4-H NEWS. Thurston County January Thurston County 4-H Kick Off Party

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1 4-H NEWS Thurston County January 2015 Thurston County 4-H Kick Off Party Thurston County 4-H Kick Off Party will be on Sunday, January 11th from 1-4 pm at Pender Lanes, in Pender. All Thurston County 4-H ers, their families and friends are invited to attend. You will be able to enjoy an afternoon of FREE bowling followed by a pizza party. Speech and Music Contest Please encourage your 4-Hers to prepare a speech and musical presentation this year. Registration deadline is March 16, with the contest being held March 19, 2015 at the Salem Lutheran Church, Dakota City at 7:00 p.m. There will be more information in the next newsletter. Out of the Office Jennifer and Stacey will be out of the office January for an in-service. If you need something, leave a message or . The office will be staffed again on Monday, January 26th. Upcoming Dates January 7-4-H District Career Porfolio s DUE January 11 - Kick Off Pender Lanes (1-4pm) January 19 - Office Closed Martin Luther King Day January Out of the Office February 9 - Joint 4-H Council Dakota City (7:00 pm) February 16 - President s Day (office closed) February 17-4-H Enrollments & Volunteer Screenings DUE February 17 - Butter Braid Sales begin February 28 - Beef Weigh - Pender Sale Barn (9-10:30am) March 2 - General 4-H Scholarship Applications DUE March 7 - Snow Date for Beef Weigh - In March 9 - Thurston County 4-H Council Meeting (7 pm) March 10 - Omaha Fashion Week Spring Showcase, Omaha, NE (8 pm) March 13 - Butter Braid Sales DUE to Extension Office March 14 - Horse UNL East Campus March 16 - Speech/Music Contest Registration Deadline March 19 - Speech/Music Pender (7 pm) March 21 - Big Red Mitchell Event Center, Mitchell, NE (12-3 pm) March 21 - CWF TBA March 24 - Butter Braids pick Extension Office (5:00 pm) Inside this issue: 4-H Online Enrollment 2 Project Resource Central 2 Butter Braid Sales 2 Volunteer Information 2 Big Red Road Show 3 Red Letter Days 3 Scholarship Opportunities Beef Weigh Day 4 Cattlemen s Classic District Horse Show 4 Horsin Around & Horse Stampede Horse Judges Workshop 4 Nebraska 4-H Club of the Month 2015 Photography Themes Special Garden Project 5 New Clothing Projects 6 Omaha Fashion Week 6 Ideas for Clover Colleges 7 New Extension Logo 7 New Office Staff 7 4-H Clover Usage Rules 7 Code of Conduct 8 Kick-Off Information

2 4-H Online Enrollment Announcement Hello 4-H Families! As we embark on a new 4-H programming year, we are excited to introduce you to a new on-line enrollment system. Effective, October 1 st, all 4-H families will enroll in clubs and projects through 4HOnline at ne.4honline.com We will be discontinuing the use of our previous online system, ACCESS 4-H. You will need to create a new family account and profiles for each 4-H member at ne.4honline.com to participate in the 2015 program year. You will be receiving a short guide of how to register online in your packet at Kick-Off. If you have any problems or questions you are more than welcome to call or set up an appointment to work on it at the office. (Even after hours if you let us know when would work best for you.) Your enrollments will be due online by February 17, HOnline is a web-based enrollment system that will allow families to enroll in 4-H on your personal computer, mobile device or at local enrollment events hosted in your county. You ll be able to complete all of the information necessary to join 4-H online, including 4-H code of conduct forms and health forms. There will be no paper forms to submit for enrollment Project Resource Central (was Pick-A-Project) Available On-Line The Nebraska 4-H Project Resource Central is available online. You can locate it at : unl.app.box.com/s/3f1ruw5b74an8w5y8qnb. You will find this helpful to know what all is available in 4-H and selecting projects for Thurston County 4-Hers will again have the opportunity to sell Butter Braids. What is a Butter Braid? A Butter Braid is a frozen pastry dough that you thaw, let rise, bake and frost. It is a mouth watering delicious homemade pastry. Butter Braids are available in a variety of flavors. Thurston County 4-Hers will be taking orders from February 17 to March 13. Orders will be delivered to the 4-Hers on March 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Thurston County Extension Office. Proceeds from this fundraiser help fund 4-H activities throughout the year. Volunteer Information 4-H Volunteer Screening The University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension 4-H Volunteer application process includes a volunteer screening. All volunteers and staff who work directly with youth are required to complete the Youth Protection 4-H Volunteer Screening Form. Be assured the volunteer screening process is confidential. Volunteer applicants are screened in order to: Assure a safe, positive and nurturing environment for all youth involved with the Nebraska 4- H Youth Development program. Provide protection for the child, the volunteer, the educator, the 4-H Council, the Extension Board, and the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension. Volunteer Screening is due to the Extension Office by February 17th. More information is available at Page 2 4-H NEWS

3 The Big Red Road Show The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hosting the Big Red Road Show it will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Mitchell Event Center in Mitchell, NE from 12-3 pm. For more information, please visit the following website at Red Letter Days at UNL An all-day open house experience for high school seniors! RED Letter Days features: Academic sessions presented by college representatives Student life sessions focusing on student opportunities & campus life The chance to tour campus & visit academic facilities Information on admissions, scholarships, & financial aid. View a sample schedule and register at Upcoming RED Letter Day s: February 6, All Majors February 16, All Majors February 20, All Majors February 27, All Majors Scholarships March 13, All Majors March 16, All Majors April 13, All Majors April 17, All Majors Nebraska 4-H Foundation Scholarship 2015 There are several scholarships that a graduating 4-H member may consider. They are to relate their career plans and their most significant 4-H experience. Scholarships are due by March 2, 2015, to the Nebraska 4-H Foundation. More information is available at recognition. NACEB Scholarship The Nebraska Association of County Extension Boards (NACEB) Scholarship Program for the current academic year. Deadline March 15. Scholarships include: One $1,000 scholarship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) or in the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) for an incoming student (freshmen or transfer student). One $500 scholarship for a current student (sophomore or higher) enrolled in CASNR or CEHS. For more information, go to organization/awards-and-scholarships. America's Farmers Grow Ag Leaders - Scholarship Opportunity The Monsanto Company recently announced the launch of America s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, a $1,500 college scholarship for students pursing degrees in agriculture-related fields. Please spread the word about this scholarship opportunity to eligible students by sharing this information with 4-H leaders in your area. The application period runs November 15, February 1, The application is administered through the National FFA Scholarship program, but students do not need to be a member of FFA to apply. Applicants will need to obtain the endorsement of three farmers. The endorsement period runs from November 15, 2014 February 8, Farmers can endorse applications at 4-H NEWS Page 3

4 Animal Science Beef Weigh-In Day The Dakota~Thurston County Market Beef Weigh-In will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the Pender Livestock Sale Barn in Pender. This will be our only weigh-in day. All 4-H members who plan to exhibit market beef (market steer or market heifer) will need to plan on bringing their project to weigh-in day to have it identified. For those planning to exhibit at State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben, you will also need to have DNA taken (at cost of $6 per head). The snow date for the weigh-in will be March 7th. 24th Annual Nebraska Cattlemen s Classic The Nebraska Cattlemen s Classic will be held February in Kearney at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds. For more information go to District Horse Dates and Locations June 10 - Bridgeport June 16 - Ord June 11 - Valentine June 17 - Wayne June 15 - McCook June 18 - Seward *Note: State Fair Horse Show at Fonner Park is scheduled for July 13-16, 2015 For more information, go to anscdistrict4hhorseshowsinformation Horsin Around & Horse Stampede Dates Announced Attention 4-H Horse Members! Mark your calendars! Horsin Around will be held February 28 March 1, 2015, in the RB Warren Area of the UNL Animal Science Complex on East Campus. Featured trainer will be Jeff Mellott of Andover, KS. More information can be found at animalscience.unl.edu/web/anisci/anscextensionequinehorsinaround 4-H Horse Stampede has been scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Animal Science Building on East Campus (UNL). Entries are due by Friday, February 20, This is a great opportunity to showcase your knowledge through demonstrations, public speaking, and much more. More information such as age division and entry fee changes can be found online anscextensionequine4hhorsestampede. Just an FYI, there will be no concession stand available but contestants and leaders may pre-order a lunch. Horse Judging Workshop Current judges, potential judges, judging coaches, & advanced horse judging team members at invited to attended a workshop. You will learn about hunt seat equitation & reining, how to become a judge, judging ethics & procedures, equipment and attire for Nebraska 4-H, oral reasons, resources for judging, and the completion of the judges exam. Three dates are available: February 3 - Ord, NE February 17 - Buffalo Co Extension, Kearney, NE February 24 - Omaha, NE Pre-Registration deadline is a week before the prospective workshop. Cost is $30/adult & $10/ youth. A $10 late fee is applied if you are not pre-registered. The Judge s Exam has a fee of $20. Page 4 4-H NEWS

5 Communicative & Expressive Arts Nebraska 4-H Club of the Month Each month, a 4-H club will be chosen as the Nebraska 4-H Club of the Month. In order to be chosen, 4-H clubs must nominate themselves by application the second Friday of the month before. Each club chosen will receive a $50 cash card from the Nebraska 4-H Foundation along with a certificate that the club can display. The Club of the Month s story will be featured on the Nebraska 4-H Foundation Facebook and Twitter pages, website, and blog. More information can be found at ne4hfoundation.org/recognition Photography Themes UNIT II: CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Explore a career as an editorial photographer. Editorial photographers take pictures that highlight the topics being written about in books, magazines, and newspapers. Editorial photos should be creative, powerful images that tell an intriguing story. Let s tell a story about why we love our Nebraska communities. Capture editorial photos that tell a story about your Nebraska Community. SF86.98(2) UNIT III: CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Explore a career as a commercial photographer. Commercial photographers take pictures that are used for promotional purposes. Commercial photographs are often used in print and online communication materials (advertisements, brochures, flyers, web sites, social media banners, direct messages, etc.). Capture commercial photos that tell the story of 4-H in your Nebraska community; photos should show the Nebraska 4-H Program in action. Photos may be used to promote the UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development Program. SF86.98 (3)(6) Plant Science News 2015 Special Garden Project! This project is open to all youth of 4-H age and it will give them the opportunity to learn about growing, harvesting, preparing, and exhibiting this unique vegetable. The Special Gardening Project lets 4-H members try their hand at growing unusual vegetables and flowers. The project allows experienced 4-H gardeners to grow something fun, new, and different while letting those new to gardening get their feet wet in this project area. 4-H ers enrolled in the Special Garden Project will: * Receive a packet of White Satin Carrots (one packet per youth) in early March * Receive a newsletter about: Planting & growing carrots Carrot problems & insects Harvesting, storing & using carrots Exhibiting carrots * Be able to enter this unique vegetable at County and State Fair It will take an average of 68 days from planting to harvest. If you are interested please call the Extension Office by January H NEWS Page 5

6 Consumer & Family Sciences News New Clothing Projects Available STEAM Clothing 1: FUNdamentals: youth ages 8 to 10 will gather the tools they'll need to begin sewing, understand textiles through fun science experiments, learn beginning math and engineering techniques in clothing construction, and take their skills a step further, investigating businesses, service learning projects, and modeling. Youth will build the fundamentals for sewing and garment construction through the cyclical processes of science, engineering, and design. Youth will also use technology available to sewers and learn how math is used in clothing construction. This curriculum is a combined leader/youth guide, with pages to print off for youth to complete as part of the activity. FUNdamentals also introduces youth to the idea of a portfolio to document their work and track their progress as sewers by creating samples. This curriculum is available as a printed and digital version. STEAM Clothing 2: Simply Sewing (replaces Clothing Level 2): youth ages 10 to 12 will prepare for more advanced sewing techniques and projects, conduct more advanced textile science experiments, focus on advanced engineering techniques, add finishing touches and style to garments, and market and calculate prices of products. This curriculum is a combined leader/ youth guide, with pages to print/copy for youth to complete as part of the activities. Simply Sewing builds upon the skills learned in FUNdamentals and continues the development of the portfolio. This curriculum is available as a printed version and digital version and can be ordered at: ***You are welcome to preview (check out) the books from the Extension Office.*** 4-H + Your Designs = Omaha Fashion Week Nebraska 4-H is once again partnering with Omaha Fashion Week during their Spring Showcase. OFW Student Night will take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Omar Bakery Building in Omaha, NE, and will exclusively feature high school designers, including a 4-H collection. This collection will consist of 10 garments from across the state and modeled by the 4-H member who made it. In order to create a complete and dynamic collection, interested 4-H members are invited to apply to participate in the show. The 4-H collection will be curated based upon the selection criteria as listed below. Selection Criteria: Participants must be 4-H members. Garments must have been exhibited at the Nebraska State Fair. Preference will be given to those who have participated in the Celebration of Youth Exhibition at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery. Garments should be fashion forward, runway appropriate and display high quality construction. If you or someone you know should apply fill out the form at All applications are due by January 15th. Ticket information will be available in January to see this amazing collection put together by our own 4-Hers. Page 6 4-H NEWS

7 Ideas for Clover College This year s fair seems far away but we are already looking to see how we can help you accomplish the projects that you plan on completing. We are working on organizing our Clover College opportunities for Please share your ideas and possible resources with us. If you saw an exhibit at the fair last summer and think that it would be a great workshop topic, we are always open to suggestions! New Extension Logo With the new year comes a new look, even for Extension. Instead of the old one with so many letters, a new logo has been developed and is now in use. It shows the connection between all the things our office is about. The N for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the clover for 4-H, and Extension bringing it all together. We hope this will be easier for the public to recognize and understand. It gives everything we do a centralized look and symbol. New Office Staff DID YOU KNOW? Hi Thurston County! I m Stacey Keys, your new 4-H Assistant/Office Manager. I have some exciting news to announce! Jennifer has had her baby! Little Kate Elizabeth was born November 17 th What a bundle of joy she is at 8lbs, 4oz, & 21in long. And since Jennifer is now out of the office, I am finally here. I am very eager to become involved with Extension and 4-H again. I was an 11 year 4-Her in Blaine County, which is part of Central Sandhills. After that I became a staff member at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey, NE and I still qualify that as my favorite place in the world. Since college I have judged at several county fairs in all districts and at the State Fair. I am currently working on getting my Master s in Youth Development through the UNL program Great Plains IDEA. I am truly enjoying my education and hope that this next step in Extension will enhance my learning all the more. I can t wait to get to know you all and join the Thurston County 4-H Family! ~Stacey When using the 4-H Clover there are guidelines. Any 4-H member or volunteer has permission to use the emblem. Anyone else needs to ask. It cannot be flipped. The stem must point to the right. The emblem must be used as a whole. And never covered. It should be kept upright. Never rotated or tilted. The only colors the clover can be are green, white, black, or metallic gold. It should never be distorted or the proportion changed. When working on a 4-H project, t-shirt, banner or anything that displays the clover, keep these rules in mind. If you have any questions about usage just ask the Extension Office or go to this link: 4-H NEWS Page 7

8 Reminder Since you will be enrolling online this year, all personal, health, and permission forms will be located and filled out on 4HOnline. One important part that you see online is the Code of Conduct. Please read through it and remember that when participating in 4-H you are a representative of the University of Nebraska Lincoln, your club, your community, your country, and your world.

9 Thurston County When: Sunday, January, 11th 1:00-4:00 pm Where: Pender Lanes, Pender Who: Anyone ages 5-18 as of Jan. 1st of the current year and their families that are interested in learning more about the 4-H program in Thurston Country 4-H Kickoff Party What: FREE Bowling and Pizza Party For more information contact the UNL Extension Office in Thurston County at

10 Nebraska Extension Thurston County 415 Main Street P.O. Box 665 Pender, NE Nebraska Extension in Thurston County 415 Main Street P.O. Box 665 Pender, NE Tel: Fax: Thurston County Office Staff Jennifer Hansen Extension Educator Keith Jarvi Extension Educator Stacey Keys 4-H Assistant/Office Manager Find us on the Web UNLExtensionThurston Twitter: Thurston County 4-H