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STATE FAIR STATIC EXHIBIT If you had a static exhibit displayed at the Nebraska State Fair, please stop by the office to pick it up. We will not be responsible for damage to items left at the office for over a week. AKSARBEN RESULTS—We would like to congratulate everyone who partici-pated in the 2016 AKSARBEN Tara Lee Hudson 5th Place Beef Premier Exhibitor Colton Fangmeier 3rd Place Sheep Premier Exhibitor SOUTHERN PLAINS EXTENSION BOARD MEETING The next Southern Plains Extension Board Meeting will take place on Mon-day, November 28 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Nuckolls County Exten-sion Office. The agenda will be posted by Friday afternoon (November 25th) in both Nuckolls and Thayer County Extension Offices and on the Southern Plains webpage. NEXT CHAPTER AT NEBRASKA All students in the 8th grade that were enrolled in a 4-H Club (through 4HOnline) prior to April 1st, will be pre-admitted to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. If you are qualified for Next Chapter at Nebraska, keep an eye open for a letter coming to your mail box in November or December. There are special 4-H enrollment instructions for you to follow to participate in the program this year. If you have questions about Next Chapter at Nebraska, please contact Jacie Milius, [email protected]. DON & MARTHA ROMEO SCHOLARSHIP The Nebraska Association of Fair Managers has made available the Martha and Don Romeo Scholarship for graduating seniors. Applciations are due to the county office by December 1 and is available at the office or online at http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/southernplains/4-h-resources/
SPECIAL REMINDERS
EMAIL NEWSLETTER We are only sending the newsletter out via email, unless you let us know that you still wanted to receive it via USPS. Please make sure we have your cur-rent email on your 4-H enrollment form.
Nelson Office
825 South Main
Nelson, NE 68961
Phone: 402 225 2381
Fax: 402 225 2382
Hebron Office
225 N 4th Rm 104
Hebron, NE 68370
Phone: 402 768 7212
Fax: 402 768 7213
http://southernplains.unl.edu/
Southern Plains Unit
The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of
the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
October 2016
CAKE AUCTION THANK-YOU NOTES NOT YET RECEIVED The following 4-H’ers need to turn in a Thank you note to the buyer of their cake at the Cake Auction at the fair: Addi Crockett, Gabe Fangmeier, Alyssa Malchow, and Aydrian Meyer. FAIR ITEMS, NEEDING TO BE CLAIMED The following 4-H’ers have items at the office that have been left from Fair or State Fair. Please stop in to pick them up before Decebmer 31. Barton Family, Mira Eschliman, Gavin Fangmeyer, Kaylee Flaata, Ava Kerwood, Braelynn Renz, and Maekayla Ward. TROPHY THANK-YOU'S NOT WRITTEN The following individuals still need to turn in Thank you’s for fair awards: Champion Rabbit Hope Reinke Champion Jr. Pleasure Horse Alyssa Malchow Champion Jr. Trail Alyssa Malchow Champion Jr. Horsemanship Alyssa Malchow Champion Sr. Pole Bending Cassady Mundhenke Champion Jr. Pole Bending Alyssa Malchow Champion Sr. Barrel Racing Brett Mundhenke Champion Inter. Barrel Racing Alyssa Kerwood Champion Jr. Barrel Racing Alyssa Malchow Champion Sr. Goat Showman Alyssa Kerwood Champion Breeding Goat Burke Tinnely Champion Market Goat Alyssa Kerwood Senior Award: Caleb Vonderfecht LIVESTOCK SUPPORT CHECKS ARE ALSO READY FOR PICKUP Thayer County livestock exhibitors received a letter early with information about Livestock Support. Please turn in a thank you know with a stamp to receive you additional support money. PREMIUM CHECKS ARE READY FOR PICKUP Thayer County 4-H’ers must turn in a record book by December 31 to receive their premium check from the fair. RECORD BOOKS AT THE OFFICE If you just can't find your record books, we might be able to help you out!! They following people still have books here from last year --- please pick them up!
Brianna & Lane Barton Blake Cox Kaydence Cox Walker, Alexis, Logan & Lauren Dick Gabe & Peyton Fangmeier Andrew & Sequoia Heinrichs Halsey & Laikynn Heitmann Tegon & Takalynn Hergott Cayden Huber
Skyler Knigge Maddux Koch Hunter Mathieson Ethan Meerkatz Betsy Maschmann Aydrian Meyer Elizabeth & Destiny Poisel Andon Sales
Mundhenke Family Brayden Schlief Thomas Swoboda Hayden Taylor Tiffany Walsh Siraya Wiedel
REMINDERS
RED LETTER DAYS AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA High School students and parents interested in exploring opportunities the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has to offer are invited to attend an open house or “Red Letter Day”. Students and parents can tour city and east campuses, meet with current students and professors and explore different fields of study. Discover ways to get involved on and off campus and learn about important admissions, scholarship and financial aid information. If you’re interested in attending the following dates, please contact: Liz Adams, Special Events Assistant Coordinator: [email protected] Upcoming Red Letter Dates:
October 21 November 4, 18
NEBRASKA Now If you are in high school (grades 9-12) and you’re interested in getting a head start on college, you can take real college classes taught by real college professors to earn real college credit through NEBRASKA Now. The benefits of NEBRASKA Now are evident!
Most NEBRASKA Now classes are offered at a flat $250-rate per 3 credit-hour class. The same class at the regular in-state tuition rate would cost $675.75, a savings of $425.75 per class.
Even if you don’t know where you want to go to college, the courses will transfer for credit (some may not necessarily fill program requirements).
Take classes online or in-person on your own time – some schools are setting up time for their students to take these classes or allowing students to do them during study hall. Note: this pro-gram does not offer classes for duel credit – there is no high school credit associated with these classes.
NEBRASKA Now students have one-on-one coaching with Kurt Mueller in the Office of Admissions for academic coaching and advising.
To explore and enroll in the NEBRASKA Now program, visit: https://admissions.unl.edu/specialized-information/nebraska-now.aspx EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF RED VISIT DAY The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is hosting their annual Experience the Power of Red Visit Day on Saturday, November 5. During this event, students will learn how CASNR prepares students for careers in everything from animals to plants, soil to climate, golf to business, mechanization to leadership and food to forensic science. Guests will meet faculty, staff and current students to get the scoop on what life at UNL is really like. Explore cam-pus in person and get a true sense of the UNL CASNR experience. There is no charge to attend this event. More information is available at: casnr.unl.edu/visitday.
ANIMAL INFORMATION
ANIMAL ADVISORY MEETINGS Animal Advisory meetings will again be held to discuss issues affecting the 4-H Livestock programs. If you have changes that you will like to see made in a live-stock project area or at the fair this is your time to bring the issue to the 4-H Council and make a possible change. Each club with interest in large animals or poultry and rabbit is asked to send at least one adult and youth representative to these meetings. The meetings will be held on: November 14—Hebron, Extension Office November 17—Nelson, Extension Office. The meeting will be from 7 p.m.—8:30 p.m. and each specie will be given 15 minutes to bring up discus-sion items. We will use the following order: Dog & Companion Animal, Poultry & Rabbits, Horse, Sheep & Goat, Beef, and Swine. NWSS CATCH A CALF CONTEST The National Western Stock Show Catch-A-Calf Program is designed to promote youth development and understanding of the cattle industry. Youth who choose to participate in the contest may have a range of ex-periences raising, feeding and show-ing beef cattle, all are encouraged to apply. To apply applicants must be between the ages of 12 and 18 as of December 31, 2016 and be enrolled in 4-H at the time of application. Successful catchers must have ade-quate facilities available to house their steer as they are responsible for the care, feeding, and handling of their animal. The applications to par-ticipate in this year’s Catch-a-Calf program at the NWSS are now avail-able on line at http://nationalwestern.com/livestock-…/catch-a-calf-contest/. Applications must be postmarked by December 1, 2016!
SHOEBOX FOOSBALL TABLE WORKSHOP Come join in the fun of making your very own Foosball table from recycled shoe-boxes and clothespins. Workshop is taught by Darci Pesek from the Jefferson County Extension Office and cost is $7.00. Pre-register by Tuesday November 8th. November 15th – Nuckolls Co. Extension Office 4:00 p.m. November 17th – Thayer Co. Extension Office 4:00 p.m. We are still looking for some shoeboxes for this workshop. If you have any that you would like to donate, please bring them by the Extension Office before our workshop dates. Thank you!
VET SCIENCE PROJECT Be part of a 2 day afterschool program that will allow you research a animal health issue related to your projects animals. Participants will spend the first workshop researching a topic of their choice and learning how it affects their project animals. The second session will be spent developing a display board to be exhibited at the fair. Cost of the workshop is $5. You must pre-register by November 1. Workshop Dates are: November 3 & 17—Nelson November 14 & 21—Hebron
GRAPREVINE WREATH WORKSHOP Come and join us to make a one of a kind Grapevine Wreath. Your Imagination is the limit. We will supply the wreath and a selection of items to decorate with. If you have something special you want on yours, bring it along. The workshop will be held on Nov. 3 at the Thayer County Extension office and the cost will be $10. Please register by Oct. 28 by calling the office at 402-768-7212 or emailing [email protected].
Christmas Card Houses These adorable Christmas Houses are made using your past Christmas cards. You may bring your own or a supply will be on hand for you to choose from. This workshop will be held on Nov. 29 at the Thayer County Extension office. The cost of the workshop will be $5. Please pre-register by Nov. 23 by calling the office at 402-768-7212 or emailing [email protected]
UPCOMING WORKHSOPS
FALL CANNING TIME September and October are excellent times to do canning and preserving, as many gar-dens are still producing fruits and vegetables. So why not do your preserving this fall after the state fair and enter your items in the 2015 county fair? Registered Dietitian, Alice Henneman, has a great website for proper and safe food preservation at http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/foodpres.shtml. If you have questions concerning processing methods contact the office.
2016 MAKE IT WITH WOOL CONTEST Enter the Make It With Wool Contest! The object of the contest is to promote the beauty and versa-tility of wool fabric and yarn; to encourage personal creations in sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning and weaving of wool fabric; and to recognize creative skills. The 2016 State Make It With Wool Contest will be November 21 at the Dawson Co. Fairgrounds in Lexington beginning at 9:00 a.m. Public fashion show is at 1:00 p.m. The divisions determined by age as of January 1, 2015 (national rule change), are as follows:
· Preteen – age 12 and under · Junior – age 13 to 16 · Senior – age 17 to 24 · Adult – age 25 and over · Made For Others
For more information, contact the Nebraska State Director Alice Doane, 17705 Bluff Road, Waverly NE 68462 (phone 402-786-3555); Entry forms, fees, and wool samples are due October 15, 2015 to Entry Coor-dinator - Andrea Nisley, P.O. Box 757, Lexington NE 68850, 308-324-5501, [email protected] More information is available on the National Make It With Wool website (www.makeitwithwool.com).
STATIC INFORMATION
Calendar of Events
October 4-10—National 4-H Week 7—Ribbon Workshop Registration Due 15—Make It With Wool Entries Due 25—Ribbon Pillow Workshop—Hebron 27—Ribbon Pillow Workshop—Nelson 28—Wreath Workshop Registration Due
November 1—Vet Sci Workshop Registrations Due 3—Vet Sci Workshop #1—Nelson 3—Grapevine Wreath Workshop—Hebron 8—Foosball Table Registration Due 10—SPCT Fruit Orders Due 14—Vet Science Workshop #1—Hebron 14—Livestock Advisory Meeting—Hebron
15—Shoebox Foosball Table—Nelson 17—Shoebox Foosball Table—Hebron 17—Vet Science Workshop #2—Nelson 17—Livestock Advisory Meeting—Nelson 19—State Make It With Wool Contest—
Lexington 21—Vet Science Workshop #2—Hebron 23—Christmas House Workshop Registra-
tion Due 28—Extension Board Meeting—Nelson 29—Christmas House Workshop—Hebron
December 1—Don & Martha Romeo Scholarship Applica-tions Due to County Office.