Douglas-Sarpy 4-H youth are invited to create the design for this year's 4-H t-shirt. Submissions need to be hand drawn or painted and turned into Brett by May 12, 2023. They can be emailed to brett.kreifels@unl.edu or sent to the office (Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Attn: Brett, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha NE 68124).

Voting for the winners will be done with a google form, watch the newsletter for link.

For more information, contact Brett, Urban Program Coordinator at brett.kreifels@unl.edu

Please join Douglas-Sarpy's Horseless Horse Club!

Where: Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Central Office, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha

When: May 5 (usually the first Friday of every Month) at 5 pm

Who: Youth ages 8-18

Let's learn more about the Horse Industry and Horse Related Topics!

You need to rsvp with Alaina at Alaina.kauffman@unl.edu

Sarpy County Fair Market Broiler Project

• The Sarpy County Fair Broiler Classes will consist of a Pen of 3 Market Broilers.
• A Pen of 3 Broilers will consist of 3 Male or 3 Females
• All 4-Hers must sign up for the Broiler Project and receive their chicks at the same time.
• Broilers may be picked up on the week of June 12th (Exact Date is TBD) from 10am-5 pm from the Douglas-Sarpy Extension Office at 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha
• Only those youth who have signed up for the broiler project and receive their broilers through the program are eligible to compete.
• Families may share an order of chicks but the same family members may not show the same birds.
• Broilers will be judged on marketability, degree of muscling and uniformity.
• A Champion and Reserve Pen of 3 Broilers will be awarded
• Champion and Reserve Pens and Purple Ribboned Pens are eligible for the Sarpy County Fair Premium Auction on Saturday, August 5th

CLASS 935* Market Broiler Pen of 3

Sign up for the Market Broiler Project and Chick Order Chicks HERE: https://forms.gle/XZ9vdFDFgP3b7XMc8

This week's 4-Her of the week is Kate Wagner. Kate won the senior division in this year's speech contest at the Communication Contest. She is now eligible to present at the State Premier Communication Contests this summer. Learn more here. See the contest results here.

Do you have a notable 4-H moment? Upload your project pictures to be included in our newsletter at https://go.unl.edu/4-hwinners

MARKET RABBITS

CLASS 2 SINGLE MARKET FRYER (3 TO 5 LBS- not over 10 weeks old)

The Champion and Reserve Single Market Fryers are eligible for the Sarpy County Fair Premium Auction

The rabbits need to be around 70 days of age.

For more information, contact Brett at brett.kreifels@unl.edu

Muffins may be plain, sweet, made with cereal, fruit or nuts and differ in appearance, texture, and flavor.

Different muffins have different standards – a bran muffin is of heavier texture than a plain muffin, but will have similar characteristics. Muffins are smaller versions of quick-breads and are easy to make.

There are two types of muffins: bread-like and cake-like, each mixed using a different method and containing different proportions of fat and sugar to flour. Less sugar and fat makes a bread-like muffin with a more coarse interior crumb than a cake-like muffin. The fat used is usually in liquid form, either an oil or melted butter.

Stirring must be kept to a minimum so the gluten is not overdeveloped. The interior crumb has small, and more irregular air holes. A higher sugar and butter content makes a cake-like muffin. The butter (room-temperature) and sugar are creamed together and need more stirring to develop the desired structure. The interior crumb should have smaller air holes and tender, more like a cake.

Learn more on page 21 of the 4-H baking guide at https://food.unl.edu/Youth/4-H-foods-judging-guide.pdf

Muffins are entered into the fair

Healthy Lifestyles - Department E

Division 401: Cooking 101

CLASS 902 MUFFINS

Any recipe, 4 on a paper plate.

Don't forget to include the recipe!

See this are of the fairbook at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/douglas-sarpy/pdfs/4-H/4h-sarpy-fair-food-and-nutrition-2023.pdf

The Poultry Judging Contest will be at PASE in June. The Douglas-Sarpy 4-H program is looking for participants for an intermediate (10-14 Year olds) and Senior Team (15-18 year olds). The team will compete at the PASE Contest and judge production poultry, eggs, ready-to-cook poultry and broiler carcasses.

Practices will start in May.

If you are interested, please contact Brett at brett.kreifels@unl.edu.

Want to know more about 4-H? Youth and parents are invited to attend this Zoom meeting to learn about Douglas-Sarpy 4-H and the ways you can get involved. This meeting will provide you with the resources you need to start your family's 4-H story. The meeting will be held on May 23, 2023, 6-7 PM. Registration is required to get the Zoom link. Questions? Email Katherine at ksundgren@unl.edu.

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/wBs7hsX6J864Pcfj9

Many of the devices we use today require code or computing programming. Coding can be made easy and FUN with the help of Ozobots, and your local 4-H staff! Join us for the next 4-H Coding workshop

When: Friday, June 23, 2023

Time: 1:30-3:00pm

Where: Nebraska Extension Douglas-Sarpy Central Office, 8015 W Center Rd. Omaha

This workshop is ideal for youth K-5th grade. Sign up will be available soon.

• Air Rifle Contest: Friday, June 2, 5:00 PM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds
• BB Gun Contest: Saturday, June 3, 2023, 10:00 AM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds
• Archery Contest: Saturday, June 10, 8 AM, Sarpy County Fairgrounds

Entry forms are due on May 15, 2023. Register for the contest by filling out this Google form: https://forms.gle/vaPXumxK8hxCWnsBA. After the contest entry due date, relay times will be assigned and sent via email. The full rules for the contests are available on the fair book.

To enroll in 4-H for 2023, click here.

For returning families, please do not create a new account; rather use your log-in credentials for 4honline used in previous years. Instructions can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/enroll/returning-member. Enrollment instructions for new families can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/enroll/new-member.

Please note the enrollment fee for Douglas-Sarpy counties is $10 per member and is paid online. Enrollments are due June 15, 2023.

Please contact Mary Dierks at mdierks@sarpy.com with any questions.

New 4-H Volunteers for Douglas-Sarpy 4-H will need to be screened and have a background check done. Volunteers may not work with youth until volunteer enrollment and screening is complete. To begin the screening process visit and enroll via 4-H Online.

New members handouts can be found at https://go.unl.edu/newmemberhandouts

YQCA Training Dates:

• May 24th at UNL Extension office; 8015 W. Center Rd. Omaha 68124 at 6:30 pm
• June 6th at the Sarpy County Fairgrounds, in Springfield at 6:30 pm.

This year there will be a test before and after the course for both in person and online YQCA Trainings.

The following videos have been developed to help walk families through the process:

Help Video: Web-Based Training

Help Video: Instructor-Led Training

1. The help desk is your best option for any issues related to the platform. Please be patient as they get back to you on your requests. These have been responded to quickly over the past couple of weeks but know that as trainings increase, so do help desk tickets. help@yqcaprogram.org

The website to register is: https://yqcaprogram.org/

Participants need to sign up for the in-person training and there will be a pre and post test given to them that day. They will need to pay the $3 online before they come to the training. Their training will be complete when they have paid, attended the training and done the pre and post test.

Participants can take the course online ( https://yqcaprogram.org/) for $12.

Do you know what it takes to pick the best fruit and vegetables out at the grocery store? Or do you know what judges are looking for when they judge your plants at the county fair? Have you ever wondered, what plant is that!?! We are excited to offer the opportunity to learn these and other important horticulture skills through the Online Horticulture Contest. The contest will be available June 2-16, 2023 at: https://go.unl.edu/hortcontest.

Learn more about the contest at https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/4hstaff/15682/87747

Through Big Red Camps, students have the opportunity to develop new skills, prepare for college, stand out in college applications, explore potential careers, and meet like-minded peers in a safe and structured environment. Registration is now open! Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/big-red-camps

The Nebraska 4-H Glossary https://4h.unl.edu/glossary

4-H Shooting Sports information can be found here.

Start a club: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18S0FvDS90FXh_xsP5s-NSD3DKu1gVlx0?usp=sharing

New Member Handouts (Drive folder)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1atu4VKDHTYukncs9_gVpRwPTY4MvbuRe?usp=sharing

New Member Guidebook

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j99YzlGpClOexfXZDJJrouP9USUTtVn_/view?usp=share_link