January, 2019

322 S. 14th

Seward, NE 68434

PHONE (402) 643-2981

FAX (402) 643-0341

Nebraska Extension—Seward County

1 New Year’s Day

Office Closed

6 Junior Leader Meeting; 4 p.m.

Extension Office

8 4-H Council Meeting; 6 p.m.

Extension Office

10 Seward County 4-H Senior Scholarship Deadline

Extension Office

11 Applications for Omaha Fashion Week Due

Apply online (see pg. 4)

15 Parent & Volunteer Zoom @ Noon 4-H Update

online

16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day / Office Closed

16 Ag Society Meeting

FEBRUARY

9 4-H Leader Update & Officer Training, 9 a.m.—11:00 a.m.

Extension Office

15 Ni150 Charter Day

4-H’ers, volunteers, and community

members celebrated outstanding

achievements and service at the 2018

4-H Achievement Party. Seward

County 4-H Council hosted the event

on Sunday, November 4.

4-H’ers were recognized for their years

of involvement, career portfolio awards,

Diamond Clover, and Chris Clover.

The Tim Sheehan Outstanding

Livestock Award was awarded to Kyle

Riley, and Elizabeth Tempel was

recognized as the Bev Waegli

Outstanding FCS exhibitor.

The Friend of 4-H award went to

Marian Fosler Family for their

outstanding support of 4-H. Lyle and

Lori Hamling were honored with the

Meritorious Service Award for their

support of 4-H.

Volunteers of the Year, Matt and

Devin Koranda, were recognized for

their leadership as Poultry

Superintendents. Janet Odvody was

honored with a Lifetime Volunteer

Award for her service as a horticulture

superintendent. Lorie Jirovsky was also

honored with a Lifetime Volunteer

Award for her service as a foods

superintendent.

Shooting Stars were awarded

Outstanding 4-H Club.

Thanks to all who came to celebrate

and to the Junior Leaders and 4-H

Council for all the help with set-up,

presenting, and clean-up.

Congratulations to our newly elected Seward County 4-H Council members for 2019. New & re-elected members

are listed below. Our first 4-H Council Meeting of 2019 will be on Tuesday, January 8 starting at 6:00 p.m.

Adults: Chad Phillips, Cori Stava, Kristi Ideus, Allyson Krohe

Youth: Ember Penas, Alyssa Josoff, Megan Vrbka, Jessica Dybdal

A special thank you to Leanne Josoff and Hannah Helmer who ended their terms in 2018.

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In November and December, the Seward County 4-H

Junior Leaders provided leadership to both the 4-H

Achievement Party and Holiday Maker Day. Thank

you JL’s for sharing your positive spirit, organizational

skills, and dedication during both of these events. Next

Meeting: Sunday, January 6 @ 4:00 p.m. at the

Extension Office. 4-H’ers who are ages of 13-18 are

welcome to join! We would love to have new members

join us in the new year. Contact Ann Dobesh,

ann.dobesh@unl.edu for more information.

The Special Garden Project is a way to offer 4-H

members the chance to grow unusual and fun projects

in their gardens. This year the Special Garden Project

is focused on the unique Carmine Splendor

Okra. Carmine Splendor Okra is as unique as it is

tasty. This plant is high yielding and produces

uniform, red pods. The stout 5-pointed pods are deep

red when small and at the best eating quality. The

tropical-looking, pinkish flowers are also edible and

have a sweet, mild flavor. The mature seed pods also

give a fun twist for winter interest in a container.

Youth should enroll for the Special Garden Project

through 4-H Online. Once enrolled through 4-H

Online, youth are then to call their local office to let

them know they enrolled for the project. By enrolling

through 4-H Online, youth will have access to the box

folder with the

educational materials

including the growing

newsletter and evaluation.

Cat Club is a monthly webinar series offering

educational information about caring for your cat and

showing your cat in 4-H. Youth do not need to be

enrolled in 4-H or in the 4-H cat project to participate.

Cat Club is a great resource for anyone interested in

showing cats in 4-H whether you have one now or

not! Youth of all ages are welcome to join.

The Cat Club series is held on the second Thursday of

each month at 6:00 pm CT. Add this to your calendar

by downloading the 4-H Cat Club recurring

event .ics file. The Cat Club will convene on the

following dates:

January 10, 2019 @ 6:00 PM CT

February 14, 2019 @ 6:00 PM CT

March 14, 2019 @ 6:00 PM CT

April 11, 2019 @ 6:00 PM CT

The Pick Your Project, available

at https://4hcurriculum.unl.edu, has been updated

for the 2019 program year. Like last year, the

printable, 2-page 2019 Nebraska 4-H Project

Listing is available and can be distributed to 4-H

members, volunteers, and parents. This printable

4-H Project Listing shares a link to the Pick Your

Project. Both of these resources can be publicly

accessed at https://4h.unl.edu/resources.

Seward County 4-H will be awarding scholarships to

deserving 4-H’ers in the 2019 graduating class. To be

eligible for these scholarships, 4-H’ers must have

submitted their Career Portfolio. Letters for the 4-H

scholarships were mailed out in November to eligible

seniors. They are due January 10.

4-H members may also apply for one or more of the

statewide Nebraska 4-H scholarships; criteria and

application forms can be found at: http://

ne4hfoundation.org, then click on the Recognition

heading. Applications are due January 15.

are

available at the Extension Office. Please

make sure you have one for your family.

Information on deadlines and procedures

is included!!

4-H club members (including Clover Kids) are required to officially enroll through the 4-H Online system. By

enrolling, youth can participate in the county fair, county contests, the Nebraska State Fair, district and county

contests and events, and additional statewide programs. If you have any questions, please let us know and we will

be happy to guide you through the process.

1. Visit ne.4honline.com.

2. If new, create a Family Profile.

3. If returning, login to family profile.

4. Add new information or update personal information. Phone numbers,

address, and email address are all very important and should be updated

whenever there is a change.

5. Complete the 4-H Code of Conduct and review waivers. The waivers will include photo release, shooting

sports (if applicable), and survey. Please read Code of Conduct and waivers carefully.

6. Update clubs and projects. Remove projects that you are not going to take part in during the current program

year. Add new projects.

7. Submit enrollment on the final page.

Enrollment is Due April 1

For the current 4-H Year

Make sure that the email address you enroll with is the one

most frequently checked!

Please enroll as soon as possible so that you continue to receive emails, letters, and newsletters.

Enroll means to sign up to be a 4-H member or volunteer for the

year. (It does NOT register you for the fair).

A project is centered around a topic of

interest to members. Members can choose one or more topics to learn about. There are a whole range of projects for 4-H’ers, everything from animals, to gardening, to safety and more! A project should include a series of learning experiences related to that topic. When you enroll in 4-H online, you sign up for projects.

An exhibit is the specific item or animal 4-H’ers bring

to the fair. There is a separate registration process for county fair that will happen this summer. April 1—Sign up for Projects July 10—Sign up to bring exhibits If you have any questions, let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

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Nebraska 4-H is once again partnering with Omaha

Fashion Week during their Spring Showcase. OFW

Student Night will take place on Tuesday, February 26,

2019, and will exclusively feature student designers,

including a 4-H collection. This collection will consist of

10 to 12 garments from across the state. Each garment

will be modeled by the 4-H member who made it. In

order to create a complete and dynamic collection,

interested 4-H members are invited to apply to

participate in the show.

Student Night Details:

When: Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Where: Omaha Design Center (near TD Ameritrade

Park in Omaha)

Hair and Make-up will be scheduled for all models

starting at 2:00 p.m.

Runway rehearsal will take place at 5:30 p.m. The

show starts at 8:00 p.m. and will end around 9:30

p.m.

Tickets for the event are free to students who show their

Student ID or are $10 for non-students. For more

information about Omaha Fashion Week or to purchase

tickets to this night or the entire week, visit http://

omahafashionweek.com.

Selection Criteria:

Participants must be current 4-H members.

Preference will be given to garments that were

exhibited at the 2018 Nebraska State Fair.

Garments should be fashion forward, runway

appropriate, and display high quality construction.

Creativity and attention to detail are highly

scrutinized in garment selection.

To Apply:

Complete the following application form:

https://go.unl.edu/ofw2019

Applications are due January 11, 2019.

February 15, 2019 marks 150 years since the

day the state of Nebraska chartered the

University of Nebraska. This means that on

February 15, 1869, the University of Nebraska

became a part of the fabric of our state.

Flat Herbie is here to celebrate this milestone.

Cut out Herbie and make him part of your

community by taking him on a tour of your

town. Snap a picture of him at local events,

favorite landmarks or 4-H activities. Upload

the pictures to your social media channels with

#N150Herbie or email us at

nebraska4h@unl.edu.

We encourage everyone (students, faculty,

staff, 4-H families, and alumni) to get in on the

fun with Flat Herbie throughout 2019! Flat

Herbie will be available to pick up at the

extension Office starting January 10. All club

leaders will receive a Herbie at the Leader

Training in February.

Participate during the month of February to

win the Grand Prize! All photos submitted

during Nebraska 4-H Month will be included in

the N150 Grand Prize Drawing, sponsored by

Nebraska 4-H. Two winners will receive a

UNL Prize Pack filled with Husker Gear.

Teens and adults are invited to share their skills by

teaching a one-hour—five-hour hands-on workshop

related to a 4-H project. This is a great leadership

opportunity for teens! Contact Ann to share your

ideas.

4-H Council has enacted a late fee of $15 per member for those that are late with animal ID sheets and county

fair pre-entry. Identification forms and/or entries may be submitted up to 7 days past the specified due date

(County Fair only) and are subject to this late fee. ID FORMS AND ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

AFTER THIS 7 DAY PERIOD. If you are late with identification forms for State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben, you

may be ineligible to exhibit at these shows.

We know that the various deadlines can be confusing. Animal projects, in particular, DO have additional

requirements. Part of the project is understanding and meeting these requirements.

How can you make sure you are on track?

1) Read the newsletter. It is now primarily delivered by email. Make sure that the office has the email address

that is checked most frequently.

2) Attend 4-H club meetings.

3) Call, email, or visit 4-H staff at the Extension Office.

4) Like our page on Facebook, and follow our Twitter account, for reminders and announcements.

5) Sign up for Remind.

4-H Horse Stampede: Saturday, March 30, 2019

This event features a variety of 4-H horse contests that don’t require live horses, including public speaking,

demonstration, quiz bowl, art and photography contest. Additional information can be found at:

https://4h.unl.edu/horse/stampede Entry forms and fees are due to the extension office by March 1, 2019.

Premier Animal Science Event (PASE) - June 17-18, 2019

PASE is a two-day event designed to help youth learn about issues related to the animal industry, explore

career opportunities that are available, compete with other teens from across the state and have FUN.

Opportunities include livestock, meats, and poultry judging contests, as well as livestock skill-a-thon and quiz

bowl. Youth can participate in more than one contest or event as their schedule allows.

2019 District Horse Shows Dates

The 2019 Nebraska District 4-H Horse Shows will be held in the following locations:

June 10—Bloomfield June 11—Elkhorn

June 12—Ord June 13—Ogallala

June 14—McCook

All level testing required for participation needs to be done prior to entry, May 10, 2019. The state horse show

will be July 14-18, 2019 in Grand Island at Fonner Park.

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Before you can create a YQCA account you must enroll as a current 4-H member for 2019. You

can enroll for the 2019 4-H year at https://ne.4honline.com

YQCA Login & Course Complete Instructions at https://4h.unl.edu/yqca-instructions

STEP 1: Login & create account

Go to https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login.

Select to sign in with 4-H Online.

You will be prompted to select the state 4-H program you are enrolled in. Select "Nebraska 4-H Youth

Development".

Then, enter the login information for your family 4-H Online account.

After successfully logging in, you will be given a list of active family members. Select a family member

and begin the account creation process.

After creating your account, you can still log in using your 4-H Online credentials. The username will

be used if you decide to disconnect your account from 4-H Online.

STEP 2: Accessing & Paying for Courses

To begin a course, click one of the courses listed.

Select the training you want to take: web-based or Instructor-Led training.

Read the descriptions of the courses carefully to make sure the individual associated with the account

meets the requirements.

Select the appropriate course and course options for the participant. Youth completing lessons on their

own time must select and pay for the "Web-Based Training" option. The Instructor-Led Training

option is only for face-to-face YQCA trainings. Contact the Extension office for setting up a face to face

training for your 4-H club or attend an Instructor led training that is already scheduled, or find out

when others will be scheduled.

Purchase the course by entering your credit card information.

STEP 3: Accessing Certificates of Completion

For Web Based Training: Once all of the lesson quizzes have been successfully completed, the

participant will have access to their Certificate of Completion. Return to the course menu screen to

print the certificate. Certificates can be downloaded as PDF files and/or sent electronically.

Instructor Led Training: Once the training is completed the instructor will go online and mark

everyone that attended “completed”. Once that is done then all participants will have access to their

Certificate of Completion. Return to the course menu screen to print the certificate. Certificates can

be downloaded as PDF files and/or sent electronically.

Certificates will need to be delivered to the Extension Office.

Swine Exhibitors: The number on your Certificate of Completion will be used as the number that will

be asked for by swine buyers.

Let us know if you have any questions!

Year End Treasurer’s Report—Due December 31

As we near the end of the 2018 4-H year, 4-H clubs will need to prepare a Year Ending 4-H Club Treasurer’s

report. Even if your club does not have a treasury and does not have an EIN Number, please complete the Year

Ending 4-H Club Treasurer’s Report and submit it to the Extension Office.

Extension staff will then forward the information to the IRS for the Form 990 or Form 990 EZ. This is important

so that Seward County 4-H and the Nebraska 4-H Foundation can maintain their tax status.

Volunteer Enrollment

All 4-H volunteers need to re-enroll in 4honline every year. Please make sure that your club organizational

leaders, as well as anyone who helps in any way with your club, is enrolled. You may re-enroll for the 2019 year

after October 16. Go to https://ne.4honline.com/

Leadership Changes?

Let us know if your club will be changing organizational leaders as soon as possible, so we can update our address

lists. Thank you to all of the 4-H club leaders, who do the important work of positive youth development.

4-H Club Meeting Minutes are needed for each organized meeting your 4-H club holds. Thank you to those clubs

who have been turning them in after each meeting. If your club has not turned them in yet, please do so before the

end of the year.

Resources for Club Leaders: Looking for ideas? Check out Nebraska 4-H’s Resources for Club Leaders for leader,

officer, meeting, and teaching resources. https://4h.unl.edu/resources/club-leaders

Saturday, February 9

9:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.

Extension Office

Please see enclosed flyer. Please

send at least one representative from

your 4-H club. This is your time to

get on the right track for 2019, pick

up resources for your club, and

gather ideas from other 4-H

volunteers. Breakfast/brunch will

be served!

4-H ActionLine

322 S. 14th St.

Seward, NE 68434

Ann Dobesh, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development ann.dobesh@unl.edu

Carrie Gottschalk, Extension Educator, The Learning Child carrie.gottschalk@unl.edu

Extension Assistant, TBA

Extension Assistant, TBA

Cindy Wolverton, Extension Assistant, 4-H Youth Development cynthia.wolverton@unl.edu

Dorian Krska, Administrative Assistant dorian.krska@unl.edu

Lori Hamling, Support Staff & 4-H Afterschool Coordinator lori.hamling@unl.edu

Julie Roebke, Support Staff jroebke2@unl.edu