Cass County 4-H Friday News Blast!
November 16. 2018
Cass County Communication Survey
Cass County staff would like to hear from you. Please fill out the survey to let us know your thoughts about communication. Go to: https://go.unl.edu/casscosurvey
Thank you very much!
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AkSarBen Ag Leaders Scholarship
Eligibility
- I am a high school senior, graduating in the Spring of 2019
- I am planning to attend a fully accredited 2 or 4 year college/university in the Fall of 2019
- I have participated in the Aksarben Stock Show for 3 years or more
- I have never participated in the Aksarben Buyer's Club Purple Ribbon Auction
- I have never been disqualified for any reason from the Aksarben Stock Show
- I understand I am only eligble for one $2,000 scholarship award
Application is available here: https://www.aksarben.org/apply-ag-leaders/
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Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leaders Certification Workshop in LIncoln
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop is scheduled for early January in Lincoln. It will be held January 12-13 at the Nebraska Game & Parks Outdoor Education Center in Lincoln.
- The deadline to register for the Lincoln session is January 2nd.
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 offered at the Lincoln Workshop - rifle, pistol, muzzleloading, 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/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 Coordinator. The registration fee for Coordinator is $80 for this workshop. This fee includes meals, supplies and program materials. The registration fee after January 2nd is $160. Participants must make their own lodging arrangements. Registration on Saturday runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
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. 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 HERE.
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Attention 8th Graders - UNL Next Chapter - Renroll in ne.4HOnline.com by December 1st
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Leadership - Spirit of Community Award
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Summer 4-H Camp Registrations Now Open
Registration is now open for 2019 summer camps! New in 2019, the Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center will be exclusively offering weeklong day camps for youth ages 6-15. Additionally, chartered transportation will be available from Gretna and Grand Island for several camps at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey.
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4HOnline is Now Open for 2018/2019 Enrollment
Please enroll for the 2018-2019 4-H year through 4HOnline at https://ne.4honline.com. Please note: You will need to use Google Chrome or Firefox as your web browser to enroll.
A question that's asked frequently, "If we were in 4-H last year, do we have to re-enroll this year?" The answer is YES - everyone has to re-enroll.
NEW: This year, you will re-enter all of the projects in 4-H Online. Past years' projects were cleared from the youth’s profile in an attempt to present accurate data to our stakeholders when reporting. Be sure to select all projects you want to take this calendar year. Thanks!
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Seniors - Scholarship Opportunities
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Calendar Reminders for 4-H Events ...
November 19 - Cass County Large Animal Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
November 19 - Cass County 4-H Council Meeting, 6:45 p.m.
December 1st - due date for National Western Catch-a-Calf application
December 1st - due date for Martha and Don Romeo Scholarship
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Ag Information and Opportunities outside of 4-H, in and around Cass County ...
Veterans Day Holiday ... Extension Office Closed
Farmers take note - Cover Crop Tour/Workshop ... November 20, 2018 - leave from the 4-H bldg in Tecumseh
NRD Tree Program .. tree orders are being taken now
GroBigRed ... website with lots of great articles about gardening
Fall Leaves - Put Them to Work in your Landscape ... article written by Sarah Browning
“Forget TV… the real entertainment is in your garden” ... by Heather Holms, at UNL on Nov 16
Nebraska Master Gardener Volunteer ... application due by January 18, 2019
Medicare Part D Appointments ... call the Extension office at 402-267-2205 to make an appointment
Nebraska State of Beef Conference ... November 7-8, 2018 in North Platte
Nebraska Extension Cass County
Brett Kreifels, Extension Educator & Unit Leader,
Katie Kreuser, Extension Educator, katie.kreuser@unl.edu
Tracy Ensor, Extension Assistant, tracy.ensor@unl.edu
Sondra Buell, Office Manager, sondra.buell@unl.edu
General Mailbox, cass-county@unl.edu
Email: cass-county@unl.edu
Website: www.cass.unl.edu
Location: 8400 144th Street, Weeping Water, NE, 68463
Phone: 402-267-2205
Facebook: facebook.com/UniversityofNebraskaLincolnExtensionCassCounty
Twitter: @UNLCassCounty