Jefferson County 4-H
May 2015
CAREER PORTFOLIO BOOKS PICKUP
Career Portfolios are available to be picked up at the Extension Office at any time.
4-H ACHIEVEMENT DAY AWARDS at Extension Office
We have many awards left from 4-H Achievement Day that need to be picked up at the Extension office. Please contact the office to see if you received an award this year.
4-H Workshops & Events
Sewing Workshops
Sew for Fun
Wednesday, May 20th & Thursday, May 21st, 10 am – Noon, Extension Office – This is for 4-H’ers with no sewing experience and those who have participated just one year and will be sewing pillowcases and patchwork pillows.
Clothing Levels 1 & 2
Wednesday, May 20th & Thursday, May 21st, 1 - 5 pm, Extension Office
Friday, May 22nd 10 am- ? if needed.
Animal Science Day Camp
We will be holding an animal science day camp at the fairgrounds on Wednesday, June 10th from 9:00 am—4:00 pm.
Youth will learn about animal science careers, diagnosing symptoms, vet science project, feeds/body condition scoring, biosecurity, cardiovascular system, reproduction and record keeping.
Make sure to sign up by Wednesday, June 3rd and the registration fee is $20 which includes supplies and snacks.
rainbow garden
All youth who are interested in learning more about flower gardening and helping with a community service project are encouraged to sign-up for Rainbow Garden. Rainbow Garden is the flower garden located at Heritage Care Center that was started by 4-H and local Master Gardeners assist with the project. The group will
begin meeting around the third week in May and more details will be available soon! Rainbow Garden also needs adult leaders or volunteers to help so please let the office know if you are interested in helping!
4-H Dog Practice
The 4-H Dog Club will have practice on the following dates at 7:00 p.m. at the fairgrounds:
May 19th
May 26th
If you have any questions, please call Janet Winter at 402-587-0747.
Beyond the Needle Workshop
Fair Information
4-H Foodstand Sign-Up
Fairgrounds Clean-Up
All 4-H and FFA members are encouraged to attend the fairgrounds clean-up days held on Wednesday, June 17 & Thursday, June 18 at 5-9 pm each day. During these two days the fairboard will be working on various projects to get the fairgrounds ready for the upcoming fair and would appreciate anyone who can help!
2015 Jefferson County Fair
This year's theme: Country Pride Jefferson County Wide
FAIR ENTRIES DUE JUNE 15
All fair entries and livestock ID sheets are due on Monday, June 15th. This includes entry forms for foods, clothing, livestock and all static exhibits. Livestock ID sheets are also due on this day. We want to try to make less trips to the office for all of you so we are having everything due on the same day! Forms will be available at the office and on our website so please contact us with any questions. We are also making some how-to videos to help you fill out your forms!
Quality Assurance Training
4-Her’s can now complete their Livestock Quality Assurance requirement online! All 4-Her’s enrolled in swine, beef, sheep, dairy goat, dairy cattle, meat goat, rabbits or poultry need to complete Livestock Quality Assurance. 4-Her’s completing their quality assurance requirement online must complete three modules and present their three certificates to their local county extension office prior to June 15th. There will be a $5 fee that each participant must pay before they will have access to course.
The course is divided into three levels: Junior (ages 8-10), Intermediate (ages 11-14), Senior (15-18). Each year youth are required to complete three modules within their age level. Each youth needs to have an e-mail address that they can use to log onto the website. Youth may work ahead and complete as many modules as possible in order to maximize the $5 course fee. Intermediate and Senior age youth also have the option to test out of Quality Assurance training at no charge. Contact the office for more information.
For more information about registering and using the online system, go to http://jefferson.unl.edu/animalresources or http://4h.unl.edu/qualityassurance for more information.
New County Fair Livestock Policy
DISTRICT & STATE HORSE SHOW INFO
Information and registrations for the District and State 4-H Horse show is available at the office or on line at http://animalscience.unl.edu/anscdistrict4hhorseshowsinformation. Registrations are due May 8.
HORSE LEVELS TESTING
All exhibitors (including those who may only do halter classes) must pass 4-H Advancement Level 1 to be eligible to exhibit at the county fair horse show. The exam must be completed by June 15th of the current year. (Different deadline dates apply for district and state competition.) All participants who have not passed the 4-H Advancements Level 1 are not eligible to exhibit in the fair. State 4-H horse rules will be followed (refer to manual 373, 4-H Horse Show and Judging Guide).
PHOTOGRAPHY THEMES FOR 2015
UNIT II: NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Explore a career as an editorial photographer. Editorial photographers take pictures that highlight the topics being written about in books, magazines, and newspapers. Editorial photos should be creative, powerful images that tell an intriguing story. Let’s tell a story about why we love our Nebraska communities. Capture editorial photos that tell a story about your Nebraska Community.
UNIT III: NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Explore a career as a commercial pho-tographer. Commercial photographers take pictures that are used for promotional purposes. Commercial pho-tographs are often used in print and online communication materials (advertisements, brochures, flyers, web sites, social media banners, direct email messages, etc.). Capture commercial photos that tell the story of 4-H in your Nebraska community; photos should show the Nebraska 4-H Program in action. Photos may be used to promote the UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development Program.
TRAILER PARKING AT COUNTY FAIR
The Fairboard requires that ALL livestock trailers be parked across the PWF road in the south parking lot during the 2015 Jefferson County Fair. This will help alleviate the congestion along the roads by the livestock barns and allow for more vehicle parking. Please let them know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Other Opportunities
National Festival of Breads
For more information including the schedule of events, please contact the office and we will get you all the details!
Calendar of Events
May
1 - Camp Renegade Counselor applications due
8 - District & State Horse Show entires due
20 & 21 - Sewing Workshops, Extension Office
21 - District Speech Contest, UNL Animal Science Complex, Lincoln, 1-7 pm
26 - Project Bonanza Day, Fairbury
27 - Horticulture/Entomology Workshops, Wilber Extension Office
June
8 - Clover Kid Camp, Fairbury
10 - Animal Science Day Camp, Fairbury
15 - Livestock IDs & Pre-Fair Entries Due
18 - District 4-H Horse Show, Seward
22 - Beyond the Needle Workshop, Fairbury
23 - 24 Camp Renegade, Camp Jefferson, Fairbury
29 - 30 PASE/Life Challenge, UNL East Campus, Lincoln
July
10 - Favorite Foods/Presentations Contest, 4-H Building
12 - Clean-Up 4-H Kitchen, 4-H Building
16 - 19 Jefferson County Fair, Fairgrounds
August
28 - Sept 7 Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island
Nebraska Extension - Jefferson County
Email: darci.pesek@unl.edu
Website: jefferson.unl.edu
Location: 517 F Street, Fairbury, NE, United States
Phone: 402-729-3487
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffersoncountyext
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