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Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska– Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United Sates Department of Agriculture.
Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska– Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
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4-H Leader Training Leader Training will be held on February 13th at the
Cuming County Courthouse in West Point. Snacks will
be served at 6:00 p.m. with the training beginning at
6:30 p.m. We will provide updates on changes in the fair
book as well as new requirements for Quality Assurance.
We will have a refresher on 4-H Online Enrollment for
members, leaders and volunteers. Also will discuss
volunteer screening, code of conduct for parents and
youth. There will also be discussion about the new
Achievement Application. Cuming County 4-H Council
will pay for your snacks as a THANK YOU for all of
your efforts as a leader. Please RSVP by February 8th.
Each club needs to have a minimum of at least one
leader attend the training.
4-H Kick-Off Party When: Sunday, February 24th, 12:30–2:00 p.m.
What: Minute to Win It Games, Blender
Bike, snacks, 4-H enrollment
Where: The Lodge in Wisner
Who: Current & future 4-H members,
Clover Kids and families
Why: TO JOIN 4-H!!
You’ve been selected to be
a contestant! … To
celebrate the start of the 4-H
year and the end of 4-H
Awareness Week, we will be
having our annual Kick-Off
Party at The Lodge in
Wisner. We encourage
current 4-H members & those interested to join in
on the fun & ask yourselves: “What can you do in
one minute”? Youth will have one minute to
complete different tasks. Get ready for Junk in the
Trunk, Face the Cookie, Stack Attack and more!
Cuming County 200 S Lincoln St., Rm 50
West Point, NE 68788 402-372-6006
cuming.unl.edu
Cuming Happenings in 4-H
February, 2019
4-H Calendar February 8 Leader Training Registration Deadline 13 Leader Training, 6:00 p.m. in Courthouse Meeting Room 15 UNL Red Letter Day, City Campus 18 UNL Red Letter Day 16-24 Cattleman’s Classic in Kearney 20 Photos of club window displays due to Melissa via email 24 -March 3 – Cuming County 4-H Awareness Week 24 4-H Kick-Off Party, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m., The Lodge in Wisner March 1 4-H Horse Stampede Entries Due to Extension Office 1 4-H Companion Animal Challenge Entries Due 1 UNL Red Letter Day 2 Market Beef ID Day, Knobbe Feed Yards, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. 4 Home Ec Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Location TBA 11 4-H Awareness Week Activities Report Due 14 4-H Council Meeting, Courthouse Meeting Room, 7:00 p.m. 15 4-H Online Enrollment Due 21 Deadline for Public Speaking and PSA Contest 28 Public Speaking & PSA Contest, West Point-Beemer High School, 6:30 p.m. 30 4-H Horse Stampede & Companion Animal Challenge April 15 Market Beef ID & DNA Deadline (online enrollment) 25 Horse Level Testing due for District & State Entries
4-H Online Enrollment 4-H Online Enrollment is now open for 2019! With a
new year comes the need for members & leaders to re-
enroll! If you already have a profile in the system, DO NOT
create a new one. If you have forgotten your password or
need assistance, please contact the Extension Office. The direct link to 2019 4-H Enrollment is
ne.4honline.com. Members & leaders (volunteers), please
complete your enrollment by March 15.
NEW: This year, all previous project enrollment
has been cleared from the online system so when you
are re-enrolling, please select all the interested
projects again.
4-H Online Enrollment As the world becomes more tech savvy, so does the 4-
H program. Again this year online enrollment for 4-H will
be required. There will be a $5.00 payment fee required
for 4-H members which will be available online when you
complete enrollment. You can enroll at ne.4honline.com.
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4-H Online Enrollment will also be available at the
Kick-Off Party!
4-H Awareness Week Join us to celebrate 4-H Awareness Week February
24-March 3rd. 4-H Clubs are encouraged to participate
in a window display contest throughout the county! The
windows will be voted on at the Kick-Off Party on
February 24th. Prizes will be awarded to top windows.
Please have your window display up by February 20th.
Please email Melissa ([email protected]) a photo of
your window in order to have them entered for the
voting at the Kick-Off Party!
YOUR … 4-H Council During the 2018 4-H Achievement Day, new members
were welcomed to the Cuming County 4-H Council.
You have some wonderful representatives who are there
to be your voice should you have any suggestions or
concerns. Your 2019 4-H Council are: Dave Karnopp, Amber
Buhrman, Sherry Roeber, Andrea Stewart, Laura Ritter,
Alicia Rehak, Todd Schroeder, Kara Sweeney, Karina
Hasenkamp, and Chris Schiller. The 4-H Council youth
members include Levi Schiller, Brandon Sindelar, and
Reece Snodgrass.
These members:
Determine and make decisions on county 4-H
policy
Assist Extension staff on program planning
Are your link between 4-H members, leaders,
the County Extension Board and the public
These members are here to serve you! They meet
every other month and the meetings are open to the
public. Please feel free to call the Extension Office or
email us your concerns. Our goal is to “Make the Best
Better” and we can’t do that without you.
Trophy Sponsors Needed
Champion Senior Pole Bending
Champion Senior Barrel Racing
Outstanding Dog & Care & Grooming Medal
Champion Senior Bicycle Rodeo
Champion Junior Bicycle Rodeo
Garden Collection of Five
Junior Cake Decorating Contest (Trophy &
Medals)
Intermediate Cake Decorating Contest (Trophy
& Medals)
Senior Cake Decorating Contest (Trophy &
Medals)
Outstanding Recycling Award – Engineering
Outstanding Recycling Award – Clothing
Outstanding Recycling Award – Home
Environment
Outstanding Recycling Award – Pinterest
Champion Cat Showman If you are interested or know someone that is, please
contact the Extension Office!
Academic / Scholarship
Information
UNL Campus Visits Now is the time for current juniors and seniors to
schedule your University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
visit. Larry, Hannah & Melissa can assist you in setting
up a visit specifically designed to meet your interests.
Campus visits can be set up to visit multiple departments
or focus on just one department. This is a chance to
become familiar with campus and the faculty that you
will be interacting with during your post-secondary
education at UNL.
RED Letter Days 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
https://admissions.unl.edu/events/on-campus/red-letter-
days/
RED Letter Days are scheduled for:
Feb 15 – All Majors March 15 – All majors
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Feb 18 – All Majors April 19 - All Majors
Feb 25 – Pre-Health April 26 - All Majors
March 1 – All Majors
2018 Seniors You can collect your scholarship money at any time,
deadline for collection of your scholarship is June 1,
2019. Please bring in the following documentation to
claim your scholarship:
Proof of completion of your first semester/term of
college classes (copy of your grades or
documentation of completion of Basic Training)
Thank You note to the 4-H Council
The completed 4-H questionnaire you previously
received (another copy is available at the Extension
Office)
NACEB Scholarship The Nebraska Association of County Extension
Boards (NACEB) Scholarship Program for the current
academic year deadline is March 16. Scholarship Includes:
One $1,000 scholarship for a current student
(sophomore or higher) enrolled in CASNR or CEHS
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).
Application can be found here:
https://form.jotformpro.com/CASNR/naceb
Local Cuming County Youth
Scholarships The Cuming County Feeders Association and the
Cuming County Pork Producers both award scholarships
to youth from Cuming County. The scholarships are
awarded to students who will be pursuing a two or four
year degree with an agricultural major. Application
deadline is March 15. Complete details are available at
High School Guidance Counselor offices.
Online 4-H Leader Enrollment In 2019, 4-H leaders will also enroll through the online
enrollment process that was used last year by 4-H
members. Current leaders and volunteers were enrolled
through the online process. However, the whole process
is still evolving to make it as easy as possible for
everyone. Instructions for enrolling and re-enrolling are
available on our website: www.cuming.unl.edu. Cuming
County 4-H enrollment deadline is March 15.
What’s Your Status? Help Needed Placing New Members As new members start contacting the Extension Office
we need to know which clubs will be open to new
memberships, who to contact and what your focus
project areas are. We will be collecting this information
at Leader Training but if you are unable to attend please
contact us.
2019 Cuming Co Photography Theme
“PATRIOTIC”
2019 Public Speaking & PSA Contest The 4-H Public Speaking and PSA Contest will be
held on March 28 at West Point-Beemer High School.
There will be three age divisions with ribbons and
trophies in each division. The entry deadline is March
21st. The Special Topic for this year’s Public Speaking
Contest is “4-H through the Years”.
The PSA category must follow the topic “Inspire Kids
to Do”. All 4-H PSA’s must include the following
tagline within the last 10 seconds: “Learn more about
Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development
Program at 4h.unl.edu”. The tagline is included in the
60 second time limit. The tagline Know How, Know
Now should not be used.
Entry forms can be found by clicking here: Public
Speaking & PSA Entry Form
JOANN Fabrics Current and lifetime
4-H members, parents
of members,
volunteers and staff
can save 15% off
total in-store and
online purchases at
JOANN Fabrics with 4-H rewards. JOANN will give a
minimum of 2.5% of every eligible transaction to 4-H.
Visit http://www.joann.com/4-h/ to get started.
JOANN now offers 4-H fabrics in over 500 stores
nationwide. This material will also be available online.
So get your creative juices flowing & incorporate 4-H
into your sewing projects!
Leaders Corner
Family & Consumer Science
Communication & Expressive
Arts
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2019 Culinary Challenge The 4-H Culinary Challenge helps demonstrate
healthy decision making through nutrition, menu
planning, food preparation, and food safety. Eligible
youth must be: ages 10-18, enrolled in a Foods &
Nutrition project, in a team of 2 and pay the $5
registration fee. This year’s event will take place on
Saturday, August 31st during the second weekend of
the Nebraska State Fair. It will be held in the Raising
Nebraska Building. This year’s challenge ingredient is
DAIRY. More information can be found at
http://food.unl.edu/4-h-food-projects.
Healthy Habits Ambassadors If you are interested in
education or nutrition,
this is a great opportunity
to gain valuable
experience! Serve as a
teen ambassador for the
4-H Healthy Habits
program, which
encourages youth and
their families to take
action to improve dietary
choices and increase physical fitness. You will work
alongside an extension professional to deliver programs
to youth all while gaining leadership skills, exploring
career options, and building your resume.
Contact the Extension Office for more information at
402-372-6006 or email Hannah Guenther at
[email protected] or Melissa Nordboe at
Omaha Fashion Week We would like to congratulate 4-H member Audrey
Glaubius on having her outfit selected for the 4-H
Collection at Omaha Fashion Week! The collection
consists of 13 garments from across the state, modeled
by the 4-H member who made it. The event will take
place on Tuesday, February 26th at 8:00 p.m. at the
Omaha Design Center near TD Ameritrade Park in
Omaha. Congratulations Audrey!
Cuming County 4-H Market Beef
Weigh Day Cuming County 4-H Market Beef Weigh Day will
be held March 2, at the Harry Knobbe Feed Yards
from 9:00-11:00 a.m.
If you plan on showing market beef for the first time
or are new to the 4-H program, please contact our office
so we can get the necessary information to you.
2019 Livestock Online Database
Again this year, all livestock information must be
entered into the AKSARBEN database by the respective
deadlines. This means that each family will be in charge
of making sure that all of their livestock information is
submitted and correct. More details will be shared when
they are available to Extension Staff.
2019 Livestock Updates Nomination Requirements
No changes for animal identification. All market &
breeding sheep and goats must have a scrapie tag. All
market hogs and market beef must have an 840 EID tag
and breeding heifers must have a tattoo.
DNA Envelopes for NE State Fair
DNA envelopes will be $7.00 per envelope. All
breeding nominations will be $2.00 per online entry.
Exhibitors will be able to dual nominate an animal as
breeding and market if selected and paid for in Show
Stock Manager. Families will now receive a receipt that
they have entered in a breeding nomination.
Submitting Animal Information into Show Stock
Manager Livestock Database
Once again, exhibitors will be responsible for
submitting their animal information into the Show Stock
Manager Livestock Database prior to the nomination
deadlines. Our office will continue to mail in the DNA
envelopes. Once the information is in the database and
has been validated by the Extension Educator, it will
then be available for exhibitors to make State Fair
entries.
Any animal entry not in the database or have DNA
submitted will not be considered nominated and eligible
for State Fair.
Livestock Affidavits (County)
We would still like all livestock exhibitors to continue
utilizing the livestock affidavits that have been
completed all the previous years. We would like you to
list all project animals on the appropriate affidavit (ID
Sheets). This includes those animals that are eligible for
State Fair as well as those that are county only. Please
complete them and turn them into the Extension Office
by the June 15th deadline. ID Sheets are available on our
website which can be found by clicking here: 4-H
Livestock Affidavits.
District Horse Show Note: All level testing must be completed by April 25
for State and District entries. ID forms and entries are
due May 10 to the Extension Office.
Livestock
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District Dates and Locations:
June 10 – Bloomfield June 13 - Ogallala
June 11 - Elkhorn June 14 - McCook
June 12 - Ord
4-H Horse Stampede Mark your calendars!! The 4-H Horse Stampede has
been scheduled for Saturday, March 30. Entries are due
to the county office by March 1. For rules and
regulations please visit http://4h.unl.edu/horse/stampede
Companion Animal Challenge The 4-H Companion Animal Challenge has been
scheduled for Saturday, March 30. Entries are due to
the county office by March 1.
The Companion Animal Challenge allows youth to
compete in companion animal events without their
animals. The 4-H Companion Animal Challenge will
include the following events: Demonstration Contest,
Dog Quiz Bowl, Dog Skill-a-thon Contest, Art Contest,
and Photography Contest. Rules, entry forms, and t-shirt
order forms can be found online
at: http://4h.unl.edu/companion-animal/challenge
Please direct any questions you have about the event
to Lisa Karr at [email protected].
Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic The Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic will be held
February 16-24 in Kearney at the Buffalo County
Fairgrounds. The Junior Show will be February 23-24.
Visit http://cattlemens.org for more information.
Judging Opportunities
If you are interested in Horse, Livestock, Meats,
Skill-a-thon, Poultry, or Dog Judging please contact the
Extension Office and let us know that you are interested.
We will be sending out correspondence throughout the
year and don’t want to miss you!
Livestock Quality Assurance Transition
Plan Nebraska is now part of a national team that
introduced the curriculum called Youth for the Quality
Care of Animals (YQCA). This is the second year it has
been available.
Nebraska requires all 4-H members exhibiting beef,
bucket calves, sheep, swine, dairy cattle, poultry and
rabbits to be trained or tested. The options available are:
Online course completion through YQCA at a
cost of $12.00 per member for completion of
modules which must be completed annually.
In order to access YQCA, youth must be active
in 4-H Online.
Face to Face Training being offered on May 30
at the Cuming County Fairgrounds starting at
1:00 p.m. Youth must sign-up and pay the
$3.00 in advance of training through YQCA
site. This event is held annually.
Test-out options are available to youth in the
first year of Intermediate (age 12) and Senior
(age 15) age levels. There is no test-out option
for Juniors. Participants will have only one
chance to take the test-out option. Test-out costs
are:
o Intermediate: $36 ($12 x 3 yrs. of
certification)
o Senior: $48 ($12 x 4 years of certification)
Deadline for completion is June 15th. Complete
details can be found at 4h.unl.edu/yqca
Special Project Grants
Do you need some funding to help you start a major
community service project – possible your level six
Diamond Clover Project? Potential sources for funding
include Cuming County 4-H Foundation Special Project
Grant and KD Lee Special Project Grant. The
application is simple and available from the Extension
Office. Applications are due to the Extension Office on
the 1st of January, March, May, July, September or
November.
Also consider applying to the Cuming County Public
Power District for their Round-Up Funds. For more
information, contact the Power District at 402-372-2463.
Diamond Clover Recognition Program This self-paced, six level program is designed to
challenge members to enroll in a variety of projects and
activities that will help to develop lifetime skills and
self-esteem. This program is:
Non-competitive
Recognition for all 4-H members – those in
traditional clubs as well as independent
members
Self-paced, based on member’s interest and
schedule
Incorporates community service and a learning
project
An assistant to help members broaden their
knowledge and life skill base
2019 State Horse Show
State 4-H Horse Show at Fonner Park
is scheduled for July 14-18.
General 4-H Opportunities &
News
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A benefit to youth, volunteers/adults and
communities
Begin your quest to become a competent, caring and
contributing citizen of your community today! Contact
your club leader or the Extension Office for assistance.
Ideas for Clover Colleges If you saw an exhibit at a fair this past summer and
think that it would be a great Clover College workshop,
we are open to suggestions! Please share your ideas and
possible resources with us by February 9th!
4-H Foundation Memorial Do you have someone that you would like to
remember with a memorial? Please consider the Cuming
County 4-H Foundation. The Cuming County 4-H
Foundation has completed all of the 501(c)3 tax
requirements so that your donations will be tax exempt.
Funds donated to the Cuming County 4-H Foundation
help with special programs, 4-H scholarships, Club
Congress expenses, camp vouchers and much more to
provide quality 4-H experiences for all of our members.
If you have questions about the 4-H Foundation, to make
contributions or memorials, please contact the Extension
Office.
Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute The Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute will be
July 8-12 for high school juniors and seniors from all
across Nebraska. This year’s theme is “Accepting the
Challenge” where youth will get the opportunity to learn
about career opportunities within agriculture. This
conference features speakers, workshops, agricultural
education, networking with peers and industry leaders,
professional development, leadership experience, fun
and new friends! All of these experiences are free of
charge! The application deadline is April 15, 2018.
Applications are online by going to
www.nda.nebraska.gov/nayi and clicking on “Apply
Now”.
Innovative Youth Corn Challenge
Do you enjoy being
outside? Learning new
things about crops?
Considering a career
involving crops, insects,
diseases, soils, water or
more? Do you want to help
figure out how to feed our
world’s growing population
in a sustainable way? Nebraska Extension and the Nebraska Corn Board are
offering the sixth Innovative Youth Corn Challenge
contest. This contest, open to 4-H members (age 10 &
older as of Jan. 1st) or FFA members (in-school
members), guides participants through all aspects of corn
production, as well as agricultural careers related to corn
production.
As a team (2 or more participants), youth will be
challenged to implement a production practice different
than normal to determine if they increased their yield.
Economics and sustainability of the practice will also be
considered. Yields, cropping history, and production
information will be collected in the Corn Yield
Challenge management summary.
Cash prizes and plaques will be given to the first,
second, and third place teams. To participate in 2019, youth must complete and
return an entry form by March 15th to the Fillmore
County Extension Office in Geneva, NE. Forms can be
downloaded here:
http://cropwatch.unl.edu/Youth/Documents/IYCC/Youth
YieldChallengeEntryForm_2017FILLABLE.pdf
Sincerely,
Larry F Howard
Extension Educator
Hannah Guenther
Extension Educator
Melissa Nordboe Extension Assistant