The Weekly Update #4

September

16 – 4-H Council Meeting – Curtis @ 7:30 pm – NCTA Ed Center Room 129

30 – Due – 4-H Achievement Application (Record Books)

30 – Due – Outstanding Leader, Member, Alumni & Extra Mile Award Nominations

30 – Due – 4-H Leader Project Summary & Club Summary

October

6-11 – National 4-H Week

November

3 - Frontier County 4-H Achievement Celebration - 4:00 pm - Curtis Community Center

18 – 4-H Council Meeting – Curtis @ 7:30 pm – NCTA Ed Center Room 129

https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/frontier/4-h-record-books/

https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/frontier/Nomination%20Form%20revised%202022.pdf

Also for more information, please see the attachment on the email you received this link in.

Do you drink private well water? Let us test it for FREE. During the month of September Southwest

Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is partnering with University of Nebraska Lincoln

researcher Shannon Bartlet-Hunt as part of a community water project to provide free testing to private well owners in southwest Nebraska. The tests will look at nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate levels. Drinking water quality is important for the health of you and your family. Many factors can change the condition of your well water. Events such as heavy rainfall, agricultural products like fertilizers and pesticides, or even the condition of your well can result in contamination of your drinking water. Many common well water contaminants do not change the color or taste of your water and cannot be detected without testing. SWNPHD recommends that private wells used for drinking should be tested once every year for bacteria, nitrates, and pH levels.

To get your water tested, follow these steps:

1. Visit one of the following locations near you between September 2nd and the testing date for

that location to pick up your collection kit and instructions.

2. Take a sample of your well water.

3. Then return with your water sample to the same location on the testing date listed below.

The purpose of this program is to increase awareness and accessibility of well water testing. It is not affiliated with or under the direction of any regulatory body, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Your sample results will be used anonymously for the purpose of mapping well water contaminants throughout Nebraska, but your well will not be registered or tracked in any database. You may choose to submit your water sample for testing without finding out the results.

For more information about well testing recommendations contact SWNPHD at 308-345-4223.

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department serves Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, Perkins, and Red Willow counties. The website swhealth.ne.gov contains many resources and additional information helpful to prevent disease, promote and protect health. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.

Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

404 E 7th Street, Ste 2

Curtis, NE 69025

(308)367-4424

Kathy Burr, Extension 4-H Educator, Email: Kathy.Burr@unl.edu

Mandy Contrerez, Administrative Assistant, Email: Mandy.Contrerez@unl.edu