2018 Challenge: Code Your World. National 4-H Week is October 7-13

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1 Nebraska Extension in Dixon County Road Concord, NE Fax: October 2018 National 4-H Week is October 7-13 National 4-H Week provides a great opportunity to put 4-H in the spotlight! Clubs or individuals may wish to organize a 4-H promotional campaign. Some ideas include: a library or store window display about 4-H; a 4-H poster contest; a radio interview; school programs to tell about 4-H and how students can join; articles for the newspaper; ask a friend to a 4-H meeting or event...or anything else that positively promotes 4-H! Celebration ideas include: talk to a school class abut 4-H; put up a poster or display telling about 4-H and how to join; wear 4-H t-shirts, or emblems one day to school! 4-H Club of the Month 2018 Challenge: Code Your World This year, Nebraska 4-H will celebrate NYSD with a statewide virtual event on Tuesday, October 16. Local youth programs are welcome to register as a participant in Nebraska 4-H's NYSD event. Other local events will be happening throughout the month. This year's challenge, sponsored by 4-H and Google, is Code Your World which invites kids to get involved in computer science through hands-on doing. Code Your World is a four-part computer science (CS) challenge that teaches youth to apply CS to the world around them through hands-on activities. Congratulation!! The Nebraska 4-H Foundation and Nebraska 4- H Ambassadors have joined together to start a program which recognizes 4-H clubs throughout the state of Nebraska. Any 4-H club may nominate themselves to be the Club of the Month. Nominations are due the second Friday of the month before the club can be chosen Club of the Month. The club who is chosen to be Club of the Month will receive a $50 cash card from the Nebraska 4-H Foundation and their story will be showcased on the Nebraska 4-H Foundation s Facebook, Twitter, and website along with the State 4-H website and Facebook and in their local newspaper. Please nomination forms to ne4hclubofthemonth@gmail.com Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United Sates Department of Agriculture. Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture. At the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island that ran from August 25 to September 4 there were a number of Dixon County 4-Hers who had exhibits there and also showed livestock at the fair. Sarah Beach Waterbury Science - 4H Design Decision - Accessory- Recycled/Upcycled Item for the home Red Ribbon for 4H Communications & Expressive Arts - 4H Photography Unit II - Lighting Display or Exhibit Print Aaron Bloom Laurel Education - 4H Cooking Loaf Quick Bread Alyssa Boese Dixon Blue Ribbon for 4H Healthy Lifestyle Education - 4H Cooking Specialty Bread - White Potatoes

2 - Butternut Squash Education - 4H Cooking Specialty Pastry - Marigold - Sedum Purple Ribbon for 4H Plants - 4H Horticulture - Salad Tomatoes Rainbow Recognition for 4H Plants - 4H Floriculture - Zinnia Red Ribbon for 4H Plants - 4H Horticulture - Jalapeno Peppers White Ribbon for 4H Plants - 4H Floriculture - Any other annual or biennial Dillon Borg Concord - Market Heifers Blue Ribbon for 4H Premier Exhibitor Contest - Classes - Senior Beef Showmanship Rainbow Recognition for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Woodworking - Woodworking Article - Finishing Up Red Ribbon for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Woodworking - Woodworking Article - Nailing it Together Madison Borg Concord Education - 4H Cooking Coffee Cake - Chrysanthemum Red Ribbon for 4H Healthy Lifestyle Education - 4H Food Preservation - 1 Jar Tomato Exhibit - Unit 3 Trevin Boysen Laurel Red Ribbon for 4H Healthy Lifestyle Education - 4H Cooking Specialty Rolls Jayden Campbell Belden Green Ribbon for 4H Consumer & Family Science - 4H Shopping in Style - Best Buy for Your Buck Ages Science - 4H Fashion Show - Shopping In Style Purchased Outfit and Written Report Red Ribbon for 4H Consumer & Family Science - 4H Human Development - Babysitting Kit Keiziah Connell Waterbury - 4H STEAM Clothing: Beyond The Needle - Embellished Garment with Original Design 4H Robotics - Robotics Video White Ribbon for 4H Plants - 4H Floriculture - Coneflower Tristan Connell Waterbury White Ribbon for 4H Plants - 4H Horticulture - Green Summer Squash Ashten Finseth Ponca Blue Ribbon for 4H Environmental & Earth Sciences - 4H Wildlife Habitat - Houses Blue Ribbon for 4H Environmental & Earth Sciences - 4H Wildlife Habitat - Wildlife Habitat Design Megan Forsberg Laurel Blue Ribbon for 4H Healthy Lifestyle Education - 4H General Foods - Cooking Basics Recipie File Joseph Grone Dixon Red Ribbon for 4H Plants - 4H Horticulture - Jalapeno Peppers Tanner Hansen Laurel Blue Ribbon for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Aerospace - Rocket - Skill Level 2 Purple Ribbon for 4H Beef - 4H Beef: Commercial Breeding Beef - Commercial Breeding Heifer

3 Grace L Hansen Waterbury Red Ribbon for 4H Environmental & Earth Sciences - 4H Entomology - Entomology Display - Second Year Olivia Hanson Concord - 4H Design Decision - Bedcover Jersey Jansen Coleridge Purple Ribbon for 4H Beef - 4H Beef: Commercial Breeding Beef - Commercial Breeding Heifer Alexander Kneifl Ponca Green Ribbon for 4H Communications & Expressive Arts - 4H Communications & Expressive Arts Special Awards - Photography Selected for CASNR and Extension Dean's Office Purple Ribbon for 4H Communications & - Breaking the Rules Exhibit Print Science - 4H STEAM Clothing: Beyond The Needle - Embellished Garment with Original Design Purple Ribbon for 4H Communications & - Photography Portfolio Science - 4H Quilt Quest - Level III Quilted Exhibit-Large Carlie Kvols Laurel Science - 4H Quilt Quest - Level 1 Quilted Exhibit-Small Purple Ribbon for 4H Citizenship & Civic Education - 4H Heritage - Level I : Beginning - Other Exhibits - Depicting heritage of member's family or community Purple Ribbon for 4H Citizenship & Civic Education - 4H Heritage - Level I : Beginning - Family Genealogy/History Notebook Steven Lieber Jackson Blue Ribbon for 4H Beef - 4H Beef: Charolais Breeding Beef - Charolais Yearling Heifers Calved January/February 2017 Classes - Senior Beef Showmanship Caleb Lipp Laurel Blue Ribbon for 4H Communications & Expressive Arts - 4H Photography Unit II - Smart Phone Candid Capture Display or Exhibit Print Education - 4H Cooking Candy Elizabeth Lipp Laurel Blue Ribbon for 4H Communications & - Advanced Lighting Exhibit Print Education - 4H Cooking Foam Cake Science - 4H STEAM Clothing 3- A Stitch Further - Dress or Formal Abigail Lipp Laurel Education - 4H Cooking Baking with Whole Grain Education - 4H Food Preservation - 1 Jar Pickled Exhibit - Unit 3 Rebeka Lipp Laurel Education - 4H Cooking Family Food Tradition Kaleigh Mattes Wakefield - 4H Quilt Quest - Level 1 Quilted Exhibit- Medium Carin Mellick Waterbury Purple Ribbon for 4H Environmental & Earth Sciences - 4H Conservation & Wildlife - Mammal Display Science - 4H Design Decision - Community Service Activity

4 Blue Ribbon for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Veterinary Science - Veterinary Science Small Animal or Pet Display Brandon Mellick Waterbury Rainbow Recognition for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Aerospace - Rocket-Skill Level 4 Isabella Mellick Waterbury Red Ribbon for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Aerospace - Rocket - Skill Level 3 Mary Niemeier South Sioux City Education - 4H Food Preservation - 1 Jar Jelled Exhibit - Unit 3 Lilly Pehrson Laurel Blue Ribbon for 4H Poultry - 4H Poultry - Rose Comb Clean Legged - 4H Quilt Quest - Barn Quilt Created Less than 4x4 Purple Ribbon for 4H Beef - 4H Beef: Red Angus Breeding Beef - Red Angus Yearling Heifers Calved March/April 2017 Purple Ribbon for 4H Poultry - 4H Poultry - Feather Legged Class Purple Ribbon for 4H Poultry - 4H Poultry - Rose Comb Clean Legged Red Ribbon for 4H Premier Exhibitor Contest - Red Ribbon for 4H Poultry - 4H Poultry: General Classes - Intermediate Poultry Showmanship Samantha Pehrson Laurel Blue Ribbon for 4H Sheep - 4H Sheep: Market Sheep - Crossbred Market Lambs Blue Ribbon for 4H Beef - 4H Beef: Red Angus Breeding Beef - Red Angus Yearling Heifers Calved March/April 2017 Blue Ribbon for 4H Sheep - 4H Sheep: General Classes - Intermediate Sheep Showmanship Red Ribbon for 4H Premier Exhibitor Contest - Katelyn Pehrson Laurel Blue Ribbon for 4H Sheep - 4H Sheep: Market Sheep - Crossbred Market Lambs Blue Ribbon for 4H Premier Exhibitor Contest - Classes - Senior Beef Showmanship - 4H Quilt Quest - Barn Quilt Created Larger than 4x4-4H STEAM Clothing 2- Simply Sewing - Dress Blue Ribbon for 4H Sheep - 4H Sheep: General Classes - Senior Sheep Showmanship Purple Ribbon for 4H Beef - 4H Beef: Market Beef Joseph Roeber Wakefield Blue Ribbon for 4H Science & Technology - 4H Woodworking - Woodworking Article - Nailing it Together Dawson Samuelson Wakefield Blue Ribbon for 4H Citizenship & Civic Education - 4H Heritage - Level II : Advanced - Special Events Scrapbook Addy Stanwick Jackson 4H Veterinary Science - Veterinary Science Large Animal Display 4H Robotics - Robotics Video Gunner Stanwick Jackson 4H Robotics - Robotics Video Cassidy Thomas Wakefield Blue Ribbon for 4H Communications & - Challenging Exhibit Print Megan Walsh Wakefield - 4H Human Development - Science - Foliage Potted Plant Isaac Walsh Wakefield - Salad Tomatoes

5 Hailey Walsh Wakefield - Salad Tomatoes Emma Webb Jackson Science - 4H Sketchbook Crossroads - Original Pencil or Chalk Drawing There are still projects to be picked up please do so as soon as you can. NEBRASKA 4-H FED STEER CHALLENGE This is a new project for 4-H members 14 years of age and older (as of 12/31/2018). The goal is for youth to increase their knowledge of the beef industry through a more realistic production and carcass-based project. Participants will participate in monthly educational programs, keep detailed records, and select and purchase a calf from pre-selected commercial feeder calves in January. Calves will be exhibited in a special class at the Nebraska State Fair. Online applications for the project are due October 15. More information and application form is available at STATE 4-H CAMP TRAIL RIDE Support the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey, while you enjoy a guided trail ride October 5-7 in Nebraska National Forest near Halsey. Enjoy the beautiful scenery while riding trails, delicious meals, family activities, and great entertainment. All proceeds will support the Nebraska State 4-H Camp. Registration fee is $65 and due September 28. Registration fee is $75 if postmarked after that date. For more information, visit the website at Companion Animals The 4-H Online Cat Club meets the second Thursday of every month. The next meeting is October 11, 6:00 p.m. Any 4-H member may join the meetings from home to watch and participate in the session. Go to Martha and Don Romeo Scholarship The Martha and Don Romeo Scholarship form by the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers. Is available on the Dixon.unl.edu website. Please note that the scholarship forms are due to the Extension Offices by December 1 st. Horse Equine webinars are scheduled for the second Monday of every month. The next webinar is October 8, 6:00 p.m. and will also be recorded. Go to to register or view recorded webinars. September s webinar covered horse bits. Shooting Sports October 19-Leader Certification Add-One Workshop, Adams County Fairgrounds, Hastings. Reg. Due October 10 October Leader Certification Workshop (Rifle, Archery, Shotgun), Adams County Fairgrounds, Hastings. Reg. Due October 10 October Leader Certification Workshop (Shotgun), Ashland Gun Club, Ashland. Reg. Due October 17 Nebraska 4-H Opportunity for Farm Credit Services of America Grants Here is an excellent grant opportunity from one of our partners! The application process is quick and simple. The current deadline for the $2,000 grants is September 30, Through our Working Here Fund, nonprofit organizations in Nebraska can apply online for community involvement grants. We award grants for options of up to $2,000 each for projects and organizations that make a positive, long-term impact in the areas of: Agriculture Education Young and Beginning Producers Hunger and Nutrition

6 Grant recipients have included the following organizations and project types: FFA chapters Hunger relief programs 4-H groups Ag in the Classroom Food-to-Fork programs Women in agriculture and agriculture education curriculums Community gardens and greenhouses Ag literacy programs for children Food bank and food pantries Fairground upgrades Backpack hunger relief programs Fire department grain bin rescue equipment Disaster relief efforts Applications for the current grant period (up to $2,000 option) can be completed online through UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER Sept. 29 Oct.5-7 Jan, 27, 2019 Record book list from leaders Due in office, Diamond Clover Forms, Portfolios for county awards Due in office. 4-H Benefit Trail Ride- Halsey Achievement Celebration Siouxland Y 6:00 8:30 pm 2019 Dixon County Fair Dates July 31, 2019 Entry Day August 1-4, 2019 Fair Sarah Roberts Extension Educators Angela Abts