Seward, NE 68434 H ActionLine WEBSITE seward.unl.edu PHONE …€¦ · SEWARD COUNTY 4-H NEWSLETTER November, 2019 322 S. 14th Seward, NE 68434 PHONE (402) 643-2981 WEBSITE seward.unl.edu

4-H ActionLine S E W A R D C O U N T Y 4 - H N E W S L E T T E R November, 2019

322 S. 14th Seward, NE 68434

PHONE (402) 643-2981 WEBSITE seward.unl.edu

Dates & Deadlines

Nebraska Extension—Seward County

NOVEMBER

3 4-H Achievement

Party; 12:30 P.M.

4-H

Center

3 Jr. Leader Meeting;

After Achievement

Party

4-H

Center

4 4-H Council

Meeting

Extension

Office

9 Shooting Sports

Instructor Update

Training

Kearney

11 Office closed;

Veterans’ Day

Extension

Office

23 Holiday Maker Day;

9 A.M– 11:30 A.M.

Harvest

Hall

28-29 Office Closed

Thanksgiving

DECEMBER

1 Fed Steer Challenge

Application

Deadline

2 Martha & Don

Romeo Scholarships

Due

Extension

Office

5 4-H Clovers Club

Meeting

Extension

Office

31 4-H Club

Treasurer’s &

Secretary Report

Due

Extension

Office

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4-H’er Opportunities

Senior Scholarships Seward County 4-H will be awarding scholarships to

deserving 4-H’ers in the 2019 graduating class. To be

eligible for these scholarships, 4-H’ers must have

submitted their Career Portfolio. Letters for the 4-H

scholarships will be mailed out in November to

eligible seniors. County scholarship applications

will be due early January.

Martha & Don Romeo Scholarship Fund The Nebraska Association of Fair Managers will award a

$500 scholarship to one qualifying male and female who

are graduating seniors in the state of Nebraska and who

plan to continue with post high school education. The

scholarship will be awarded at the annual NAFM

convention in January. Scholarship information is

available at https://go.unl.edu/akzi

or at our office. Due December 1.

Scholarship Opportunities

4-H Junior Leaders

Announcements 4-H Junior Leaders recently met to review Clover

Kid Record Books and to discuss fall community

service opportunities. The next upcoming event

for JL’s is:

4-H Achievement Party, November 3rd. Help

with set-up, youth activity, announcing

awards, and cleaning up. Brief meeting

following event. Please sign up to help.

Contact Natalie at [email protected]

Nebraska 4-H Introduces the Fed Steer Challenge Nebraska 4-H along with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Animal Science is offering the Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge. The Fed Steer Challenge is a new opportunity for youth and is designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in the Nebraska cattle industry. The goal of the Fed Steer Challenge is to enhance the educational value of the traditional 4-H beef projects by providing an affordable option that rewards production merit and carcass value of the market animal, along with accurate and complete record keeping, industry knowledge, and producer engagement by the 4-H member.

Contest Components:

Raising a commercial steer—4-H Member: Selects and raises a commercial steer to market weight (1,350 lbs). Utilizes management and nutrition protocol similar to a commercial feedlot. Maintains detailed record book related to the management and feeding of the steer. Steers will be displayed in the Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge Commercial Cattle Class at the

2019 Nebraska State Fair. Steers will be visually evaluated by a commercial cattle buyer representing a packer. Predicted carcass merit (USDA Quality Grade and Yield Grade) and market value. Following the live exhibition, steers will be transported to a commercial packer, harvested, and carcass data

will be collected. Evaluation of 4-H member's knowledge and interpersonal skills Knowledge related to their project and the cattle industry as a whole Accuracy and details related to a record book Interview with representatives from the cattle industry

The 2020 application deadline is December 1st. The application can be found here: https://go.unl.edu/tovt

County Fair 4-H Premium Checks 4-H premium checks from the county fair are now available to

be picked up at the Extension Office. They must be picked up

by December 31.

County Fair Champion Awards Hoodie, baseball cap and trophy champion awards are now

available for pick up at the Extension Office. Pick up your

gear and show off your achievements from the county fair!

Registration for School Year Camps Open!

During the school year, 4-H Camps will be hosted throughout the state. Nebraska 4-H

Camps and Centers provide a wonderful opportunity for youth to get away from it all

and spend quality time connecting with nature and the great outdoors while they have

days off from school or are on school breaks. For more information and registration,

check out their page here:

https://4h.unl.edu/camps-centers/school-year-camps

Instructor Update Training Any instructor that would like to remain active and took their training 2013 or

before needs to attend an Update Training.. Update training is schedule on No-

vember 9th in Kearney at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds. Discipline updates

that will be offered during the day include rifle, shotgun, archery and muzzle-

loader. The registration deadline is set for October 30th.

A paid registration fee by October 30th guarantees participant a spot at the ses-

sion providing that discipline session is not full. Early bird registration by Octo-

ber 30th is $30 for session #1 or #2 separately, or $50 for both sessions. Late

registration fee, after October 30th, is $40 for Session #1 or #2 separately,

or $80 for both sessions. Fee includes program materials and lunch on Friday.

It does not include lodging. Funding may be provided upon request through the

county office.

Registration can be found here: https://go.unl.edu/akdj

Seward County needs Shooting Sports Instructors! Help local youth learn marksmanship, the safe and responsible use of fire-

arms, the principles of hunting and archery, and much more. Nebraska 4-H

Shooting Sports Instructor Training will be held January 18-19, 2020 in Lin-

coln. Funding available upon request. Contact Jennifer Swerczek at jswer-

[email protected] or 402-643-2981.

For more information on the training, visit: https://go.unl.edu/npbp

Why attend this 4-H Shooting Sports Certification Workshop?

Network with other shooting sports instructors from across Nebraska.

Share and learn techniques and knowledge which will develop your ability to effectively lead a local shooting

sports club.

Learn to use shooting sports to develop youth of strong character who possess effective life skills.

Gain certification in ONE of the following disciplines: pistol, rifle, and archery.

Learn under expert instruction and learn to develop your skills as an instructor.

Shooting Sports Updates

Important 4-H Club Information

Year End Treasurer’s Report—Due December 31

As we near the end of the 2018 4-H year, 4-H clubs will need to prepare a Year Ending 4-H Club Treasurer’s

report. Even if your club does not have a treasury and does not have an EIN Number, please complete the Year

Ending 4-H Club Treasurer’s Report and submit it to the Extension Office.

Extension staff will then forward the information to the IRS for the Form 990 or Form 990 EZ. This is important

so that Seward County 4-H and the Nebraska 4-H Foundation can maintain their tax status.

Volunteer Enrollment

All 4-H volunteers need to re-enroll in 4honline every year. Please make sure that your club organizational

leaders, as well as any one who helps in anyway with your club, is enrolled. You may re-enroll for the 2019 year

after October 16. Go to https://ne.4honline.com/

Leadership Changes?

Let us know if your club will be changing organizational leaders as soon as possible, so we can update our address

lists. Thank you to all of the 4-H club leaders, who do the important work of positive youth development.

4-H Club Meeting Minutes are needed for each organized meeting your 4-H club holds. Thank you to those clubs

who have been turning them in after each meeting. If your club has not turned them in yet, please do so before the

end of the year.

Resources for Club Leaders: Looking for ideas? Check out Nebraska 4-H’s Resources for Club Leaders for leader,

officer, meeting, and teaching resources. https://4h.unl.edu/resources/club-leaders

4-H ActionLine

322 S. 14th St.

Seward, NE 68434

Achievement Day 11/3/2019 & Holiday Maker Day 11/23/2019

Staff Ann Dobesh, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development [email protected]

Carrie Gottschalk, Extension Educator, The Learning Child [email protected]

Natalie Lord, Extension Assistant, 4-H Youth Development [email protected]

Jennifer Swerczek, Extension Assistant , 4-H Youth Development [email protected]

Cindy Wolverton, Extension Assistant, 4-H Youth Development [email protected]

Dorian Krska, Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Lori Hamling, Support Staff & 4-H Afterschool Coordinator [email protected]

Julie Roebke, Support Staff [email protected]