Otoe County 4-H Wednesday What-Nots
February 5, 2020
Miyoshi Smith Scholarship Awarded at Otoe County 4-H Foundation Banquet
The first Miyoshi Smith 4-H Leadership Scholarship was presented to Taylor Mead, Syracuse. This new $500 scholarship was awarded due to the generosity of Harry and Pam Smith of Salina, Kansas. Pam, a former Otoe County 4-H member, and her husband, a former Kansas 4-H member wanted to “pay it forward” to today’s 4-H leaders.
Pictured: Mark Easter Otoe County 4-H Foundation President and Taylor Mead, the first recipient of the Miyoshi Smith 4-H Leadership Scholarship.
2020 Otoe County 4-H Foundation Scholarship Winners Announced
The 4-H Foundation scholarship winners were announced at the banquet on Saturday, February 1st. High school seniors receiving the Otoe County 4-H Foundation $1500 scholarship for higher education include: Jenna Dirkschneider, Dunbar; Caleb Eggleston, Cook; Gracie Lintz, Syracuse; Taylor Mead, Syracuse; and Danielle Schultz, Otoe.
Pictured Left to Right: Caleb Eggleston, Cook; Gracie Lintz, Syracuse; Taylor Mead, Syracuse; and Danielle Schultz, Otoe.
Otoe County 4-H Foundation Banquet
The Otoe County 4-H Foundation hosted its eighth annual banquet on February 1st at the Kimmel Event Center in Syracuse. The banquet is an opportunity to raise funds to support 4-H in Otoe County 4-H.
The keynote speaker, Mark Balschweid, Professor and Chair of the Department of Agriculture, Leadership, Education and Communication at UNL and former 4-H member, spoke on the importance of 4-H. He emphasized the “leaders of tomorrow will come from 4-H.”
Thank you to all that made this event such a success!
Pictured: Mark Balschweid
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4-H Photography Showcase
The 4-H Photography Showcase offers a project exhibition opportunity beyond traditional print media. It is intended to help youth develop professional and technical skills as photographers while fostering creativity and encouraging self-expression. Through this opportunity, youth are encouraged to practice and apply skills learned in their photography projects throughout the year.
How Does It Work?
Each month, a new photo will be selected from the online submissions. Selections will be made based on creativity, timeliness, technical execution, originality, and appropriateness. The selected photo will be showcased across the Nebraska 4-H social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Youth photographers will be credited wherever and whenever their photo is shared or published.
This opportunity is open to all enrolled 4-H members. Photo recommendations, file specifications, rules, and guidelines for participation are available online at https://4h.unl.edu/photography-showcase.
For questions, please contact Danielle Dewees at ddewees@unl.edu.
More details at: https://4h.unl.edu/photography-showcase
School Year Camps!
Winter Resident Camp - February 14-16, 2020
Spring Break Day Camp - April 6-10, 2020
For more information click on this link! https://4h.unl.edu/camps-centers/school-year-camps
2020 Otoe County Fair Theme
Nebraska Extension in Otoe County
Sarah Purcell, Unit Leader, Extension Educator, spurcell2@unl.edu
Erin Steinhoff, Extension Assistant, erin.steinhoff@unl.edu
Kelsey Ahrens, Office Manager, kahrens4@unl.edu
Email: Otoe-County@unl.edu
Website: www.otoe.unl.edu
Location: 620 1st Street, Syracuse, NE
Phone: (402)269-2301
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nebraska-Extension-in-Otoe-County