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This year’s 4-H Horse Judging Contest will be held during the Lancaster County Super Fair on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Lancaster Event Center – Pavilion 3, 4:30 p.m. Open to all 4-H’ers — need not be enrolled in a horse project. No pre-registration needed — enter day of contest. This is a Super... Continue reading…
A 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest will be held Sunday, Aug. 4, noon–2 p.m. in Pavilion 1 during the Lancaster County Super Fair. Register by Thursday, Aug. 1, 6 p.m. in the Livestock Office at the fair. Come join the fun judging livestock and bring your parents! Continue reading…
There will be a free 4-H/FFA Exhibitors Breakfast on Sunday, Aug. 4, 8–10 a.m. during the Super Fair in the Business Center – Nebraska Room for 4-H/FFA exhibitors, superintendents and volunteers. Courtesy of Lancaster County Ag Society. Board members will be on hand to answer questions and hear... Continue reading…
At the Lancaster County Super Fair, all Clover Kids, youth ages 5–7 by Jan. 1, 2019, are invited to show & tell one of their 4-H exhibits or a small animal during Clover Kids Show & Tell on Sunday, Aug. 4 in the Lincoln Room, Clover Kids exhibit area (15-minute time slots run from 1–2:45 p.m.). Continue reading…
4-H Council’s food stand during the Super Fair features a variety of snacks and beverages, including the popular “Walking Taco,” snow cones and cotton candy! The Clover Cafe (in the Lincoln Room) and the Horseshoe Cafe (in the Multipurpose Arena) will be open Aug. 1–4, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. The food... Continue reading…
At check-in, fair gate parking attendants at Gate 3 entrance will give 4-H/FFA animal exhibitors with trailers a windshield trailer load-out pass. These passes will give vehicles with trailers access to the closest load-out zone for each animal species during animal load-out on Sunday starting... Continue reading…
All 4-H/FFA static exhibits will be released on Monday, Aug. 5 from 7–11 a.m. All static exhibits MUST be picked up during release time. Please pick up premium payouts BEFORE picking up static exhibits. Staff at the payout table will provide a list of each 4-H’ers static exhibits... Continue reading…
Read carefully — premiums not picked up at the specified time will be forfeited! Review premium payouts carefully and report any errors to 4-H staff. No changes or corrections will be made on premium amounts after 14 days.
STATIC EXHIBITS and CONTESTS (except cat and household pet static... Continue reading…
Nebraska 4-H is looking for volunteers to help with exhibit entry day, judging and serving as 4-H exhibit building hosts. Volunteers will be needed for assisting with all 4-H contests and events, as well as in the livestock office. Sign up by Aug. 9 at http://4h.unl.edu/state-fair/volunteer. Continue reading…
Vicki Jedlicka is compiling photos of 4-H/FFA youth and their top exhibits for Nebline and local newspapers. If you have photos to share, please email to vjedlicka2@unl.edu by Aug. 7. Static Exhibit top awards are called "Top Exhibits." Animal and contest top awards are champion and reserve champ.
At the Super Fair, 4-H static exhibits were selected for the Nebraska State Fair by the judges in the respective areas. A state fair sticker was placed on all exhibits selected for State Fair. 4-H members with qualifying static exhibits will receive information in the mail next week... Continue reading…
The 2019 Nebraska State Fair will be Friday, Aug. 23–Monday, Sept. 2 at Fonner Park in Grand Island! For a schedule of 4-H activities at the state fair and more, go to http://4h.unl.edu/state-fair. Continue reading…
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