Dakota County 4-H News
January 2022
Nebraska Extension - Dakota County
DAKOTA COUNTY OFFICE STAFF
Angela Abts—4-H & Youth aabts2@unl.edu
Julie Boyle—4-H and Youth julie.boyle@unl.edu
Tammy Dunn—Office Manager tpeterson3@unl.edu
Carol Larvick—Food & Nutrition clarvick1@unl.edu
Brenda Sale—SNAP-ED bsale@unl.edu
Dakota County 4-H
Email: dakota-county@unl.edu
Website: https://dakota.unl.edu
Location: 1505 Broadway Street, Dakota City, NE, USA
Phone: 402-987-2140
Facebook: facebook.com/UNLDakotaCounty
Twitter: @NEDakota4HExt
Dates & Deadlines
JANUARY
15th - First Lego League Tournament , Columbus17th -- Office closed - Martin Luther King Day
23rd - 4-H Achievement Celebration YMCA
FEBRUARY
5th Market beef Weigh-in
6th Snow Date for Beef Weigh-in
7th Extension Board Meeting
7th Dakota County 4-H Council meeting
14th Joint Dakota~Thurston 4-H Council meeting
15th 4-H Enrollments & volunteer enrollments due
21st Office closed Presidents Day
26th - State First Lego League Grand Island
First Lego League League
The tow Dakota County teams : Eco Travelers and Master Movers will be competing on January 15th in Columbus. If the teams do well they will advance to the State Tournament.
Dakota County 4-H Achievement Celebration
Our annual Achievement Celebration and fun night will be held at the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA, 601 Riverview Drive in South Sioux City.
Dakota & Dixon Counties will provide pizza and water. Families please bring treats to share.
Families can swim and eat and we'll do a short award program.
Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Dakota~Thurston County Market Beef Weigh-in
Snow date: February 6th, 2022 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Weigh-in is strongly encouraged but not require for market beef classes.
Weigh-in is required to be eligible for Market Beef Rate of Gain or the new REturning Bucket Calf Rate of Gain class.
County only tags, EID tags and Ak-Sar-Ben envelopes will be available. Tags are $2.00 each.
New Project - Returning Bucket Calf Class
This will be it's own class as part of the Bucket Calf Show
Bucket Calf must be shown by the same 4-H Exhibitor in 2022 as 2021 County Fair
Optional to weigh-in to be eligible for Returning Bucket Calf Rate of Gain class.
We are working on the specifics and rules for the fairbook. These will be available soon.
4-H Online 2.0
4-H Online has been upgraded to version 2.0. Separate instructions for re-enrolling will be mailed out to each family. Please DO NOT access the old site to enroll.
Early bird enrollment deadline is February 15th.
2022 Special Garden Project
Youth should enroll for the Special Garden Project through 4-H Online. Once enrolled through 4-H Online, youth are then to call their local office to let them know they enrolled for the project. By enrolling through 4-H Online, youth will have access to the OneDrive folder with the educational materials including the growing newsletter & evaluation.
Shop 4-H Affiliate Marketing Program
How Does It Work?
Nebraska 4-H has a unique referral code attached to all links to Shop4-H.org on our websites (4h.unl.edu, 4hcurriculum.unl.edu). When a user clicks one of those links, the referral code tells Shop 4-H that the person was referred by us. Then, 5% of any purchases they make within 30 days is sent back to the Nebraska 4-H Foundation.
What Can You Do?
Replace any links to Shop 4-H on your local website, newsletters, social media, etc. with the referral link below. And anytime you plan on making a purchase on Shop 4-H, use the referral link below or any Shop 4-H link on 4h.unl.edu or 4hcurriculum.unl.edu.
Nebraska 4-H’s referral link: https://shop4-h.org?rfsn=897681.d5750
Nebraska Shooting Sports Leader Update
The time has come to provide an update for all Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors who received their training in 2014 or before. Over the years there have been numerous curriculum changes, updates and additions, with some major curriculum adjustments in the last few years.
These Update Sessions are for adult or apprentice 4-H volunteer instructors who have previously attended a 4-H instructor training workshop in 2014 or prior years. These are an update for existing instructors, NOT a training for new instructors. You MUST be a currently enrolled Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports volunteer leader in your county.
Discipline updates that will be offered during the evening include rifle, pistol, and archery. Instructors can only choose one of the offered disciplines.
There is a minimum number of participants needed to offer these disciplines at the session. Participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
A paid registration fee by January 26th guarantees participant a spot at the session providing that the discipline session is not full. Early bird registration by January 26th is $25 for the session. Late registration fee, after January 26th, is $40. Fee includes program materials for the Update session. It does not include lodging or meal.
Please share this information with volunteers in your county. More Update Sessions will be scheduled for this year. For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page, https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports. 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 in the brochure or they can register directly by clicking https://go.unl.edu/ns32
Nebraska Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop
Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. Four project areas will be offered at the Lincoln Workshop - rifle, pistol, coordinator, and archery. The Coordinator certification being offered in Nebraska
4-H Shooting Sports is for individuals who work with certified shooting sports leaders, 4-H club leaders for shooting sports projects, 4-H volunteers managing shooting sports events and competitions.
Coordinators will explore and learn more about the different disciplines in 4-H Shooting Sports, how to support the different types of coaches, structuring a budget, designing a fund-raising plan, building an overall plan focused on Positive Youth Development, practice handling conflict, discover how to manage and recruit volunteers, best practices for managing events and competitions, teaching more than just “shooting” with science and healthy lifestyles, and working within your county’s 4-H structure.
There is a minimum number of participants needed to offer these disciplines at the workshop. Workshop participants will learn under expert instruction from members of the Nebraska State
4-H Shooting Sports Training Team.
The registration fee is $110.00 per person for initial certification and those individuals adding an additional discipline except for Apprentice Instructors. The registration fee for Apprentice Instructors (14 to 20 years of age) is $90 for this workshop. 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 8:30 a.m.
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Participants are requested to bring their own mask and hand sanitizer. Face coverings are required to be worn inside the Outdoor Education Center. If you feel sick at all, please stay home.
Please share this information with volunteers in your county. For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page, https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports. 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 in the brochure or they can register directly by clicking https://go.unl.edu/ingu.
Siouxland Garden Show
April 1st & 2nd, 2022 at the Marriot Hotels Center In South Sioux City, NE
Visit: https://www.siouxlandgardenshow.org/
for all the details