Sioux County 4-H Newsletter

Aug. 19 - State Fair exhibit drop off at the Extension Office by noon

Aug. 23- Sept. 2 - Nebraska State Fair

Aug. 29 - 4-H Council Meeting at 6 pm

Deadlines:

Aug. 10 - Nebraska State Fair In Person Contests and Livestock Entries due

State Fair Static exhibits need to be dropped off at the Extension Office by noon on Monday, August 19th. Food exhibits need to be frozen and packaged ready for transport. Make sure the exhibits have the supplemental information required for the project. Static exhibits should be packaged for transportation.

Check the fair results list below. This list is what will be used to determine the fair premium amounts. Fair premiums will be ready around the 1st of September.

Thank you for all the show help, Council members, Extension Board members, and other volunteers who played a role in ensuring the County Fair went smoothly. The 4-H program is only a success with the help of all our volunteers.

As you are wrapping up your summer, take the time to say an extra thank you to the Sioux County Agriculture Society, Sioux County 4-H Council, donors, and Sioux County Extension Board.

All static exhibits that have qualified for Nebraska State Fair need to be delivered to the Extension Office on Monday, August 19th by noon.

• Abby Anderson - Fashion Accessory
• Abby Anderson - Accessory Recycled/Upcycled
• Abby Anderson - Embellished Garment
• Abby Anderson - Fashion Show modeling Embellished Garment
• Abby Anderson - 3D Accessory
• Abby Anderson - Special Garden Project
• Baxter Reece - Accessory made from Metal
• Baxter Reece - Cooking Recipe File
• Becca Reece - Creative Mixes
• Becca Reece - Non-Traditional Baked Product
• Becca Reece - Level 2 Medium Quilt
• Becca Reece - Level 2 Large Quilt
• Becca Reece - Cooking Recipe File
• Boone Button - 3D Printing
• Chisum Pelster - Parts of a Range Poster
• Chisum Pelster - Shooting Sports Aid
• Embry Barrera - Shortened Cake
• Jaime Turbiville - Visual Art Inspired by People
• Jaime Turbiville - Visual Art Inspired by Landscapes
• Jaime Turbiville - Advanced Composition Photography
• Jaime Turbiville - Flower Garden Promotion Poster
• Natalie Turbiville - Embellished Garment
• Shiloh Button - Fashion Accessory
• Torri Neal - Visual Arts Inspired by Plants or Animals
• Torri Neal - Visual Arts Inspired by Artist's Choice
• Ty Chinn - Chaps in Sample of Original Product

The complete listing of State Fair results is below. Check them out as they will be used to calculate premium amounts. Premium checks will be ready around the 1st of September.

The Nebraska State Fair is thrilled to host the 2nd annual 4-H Day at the Nebraska State Fair. 4-H Day will be Sunday, August 25th. To celebrate our 4-H members statewide they are offering a discounted admission that day that is only for bonafide 4-H members. This is only intended for 4-H members, family members including parents will need to purchase regular admission tickets. This is not just for state fair exhibitors, but for any 4-H member.

To order discounted tickets, please click here: 4-H Day at Nebraska State Fair - Good On Aug 25 Only Tickets | Lincoln, NE | Nebraska State Fair- Livestock (etix.com)

Password:
20244H

Note – All livestock exhibitors and in-person event exhibitors (contests, fashion show, presentations, and robotics showcase) will still be able to order discounted tickets when they enter in ShoWorks for State Fair. This process has not changed for those exhibitors coming to the fair.

The 2024 Nebraska State Fair 4-H and FFA entry site is open and accepting entries! Below you will find some information regarding the deadline, entry site, 4-H schedule, livestock health requirements, livestock entry limits, entry prices, optional livestock purchase items, tips for how to submit entries and who to contact if you have registration questions. Please share this information with your families in your county.

Deadline

Deadline to complete entries: Saturday, August 10 at 7 PM MST*

*No option for late entries

Click Here for State Fair Online Entry Information

4-H and FFA exhibitors and their families are responsible for submitting all entries below online.

This includes:

- 4-H and FFA Livestock entries

- 4-H Companion Animal entries

- 4-H Dog entries

- 4-H and FFA Premier Exhibitor entries

- 4-H Dog Skill-a-thon entries

- 4-H Fashion Show

Extension Staff will register static exhibits and take them to the Nebraska State Fair for judging.

It is Achievement Application time! Keeping records/writing achievement applications is a great way to hold onto your memories about each incredible year you have in 4-H. In a couple of years, you can look through these journals and remember what fun you had. Keeping records is also a great way to develop your skills in communication, organize your time, document events and actions, evaluate your own efforts, set goals, etc.

• Please complete the award application and submit with the Achievement Application
• Each application will be judged individually for award pins (could possibly receive up to 3 pins if the areas are highlighted in their application).
• There will be awards for "Outstanding 4-H Achievement Application" and "Outstanding 4-H Member"
• All ages are only allowed to apply for 3 program areas. Youth may apply for awards previously won.
• Clover Kids application will stay the same.

Senior Achievement Application (ages 15-18 as of 1/1/2024)

Junior Achievement Application (ages 8-14 as of 1/1/2024)

Clover Kid Record Book

If you want to learn more about the application, go to https://4h.unl.edu/achievement-application. A help video is also posted below.

Deadline to submit Achievement Applications is September 23 by 4:00.

Deadline to submit Diamond Clover is September 23. Forms are available on the Nebraska 4-H Diamond Clover website.

The Nebraska 4-H Diamond Clover program encourages 4-H youth to engage in a variety of programs, projects, and activities that will enable youth to acquire skills and abilities that will prepare them for success in the future. The program is designed to reach and recognize all youth engaged in 4-H, from club members and campers to school enrichment, afterschool, and special interest program participants. The program consists of six levels that require a young person to plan and report a broad range of age-appropriate accomplishments.

Rules

• Youth may only receive recognition at each level once.
• Youth may only receive one level of recognition per year.
• Youth should begin at Level 1 and progress through Level 6. However, youth who are older when beginning may opt to start at a higher level (2-4) as is mutually agreeable to the participant and the parent/guardian or leader. In order for older youth to begin at level 5 or 6, the Extension staff must also be in agreement.
• Approval: Levels 1–4 require the approval of a 4-H youth’s parent/guardian. If the 4-H youth belongs to a 4-H club, club leader approval is also required (if 4-H youth belongs to more than one club, choose one leader to work with). Levels 5 and 6 require the approval of a local county extension staff member.
• Accomplishments: Each level requires participants to complete a specified number of accomplishments. The 4-H participant may choose accomplishment listed for each level. The accomplishments are age appropriate and increase in quantity and difficulty for each level. Parents/guardians, leaders, and Extension staff may suggest other accomplishments — comparable to those provided — to improve the individual learning experience of each 4-H youth.

Adults interested in judging county and state 4-H projects, including live animal shows, static exhibits, and contests, are invited to complete the Judges Sign Up Form. By completing the online process, you agree to be screened according to the 4-H Youth Safety Policy, verify your receipt of the UNL Activity Worker Guidelines, and sign the 4-H Code of Conduct. Once the screening process is complete, your information will be made available to county Extension offices and State Fair 4-H superintendents. Those interested in hiring you to judge will contact you directly.

The 2025 registration will open on July 1 and close on September 30, 2024.

Nebraska 4-H wants to celebrate your everyday scientific achievements!

Science is a process of discovering the world around you through experiments and observations. By definition this makes you a scientist. In fact, you probably use the scientific method every day without even knowing it. For example, it is Saturday morning, and your family is making pancakes but with too many people in the kitchen one of the ingredients gets added twice! Not only have the cooked pancakes puffed up twice their normal size, but they also taste funny (observation). You decide that someone added the baking soda twice (hypothesis). A family member suggests if you make the pancakes again without the extra baking soda breakfast will not be a total flop (prediction). You agree and make them again (experiment). The pancakes were delicious the second time around and it was decided too much baking soda was the problem (conclusion).

Could this scenario be altered to an experience you had while working on a 4-H project? Maybe you experimented with different types of fabric for clothing project, explored new ways of preserving fruit, tried three different paints to see what will work best for your glass lamp you designed or practiced using different photography techniques.

If you believe you used the scientific method in one of your 4-H static projects, consider applying for the Premier 4-H Science Award. All static exhibits which qualify for the Nebraska State Fair can apply for Premier 4-H Science Award. All applicants will be recognized for their use of science within their project area and will be eligible for a Premier 4-H Science Top exhibitor awards which includes a cash award sponsored by the Nebraska 4-H Foundation.

How can you apply? Identify which exhibit you will enter in the Premier 4-H Science Award. Then, complete the Premier 4-H Science Award Application, found online at https://go.unl.edu/nsfpremierscienceapp. Deadline is Monday, August 19 at 12:00PM CT.

For more information about the Premier 4-H Science Award visit https://4hfairbook.unl.edu/fairbookview.php/contests/51, contact Sarah Polacek at spolacek2@unl.edu.

The 4-H Volunteer Connection is a monthly e-newsletter for 4-H volunteers to get exclusive tips, tricks and support to help volunteers excel in their role, all delivered straight to their inbox. Volunteers subscribe to this e-newsletter at 4h.unl.edu/volunteer-connection.

We have one adult and one to two youth Council member positions open for the new year. Members attend monthly Council meetings, provide input and advice to the Sioux County 4-H program, and help advise the Council budget. Youth need to be ages 12 and above. Youth serve a one year team and adult serve a three year term. Please reach out to Melissa Mracek at mmracek2@unl.edu if interested in serving.

Email: mmracek2@unl.edu
Website: go.unl.edu/siouxcofair
Location: PO Box 277 Harrison, NE 69346
Phone: (308) 668-2428
Facebook: facebook.com/UNLSiouxCounty