Nebraska 4-H Month

CELEBRATE NEBRASKA 4-H MONTH AT THE OMAHA CHILDREN’S MUSUEM

In celebration of Nebraska 4-H Month, the Omaha Children’s Museum is sponsoring a “4-H APPRECIATION DAY” on February 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ALL Nebraska 4-H members, parents and volunteers are invited to enjoy FREE admission for the general exhibits plus the special ag literacy exhibit “Once Upon a Farm” at the Omaha Children’s Museum on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is an $11 value per person! The OCM just asks that 4-H members, parents and volunteers wear 4-H shirts (with a 4-H clover) as their proof of 4-H membership for FREE admission. In addition to the FREE admission, the OCM is offering a discounted membership to Nebraska 4-H families.

The Omaha Children’s Museum is located at 500 South 20th Street, Omaha, NE 68102. For more information about the Omaha Children’s Museum and the special exhibit, go to: http://www.ocm.org/

This opportunity is being offered because Nebraska Extension took part in the development of the special exhibit “Once Upon a Farm”. The special exhibit will be on display until April 12. What a great club or family outing!

HEY WRESTLING FANS . . . When you come to cheer on your favorite athletes at the 2015 NSAA State Wrestling Championship in Omaha, take a moment and bring the youngest fans to the museum. The Omaha Children’s Museum is less than two miles away from the CenturyLink Center and should take less than five minutes to get there. When you pack your favorite team shirt, don’t forget to pack your 4-H shirt too!

Promotion/Community Service Opportunity for 4-H Clubs/Members

Master’s Hand is having their annual “Spring Fling” on April 4^th at their business south of Tekamah. They are inviting any 4-H Club or member to set up a table the promote 4-H, do a little hands on project with the kids attending, or show some project(s) you have done in 4-H. Give it some thought and see what you might come up with…maybe a mini judging contest, or a small animal to show, or decorating a jar or something. I’m sure you’ve got lots of good ideas. Just call Suzie at Master’s Hand 402-374-2003 to request space.

2015 Special Garden Project – White Satin Carrot 

4-H’ers enrolled in the Special Garden Project will:

Receive a ‘packet’ of White Satin Carrot seed (one packet per youth) in early March.

Receive a newsletter about: planting & growing carrots, carrot problems & insects, exhibiting carrots, and harvesting, storing & using carrots.

Be able to enter this unique vegetable at County and State Fair.

Call the Extension office at 402-374-2929 to sign up for a packet of seeds. Only 15 packets were ordered so don’t miss out!

Snow/Snowless Sculptures

I’ve seen two club’s efforts in this creative contest this week, although vandalism and warm weather cut their promotional life shorter than expected. However the fun of creating something together cannot be undone by someone’s thoughtless destruction.

I encourage every 4-H member and club to show their pride in the 4-H program and create a monument to celebrate it…no matter how long it may survive! The 4-H program will survive and we challenge you to create some type of 4-H promotion to celebrate that fact…especially with February being Nebraska 4-H Month and Burt County 4-H Week February 22-28^th!

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