SHERIDAN COUNTY NEWSLETTER
July 2023
Volume 2022-2023, Issue 10
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 1: Fair Project Enrollment Due
July 3: Office Closed
July 4: Office Closed
July 8: Plains Quarter Horse Association Horse Show, Fairgrounds
July 10: Ceramic Workshop, Extension Office, 1 - 2 pm
July 12: Jump Into Summer, Extension Office, 9 am - 4 pm
July 12: Jump Into Summer & Clover Buds, Extension Office, 9 am - 4 pm
July 12: 4-H Council Meeting, Extension Office, 6:30 pm
July 15: Sheridan County Horse Show, Fairgrounds
July 17: Fair Clean up, Fairgrounds, 5:00 pm
July 17: Fashion Show Narrations Due
July 20: Superintendent Meeting, Extension Office, 6:00 pm
July 21: Sheridan County Style Review & Music Contest, Extension Office,
July 23-29: Sheridan County Fair
August 21: Sheridan County Extension Board Meeting, Extension Office, 6:30 pm
FAIRBOOK
SCHEDULE
Sunday July 23
Pig Weigh-In 7:30-9:00 am
Small Animal Check-In 9:30-10:00 am
Sheep/Goat Weigh-In 10:30-11:30 am
Beef Weigh-In 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Barn Meeting
- Hand in your Businessman Showmanship cards
- Presentation about Carcass ultrasound results
Monday July 24
Static Project Judging Times
Static projects will have assigned family judging times based on their last name. When you arrive, you will meet Melissa or Marie at your designated tables to attach labels to your projects. Parents are not allowed in the building. Below is the scheduled times:
9:00 to 9:30 am D-H
9:45 to 10:15 am I-M
10:30 to 11:00 am N-S
11:15 to 11:45 am T-Z
11:45 to 12:15 pm A-C
Static Silent Auction
Youth will have the option to choose one of their static entries to be put up for a silent auction. A sign-up sheet will go by their entry, and then moved over to the sale on Wednesday. Youth will be responsible for following up with the buyer to complete the transaction.
Family Fun Night - Free Will Burger & Brat Meal
Family Fun Night will be held on Monday, July 24th starting at 5 pm. Starting with a meal sponsored by the 4-H Foundation. Other activities including pie eating contest, Business Showmanship, Yard Games, and more. Games will run from 5-7 pm. At 7 pm the Business Showmanship will start. Feel free to invite the public!
Business Showmanship
This year for Family Fun Night we are hosting a Business Showmanship competition. The species this year is PIG. We would like 4-H members who are taking this project to invite a Business professional to show their animal against other local business professionals. It will take place on Monday, July 24th starting at 6:00 pm. This is a great opportunity for youth to meet and interact with local businesses. The 4-H Council has compiled a list of potential business professionals to ask, please contact the Extension Office for some of the names. Also please let Marie know if you are planning to have someone show your project animal. See the form below.
Tuesday July 25
Unified Showing
Animal Clinic & Game
Starting at 3:30 pm
Wednesday July 26
Buyers Bonanza
Make sure to invite your community members to the Sale on July 27th!
Thursday July 27
Livestock Judging
Are you ready to evaluate an animal’s characteristics and with reasoning? On July 27th at 4 pm, youth will have an opportunity to judge with 2 divisions, and prizes will be awarded also!
Friday July 28
Clover Bud Animal Parade
At 9:00 am in the show ring Clover Buds are encouraged to show their livestock by walking them around the ring and chatting with the judge about the care and maintenance of the project, each exhibitor should be prepared to give a 1 to 2 minute presentation concerning their projects history, cost of ownership, eating habits and lifestyle. Basis of judging exhibits in this division is general knowledge of the project by exhibitor and sportsmanship of exhibitor. 4-H attire and closed shoes need to be worn.
Round Robins
The top two senior and intermediate showmen from each of horse, beef, sheep, swine, and goat showmanship will compete in the Round Robin Contest. (Must be purple ribbon winners)
The top two senior and intermediate showmen from each of cat, dog, rabbit, poultry, and companion animal showmanship will compete. (Must be purple ribbon winners)
There will be a Champion and Reserve Champion in both senior and intermediate divisions. Champions will receive their own Buckle and a traveling trophy for one year.
FAIR ID TAGS
CAMPING
Reminder – there will be a $10/day or $50 camping fee at the fairgrounds during fair week. The campers are allowed to park on the fairgrounds on Saturday, July 22rd at 8 am. The fee helps to make updates around the fairgrounds. Parking passes are now available to purchase at the extension office, checks payable to the Sheridan County Ag Society.
4-H Attire
- During the 4-H Horse show, exhibitors must show in a white button-down long-sleeve shirt, a green armband above the left elbow, and dark blue jeans that do not have decorative stitching on them.
- For the other 4-H shows, exhibitors have the option to wear a 4-H Sheridan County t-shirt. This does not include the tie-dyed t-shirts or the 4-H Foundation t-shirts.
- Youth can also wear a white button-down long-sleeve shirt. They should also have the 4-H armband on above the left elbow.
- T-shirts can be purchased for $15 and green armbands for $3.50 from the Extension Office prior to the fair or at the Fair Office during Fair week.
- The 4-H shirts will need to be worn during all shows, static judging (unless life skills), animal check-in (for pictures), and the 4-H Sale.
- 4-H shirts or nice clothes can be worn during the Sheridan County Style Review & Music Contest
FAIR THEME
"Riding for the Future"
Photos for 4-H Auction
Sale photos for Cake & Cookie Jars will be taken in the office when you hand in your sale card. It is required to have a photo taken of you to sell your items. Candid shots of animals will be taken during the shows. It will also be the responsibility of the 4-H member to ensure a photo is taken, photographers will not track them down! 😊
Reminder of fairground rules
Just a reminder that families need to pick up after themselves before they leave the grounds. Also, alcohol use near the 4-H show ring and during shows should not be visible. We are there for the youth, so we want to provide a good example.
Fairground Clean Up
- Each year a week before County Fair, all 4-Hers are asked to come and help spruce up the fairgrounds. This year it will be on July 17th from 5 – 8 pm. This involves a lot of effort and teamwork! During the event, trash is picked up, mowing, and weed trimming is completed, repairs are made, buildings painted, floors swept, and dust removed. Pizza will be provided!! Below are the assignments for each club and the independent members.
- Equipment/supplies to bring: gloves, mowers, weed eaters, hammers, shovels, paint brushes, and brooms.
Independents: Beef Barn (mow and weed-eat around both beef barns, scale house, and show arena. Paint beef barn if needed)
Albany: Swine Barn (mow and weed-eat around building and paths to wash rack, pull weeds in stalls, check light bulbs, dig out drainage trench on the west side)
Bingham Hustlers:4-H Exhibit Building (sweep floors and wipe down shelves, mow and weed-eat around the building, fix and help set out picnic tables)
Green Valley: Open Class Building (sweep floors and wipe down shelves, mow and weed-eat around the building and water hydrant pad)
Hooves and Hearts: Sheep & Goat Barn (mow and weed-eat around sheep barn, check light bulbs and pen gates for usability, paint the sheet barn trim if needed)
Junior Leaders: Concession Building (sweep and mop floors, wipe and set up tables, clean kitchen, and bathrooms) 4-H Office (sweep floors, and wipe down shelves, weed-eat around Office and Poultry Barn)
- These work assignments are a general guide. The hope is all the projects are completed and that takes teamwork! If you cannot attend on July 17th, you are encouraged to do some work on an earlier day. Everyone’s help is needed to have our fairgrounds looking its best. Please try to make it!
Fair Bathroom, Trash, & Flagpole Duties
During Fair Week, 4-Hers help to keep the grounds and facilities looking nice. Flags should be raised by 8:00 am and lowered before sunset. Bathrooms should be cleaned (swept and fixtures wiped down) at least once per shift (mid-morning, right after lunch, and late afternoon) and paper products added as needed. Trash lying around on the grounds should be picked up and the barrels checked throughout the day. If barrels are full, they need to be dumped into the dumpsters. Supplies are in the Fair 4-H Office.
Monday afternoon – Junior Leaders
Tuesday morning – Green Valley
Tuesday afternoon – Independents
Tuesday night – Albany
Wednesday morning – Bingham Hustlers
Wednesday afternoon – Hooves and Hearts
Wednesday night – Junior Leaders
Thursday morning – Green Valley
Thursday afternoon – Independents
Thursday night – Albany
Friday morning – Bingham Hustlers
Friday afternoon – Hooves and Hearts
Friday night – Junior Leaders
4-H PROGRESS SHOW RESULTS
Over 30 contestants from Nebraska and South Dakota competed for awards during the 2023 Sheridan County 4-H Progress Show. Below are the individuals who participated, Sheridan County youth are bolded. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped on the day of the show!
Swine Participants
- Anthony Haas
- Bennett Anderson-Beguin
- Carson Haas
- Cedar Frink
- Ethan Bomberger
- Gibbsen Nielsen
- Hazel Anderson-Beguin
- Jackson Roffers
- Jake Roffers
- Joe Lambert
- Kamryn Haas
- Kora Nielsen
- Leea Lambert
- Lizzy Lambert
- William Anderson-Beguin
- Willow Frink
Sheep Participants
- Addison Tayler
- Bayleigh Lacy
- Chloe Morrill
- Ethan Bomberger
- Ila Nielsen
- Jackson Roffers
- Jake Roffers
- Jessie Kappen
- Jillian Morrill
- Kaylie Phillips
- Leea Lambert
- Lilly Hasenhauer
- Lizzy Lambert
- Luke Laws
- Madison Laws
- Matthew Prewit
- Miranda Smith
- Tipton Sterkel
- Tiyn Sterkel
Goat Participants
- Bannan Carter
- Harper Scott
- Jana Stearns
- Jasper Mansor
- Jessalinn Dieriex
- Kyler Kelly
- Miranda Smith
- Noah Kelly
- Miranda Smith
- Payton Scott
- Tiyn Sterkel
- Tristan Mansor
Beef Participants
- Allison Heath
- Caleb Heck
- Ethan Bomberger
- Gibbsen Nielsen
- Harper Scott
- Jaxon Kearns
- Kennedy Kearns
- Kyle Shaw
- Luke Laws
- Mattie Brown
- Payton Scott
- Tanner Heath
- Tristan Mansor
STATE 4-H HORTICULTURE CONTEST
Congratulations to Abigail Nelson who participated in the Nebraska State 4-H Horticulture Contest. There were 76 that participated, and she scored 80/100!
Explorers of the Deep Age 5-7
Explorers of the Deep Grade 3-5
Log N Camp
Swine Showmanship Workshop
Chicken Showmanship Workshop
Rabbit Showmanship Workshop
Tractor Safety Drive Test
Jump into Summer - Gordon
Roping Dummy Workshop
Progress Show - Goat
Progress Show - Breeding
Progress Show - Market
Progress Show - Swine
Jelly Roll Rug Workshop
3D Printing Workshop
State Fair Livestock & In Person Event Registration
The link to use for State Fair Livestock entry: https://www.statefair.org/competitions-participate/competitions/4-h-ffa-exhibitors. FFA and 4-H are using an online entry system that allows exhibitors/parents to submit their livestock entries for the 2023 Nebraska State Fair. 4-H Static Exhibit Registration will be entered by the Extension Office staff.
Registration opens on July 1. All entries must be submitted no later than 8:00 PM Central Time on August 10, 2023. They are requiring you to use a credit or debit card when you submit your entries. You can pay and register your entries at: http://nebr.fairwire.com. Families will find a link to the State Fair Livestock entry website, a pdf with step-by-step entry instructions at http://nebr.fairwire.com. When you sign up for these events you will also purchase your State Fair discount passes for your family members.
4-H and FFA exhibitors and their families are responsible for submitting all livestock entries online.
This includes:
- 4-H and FFA Livestock entries
- 4-H Companion Animal entries
- 4-H Dog entries
- 4-H and FFA Premier Exhibitor entries
- 4-H Dog Skill-a-thon entries
4-H LEADERSHIP
These people are YOUR voice! Please contact any of them if you have an idea for a new or existing event or activity, have concerns with the program, or just want to have input in the decision-making process.
David Russell, Wendy Andersen, Michelle Heck, Nicole Janssen, Jake Scott, Kami Scott, Marie Nelson, Melissa Mracek
4-H Council:
President - Ryan Paul
Vice President - Jake Elwood
Secretary - Jackie Simonson
Treasurer - EJ Frink
Members at large: Candace Nelson, Megan Grossman, Zach Kearns, Clint Vincent, Jace Stumpff, Brad Beguin
Youth Members: Austin Child, Colton Archibald, Wyatt Fedderson, Kyler Vincent
Extension Board:
President - Matt Albrecht
Vice President - Caleb Peters
Secretary/Treasurer - Jacob Tejral
Members at large: Trevor Ginkens, Paige Stumpff
Nebraska Extension - Sheridan County Office
Email: mnelson82@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/northernpanhandle/educational-programs/northern-panhandle-4-h/
Location: 800 S Loofborrow Street, PO Box 329 Rushville, NE 69360
Phone: 308-327-2312
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLSheridanCounty
Twitter: @SheridanCounty