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Otoe County
FEBRUARY 2022
4-H Monthly Newsletter 4-H Council
Highlights
FEBRUARY IS NEBRASKA 4-H MONTH
The council approved Jared
Help us promote 4-H in Otoe County! It’s a win-win!
Neumeister as the new Beef
Superintendent. We would like
We, at Nebraska Extension in Otoe County, are proud of our 4-H members and leaders, the 4-H to thank Ryan and Darin Beach
for all the time they volunteered
program, and all the learning that takes place because of the attention to quality projects and
in their roles as superintendents
careful learning. Help us promote 4-H this month. When you have your 4-H Club meetings, discuss
in the past years.
and decide what you want to do as a club; then as individuals promote 4-H and invite others to be
Cara Morgan was appointed
a part of 4-H!
as the 4-H Council
representative on the 4-H
4-H is a good thing! The Positive Development of Youth: Comprehensive Findings from the 4-H Foundation Board.
Study of Positive Youth Development has done a study and reported that 4-H youth excel beyond We have finalized our
their peers. 4-H members are about: donation/sponsorship letter for
2022. We will be sending it out
Four times more likely to make contributions to their communities (Grades 7-12);
in the near future.
Two times more likely to be civically active (Grades 8-12);
The 2022 4-H Calendar has
Two times more likely to make healthier choices (Grade 7);
been completed and is ready to
Two times more likely to participate in Science, Engineering and Computer Technology
send out. You will find a copy
programs during out-of-school time (Grades 10-12); and
included within this newsletter.
4-H girls are two times more likely (Grade 10) and nearly three times more likely (Grade 12) to Some new classes were
take part in science programs compared to girls in other out-of-school time activities. approved for the 2022 Otoe
County Fair:
Market Bred & Owned Steer
OTOE COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION GRANTS Market Bred & Owned
Heifer
Applications due February 28th Roping Classes
The next 4-H Council meeting
The Otoe County 4-H Foundation will provide grants to Otoe County 4-H members and 4-H
will be Tuesday, February 8th at
clubs to strengthen 4-H in Otoe County. Grant requests can be between $50 to $500. Contact 7:00 p.m. at the Extension
the Extension Office for more information and for an application or go online to Office.
https://go.unl.edu/5bh3 to find the application. Clubs are allowed to submit two applications
annually. Applications are due twice a year – February 28 and November 30. Apply now!
OTOE COUNTY FAIR 2022
OTOE COUNTY 4-H DATES SET July 28 - 31, 2022
Check out the enclosed calendar
The dates have been set for all the upcoming Otoe County 4-H events and contests for 2022.
Make sure you check out the enclosed flyer and mark your calendars!
Extension Office Will
Be Closed
Some changes you should note:
Speech & Demonstration Contests have been combined.
Favorite Foods Revue has been moved from July to June. Closed in observance of
Fair Entries are due sooner and will be done online - more information will be coming out soon. President's Day on
Entry day has changed for Clothing and Photography entries. Monday, February 21st.
Rabbit, Companion Animal and Dog shows during the fair dates and/or times have changed.
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Trevor Kauer explains polymers during the Slime, Jelly
Worms and Goo Food Science Workshop on January 8th.
OTOE COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION CAMP
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Thank you for all you do!
Summer is coming soon! Going to the Nebraska State 4-H
Camp near Halsey can be part of your summer fun! Check out the
camp website 4h.unl.edu/summer-camp-schedule to make
your summer extra fun!
Camps are filled on a first come, first served basis, so be sure
to register online at 4h.unl.edu/camp as soon as possible. Youth
do not need to belong to 4-H to attend any of these camps.
As an Otoe County 4-H member, take advantage of the camp
offer by the Otoe County 4-H Foundation. The Foundation will
donate $100 or 50% of the camper registration fee, whichever is
greater. Contact the Extension Office at 402-269-2301 to
4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST
register for this camp scholarship. April 24th, 2:00 p.m.
Invite your friends and sign up for 4-H camp now! If you need
more information, please contact the Extension Office .
Plan now for the 4-H Public Speaking Contest. The contest will be
LIVESTOCK EAR TAGS held Sunday, April 24, 2:00 p.m. at the Kimmel Event Center in
Syracuse. New this year - the Presentation Contest will be
Ear tags for all livestock species, poultry leg bands, and combined with the Public Speaking Contest.
scrapies tags are available for purchase at the Extension The State 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be Friday, June 24, in
Office. Taggers are also available for check-out. Lincoln.
ROMEO SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
WEDNESDAY WHAT NOTS
Bailey Boitnott was named as the female winner of the
Please make sure to read the weekly email blast 2022 Martha and Don Romeo Scholarship during the
called the Wednesday What Nots that are sent out Nebraska Association of Fair Managers Convention
Banquet on January 22.
each Wednesday afternoon. This is the most up-to-
Each year the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers
date information and the quickest way we have to
awards a $500 scholarship to one qualifying 4-H male and
send out communications. If you are not receiving the
a $500 scholarship to one qualifying 4-H female who are
email, please let the office know so we can add you. graduating seniors in the State of Nebraska and who plan
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NEBRASKA 4-H CLUB OF THE MONTH 4-H COMPANION ANIMAL CHALLENGE
Nominate your club to share all your great work! Virtual April 11th - 17th
The Nebraska 4-H Foundation and the Nebraska 4-H Ambassadors The Virtual Companion Animal Challenge offers a variety of 4-H
celebrate Nebraska 4-H Clubs! Each month, a 4-H club is chosen as companion animal contests that don't require live animals, including a
the Nebraska Club of the Month. demonstration, essay, art, and photography contests, as well as cat
In order to be selected, 4-H clubs must nominate themselves by the trivia, and dog trivia. Youth have the opportunity to display their
second Friday of the preceding month. Clubs will need to fill out the companion animal knowledge through these contests both as
application available on the Nebraska 4-H Foundation’s website at individuals and as part of a team.
ne4hfoundation.org/recognition. This will include club information Online entry forms are due by 5:00 PM on April 1st. Entry fees are
along with a story or write-up of the activity, project, or other reason $5 per contest and a one-time $5 office fee per exhibitor. T-shirts are
why their club should be the Club of the Month. available for $15 through the entry form. Checks should be made out
The club chosen to be Club of the Month will receive a $50 cash to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Please make sure to include the
card from the Nebraska 4-H Foundation and their story will be name of the youth participant when submitting entry fees. Entry fees
showcased on the Nebraska 4-H Foundation’s Facebook, Twitter, and must be postmarked by April 1st and mailed to:
website along with the State 4-H website and Facebook, and in their Grace Kim
UNL PO Box 830
local newspaper.
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Lincoln, NE 68583
NEBRASKA 4-H HORSE STAMPEDE
Essays, art, photography, and demonstration recorded entries must
Saturday, March 26th be submitted digitally within the entry form. Trivia will be completed
through an online quiz which must be taken from April 11-17th.
Results will be posted online during the week of April 30th. Stay
The 4-H Horse Stampede is a group of contests for youth interested
tuned to the UNL Companion Animal Facebook page and this
in horses. These contests do not require youth to have a horse. All the
webpage for results. Ribbons and certificates will be mailed to
youth need is to have an interest and be willing to learn about horses.
exhibitors or sent to their county offices
This year's 4-H Horse Stampede is Saturday, March 26, 2022 on
East Campus in Lincoln.
Events include public speaking, quiz bowls, demonstration, art, and DID YOU MISS BEEF WEIGH-IN?
photography contests. Youth have the opportunity to display their
Pick up your EID tags & ID Sheets
equine knowledge through these contests both as a team or as an
individual. There is a $10 entry fee per contestant.
Entry forms are due March 4th to the Extension Office. Entry forms If you missed Market Beef Weigh-in in January, please stop by the
and more information on the stampede can be found at Extension Office to purchase your ear tags and to pick up an ID
http://4h.unl.edu/horse/stampede. sheet. DNA envelopes are available for State Fair & Aksarben
Questions? Contact Grace Kim at 402-472-9098 or at animals.
grace.kim@unl.edu. T-shirts are available for contestants and need You will be required to turn in pictures of the entire head of the
to be pre-ordered via the entry form. calf with the EID ear tag visible if you did not attend weigh-in.
For those interested, the 2022 4-H Horse Stampede will be held Pictures can be emailed to otoe-county@unl.edu. Your animals will
alongside UNL Chick Days, an educational event for small and not be eligible for the Rate of Gain Contest this year.
backyard poultry producers and youth hosted by the University of We would really appreciate getting these ID sheets returned as
Nebraska–Lincoln Animal Science Department. soon as possible.
BRING A FRIEND! POP TABS
Right now is an excellent time to recruit new members Keep saving your pop tabs for the Ronald
and families for 4-H! If you have a friend who might be McDonald House in Omaha. This is an easy and
interested or who likes to just hang out with you, bring them great community service project for Otoe County
to a 4-H club meeting! Tell your classmates and their 4-H Clubs and 4-H members. You can drop your
families what you do in 4-H: like how much fun it is creating tabs off anytime at the Extension Office. Please
exhibits, caring for animals, going to 4-H camp, and help us reach our 3 million goal! We are at
showing at the Otoe County Fair. Classmates might also 2,637,205 tabs collected!!
enjoy going to 4-H with you. It’s the season to share the fun!
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4-H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAMS
Congratulations to our Seniors! Teams forming now for PASE contests
This year’s winners of the Otoe County 4-H Foundation scholarships are: PASE, Premier Animal Science Events, is designed to help youth
Hayden Beccard, Valerie Bennie, Bailey Boitnott, Jenna Knake and learn about issues related to the animal industry, explore career
Andrew Stukenholtz. They each received a $1,500 scholarship. opportunities that are available, compete with other teens from
across the state and have FUN! The event is sponsored by Nebraska
The Miyoshi Family 4-H Leadership Scholarship was presented to Bailey 4-H, the College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, the
Boitnott. This $1,000 scholarship was awarded due to the generosity of University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Nebraska Investment Finance
sisters Pam Miyoshi Smith of Salina, Kansas and Ree Miyoshi Shirley of Authority.
Nebraska City. Both are former Otoe County 4-H members. The 4-H Erin would like to form teams that will meet late February through
Foundation thanks the Miyoshi Family for wanting to “pay it forward” to June. These teams will represent Otoe County at PASE Wednesday,
today’s 4-H youth leaders. There were a lot of great applicants this year June 22 and Thursday, June 23. Age ranges are 10 to 18 as of
and everyone that entered has had a great 4-H career! December 31. Individuals can participate in livestock judging, livestock
quiz bowl, livestock skill-a-thon, meats judging, and poultry judging.
GOVERNOR'S AG EXCELLENCE For more details about the contests, check out
https://4h.unl.edu/pase.
Applications due by March 1st
If interested in practicing and competing at PASE, please contact
the Erin at 402-269-2301 or at erin.steinhoff@unl.edu. Practices will
The Nebraska 4-H Foundation is pleased to again offer the Governor’s hopefully late February.
Agricultural Excellence Awards. Sponsored by the Nebraska Investment
Finance Authority (NIFA), this award recognizes Nebraska 4-H clubs.
4-H DISTRICT HORSE SHOWS
Recognition is in the form of a $500 check issued to the club’s treasury
to be used as described in the award application form completed by the June 6th - 10th
club. This EASY, fillable application is available at
https://www.ne4hfoundation.org/ governers-ag-excellence-
The 2022 Districts locations and dates have been finalized!
award/. Completed applications can be emailed to Lindsay Shearer at
2022 Districts Dates and Sites:
the 4-H Foundation Office at lshearer2@unl.edu and must be received
June 6th - Chadron, NE
by March 1, 2022. Please indicate in the subject line that it is a
June 7th - Guide Rock, NE
Governor’s Ag Excellence Application. Applications will be
June 8th - Albion, NE
accepted by email only.
June 9th - Raymond, NE
June 10th - Kearney, NE
SPECIAL GARDENING PROJECT Entries are due by May 6th. All Horse Advancement Level paperwork
must be completed and submitted with entries. Watch the UNL horse
Get your seeds ordered!
social media page for more details at facebook.com/UNLhorses.
Looking for a fun way to get started in the horticulture project? The CHANGES!
Special Garden Project allows those newer to gardening to get their New age group/classes
feet wet with a guided experience. This year’s project will be focused Elementary Ranch Pleasure (10-11 years old)
on the Rubenza Cosmos. Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/special- Individual work will not be used as a trial basis for the 2022 year.
garden-project. Call the Extension Office by Friday, February 18th Please see webpage for district procedure details:
to get your name on the list for seeds! https://4h.unl.edu/horse/district-shows.
4-H VOLUNTEER AWARDS SPECIAL AGRONOMY PROJECT
Looking for a new project to try out in 2022? The Special
Nebraska 4-H is now accepting nominations for
Agronomy Project is a new opportunity allowing youth to
state 4-H volunteer awards, including Emerging
cultivate a crop that is, was, or has the potential to be
Adult, Outstanding Adult, Outstanding Youth, and
Multi-Generation Family Volunteer Awards! grown in Nebraska. This year’s project will focus on the
Nominations can be submitted by any 4-H member, Broomcorn Sorghum. Call the Extension Office by February
family, supporter, or Extension personnel. Learn more 28th to order your seeds. Learn more at
at 4h.unl.edu/volunteer-recognition. cropwatch.unl.edu/special-agronomy-project.
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NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL YOUTH INNOVATIVE YOUTH CORN CHALLENGE
INSTITUTE Registrations due March 15th
Applications due April 15th
Since 2012, the Innovative Youth Corn Challenge has engaged
178 youth with in-depth, experiential learning. This partnership
The Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI) is a weeklong
between the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Extension has
experience for high school juniors and seniors from across Nebraska to
created an awareness of agronomic-related career opportunities
learn more about career opportunities within agriculture. This
and successfully involved youth in rigorous hands-on inquiry-based
conference features speakers, workshops, agricultural education,
learning through completion of on-farm research or demonstration
networking with peers and industry leaders, professional development,
plots in corn fields across Nebraska.
leadership experience, fun, and new friends!
Last year, nine teams signed up with four teams able to glean
NAYI 2022 is five days of educational exposure to the many
harvest data from their plots to complete the program. COVID-19
aspects of Nebraska agriculture. This FREE institute is scheduled for
continued to make it a difficult year and created obstacles for
July 11-15 in Lincoln. You do not need to be enrolled in 4-H to apply for
some of the teams.
this conference.
As a team, youth work with an adult mentor throughout the
The NAYI program is coordinated and conducted by the Nebraska
process. Mentors can be extension faculty, ag teachers, or other
Agricultural Youth Council. The Council consists of 21 college-age
qualified agronomy professionals.
men and women who have been appointed to serve and educate
Nebraska Extension will execute this evolving, innovative, and in-
Nebraska’s youth on the importance of the ag industry.
depth program in 2022, which will be the eleventh year creating
Applicants must be high school juniors or seniors during the 2021-
agricultural, science-informed graduates in the agricultural
2022 school year who are interested in agriculture. Selection will be
industry.
based on leadership skills, interest, and involvement in agriculture.
Prizes for participation in this project include 1st place - $1,000,
Applications will be available online at:
2nd place - $500, 3rd place -$250, “Extra Mile” Award $200,
http://www.nda.nebraska.gov/nayi/. Applications must be
CORN Communications Award $200 and $50 for completion of
emailed by April 15, 2022 by 11:59 p.m.
the project. In addition, each team receives a crop scouting kit
valued at over $200, plot sign and the opportunity to engage with
UNL agronomic professionals through “ask an agronomist” sessions.
For more information about this program and to register in 2022,
go to https://cropwatch.unl.edu/youth/cornchallenge.
Registration is due March 15th
CLUB VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Community Service Opportunity
Each month the Little Clovers Clover Kid Club leaders would like to invite a different club from around the
county volunteer to attend meetings to help us with the lesson and project/activity.
The goal behind this is to:
1. Introduce families that are not familiar with clubs to all the different clubs we have in Otoe County,
2. Allow Clover Kids and their families to get to know some of the older 4-H members, leaders, and volunteers
and
3. Introduce clubs to new possible future members.
Clubs can sign up for meetings to volunteer at https://go.unl.edu/of70. Please let Erin Steinhoff know if you
have any questions about this new club.
AT HOME ACTIVITIES
SUMMER CAMP GIVEAWAY
#NE4HMonth, Nebraska 4-H Camps is giving away
In celebration of
a FREE Summer Camp session plus a welcome package and a $50 Looking for ways to keep the kids busy
transportation or camp store credit! Follow @nebraskastate4hcamps
while they’re out of school? Visit
on Instagram for details: instagram.com/nebraskastate4hcamps.
4h.unl.edu/virtual-home-learning for
simple and fun activities!
And don’t forget, you do not need to be a 4-H member to enter the
giveaway or attend 4-H Summer Camp!
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4-H PROJECT IDEA OF THE MONTH CLOVER KID PROJECT OF
THE MONTH
Fairy or Miniature Gardens
Picture Story
Youth must be enrolled in the “Growing Great Houseplants” project to exhibit in classes
G60-G66. The choice of container and soil quality will be considered in judging. Each
In Bicycle Adventures, youth will learn
houseplant must be identified by listing the names on the entry tag or on a card attached
bicycle safety, which includes learning the
to the container. Houseplants should be grown in the display container for a minimum of six
importance of wearing a helmet, learning
weeks. Plants grown as houseplants must be used. NebGuide G2205 “Guide to Growing
how to control the bike, and practicing
Houseplants” and NebGuide G837 “Guide to Selecting Houseplants” includes a listing of
common houseplants. Containers of annual flowers or annual plants (i.e. petunias, hand signals and other safe riding
geraniums, impatiens) will be disqualified and will not be judged. Entries in Classes 60-66 practices.
must have been designed and planted by the 4-H member. Dish gardens, fairy or
miniature gardens, desert gardens and terrariums may be up to 12" in diameter Bicycle Adventure Project
(inside opening measurement). Any container grown plant in classes G60-G66 that is Class 1. Bicycle Helmet Story - On an
½” x 11" paper tell why bicycle helmets
greater than 12” in diameter (inside opening measurement) will be dropped one ribbon
8
placing. Classes G60-G65 exhibitors must have and provide a saucer to catch drainage
are important. No more than 2
water. The 4-H member’s name, age, full address, county, and years in the project(s) must
paragraphs. Can include a picture you
be on the back of the container and saucer. Score Sheet SF107.
colored or a photograph.
Floriculture
Department G - Division 770 Container Grown Houseplants Project Book: Bicycle Level 1: Bicycling for
G64. Fairy or Miniature garden. A miniature “scene” contained in an open container and Fun can be purchased from the Extension
featuring miniature or small, slow growing houseplants. The garden needs to have an Office or at https://shop4-
imaginative theme and miniature accessories, i.e. bench, fence made from tiny twigs, small h.org/products/bicycle-curriculum-1-
shell for a bath tub, etc.
bicycling-for-fun.
Enter exhibits in the Exhibition Hall on Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibits
Clover Kid enter all exhibits (except
are limited to 1 exhibit per exhibit class number. There will be optional interview judging
Livestock) Tuesday, July 26th from 3:00
starting at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday with flowers first and gardening following. Sign up for
interview judging when entering your projects at the county fair.
- 6:00 p.m. at the Kimmel Event Center
in Syracuse.
Project Manual: Growing Great House Plants 4-H418, available for purchase at the
Extension Office or from https://marketplace.unl.edu/ne4h/curriculum/growing-
great-houseplants.html.
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FEBRUARY 2022
1
State
30 31 2 3 4 5 Achievement
Applications
due
4-H Foundation
Banquet
Doors Open 6:00 pm
Appetizers 6:30 pm
Meal 7:00 pm
Kimmel Event Center
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Little Clovers
4-H Council
Clover Kid Club NE 4-H
Meeting
Meeting Month Service
7:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Learning
Extension
St. John's Weekend
Office
Church
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Last day to
NE 4-H
order your 4-H
Month Service
Special
Learning
Gardening
Weekend
Project Seeds
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
President's 4-H Parent,
Day - Leader &
Office Closed Volunteer
Training
Ag Society 7:00 p.m.
Meeting Kimmel Event
@ 7:30 p.m. Center
27 28 4-H 1 2 3 4 5
Foundation Grant
Extension Board
Applications due
Meeting Ag Innovator's
4-H Horse
7:00 p.m. Experience
via Zoom Stampede
Training
entries due
Grand Island
NIFA Grant
Applications dueYou can also read
