4-H Friday NewsBlast for 09/04/2020

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Point Sheets and Diamond Clover Applications are now available! Please fill them out and return to the Extension office or email to Lauren @ lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu by Sept 15, 2020.

Point Sheets & Diamond Clover Applications

To recognize the valuable 4-H leaders and volunteers we have right here in Cass County, nominate someone - we have so many amazing people who would qualify! Adult volunteers may be nominated by other adults or youth, and may nominate themselves.

The county level award winners will be selected by our local 4-H Council from the pool of nominations forms we receive. Nomination deadline is September 15th! Complete the form(s) and either drop them off, mail, or email to Lauren @ lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu

Volunteer Recognition Program

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We would like to know what types of clinics, topics and modes of teaching are preferred as we start planning for activities next year. Take a few minutes to complete the survey! Thank You!

https://forms.gle/9LRYGjM1qZweuC4e8

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• A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop is scheduled for early October near Ashland. It will be held October 10-11 at the Ashland Gun Club near Ashland. The deadline to register for the Ashland session is October 1st, 5 pm.

• Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult (21 years and older) or apprentice (14-20 years old) leader in the Shotgun discipline. There is a minimum number of participants required to offer this 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 is $90 for this workshop and due by October 1st. This fee includes meals, supplies and program materials. The registration fee after October 1st is $160. Participants must make their own lodging arrangements. Registration on Saturday runs from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 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 Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691. Registration is available only online at the link provided in the brochure or individuals can register directly by clicking HERE.

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Beyond School Bells, Nebraska's afterschool and summer learning network, is launching a Young Entrepreneur Market (YEM) to offer K-12 students in Nebraska real-world experience selling their products to the public. We are piloting our first marketplace at the annual Get Connected afterschool educator conference on September 30-October 2, which will be entirely virtual this year.

We are recruiting 10 youth from across the state who have a product ready to sell virtually to over 500 educators who will be participating in this conference. If you are a young entrepreneur and ready to sell your product, please CLICK HERE and fill out the application. Applicaitons are due by Wednesday, September 2.

Marketplaces are a great way for aspiring young entrepreneurs to gain important skills and knowledge about product development, customer interaction, pricing, and pitching. We are excited to partner with youth to pilot this project.

Please contact Anna Wishart if you have any questions: awishart@nebraskachildren.org.

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2020 Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational

September 26, 2020

Pressey Wildlife Management Area

(located 17 miles south of Broken Bow)

• *Lunch will NOT be provided this year. Participants will need to bring their own food.
• PRE-REGISTRATIONS ARE PREFERRED BY COMPLETING THIS ONLINE FORM BY NOON ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. HOWEVER, REGISTRATIONS CAN ALSO BE TAKEN THE DAY OF COMPETITION.
• INDIVIDUALS MAY COMPETE WITHOUT BEING ON A TEAM.
• EYE AND EAR PROTECTION IS REQUIRED OF ALL PERSONS ON THE LINE.

Online registration links:

Individual Registration:

https://bit.ly/390iPMx

Team Registration:

https://bit.ly/32lSrLL

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE

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Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Members,

Nebraska will be hosting the 4-H Shootings Sports National Championships at the Heartland Public Shooting Park and Events Center in Grand Island on June 20-25, 2021. This event will involve 4-H youth from across the nation competing in nine disciplines. These include: Compound Archery, Recurve Archery, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, .22 Rifle, .22 Pistol, Shotgun, Muzzleloading, and Hunting Skills.

Nebraska has selected or will be selecting teams to represent our state in all of the disciplines. However, we are seeking eligible youth interested in participating in the 2021 4-H Shootings Sports National Championships in the smallbore rifle and smallbore pistol disciplines.

Participants must have passed their 14th birthday before January 1 of the current year and may not have passed their 19th birthday before January 1 of the current year in which the 4-H Shootings Sports National Championships is held. More details will be available at a later date.

4-H youth who are interested in participating in Smallbore Rifle/Pistol are required to complete the online “4-H Shooting Sports National Championships Interest Form.” This form can be found at - https://forms.gle/mKJ4E4N8zQdVFxB1A or HERE . Deadline to complete the online Interest/Intent Form is September 18th, 2020, 5 pm.

A Qualifying Match for both disciplines will be scheduled this fall if there is sufficient interest from youth in participating in the 2021 National Match.

Feel free to contact Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691, or spritchard1@unl.edu if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest in the Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Program.

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4-H members ages 15-18 as of December 31 of the current year are eligible to participate in the state-level Nebraska 4-H Achievement Application. The application is a standard application form used for the selection of state award winners, including Nebraska delegates to National 4-H Congress and National 4-H Conference, as well as Nebraska 4-H Foundation scholarship award recipients.

Due date is October 15th, and more details can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/achievement-application

We encourage you to apply!

2020 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest IN-PERSON at the UNL Animal Science Complex Arena on Sunday, September 20th!!! Registration/Check-in will begin at 7:00am that morning with the contest kicking off at 8:00am. As of now, the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest is still moving forward as planned so this contest is vital for us to qualify a team for the national level.

Their will be multiple changes to this year's contest, please see those below:

• This will be a Senior Division Only contest. Each team will be limited to 5 contestants and only one coach and one other chaperone if needed.
• Everyone attending the contest will wear a mask and hand sanitizer stations will be present throughout the facility.
• Livestock classes will be arranged in a more spread-out fashion and we may implement a 2-round system for the placings portion of the contest.
• Youth will maintain at least 10-foot distancing from reasons takers during that portion of the competition.
• We will not arrange a live awards ceremony on site. Awards will either be anno​unced on facebook live or simply sent out by email. Awards will be mailed as well.
• We will not be providing any pencils, clipboards, paper, etc.. to the youth. Each team shall bring their own materials. We will only handout placing cards and contestant numbers in the team packets.
• We will not be providing lunch this year but plan to have the contest finished by 1-2pm.

If you need hotel rooms for Saturday night, the Staybridge Suites I-80 will be providing a special rate.

Registration is open now online!!! Registration will close at NOON on Wednesday, September 16th!

More information can be found here.

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Write your Thank You notes if you have not done so!

The Friends of 4-H, Award Sponsors, and Livestock Auction buyers generously donated money and the auction buyers took time to come to the sales, so we need to follow-up and send a thank you for their support. Please take a few minutes to do this very important task.

If you have already written your thank you(s) and sent them, THANK YOU! If not, do it today! Thank your donor, tell about your project and what you learned, and be sure to sign your name! Receiving Thank You notes this year may determine if a donor wants to donate next year, plus saying thank you is the right thing to do!😃

If you need some blank thank you note cards, stop by the Extension office. Pick up what you need - they are free!

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4-H Calendar - Be sure to check often for updates

1. August 28th 2020 - September 7th 2020 Nebraska State Fair (Schedule)
2. September 7, 2020 - Labor Day Holiday - Extension Office Closed
3. September 15, 2020 - Point Sheets Due
4. September 20, 2020 - State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
5. September 21, 2020 - 7:00pm 4-H Council Meeting
6. October 4-10, 2020 - National 4-H Week

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

Katie Kreuser, Extension Educator, katie.kreuser@unl.edu

Tracy Ensor, Extension Assistant, tracy.ensor@unl.edu

Tammy Cavanaugh, 4-H Support Staff, tcavanaugh2@unl.edu

Sandy Prall, Office Manager, sprall2@unl.edu

General Mailbox, cass-county@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