Thunder on the Plains
2017 National 4-H Western Heritage Conference and Championship Shoot
August 1- 3, 2017
Fort Benton, Montana
Monday, July 31st:
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Clothing Swap: Community Bible Church
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Registration Open: Community Bible Church
Tuesday, August 1st:
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. - Registration Open: Lippard Auditorium, Montana Agricultural Center
10:00 a.m. – Welcome: Lippard Auditorium, Montana Agricultural Center
Competitor Parade
Flag Ceremony
Pledges
Area Dignitary Welcome (Brief History of the Area)
Explanation of the Week’s Events
11:00 a.m. – Break into Posses
Historical Scavenger Hunt
12:30 p.m. – Lunch
Dr. Andrew Patrick Nelson
2:00 p.m. - Head to the Range and Firearm Check-in
Shoot Practice Stage
5:30 p.m. - Supper/Educational Program
Scavenger Hunt Results
6:30 -8:30 p.m. - Museum Program
8:30 p.m. - Conclude/Activities on Your Own
Wednesday, August 2nd:
8:00 a.m. - Head for the Range
8:30 a.m. - Safety Meeting
9:00 a.m. - Shooting Begins
12:30 p.m. - Lunch at the Range
1:30 p.m. - Workshops/Interviews: Community Bible Church
2:45 p.m. - Workshops/Interviews: Community Bible Church
4:00 p.m. - Workshops/Interviews: Community Bible Church
5:30 p.m. - Chuck Wagon Supper: Old Fort Benton
8:00 p.m. - Conclude
Thursday, August 3rd:
8:00 a.m. - Head to the Range
8:30 a.m. - Safety Meeting
9:00 a.m. - Shooting Begins
12:30 p.m. - Lunch in at the Range
1:30 p.m. - Test: Community Bible Church
2:30 p.m. - Working Demonstrations/Interviews: Community Bible Church
3:30 p.m. - River Walk/Interviews: Bridge Over Missouri River/ Community Bible Church
4:15 p.m. - Interviews/Informal Time with Mark Hall-Patton, Pawn Star’s “Beard of Knowledge” at Old Fort Benton
6:00 p.m. - Banquet: Lippard Auditorium, Montana Agricultural Center
Mark Hall-Patton
Awards
Friday, August 4th:
8:00 a.m. – Montana Breakfast and Awards
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Clothing Swap: Community Bible Church
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Registration Open: Community Bible Church
Tuesday, August 1st:
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. - Registration Open: Lippard Auditorium, Montana Agricultural Center
10:00 a.m. – Welcome: Lippard Auditorium, Montana Agricultural Center
Competitor Parade
Flag Ceremony
Pledges
Area Dignitary Welcome (Brief History of the Area)
Explanation of the Week’s Events
11:00 a.m. – Break into Posses
Historical Scavenger Hunt
12:30 p.m. – Lunch
Dr. Andrew Patrick Nelson
2:00 p.m. - Head to the Range and Firearm Check-in
Shoot Practice Stage
5:30 p.m. - Supper/Educational Program
Scavenger Hunt Results
6:30 -8:30 p.m. - Museum Program
8:30 p.m. - Conclude/Activities on Your Own
Wednesday, August 2nd:
8:00 a.m. - Head for the Range
8:30 a.m. - Safety Meeting
9:00 a.m. - Shooting Begins
12:30 p.m. - Lunch at the Range
1:30 p.m. - Workshops/Interviews: Community Bible Church
2:45 p.m. - Workshops/Interviews: Community Bible Church
4:00 p.m. - Workshops/Interviews: Community Bible Church
5:30 p.m. - Chuck Wagon Supper: Old Fort Benton
8:00 p.m. - Conclude
Thursday, August 3rd:
8:00 a.m. - Head to the Range
8:30 a.m. - Safety Meeting
9:00 a.m. - Shooting Begins
12:30 p.m. - Lunch in at the Range
1:30 p.m. - Test: Community Bible Church
2:30 p.m. - Working Demonstrations/Interviews: Community Bible Church
3:30 p.m. - River Walk/Interviews: Bridge Over Missouri River/ Community Bible Church
4:15 p.m. - Interviews/Informal Time with Mark Hall-Patton, Pawn Star’s “Beard of Knowledge” at Old Fort Benton
6:00 p.m. - Banquet: Lippard Auditorium, Montana Agricultural Center
Mark Hall-Patton
Awards
Friday, August 4th:
8:00 a.m. – Montana Breakfast and Awards
