Rocky Mountain Calendar of Events 8-15-11

August 17

• Horsetooth Is Blooming, 8 a.m., Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, Fort Collins, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

• Mended Wings, Mended Hearts, 6:30 p.m., Ft. Collins Senior Center, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 484-7756 or http://www.RMRP.org.

August 20

• Antlers and Horns, 10 a.m., Hermit Park Open Space, Estes Park, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

• Chili Cook-Off Competition, Kathy Glode Park, Saratoga, Wyo., (307) 326-8855 or director@saratogachamber.info.

August 21

• Devil’s Backbone: Millions Of Years In The Making, 9 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

August 22

• Toddler Talk: Butterflies and Blossoms, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

• Hey Kids! Butterflies and Blossoms are All Around!, 10 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

• Canning Pickles Workshop, 1 p.m., Extension Room, Fairgrounds, Powell, Wyo., (307) 754-8836 or jalley1@uwyo.edu.

• Canning Carrots Workshop, 6 p.m., EOC Room, Park County Courthouse, Cody, Wyo., (307) 754-8836 or jalley1@uwyo.edu.

August 23

• Canning Green Beans Workshop, 1 p.m., Extension Room, Fairgrounds, Powell, Wyo., (307) 754-8836 or jalley1@uwyo.edu.

• Canning Pickles Workshop, 6 p.m., EOC Room, Park County Courthouse, Cody, Wyo., (307) 754-8836 or jalley1@uwyo.edu.

August 25-26

• Rangeland Monitoring School -Land EKG -Charley Orchard, Colorado Springs, Colo., (719) 683-7960.

August 25-27

• Cheyenne Heritage Quilters’ 27th Annual Quilt Show, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Cheyenne, Wyo., (307) 634-0463 or http://www.CHQuilters.org.

August 26-28

• Yesteryear Farm Show, Longmont, Colo., (303) 776-9859.

August 27

• Nature’s Supermarket, 8:30 a.m., Devil’s Backbone Open Space, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

• Mountain Wildflowers, 9 a.m., Hermit Park Open Space, Estes Park, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

• Survival: Fire, Water, Food, 9 a.m., Bison Visitor Center, Loveland, Colo., (970) 679-4489.

• Rocky Mountain Raptor Program Open House, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 484-7756 or http://www.RMRP.org.

August 28

• Elbert Woman’s Club Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall, Elbert, Colo.

August 29

• Canning Jams, Jellies and More, 6-8 p.m., Larimer County Extension Office, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 498-6000 or http://www.Larimer.org/ext.

August 30-31

• Rangeland Monitoring School-Land EKG- Charley Orchard, Alamosa, Colo., (719) 683-7960.

August 31

• Viva Salsa!, 6-8:30 p.m., Larimer County Extension Office, Ft. Collins, Colo., (970) 498-6000 or http://www.Larimer.org/ext.

• Exploring No-Till and Cover Crops Workshop, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Wray, Colo., (970) 332-3173 ext. 3.

September 3-5

• Steamboat Stock Dog Challenge, Stanko Ranch, Steamboat Springs, Colo., (970) 879-5214 or http://www.SteamboatDogTrial.com.

September 7-11

• Best Little County Fair and Rodeo in Colorado, Eads, Colo., (719) 688-8136 or http://www.KiowaCounty.ColoState.edu/Fair.html.

• Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trial, Ute Park, Meeker, Colo., (970) 878-0111 or http://www.MeekerSheepdog.com.

September 9-10

• P.E.O.’s “Quilts in the Country” Quilt Show Fundraiser, Meeker Elementary School, Meeker, Colo., (970) 878-3143 or kleec21@hotmail.com.