Boyd County 4-H Newsletter

Summer is Around the Corner...

J U N E 2 0 1 4

Mark Your Calendars for the Upcoming 2014 Dates:

http://holt-boyd.unl.edu/ http://www.facebook.com/holtboyd.extension http://twitter.com/#!/holtboyd

TABL E O F

CON TEN TS :

Summer Events 1

Idea of Month 2

Pre-Fair Info 2

Tractor Driving

Contest

2

Small Animal

Shows

2

Pre-Fair Day 3

Fashion Show,

Table Setting

Contest and Music

Contest

3

Entomology Pinning

Open Session

3

Other Forms 4

Clover Kid

Resources

4

Preserving

Heirlooms

4

Livestock

Opportunities

5

Livestock ID Forms 5

Online

Horticulture

5

Career Portfolio 5

Early Entries 5

Shooting Sports 6

Spotlight on 4-H 6

Calendar 6

2014 Summer Workshops

Registrations have closed but please check the 2014 Holt/Boyd Summer

Workshop Flyer for more information on what you need to bring to the

workshops that you are registered for. If you have questions, please let us

Quality Assurance Training

ALL exhibitors in beef, dairy cattle, dairy and meat goats, poultry, rabbits,

sheep and swine must have received Livestock Quality Assurance training or

testing through a UNL Extension program. If you missed a Quality Assurance

Training, call the office for more information - Gary is setting up another

session (date not set as of this newsletter) OR there is an online option.

Team Table Setting Food Event - New for 2014 - Similar to our County Only Table Setting Contest EXCEPT you can only have a team exhibit; a challenge ingredient that will change yearly; and a presentation that involves technology. Also the table is set for 2 or 3 place settings. This will be a county contest for any 4-H member age 8 (4-H age). The county contest AND the team contest will be held along with the Public Fashion Show. The top 4 teams are eligible to participate in the state contest. Only those 4-H members over age 10 (prior to Jan. 1) are eligible for the state contest.

Team Table Setting Food Event - County and State Fair Team Table Setting Scoresheet

P O B O X 1 0 8

4 0 1 T H A Y E R S T R E E T

B U T T E , N E 6 8 7 2 2

P H O N E : 4 0 2 - 7 7 5 - 2 4 9 1

F A X : 4 0 2 - 7 7 5 - 2 4 9 1

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B O Y D C O U N T Y 4 - H N E W S L E T T E R

Idea of the Month:

tofw.com

Portable Golf Course

Pre-Fair Day Information And Forms

Swan Tires

SMALL ANIMAL SHOWS

The Dog Show (Showmanship and Obedience) will begin at 4:30 p.m. on July 8, 2014at

the Boyd County Fairgrounds in Spencer. The Potluck Picnic will begin at 6:30 p.m. in

the Kitchen Building. Each family is to bring meat dishes, salads, buns, desserts, drinks

and table service. The Small Animal Show will begin at 7:00 p.m. with the registration.

Show order will be as follows: Dogs (Conformation Only), Cats (kittens followed by

cats, broke into groups of indoor and outdoor); Rabbits (bucks followed by does,

broke into groups by age); Other Small Animals and Poultry. All small animals (4-H,

FFA and Open Class) needed to be registered by May 1. The next activity will be the

Presentation Contest and will also be held in the Kitchen Building . All 4-H and FFA

members who will be giving a presentation must pre-register with the Boyd County

Extension Office by June 15. A form is available at online. You will also need to inform

the Extension Office if you need any equipment for your presentation.

Presentation Registration Fill In Form(*369.0 kb pdf file - 1 page) Fill-In and Email or

Mail to Office

Please remember that as a 4-H exhibitor you must follow the dress code. Check the

4-H Regulations book for the proper dress code for each of these activities.

T R A C T O R D R I V I N G C O N T E S T

The Tractor Driving Registration and Release Form is due in Office on June 15, 2014. All ages can take the quiz and complete the practical’s but only those youths 12 and older can drive the course. Participants will answer all questions on the quiz, identify incorrect or faulty maintenance and safety items, identify parts, and drive the course. Only Senior Division participants are eligible for State Fair competition. This contest will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 2:30 pm at the Boyd County Fairgrounds in Spencer.

Tractor Operator Registration and Release Fill-In Form (*1551.00 kb pdf file - 2 pages) Fill-In and Email or Mail to Office

There are several Pre-Fair Day forms that are due soon. These form let the office know

what you will be exhibiting at Tractor Operator Contest; Presentations; Pre-Fair; the

Public Fashion Show and at the Fair. This information helps the organization for these

days. Schedules can be set and lists made for the judges. Your help in supplying this

information is appreciated. Most of these forms are due June 15, 2014.

All of these forms are available on the web page under Boyd County 4-H Fair Forms at

http://holt-boyd.unl.edu/boydcounty4hforms

Pre-Fair Activities to be held on July 8

PRE-FAIR DAY - JUNE 30

Pre-Fair Day will be held on Monday, June 30, 2014 at the West Boyd School in Spencer. This date includes all modeling, all sewing construction, all Consumer Management Exhibits, the Family and Consumer Science Judging Contest and the Horticulture Judging Contest. The Public Fashion Show will be held on Thursday, July 17 at St. Mary's Catholic Church Hall in Spencer. Also held on this day is the Table Setting Contest and the Music Contest.

Pre-Fair Day Registration Form (*133.0 kb pdf file - 2 pages)2 pages - first page is Construction Information and second page is Modeling/Fashion Show Information. (print form, then fill in and mail to office) Modeling Narrative Fill In Form (fill-in form, then print and mail, or email to office - *399.0 kb pdf file) This form is read while you model before the judge and before the public at the Fashion Show. Keep a copy so that you can practice modeling at home while someone reads your narrative. This Adobe Form has two reset buttons. "Reset All" will remove ALL of your typed in information. "Reset Some" will remove only the cost of garment, project name and your narrative. It also has an email button and a print button. Shopping in Style - two types of forms - either a doc file or a pdf file Use this form for Shopping in Style Fashion Revue. You do not need a separate modeling narrative since this form has one included with it.

SF184 Shopping in Style Fashion Show Written Report with Narration (pdf file) SF184 Shopping in Style Fashion Show Written Report with Narration (doc file)

PUBLIC FASHION SHOW, TABLE SETTING CONTEST AND MUSIC CONTEST - JULY 17 The Public Fashion Show, Table Setting Contest and Music Contest will be held on Thursday, July 17 at St. Mary’s Hall in Spencer.

4-H’ers exhibiting a table setting entry will given a schedule at Pre-Fair Day. This will be judged prior to the Fashion Show and the

results will be announced at the conclusion of evening’s events. The Fashion Show will begin at 8:00 p.m. ALL exhibits modeled at

Pre-Fair Day NEED to be modeled at the Fashion Show.

4-H’ers with a music contest entry need to get the name of their selections and authors/composers to the office prior to Fashion

Show. They are also reminded to turn in a copy of their music so that it can be given it to the judge. If you are having an individual

entry in the music contest you will need to mark it on your Pre-Fair Day Entry Form and fill out the individual entry form.

Music Contest Individual Exhibit Registration Fill-In Form (*842.0 kb pdf file) fill-in, email or print and mail (782.00 * kb pdf file)

Leaders are reminded to return the song contest, booth, banner, and parade float entry form by June 15 to register their club. This

form is for Leaders of the Club to register their club for the above activities. Individuals will use the Pre-Fair Day Registration Form

and the Music Contest Individual Registration Form (above).

Music Contest, Booth, Banner, Float, & Club Exhibit Registration Fill-in Form (*815.0 kb pdf file) - fill-in, email or print

and mail

4-H ENTOMOLOGY PINNING OPEN SESSION A 4-H Entomology Pinning Open Session will be held on Tuesday, June 24 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at the Holt County Courthouse An-nex, O’Neill. Come anytime during the session to learn how receive assistance with your pinning. We will help with techniques or questions you may have. Bring: insects, pinning boards, and pins.

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Clover Kid Resources for Clubs, Parents & Leaders:

If you are looking for resources to use with Clover Kids, check out the following website: http://4h.unl.edu/joinclover

Preserving Heirlooms - New resource for

Heirloom Treasures We now have a new free resource that youth can use with the Heirloom Treasures Project, Pre-

serving Heirlooms. This resource guide is 88 pages long, many in color. We recommended

referencing it online or print the sections you’re interested in.

This resource contains 6 different sections documenting history:

Preserving the Past, A New Take on Wood, Have a Trunk?, Let's Create a Treasure, Material

Makeover: Repurpose & Upcycle, and Family Keepsakes.

Click here to download your copy of Preserving Heirlooms

July 31- Aug 2 - Fairgrounds, Spencer

Theme: “Favorite Holiday”

2014 Boyd County Fair

OTHER FORMS Entry Tag Form - This entry tag form is to let the Extension Office know exactly what you will exhibit at the 2014 Boyd County Fair. We need to know the Department - Division - Class - Number from the fair regulations book and also a description for each item that you will exhibit. Please be VERY descriptive, especially with the home environment exhibits. Some of the food exhibits won't have as much of a description to write - such as "Oatmeal Cookies" but others classes such as "Muffins, Biscuits or Loaf" would need more information - which of the 3 is it, type, etc. This form is due June 30, 2014. The tags for your exhibits are made from this report. The only tags that will not be computer generated will be the flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruits. Please let the office know how many blank tags to send to you for these exhibits also on this form. Use the back of the form or additional sheets of paper if you need to. NOTE: A quick way to fill in the Department - Division - Class Number is to open the online fair book and cut and paste the number that you need.

Entry Tag Fill-In Form (*701.0 kb pdf file - 1 page) - fill-in information; email or print and mail to office Junior Leader Sign Up Form - For anyone who is 13 and older and who would like to help at the fair - Due June 15, 2014.

Junior Leader Fill-In Form (*607.0 kb pdf file) - fill-in, email or print and mail to office

P A G E 5 H T T P : / / H O L T - B O Y D . U N L . E D U

Livestock Opportunities

Livestock ID Forms

2014 State Events

Visit the link above for:

Camps, Clinic, Contests, Conferences, Shows and Workshops

offered throughout the state.

Contact the Extension Office for more details.

District Horse Show Information

State Horse Show Information

All of the animal ID affidavits are available for download. Please remember that all ID sheets MUST be turned in June 15 to be eligible to show at the Holt County Fair, State Fair, Ak-Sar-Ben or other 4-H Animal Shows. Don’t forget deadlines for some ID sheets are due at different times, so please reference the Animal ID Guideline link. The Animal ID Guideline link is new this year! Please reference this form for all guidelines, tag information and ID sheets. 2014 Boyd County Animal ID Guidelines Animal Ownership Affidavit Procedure Form

Do you know what it takes to pick out the best produce at the grocery store or what judges are observing when they look at plants during county fair? This contest is open to 4-H members and their families,. The horticulture judging contest consists of three parts; judging, knowledge exam, and identification of plant material which can include looking at plant parts, seeds, flowers, or vegetables.

The link for this years’ quiz is http://go.unl.edu/mfh2 . The quiz will be available from June 16-23th @midnight and the password is Nebraska.

2014 On-line Horticulture Judging Contest: June 16-23th

Career Portfolio Update - June Nebraska will select youth to represent the state at National 4-H Youth Congress

based upon the achievements outlined in the 4-H Career Portfolio.

***REMINDER: Early Entries Due by July 17*** All fair entries are due July 17. Submitting your entries to the Extension Office means that we will be printing all entry tags for

you! Look for more information in the July Newsletter.

Shooting Sports For more information visit the UNL Extension Shooting

Sports Website: http://4h.unl.edu/shootingsports

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State 4-H Outdoor & 3D

Archery Tournament

June 7 & 8, 2014 - Heartland Public

Shooting Park, Grand Island

Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor

Workshop

October 11-12, 2014 Seward, NE

June 10 - Holt-Boyd Summer Workshop - Project Day - Boyd County Courthouse, Butte

June 12-13 - Tractor Safety Course - Farm & Ranch Museum, Gering

June 13 - Holt-Boyd Summer Workshop - Project Day - Holt County Courthouse Annex, O’Neill

June 15 - Pre-Fair Day Entries and all Remaining Livestock Id’s Due

June 15 - Boots and Saddle Club - Carney Park, O’Neill

June 16-17 - Tractor Safety Course - College Park, Grand Island

June 19-20 - Tractor Safety Course - ARDC, Mead

June 20 - Holt-Boyd Summer Workshop - Wildlife/Conservation Outdoor Day - Fitchland

June 20 - Sioux County Open Youth Horse Judging Clinic & Competition

June 24 - Holt-Boyd Summer Workshop - Sheep and Bucket Calf Workshop - Carney Park, O’Neill

June 30 - Pre-Fair Day - West Boyd School - Spencer - NOTE DATE CHANGE

June 30-July 1 - PASE/Life Challenge - Lincoln

July 6 - Boots and Saddle Club - Carney Park, O’Neill

July 8 - Tractor Operator Contest, Dog Show, Potluck Picnic, Small Animal Show, Presentations - Spencer

July 14-17 - State 4-H Horse Show – Grand Island

July 17 - Fair Tag Entry Form Due

July 17 - Public Fashion Show, Table Setting Contest and Music Contest - Spencer

July 22 - Holt-Boyd Summer Workshop - Baking Workshop - Faith Community Church, O’Neill

July 24 - Holt-Boyd Summer Workshop - Baking Workshop - TBD

July 24 - Fair Set Up - Boyd County Fairgrounds, Spencer

July 26 - Boots and Saddle Club - Carney Park, O’Neill

July 30 - Boyd County Fair Static Entries Due by 10:00 am in 4-H Building - Boyd County Fairgrounds, Spencer

July 31-Aug 2 - Boyd County Fair - Boyd County Fairgrounds, Spencer

August 5-9 - Holt County Fair - Chambers

August 18 - Non-Perishable 4-H State Fair Exhibits Due in Office

August 19 - Perishable 4-H State Fair Exhibits Due in Office

August 22-September 1 - Nebraska State Fair - Grand Island

August 28-29 - Orion 3D Shoot - Blair

September 6 - Boots and Saddle Club - Carney Park, O’Neill

September 7 - Boots and Saddle Cub - Carney Park, O’Neill

September 25-28 - Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Stock Show - Omaha

September 27 - Pressey State .22 Shoot - Pressey State Park

Boyd County 4-H Calendar

PARENTS PLEASE consider attending - We will lose our shooting sport program if we don’t get more

parents to go to one of these sessions and get the necessary certification.

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