton, Colo., (303) 919-6460.

Horsetooth’s Blooming, 9 a.m., Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

Gear Up for Summer, 9 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

Creatively Inspired Craft Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Milliken, Colo., (970) 405-4952 or (970) 227-6315.

Rinn United Methodist Church Pig Roast/Silent Auction, 5-7:30 p.m., Rinn United Methodist Church, Frederick, Colo., (303) 776-1578.

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 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 24

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

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