4-H

Please note the following information pertaining to local 4-H programs.

2008 Butler County Fair Pre-Entry Deadline is June 30, 2008!
Just a reminder that all 4-H/FFA pre-entries for the 2008 Butler County Fair are due in the Extension Office by 5:00 p.m. on June 30. This includes all clothing, sewing, static, and livestock/small animal exhibits. All forms were mailed out a couple weeks ago to all 4-H members and FFA Advisors. Please notify us immediately if you did not receive yours!

Butler County 4-H Member's PSA Selected for Statewide Broadcast
If you listen carefully to a few selected radio stations across Nebraska (KRVN, KTIC, KNEB) in the next 12 months, you just might hear a public service announcement (PSA) about 4-H submitted by a Butler County 4-H member. Brian Glock’s PSA was one of just five senior division PSAs that was selected for airing from southeast Nebraska district 4-H members. Congratulations Brian!

Butler County 4-H'er Wins State 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest
A Butler County 4-H member's entry has been selected as the Nebraska winner of the 2008 4-H beekeeping essay contest. Brian Glock, 16 year-old son of Tracy and Linda Glock of Rising City, is thought to the first Butler County 4-H member to win this contest. Topic for the 2008 contest was 'The results of honey bee pollination in my community'. National winners for the 2008 contest were from Texas, Kentucky and Connecticut.

Junior Leader Group Opportunity
4-H’ers 12 and older are invited to take part in a junior leader group. Youth will plan and carry out the programming. Dana Rethwisch is the project leader who will coordinate this group. If you are interested, please call Dana at 542-2436.

4-H Livestock Judging Results & PASE Information
Twenty Butler County 4-H’ers participated in the 2008 Area Livestock Judging Contest held recently at the Butler County Fairgrounds.

Updating Email Addresses
With the rising cost of postage, we are looking for ways to save when it comes to communicating with our 4-H families and members. Many of you shared your individual or family email addresses with us when you enrolled. We would like to start utilizing this technology in the future so we can save costs.

4-H/FFA Livestock Information
All 4-H & FFA livestock IDs are due in the Extension Office June 15 for showing at the Butler County Fair. This date is also used by 4-H’ers who will show at State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben. Since this date is a Sunday, we will still accept those sheets on Monday, June 16. If you are placing them in the mail, they need to be postmarked before June 15.

Nebraska Arboretum 2008 Photo Contest
Capture the beauty of Nebraska through a contest theme of “landscapes”.

District 4-H Speech Contest Results
Five Butler County 4-H members presented their speeches at the district 4-H speech contest held May 29 in Lincoln.

4-H Newsletters
Link to all the 4-H newsletters right here.

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