Jefferson County 4-H
October 2015
State Fair Exhibits Left at Office
- Caleb Schultis
- Brennan Schultis
- Kacy Starck
- Bradley Blake
- Taylea Mills
- Madison Schlake
- Erin Kujath
CAREER PORTFOLIO JUDGES
Volunteers will be needed to read a neighboring county’s Career Portfolio books sometime in October. If you are interested in helping, please call the Extension Office and offer your services. Benefits include: learning how other 4-H’ers fill-out their books, finding new ideas for projects and visiting with other 4-H volunteers about the recording process.
Now Available, STEAM Clothing Maker's Guide
In A Maker’s Guide to Sewing Stuff, youth will use the skills learned in STEAM Clothing 1 & 2 to make stuff! Youth will create items to use and wear while they practice their beginning sewing skills. Activities in this manual are for beginning and intermediate sewers looking to improve their skills before progressing into using patterns to make garments.
Activities in this youth manual include step-by-step instructions to draw patterns, cut fabric, and sew simple items. There are helpful pictures and illustrations for each activity to guide youth as they make stuff. A copy of STEAM Clothing 1 & 2 should be available for youth to reference as they sew the items.
We’re excited for you to continue your sewing journey with STEAM Clothing: A Maker’s Guide to Sewing Stuff! Buy now at http://marketplace.unl.edu/ne4h/4h2220a-7629.html.
WORKSHOP IDEAS
We are looking for ideas for workshops in 2015-2016. We would like to hear ideas of what you would be willing to attend. We would also like to hear from you regarding what times would work best for most people, after school, 1⁄2 days when school is out, etc. Please contact the Extension Office 402-729-3487 and let us know what YOU are interested in.
Other Opportunities
Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshops Offered this Fall
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop is scheduled this fall. It will be held October 31 and November 1 at Ponca State Park. Registration deadline for the Ponca session is October 20.
Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. Five project areas will be available at Ponca - hunting skills, shotgun, rifle, muzzleloading, and archery. There is a minimum number of participants needed to offer these disciplines at the workshops. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
The registration fee is $100.00 per person for initial certification and $90.00 per person that are adding an additional discipline. This fee includes meals, supplies and program materials. Participants must make their own lodging arrangements. Registration on Saturday runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page at http://4h.unl.edu/shootingsportseventcalendar, or contact your local Nebraska Extension Office or Steve Pritchard at (402) 395-2158 or (308) 536-2691. Registration is available only online at the link provided.
Opportunity for Photographers from Across Nebraska
An exciting statewide Photography Call sponsored by Hildegard Center for the Arts, in partnership with the Nebraska Tourism Commission and the Nebraska State Historical Society, is currently inviting communities from across Nebraska to serve as a bridge to link history, generations and cultures. The Photography Call is entitled, “Bridges: Sharing Our Past to Enrich the Future”, and runs through January 4, 2016.
From Adams to Antelope, Scottsbluff to Sheridan, Dundy to Douglas……each of Nebraska’s 93 counties is home to historic and hidden treasures from the past. This Call is inviting YOU and YOUR community to highlight historic places and often over-looked treasures found in your own county; historical sites either found on the National Register of Historic Places or places of community/personal significance to the photographer. To see full entry guidelines and to submit photos, go to www.hildegardcenter.org.
SELECTED photographs from the Call will be exhibited statewide to help celebrate Nebraska’s Sesquicentennial in 2017 and used to promote the state as part of our partnership with the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Nebraska Tourism Commission. All submitted photos will become part of a virtual exhibit.
FALL RED WHEEL FUNDRAISER
We will begin selling Red Wheel the first week of October as a fund raiser for those 4-H’ers that are interested in going on the Washington D.C. 4-H trip. Order forms will be mailed out the first of the week, and selling for the entire month. Please contact the office if your child is interested in selling Red Wheel so we can mail you out a packet of information.
Orders are due in the office Friday, October 30th.
Delivery will be Saturday, November 21, (presorted) in Wilber at 8 a.m.
**If a county sells 250 items they will earn delivery to their office.
4-H’ers earn 40% of their proceeds which is then applied to their WDC trip costs.
Fontanelle Hybrids Essay Contest
Who is Eligible: High school seniors who are active members of 4-H, FFA or another certified agricultural organization. Students must either live or attend a high school in the state of Nebraska.
What Seniors Need to Do: Write and submit a 250-word essay on the topic: "What has had the greatest impact on production agriculture in your local community over the last 80 years?" Students should also review the full rules at www.Fontanelle.com/EssayContest.
How Seniors Can Enter: By submitting their application and essay at www.Fontanelle.com/EssayContest.
Applications will be accepted beginning October 1, 2015. The entry deadline is November 30, 2015. Winners will be announced in the Spring of 2016.
Calendar of Events
January
4 - Winter Workshop
February
6 - Market Beef Weigh-In, Fairbury Salebarn
Nebraska Extension - Jefferson County
Email: darci.pesek@unl.edu
Website: jefferson.unl.edu
Location: 517 F Street, Fairbury, NE, United States
Phone: 402-729-3487
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffersoncountyext