March 23, 2018 Pinedale Roundup Page 7

Calling all young entrepreneurs

SUBLETTE COUNTY – Sublette
County 4-H will host its 10th year of the
Youth Business Ventures Contest.
This contest is open to any youth ages
8, before Jan. 1, 2018, to 18 in Sublette
County. Youth do not have to be 4-H
members to compete in the contest.
The Youth Business Ventures Con-
test provides an opportunity for youth to
develop and present a business plan for
competition for seed money to start a new
business or to grow an existing business.
The purpose of the contest is to encour-
age youth to develop an entrepreneurial
mindset that will benefit them in future
career opportunities, help youth learn the
process of developing business plans, pro-
vide an avenue for youth to practice and
develop effective verbal communication,
encourage goal setting and determine of
a course of action that will assist them to
accomplish goals and to provide monetary
awards for successful plans.
The contest will consist of two parts, a
written business plan and a presentation
of the plan to a committee detailing the
type of business, major components of the
business and marketing strategies. Busi-
ness plans deemed to have merit by the
committee may be awarded up to $1,000.
More than 25 youth in the community have
received funding from this program since
beginning in 2008 and were able to begin
successful businesses.
More contest information and appli-
cation packets can be obtained from the
Sublette County Extension Office at 9660
Highway 191 in Pinedale or by calling at
367-4380 or visiting the website at http://
www.wyoming4h.org/4hsublette/?page_
id=971.
Written business plans must be returned
to the extension office no later than 4 p.m.
Friday, April 13, and applicants must be
available to present plans in person to the
committee on Tuesday, April 17, at the
Sublette County Extension Office at 9660
Highway 191, Pinedale, at 6 p.m.
A workshop and question/answer ses-
sion to assist youth in writing business
plans is available at the Sublette County
Extension Office in Pinedale beginning at
6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10. Applicants
must RSVP to the extension office by
noon if attending this workshop by calling
307-367-4380 or rschambe@uwyo.edu.
Sublette County Youth Business Ven-
tures Contest is funded through grants
from The Daniels Fund and other private
donors. n

Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to Pinedale

‘Robin Hood’ auditions begin April 2
From the Pinedale Fine Arts Council
PINEDALE – The Missoula Children’s Theatre of Missoula, Mont., will arrive in Pinedale
on Monday, April 2, to audition students in grades kindergarten through 12 for the production,
“Robin Hood.”
The Missoula Children’s Theatre directors will select 50-60 students to rehearse during the
week of April 2 to 6. The actors and students chosen will present a full productions of “Robin
Hood” – an evening performance at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 6, in the Pinedale Auditorium.
Any student in the Pinedale or Bondurant school system, K-12, is eligible to audition includ-
ing home-school students. There is no preparation required for the auditions, and no previous
experience is needed. Missoula Children’s Theatre will provide all scenery and costumes for
this production.
Auditions are scheduled for Monday, April 2, in the Sheppard Auditorium at the Pinedale
High School from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Students should arrive immediately when school is dis-
missed on Monday. If need be, elementary students may take the PAC bus to get to the audition
– a PFAC representative will walk students from the bus to the auditorium.
Students must also have a signed parental consent form to audition. Consent forms are avail-
able at all Pinedale school offices and can also be downloaded at www.pinedalefinearts.com.
The selections for roles in the play are made entirely by the Missoula Children’s Theatre ac-
tors. There is no guarantee that everyone who auditions will be cast in the play. Courtesy photo from Pinedale Fine Arts Council
Missoula Children’s Theatre is presented locally by the Pinedale Fine Arts Council. For more Preslie Simkins performs with other students in grades kindergarten
information please call the Pinedale Fine Arts Council at 367-7322 or visit pinedalefinearts. through 12th grade in the 2017 performance of ‘Pinocchio,’ by the Mis-
com. n soula Children’s Theatre.

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