Author: CSA2

Fantastic 4 News
Serving Blaine, Grant, Hooker,
& Thomas Counties

March 2017

CSA Office (308) 645-2267
Email: centralsandhills@unl.edu
Fax: (308)645.2288
Website: centralsandhills.unl.edu - for the latest 4-H news!

4-H Public Speaking Contest
Nebraska 4-H public speaking and presentations contests help teach youth life skills that are beneficial for a lifetime in their personal and professional lives. Developing self-confidence and effective public speaking skills are two goals of Nebraska 4-H public speaking programs for 4-H’ers 8 to 18.
4-H members in all project areas are encouraged to participate in county, regional and state speech contests.
All speeches for contests must be original with 4-H as a major component of the speech (remember to acknowledge sources). No visual aids, props or costumes, dress nicely, and no team speeches. In the Central Sandhills Area, we allow Clover Kids and Junior 4-H’ers who are giving their first speech to read or recite a poem or story. They receive a participation ribbon and cannot go onto regional competition.
4-H’ers may participate in both speech and PSA in their age division.
Classes:
B16001L—Novice and Clover Kid (5-10 yrs.) recite a poem or story - first year in contest, not eligible for regionals. 1-3 minutes
B16002—Junior Division (8-10) - Original speech 1-3 minutes
B16003—Intermediate Division (11-13) - Original speech 3-5 minutes
B16004—Senior Division (14-18) - Original speech 5-8 minutes
Resource: 4h.unl.edu/documents/guidetomakinggreatspeeches.pdf
2017 Public Service Announcement (PSA) topic is “4-H Grown”. PSA’s are 60 seconds in length and should be submitted by flash drive, or burned to play on a CD player.
All 4-H PSA's must include the following tag line within the last 10 seconds of the PSA: "Learn more about the Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development Program at 4h.unl.edu." The tag line is included in the 60 second time limit .
B16005—PSA—Public Service Announcement—Junior Division (8-10)
B16006—PSA—Public Service Announcement—Intermediate Division (11-12)
B16007—PSA—Public Service Announcement - Senior Division (14-18)
Resource: 4h.unl.edu/documents/PSA.pdf
Dates: Grant County - Tuesday, April 4th, 4:00 pm at the High School Library
Blaine/Thomas - Thursday, April 6th, 4:00 pm at the Halsey Community Building
Hooker County - Monday, April 10th, 4:00 pm at the Hooker County Library
The top three winners in each age division in both speech and PSA divisions of the county speech contest may advance to Regional competition. At the Regional Contest, Senior division speech and PSA winners will compete for the opportunity to advance to the State Speech Contest at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Regional Speech contest dates are: Panhandle—April 22; West Central—April 29th.
The Nebraska 4-H Public Speaking program is sponsored by the Nebraska Rural Radio Network, which includes KRVN, KNEB, and KTIC and Alice Doane in memory of Dr. Ted Doane.

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March 2017

Connie Cox with the Nebraska State 4-H Camp will be offering
Day Camps at a location near you!
Come and spend a day learning about the “GREAT OUTDOORS”!
You will learn about insects, mammals, reptiles, water and how to make outdoor art. Where possible camp favorites such as swimming, archery and BB gun shooting will be included. Take advantage of a new outdoor adventure offered in your neck of the woods.
For Youth age 6-12 years old. Drop off at 8:00 am to 8:30 am and pick up from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. All times are local times.
Monday June 5: Cherry County Fairgrounds, Valentine
Friday, June 9: Grant County Fairgrounds, Hyannis
Friday, June 9: Logan County Fairgrounds, Stapleton
For information on all the Camps offered at the Nebraska 4-H Camps go to 4h.unl.edu/4hsummercamp and download a brochure or apply on the interactive Summer Camp Schedule or pick one up at the office.
Cost for the camp is $25. If participants are registered by April 15, they receive a 10% discount.
The Nebraska 4-H Foundation will be providing a limited number of scholarships for all 4-H camps. Contact Connie Cox to register at ccox5@unl.edu, or call (308)533-2224.

Raise Your Hand 4-H Alumni!
Go to: http://4-h.org/raise-your-hand/ to show your pride as a 4-H alumni.
Compete for Nebraska: Raising your hand is a vote towards a $20,000, $10,000, or $5,000 award for the states with the most alumni hands raised. In Nebraska, this award will be used to reach more youth through science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs.
Pay it Forward: Tweet, post, and share your #4HGrown and #NE4H experience or support and tag fellow alumni asking them to raise their hands for their state at http://4-h.org/raise-your-hand/.
Help kids learn responsibility, compassion, respect, and the value of hard work by supporting 4-H. Together we can grow the next generation of true leaders.

COUNTY LIVESTOCK & HORSE ID’s DUE JUNE 10th
If you plan on showing livestock or horses at county fair, you will need to fill out an identification form for your animals.
Printable identification forms! Go to centralsandhills.unl.edu/new4h to print your forms. All livestock need ID forms. Call the office and we can mail you 4-H ear tags for your animals.
Horse ID forms are also found at the website. If you contact the Extension Office in Thedford, we will “roll-over” your horses from last year. The IDs you already submitted will be placed in the 2017 folder. Any new horses will need ID sheets filled out and mailed/emailed to us.
Helpful hint: sign up the entire family on the ID forms. You may list multiple youth on the same ID form. When fair entries are due, you can decide who will be showing which animal.
Deadline for Horse and Livestock ID’s is June 10th. NOTE: this is EARLIER than previous years. If you miss the deadline, you may sign up one animal per species with a $10 late fee per animal (for example: 1 horse=$10, 1 beef=$10, 1 dairy=$10, 1 swine=$10, 1 lamb=$10, 1 goat=$10).
STATE FAIR livestock and horse exhibitors have different forms and deadlines than county animals. Check with the office if you plan to show at State Fair.

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Important 4-H dates to remember!
May 10th - All 4-H enrollments must be completed through the 4honline website. The website is ne.4honline.com. If you are re-enrolling all of your information will carry over, you will only need to update any changes. If you are new to 4-H and would like assistance with the enrollment process please call the office at (308) 645-2267 or go to our webpage at : extension.unl.edu/statewide/centralsandhills/new4h/ for step by step enrollment instructions.
Dues for 2017 are $10.00 for all 4-H’ers. Dues can be paid on-line with a credit card or by mailing a check to our office at PO Box 148, Thedford NE 69166. Make checks payable to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
To Pick Your Projects you may go to nebraska4hprojects or to http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/frontier/project-resource-central/ to download this manual and view it on your computer or print it at home. If you prefer a printed copy be sent to you, call the CSA Office and request a copy.
All volunteers will need to sign up through the 4honline website also.
June 10th– All Beef, Sheep Goats, Swine, and Horse ID’s are due.
Quality Assurance (QA) training for livestock and poultry is due.
If you are showing a Rabbit you do not need to complete QA training. Rabbits are entered under “Companion Animal”. Meat Rabbit’s have been removed from the fairbook.
July 10th - All Fair entry forms are due! This is the list of projects and their class numbers of what you are bringing to fair. The CSA Extension Office will send each 4-H family a CSA Fairbook with Fair Entry Forms. Use this book to put the Class # and description of the items you will be entering on the fair entry form.

Join the 4-H Clover Chase: A Nebraska 150 Event
Nebraska 4-H, in partnership with the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, is celebrating the Nebraska Statehood 150 with the 4-H Clover Chase!
Between March 1 - August 15, 2017, Nebraska 4-H will be hosting a photo scavenger hunt for all 4-H members. Using an app, participants will complete challenges and submit photo entries on social media using #NE4HChase. After submitting photos and earning 150 points, participants will be eligible to receive a commemorative water bottle from their local Nebraska Extension Office and will be entered into a drawing to win a drone with video capability. The Nebraska Extension Office with the highest percentage of participation wins a free National Youth Science Day kit!
Complete details about the 4-H Clover Chase can be found at http://4h.unl.edu/clover-chase. Celebrate Nebraska’s Statehood, and Nebraska 4-H, by participating in this fun-filled opportunity with your friends, club, or family!

Summer of 2018 CWF Trip
CSA 4-H’ers ages 14-18 may participate in the 2018 Citizenship Washington Focus trip to New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC.
Please let us know if you are interested so we can begin fund raising and planning.
Cost will be approximately $2,500.

State Fair and AKSARBEN Livestock
State Fair and AKSARBEN Market Livestock require EID Tags and DNA testing.
Market Beef deadline is APRIL 15th!
Please contact the office for other deadlines, DNA collection envelopes, EID Tags, and
Breeding Nomination Cards.

Central Sandhills Area
PO Box 148
Thedford NE 69166-0148

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Pillows and PJ’s Sewing Workshop
Sue is planning an after school sewing workshop for beginning 4-H sewers. In four or five sessions the youth will sew a “Snoozy Pillowcase”, pajama bottoms, and decorate a t-shirt to match. Hooker County will have their first session Tuesday, March 21 in the Extension Office at the Courthouse. Grant, Blaine and Thomas workshops will be scheduled once youth are registered, so let us know soon, so we can pick the best days in your community. There will be a $5.00 fee per youth to cover patterns and other extras.
For the pillowcase you will need: 7/8 yard of cotton fabric for the main case, 1/3 matching cotton fabric for the trim band, (optional) 1/8 yard cotton fabric for trim and matching thread.
For the pajama bottoms: 2 1/8 yards of 45” wide fabric or 1 1/4 yard 60” wide fabric (can be flannel or other cotton fabric); Look for awesome prints the youth will love.
T-shirt – buy one to match the pajama bottoms or check out Sue’s large supply for $5.00 each.
To register contact the CSA Extension Office at 308-645-2267 or e-mail Sue at spearman2@unl.edu, call or message her at 308-539-9903, or use messenger on Facebook.

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Leadership Opportunities for Growth in Nebraska 4-H
Participants will:
Focus on Building Leadership Skills and Group Trust
Develop a Service Learning project
Discover your personality through Real Colors
Have fun on the T.R.U.S.T. Course while learning to solve problems
Meet other 4-H members from across the Panhandle
Canoeing and Zip Lining
Open to youth in grades 7-8. Scholarships are available.

Kick Off Event
May 30 & 31 2016
State 4-H Camp
Halsey, NE
Cost: $50
Application due by April 15th
To apply contact:
Nebraska Extension—Sue Pearman
spearman2@unl.edu
(308) 645-2267