***COMING UP THIS WEEK***
Furniture Painting workshop CANCELLED!
Due to the weather forecast of snow and ice for Friday evening and Saturday morning, the 4-H Furniture Painting workshop has been cancelled for Saturday, March 9. Unfortunately, an alternative date was not found to reschedule.
Rescheduled Beef Weigh-in, March 11
4-H/FFA exhibitors showing market steers or heifers at the Lancaster County Super Fair and/or Nebraska State Fair must identify and weigh-in their projects at the 4-H/FFA Market Beef Weigh-In on Monday, March 11, 6–7 p.m. at the Lancaster Event Center – Pavilion 3 to be eligible to participate in... Continue reading…
4-H Speech & PSA contests, deadline March 11
4-H Speech & PSA Contests are open to all 4-H’ers — need not be enrolled in a specific project. Youth may choose to participate in either or both the Speech and PSA contests. For rules, helpful resources and examples, go to http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Contest/speech.shtml. If you have questions... Continue reading…
Poultry Judging Clinic, register by March 11
UNL Poultry Specialist Dr. Sheila Purdum and Extension Educator Brett Kreifels will hold an in-depth clinic targeted for FFA and 4-H youth interested in Poultry Judging on Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m. on UNL East Campus at the Animal Science Complex, Room D107. Register by March 11. Topics will... Continue reading…
Pick-A-Pig club accepting new members by March 13
The Pick-A-Pig 4-H club is accepting new members for anyone who wants to learn about pork production and show a pig at the Lancaster County Super Fair. The club is open to all city and rural youth ages 8–18. If you are interested, contact Harry Muhlbach at 402-430-7304 by March 13. The first... Continue reading…
March Cat Club Meeting
Cat Club is a monthly webinar series offering educational information about caring for your cat and showing your cat in 4-H. The next meeting for the 4-H Online Cat Club will be this Thursday, March 14. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. hosted from A211 in the Animal Science Building on East... Continue reading…
***NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS***
Fair Book now online, will be mailed March 19
The 4-H & FFA Fair Book contains entry information for exhibiting in 4-H/FFA at the Lancaster County Super Fair, which will be Aug. 1-10, 2019. The Fair Book is now online in PDF format. Printed Fair Books will be mailed to 4-H/FFA families approximately March 19.
Alum T-shirts
Lancaster County 4-H seniors who graduate in spring 2019 are eligible for a free 4-H alum T-Shirt, courtesy of Lancaster County 4-H Council. If seniors have not already received their shirt, they may pick it up at the Extension office at 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln. These alum T-Shirts are also... Continue reading…
4-H Kids K9 Clinic, April 6
Lancaster County 4-H Dog VIPS Committee is presenting a fun-filled and informative Kids K9 Clinic on Saturday, April 6, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at Kenl Inn, 10241 Old Cheney Road, Lincoln. No cost to attend. Register by March 25. 4-H members ages 8 & up are invited, though ages 10–15 may benefit most. Continue reading…
***REMINDERS***
4-H members and leaders — please re-enroll by April 1!
The 4-H year is Oct. 1–Sept. 30 and, since it is a new 4-H year, all 4-H members and volunteers must re-enroll for the 2018–2019 4-H year. You are strongly encouraged to re-enroll by April 1 or you may miss out on communications such as Nebline, email reminders, etc.! New members and fair... Continue reading…
Pick up awards from Achievement Celebration
All awards not picked up at the recent Achievement Celebration must be picked up from the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln. This includes certificates, plaques, awards, activity certificates, and 3-year member and senior pins, etc. Continue reading…
Originally published March 8, 2019 -
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