4-H Friday NewsBlast

Please only enter the projects that you are for sure taking to fair. We are being charged per online entry this year If you are unsure your project will be ready do not enter it. We will enter it manually. Please email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with questions.

Here is the link: https://cass.fairwire.com

Poultry, Rabbit and Static Entry Deadline August 4

Showorks shuts down at 11:59pm!

Members (not Clover Kids) who are showing Bucket Calves must complete the Bucket Calf Project Record Book. This book needs to be turned in to the 4-H Office by 12 noon Wednesday August 9th. Here is a link to the Record Book: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/cass-county-fair/

Just a reminder that all Shooting Sports Premiums will be paid out Saturday August 12th starting at 10pm.

2023 Cake Auction Changes

There will be a few changes for the Cake Auction this year. We hope this simplifies the process and helps prevent errors for the buyers. Please be familiar with the changes below.

Registration

Same as last year. Register through 4-H Online by Monday, August 7th. 4-H club leaders can email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu to register their club for the auction.

On-site at the Auction

Member/Club logistics:

• A sale order will be determined using a random generator for everyone who registers by the deadline through 4-H Online. A sale catalog will be printed and distributed the night of the auction in the Open Air Building so members/clubs know the order they will go on stage. The sale order will be numbered. Throughout the evening the auctioneer or Cake Auction Superintendent will call for groups of 10 at a time to come up and get in line like we have in the past.
• Members/Clubs who entered after the deadline or on-site must do so through the Cake Auction Superintendent, Michelle Lindsey, prior to the start of the auction.
• Cakes/Baked Goods will NOT be taken to the extension office meeting room. Members/Clubs will NOT draw a number, will not wear a number sticker, and will NOT number their item being auctioned. Members/Clubs are responsible for their items until they are handed to the buyer.
• After the item is sold it will be directly handed off to the buyer.

County fairs are one way for 4-H members to showcase their hard work, and here’s another! The 4-H Project Showcase is an opportunity for youth to receive statewide recognition for their favorite project or a project they’re particularly proud of. Submit your project by August 10 to see it featured at the Nebraska State Fair. Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/project-showcase.

The 2023 Cass County 4-H Fairbook is out! Here is a link: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/cass-county-fair/

Hard copies are available at the Extension Office for $2.00 each, if you need more than 5 copies please email Tammy @ tcavanaugh2@unl.edu to make sure we have enough printed.

Each participant will grill 3 chicken thighs with their special technique on an outdoor grill (supplied) over charcoal. They will also do an oral presentation on facts such as the nutritional value of chicken in our diet, the chicken industry in Nebraska, etc. Judges will also be judging the grilling process as well as tasting the finished product.

All participants will receive a free grill and the winner will represent Nebraska at the National Poultry Contest this fall in Louisville, Kentucky. All entries must be valid 4-H members.

The Cass County 4-H Council is once again sponsoring a pop tab contest! Whichever Cass County 4-H Club turns in the most pop tabs by August 6, 2023 by 6pm will receive up to $250 to sponsor a pizza party!

It’s time to work on those Diamond Clover plans! This program encourages youth to engage in a variety of age-appropriate experiences and rewards youth for trying new things, setting goals, and keeping records. Learn more and find planning forms at 4h.unl.edu/diamond-clover. Email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with questions.

Excited to announce another year of the Nebraska 4-H Livestock Achievement Program. This additional opportunity for livestock project youth, is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership.

For more information about the program or the process, go to: Livestock Achievement Program | Nebraska 4-H (unl.edu)

Let us know if your Cass County 4-Her's is doing great things! Just email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu the details and of course pictures! We will put "shout outs" in the NewsBlast and possibly on our social media.

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4-H Calendar

1. August 5, 2023 FAIRGROUNDS CLEAN UP @ 9AM
2. Aug 9-12, 2023 Cass County Fair

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

Carol Waters, Extension Educator, cwaters3@unl.edu

Mirissa Scholting, 4H Extension Assistant, mscholting2@huskers.unl.edu

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

Trey Lamkins, 4H Summer Intern

Sela Rikli, Summer Intern

Sandy Prall, Office Manager, sprall2@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