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June 4-H News
May 30, 2017
In this issue: Updates and Reminders Congratulations Graduates Drop Box Attention Clothing Project Members 4-H Food Stand Animal News Youth Safety Policy Summer Events Trophy Sponsors Needed Upcoming Contests Did You Know New time for Public Fashion Show Wayne County Fair Entry Forms Upcoming Animal Events
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
Special congratulations to all of the 4-Hers in the county who graduated from high school last month. Thank you for your leadership and best wishes with your future plans!
Hannah Belt, Allison Echtenkamp, Callie Finn, Connor Lemke-Elznic, Lucas Longe, Kate Lundahl, Marta Pulfer, and Brenna Vovos were each a recipient of a $200 4-H Council college scholarship. The $500 Renee Felt Schulte Scholarship was awarded to Brenna Vovos. Eligible 4-Hers must have been enrolled in the Wayne County 4-H Program for at least 5 years, including their Junior & Senior years of high school. Congratulations!
A DROP BOX is located on the north side of the courthouse to leave correspondence if you can’t come in during office hours! The box is checked daily at 5:00 PM.
UPDATES & REMINDERS
*Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF 2018) - Youth ages 14-18 on or before December 31, 2107 are eligible to participate in the CWF trip. Tentative dates are June 7-16, 2018. To reserve a spot, a down payment of $350 payable to University of Nebraska-Lincoln is due on or before June 1, 2017 to the Extension Office. All youth who are age eligible should have received a registration form in the mail. It is also available at wayne.unl.edu.
*There are a lot of workshop and camp registration deadlines this month. Check out the Summer Events Page for more information.
*Horse Advancement Level Testing for County Fair and Animal ID’s are due June 15. See the Animal News page for more information. *Please log into your 4-HOnline account to make any project additions by midnight June 15 (note new date).
*The State 4-H Fair Book and the Wayne County Fair Book are online. Check out http://wayne.unl.edu and click on Wayne County 4-H. The links are on the County and State Fair Information page. You will need adobe acrobat on your computer to read the files. Printed County Fair Books will be ready mid June. *Wayne County Fair Passes are available at the Extension Office. Volunteers received a postcard in April with details on purchasing half-price passes. *Raise Your Hand 4-H Alumni promotion lasts through June 30 and 4-H Clover Chase continues through August 15
4-H FOOD STAND—The 4-H Council is looking for adults who are interested in serving as the manager or as a day manager on Thursday, July 27, Friday, July 28, Saturday, July 29, or Sunday, July 30 for the 4-H Food Stand. Interested persons should contact the Extension Office for a list of responsibilities and an application.
ATTENTION CLOTHING
PROJECT MEMBERS
4-Hers enrolled in a clothing project should take a look at the STEAM Sewing Skills List. There is also a list of acceptable patterns for STEAM Clothing 1. Go to wayne.unl.edu / Wayne County 4-H to find the information (under County
and State Fair Information). The 2016 lists will work for this year. The lists are also available at the Extension Office.
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ATTENTION HORSE EXHIBITORS
All 4-H Members must pass Horse Level 1 by June 15 to exhibit at the County Fair (testing completed and signed books turned into the Extension Office). Horse ID’s for County Fair are also due June 15.
QUALITY ASSURANCE—All 4-Hers enrolled in the
market and breeding beef, bucket calf, feeder calf, cow/
calf, dairy, dairy goat, meat goat, pygmy goat, market
and breeding sheep, swine, rabbit and poultry projects
can be certified by attending a class on May 31, 1:00 or
6:00 PM at the Pierce County Courthouse.
Youth can also become certified by completing an
online course. The Youth Quality Care of Animals
(YQCA) course is now active. Anyone who has not
registered for the LQA online course for 2017 should
now navigate to the NEW online YQCA course at
yqca.learngrow.io. You will use your FAMILY 4HOnline
login and password information to access the courses
for the ACTIVE youth in your family. Only ACTIVE
members will show in the drop down menu for access
to the course. All registration questions with YQCA
should be directed to [email protected]. There will not be
local support for the YQCA program. All 4-Hers need to
use the 4-H tab and not the FFA tab even if they are
members of both organizations. There is a button for
families that have forgotten their password. 4-Hers that
have started their QA training in the LQA site will be
able to complete their modules and print off their
certificate of completion and take it to their Extension
Office. The YQCA site is user friendly and should make
it easy for 4-H families to complete their QA training for
this year.
Youth choosing to complete either on-line course must
have their certificates turned into the Extension Office
by June 15. Certificates can be emailed, faxed or
brought to the office.
ID FORM (AFFIDAVIT) REMINDER
County Fair ID Forms (Affidavits) for Bucket Calf, Dairy; Dairy and Pygmy Goats; Breeding Beef; Cow/Calf Pairs; Feeder Calf; Rabbits, and Swine are due June 15. It is your responsibility to make sure these forms are accurate. All necessary data must be present and correct. If ID forms are faxed to the office to meet the deadline, the original must be in the office the following business day. All ID papers are available for download at http://wayne.unl.edu/4hanimalaffidavits and at the Extension Office.
Ak-Sar-Ben & State Fair—due June 15 Fees and DNA samples for Feeder Calves, Market Meat Goats, Market Sheep, and Market Swine. Breeding Nomination Cards for Breeding Beef, Breeding Meat Goats, and Breeding Sheep Breeding Nomination Cards, EID Tags, and DNA Envelopes are available at the Extension Office.
In addition, breeding animal registration papers and British Breed Steer registration papers are due to the Extension Office by 5 PM, June 15 and we will forward them to the State 4-H Office. Also, as a reminder youth will be REQUIRED to present the ORIGINAL copies of the registration papers, even though they have submitted photo copies in advance. Original registration papers or electronic papers presented using a tablet or smart phone will be accepted during check in at the State Fair if pulled up or downloaded from their respective breed website. NO PRINTED PAPER COPIES ACCEPTED. Original papers or electronic versions only. CAT, DOG & HOUSEHOLD PET EXHIBITORS:
Remember - proof of current vaccinations for cats, dogs and ferrets are due with fair entries on July 6 and must be current at that time.
YOUTH SAFETY POLICY
Keeping the children and youth in the 4-H program is one of the most important things that we do. In order to assure the
safety of the youth in our programs the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has instituted a Youth Safety Policy. The policy is
similar to what 4-H has always been doing. Key issues include:
making sure that staff and volunteers working with 4-H’ers have been screened to make sure that there is no history
of abuse or neglect
all 4-H’ers have access to first aid and CPR treatment in the case of accidents
youth will not be alone in one-on-one situations with unrelated adults
all adults will be using common sense measures to assure the safety of the youth in their care
Parents can be assured that the adults working with their children have the best interest of the child in mind as they
mentor and lead 4-H programs.
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PONCA 4-H CAMP Registrations and Counselor Applications are due by 5:00 PM, June 9 to the Dixon County Extension office. Information was included in the May newsletter. Ponca Day Camp is June 20 and counselor training will take place on June 19 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Haskell Ag Lab in Concord.
Event Date
4-H Horticulture Contest June 7 (Reg. Due June 2 to Madison County)
Pre-District Horse Show Equine Etiquette Clinic June 8 (Reg. Due June 1)
Movie Night June 8
Fairy/Miniature Garden Workshop June 9 (Reg. Due June 1)
Birdfeeder Workshop June 9 (Reg. Due June 1)
Photography Basics Workshop June 12 (Reg. Due June 1)
Barn Quilt Workshop June 16 (Reg. Due June 9)
Acrylic Painting Workshop June 19 (Reg. Due June 9)
Tractor Safety Training June 19-20 (Reg. Due June 9)
Yeast Bread Workshop June 20 (Reg. Due June 15)
Jr. Robotics Camp (10 AM-noon),
Robotic Summer Camp (1-4 PM), Concord June 21-23 (Reg. Due June 14 to Dakota County)
Entomology Workshop June 22 (Reg. Due June 15)
Clover Kid Camps June 22 (Reg. Due June 15)
June 28 (Reg. Due June 22)
Stars and Stripes Workshop June 30 (Reg. Due June 22)
Poultry Showmanship July 10 (Reg. Due July 6)
Poultry NPIP Testing July 10 (Reg. Due July 6)
Woodworking Workshop July 11 (Reg. Due July 6)
Information was included in last month’s newsletter and is available at wayne.unl.edu/ under Wayne County 4-H and
click on 2017 Educational Events (scroll to the bottom of the page).
TROPHY SPONSORS NEEDED
The following trophies are available for sponsorship. Please contact the Extension Office if you or someone you know
is interested. Cost is $18 per trophy.
Champion Shopping in Style (Fashion Show)
Champion Advanced Photography (Units 2 & 3)
Champion Consumer Management
Champion Beyond the Needle (12 and over)
Champion Beyond the Needle (11 and under)
Champion Human Development (11 and under)
Champion Family & Consumer Science Miscellaneous (12 and over)
Champion Junior Rabbit Showman
Champion Pygmy Goat
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UPCOMING ANIMAL EVENTS
Randolph Community Fair, July 7-9
Beef, Meat Goat, Sheep and Swine
Midwest Swine Jackpot, June 2, Seward County Fairgrounds
Saline County Lamb and Meat Goat Show, Saline County Fairgrounds, Crete
Hustler 4-H Progress Show, June 11, Cuming County Fairgrounds, West Point (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goats)
Wheeler County Progress Show, June 24, Bartlett (Beef)
The Final Drive Sheep & Goat Progress Show, June 25, Fillmore Co. Fairgrounds, Geneva
Wisner Junior Livestock Show, July 1, Wisner River Park
Norfolk Beef Expo, September 10, NECC Chuck M. Pohlman Ag Complex
Livestock Judging
Nebraska Livestock Judging Classic, June 9, Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney
Horse
Salt Creek Wranglers Open Horse Show—June 3, Lincoln
Bridle and Saddle 4-H/Open Horse Show, June 11, Cass County Fairgrounds, Weeping Water
District Horse Show, June 12, Lexington
District Horse Show, June 13, Taylor
District Horse Show, June 14, Wayne
District Horse Show, June 20, Lincoln
Wisner Junior Livestock Show 4-H / FFA Horse Show, June 29, Wisner River Park Arena
Giddyup Kearney Horse Shows—June 3 and July 8, Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney
*4-H HORTICULTURE CONTEST-A horticulture judging contest will be held on June 7, 7:00 PM at Scott and Vicki Rundell Acreage (85213 544 Ave., Pierce). The program is open to all 4-Hers and interested adults. There will be prizes for first, second and third place finishers; snacks and fun for all. Contact the Madison County Extension Office at 402-370-4040 for more information and to register or email [email protected]. Pre-registration due by 5 PM, June 2. Directions will be given when registering.
*4-H FAVORITE FOODS CONTEST – The Wayne County Favorite Foods Contest is scheduled for Thursday, July 6, 6:00 PM at the Wayne County Courthouse.
*4-H PRESENTATIONS CONTEST – is scheduled for Thursday, July 6, 7:00 PM at the Wayne County Courthouse. 4-Hers do not have to be enrolled in the project area for the topic they present.
Entry information for both contests is available at the Extension Office or can be downloaded at wayne.unl.edu on the County and State Fair Information page. Call the office by 5:00 PM, June 30 to sign up for the Favorite Foods Contest. Presentation Contest Entry Forms are due in the office by 5:00 PM, June 30.
If more information is needed about any of these
events, please contact the Extension Office.
Sincerely,
Amy
Amy Topp, Extension Educator
NEW TIME FOR PUBLIC FASHION SHOW
The Public Fashion Show will begin at 5:30 PM, July 28 in front of the grandstand. In previous years it began at 6:00 PM.
*The NEBRASKA 4-H ONLINE HORTICULTURE JUDGING CONTEST will be available from June 9 until June 19. It is composed of three parts; general knowledge questions, plant parts, and seed identification, as well as a judging portion. It is open to all youth, as well as adults. No password needed, the following link will take you directly to the contest.
http://go.unl.edu/2017onlinehortcontest Information is available on the Wayne County web page under Wayne County 4-H & at the Extension Office.
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR ENTRY FORMS
All fair entries, except horticulture and floriculture, are due in the office by 5:00 PM, July 6.
Information will be mailed to each family in June
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
DUE: CWF payment
4-H T-shirt Orders
Reg. for Horse Clinic & Birdfeeder,
Fairy Garden, & Photography Workshops
1
Welding Workshop, Northeast Community
College, 9 a.m.—4 p.m.
Jr. Robotics Camp, 10 a.m.-Noon, Wakefield
Robotic Summer Camp, 1-4 p.m.,
Wakefield
2
Wayne Jr./Sr. High School
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4
5
Crochet Workshop, Wayne County
Courthouse, 9-11 AM
Wayne Jr./Sr. High School
Jr. Robotics Camp, Laurel, 10 AM-Noon,
Robotic Summer Camp, Laurel, 1-4 PM
Dog Workouts, Fairgrounds, 6:30-7:30 PM
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Jr. Robotics Camp, Laurel, 10 AM-Noon,
Robotic Summer Camp, Laurel, 1-4 PM
7
Jr. Robotics Camp, Laurel, 10 AM-Noon,
Robotic Summer Camp, Laurel, 1-4 PM
4-H Horticulture Judging Contest, Pierce, 7:00 PM
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9
Ponca Camp Counselor Apps.
Tractor Safety & Ponca Camp Reg.
10
11 12
Photography Basics Workshop,
4-H Building, 9:30-11:30 AM
District Horse Show, Lexington
13
District Horse Show, Taylor
Dog Workouts, Fairgrounds, 6:30-7:30 PM
14
District Horse Show, Wayne
DUE to Dakota Co.: Jr. Robotics & Robotic
Summer Camp Registration
(Concord site)
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DUE: *Mid-Year Enrollments
*ALL ID’S *Ak-Sar-Ben/State Fair DNA Samples &
Breeding Animal Nominations
*Quality Assurance Certificates
*Reg. for Clover Kid Camp,
Entomology & Yeast Bread Workshops
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Barn Quilt Workshop, 4-H Building, 9 AM—4 PM
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Tractor Safety, Wayne County Fairgrounds,
8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Acrylic Painting Workshop,
4-H Building, 9:00 AM-12:00 Noon
Ponca Day Camp Counselor Training,
Haskell Ag Lab, Concord
Dog Workouts, Fairgrounds, 6:30-7:30 PM
4-H Council
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Tractor Safety, Wayne County Fairgrounds,
8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Ponca Day Camp, Ponca State Park
District Horse Show, Lincoln
21
Wayne Jr./Sr. High School
Jr. Robotics Camp, Concord, 10 AM-Noon,
Robotic Summer Camp, Concord, 1-4 PM
22
Entomology Workshop, Ike’s Lake 9:15 AM—12:00 Noon
Clover Kid Camp, Bressler Park
9:00—11:30 AM
Teen Supremes, 11:30 AM
Jr. Robotics Camp, Concord, 10 AM-Noon,
Robotic Summer Camp, Concord, 1-4 PM
DUE: Stars and Stripes
Workshop & Clover Kid Science Camp Reg.
23
Jr. Robotics Camp, Concord, 10 AM-Noon,
Robotic Summer Camp, Concord, 1-4 PM
24
25
Show
26
Pase/Life Challenge
27
Pase/Life Challenge
Dog Workouts, Fairgrounds, 6:30-7:30 PM
28
Clover Kid Science Camp, Haskell Ag Lab,
Concord 9:00—11:30 AM
29
Wisner
30
Junior
Stars and Stripes Workshop,
4-H Building, 9 AM-4 PM
DUE:
Favorite Foods & Presentation Contests
Entries
July 1
Livestock Show through July 2
July and August Calendar of events on back
June 2017
July
3, 11, 17 Dog Workouts, Fairgrounds, 6:30-7:30 PM
4 Independence Day Observed—Extension Office Closed
6 ALL FAIR ENTRIES DUE by 5 PM (including dog/cat vaccination records) (EXCEPT Horticulture and Floriculture)
6 Poultry Showmanship Workshop Reg. DUE by 5 PM
6 NPIP Testing Reg. DUE by 5 PM
6 Woodworking Workshop Reg. DUE by 5 PM
6 Favorite Foods Contest, Wayne County Courthouse, 6:00 PM
6 Presentation Contest, Wayne County Courthouse, 7:00 PM
7-9 Randolph Fair
8 Wayne Chicken Show
10 NPIP Testing, Fairgrounds, (Poultry Barn) 6:00 PM
10 Poultry Showmanship Clinic, Fairgrounds, (Poultry Barn) 6:30 PM
11 Woodworking Workshop, 4-H Building, 9:00—11:00 AM
16-20 State 4-H Horse Exposition
17 4-H Council
20 Contest Day, United Methodist Church
22 4-H Cat, Dog & Small Animal Shows
24 Pre-Fair cleanup
25 Noon-Extension Office Closed-move to Fairgrounds
26 All Fair Horticulture and Floriculture Entries DUE
26 Judging of 4-H Building Exhibits
26-30 WAYNE COUNTY FAIR
31 Extension Office re-opens at 1:30 PM
31 Post Fair Clean-up
August
4 Ak-Sar-Ben Entries DUE
10 On-line State Fair Livestock Entries DUE to Grand Island, 5:00 PM
22 State Fair Exhibits DUE to Extension Office by NOON
24 Norfolk Show Entries DUE
25-Sept. 4 NEBRASKA STATE FAIR, GRAND ISLAND
