Enroll Now - 4-H Online!
Have you got enrolled yet?! https://v2.4honline.com/ is open for the 2023-2024 Enrollment Year! Deadline for 4-H enrollment in both Keith and Arthur County is June 15, 2024. If you need help with enrollment, you may contact the Extension office for help!
Enrollment Fees:
- Keith County - $10.00 (payable with Credit Card online, cash, or check)
- Arthur County - Free
NEW UPDATE:
Starting in the 2023-2024 program year, project selection is now optional. By successfully completing the 4-H member enrollment by the June 15th deadline, youth will be eligible to participate and exhibit in any project area, contest, county and state fairs. While project selection is optional, it is encouraged for youth to select projects they are interested in exploring.
Please note:
o Youth are only eligible to exhibit in a project area or contest in a single county.
o Horse and shooting sports projects will continue to require project enrollment due to the parental consent required to participate in these projects.
YQCA - Due by June 15
IN-PERSON TRAINING:
Tessa is certified teach face-to-face YQCA training. The training will include 4-6 hands on activities like giving a shot to a banana and more. There is no test required in-person.
Dates face-to-face training will be offered:
• May 21 - 1:00- 3:00 pm, Arthur Veterans Hall at Arthur Fairgrounds
• May 23 - 3:00-5:00 pm, Keith County Fairgrounds in Ogallala
• June 3 - 10:00am- 12:00 pm, Keith County Fairgrounds in Ogallala
• June 5 - 1:00-3:00 pm, Paxton Community Building
To register, click the link below and register for the instructor-led courses in Keith or Arthur County under the date you prefer. https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login
Nebraska 4-H requires all youth enrolled in livestock projects to complete annual quality assurance training through Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA).
Youth enrolled in any of following projects or project areas will need to complete YQCA training;
• Beef (bucket calf, feeder calf, breeding beef, market beef)
• Dairy Cattle
• Goat (breeding meat goat, dairy goat, meat goat)
• Poultry
• Rabbit
• Sheep (breeding sheep, market sheep)
• Swine (breeding swine, market swine)
There are 3 options to complete the YQCA requirements;
• Web-Based Training (costs $12 per individual regardless of age)
• Face-to-Face Training (costs $3 per individual regardless of age)
• Testing Out (Intermediate -$36, Seniors-$48, not an option for juniors)
Test-out options are only available to youth in the first year of Intermediate (age 12) and Senior (age 15) age levels.
Build a Better Babysitter - May 30
Learn what it takes to care for youth in a safe and fun environment. Future babysitters will discover ways to entertain and engage kids in their care. Basic first aid, child development, and nutrition will be covered.
Who: Ages 10-18
When: May 30, 2024, 9 am - 3:30 pm
Where: MPCC - Ogallala Community Campus
Cost: $35
Wilderness Wonders 4-H Camp 2024 - June 4 & June 6
New this summer will be Wilderness Wonders 4-H Camp! The camp will be at Cedar Point Biological Station. Enter CSI: Predator vs. Prey... On June 4th, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm camp will be offered for youth going into 3rd-5th grade. On June 6th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm it will be offered for 5-7 year olds. Both camps are $40 each. The camp fee includes facilities, lunch, snacks, activities, projects, t-shirts, and insurance. The camp is open to youth in Keith, Arthur, Garden, Morrill, and Perkins Counties. We are excited for this opportunity!
Registrations are due May 3rd to the Keith-Arthur County Extension Office! We must have the form and payment for registration. Please reach out to Tessa if you have any questions!
Next Level Creations - June 11
Time to take your creations to the next level! Youth will create a small barn quilt, door hanging, and crayon art.
Who: Ages 8-18
When: June 11, 2024, 10 am - 4 pm
Where: Arthur County Fairgrounds
Cost: $20
Bring: Sack lunch
Projects: C229021, C257012, C257013
Register By: June 5, 2024
Next Level Creations - June 13
Time to take your creations to the next level! Youth will create a small barn quilt, door hanging, and crayon art.
Who: Ages 8-18
When: June 13, 2024, 10 am - 4 pm
Where: Keith County Fairgrounds
Cost: $20
Bring: Sack lunch
Projects: C229021, C257012, C257013
Register By: June 5, 2024
Beginning Cupcake Decorating - June 20
Learn the basic cake decorating skills using butter cream frosting and beginning decorating techniques. Each youth will decorate six cupcakes to take home.
Who: Ages 8-18
When: June 20, 2024, 9 - 11 am
Where: Keith Arterburn Youth Cabin
Cost: $15
Bring: Youth are encouraged to bring at least one star top and one line (writing) to the workshop.
Register By: June 15, 2024
Macrame Wall Hanging - June 28
Learn the art of producing knots with textiles to create a macrame wall hanging for your room. Youth will learn basic knots: larks head knot, cow hitch knot, square knot, and the wrapping knot.
Who: Ages 8-18
When: June 28, 2024, 1 -3 pm
Where: Keith County Fairgrounds
Cost: $15
Projects: C227010
Register By: June 20, 2024
Build a Better Babysitter - July 2
Youth will learn what it takes to care for a variety of ages, nutrition, safety, basic first aid, how to advertise your babysitting services, and more! Youth will make lunch.
Who: Ages 8-18
When: July 2, 2024, 9 am - 3:30 pm
Where: Arthur County Fairgrounds
Cost: $25
Register By: June 20, 2024
Citizen Washington Focus Update
Your family may have or may not heard of Citizenship Washington Focus. For more than 50 years , thousands of high school-aged youth from all across the country have traveled to Washington, D.C. each summer to partake in the preeminent citizenship and leadership experience - Citizenship Washington Focus.
In 2022, the former National 4-H Conference Center near Washington D.C. was sold, leaving the future of CWF unknown. Because of the unknowns nationally with CWF, Nebraska is moving to a one-year time frame for planning and fundraising.
CWF 2024 registration came out in November and filled within a week! We do have one delegation going from Nebraska that Rhonda is leading. Shop 4-H does have a waitlist option available but that would not give you much certainty with planning since it is fast approaching.
The Nebraska State 4-H Office will continue to share updates as we learn more about opportunities for 2025. If you have questions, call Tessa.
Keith - Arthur Extension is Hiring! - Summer Intern
The Keith-Arthur County Extension Office is looking for a part-time summer intern! The summer intern duties will included but not limited to: assist with coordinating and teaching at Extension programs such as 4-H camps, workshops, and other youth events, coordinate and help with Keith County Fair and Arthur County Fair, and more!
Applications and job descriptions are available at the Extension Office, on our website, or the attachment below. https://go.unl.edu/4gxm Application should be returned to the Keith-Arthur County Extension Office at 511 North Spruce, Room 203, Ogallala or tessa.reece@unl.edu. Applications will be reviewed April 29, 2024, with position remaining open until filled.
Keith County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Registration for Nebraska 4-H Summer Camp now open!
Registration for the Nebraska 4-H Summer Camp program is now open! Registration deadlines are two weeks before each camp. The first deadline is May 18!
The summer 2024 theme is The Power of Being 🍀 Green. Youth will get to explore and interact with their natural world in six different sessions. Youth will learn how they can use their head, heart, hands, and health to make our natural world a better place for all.
The 2024 sessions offer tailored age cohorts, providing sessions for younger campers between the ages of 8-10, and an older cohort for ages 10-14.
You can find dates, session summaries, and registration information by visiting https://4h.unl.edu/camps-register.
Fort Robinson 4-H Horse Camp - 50 years!
The annual Fort Robinson Horse Camp will be held on June 6-8, 2024 at Fort Robinson. 4-H Horse Camp will be celebrating 50 years this year!
Participants enhance their horse skills through training sessions. The fee for youth participants is $65 and $55 for an adult accompanying them. This fee includes all activities, stall for Thursday and Friday night, meal for Friday night, Saturday breakfast, and a craft. Scholarship application, camp program, and registration can be found below. Registration is due May 10th.
