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August 1, 2014 Leave a comment
The Burt County Fair sign is adorned with beautiful flowers, as are many other areas surrounding the fairgrounds for all in attendance to enjoy, thanks to the Oakland Garden Club members. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
August 1, 2014 Leave a comment
Burt County Fair Shooting Sports Competition Results
Name Town Exh # Prone Standing Sitting Kneeling Total Ribbon Medal
BB GUN – 8-9 Years Old
Lacey Petersen Tekamah 102 84 64 83 79 310 Purple Gold
Kaden Frahm Lyons 103 85 69 81 74 309 Purple Silver
Tate Simonsen Lyons 104 63 59 53 57 232 Blue Bronze
Kaiden Bunn Lyons 101 62 41 51 48 202 Blue
BB GUN – 10-11 Years Old
Zach Petersen Tekamah 203 61 62 69 73 265 Purple Gold
Austin Stammer Craig 202 77 46 68 71 262 Purple Silver
BB GUN – 12-13 Years Old
Brandi Simonsen Lyons 201 59 68 65 63 255 Purple Gold
Name Town Exh # Prone Standing Kneeling Total Ribbon Medal
Air Rifle – 11-12 years old
Brandi Simonsen Lyons 501 51 27 47 125 Purple Gold
Zach Petersen Tekamah 503 42 17 54 113 Purple Silver
Austin Stammer Craig 502 49 27 19 95 Blue Bronze
Air Rifle – 15-18 years old
Thomas Hennig Tekamah 601 94 74 97 265 Purple Gold
Paige Stammer Craig 602 34 32 30 96 Blue Silver
Name Town Exh # Test Round 1 Round 2 Total Ribbon Medal
Trap – 12-13 years old
Weston Zolck Herman 101 36 21 18 75 Purple Gold
Trap – 16-18 years old
Nick Bohannon Tekamah 201 42 18 19 79 Purple Gold
Paige Stammer Craig 202 26 15 10 51 Blue Silver
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| Burt County Fair Shooting Sports Competition Results | |||||||||
| Name | Town | Exh # | Prone | Standing | Sitting | Kneeling | Total | Ribbon | Medal |
| BB GUN – 8-9 Years Old | |||||||||
| Lacey Petersen | Tekamah | 102 | 84 | 64 | 83 | 79 | 310 | Purple | Gold |
| Kaden Frahm | Lyons | 103 | 85 | 69 | 81 | 74 | 309 | Purple | Silver |
| Tate Simonsen | Lyons | 104 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 57 | 232 | Blue | Bronze |
| Kaiden Bunn | Lyons | 101 | 62 | 41 | 51 | 48 | 202 | Blue | |
| BB GUN – 10-11 Years Old | |||||||||
| Zach Petersen | Tekamah | 203 | 61 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 265 | Purple | Gold |
| Austin Stammer | Craig | 202 | 77 | 46 | 68 | 71 | 262 | Purple | Silver |
| BB GUN – 12-13 Years Old | |||||||||
| Brandi Simonsen | Lyons | 201 | 59 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 255 | Purple | Gold |
| Name | Town | Exh # | Prone | Standing | Kneeling | Total | Ribbon | Medal | |
| Air Rifle – 11-12 years old | |||||||||
| Brandi Simonsen | Lyons | 501 | 51 | 27 | 47 | 125 | Purple | Gold | |
| Zach Petersen | Tekamah | 503 | 42 | 17 | 54 | 113 | Purple | Silver | |
| Austin Stammer | Craig | 502 | 49 | 27 | 19 | 95 | Blue | Bronze | |
| Air Rifle – 15-18 years old | |||||||||
| Thomas Hennig | Tekamah | 601 | 94 | 74 | 97 | 265 | Purple | Gold | |
| Paige Stammer | Craig | 602 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 96 | Blue | Silver | |
| Name | Town | Exh # | Test | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Ribbon | Medal | |
| Trap – 12-13 years old | |||||||||
| Weston Zolck | Herman | 101 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 75 | Purple | Gold | |
| Trap – 16-18 years old | |||||||||
| Nick Bohannon | Tekamah | 201 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 79 | Purple | Gold | |
| Paige Stammer | Craig | 202 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 51 | Blue | Silver | |
July 31, 2014 Leave a comment
Amelia Schlichting of Lyons, NE
Amelia is preparing her delicacy of choice for the cooking category for the fair. Photo courtesy of Amelia Schlichting.
Amelia is sitting with the judge at the favorite foods contest a couple of years ago. Photo courtesy of Amelia Schlichting.
is no novice when it comes to 4-H. “I have been in 4-H for seven years,” Amelia stated.
Over the years, she has submitted several entries for judging at the fair. “My past exhibits have been in the categories of cooking, sewing, heritage, speeches, PSA (Public Service Announcement.), presentations, photography, child care, electricity, robots and robotics” Amelia said.
She has received many awards over the seven years she has been in 4-H. “I received awards for my speeches and PSA. My PSA went to the state level one year,” Amelia stated. “It didn’t win, but I was glad it made it that far.”
Photographs of hers also went to the state level. “I received special recognition on my photos of the Niobrara River,” Amelia said.
In other categories, she has also received many awards over the years. “I don’t remember all of the awards I have received. I have awards for cooking, sewing, heritage, speeches, presentations and PSA,” Amelia stated.
Being involved in 4-H in a family affair. “I got involved in 4-H because of my dad’s family. My grandpa was in 4-H and was also a leader. My grandma was a 4-H leader,” Amelia said. “My dad and his two sisters were in 4-H. One of my aunts works in the extension office and another aunt used to.”
Amelia also has two brothers involved in 4-H. “Caleb and Andrew are also in 4-H. This is Caleb’s first year and Andrew’s first,” Amelia stated. “They both cook, do speeches, PSA, sew, rockets and photography. I help them with their projects.”
Amelia has been working diligently on her projects for this year’s Burt County Fair. “I work on projects in the summer. I try to start in the winter or spring on my sewing. I am usually working on projects until the night before the fair,” Amelia said.
She has many entries to submit this year. “I plan to enter cooking, knitting, sewing, blooming bucket, heritage and photography,” Amelia stated. “I will be showing my rabbit this year. I did a speech PSA and presentation this year. I was also a part of robotics club. We competed and made it to the state level.”
When Amelia is deciding what to cook or sew, she calls on her grandmother. “She is the one who helps me on those projects.,” Amelia said. “When is comes to photography, I look at the photos I have taken and see what ones are the best and where I can enter them in the fair. Heritage projects just come to me when I am looking at things that my grandma has of past family members.”
Amelia has three more years to participate in 4-H, participating in every aspect of it that she enjoys the most. “I enjoy learning and meeting new people and seeing my friends. I will see them at the 4-H workshops or awards and we will all hang out and just have fun,” Amelia stated.
Amelia is working with her rabbit for the fair. Photo courtesy of Amelia Schlichting.
July 30, 2014 Leave a comment
Preparations are underway for the beginning of the Burt County Fair on Aug. 1-5. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland/Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
July 30, 2014 Leave a comment
Molly Willing and Susan Skinner roll pie dough at the 4-H pie day. Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.
4-H Pie Chair, Linda Bisanz gets help from 4-H Mom, Kylie Hansen as they work on apples during Pie Day I in Tekamah.
Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.
July 29, 2014 Leave a comment
So much fun at the 2013 Burt County Fair. The 2014 Burt County Fair will be just as much fun, if not more! All photos credit of Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
July 29, 2014 Leave a comment
A week from now it will all be over! Don’t miss out on the most fun and best entertainment available this week in Burt County! Make it YOUR fair by entering exhibits in Open Class if you’re too young or old for the 4-H program. Entry times and dates vary slightly with the Open Class departments but they are all accept entries on Friday, August 1 from 1:00-6:00 p.m. You can check out the Open Class options by going online to http://burt.unl.edu/fairbook and the Open Class entries are separate from the 4-H/FFA exhibits.
Also you can check out the entire fair schedule with all the great events, shows and entertainment on the website as well. I will make note of one correction on the schedule, as it mistakenly has Ranch Sorting on Monday, August 4 at 7:00 p.m., but it should be Team Roping that night.
If you’d like to get more involved in the 4-H part of the fair, I could use a few more volunteers for the 4-H entry and judging on Thursday, July 31 and Friday, August 1. Or if you’d like a chance to sit, relax and watch the 4-H Building for several hours during the fair, please give me a call at the UNL Extension Office at 402-374-2929. Of course we’d love an hour or two help from ANYONE to work in the 4-H Kitchen. If you’re there and have some time to volunteer, just come in and offer! We would LOVE to hear from any of you!
4-H Coronation Practice is Wednesday evening, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Grandstand Stage.
4-H & FFA Families remember the set up for the fair is Thursday evening, July 31 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and if you like potato salad they will be having the annual Potato Salad Brigade during that same time and would love to see extra help there too.
In the 4-H Building we will be entering exhibits between 7:00-8:00 p.m. also on Thursday evening with entry continuing on Friday morning, August 1 from 7:30-9:00 with judging beginning at 9:30 a.m.
All the livestock entries will be coming in between 8:00-10:00n a.m. on Friday, but check the fairbook online at:http://burt.unl.edu/fairbook to make note of any other special deadlines or activities so you don’t miss out!
Hope to see you at the Burt County Fair!
STATE FAIR ON-LINE ENTRIES
YOU (the 4-H or FFA Family) have to do State Fair Entries for:
PRESENTATIONS
FASHION SHOW
ALL LIVESTOCK
Last year all livestock entries were all made through ShoWorks…this is the case
again for all livestock including large animals, dogs, cats, rabbits, poultry, or companion
animals as well as 4-H presentations and fashion show.
All of these entries are due by midnight August 10. No later. No exceptions.
You can find a link called “4-H and FFA Online Entries” at: http://www.nebr.fairmanager.com where you can create an account or log in from last year to enter your exhibits. If you’ve never done it before you can find a link to the State Fair Livestock entry website, http://www.statefair.org/fair/competitions/4hffa.asp a PDF with step-by-step entry instructions and a YouTube video with entry instructions.
4-H and FFA exhibitors and their families are responsible for submitting all livestock, presentations and fashion show entries online. 4-H’ers who participate in the fashion show, companion animals, dog show, presentations, events and contests at the State Fair will receive one (1) single-day admission ticket for each day in which they participate. There will be no free tickets for chaperones or sponsors. General parking is still free at the State Fair.
State Fair Registration is now open, and all entries must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on August 10, 2014. A credit or debit card is required to submit entries. (Fashion Show and Presentation exhibitors may have their entry fee covered by the 4-H Council if they took part in the event and submit a copy of the entry form to the Extension office after the State Fair.) $4.00 advance tickets, $15 parking permits, $10 Blocking Chute Permits and any extra $20 4-H State Fair Exhibitor Pins will also be ordered through this website.
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
Mary Loftis
July 28, 2014 Leave a comment
The parade and the animals are all a big part of the Burt County Fair. All Photos Credit of Denise Gilliland/Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
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