Bow Knot 4-H Newsletter 431 So. 10 th Avenue Broken Bow, NE 68822 (308) 872-6831 www.custer.unl.edu MAY 1 1 11 11 15 20 21 23 24 26 28 30 Camp Counselor Applications Due 4-H T-Shirt Orders due 4-H Horse ID s due in Extension Office State and District 4-H Horse Show Entries due in Extension Office 2020 CWF Payment Due 6th Annual Custer County Challenge Beef Progress Show, Fairgrounds in Broken Bow 4-H Council Meeting, 4-H Building, 7:30 p.m.- PENDING NCTA Livestock Judging Camp, Curtis Animal Science Youth Field Day, Curtis Applications due for Nebraska Youth Range Camp Office closed for Memorial Day Animal Quality Assurance Training, Broken Bow City Auditorium, 6:15 p.m. JUNE 2-3 Nebraska State 4-H Outdoor Archery Tournament, Alda 4-18 2018 CWF Conference 5 4-H Sheep Weigh-In and Identification Day, Fairgrounds, Broken Bow, 5:30-7:00 p.m. 7 Registrations for 4-H Presentation Contest due in Extension Office 10-15 Big Red Summer Camps 11-15 Nebraska Youth Range Camp, State 4-H Camp, Halsey 13 District 4-H Horse Show, Ord 14 4-H Presentation Contest, 4-H Building, 9:30 a.m. 15 Online Nominations Due for Market & Breeding Animals for State Fair and Aksarben 15 State Fair & Aksarben DNA Samples due for Market Swine, Market Lambs, Meat Goat, & Feeder Calf 15 4-H Livestock ID's due in Extension Office from Leaders 22 District 4-H Horse Show, Curtis 22 4-H Market Beef Carcass nominations due in Extension Office 23 Summer 4-H Horse Show, Broken Bow 24-29 2018 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships, Grand Island, NE 25-26 P.A.S.E. Animal Science Judging Contest, UNL, Lincoln 25-26 Life Challenge Event, UNL Campus, Lincoln 29 COUNTY FAIR ENTRY FORMS DUE IN Extension Office by 5:00 p.m. 30 Summer 4-H Horse Show, Callaway UPCOMING EVENTS JULY 4 8 12 15 2018 Office closed for Independence Day Broiler Orders/Entries due at Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Modeling Workshop, Evangelical Free Church, Broken Bow, 1:00-3:00 p.m. 2020 CWF Payment Due 15-19 State 4-H Horse Show, Fonner Park, Grand Island 16 4-H Council Meeting, 4-H Building, 7:30 p.m. 16 Modeling narratives due in Extension Office 17 CWF Concession Stand Work Night & Information Meeting, Fairgrounds, 6:00 p.m. 18 On-site interviews for Homes For Wildlife 4-H Wildlife Habitat Exhibits 19 Clothing Construction and Fashion Show Judging, Evangelical Free Church, Broken Bow 19 4-H Public Fashion Show, Evangelical Free Church, Broken Bow, 7:00 p.m. 22 Custer County 4-H 3D Archery Match, Litchfield 25 4-H Entry Day for all exhibits except food, clothing, horticulture, and livestock 27 4-H Dog Show, Fairgrounds 27-28 4-H Firearms Shooting Matches, Fairgrounds 27-Aug. 2 Custer County Fair 28 Foods & Garden/Horticulture Judging, Fairgrounds * * * * * * CUSTER COUNTY FAIR JULY 27 - AUGUST 2 SUMMER CAMPS Sign up for the summer 4-H camps now! All camps are open to any youth, so invite your friends to go to camp with you. Camp brochures were mailed to 4-H families with the March Bow Knot. Camps are filling up fast, so you need to sign up soon. Contact the Extension Office if you need more registration forms, or look on the web at: http://4h.unl.edu/summer-camp JUNE JAMBOREE It s summertime! Are you looking for some fun and interesting things to do this summer? Join us for June Jamboree...a summertime youth program. Look over the June Jamboree programs listed on the enclosed flyer and send in your registration now! Starting dates, registration fees, and registration deadlines vary. Bring a friend! Youth do not need to be enrolled in 4-H to attend a June Jamboree activity. If you have any questions, call us at 872-6831. We hope to see you this summer! Copyright 2018
May 11 May 11 June 5 LIVESTOCK/HORSE I.D. DEADLINES 4-H Horse ID sheets are due in the Extension Office District and State 4-H Horse Show entries are due in the Extension Office 4-H Sheep Weigh-In & Identification Day, Fairgrounds, 5:30-7:00 p.m. June 15 Deadline for eartagging meat goats, breeding heifers, market swine, stocker-feeders, bucket calves, and submitting ID sheets to the Extension Office. Rabbits, dairy cattle, and dairy goats must also be identified. Identification forms are available at the Extension Office. (Clover Kid bucket calves DO NOT need identification forms or eartags.) ALL ID SHEETS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY YOUR LEADER. NO INDIVIDUAL SHEETS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM ANYONE EXCEPT THE LEADER! * * * * * * * * * * * DNA SAMPLES REQUIRED FOR FEEDER CALVES, SHEEP, SWINE, GOATS AT NEBRASKA STATE FAIR AND AKSARBEN The 2018 Nebraska State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition are requiring, in addition to being identified on a 4-H Identification Form, all feeder calves, market hogs, market lambs, and meat goats must have DNA samples taken to be eligible to show. The cost to exhibitors will be $6.00/head. All DNA samples must be in the Custer County Extension Office by June 15. (Market lamb DNA samples will be collected on June 5 at 4-H Sheep Weigh-In & Identification Day.) Contact the Extension Office for more information. VISIBLE EID EARTAGS REQUIRED FOR MARKET ANIMALS SHOWING AT STATE FAIR AND AKSARBEN Visible EID eartags are required for all market animals and feeder calves showing at the State Fair and/or Aksarben, in addition to being identified on a 4-H Identification Form. These EID eartags are available at the Extension Office and are $2.55 per tag. Contact the Extension Office if you have any questions. Market Swine - Must also have ear notches in both ears OR an EID eartag to be shown at Aksarben. BREEDING ANIMALS SHOWING AT STATE FAIR AND/OR AKSARBEN Breeding Goats & Breeding Sheep - Must be tagged with a scrapie tag. Breeding Heifers - Must have a legible tattoo. A bangs tattoo is not an acceptable form of identification. Registered Breeding Heifers and Breeding Sheep - Exhibitors will be required to submit to the county extension office, via email or hard copy, a photo or digital copy of the breed registration papers by June 15. For those animals who are still pending a registration number, please send in the copy when it is completed with the breed association. Actual registration papers must be in the hands of exhibitors at the County Fair, Nebraska State Fair, and/or Aksarben, if exhibiting in those shows. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MARKET AND BREEDING ANIMALS FOR STATE FAIR AND AKSARBEN If you have intentions of entering market and/or breeding animals at the State Fair and/or Aksarben, you will ALSO need to nominate them online at: www.showstockmgr.com. This is also the site where you will pay for DNA samples that were collected on your animals. Animals will need to be nominated at this site by June 15 in order to be eligible to be entered at the State Fair and/or Aksarben. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office. LIVESTOCK SHOWN AS 4-H OR FFA?? Youth will have until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 10 (State Fair pre-entry deadline) to select whether they are showing their animal in 4-H or FFA. This could mean they show in one organization at the county level and one organization at the State Fair. They cannot switch between State Fair and Aksarben. 4-H MARKET BROILER REQUEST FORM Anyone interested in showing market broilers at Aksarben must have their completed request/entry form to the Extension Office by June 29. Extension staff will need to submit the entries to Aksarben by July 8. Request/entry forms are available at the Extension Office.
CUSTER COUNTY YOUTH ANIMAL QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING Nebraska Extension in Custer County is once again partnering with Adams Land and Cattle to hold an exciting and interactive Youth Quality Assurance Training the evening of Wednesday, May 30. Registration forms are due to the Extension Office by April 27. Registration forms were included with the April Bow Knot newsletter. Schedule of Events for Wednesday, May 30: -Registration begins at 6:15 p.m. at the Broken Bow Municipal Building, 314 So. 10 Avenue. -The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will last approximately 1.5 hours. -Parents may pick up participants at 8:00 p.m. *With the changes in quality assurance going to a national training program called Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) there is a $3 fee/participant for face-to-face trainings. This fee is being paid by Adams Land and Cattle. After the training each participant will be given a coupon with a code that will then need to be entered into the YQCA website. This coupon code will cover the $3 fee. Instructions for entering the required information for YQCA will be given to participants the night of the training along with the coupon code. This training will meet the requirements for Quality Assurance to show animals at the Custer County Fair, Nebraska State Fair, and Aksarben. During the training, youth will move through a series of stations to educate them on animal Quality Assurance. All Custer County youth who need Quality Assurance training are encouraged to attend. Attendees will receive a 2018 Custer County Youth Animal Quality Assurance Training t-shirt. We would like as many 4-H ers as possible to attend this exciting and interactive Quality Assurance training. Any 4-H member (4-H age 8-18) or FFA member who plans to show sheep, beef, swine, dairy, rabbits, poultry, and/or goats at the Custer County Fair, Nebraska State Fair, and/or Aksarben needs to be trained for Quality Assurance. OPTIONS FOR YOUTH UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MAY 30 QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING Ages 12-14: test out of the intermediate level using intermediate level test. Testing will be conducted at the Extension Office. Ages 15-18: test out of the senior level using senior level test. Testing will be conducted at the Extension Office. Club trainings WILL NOT be a training option for 2018. Online Course. The online training course is available at: https://yqca.learngrow.io/account/login and the cost is $12 per person. All training and/or testing must be completed by June 15. SHOWMANSHIP DVD S AVAILABLE A collection of showmanship DVD s are available for check-out at the Extension Office. The titles are: Selecting Your Show Animals - Calves, Pigs, Lambs, and Goats; Preparing Your Show Pigs, Show Pig Nutrition, Show Pig Management; Developing Your Show Gilts; Managing Your Show Lambs; Showing Your Show Goats and Producing Your Show Broilers and Turkeys. These would make a great 4-H club lesson idea! NEBRASKA STATE 4-H OUTDOOR & 3-D ARCHERY TOURNAMENT will be held June 2-3 at the Heartland Public Shooting Park near Alda. More information will be available soon at: http://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports/calendar CUSTER COUNTY 4-H 3-D ARCHERY MATCH will be held on Sunday, July 22 at the Litchfield Archery Range, west of Litchfield, along Hwy 2. Registration information will be included with the June 4-H Bow Knot newsletter to members enrolled in the 4-H archery project and certified 4-H archery leaders. There will be a registration fee that is payable at the time of registration on July 22 at Litchfield.
4-H SHEEP WEIGH-IN & IDENTIFICATION DAY A 4-H Sheep Weigh-In & Identification Day has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 5, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Custer County Fairgrounds in Broken Bow. Each 4-H er must bring their market lambs and breeding ewes to the fairgrounds to be eartagged and identified (much the same as for the 4-H market beef weigh-in). Eartags for sheep (market and breeding) will be $.65 each. All market lambs will be weighed and will be entered in the 4-H Sheep Rate-Of-Gain Contest. 4-H ers should have the following information available or bring 4-H market sheep/4-h breeding sheep identification sheets already filled out with this information: name of 4-H er, age of 4-H er, 4-H club, sex of the animal(s), animals birthdate(s), name/address of breeder. 4-H member(s) and a parent/guardian must sign the identification form(s). Identification forms will be available at the Extension Office or online at: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/custer/livestock-id-forms/. Market sheep and breeding sheep must both be identified at the 4-H Sheep Identification Day. Any sheep not identified at the 4-H Sheep Identification Day on June 5 will be ineligible to be shown. Market lambs which may be shown at State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben must have hair samples pulled for DNA testing. These samples will be collected at the 4-H Sheep Weigh-In & Identification Day. Cost of the DNA sampling is $6.00 per head. Both 4-H exhibitor and parent must be available at the time of the DNA sampling to verify the sample. Any parent(s) and/or exhibitor(s) who will not be available to verify/witness the DNA sampling of their sheep, must sign a Member or Parent Waiver. Waivers are available at the Extension Office or online at: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/custer/livestock-id-forms/. Any market lambs which may be shown at the Nebraska State Fair and/or Aksarben must be eartagged with an EID eartag and a scrapies tag. Cost of the EID eartags will be $2.55 each. A Premises ID must be obtained to correlate with animals with EID eartags, regardless of where the animals will be shown...county Fair, State Fair, Aksarben. If you have a Premises ID from previous years and your animals are still housed in the same location, you will not need to apply for another Premises ID. Your ID will be the same. More information regarding premises ID can be found at: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/custer/livestock-id-forms/ All breeding sheep which may be shown at the Nebraska State Fair and/or Aksarben must be tagged with a scrapie tag. If you would like to be able to enter your market sheep and/or breeding sheep at the State Fair and/or Aksarben, you MUST also complete the online nomination by June 15! The website to nominate your animals and pay for your DNA is: www.showstockmgr.com. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office. COUNTY DESIGNED 4-H T-SHIRTS...USING THE 4-H NAME AND EMBLEM Many 4-H clubs are creating designs for use on 4-H club shirts. These designs usually incorporate the 4-H Name and Emblem. The 4-H Name and Emblem is a highly valued mark within our country s history. Did you know it was granted a very unique and special status; it is in a category similar to the Presidential Seal and the Olympic Emblem? The 4-H Name and Emblem is federally protected by the Secretary of Agriculture. What does that all mean for 4-H clubs? You must have prior approval for any design which you would like to use in print/stitching. This includes articles of clothing as well as handouts and fliers. Enclosed to club organizational leaders is a handout on Using the 4-H Name and Emblem, as well as a Request Form for Approval of Use of the 4-H Name and Emblem. If your 4-H club is thinking of using the 4-H clover and/or name in a design, please complete the form and return to the Extension Office along with a copy of the graphic prior to any ordering or printing. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Colleen at the Extension Office.
2018 4-H Membership Contest Winners Club with the most new members...great Connections 4-H Club Club with the greatest % of new members...dog Gone Fun 4-H Club Each of these 4-H clubs will be receiving $25 from the 4-H Council. 2018 4-H Ad Sales Contest Winner Four Corners 4-H Club Middle Loup 4-H Club 2018 National 4-H Congress Winners Kaitlyn Pflaster - Winner in the Leadership & Citizenship Curriculum Area Karla Nichols - Winner in the Animal Science Curriculum Area Kaitlyn and Karla will be attending the 2018 National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia in November. They won these honors with their 4-H award applications! ANNUAL 4-H GROUP ACCIDENT INSURANCE POLICY Custer County 4-H is covered by an annual 4-H group accident insurance policy. The Annual Group Accident Policy covers individual 4-H clubs, or country wide 4-H programs. The premiums for this insurance comes from the $7.00/ member fee each year. All enrolled 4-H members and leaders are covered under this policy. The policy covers each enrolled member and leader while participating in or attending regularly approved and adult supervised group activities. The policy offers FULL coverage for members and leaders while traveling directly to and from the member s home and the meeting place for the purpose of participating in scheduled group activity. If anyone has an accident claim to make, please contact Colleen at the Extension Office for a Claim Form. We are hoping that we have a safe and accident-free year! This accident insurance policy provides maximum benefits of: $2500.00 medical and hospital expenses resulting from injuries. $5000.00 loss of life. $500.00 dental expense due to injury of sound natural teeth. $10,000.00 loss of any two: arms, legs, feet, or hands or sight of both eyes. $5000.00 loss of any one: arm, leg, foot, or hand. $3000.00 loss of sight of one eye. Special Features of the Policy: Prompt claim service. Covered expenses incurred within 52 weeks from the date of accident. Full coverage - no deductible. Not Covered in the Policy: Eyeglass replacement Denture replacement or repair Suicide Illness Hernia in any form Losses covered under Medicare or Workman s Compensation Insuries sustained while downhill skiing, tobogganing, sledding, and tubing Air travel The following examples are actual claims which have been paid: A 13-year-old 4-H member was watering his calf while at the local 4-H fairgrounds when the animal knocked him against a concrete barrier. He required treatment in the emergency room for a broken wrist. AIL paid the policy maximum for medical expenses related to the injury. A group of 4-H horse club members were practicing in the arena after a county show. One rider lost his seating and fell off. The 14-year-old was in extreme pain, so he was transported to the hospital by ambulance. X-rays found he had suffered a broken collarbone. Maximum benefits were paid under the 4-H club policy, which paid for the ambulance charge and contributed to the emergency room, hospital, and physician charges.
MODELING WORKSHOP - THURSDAY, JULY 12 Who: All 4-H ers are welcome! (Even if you are not taking a clothing project this year, you might in the future, so feel free to come) What: Come learn how to write narratives for the fashion show, model your garments to reflect the words of your narrative, and choose accessories for your outfit! Also learn how to submit your narratives on the new online form for 2018! When: Thursday, July 12, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Where: Evangelical Free Church - Broken Bow, Nebraska Registration Deadline: None Instructors: Colleen Peterson, 4-H Aide; Audrey Foster, Summer 4-H Staff Registration Fee: FREE! 4-H DESIGN CAMP - JUNE 14 AND 15, HALSEY A new challenge to 4-H ers creativity will take place this summer at the 2018 4-H Design Camp, June 14 and 15 at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp at Halsey. Youth will get the opportunity to create your own original design on a yard of fabric, then specifically design fabric for a garment. Participants will also design a t-shirt learning about Sun Painting and develop their very own Design Portfolio while learning the science behind sewing. 4-H ers must be enrolled in STEAM Clothing 2 - Simply Sewing or STEAM Clothing 3 - A Stitch Further and be 10 years of age or older to participate in the camp. Participants must bring a sewing machine and basic sewing tools. If you need a sewing machine to use, please contact Sue Pearman at spearman2@unl.edu. Bring a simple pattern of your choice and size. The fashionistas will also have the opportunity to enjoy the 4-H camp experience by tubing down the river, zipping down the zipline, and spending a night at the camp. Cost is $125 per 4-H er, which covers all fabric, paint, t-shirt, and all camp costs. The camp will begin Thursday, June 14 at 9:00 a.m. CDT and conclude on Friday, June 15 at 4:00 p.m. with a runway style show with everyone modeling their original creation. Registrations are due June 5, but if you are interested, please don t wait to register. This camp is limited to 20 participants. Contact the Central Sandhills Area Extension Office for registration forms and more information at 1-308-645-2267, or Sue Pearman at spearman2@unl.edu. DIAMOND CLOVER PROGRAM The 4-H Diamond Clover Recognition Program is designed to complement our dynamic 4-H tradition. This non-competitive program recognizes the accomplishments of 4-H members from 8-19 years of age. Through the Diamond Clover Program, Nebraska 4-H recognizes young people for their accomplishments and life skill development. It offers the opportunity for youth to practice the life skills they are learning and be rewarded for their work. The Nebraska 4-H Diamond Clover Recognition Program is designed to assist all 4-H members in their 4-H journey to becoming capable, contributing, and competent adults. The Diamond Clover Program was introduced in 2008. Enclosed to organizational leaders is an overview of the program. All Diamond Clover member reports are due in the Extension Office on or before 5:00 p.m. on October 1. Please do not include Diamond Clover reports with record books. For more information, contact the Extension Office. The 55th Annual Nebraska Range Youth Camp will be held at the State 4-H Camp in Halsey on June 11-15. The purpose of this camp is to provide education in rangelands and practical range management. The program emphasizes plant-soil-animal relationships, range livestock management, ranching, economics, and wildlife habitat management. The camp is open to all interested young men and women between the ages of 14 and 18. Online application deadline is May 26. More information and application forms are available at: http://www.nesrm.org/youthrangecamp.html
CHANGES IN THE 4-H VOLUNTEER SCREENING PROCESS Effective immediately, there are changes in the 4-H Volunteer Screening process. Up until now, the screening has been completed by the volunteers completing a paper form and mailing to the State 4-H Office. Now, the process will all be completed online. Volunteers will be asked to renew their screening every 5 years. The cost of the screening for 2018 is $2.50/person. However, the cost for screenings in 2018 will be paid by the State 4-H Office. Future payment options will be discussed by Nebraska 4-H/Extension Staff for 2019. If volunteers are asked to pay the $2.50 at the time of submitting the online screening in the future, it figures only 50 per year per volunteer since they are only screened every 5 years. Benefits of on-line screening: Ensures clear and accurate requests completed by volunteer. Eliminates the return of requests if information is not complete or illegible. The portal will require information be placed in data fields before requests are submitted. Eliminates the need for the 4-H organization to view personal information in the verification identities. No one will see volunteer s social security number and it will not be stored anywhere. Allow online identity verification. A person s identity can be easily and quickly verified online. As an alternative to the portal, verification can be done through a notary and the request sent through the US. Postal Service (but this method is not recommended). Using the Nebraska Central Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry will make the process of asking for, receiving, and reviewing information easier, more convenient and timelier for 4-H. (Up to 3 weeks faster.) We don t have a choice. Directions to Complete Volunteer Screening: Contact the Extension Office if you are a new leader and/or have not been screened in the past 4 years. You will need to provide an email address. Extension staff will submit a request for volunteers to be screened to the State 4-H Office. Volunteers will then receive an email invitation from DHHS.CFSCR@Nebraska.gov. Click on the URL in the email to complete the registration process. You will be redirected to the screening application. Fill in your email address under Applicant s Email Address. Create a four digit PIN and enter under PIN. Click next. (remember this PIN). Enter your First, Middle, and Last Name. Enter Date of Birth. Click check mark in bottom left corner of box. Enter your Social Security Number. Enter your current address. Enter your phone number. (dashes not parentheses) Add other names you may have used (maiden, former married name, or nickname) or check the no other names box. Add names and birthdate of children or check the no children box. List all previous address and cities at which you have resided or check the no other addresses box. Check the Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry (CAN Registry) and the Nebraska Adult Protective Services Registry (APS Registry). Click Submit. You will receive an email from DHHS Central Registry when your Central Registry Check has been processed. This may take up to one week. To access information regarding your Central Registry check, you must enter the Request Number and PIN you created and on the portal website. Click on Response Letter and print for your records. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Extension Office.
FOCUS ON CHARACTER...RESPONSIBILITY! What is responsibility? Webster s dictionary defines responsibility as the quality or state of being responsible as a) moral, legal, or mental accountability, b) reliability, trustworthiness; something for which one is responsible. Responsibility is the state of being reliable and the state of being accountable. Responsibility is to do what you are supposed to do, think before you act...consider the consequences, and be accountable for your choices. 4-H members/families and 4-H leaders all have responsibilities in the 4-H program. 4-H members and families are responsible for attending club meetings; meeting club/county deadlines; completing 4-H ONLINE enrollments, contest entry forms, county fair entry forms, record books, and making sure they are given to your club organizational leader in ample time to be turned in to the Extension Office. 4-H leaders are responsible for holding 4-H club meetings (informing members of meetings scheduled and planning an agenda for the meeting) and meeting county deadlines (for example, enrollment deadline, contest entry forms, county fair entry form deadline, record book deadline, and deadline for livestock ID s). Each of us is responsible for the choices we make. And for every choice we make, there is usually a consequence. Consequences will be positive or negative, based on the choice which was made. Though others may influence us, we must take responsibility for our actions. Who we are today, is the result of choices we made yesterday. Tomorrow we will become what we choose today. To be responsible means to do your duty, to be accountable for your choices and their consequences, to pursue excellence, and to use self-control. Watch for the June Bow Knot. It will contain County Fair Entry Forms and important fair information. Enclosures To Everyone- June Jamboree Information To Organizational Leaders - Nebraska 4-H Diamond Clover Overview Using the 4-H Name and Emblem Request For Approval of Use of 4-H Name and Emblem Troy M. Walz Extension Educator twalz1@unl.edu Colleen Peterson 4-H Aide cpeterson2@unl.edu