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In this edition:

- Swine, Sheep, Goat

Tag-in

- 4-H Enrollment

Youth, Volunteers

- N150 Celebration

Invitation

- Horse Camp/Shows

- Tractor Safety Training

- Summer Camp

Opportunities

- Progress Show

Calendar

- YQCA Training

- Fair Book Changes

- 4-H Events

Calendar

Scotts Bluff Co 4-H

Scotts Bluff Co 4-H Website

Email Us

Last Call for 4-H Re Enrollments!!

Hello 4-H Families! As we embark on a new 4-H programming year,

we are excited to continue using the 4-H Online enrollment system. All

4-H families will enroll in clubs and projects through 4HOnline at https://

ne.4honline.com.

If you are a returning member, go to https://ne.4honline.com, choose "I

have a profile" and log in with your email address and password. If you

have forgotten your password, choose "I forgot my password" and the

system will send you an email to reset it. Once logged in as a family, you

can update and add members and member information along with projects

and clubs. Remember from last year that the system can record LOTS of

information, but not all is required. Required fields are marked with red

asterisk. If you are new to 4-H, you will need to create a new family

account and profiles for each 4-H member at https://ne.4honline.com to

participate in the 2019 program year.

Scotts Bluff County 4-H Panhandle Research and Extension Center

4502 Avenue I Scottsbluff, NE 69361

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Market Sheep, Goat, and Swine Tag-in

All market sheep, goats (meat and dairy market), and swine must

come to the tagging event on Sunday, May 5 from 3:00 to 5:00pm or

Thursday, May 16 from 6 to 8pm at the fairgrounds to exhibit at

the Scotts Bluff County Fair.

Swine

Swine will NOT be unloaded. Staff and volunteers will enter trailers to

tag and disinfect equipment between trailers. Swine will be tagged on

the south side of the Event Center. Families are welcome to tag their

animals at home and then bring them to the tag-in for verification.

Tags are $1 each for county only or $2 for EID tags.

Sheep and Goats

Market Sheep and Market Goats (meat and dairy market) will be IDed

and weighed at the FFA Barn located north of the Pavilion. Sheep and

goats should be led to the southeast corner of the barn. Scrapies tags

are the form of identification for sheep and goats.

If you plan to show Swine, Goats or Sheep at State Fair, you must

submit a DNA sample from your animal and use an EID tag for swine

($2) and scrapies tags for goats and sheep. Ask for a DNA kit at tag-

in. Families must enter DNA data into the State Fair website and pay

$6 per animal by June 15. If you have any questions, please contact

us at 632-1480. If we have to postpone due to weather, we will have

KNEB announce it.

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4HOnline is a web-based enrollment system that will allow families to enroll in 4-H on your personal comput-

er or mobile device. If you do not have internet access at home, feel free to stop by the Nebraska Extension

office and use our computers. You’ll be able to complete all of the information necessary to join

4-H online.

Youth Members For more information contact the Nebraska Extension office at 632-1480. Also,

if you have questions as you enroll, please let us help you!

. There will be no paper forms to submit for enrollment—Code of conduct forms and health forms may

be submitted at anytime during the year, but to be eligible for County Fair and State Contests this enrollment

deadline must to be met.

* Re-enrollment—If you were enrolled in 4-H in 2018, enroll online and pay the $5 fee to the Extension

Office. You can also do this online with a credit/debit card. You have until May 1 to add or drop 4-H projects

for County Fair.

* New Enrollment—Youth who are joining 4-H for the first time are encouraged to enroll online and pay the

$5 as soon as possible and no later than May 1 to be eligible to exhibit at County Fair. You can also pay

your enrollment fee online with a credit/debit card.

Adult Volunteers

Volunteers will enroll electronically.

Returning leaders: If you have children in 4-H, log into your family account at https://ne.4honline.com and

update your information.

Volunteers without children in 4-H should go to https://ne.4honline.com, enter the email you have used in the

past with 4-H and choose, "I forgot my password". A new password will be emailed to you. If you have any

questions or concerns, let the Extension office help you!

Volunteers must re-enroll each year to retain status in years of service and for UNL insurance. Contact the

Nebraska Extension office or more info, if you have questions, or need assistance 308-632-1480 or email

Jana at jschwartz2@unl.edu

Tractor Safety Course - June 18-19 at the Legacy of the Plains Museum

Any youth 14 or 15 years of age who works on a farm or ranch other than his/her parents’ is required to be certified through a tractor safety course. Extension Educators and field specialists will teach the 2-day courses. For details or to register, contact the UNL Extension Office at 632-1480. Federal law prohibits youth under 16 years old from using certain equipment on a farm unless parents or legal guardians own the farm. Certification received through a course provided by Nebraska Extension grants an exemption to the law, allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to drive a tractor and work with certain mechanized equipment. Anyone older than 15 is also welcome to attend, but those under age 14 are not eligible to take the class. Extensive training on tractor and ATV safety occurs during in-class lessons with hands-on activities. Instilling an attitude of safety and a respect for agricultural equipment are primary goals of the course.

The Gering class will take place June 18-19 at Legacy of the Plains Museum. To register, contact

Scotts Bluff County Extension at 308-632-1480. On-site classes begin at 8 a.m. and end times will vary, depending on the number of participants. Cost of the course is $60, which includes educational materials, instruction, supplies, and lunches. Print and complete a registration found at https://kearney.unl.edu, and submit with payment to the local Extension office location at least one week before the course. Instructors will offer an ATV simulator experience to learn about safe behaviors and laws for ATVs and UTVs. Students will also complete homework assignments for the second day.

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District Horse Show The 4-H District Horse Show will be held in Ogallala on June 13th. If you are interested in competing either at the District or State Horse Show, you must have passed the Horse Advancement Level 2. Entry for the show is due to the Nebraska Extension Office by May 10th. Entry forms, Horse Identification Forms, and proof of Level Testing is due by May 10th. More info on the show and registration requirements can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/horse/district-shows. Change for 2019: An individual and/or horse may enter ALL CLASSES level 2 classes at Districts, meaning 1 Western Pleasure, 1 Western Horsemanship, 1 Hunter Under Saddle, 1 Hunt Seat Equitation, 1 Reining, 1 Barrel Racing and 1 Pole Bending.

4-H Horse Camp at Fort Robinson Historic Fort Robinson State Park will once again host the 4-H Horse Camp on June 6-8, 2019. All individuals, ages eight and older, are welcome to attend with activities for junior, intermediate, and senior/adult. The 4-H code of conduct will be in effect but membership is not mandatory. Pre-registration is required by May 17, with a $50 fee per camper. Adult guardians will get a $10.00 discount if registering with a paid youth camper. This year the committee is offering camp scholarships to applicants. Training topics will include horsemanship, dressage, drill team, wreck tips, and magnetic pulses. The craft will be a rope halter. An informational brochure and registration form is available at the Extension office or online at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/northernpanhandle .

Upcoming Horse Shows Contact the Extension Office for more information. Keith Co Horse Show April 27 Lodgepole Valley - Sidney May 25 Ericson, Ne Horse Judging Contest May 29 Northeast Nebraska 4-H Horse Show June 5 Chase County Horse Show June 29

The Horse Show and Judging Guide has been updated for 2019.

Copies can be purchased at the Extension Office.

This manual is great for 4-Hers who are new to the horse program and want to know what

they are getting into as well as any 4-H club leaders, extension educators, show managers

charged with planning and conducting 4-H light horse shows and events in Nebraska.

4-H Design Camp

The 4-H Design Camp is being held June 20 & 21 at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp at Halsey. Registration is limited to 20 participants and is due June 5th. The cost is $125. For more information or a registra-tion form, contact the Extension Office or visit https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cherry/4-h-design-camp-2019/. If you are enrolled in STEAM 2, have some experience sewing, and are ready for a new sewing design challenge this is the 4-H Camp for you! You will design your fabric and make it into a garment (shorts or T-shirt dress), create a unique T-shirt, and marble a scarf. By the completion of the two day camp, you will have learned new skills, designed and crafted a garment, hot pressed your unique T-shirt, and marbled a scarf. All three items can be entered as projects under Beyond the Needle. Limited to 20 Registrations.

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2019 4-H Summer Camps and Trips

The 2019 summer season is approaching fast—make sure to include a trip to Nebraska 4-H Summer

Camp in your schedule! 4-H Camps are open to ALL YOUTH ages 5–18. Two great facilities across the

state—Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center in Gretna and Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey—will provide

unique learning atmospheres. Day Camps and Family Camps are also available. There are also Big Red

Summer Academic Camps held on the UNL Campus. Learn more at https://4h.unl.edu/camps-

centers or https://4h.unl.edu/big-red-camps.

Upcoming Judging Contests & Progress Shows

Contact the Extension Office for more information or visit for brochures https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/

northernpanhandle/statewide-livestock-shows/.

Progress Shows

Boone County ARMA Beef/Swine May 25

Boone County ARMA Goat/Sheep May 26

Seward County Swine May 31

Phelps/Gosper Co Beef June 1

South Central - Bladen, NE Beef/Sheep/Goat June 1

Scotts Bluff Co, Mitchell June 8

Sheridan County Beef/Sheep/Goat June 9

Dawes County BeefSheep/Goat June 15

Red Willow Co, McCook Beef June 16

Box Butte County Beef/Sheep/Goat June 22

Mitchell Valley 4-H Club Beef/Sheep/Goat/Swine June 22-23

Small Animal

Phelps County June 1

Pawnee County Rabbit June 29

Scotts Bluff County Livestock Text Message

Many schools and other organizations are using Remind to keep in contact with parents. We will continue to use Remind to send important livestock updates, daily barn announcements, and information for SBC 4-H Livestock. You can also text questions to staff and superintendents through this system. Please click on the link below to join our group. (For reference, our class code is @sbc4hani.) https://www.remind.com/join/sbc4hani Thanks for joining! Jana Schwartz P.S. Remind is a free, safe, and easy way for me to reach you with important information. You can choose to receive notifications by text, email, or the app.

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Raise Your Hand for Nebraska! The National 4-H Council Raise Your Hand promotion has begun! Now through May 15, the three states across the nation with the most hands raised will win $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000. Nebraska wants to be in that winner circle! HELP US KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM! We’re off to a great start, but we’re not done yet. We still have a few more weeks left in the campaign! You can Raise You Hand for Nebraska by visiting https://4-h.org/Raise-Your-Hand/

Nebraska needs a big win now more than ever. That’s why we’re excited to announce that 100% of any

winnings that Nebraska 4-H earns from this year’s Raise Your Hand campaign will be used to support 4-H

flood and disaster recovery efforts here in our state! Winnings will be put towards the new 4-H’ers

Helping 4-H’ers program. This program is designed to help 4-H’ers following a major disaster, such as flood,

tornado, loss of home due to fire, or serious illness.

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2019 Online Horticulture Judging Contest

Do you know what it takes to pick the best fruit and vegetables out at the grocery store? Or do you know what judges are looking for when they judge your plants at the county fair? Have you ever wondered, what plant is that!?! We are excited to offer the opportunity to learn these and other important horticulture skills through the Online Horticulture Contest. The contest will be available June 7-17, 2019 at: https://go.unl.edu/hortcontest. Horticulture judging contest consists of three parts. The first is identification of plant material. Participants identify the plants by common name from a plant list. Specimens may be alive or preserved plant parts like stems, twigs, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, roots, bulbs, tubers, or plant products. The second is a knowledge portion, usually in the form of a true/false or multiple choice quiz. Questions will test the contestant's knowledge of cultural practices for horticultural crops, plant science, pesticides, horticultural careers and other topics related to the production, processing and consumption of horticultural crops. The last portion is judging or placings. This is where four different plants, plates of vegetables, or containers flowers are ranked from best to worst based on a set of criteria. Classes are judged on the basis of condition, quality, uniformity, true-to-type, and size.

2019 State Fair 4-H Culinary Challenge!

The Culinary Challenge Contest is just the place for young teams of youth to demonstrate healthy decision making through nutrition, menu planning, food preparation and food safety, as well as learning about Nebraska commodities!

Youth ages 10 - 18 are eligible to participate. The 4-H'er must be enrolled in a Foods and Nutrition project and compete in teams of two. 4-H'ers are challenged on the theme, table setting, menu, use of the 2019 Challenge Ingredient of DAIRY FOODS, the interview with the judge, and use of technology during the tableside presentation. The team will prepare one food item off the menu to present to the judge.

More information regarding proper table setting guidelines, recipe development resources, and food safety guidelines are also available through the website at http://food.unl.edu/youth/projects.

The purpose of the 4-H Culinary Challenge is to: Demonstrate Healthy Decision Making - Through Nutrition, Menu Planning, Food Prep, And Food Safety Apply Healthy Living Knowledge And Skills Showcase Skills Highlight Knowledge By Utilizing Technology Use your imagination to create the perfect 4-H Culinary Challenge!

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Quality Assurance Training Required for All Animal Exhibitors Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Training is required for all 4-H members showing RABBITS, POULTRY, BEEF, GOATS, SWINE OR SHEEP at County or State Fair. Members have three options for receiving training.

ON-LINE TRAINING: Call 308-632-1480 or stop into the Extension Office to receive a $12 coupon code for the on-line training fee. ONLINE: YQCA Log In Instructions:

Go to https://yqca.learngrow.io from your computer browser and select Sign In/Register Tab

Sign in and register using the 4-H Online box

Select the name of your organization from the pick list Nebraska 4-H Youth Development

Use your 4-H Online user name and password to start the process

Select the member name taking the course

Select the age of the member in the appropriate box

When the age is selected the appropriate courses will be selected

Select online choice (Instructor led class will be developed by your local instructor)

Select payment method credit card or if you have received a coupon code from your Extension Office you will enter it at this time to purchase the courses

After completing the three courses be sure to save and print out a completion certificate and take it to your Extension Office

For swine exhibitors the number on your completion certificate will be used as the number that will be asked for by swine buyers

If you encounter problems you can contact help@yqca.org

Course instructions can be found at this website: http://4h.unl.edu/qualityassurance.

INSTRUCTOR LED TRAINING: Attend a YQCA County 4-H training.

If you missed the April 27, 2019 in-person YQCA training held at the Panhandle Research & Extension

Center, Don't Fret! We will have more in-person trainings. Dates will be announced soon.

Contact the 4-H Office at 308-632-1480 for a $3.00 coupon before registering at https://yqca.learngrow.io for

the in-person training. You must pre-register!

TESTING OUT: Test-out options are only available to youth in the first year of Intermediate (age 12) and

Senior (age 15) age levels. There is no test-out option for Juniors. If passed, youth will not be required to

complete the annual training requirements for the remainder of their current age level (Intermediates: 12-14;

Seniors: 15-18). Each test consists of 50 randomly selected questions and has a pass rate of 80% or better

for certification.

Participants will have only one chance to take the test-out option. If youth fail, they will not be provided

another opportunity to test out of that age level. Participants who do not pass will be prompted to take the

instructor-led training or web-based training annually.

If the youth passes, payment for the completed test-out course will be required after the completion of the

test. No payment is required to attempt the test. Test-out costs are:

Intermediate: $36 ($12 x 3 years of certification)

Senior: $48 ($12 x 4 years of certification).

On-line testing information is available at https://4h.unl.edu/yqca.

Members must be Quality Assurance certified by June 15 to be eligible to compete at the County Fair.

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Fair Update:

Scotts Bluff County Fair Clothing Styling & Construction Judging is being held July 20.

The Scotts Bluff County Fair will be held July 27-August 4.

New/Changed Classes for 2019

Check the December 2018 Newsletter for livestock approved changes. Check the February 2019 Newsletter for photography changes.

Change in the Livestock Rules: All livestock exhibits must be pre-entered at the Extension Office on or before July 1. No ear tag numbers on exhibited market animals will be required until weigh-in time. Entry fees are $10.00 per head for market beef, $7.00 per head for market swine, market sheep, meat/dairy goats and fiber animals, $2.00 per animal for poultry and rabbits. These fees are non-refundable and are for animals Decorated Cookie Jar Auction 1. Exhibitor must carry and exhibit a static exhibit in addition to this project. 2. Each exhibitor will begin with a wide-mouth 1-gallon glass jar (commonly known as a pickle jar.) If you have any questions if your jar is an approved jar, please contact the Extension Office. Decoration will be up to the creativity of the exhibitor as long as the glass jar is used in some manner (does not have to be visible but must be functional to store cookies). Must be able to open lid of jar to access cookies. 3. Clearly attach a label to your jar with the kind of cookies you are entering (example: Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, Sugar, etc.) 4. Jars will be entered and judged on Static Entry Day. Enter the jar along with a sample of one of each of the cookies you will put in your auction jar on a paper plate and sealed in a plastic bag. Entries that do not include both the cookie jar and a sample of each of the cookies are incomplete project and will not be judged and will not be eligible to sell in the auction. At the time the project is judged on entry day, each exhibitor will be issued a container for the cookies to bring on Thursday prior to the auction. At the auction, buyers will receive your cookie jar and our container filled with one dozen of your cookies. Cookies will not be placed in the jars. 5. Jars will be on display in the static building until the auction on Thursday. Judging will include appearance and creativity of the jar. Score sheets are available at the Extension Office. Jars count 50% and cookies 50% of the score. 6. Exhibitor must personally present their jar during the auction on Thursday afternoon. Exhibitors must be able to carry their jar around the ring in Sandford Hall unassisted. If it is too big or heavy to carry yourself, you will not be able to sell it. Exhibitor will be required to wear dark jeans, white shirt, and closed toe shoes. 7. Thank you notes will be provided at auction. Reminder: All 4-H projects must comply with copyright laws. You cannot reproduce a copyrighted figure. This practice is against the law. If you purchase a copyrighted item to use such as a stuffed Cookie Monster, Sponge Bob printed fabric, Disney decals, etc. that is okay. Someone has paid for the copyright to that item. You cannot copy, paint, download from the internet, etc. any copyrighted items that you do not purchase. Any cookie jar that violates the copyright law will be disqualified and will not be allowed to sell. If you have any questions on your design, contact the Extension Office. Class 1 Senior Cookie Jar – 12 years of age or older. One-gallon jar and not less than 4 kinds of homemade cookies. Class 2 Junior Cookie Jar – 11 years of age or younger. One-gallon jar and not less than 2 kinds of homemade cookies.

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2019 4-H Calendar

MAY

01 – New Enrollment Deadline

01 – Enrollment Fee/Project Drop-Add Deadline

05 – Market Swine, Sheep, Goat Tag in, 3-5pm,

Fairgrounds

06 – Small Bore Pistol Fair Competition, 6:00pm

Sure Shot Indoor Range

10 – District/State Horse Entries Due

10 – Horse Level Testing Deadline for District/State

contests

16 – Market Sheep, Swine, Goat Tag in, 6-8pm,

Fairgrounds

27 – Memorial Day Office Closed

JUNE

01 – Animal Id Sheets Due

03 – 4-H Council, 6pm PREC

06-08 – Ft Robinson Horse Camp

08 – Progress Show, Mitchell Fairgrounds

13 – District Horse Show, Ogallala

15 – Last Day for Quality Assurance Training

17-18 – PASE/Life Challenge, Lincoln

18-19 – Tractor Safety Training, Legacy of the

Plains

22-23 – Progress Show, Mitchell Fairgrounds

JULY

01 – Pre-Fair Entry Forms Due

04 – Independence Day, Office Closed

14-48 – State Horse Show, Grand Island

TBA – Fair Livestock Exhibitor Meeting/Cleanup,

Fairgrounds

20 – County Fair Clothing/Table Setting

22 – 4-H Council, 6pm

July 27-August 4 – Scotts Bluff County Fair

OCTOBER

TBA – Record Books Due

TBA – Council and Award Nominations Due

TBA – Record Book Judging

TBA – 4-H Achievement Event

NOVEMBER

– Pick up Premium Money

25 – 4-H Council, 6pm

28 – Thanksgiving Day-Office Closed

29 – Office Closed

DECEMBER

23-Jan 1 – Holiday Closedown-Office closed

PREC = Panhandle Research & Extension Center

Scotts Bluff County 4-H 4502 Avenue I Scottsbluff, NE 69361 Phone: 308-632-1480 Fax: 308-632-1481 Office Hours: M-F, 8am-5pm https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/scottsbluff-morrill/

4-H Council Members for 2019

President Paul Callenius Vice-President Lucienne Keller Secretary Tanya Lake Treasurer Julie Lane Youth Rep Autumn Pittman Youth Rep Justin Keller

Nebraska Extension in Scotts Bluff County

Extension Educators: Jackie Guzman, Gary Stone

4-H Extension Assistant: Jana Schwartz,

jschwartz2@unl.edu

4-H Mentoring/TEAMS Coordinator: Leo Sierra

Office Manager: Stacy Brown

Secretary/Receptionist: Jeanne Yeoman