4-H Friday NewsBlast
02/04/2022
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π4-H Month Workshop - Reverse Canvas π
4-H MONTH WORKSHOP - REVERSE CANVAS
WHEN: Feb. 26, 2022 10am -12pm
WHERE: Cass County Extension Office
COST: $5.00
To register for this workshop, log into your 4HOnline2.0 account, click the events tab to the left, then hit the register for a new event button (blue button) , then click on the event you would like to attend. Clover Kids have their own event, same date and time just a different line to click.
Contact Mirissa with questions: mscholting2@unl.edu
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π¨βπ2022 Cass County 4-H Seniors!! π©βπ
!!Cass County 4-H Scholarships!!
2022 Cass County 4-H Seniors we have several scholarships available! Check them out here!
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/scholarship-opportunities/
Deadline for Cass County Scholarships is March 1, 2022
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4-H Leader Training with Lauren π
This is a great time for Cass County 4-H Leaders to come together, get up to date on being a club leader and be on top of what is happening with Cass County 4-H 2022!
When: February 8, 2022 @6pm
Where: Cass County Extension Office
RSVP to Lauren @lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu
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CASS COUNTY CLOVER KIDS COLORING CONTEST
Clover Kids!!! We have created a coloring contest just for you! You can color all 3 pages or just 1! The choice is yours! Email your pages to Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu or email/drop them off at the Extension Office! There will be prizes! Coloring pages are due Feb 28, 2022.
Pages can be found here: CK Contest
Email Tammy with questions
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π4HOnline 2.0 π Get enrolled!
4HOnline 2.0 is now open. You will use the same login credentials you had with 4Honline 1.0 You may be required to change your password. The link for 4HOnline2.0 is
4-H volunteers are required to be screened every 5 years and Cass County is due this year! There is a fee of $5.00. Be sure to follow the instructions before submitting your registration.
Step by step instructions can be found on our website:
We will be using the new features of 4HOnline2.0, to register for events, workshops, trainings, etc. This will be now be done using the events tab. Once your enrollment has be approved you will be able to sign up for your choice of activities.
Please email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with any questions or if you are having problems with the new system.
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Nebraska 4-H Month Contest
This is open to all ages and you must be a Cass County 4-H member to participate. Designs are due Feb 25, 2022. Email to Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu or mail/drop them off at the Extension Office
Winner will be given the opportunity to attend a Cass County Summer Workshop of their choice FREE!
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2022 Cass County 4-H Summer Camp Awards
Be sure to get your applications in for Summer Camp Awards!
You can email them to Tammy @ tcavanaugh2@unl.edu or drop them off at the Extension Office
Due date: March 18, 2022
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4S Goat Expo Scholarship
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Ag Innovators Experience 2022
Nebraska 4-H is seeking 20 teens to lead the Ag Innovators Experience statewide. The challenge for 2022 is βUnlock Ag Innovationsβ. It will be a visually engaging, hands-on, and culturally relevant instructive escape room challenge for youth to learn about agricultural technologies.
If selected to be a facilitator, youth will need to attend a training session in Grand Island at Raising Nebraska on March 5th, 2022.
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πYQCA In Person Training with Lauren π
- To register for in person YQCA training, you will first need to enroll or reenroll in 4HOnline 2.0. Once your enrollment is approved, log into your account, click the "events" tab on the left side of the screen, then click "Register for an event" tab, then click on the date you wish to attend the training. Once your registration has been approved you will be emailed a code for in person YQCA training. Link to 4HOnline 2.0: v2.4honline.com
- YQCA training is being paid for by the Cass County 4-H Council! Thank you 4-H Council!
- If you prefer to complete your YQCA training online, email Tammy @ tcavanaugh2@unl.edu for a code.
- Two more opportunities: March 15 & May 17
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Spa Science Workshop - March 17th
Join Mirissa for a relaxing evening of creating and learning about making candles, soaps and sugar scrubs that you can take home and try out!
To register just sign into your 4HOnline 2.0 account, under the "events" tab search for Spa Science Workshop and sign up!
Contact Mirissa @mscholting2@unl.edu with questions.
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Horse Judging Practice
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2022 Special Agronomy Project - Broomcorn Sorghum
To participate in the Special Agronomy Project, enroll in 4HOnline and add the Special Agronomy project to your project list by February 28, 2022. You must be enrolled in the project to receive a seed packet.
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SPECIAL GARDEN PROJECT
You must enrolled in the Special Garden Project to receive a seed packet! The deadline to sign up has been extended to Feb. 20!
Click here to enroll in 4HOnline2.0 and sign up!
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Summer Camp Registration
- Registration is now open for 2022 Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps! See the full schedule of camp sessions and register now at 4h.unl.edu/summer-camp-schedule.
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Cass County Clovers - Clover Kids Workshops
April 28, 2022 - Wacky Experiments
May 26, 2022 - Let's Build It! Engineering Challenges
Workshops are $5.00 each and run from 5pm to 6:15pm
To register log into your 4HOnline account, click the "events" tab on the left of the screen and find the event(s) you would like to attend.
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Joke of the Week π
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4-H Calendar
4-H Calendar
- Feb 1-28 - Nebraska 4-H Monthπ
- Feb 8, 2022 - 4-H Leader Training 6pm @ Cass County Extension Office
- March 15, 2022 - YQCA In Person Training w/Lauren
- March 21, 2022 - 4-H Council Meeting
- May 17, 2022 - YQCA In Person Training w/Lauren
- June 15, 2022 - Statewide 4-H Enrollment Deadline
- Aug 26 - Sept 5, 2022 - Nebraska State Fair 2022
- Aug 26 -Aug 28, 2022 - Nebraska State Fair 4-H Livestock Shows
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Nebraska Extension Cass County
Lauren Stohlmann, Extension Educator and Unit Leader, lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu
Mirissa Scholting, 4-H Extension Assistant, mscholting2@unl.edu
Tammy Cavanaugh, 4-H Staff, tcavanaugh2@unl.edu
Sandy Prall, Office Manager, sprall2@unl.edu
Email: cass-county@unl.edu
Website: www.cass.unl.edu
Location: 8400 144th Street, Weeping Water, NE, 68463
Phone: 402-267-2205
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLCassCounty/
Twitter: @UNLCassCounty