By Mary Loftis
Extension Assistant
The 4-H Bicycle Rodeo was held Thursday, July 23 at the Oakland Lutheran Church parking lot. Eleven Burt County 4-H members took part including 6 Clover Kids in varying stages of bicycle riding skills. Yes, Clover Kids may not always have the training wheels off the bike yet, but they are eager to learn and emphasizing safety and skills is always timely!
The six Clover Kids taking part in the 4-H Bicycle Rodeo were: Coraline and Mady Davis of Tekamah, Gavin Johnson of Oakland, Eli Schlichting of Lyons and Parke Loftis and Tate Penke both from Craig.
In the competitive portion of the Bicycle Rodeo we had Caleb Schlichting of Lyons take the top score and win the champion ribbon. He just edged out his younger brother, Andrew Schlichting who received Reserve Champion.
Blue ribbons were given to Miranda Bracht of West Point, and Connor Davis of Tekamah. Isaac Ruwe of Tekamah received a red ribbon.
The 4-H and FFA Tractor Driving Contest is Tuesday, July 28 at Lee Valley Farms north of Tekamah. The contest will begin at 6:30 p.m.
4-H Clothing, Fashion Show, Life Challenge and Presentation Contests will be held this Friday, July 31 at the Tekamah Auditorium. We are looking forward to a VERY busy day with 4-H members wanting to cross the stage and model 58 times! Now, that isn’t 58 different 4-H members, but it’s a WONDERFUL number to be interested in showing off what they made or purchased through their 4-H projects…I even had to hire more judges!
Remember, ALL clothing related exhibits need to be judged on Friday, July 31. No clothing will be judged at the fair entry day. Also remember to come back or make arrangements to have your clothing exhibits picked up at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Then make sure to take them to the fairgrounds to be displayed during the fair.
Life Challenge Contest
The Life Challenge Contest will also be held during this busy day. We will have sign up for this contest beginning at 10:45 a.m. and the contest will run from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. with teams of two 4-H members going out to local stores to find the different scenarios and determine what decisions to make regarding them. They will come back and work together to give reasons to the judge on why they made the decision they made on one of two selected questions. This is very non-threatening and is a great opportunity for 4-H members to learn how to compose their thoughts and share their decisions with a judge (who happens to be a mom, so it’s just like talking to Mom, only hopefully with less sass!) It’s good practice for these 4-H members to start making practical decisions through this fun contest.
Presentation Contest
If you haven’t pre-entered for the Presentation Contest you’re not late yet as I allowed for an extra weekend to pull your presentation together. The pre-entry deadline for presentations is Wednesday, July 28. Hope to be hearing from you!
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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