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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