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DATES TO REMEMBER!

April 1, 4-H Enrollment and membership fees due: ne.4honline.com

April 6, 4-H Speech Contest

April 15, 4-H & FFA Market Beef ID Deadline

May 4, noon, District & State 4-H Horse Entry Deadline

June 2, 10am-noon, 4-H Fairy Garden Workshop

July 21– 26: Butler County Fair

Nebraska Extension-Butler County

Office Hours: Mon-Fri / 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

451 N. 5th Street, David City, NE 68632

Phone: 402-367-7410 / Fax: 402-367-3329

Email: butler-county@unl.edu

The Extension Office 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.

The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

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March 2015

Katelyn Pleskac Extension Educator kpleskac2@unl.edu

Louise Niemann Office Manager

lniemann2@unl.edu

Butler County 4-H Speech Contest 4-H Speech/PSA Contests will be held

Monday, April 6, Butler County Court-

house, Board of Supervisors Room.

Check-in is at 4:00 p.m. and the contest

begin at 4:15 p.m.

Please pre-register by March 23.

The divisions will be as follows:

Beginner 4-H Member

Clover Kids and 1st-Timers can recite a

poem or short story. This category is

non-competitive. Each presenter will

receive a special rosette.

Clover Kids – Ages 5-7: Poem should be less than 3 minutes

Beginner (1st time; can only be in this division one year) – Ages 8-18: First

time speech, PSA, or poem. Cover Kid participation is not counted. Speeches

should be under 3 minutes. This category will not compete at Regional Contest.

Public Speaking (includes Extemporaneous)

Junior (2nd or more time competing) – Ages 8-11 : Speeches should be

under 3 minutes

Intermediate – Ages 12-13: Speeches should be 3-5 minutes

Senior – Ages 14-19: Speeches should be 5-8 minutes

All speeches should relate to 4-H. Props are not allowed. Winners in the Junior,

Intermediate and Senior divisions are eligible to participate in the regional speech

contest on May 21 on the UNL East Campus. (PSA information on page 2.)

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Would you like to have a 60 second spot on radio? Come up with a catchy 4-H pro-

motional announcement and you could. The Public Service Announcement contest is

April 6, in conjunction with the 4-H Speech Contest.

All PSA’s are 60 seconds in length and must promote 4-H and be general enough to

be used anywhere in Nebraska at any time of the year. Divisions and ages are the

same as listed for the speech contest.

All PSA’s will use the state theme “4-H Grows” as the basis for the announcement.

PSA’s must include the following tagline within the last 10 seconds of the PSA: “Learn more about the Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development Program at 4h.unl.edu.” The tagline is included in the 60

second time limit.

Sound effects and public domain music may be used. Copyrighted material may not be used.

PSAs should be pre-recorded (mp3 or other appropriate format) and submitted on a thumb drive or cd. They

will be judged at the Speech Contest, April 6. Winners in Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions are eli-

gible to compete in the regional contest. Regional PSA winners will be used as promos for Nebraska 4-H.

Grow a Beautiful Space series

The Grow a Beautiful Space series is designed to teach youth how to recognize and create beautiful and functional landscapes. In addition to landscape de-sign, youth will discover career opportunities related to the discovery, use, and management of plants.

Each unit includes an interactive youth manual and a leader's guide. Grow a Beautiful Space Unit I and Unit II also include a separate portfolio for youth to store notes, photographs, and sketches. In Grow a Beautiful Space Unit III, youth will cre-ate their own portfolio to store their landscape drawings. This series is sold as digital downloads. Age Range: 14-19 (8-12th Grades), available at: http://4h.unl.edu/4hcurriculum

4-H Public Service Announcements

4-H Project Books can be delivered to

your door!! 4-H families can order pro-

ject books and have them shipped di-

rectly to them.

Give it a try @ marketplace.unl.edu

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Down Home on the Farm

2015 Butler County Fair July 21—26

We have a jar for YOU! The 2015 4-H Club Exhibit will be a gallon jar with a farm display inside. Each club will create an artistic representation of their experience of farming and rural life. Your imagination will be your guide.

Examples could be a cozy bed of straw with eggs and fuzzy chicks; layers of seeds; or growing plants/terrarium style. The jar can be displayed upright or laying on it’s side.

Gallon jars are available at the extension office. The 2015 fair theme, “Down Home on the Farm”, and the club exhibit are an outreach project of the Bone Creek Art Muse-um exhibition, Ballad of the Farm: Then, Now, Tomorrow. The Club Exhibits will be a special display at the 2015 Butler County Fair. Contact the Exten-sion Office if you would like more information on this special project.

The on line payment is active on ne.4honline.com

Enroll now! 4-H Information is already being shared

with new members. Enroll by April 1 to receive all infor-

mation related to Butler County Fair. It’s online!!! 4-H Enrollment ($10 annual fee) http://ne.4honline.com/

Quality Assurance Training ($5 annual fee) http://campus.extension.org

Livestock ID Sheets (Affidavits for State Fair & Ak-Sar-Ben)

http://livestockaffidavit.unl.edu/

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4-H Livestock & Horse Info

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Market Beef Reminder Anyone planning on showing a market steer or heifer at the Butler County

Fair in 2015 must have their animal identified by April 15, 2015. This also

includes DNA samples for those interested in exhibiting at the Nebraska

State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben. Identification for Feeder Calves, Breeding Beef,

and Bucket Calves is due June 15, 2015.

District Horse Show Reminder For those interested in showing at the June 10 (Bridgeport), June 11

(Valentine), June 15 (McCook), June 16 (Ord), June 17 (Wayne) or

June 18 (Seward) District Horse Shows, please remember the entry

forms and ID sheets are due on May 4 by noon. Forms can be picked

up at the Butler County Extension Office. Remember, to show at a Dis-

trict 4-H Horse Show, you must be at least 10 years old by January 1 of

the current year and have passed your Level II Horse test PRIOR to

making an entry for the show.

Quality Assurance Training All 4-H/FFA exhibitors in beef, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, rabbits, poultry, and swine must have completed

an approved Animal Quality Assurance training program. Exhibitors must have received Quality

Assurance Certification through a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension-based program prior to the

fair. Online training is available, ($5 annual fee) @ http://campus.extension.org.

2015 Photography Themes UNIT II: NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Editorial photographers take pictures that highlight the topics being written about in books, mag-azines, and newspapers. Editorial photos should be creative, powerful images that tell an intri-guing story. Let’s tell a story about why we love our Nebraska communities. Capture editorial photos that tell a story about your Nebraska Community. UNIT III: NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Commer-cial photographers take pictures that are used for promotional purposes. Com-mercial photographs are often used in print and online communication materi-als (advertisements, brochures, flyers, web sites, social media banners, direct email messages, etc.). Capture commercial photos that tell the story of 4-H in your Nebraska community; photos should show the Nebraska 4-H Pro-gram in action.

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4-H Speech Contest

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Monday, April 6, 2015

Registration due by March 23 to the Extension Office

Name:_______________________________________________________

4-H Club:____________________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________________ Email:____________________________________

Age on January 1, 2015____________________

Speech (Check one) _____Junior (10 and under) _____Intermediate (11-13) _____Senior (14-18) Under 3 minutes 3-5 minutes 5-8 minutes Title:_______________________________________________________________________________

PSA—must be 60 seconds. Bring a cd or thumb drive with your PSA pre-recorded.

_____Junior (10 and under) _____Intermediate (11-13) _____Senior (14-18) Title: “ 4-H Grows…………………………………..”

Beginner 4-H Member –first time speech, PSA or poem at 4-H age. Clover Kid participation not counted. This category is not eligible to compete at the Regional Contest. (Check below) _____Speech _____PSA

Title:__________________________________________________________________________________

Clover Kid—non competitive (Choose one)

_____Pledge of Allegiance _____4-H Pledge _____Poem (list below) _____Other (list below)

Title:__________________________________________________________________________________

The Extension Office 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.

The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the United

States Department of Agriculture.

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Online Quality Assurance Help

Livestock Quality Assurance is a self-directed course designed for youth ages

8-18. Participants will learn about good production practices and producing

quality food products from taking this course. $5 fee per individual taking the

course.

The course has been divided into three levels, Junior (4-H Youth Ages 8-10),

Intermediate (4-H Youth Ages 11-14), and Senior (4-H Youth Ages 15-18).

Each year youth will be required to complete three modules within their age

level. Youth are eligible to work ahead so that they will be done with Quality

Assurance requirements until they reach the next age level.

How to Register: ($5 fee per individual taking the course.)

Open your web browser to http://campus.extension.org

Click “Create an Account”.

Complete the online form and click the “Create My New Account” but-

ton at the bottom of the page.

Check your email account for a confirmation email from eXtension

Moodle Help Desk. If you do not see a confirmation email within 2

hours email moodlehelp@extension.org and ask for a manual confirma-

tion.

Open the email and click on the link provided to confirm your account.

A web page will open indicating that “Your registration has been con-

firmed”, under the “Setting” block, click the “My Profile Settings” link,

select “Edit profile” from the additional options.

Scroll down to the “Optional” block. Even though there is no asterisk by these fields on the website and it’s listed un-

der the “Optional” block, you are required to complete the fields marked with a star to make sure that your work is

reported to your county office.

In the ID number youth should type their county code. For example a youth from Butler County should type in

“BUT”

Click the “Update Profile” button at the bottom of your screen.

Click “Home” (upper left corner) to return to the main page.

Near the top of your screen, click the “CLICK HERE TO SEARCH” button.

Type “livestock quality assurance” in the Search courses text box and then click the “Go” button.

Click the “Livestock Quality Assurance” course link in the left hand column to enroll in the course.

Enrollment key: “Nebraska”

Click “Yes” to confirm your enrollment.

I’m Registered, how do I find the Livestock Quality Assurance Course again after today:

1. Open a web browser and go to http://campus.extension.org

2. Login in the upper left hand corner with your login and password.

3. Within the “Navigation” block, you can click “My courses” to find all eXtension courses for which you are registered.

4. If you are registered for other classes as well, click the “Livestock Quality Assurance” link located under

“My Courses” at the bottom of the page.

I’m Registered, but I can’t remember my login or password:

1. In the “Login” block, click the “Lost password?” link. Complete the form.

2. If Step 1 did not resolve the issue, send an email to moodlehelp@extension.org asking them to reset your password.

Online Quality Assurance training is now open and can be completed anytime before June 15. There is $5 (annual) fee payable with a debit or credit card when en-tering the training module.

If you would like to use a computer at the Extension Office, please call to schedule a time. Bring your email address, pass-word and debit or credit card for online fee.

All 4-H/FFA exhibitors in beef, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, rabbits, poultry, and swine must complete the approved food animal Quality Assurance training pro-gram. Exhibitors must receive Quality Assurance Certification through a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension-based program

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Butler County 451 N 5th Street David City NE 68632

4-H Council Scholarship The Butler County 4-H Council is now

accepting applications for the 4-H Coun-

cil 2015 Scholarship. High school seniors

are eligible to apply for this scholarship

by turning in a completed 4-H Career

Portfolio, application, and a one-page

essay.

Forms have been mailed to high school

seniors. Contact the Extension Office if

you have not received your copy. Appli-

cations are due April 1 by 5:00 p.m.