Washington County 4-H Bulletin

Clean-up day for the Poultry & Rabbit barn for WCF will be Sunday, July 15 @ 1pm.
If you're a Poultry or Rabbit project exhibitor, we'd love your help!

We have a Flickr account that hosts all summer workshop pictures and other 4-H event pictures - check it out @ WashingtonCounty4-H

Class 5 – Personal Leadership Inventory: Take a personal inventory to analyze your leadership style (i.e. Activity 3 of the Leadership Road Trip Curriculum or other appropriate personal inventory assessment) and display what you learned and how it affects your work in groups (Poster, scrapbook, essay or other avenue).

• Another option for an appropriate assessment is a free Myers-Briggs based assessment that can be found here: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Our 4-H’ers are young so while they might get a certain personality at this point in their life, their life experiences will change and that will affect who they are later in life. It is important they know this so they don’t ‘put themselves in a box’ and limit themselves to what the assessment tells them.
• Call the office at 402.426.9455 if you have further questions.

The high school robotics team, RoboBears, is looking for new members! Learn more by emailing ftcrobobears@gmail.com

This week, 15 Washington County 4-H'ers competed against teams across the state in livestock judging at PASE (Premier Animal Science Event).

Congratulations to the senior team winning 1st place overall as a team!

Full results can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/pase-life-challenge/results

The Future Producers 4-H Club received a NIFA grant from the Nebraska 4-H Foundation on Monday night! Great work, Washington County 4-Hers!

We've updated 4-H Archery information again.
Check it out on our Shooting Sports web page!
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/shooting-sports-0/

Do you have a responsible 15-18 year old 4-Her who can work at least 30 hours at the 4-H Pizza Stand during Washington County Fair? Pizza Stand Youth Managers receive a $300 stipend from the 4-H Council for their time! Now accepting applications for TWO (2) Youth Managers!

APPLY HERE!

Update shared May 25, 2018.

OPPORTUNITY FOR CLUB MEETINGS

We have received a report that progress is being made on plans for the inaugural Market Animal Auction at the 2018 Washington County Fair. Sale eligible entries will include Market Beef, Market Hogs, Market Sheep and Market Meat Goats with each exhibitor eligible to enter one animal in this year’s auction. Efforts are currently underway to schedule dates when Auction Committee members can attend upcoming club meetings to give full details of the auction. Please contact Jeff Warren (402- 639-5256) or Rob Vogt (402-533-0787) to schedule a date. You can also find updates on auction activities as they become available through the Washington County Fair Livestock Auction page on Facebook.

Originally shared March 30, 2018.

At its March 20th meeting, the Washington County Fair Board approved the formation of a committee to launch a first annual auction of large animal exhibits in conjunction with the 2018 Washington County Fair. The inaugural auction is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 1st with sale animals scheduled to be on display in the Two Rivers Bank arena with the time yet to be determined.

Jeff Warren and Rob Vogt agreed to identify members of the initial committee with committee members representing each exhibit category that will be eligible to sell at the auction. Covered exhibit categories for 2018 will include Market Beef, Market Hogs, Market Sheep and Market Meat Goats. While many details of the auction are yet to be formalized it is anticipated that each exhibitor will be allowed one animal to the sale from the covered categories. Their sale entry will have to be an animal that they exhibited at the 2018 Washington County Fair and it will need to be available for immediate transfer. (i.e. It’s show career is over.)

The livestock auction is not a function of the Nebraska Extension faculty/staff or the Washington County 4-H Council. However, we are passing along the information about the auction and will provide additional details as they become available from the auction committee. For more information, contact auction chair, Jeff Warren at 402-639-5256 or jwarren@aptask.com.

Fremont 4-H Expo has extended the deadline for the 4-H Shooting Sports pre-entry to July 12! Click the link below for online pre-entry.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdO8-5RbhB43QXNQjee-8mQIX4ijfHaAM7zSDZ3TtkP1ugdHA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Make sure you check out the UPDATED Fremont 4-H Expo website for dates and deadlines!

https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dodge/frfourhexhguide/

You can also view the dates/deadlines on the 4-H Program Calendar on our website:

https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/calendar/

Would you like to volunteer at Nebraska State Fair? Signup online at https://go.unl.edu/2018statefairvolunteer by August 15.

Thank you in advance!

Youth will be judged on their showmanship presentation and animal knowledge. Open to youth over 10 as of January 1, 2018. Free registration. A video recording done by the county extension office will be submitted as the entry to be judged. Entries are now being accepted and will be accepted until August 10th at 5pm.

Youth who want to participate will need to make arrangements with their county extension office to video tape them giving their showmanship presentation. The county staff will record the presentation and ask the youth pre-determined questions (found on employee resources page). There are separate questions for intermediate and senior showmen and for each animal species. One way to do this would be to offer to tape youth after the conclusion of your county fair show so the youth and their animal are already prepared to present.

For rules: https://4h.unl.edu/companion-animal/showmanship-contest

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture is offering a Poultry Photo Contest. They are seeking poultry photos from current 4-H and FFA members to be used in poultry education. Entries must be postmarked by July 15, 2018. The entry form and contest rules are available on the NDA’s website at www.nda.nebraska.gov

Nebraska State Fair Animal Entries are due August 10 by 8 pm central time (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Rabbit, Poultry, Goat, Dairy, and Dog). 4-H families will complete entry via ShoWorks online.

FIND ALL OF THESE EVENTS & MORE ON OUR WEBSITE AT:

http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/progress-shows-clinics-upcoming-events/

• Buffalo Co. Horse Show: June 30 @ Kearney
  
• Douglas Co. Open Youth Livestock Show: July 14-15 @ Elkhorn - NEW!
• Douglas Co. Open Static Contest: July 10 @ Omaha - NEW!

Source: National 4-H Council

Current & lifetime 4‑H members, parents of members, volunteers and 4‑H staff can save 15% off total in-store and online purchases at JOANN Fabrics every day with 4‑H Rewards. JOANN will give a minimum of 2.5% of every eligible transaction to 4‑H. Visit http://www.joann.com/4-h/ to get started.

Find a complete 2018 4-H Calendar at:
http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/calendar/

2018

July 9...................................................PRE-ENTRY DEADLINE for the following...

• 4-H Club Booth Requests
  
• 4-H Pizza Stand Signup
  
• Animal Stall/Pen Requests
  
• Cert. of Vacc. for Cats, Ferrets, and Dogs
  
• Clover Kid Animal Entry Form
  
• Contest Entries: Communications, Fashion Show, Fav. Foods Day, Archery, BB Gun, Tractor Driving
  
• Dog Info: Ownership Affidavit, Show Entry Form
  
• Horse Info: Overall Horseman Award Form, Show Entry Form

July 21.............................................WCF Contest Day (Pre-Entry)
July 22..............................................WCF Clean Up Day!

July 27-August 1................................Washington County Fair - 100 Year Celebration

Email: washington-county@unl.edu
Website: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/
Location: 597 Grant St, Blair, NE, United States
Phone: 402-426-9455
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLWashingtonCounty/?ref=hl