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November 2019

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Pick Up Achievement Items Youth may pick up Achievement Night items at

the Sioux County Extension office starting

November 18th.

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November 15 - 4-H City Shaper/Jr. Robotics TBA

November 19 - 4-H Council Meeting Sioux County Court House 6:00 pm

November 21 - 4-H City Shaper/Jr. Robotics Katie’s House TBA

November 24 - Decorating Fort Robinson

December 01 - Fed Steer Challenge Applications Due

We are searching for a few new 4-H Council members interested in helping

to make an innovative, and positive impact on the Sioux County 4-H

Program. If interested please contact Jenny Nixon at jnixon@unl.edu or

Melissa Mracek at mmracek2@unl.edu.

Decorating Fort Robinson Sioux County 4-H members will be decorating

Fort Robinson for Christmas on November 24th

at 3 pm. Members will meet at the Fort to assist

in decorating. For more information contact

Katie Reece.

National Western Stock Show

Catch-a-Calf Program A limited number of 4-H members have the opportunity to catch a calf

each January during the National Western Stock Show held in Denver,

Colorado. Successful catchers will receive their calf in May 2020 to begin

feeding the calf to market finish. Youth must show and sell their calf at

the 2021 National Western Stock Show. The calves used for this contest

are bought with money donated by business sponsors.

Top achievers of the Catch-A-Calf Contest are recognized for their record

keeping abilities, relationships with sponsors primarily through

correspondence, and showmanship skills. Rate-of Gain and carcass value

are also important in evaluating top achievers along with the live animal

evaluation.

4-H members from Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Kansas are

eligible to submit applications. However, any 4-H member who has

previously caught a calf in the 4-H Catch-A-Calf Contest is not eligible to

apply. 4-H members may apply online at: nationalwestern.com/catch-a-

calf-program/ .

To apply, applicants must be between the ages of 12 and 18 as of Decem-

ber 31, 2019 and must be enrolled in 4-H at the time of application.

Applicants must have parental as well as Extension Educator consent in

order to submit an application. Selected 4-H member applicants will be

sent details regarding participation before January 2020.

Applications and forms are due no later than December 1, 201.

Information about the Catch-A-Calf Contest can be found on the National

Western Stock Show website at: nationalwestern.com/catch-a-calf/-

program/ . Contact your local Nebraska Extension Office or Rob Eirich at

308-632-1230 for more information and an application regarding the 2020

-21 National Western Stock Show Catch-A-Calf Contest.

Leather Workshop Bill Riggs will be hosting a two session workshop on leather crafting. The

first session will be held on November 15th at the Sioux County

Courthouse Meeting Room starting at 1:30. When the students get out of

school. The fee for this workshop is $5 and can be made payable to Bill

Riggs. The workshop will last until 3:30 pm. Any youth who is ages 8 and

up are welcome to attend. The youth will get an introduction to leather

crafting and create a leather fair project.

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Achievement Night Awards, Cont. Environmental & Earth Science

Baxter Reece—Wildlife Knowledge Check (Red)

Home Environment

Baxter Reece—Textile 3D Pillow (Blue)

Becca Reece—Bed Cover Quilt (Blue)

Becca Reece—Recycled Item (Purple)

Clothing

Becca Reece—Embellished Denim Jacket (Red)

Baxter Reece—Original Design Fabric Yardage (Blue)

Boone Button—Wearable Technology Accessory (Blue)

Becca Reece—Wearable Technology Accessory (Purple)

Becca Reece—Upcycled Denim Skirt (Blue)

Becca Reece—Best Buy for your Buck Notebook (Red)

Baxter Reece—Best Buy for your Buck Notebook (Blue)

Baxter Reece—Revive Your Wardrobe Notebook (Blue)

Plants

Becca Reece—Range Plant Type Book (Purple)

Becca Reece—Range Plant Growth Season Book (Purple)

Fashion Show

Becca Reece—Steam Clothing 2 Dress (Qualified but did not attend)

Shopping in Style Fashion Show

Baxter Reece—Best Buy for your Buck Outfit (Qualified but did not

attend)

Communications Contest

Emily Parker—Original Speech (Purple)

Becca Reece—Demonstration (Qualified but did not attend)

Thanks to the Sioux County Extension Board, 4-H Council, Nebraska

Extension Staff, 4-H members and volunteers for making the year run

smoothly. A special thanks goes to Sioux County 4-H Summer Intern

Emily Parker and Temporary Office Manager, Linda Kesselring.

Clover Bud Junior Robotics

Achievement Night Awards, Cont.

Diamond Clover Awards

With the start of the new 4-H year, it is a great time to set Diamond

lover goals. These awards are for all youth to apply for. It is not

dependent on how well you do at fair. There are different levels for each

age group, youth can only complete one level a year and can start at the

level closest to their age. To apply for these awards, youth select a few

goals to work on throughout the year, such as learning the 4-H Pledge,

attending a 4-H camp, etc. This program is for youth ages 8 to 18, and is

applicable to youth who participate in any delivery mode of 4-H even if

they are not an enrolled 4-H member. For more information and

application forms visit: https://4h.unl.edu/diamond-clover.

Katie Reece and Carmen Pelster are organizing a Junior Robotics

session. Youth will learn simple Scratch programming while building

creations out of Legos. The first session will be on Friday, November

15th and the next session on Thursday, November 21st. This program is

for youth ages 6 to 10 years old. Contact Katie Reece at 308-668-9497 if

interested in participating. These meetings will be at the same time as

the City Shaper FLL meetings.

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Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge Nebraska 4-H and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of

Animal Science is offering the Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge. The

Fed Steer Challenge is a new opportunity for youth and designed to

cultivate the next generation of leaders in the Nebraska cattle industry.

The goal of the program is to enhance the educational value of

traditional 4-H beef projects by providing an affordable option that

rewards production merit and carcass value of the market animal, along

with accurate and complete record keeping, industry knowledge, and

producer engagement by the 4-H member. Participating youth must be

a 4-H member 14 years old prior to December 31, 2019, able to purchase

a steer at market price as well as feed. For more information about this

project and the application form visit: https://4h.unl.edu/fed-steer-

challenge#contest. The application is due by December 1, 2019.

Certificates of Achievement were

given to all 4-H’ers who completed

the 2019 4-H year.

Arley Ivy

Boone Button

Chisum Pelster

Emily Parker

Jaime Turbiville

Natalie Turbiville

Ovid (Baxter) Reece

Rebecca (Becca) Reece

Ruger Pelster

Sierra Eastman

Tamika Eastman

Tilton Button

Timberly Raymer

Torri Neal

Victoria Turbiville

Ziphorah Starkey

Zoey Sanderson

Junior Record Book Awards were

presented to Boone Button and

Baxter Reece in the Agriculture

division, Becca Reece in the STEM

division, and Tilton Button in the

Clover Kid division.

First Year 4-H Members were rec-

ognized:

Arley Ivy

Timberly Raymer

Zoey Sanderson

Natalie Turbiville

Ruger Pelster

As were Clover Bud Members

(members 5 – 8 years old)

Tilton Button

Torri Neal

Chisum Pelster

Ruger Pelster

Natalie Turbiville

4-H Leader Recognition included

awards for Two Years of Service

to Laura Button and Montana

Button, Five Years of Service to

Jessica Turbiville, and Ten Years

of Service to Katie Reece.

The Heart of 4-H went to 4-H

Shooting Sports leader and 4-H

Council President, Randy Ellis.

Outstanding Business in Service

to 4-H was given to Farm Credit

Services of America - Scottsbluff

Branch

Two Sioux County Special Awards

were given. The $250 Event

Scholarship was awarded to Becca

Reece. This scholarship allows her

to use the funds to attend some

4-H event. She has many to

choose from.

The Outstanding 4-H Member for

2019 is Becca Reece.

All youth participating in or

sending exhibits to the Nebraska

State Fair were awarded a unique

State Fair pin. They are:

Healthy Lifestyle Education

Becca Reece—Recipe File (Purple)

Baxter Reece—Creative Mixes

(Purple)

Victoria Turbiville—Healthy

Baked Product (Blue)

Photography

Baxter Reece—Digitally Altered

Print (Blue)

Congrats!!!

on Achievement Night Awards The Sioux County 4-H Achievement Night was a very fun success. Members

and leaders came together to play games, compete in Nebraska 4-H Jeop-

ardy and try the Commodity Challenge. Games were followed by a pot luck

supper supported by the Sioux County 4-H Council.

The evening was an overview of all the activities and achievements through

2019. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge, Sioux

County 4-H members and leaders received the awards and recognition from

2019 activities. Receiving awards:

Sioux County Fair Fashion Revue

Senior Champion Stylist Becca Reece

Junior Champion Stylist Baxter Reece

Senior Champion Construction Becca Reece

Junior Champion Construction Baxter Reece

Sioux County Fair Art Hall Best of Show

Champion Foods Victoria Turbiville

Reserve Champion Foods Baxter Reece

Champion Plants Becca Reece

Reserve Champion Plants Baxter Reece

Champion Photography Baxter Reece

Champion Home Environment Becca Reece

Reserve Champion Home Environment Baxter Reece

Champion SET Baxter Reece

Reserve Champion SET Becca Reece

Sioux County Fair Open Youth Livestock Show—Best in County

Beef Showmanship Boone Button

Market Beef Boone Button

Heifer Calf Boone Button

Bull Calf Boone Button

Breeding Sheep Tamika Eastman

Market Lamb Tamika Eastman

Goat Showmanship Boone Button

Doe Boone Button

Sioux County Fair Poultry Show

Champion Poultry Boone Button

Reserve Champion Poultry Victoria Turbiville

Sioux County Fair 4-H Horse Show High Point Winners

Junior Halter Boone Button

Sioux County Fair 4-H Horse Show High Point Winners, Cont.

Jr Performance Baxter Reece

Junior Speed Baxter Reece

Intermediate Halter Tamika Eastman

Intermediate Performance Tamika Eastman

Intermediate Speed Jaime Turbiville

Grand Champion Halter Horse Boone Button

Neil Nunn Memorial Buckle – Junior Baxter Reece

Neil Nunn Memorial Buckle - Intermediate Tamika Eastman

Sioux County Fair 4-H Companion Animal Show

Cat Showman Boone Button

Dog Showman Boone Button

Sioux County 4-H Communications Contest

Public Service Announcement Baxter Reece

Non-Original Speech Tilton Button

Chisum Pelster

Ruger Pelster

Original Speech Emily Parker

Illustrated Presentation Becca Reece

Boone Button

Chisum Pelster

Regional 4-H Public Speaking Contest

Emily Parker Purple

Baxter Reece Blue

Sioux County Shooters Shooting Sports Certificates

Jaime Turbiville

Victoria Turbiville

Boone Button

Baxter Reece

Becca Reece

Most Improved Shooter

Victoria Turbiville

Sioux County Warbots Robotics Team Certificates

Becca Reece

Baxter Reece

Jaime Turbiville

Victoria Turbiville

Boone Button

Miranda Smith

Achievement Night Awards, Cont.

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