Wednesday What-Nots 9/17

Check out this week’s updates and opportunities that we have lined up for you!

The 4-H Achievement Application is an organized presentation of what has been learned and accomplished in 4-H. When accurately and carefully assembled, it is a useful tool for determining progress and personal growth. Careful planning and recording of facts and the selection of only the most important information is essential to preparing a neat, complete, and organized application.

Otoe County 4-H members of 4-H age (8+) are eligible to apply for a variety of special county awards, along with state awards. Available below or on our website at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/otoe/awards-recognition

Champion Apparel clothing orders, Showmanship belt buckles, and county fair trophies and medals are now available for pick-up at the Extension Office! We’ll let you know as soon as the remaining awards (banners, cash prizes, etc.) arrive!

Join us on November 2nd for the 2025 Achievement Night in the Kimmel Ag-Expo Center at 5 P.M. More details to come!

Please remember to complete your annual instructor report by October 31. The instructions and link were emailed to you by Steve Pritchard last week, but if you did not receive them, please reach out to Tracy for assistance.

You can access the on-line reporting form by going to: 2025 4-H Shooting Sports Annual Instructor Report - DUE OCTOBER 31, 2025

On behalf of the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers, attached is the Martha & Don Romeo Scholarship application. Return to the Extension Office by Nov. 30.

Sessions for Archery and Shotgun will be offered. Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Update Session Offered near Ashland – October 11th | Announce | University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bring your idea to life! Apply now for funding from Nebraska | The Contribution Project — The Contribution Project

Utilize the links below to sign up for the Take & Make Project! Plan to pay when you pick them up from the Otoe County Extension Office.

Yarn Trees

Wood Block Turkeys

The 7th Nebraska Youth Climate Summit is coming up on September 26th in Lincoln. Youth ages 15-25 can register for this FREE event at https://forms.gle/1JFjd2bW5JoBd9f3A.

Tracy Ensor, 4-H Youth Development Associate Extension Educator, tensor2@unl.edu

Kristen Herrick, 4-H Extension Assistant, kherrick3@unl.edu

Ben Jewell, Rural Prosperity Nebraska Associate Extension Educator, bmcshane-jewell2@unl.edu

Cheryl Goff, Office Manager, cheryl.goff@unl.edu

Website: www.otoe.unl.edu

Location: 620 1st Street, Syracuse, NE, USA
Phone: (402) 269-2301
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nebraska-Extension-in-Otoe-County