All 4-H members and volunteers must re-enroll for the 2016–2017 4-H year which began Oct. 1. New members and fair projects may be updated through June 15. The process is easy and only takes a few minutes per member or volunteer. NOTE: Health information is optional. Continue reading…
The 2017 Lancaster County 4-H Calendar of planned events is posted online. You can start planning and marking your calendar!
All 4-H/FFA market beef, market sheep, market goats, market hogs and feeder calves being identified for Nebraska State Fair and AKSARBEN Stock Show will be tagged with an EID tag. Ear notches and EID tag will be recorded for market hogs. DNA will still be required as usual at $6 per market animal. Continue reading…
This year, we are changing our market beef weigh-in process. If you have market beef you want to weigh in for the 2017 Lancaster County Super Fair, let Cole Meador know at the 4-H office. Remember, weigh-in's are not required for the Nebraska State Fair or AKSARBEN Stock Show anymore. Continue reading…
Any Lancaster County 4-H’er can participate in the Horse Incentive Program and log hours/points by participating in various horse-related activities Jan. 1–June 30. New this year is an Incentive Point Summary Sheet. You must still hand in your log sheets but total your points on the summary sheet.
All 4th and 5th graders are invited to 4-H Teen Council’s annual overnight Lock-In, which will be held Friday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m.–Saturday, Jan. 21, 8 a.m. This year’s theme will be related to “tourists.” Cost is $15 per person. Registrations due by Jan. 16.
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop is scheduled for January in Lincoln. It will be held Jan. 21-22 at the Nebraska Game & Parks Outdoor Education Center in Lincoln. The deadline to register for the Lincoln session is January 11.
More details at: http://4h.unl.edu/newsletterarticles/nebraska-4-h-shooting-sports-leader-certification-workshop-lincolnA new 4-H club is organizing in the Denton area. The first organizational meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, 6 p.m. at the Denton Community Center, 7115 Lancaster Ave. If you know youth in the Denton area who might be interested in joining 4-H, please pass this information along.
More details at: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/clubs/DentonClub17.pdf
4-H youth ages 10 and up are invited to learn how to crochet a washcloth utilizing the single crochet stitch at the “Basic Crocheting” workshop on Saturday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road. Must preregister by Feb. 1 by calling 402-441-7180. Continue reading…