4-H Friday NewsBlast

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Did you know the first Arbor Day occurred in our Neighboring County, Otoe, in 1872. It always falls on the last Friday in April and there are PLANT-y of ways to celebrate, especially at the Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City!

Visit https://www.arbordayfarm.org/attractions/ to learn more about tours of the farm, youth arborist programs, lots of fun games and opportunities to learn about this the history of this TREE-mendous holiday.

You can always celebrate from anywhere you are. Visit https://celebratearborday.com/ and https://www.arborday.org/kids/ for fun activities and unique ways to recognize this day.

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Our planet is truly a magnificent place. Known as the Blue Planet due to its abundance of water, the Earth is an incredibly complex and vibrant ecosystem, where living organisms interact with each other and their environment to create the ideal conditions for life. We have it all: it’s warm but not too warm, lots of water but again, not too much. It’s perfect! Let's protect it! 🌍

Stock Seed Farms has donated pollinator mix wildflower seeds to help Cass 4-Hers celebrate Earth Day! We have a limited number of packets so act fast!

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Please check over the 2021 Cass County 4-H Fairbook! There have been changes made to the schedule and project areas.

• Each club will receive one Fairbook free.
• Additional Fairbooks are $2.00 each.
• Online Fairbook Link: 2021 Cass County 4-H Fairbook

We will have a few printed and ready for pick up, if you want more than 5 copies, please email tcavanaugh2@unl.edu so we can make sure to have them printed and ready for you.

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We have the 2021 4-H Summer Workshops set and ready for you! Click here for details!

We will also be mailing the lineup out next week in our quarterly newsletter - Cass 4-H Connections!

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The Cass County 4-H Council seeks to promote and support positive youth development and club experience for youth in Cass County through offering grants to support club efforts. Grant applicants are encouraged to identify needs of the county, club, members, leaders, and/or volunteers. Grant applications can be found here: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/council.grant.2021.docx

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We are starting a NEW newsletter that contains livestock specific information. Anyone who has signed up in 4HOnline for a livestock/animal (not including horse) project will receive this newsletter. If you would like to receive the livestock newsletter but are not signed up for or doing a livestock/animal project, email Tammy at tcavanaugh2@unl.edu

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ATTENTION HORSE EXHIBITORS:

• New this year all youth will enter themselves into ShoWorks to register and pay entries to compete at a District and State Horse Show.

Online entry procedures for exhibitors can be found on the State horse show webpage- https://4h.unl.edu/state-horse-expo-entry

o https://nhorse.fairwire.com/

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A 4-H Horse Camp that will take place on June 10-12 at Fort Robinson State Park in Crawford, NE. All individuals, ages eight and older, are welcome to attend with activities for junior, intermediate, and senior / adult. The 4-H code of conduct will be in effect but membership is not mandatory. All the forms can be found at: https://go.unl.edu/0joy.

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State 4-H Indoor Archery registration is now open! The contest is scheduled for Saturday April 10th at Columbus. Contact your club leader with questions.

Register here: https://forms.gle/n79KkEVURDCx6SHYA

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The State 4-H Horse Program would like to notify counties and their 4-H families to book their hotel reservations soon if they plan to attend/participate at the 2021 Fonner Park 4-H State Horse Expo. This year the Horse Expo (July 10th - 14th) is scheduled on the same dates as the National Jr. Angus Show. Since both events are happening at the same time, we HIGHLY recommend families are notified about the limited hotel availability during the state horse show. We would like to give families plenty of warning so they are not struggling to book hotels closer to our event. More information can be found here: Book your group rate for State 4H Horse Show

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Do you know what it takes to pick the best fruit and vegetables out at the grocery store? Or do you know what judges are looking for when they judge your plants at the county fair? Have you ever wondered, what plant is that!?! We are excited to offer the opportunity to learn these and other important horticulture skills through the Online Horticulture Contest. The contest will be available June 4-21, 2021 at: https://go.unl.edu/21onlinehortcontest.

More details at: https://4h.unl.edu/online-horticulture-judging-contest

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Successful completion of this training in Nebraska will allow youth to operate a tractor over 20 horsepower, and connect or disconnect an implement or any of its parts to or from a tractor. Students of any age over 13 may complete the driving course. Registration and more info available here: 2021 Tractor Safety Training or click the picture 👉

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We have exciting news! Registration for Summer Camp 2021 is now OPEN! Check out our exciting 4 and 5 day overnight camp offerings at the NEBRASKA STATE 4-H CAMP in Halsey! Charter bus transportation option offered select weeks from Lincoln (UNL East Campus) and Grand Island (Raising Nebraska)! Click the picture for more information.

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4HOnline is now up and ready for you to enroll! Remember you must enroll every year! Be sure to enroll your Clover Kids also. Please email Tammy @ tcavanaugh2@unl.com if you have any questions.

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Louisville Trap Team

Awards from 4/3/21 Lincoln Ike’s Meet

Carson Downs—Senior Handicap Champion

Emma Hiatt—Senior Handicap Female 2nd Place Louisville Gold Squad—Senior Handicap Team 3rd Place Carson Downs Caden Smart Grant Warner Emma Hiatt Niklas Sorensen

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We have added UPDATES the 2021 Cass County 4-H Calendar! Please remember dates are subject to change. You can find the calendar here:2021 Cass County 4-H Calendar or click the picture👉

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

1. April 11, 2021 Cass County Public Speaking Contest 2pm
2. June 14, 2021 - District 4-H Horse Show - Scottsbluff
3. June 15, 2021 - Statewide Enrollment Deadline
4. June 15, 2021 - ALL Animal ID sheets due & county only horse ID/level testing
5. June 15, 2021 - 4-H YQCA Testing complete and turned in to Extension Office
6. June 15, 2021 - District 4-H Horse Show - Burwell
7. June 16, 2021 - District 4-H Horse Show - Columbus
8. June 17, 2021 - District 4-H Horse Show - Lincoln
9. June 18, 2021 - District 4-H Horse Show - McCook
10. June 22, 2021 - Presentation Contest
11. June 28-29, 2021 - Life Challenge
12. June 28-29,2021 - Premier Animal Science Event (PASE)
13. June 30, 2021 - State 4-H Public Speaking Contest
14. July 10-14, 2021 - Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Expo
15. August 2, 2021 Cass County 4H Dog Show - Sarpy County Fairgrounds
16. August 7, 2021 - Fairgrounds clean up - Livestock buildings and grounds
17. August 8, 2021 - Static Exhibit Entry Day
18. August 9, 2021 - Judging day for static Exhibits
19. August 11-14, 2021 - Cass County Fair
20. August 14, 2021 - 4-H Livestock Auction

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

Katie King, Extension Educator, kking19@unl.edu

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

Tammy Cavanaugh, 4-H 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