Spring 4-H Bounty

April 18, 2014 Leave a comment


 It’s spring and that means a bounty of spring 4-H activities are on the agenda.  Here’s a quick rundown you can transfer to your family activity calendar so you don’t miss anything. If you have any questions or need to pre-register please call UNL Extension in Burt County at 402-374-2929.

 

Mary Loftis

Mary Loftis

Monday, April 21: 4-H Public Speaking Contest, Noon pre-registration deadline or will be dropped a ribbon. The contest will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Tekamah.

 

Saturday, April 26: 4-H Favorite Foods Contest, Pre-entry due by Noon, Friday, April 25. The contest will be held at the Craig Fire Hall with setup at 9:45 a.m. and judging at 10:00 a.m.

 

Saturday, May 3: 4-H Bicycle Rodeo, Pre-entry due by Noon, Friday, May 2.  At least 3 participants must be registered to hold this contest. The contest will be held in the First Evangelical Lutheran Church parking lot in Oakland right off Hwy 77 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

 

Thursday, May 22 – Tagging Day for all sheep, goats, feeder and bucket calves. Tagging and ID sheets will be completed at the Burt County Fairgrounds from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Please bring $1.00 per 4-H tag needed. FFA tags need to be obtained from your FFA advisor. If you are unable to attend you may purchase 4-H ear tags in the Extension office, tag your own animals and have the ID sheet checked by having John or Mary verify the information by driving the animals to the Burt County Courthouse before the June 1 identification deadline. Please call the UNL Extension office at: 402-374-2929 to make sure someone is available to check your animals before you make a special trip to town with them.

 

Thursday, May 22: Regional Speech Contest, Norfolk or Lincoln for those who qualify at the county contest.

 

Tuesday- Friday, May 27-30: Robotics Camp –9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Designed for youth ages10-12. Registration fee $20 (Burt County 4-H members only pay $10.) The camp will be held at the Tekamah Auditorium in Tekamah.

 

Monday, June 2 – Deadline day to have all 4-H and FFA ID sheets in Extension Office, as well as 4-H enrollment and project forms completed and returned to the office. Call 402-374-2929 if you have any project changes you would like to make.

 

Not involved with the 4-H program yet?  We can fix that! Give us a call at the UNL Extension Office in Burt County at 402-374-2929. We don’t want anyone to miss out on any of the bounty of 4-H spring activities.

 

 

Mary Loftis,

Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929

Fax: (402) 374-2930

Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu

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Marvin L. Sundquist, 69 of Lyons, NE

April 18, 2014 Leave a comment


Marvin L. Sundquist, 69 years, of Lyons, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014, in a motor vehicle accident south of Uehling, Nebraska.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Services are pending with Pelan Funeral Services

 

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Does Shaving Cream and Food Coloring Go Together? Yes They Do

April 17, 2014 Leave a comment


I mixed shaving cream and food coloring to color these eggs! They are beautiful! Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

I mixed shaving cream and food coloring to color these eggs! They are beautiful! Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

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Throw Back Thursday

April 17, 2014 Leave a comment


Pauline Marr is carving a pumpkin with her granddaughter Whitney Storie.

Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

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Burt County Babysitting Clinic Wraps Up

April 17, 2014 Leave a comment


By Mary Loftis

Extension Assistant

The Burt County Babysitting Clinic wrapped up last week in the Oakland Auditorium with a variety of activities participants could use and/or modify for the children they might babysit. Included in those activities was a scavenger hunt where the participants had to find out how many servings were in the Cheerios box, hop between hula hoops, blow bubbles, etc. Checking out the Cheerio box servings are Arianne Brokaw and Emma Nelson.

Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.

Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.

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Beverly Herbolsheimer, 88 of Kerrville, TX

April 17, 2014 Leave a comment


Beverly Herbolsheimer, 88, of Kerrville, Texas died on Monday, April 14, 2014 in Kerrville.

Local arrangements are currently pending with Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield, Nebraska.

Beverly Herbolshimer

Beverly Herbolsheimer

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Register Now For the Plant Fair

April 17, 2014 Leave a comment


Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D mailing pkt April 14

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Easter Trivia

April 16, 2014 Leave a comment


Easter Trivia: Who co-starred with Judy Garland in “Easter Parade?”
Post your answers here!

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Oakland-Craig Against Cancer

April 16, 2014 Leave a comment


Join the Team, be a Part of the Dream!

    

 

 

 

Oakland-Craig Against Cancer

 

Þ   All students, parents, staff, and community members are invited to join Anytime Fitness and the OCAC Team to walk Relay For Life of Burt County! Our goal is to get 70 people signed up on our team to show students how they can make a difference by walking in support of a loved one and support the American Cancer Society.

 

Þ   TO SIGN UP RETURN THE FORM OR SIGN UP ON LINE.

o  Go to relayforlife.org and type in 68038 in the search bar.

o  Click on Relay for Life for the Burt County Area.

o  Click on Sign Up & register under an existing team (OCAC).

o  Fill out the questions until you are fully registered.

o  It is $10 per person – the fee can be paid on-line or you can choose to pay later. (Make checks payable to O-C and turn the information into Holly or Marilee)

 

Þ   Please plan to be at the walk on Friday, June 20, 2014 @ 6:00 p.m. on the Lyons-Decatur NE Track for a team picture. Relay For Life is a family-oriented event, where participants can walk on a track relay style from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. Team participants can camp around the track, and when they are not taking their turn, they take part in fun activities. Groups of people are fighting back against cancer, and we will raise money so one day there will be a cure.

 

Þ   A free T-shirt sponsored by Anytime Fitness is given to each team member.

 

Þ   Luminaria bags will be lit and lining the track during the walk. If you would like to purchase a bag in honor or in memory of someone, please send the name of the person you would like written on the luminaria and $10 (checks payable to O-C) to Marilee or Holly.

 

Þ   Students are welcome to raise money on their own, but are not obligated to. The Oakland-Craig Student Council will facilitate fundraising. Cancer touches so many people in our community, and Relay For Life is a great way to help fight this terrible disease. Don’t miss out in being a part of this great community service opportunity. Please contact Annie Magnusson at 402-685-5661 or amagnusson@esu2.org with any questions.

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Please complete this form and return it with $10 to Holly or Marilee if you would like to be a part of the OCAC Relay For Life team. Duplicate the form or provide the needed information if more than one family member would like to join.

 

Name ______________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________

 

Phone _____________________________________ Email __________________________________________________________________

 

T-shirt Size: YS   YM   YL AS AM AL AXL AXXL

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Coins for a Cure at Oakland-Craig School

April 16, 2014 Leave a comment


Coins for a Cure

 

Have you ever wanted to throw a pie in your

teacher’s face? Well here is your chance!

 

Running March 28th – April 17th, the newly formed Student Council Relay for Life, team will be sponsoring this annual’s Coins for a Cure. The competition will raise funds for the student lead, Community Relay for Life team.

 

How to do you play? Ten lucky members of the Oakland-Craig staff have volunteered to enter the competition, Mr. Rexroad, Mrs. Kreikemeier, Mrs. Pearson, Ms. Josephson, Mr. Selk, Mrs. Magnusson, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Glinski, Mr. Salvador, Mrs. Reinert, Mr. Long, Mrs. Miller. Any day during these 3 weeks students may bring spare change to dump into these teachers’ buckets. Buckets will be located in the elementary and the jr/sr high offices. But WAIT!

 

Scoring goes as follows:

  • Pennies = 1 Positive Point
  • Nickels = 5 Negative Points
  • Dimes = 10 Negative Points
  • Quarters = 25 Negative Points
  • One Dollar Bill = 100 Positive Points

 

The teacher with the MOST POSITIVE POINTS by the end of the

3 weeks will WIN a pie in the face!

 

How do I get to throw the pie? See Mrs. Magnusson

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