4-H Friday NewsBlast

Just log in your account using last years information, be sure to make any changes or updates to emails, phone numbers and addresses, select the project areas you are interested in, answer all questions (there are only 2 required questions under the health form.) and be sure to hit the submit button. Here is the link https://v2.4honline.com/ State deadline June 15.

Email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with questions.

The 2023 Cass County 4-H Cat & Small Pet Show will be held Tuesday June 20 @ 6pm at the Cass County Extension Office meeting room. Register in 4HOnline using the events tab. Cats and ferrets do require vaccinations. Here is the link to the vaccination form: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/cass-county-fair/

Please email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu your vaccination forms and for any questions.

Here is a link to our summer workshop line up: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/summer-workshops-camps-other-fun-stuff/ Registration will open Monday at 9am. Register in 4HOnline using the events tab. Email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with questions.

Meggan our Cass County Fair Manager is needing National Anthem Singers for 2023 Cass County Fair! Available times are Wednesday night, Thursday night, one for Figure Eights, and one for Saturday night. Please contact Meggan @ cassfair19@gmail.com if you can help out!

If you are interested in Poultry Judging PLEASE contact Lauren @ lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu

The 2023 Cass County 4-H Fairbook is out! Here is a link: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/cass-county-fair/

Hard copies are available at the Extension Office for $2.00 each, if you need more than 5 copies please email Tammy @ tcavanaugh2@unl.edu to make sure we have enough printed.

Learn to scout corn and soybeans! August 2, 2023 Registrations due July 15. For more info email brandy.vandewalle@unl.edu

• The NEW Premier Communication Event, held June 23 in Lincoln, will feature our state-level Prepared Speech, Radio Public Service Announcement, Illustrated Presentation, Impromptu Speech, and Video Communication Contests. Registration is open now through June 1 and must be completed through local Extension offices. Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/pce.

Open to all 4-H'ers from all counties, ages 9–18 (by Jan. 1 of the current year) — need not be enrolled in a horticulture project. Youth choose which contest(s) to participate in. Participants will be able to use a list of plants while identifying samples.

Date: Wednesday June 14, 2023 at 10 a.m.–Noon

Location: Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County Conference Rooms, 444 Cherrycreek Rd, Suite A, Lincoln

Registration deadline: Monday, June 12, 2023 by calling 402-441-7180.

Contest options include:

• Horticulture Contest
• Tree Identification
• Weed & Grass Identification

Through Big Red Camps, students have the opportunity to develop new skills, prepare for college, stand out in college applications, explore potential careers, and meet like-minded peers in a safe and structured environment. Registration is now open! Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/big-red-camps.

Open statewide to ALL youth ages 9-18 as of 1/1/23. Parents and adults are welcome! FREE event with lunch provided by Ag Valley Coop and water bottles by Farm Credit. Registration deadline June 20th. Located in Curtis NE.

• At the Youth Leadership Conference, teens will find inspiration and motivation, network with like-minded peers and mentors, and develop the skills need for success, now and in the future. This year’s Conference will be held at Camp Comeca in Cozad from June 19-21. Visit 4h.unl.edu/leadership-conference to learn more.

Save the date! Small Animal Progress show hosted by Lone Star 4-H Club and Phelps County 4-H Council will be held in Holdrege, Saturday, June 3. All youth are welcome, even Clover Kids! Prizes! Concessions! Fun! Educational! No pre-registration needed. Two rings!

Thanks to the Nebraska 4-H Foundation and our generous donors the Nebraska State 4-H Camp has scholarships available for the 2023 season!

Visit https://4h.unl.edu/camps-discounts to apply.

The Cass County 4-H Council is once again sponsoring a pop tab contest! Whichever Cass County 4-H Club turns in the most pop tabs by August 6, 2023 by 6pm will receive up to $250 to sponsor a pizza party!

Course for students 14 years of age and older. Successful completion of a one- day in person training (driving exam) paired with an in-person or online learning module will result in certification for 14 and 15 year olds to be employed on farms and ranches. Cost $35 Click the picture for more info.

If you prefer to complete your YQCA training online, please email Tammy @ tcavanaugh2@unl.edu for a code. Free codes are available to Cass County 4-H youth showing livestock at the Cass County Fair.

Please email your certificate to Tammy when you have completed the training.

More info: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/yqca-2022/

Sign up for trainings in 4HOnline!

June 3, 2023 from 12noon to 56:30pm at the Weeping Water Gun Club. This event is open to adults and youth all levels. Your instructor is Dr. Wm Schlichtemeier, a 23 time National Champion. Pre-registration is required - 402.677.2456 Cost is $56.00

It’s time to work on those Diamond Clover plans! This program encourages youth to engage in a variety of age-appropriate experiences and rewards youth for trying new things, setting goals, and keeping records. Learn more and find planning forms at 4h.unl.edu/diamond-clover. Email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with questions.

Excited to announce another year of the Nebraska 4-H Livestock Achievement Program. This additional opportunity for livestock project youth, is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership.

For more information about the program or the process, go to: Livestock Achievement Program | Nebraska 4-H (unl.edu)

• Looking for a way to fit a break into your summer? At our Adventure Together 4-H Summer Camps, youth will disconnect from technology, develop social skills and friendships, learn new things, get active, and create lifelong memories in safe, structured, and supervised environments. Sessions are filling up! Register now at 4h.unl.edu/camps-summer.

Let us know if your Cass County 4-Her's is doing great things! Just email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu the details and of course pictures! We will put "shout outs" in the NewsBlast and possibly on our social media.

4-H Calendar

1. June 15, 2023 - State 4-H Enrollment Deadline🙂
2. June 15, 2023 - YQCA Certificates due.
3. June 15, 2023 - Animal ID forms due.
4. June 21-22, 2023 State PASE & Life Challenge Contests - Lincoln
5. June 23, 2023 - State 4-H Communications Event - UNL East Campus
6. Aug 9-12, 2023 Cass County Fair

Lauren Stohlmann, Extension Educator and Unit Leader, lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu

Carol Waters, Extension Educator, cwaters3@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