SOUTHERN PLAINS 4-H NEWSLETTER
Serving Thayer and Nuckolls County - JULY 2023
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Fair Books are HERE!
Stop by at your convenience to pick yours up!
Thayer/Nuckolls Archery Shoot
Sign up For the Contest: https://forms.office.com/r/XLthwsssqX remember you must have 6 practices with a certified instructor to compete.
Nuckolls /Thayer Shotgun Shoot
Details & to Register call 402-225-2381 Nuckolls Extension Office. DEADLINE to register is THURSDAY, JULY 20th.
Nuckolls County 4-H Council BBQ club work schedule
4:45-5:15-Oxbow/Shooting Sports
5:15-5:45-Dry Creek/Alban
5:45-6:15- Rough Riders
6:15-6:45- Farm Friends
6:45-7:15- Independent/4-H Friends
7:15-Clean Up- Lucky Buckaroos
Nuckolls County Bucket Calf Interview Sign-Up
Nuckolls County Fair Pre-Fair Duties
Shooting Sports/Oxbow-Paint clovers on road and beef tie out
Lucky Buckaroos- Setup commercial bldg and move displays over (Can be done Thursday after pre-fair contests or Friday July 21st)
Rough Riders-Assemble poultry & rabbit cages
Farm Friends/4-H Friends-Clean pens and hang hog waterers
Alban-Clean kitchen
Independents/Dry Creek-Assist superintendents during the fair with show arena setup
Nuckolls County Fashion Show & Clothing Day
Thayer County PRE ENTRY and FAIR SIGN UPS!
All items coming to the fair must be pre-entered on fairwire by the families. This includes livestock, static, and all pre fair contests. Instructions are on site at the link above. Paper Instructions and forms were mailed out snail mail the end of June. Please see the handy reference notes below for items from Bonanza Days, and Contests! WATCH for the Special Edition Newsletter to be out shortly with sign-ups and more fair details!
Handy Reference Notes! Don't forget these!
If your child attended Bonanza Day!
- Houseplant - Everyone a Gardener -- Desert Garden G770065
- Hanging Planter - Design Decisions -- Accessory 3D C257013
- Bottle Cap Project - Design Decisions -- Accessory Recycled/Upcycled Home C257019
- Birch Tree Planting - Visual Arts -- Original Acrylic Painting C260001
- Suet Feeder - Wildlife Conservation 2 -- Feeders/Waterers H342001
- Microwave Cookies - Cooking 201 -- No Traditional Baked Product E410007
- Ranch & Taco Seasonings - General Foods -- Dry Mix E350007
CLOVER KIDS:
- Pretzel Rods #9
- Painted Pot #99
- Suet Feeder #41
- Button Bouquet #91
- Paper Cup Horse Puppet #50
- Wind Chime #49
- Squirt Gun Painting #99
As a quick reference, here are the numbers for your favorite contests, and where they are found in the fair book.
- B155-??? Preforming Arts Contest, Found on page 24
- F500-023 Ice Cream Contest, Found on page 25
- F500-028 Favorite Food Review, Found on page 25
- F500-097 Culinary Challenge, Found on page 26
- C410-??? Fashion Show, Found in the right hand column pages 41-54
- G200-007 Beef Showmanship
- G250-007 Goat Showmanship
- G227-007 Sheep Showmanship
- G234-007 Hog Showmanship
- G260-007 Horse Showmanship
- G270-007 Poultry Showmanship
- G281-007 Rabbit Showmanship
- Clover Kids, Preforming Arts, B155100
- Clover Kids, Ice Cream Contest, F500200
- Clover Kids, Favorite Food Review, F500250
- Clover Kids, Fashion Show, C450100
- Clover Kids, Showmanship, See Page 187, by species
- In addition to pre-fair entry, Entry Forms are required for Preforming Arts, & Fashion Show. These may be found at this LINK
TC 4-H/FFA T-shirts are HERE!
Thayer County Concession Fund Raiser Opportunities
Static Judging Day, Tuesday, August 8 for Judges 4-H/Open Class, staff, Superintendents and Helpers
Any group interested in doing one or both of these, or have further questions, please call the Extension Office as soon as possible, so we may plan accordingly. Thanks
Clover Kid Camp - Sun, Fun, and Flowers
Thayer County Contests
Contests to be held August 3 in Deshler @ Fairgrounds
Clothing & Construction Judging, 9 am
Culinary Challenge & Favorite Food Review Contest, 11 am
Public Style Show/Performing Arts Show, 7 pm
As in the past Favorite Foods can be a great way to give it a try and get your feet wet for Culinary Challenge. The culinary challenge ingredient for 2023 is Sunflowers, if you choose to try that. More details about these contests may be found on Pg 25 & 26 in the fair book.
Entry forms, and additional helpful information may be found HERE.
Entry forms will be due July 21.
NUCKOLLS COUNTY FAIR REVIEW
CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
July 5 - Thayer-Nuckolls Archery Shoot, @ Hebron 6 pm
July 11- Clover Kid Camp @ Thayer County Extension 9:00am-3:30 pm
July 26 - Nuckolls-Thayer Shotgun Shoot, @ Nelson 4 pm
Next Meeting
87:30 p.m. @ Nuckolls County Fairgrounds
Next Meeting
7:30 p.m. @ Fairgrounds in Deshler
Next Meeting
6:00 pm
Nuckolls County Extension Office
Email: nuckolls-county@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/southernplains/
Location: 825 S Main St, Nelson, NE, USA
Phone: 402-225-2381
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthernPlainsExt
Twitter: @SPNE4HExt
Thayer County Extension Office
Email: thayer-county@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/southernplains/
Location: 225 N 4th St, Hebron, NE, USA
Phone: 402-768-7212
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SouthernPlainsExt/
Twitter: @SPNE4HExt