Sheridan County Newsletter
October 2020
Calendar of Events
National 4-H Week October 4—10th
Oct 7-G/R Sew Fun #2 at Extension Office from 1-4 pm
Oct 9 -HS Sew Fun #2 at Extension Office from 1-4 pm
Oct. 12- Gordon Clover Buds at Gordon After School from 4 pm
Oct 21 -G/R Quilting #2 at Extension Office from 1-4 pm
Oct 23 -HS Quilting #2 at Extension Office 1-4 pm from
Oct 28 -Adult Sew Fun Class at Extension Office from 6 pm
Nov 4- G/R Sew Fun #3 at Extension Office from 1-4 pm
Nov 11- Adult Sew Fun Clinic at Extension Office from 6 pm
Nov 13 -HS Sew Fun #3 at Extension Office from 1-4 pm
Nov 18 -G/R Quilting #3 at Extension Office from 1-4 pm
Nov 20 -HS Quilting #3 at Extension Office from 1-4 pm
Important Announcements
· The Council has decided to postpone the Achievement Banquet to a later detail. More details will come in October.
LOG N to your Next Chapter of Life
Nebraska 4-H staff are providing a unique opportunity to help youth think about their Next Chapter while meeting others from across the Panhandle and Sandhills of Nebraska while participate in fun activities. There will be exciting opportunities for the youth starting the summer before their 6th and 7th grade year and continuing through their Senior year. The first opportunity will be this fall with 8th grade students. On November 7th, the youth will discover some of their future possibilities at Camp Norwesca, south of Chadron near Chadron State Park. The day starts at 9 am, it will include interactive activities like a teambuilding course as well as archery, before concluding at 3 pm. The cost for this event is $40 and includes lunch. Besides the knowledge youth will gain from this program, they also will get a trip to visit the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) as a Sophomore and will get their admission application fees waived to UNL when they complete the program. If youth cannot attend all the sessions or start as a 10th grader or above, there will be opportunities to catch up online. There is a limit of 40 participants to attend this retreat. To register visit the Extension Office or go online to https://go.unl.edu/logn8 before October 30th. For questions please contact Melissa Mracek at mmracek2@unl.edu, Sarah Paisley at spaisley3@unl.edu, Michelle Garwood at mgarwood3@unl.edu, or Ashley Fenning at astevens4@unl.edu.
Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop Offered in Scottsbluff
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop is scheduled for early November. It will be held November 7-8 at the Panhandle Research & Extension Center in Scottsbluff. The early bird registration deadline is October 28th.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader. Six project areas will be offered at the workshop - rifle, pistol, archery, shotgun, hunting skills, and coordinator.
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 Apprentice Instructors. The registration fee for Apprentice Instructors (14 to 20 years of age) is $90 for this workshop. This fee includes meals, supplies and program materials. Participants must make their own lodging arrangements. Registration on Saturday runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Participants are requested to bring their own mask and hand sanitizer. Face coverings are recommended to be worn. Please maintain a distance of 6 feet from the next person, if possible. If you feel sick at all, please stay home.
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.
NU for NE
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 18, you can apply to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for free. Nebraska will waive the $45 application fee for all resident first-time freshmen and transfer students who wish to apply for the Fall 2021 term. To apply to Nebraska for free, you should enter NUforNE in the Application Fee Waiver Code field at the end of Nebraska’s application at go.unl.edu/apply-now. This year, we know that it may be difficult for you to take the ACT or SAT because of public health concerns. To support students, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is test-optional for both university admission and scholarships.
Don’t wait to move your future forward—take the next step toward creating your future by completing your application at go.unl.edu/apply-now. We’re excited to see what you’ll discover, what you’ll create and who you’ll become as a Husker.
4-H Ambassador/King & Queen
At the last 4-H Council meeting, it was discussed about our low application rate for Sheridan County Ambassadors. The committee suggested to have youth members from the Junior Leader Club and 4-H Youth Council members to be voted on to be selected as the Sheridan County King and Queen at the Achievement Banquet. It was discussed that the duties asked of the Ambassador or King and Queen are similar items that the Junior Leaders and Youth Council members are already doing. If these youth are selected as the King or Queen, they will receive a scholarship.
ARBA Sanctioned Double Open and Double Youth Shows
On November 14th at the Scottsbluff County fairgrounds an open show and open youth show will be held. Entries need to be made by November 10th online at monumentbunnybreeders.weebly.com The entry fee is $3.75/entry. Check-in starts at 7 am and the show starts at 9 am. Contact Cherry Felkins for more information at monumentbunnybreeders@gmail.com.
Sewing Classes
Free sewing classes will be starting soon held at the Extension office in Rushville from 1-4pm! Beginning sewers will be learning the fundamentals and skills needed to create and design beautiful projects! Limited space is available, as there is room for 5 students at each session. So please let the office know soon at mnelson82@unl.edu or 308-327-2312.
After School Sewing Class – STEAM 1
October – Learn about color schemes, sewing machine parts, and practice sewing a decorative stitch picture
November – Create a fabric scrapbook, and practice sewing a wrist pincushion
December – Id fabrics, and practice sewing a pillow or pillowcase
January – Determine which fabrics has an electric charge, and practice sewing a drawstring backpack
February – practice sewing a D-ring belt and scrunchie
March – Learn how to take measurements, and practice sewing a spring table runner
April – Learn how to read/cut out a pattern, and practice sewing a pair of shorts or skirt
May – Finish up STEAM 1 portfolios, and practice sewing pajama pants
After School Quilting Class
October – Design the Block: using a quilting software, design your own quilt
November – Design the Block: using a quilting software, design your own quilt
December – Build the Block: learn how to assemble
January – Build the Block: sew your pieces together
February – Build the Block: sew your pieces together
March – Build the Block: sew your pieces together
April – Build the Block: sew your pieces together
May – Preserving the Block: finishing you work
Become a 4-H Youth Leadership Ambassador!
Hey High School Age Youth!
We are so excited that you are interested in becoming a part of the NEW Nebraska 4-H Youth Leadership Ambassador Team.
As a part of this group we hope you can be a voice on the youth perspective, develop & practice leadership skills that you can take back to your communities, and collaborate with Extension Staff and 4-Hers across the state to plan & implement a 4-H Youth Leadership Conference!
The deadline for applications for the Ambassador team is Friday, October 9th, 2020! Apply here: https://go.unl.edu/rcoe
If selected our first meeting will be Sunday, November 1st, 2020 at 4-6pm CT. From there we'll meet monthly to create an amazing experience for you and other high schoolers across the state!
The 4-H Youth Leadership Conference will be held July 1st-3rd, 2021 at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey, NE!
If you have questions or would like to know more please contact Julie Kreikemeier (julia.kreikemeier@unl.edu) or Stacey Keys (stacey.keys@unl.edu)!
National Western Stock Show Catch-a-Calf Program
The program is open to youth that are ages 12 to 18, as of December 31st, 2020. Youth must be an enrolled 4-H member and resident of the states of CO, WY, KS or NE. To apply for the program they will go to https://nationalwestern.com/catch-a-calf-program/ and complete the online application. There is also a mandatory form that they will need to print off and complete. The application must be submitted by December 1st.
Youth sign-up to catch at a rodeo performance during the Stock Show. Youth that are successful will then receive their steer in May. The purchase price of the steer is covered by a sponsor. Youth will write monthly letters to their sponsors. They will also complete a monthly progress form that then goes in their final record book. They will return to the Stock Show the following January to exhibit their steer, along with completing an interview and turning in their record book. The overall grand and reserve grand champion of the program are allotted a spot in the Junior Livestock Auction. Other youth will receive market value for their steer, along with a portion of what the two steers in the sale make.
2020 MAKE IT WITH WOOL CONTEST
Enter the Make It With Wool Contest! The object of the contest is to promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns; to encourage personal creations in sewing, knitting, crocheting, spinning and weaving of wool fabrics and yarns; and to recognize creative skills.
The 2020 State Make It With Wool Contest will be November 21 at the Dawson County Extension Office in Lexington, NE beginning at 9:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to the public Fashion Show at 1:00 p.m.
The divisions determined by age as of January 1, 2020 (national rule), are as follows: Preteen – age 12 and under, Junior – age 13 to 16, Senior – age 17 to 24, Adult – age 25 and over, and Made For Others.
For more information, contact the Nebraska State Director: Andrea Nisley, P.O. Box 757, Lexington NE 68850 (phone 308-324-5501) anisley1@unl.edu or the district directors. District directors include: District I – Doris Rush of Scottsbluff, 308-635-0156 and Rosalene Tollman of Marsland, 308-665-2415; District II – Crystal Fangmeier of Hebron, 402-768-4183; and District III – Sarah Purcell of Syracuse, 402-269-2301.
The entry form, state brochure and national wool contest guidelines are posted on the website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dawson/. Entry forms, fees, wool samples and wool testing fees are due October 15, 2020 to Andrea Nisley. The fabrics/yarns used for the wool contest must be 100% wool or wool blend (minimum 60% wool or specialty wool fiber) for each fashion fabric or yarn used. Specialty wool fibers include alpaca, angora, camel, cashmere, llama, mohair, and vicuna.
More information is available on the National Make It With Wool website: www.makeitwithwool.com.
Earlier this year, the 2019 state contest winners competed at the 2020 National Contest in Scottsdale, Arizona where Saidi Ringenberg of Lexington placed in the top ten in the Junior Division and Arlene Soria of Kearney also placed in the top ten in the Senior Division.
The National Make It With Wool Contest also has a Fashion Design Competition for college students who are currently enrolled in a college-level fashion or apparel design program. Entry deadline is November 1 for Fashion Design Competition. Information, criteria, how to enter and deadline information is given on the National Make It With Wool website.
Living Room Learning
Living Room Learning offers free and live hands-on virtually guided activities for youth. Each session focuses on a new activity that can be done with materials found at home. Living Room Learning activities are perfect for youth in K-5th grades. Each session is recorded and made available for on-demand viewing. Youth do not need to be 4-H members to participate. Click this link to register: https://4h.unl.edu/living-room-learning
Fall dates and descriptions for Living Room Learning are as follows at 1:00pm MT / 2:00pm CT:
October 6th: Steak Science
Learn what happens when an environment changes – even if the environment is FOOD! We’ll learn about meat tenderness and how it relates to science by using things you can find in your pantry.
October 20th: Physics of Medieval Tools
This activity uses principles of physics and engineering to build a simple min-trebuchet and a simple catapult for comparison of their mechanics!
November 3rd: Citizenship- Voting!
**More information for this session will be shared in October.
November 17th: Healthy Life, Happy Life
Make snack with us! We’ll talk about the importance of healthy living and what it actually means. Get ready to move – physical activity is also included!
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Nebraska Extension Sheridan County Office
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/northernpanhandle/educational-programs/northern-panhandle-4-h/
Location: PO Box 329 Rushville, NE 69360
Phone: (308) 327-2312
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