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Lincoln Markets HE FOLLOWING LISTING Reasons for Visiting Tof local Lancaster County Farmers’ Markets was developed 12 with assistance from Billene Nemenc, coordinator, Buy Fresh a Farmers’ Market Buy Local Nebraska (www.buylocalnebraska.org). By Alice Henneman, MS, RD, UNL Extension Educator Old Cheney Road Farmers’ Market T’S FARMERS’ MARKET time again in Lancaster 55th and Old Cheney Road County. Here are 12 great reasons to visit a Farmers’ Sundays: April 25–Nov. 7; Market, illustrated with scenes from local Farmers’ 10 a.m.–2 p.m. I Email: [email protected] Markets. www.oldcheneyroadfarmersmarket. org Find foods not available in a grocery store. Havelock Farmers’ Market Take home a truly tasty tomato! Recipe for In the north parking lot behind the bruschetta shown at right is on page 4. the businesses at 62nd and Havelock Ave. Enjoy really fresh sweet corn. Fresh from Wednesday: May 5–Oct. 27; the field means fantastic flavor! 3 p.m.–6:30 p.m. 613-0088 Purchase a pretty plant you know will grow Email: [email protected] in Nebraska because it was locally grown in Community CROPS Nebraska. Farmers’ Market Meet with a master gardener. University of Pentzer Park (2 blocks north of 27th and Holdrege) Nebraska–Lincoln Extension master gardeners Thursdays: June 3–Sept. 30; are available at some of the Farmers’ Markets. 4:30–7:30 p.m. They’ll answer your garden questions and help 474-9802 • Email: brendan@ make your garden grow! communitycrops.org Web: http://communitycrops.org/ Make memorable meals. The meal at right market (See page 4 for more about features toasted sunflower wheat bread with Community CROPS) lettuce and smoked bacon cheese; kale sautéed in olive oil with green onions and garlic; purple St. Paul United Church of (graffiti) cauliflower ... all from one of the local Christ Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Markets! 1302 F Street Tuesdays: June 1–Sept. 28; Have fun with your family and friends. Many 4:30–7:30 p.m. 435-3673 • Email: stpaulucc13_f@ Farmers’ Markets feature special events, such as yahoo.com cooking demonstrations, music, festivals, and Historic Haymarket more. Alice Henneman Photos: Farmers’ Market Get really fresh food that didn’t travel long 7th and P Street distances to reach you. Freshly picked produce not Saturdays: May 1–Oct. 9; only tastes better, but keeps longer, too! Look for the 8 a.m.–12 p.m. 435-7496 Buy Fresh Buy Local sign used many places to identify Web: http://lincolnhaymarket.org/ locally grown produce. events/farmers-market Buy a beautiful bouquet of locally grown flowers. Piedmont Farmers’ Market 1265 South Cotner Blvd. Get to know your farmer. Ask questions about how Saturdays: May 15–Sept. 18; the food was grown, how to cook it, and more. 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Support your local economy. If every household The Mid-Week Haymarket in Nebraska spent $10 weekly on Nebraska- Farmers’ Market 12th and R Streets produced food, $7,008,800 would stay in Tuesdays in June in conjunction the local economy EACH week. That’s with Jazz in June; 5–7 p.m. $30,371,466 every month and over $364,457,600 per year! Centennial Mall Garden (Source: 2006 US Census Bureau, based on Market 14th and M Streets (east side 700,880 occupied living units.) of Nebraska State Office Building) Farmers’ Markets are full of Wednesdays: July 7–Aug 25; surprises – you never know what you 12–4 p.m. might see!

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Lancaster County 4-H Council 4-H County Lancaster Community Focus ...... 10 The NEBLINE Page 2 http://lancaster.unl.edu Farm Views June 2010 Online Tool Estimates Economic Feasibility to Repair or Replace Pumping Plants

User Inputs Tom Dorn UNL Extension Educator 1. Select the energy source for pumping from the drop-down menu. Use your records to determine 2. Input the energy price per unit of fuel: ($/ the performance of your irrigation gallon, $/kWh, $/MCF or $/Therm). pumping plants and estimate the 3. Select the water meter totalizer units — if economic feasibility of repair or no meter, select: No Meter and go to replacement. Step 4 to input acres irrigated and inches Could your irrigation pumping applied per season. plant be costing you hundreds or thou- 4. Input the pumping water level. sands of dollars more per year more 5. Input the system pressure at the pump. than it should be? UNL Extension has a 6. Input the total fuel (energy) used per very easy-to-use tool to help you know season. where you stand using your records of the volume of water pumped, lift from Results the water source to the surface, and the 1. The acre-inches of water pumped during system pressure, measured at the pump. the period. The tool is an Excel worksheet 2. The useful work accomplished (water called Long Term Pump. It can be horsepower - hours) (WHP-hr). found on the irrigation page of the 3. The performance of the pumping plant UNL Extension in Lancaster County (WHP-hr per unit of fuel). Web site at http://lancaster.unl.edu/ag/ 4. The performance rating (expressed as a Crops/irrigate.shtml. http://lancaster. percentage of the Nebraska pumping unl.edu/ag/crops/irrigate.shtml. The plant performance criteria). direct link is http://lancaster.unl.edu/ag/ 5. The potential fuel cost savings if the crops/Long_Term_Pump.xls (note the pumping plant were repaired or replaced underscores between words) to bring the performance up to the When you access the workbook, Nebraska pumping plant performance you will notice tabs at the bottom of criteria. the screen. The initial screen provides 6. If the user specifies a payback period and instructions for using the worksheet. the interest rate, (APR), the worksheet The active worksheet is on the second will calculate the amount of money that tab. The next three tabs show example could be borrowed to repair or replace runs assuming a diesel engine, an the inefficient components, assuming the electric motor, and a system with no annual payments will be made using only water meter installed. the anticipated annual energy savings.

Tractor Safety Training for Youth, June 8–9 Certify Hay as An intensive two-day tractor/ also include information about the tion followed by driving tests for farm safety workshop for 14 and 15 driving test. students to exhibit their safety Weed Free year old youth will be conducted on Day 1 — Participants will competency. Students should be June 8–9 at the UNL East Campus undergo a full day of speakers, familiar with backing a two-wheel Tractor Testing Laboratory. The machinery tours, and classroom trailer. Bruce Anderson classes run 8 a.m.–5 p.m. each day. training on safety including tractor Upon completion of the course UNL Extension Forages Specialist The $60 fee includes materials and and ATV roll-over prevention. and passing the tests, the students meals for both days. The curriculum The day will conclude with testing will receive a certificate exempting Are you interested in another market for your is NSTMOP (National Safe Tractor including a written exam. Only them from the federal labor laws hay this year? Maybe you should have it certified as and Machinery Operation Program) those passing these tests qualify to (within limits). This certificate “weed free.” and information can be found at test on Day 2. Homework will be completes the driving portion of the Normally, when you think of selling hay, you think http://www.nstmop.psu.edu/. assigned to hand in the next day. DMV Animal Husbandry Permit. of dairy cows, beef cows, feedlots, or horses. But hay This Web site includes task sheets Day 2 — Speaker, tours, and Call 821-2151 or 362-5508 for more also is used to feed wildlife in national parks and as covered during the class and will be safety information along with information and to register for the mulch along many roadsides or other disturbed soils. in their workbook. The task sheets hands-on tractor safety instruc- training. Selling hay for use in parks or on roadsides, though, can be a challenge, especially if your hay needs to cross state lines. That’s because many state and federal agencies will refuse to buy your hay unless they can be guaranteed it does not contain any noxious weeds. Pesticide Container Recycling Collections To prevent the spread of noxious weeds via hay, the North American Weed Free Forage Program has Waverly, June 25 & Bennett, July 23 been established. This program has been adopted For 17 years, University of someone will be available to inspect by most state Departments of Agriculture and is Nebraska–Lincoln Extension has and accept the containers before implemented in Nebraska by your county Weed been coordinating a recycling you come. Control Authority. program for plastic agricultural Two remote collection dates To participate, your forage must be inspected pesticide containers. All containers have been arranged in coop- in the field prior to cutting for noxious weeds or must be inspected to make sure eration with Farmers Cooperative other designated weeds. If any are found, the hay still they have been properly rinsed, Company. The semi-trailer will be might be able to be certified if prescribed treatments with the caps and labels removed manned on Friday, June 25, 9 a.m.– are followed; these treatments will vary depending before they can be placed in our Noon in Waverly at the east elevator on the type of weed. Then, if your hay passes, you trailer. (Paper labels one layer thick on 148th Street and on Friday, July will receive an inspection certificate verifying the may remain on the containers.) We 23, 9 a.m.–Noon in Bennett at the results. will accept all sizes of agricultural Co-op headquarters. When shipping across state lines, a transit pesticide containers, including 30 Road, Lincoln, during business The material is currently being certificate or certification marking must accompany gallon plastic drums. hours 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday– recycled into plastic posts, indus- the hay to avoid rejection. Contact your local weed Containers may be brought to Friday, EXCEPT for the weeks of trial pallets, field drain tiles, speed control authority for more details. the UNL Extension in Lancaster June 25 and July 23. Please call bumps, railroad ties, and parking Certifying hay as “weed free” can offer other County office, 444 Cherrycreek ahead at 441-7180 to ensure lot tire stops. markets for your hay. But act long before cutting or it will be too late. The NEBLINE Page 3 http://lancaster.unl.edu Environmental Focus June 2010 Nebraska Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases Ticks are not like headache, fever, chills, • Avoidance. Whenever possible, insects, but are close lethargy, and joint and stay out of tick-infested areas, grassy relatives of mites and muscle pain. It is a seriously pastures, prairies, and wooded areas. spiders. In Nebraska, debilitating disease if ignored • Proper Clothing. Wear long-sleeved the most common and untreated, but is easily shirts and long pants. Tuck your pants tick is the American treated with antibiotics in into your socks so ticks cannot crawl dog tick (Dermacenter its early stages. A visit to a up the inside of your pants. Wear light- variabilis), also known family doctor and blood test colored clothing. Ticks are easier to see as the wood tick. The will determine whether a on a light background. Photos by Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology Jim Kalisch, by Photos American dog tick is American dog tick adult female Lone star tick adult female person has Lyme disease. • Repellents. Use an insect repellent found throughout the (magnified) (magnified) From 1993–2007, there containing the active ingredient diethyl state. People who live were 76 cases of Lyme disease toluamide (DEET). Apply to clothing in the southeastern-most counties of other states. Twenty cases of RMSF were reported in Nebraska. However, health and areas of exposed skin such as Nebraska may also encounter the Lone reported in Nebraska in 2008. experts are unsure whether these cases are hands, wrists, ankles, and neck. Be sure Star tick, (Amblyomma americanum). Classic signs of RMSF are fever and actually Lyme disease or a disease called to read and follow label directions. Ticks have a life cycle that involves rash in a person who has been bitten by a ehrlichiosis. The reason for this uncer- • Inspection and Removal. Conduct four distinct stages: egg, six-legged larva tick. The rash often starts at the extremi- tainty is because ticks that transmit Lyme a body check upon return from poten- or seed tick, nymph, and adult. Both ties (wrists and ankles) and spreads disease are not found in Nebraska and the tially tick-infested areas. Promptly the American dog tick and the lone star toward the trunk. The rash first appears ticks present here have not been shown to remove any ticks you find using the tick are typical “three-host” ticks. Each several days after the fever. vector this disease. following procedure: feeding stage (larva, nymph, and adult) of Fever and rash may appear two days The lone star tick does transmit 1. Use fine-tipped tweezers. three-host ticks must find and feed on a to two weeks after an encounter with ehrlichiosis, a disease with symptoms 2. Grasp the tick as close to the skin different animal. an infected tick. In a few cases, no rash very similar to Lyme disease, including surface as possible and pull upward Ticks hang onto vegetation with their occurs at all. Early diagnosis and antibi- fever, headache, fatigue, and muscle with steady, even pressure. Do not hind legs and extend their front legs out otic treatments are important. Prompt aches. Other symptoms include nausea, twist or jerk the tick; this may cause from their body. The ticks grab onto their removal of ticks from the skin greatly vomiting, diarrhea, cough, joint pains, its mouthparts to break off and host with their front legs as they pass by. reduces the chance of transmission for confusion, and occasionally, a rash. remain in the skin. They then climb up their host and spend RMSF. Symptoms typically appear after an 3. Do not squeeze, crush, or puncture time before settling down to feed. Ticks Lyme disease and ehrlichiosis incubation period of 5–10 days following the body of the tick because its fluids are sensitive to carbon dioxide which — Lyme disease is caused by the spiro- the tick bite. (saliva, hemolymph, gut contents) helps them locate their host. chete Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme disease A diagnosis of ehrlichiosis is based may contain infectious organisms. was discovered in 1976 in Connecticut, on a combination of clinical signs and 4. After removing the tick, thoroughly Diseases Transmitted by but now has been reported from most symptoms, confirmed through laboratory disinfect the bite site and wash your Nebraska ticks of the continental U.S. Areas of greatest tests. Ehrlichiosis is treatable with antibi- hands with soap and water. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever incidence are the Northeast, the Atlantic otics when caught early. If you have spent time in tick-infested (RMSF) — This disease is caused by a seaboard, the Great Lakes states, and areas and have flu-like symptoms later, it rickettsia bacteria, Rickettsia rickettsii, and northern California. What You Can Do is advisable to get checked by your physi- transmitted by the American dog tick. It Early signs of Lyme disease include Reduce exposure to ticks with the cian. RMSF, Lyme disease, and ehrlichiosis is the most severe and most frequently a red rash which expands in concentric following practices: are all treatable with antibiotics if caught reported tick-borne illness in the U.S. circles outward from the tick bite • Cultural. Keep grassy and weedy early. Although RMSF does occur in the Rocky producing a “bulls-eye” effect. Later, the areas trimmed to reduce harborage for Sources: Centers for Disease Control. Mountains, most cases are reported from victim may experience flu-like symptoms, tick hosts.

Preventing Chigger Bites Personal Insect Repellents The last few years, we have had The Center for Disease Control Cutter Advanced™ Insect Repellent significant numbers of phone calls from (CDC) recommends four active ingre- (7%), Cutter Advanced Sport™ (15%), people who are getting chigger bites dients registered by the U.S.-EPA. These Avon Skin-So-Soft™ Bug Guard Plus when gardening or spending time in active ingredients have been approved Picaridin (10%), Goready Insect their backyard. In Nebraska, chiggers are for effectiveness and human safety, when Repellent™ (20%), Off Family Care most active in June and July. Bites seem applied according to the directions on Insect Repellent™ (10%), and Walgreens to peak around the 4th of July when the product label. Light and Clean Insect Repellent™ (7%). people spend time outdoors, camping, DEET — (Chemical names: In addition to mosquitoes, picaridin was picnicking, and watching fireworks N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide or tested in laboratory and field studies and displays. N.N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) The found to be effective against biting flies Chigger bites gold standard for insect repellents is and ticks. What are Chiggers? still DEET, a chemical developed in the Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus Chiggers, also known as “redbugs or trousers before entering chigger- 1940s for the U.S. Army. Depending on or PMD — (Chemical Name: jiggers,” are the immature stages of the infested areas. the situation and concentration, DEET para-methane-3,8-diol which is the common red harvest mite. It is only the • As soon as possible after returning provides 2–8 hours of protection. It has synthesized version of oil of lemon first (larval) stage of the mite that feeds from a chiggers-infested area, take a hot broad spectrum activity and is effective eucalyptus.) It was brought to the U.S. on people and other passing animals. shower using plenty of soap and water. against mosquitoes, biting flies, midges, market in 2002. A 40 percent formula- Chigger mites attach themselves This will kill or dislodge many of the chiggers, fleas, and ticks. tion appears to provide about six hours to the clothing of people or the fur of chiggers. For casual use, a product containing of protection. PMD-based repellents passing animals. They prefer constricted • Launder clothing prior to re-wearing. 10–30 percent DEET should be show low-toxicity, but can be an eye locations like sock tops, or waist bands. When bites begin to itch, one adequate. For children, it is best to be irritant. Note: Natural or pure oil They do not burrow into the skin or suck course of treatment is to apply rubbing conservative and keep the concentration formulations of lemon eucalyptus have blood as many people believe. Instead alcohol, followed by one of the non- of DEET at 10 percent or less. In some not been tested for safety and efficacy. they crawl into a hair follicle, inject a prescription local anesthetics. A baking situations, it may make sense to spray Marketed products containing oil of salivary fluid which dissolves the hosts soda paste, calamine lotion, or product clothing rather than applying it directly lemon eucalyptus include Repel Lemon cells, then suck up the liquefied tissues. such as “After-Bite” also will help reduce to the skin. Eucalyptus Insect Repellent Lotion™ Within a few hours after feeding begins, discomfort. Avoid scratching bites since DEET repellents can damage (30%), Cutter Lemon Eucalyptus Insect small, reddish, intensely-itching welts this increases irritation and may lead to plastics, leather, and synthetic fabrics, so Repellent (30%), and Off Botanicals begin to appear. secondary infection of the bite. care must be taken when applying the Insect Repellent™ (10%). Where chiggers are a problem in repellent to some types of clothing. IR3535 — (Chemical Name What Can You Do? landscapes, keep lawns and shrubbery Picaridin — KBR 3023, Chemical 3-[N-Butyl-N-acetyl]-aminopropionic These suggestions offer some protec- well manicured, especially in areas name: 2-(2-hydrozyethyl-1-piperidin- acid, ethyl ester). This repellent is tion from chiggers: adjacent to dwellings. carboxylic acid 1-methylpropyl ester) available exclusively through the • Stay out of areas where chiggers are Chiggers can also be reduced by Picaridin provides 4-8 hours of effective Avon Corporation as Skin-So-Soft™ likely to be present including woodlots, treating turf with insecticidal sprays. repellency. Because it is odorless, not Bug Guard Plus IR3535 Active Insect pastures, roadside ditches, or other UNL Extension Entomologist Fred irritating or greasy and doesn’t damage Repellent (7.5%) or Skin-So-Soft™ Bug areas with tall grasses and weeds. Baxendale found a liquid treatment of plastics or synthetic materials, many Guard Plus IR3535 Expedition Insect Chiggers are especially common in bifenthrin will reduce chiggers 75–95 people prefer it to DEET. Repellent (15–20%). It is labeled for use moist low-lying areas. percent for several weeks. Use 0.2 pounds Picaridin-based repellents have against mosquitoes, ticks, and biting • Wear loose-fitting clothing and avoid active ingredient per acre. To escape the been available outside the U.S. for flies. In some studies, IR3535 provided sitting or reclining on the ground highest chigger populations, your first many years, and were introduced protection for 4–6 hours, but another when camping, picnicking, or working treatment should be early- to mid-June. into the U.S. market in 2005. Some USDA study found that 25% IR3535 was outdoors. Source: Fred Baxendale, UNL extension products containing picaridin include 10–100 times less effective than DEET. • Apply a repellent to shoes, socks, and entomologist. The NEBLINE Page 4 http://lancaster.unl.edu Food & Fitness June 2010 Get Healthy Snack Ideas From “Snack of the Week” Handout day: grains, fruits, vegetables, of MyPyramid, be better helpers milk, and meat & beans. It also in the kitchen, and be capable shows the importance of being of making their own nutritious physically active most days of the snacks. Have fun and enjoy these week and making changes “one summer snacks and activities! step at a time.” Learn more about Below is a sample of one of MyPyramid at the summer snack recipes. The Alice Henneman, MS, RD, UNL Extension Educator Helping limited-resource families learn to prepare nutritious and safe foods www.mypramid.gov. complete “Summer Snack of while stretching their food dollars. It’s our goal that by the end the Week” handout is available Tomato Basil Bruschetta of the summer, after making all free at http://lancaster.unl.edu/ Emily Hulse of these recipes and completing nep/resources.shtml and at the This recipe makes approximately 12 pieces of bruschetta, UNL Extension Assistant the nutrition lessons and activi- Nutrition Education Program’s depending on whether you add the topping to the bread or ties, children will be equipped table at the Community CROPS people serve themselves. The University of to make healthier food choices, Farmers’ Market (see page 1 for Enjoy fresh and flavorful tomatoes in this quick and easy Nebraska–Lincoln Extension have an increased understanding dates and location). version of a tomato bruschetta recipe! It’s great as a snack or Nutrition Education Program in an appetizer and is loaded with nutrients. Lancaster County has developed a “Summer Snack of the Week” MyPyramid on My Plate 8 ripe Roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped handout as a tool to assist Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, minced families in teaching their kids 1 whole wheat tortilla 1/2 red onion, Spanish onion or sweet onion, chopped about cooking and nutrition, 2 tablespoons peanut butter 6–8 fresh basil leaves, chopped using MyPyramid. 2–3 tablespoons shredded cheese 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil In addition, this handout 2 grapes, washed and dried Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste provides recipes for healthy 1 strawberry, washed and dried 1 loaf Italian- or French-style bread, cut into 1/2-inch snacks you can make together 2 tablespoons shredded carrots, washed and dried diagonal slices as a family. For each week in Utensils needed: measuring spoons, butter knife, spoon the summer there is a recipe or spatula Preheat oven to 400ºF. Combine tomatoes, garlic, onion, basil, for a snack, along with a corre- and olive oil in a bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground sponding activity or lesson. For Directions: black pepper, to taste. Set aside. example, one of the weeks you 1. Wash your hands. 2. Place the tortilla on a plate. Arrange bread on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake about and your family will have the chance to make a “frozen fruit 3. Spread the peanut butter on the tortilla. 5–7 minutes until it begins to brown slightly. Remove bread 4. Sprinkle the cheese around the edges for the hair. from oven and transfer to a serving platter. cup,” as well as create a fruit and vegetable diary. 5. Place the two grapes for the eyes. 6. Place the strawberry for the nose. Serve the tomato mixture in a bowl with a serving spoon and MyPyramid is a tool we can 7. Use the carrots to make a mouth. let everyone help themselves. Or place some on each slice of use to help us know what and bread before serving. If adding the tomato mixture yourself, 8. Now you should see a silly face on your plate that include how much to eat. MyPyramid foods from all 5 food groups on MyPyramid! add it at the last minute or the bread may become soggy. shows the importance of making good food choices from each Makes 1 MyPyramid face/tortilla. Alice’s Notes of the five food groups every If you’re short on time, the tomato topping (minus the basil) can be made earlier in the day and refrigerated. Wait until you’re ready to turn on the oven for the bread before chopping and adding the basil. Set mixture aside at room temperature while the bread is toasting. Where to Store Foods in the Refrigerator Some foods that taste best Alice Henneman, MS, RD when stored at room tempera- UNL Lancaster County ture include bananas, melons, Extension Educator onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and winter squashes. Location, location, location Store them in a clean, dry, well- is the mantra in real estate! ventilated place, away from direct Location also is important when sunlight and away from areas selecting a storage area for foods where meat is prepared. in your refrigerator. Some produce can be ripened on the counter, and What foods are best then stored in the refrigerator. suited for the top and Examples include avocados, bottom shelves in the and jellies in the side door. kiwi fruit, nectarines, peaches, fridge? Eggs should be stored in pears, and plums. Avoid placing Store raw foods that must be their carton on a shelf, not on produce in a sealed plastic bag cooked prior to serving (such as the refrigerator door. on your countertop. This slows Lincoln’s Community CROPS raw meat, poultry and fish) on ripening and may increase Community CROPS (Combining Resources, the refrigerator’s bottom shelf to What produce goes in off-odors and decay from the Opportunities, and People for Sustainability) helps families prevent their juices from coming the crisper? What produce accumulation. grow food for themselves and the community. Community into contact with other foods. should not go in the CROPS was started with one community garden in 2003, and Raw juices often contain harmful crisper? A few additional has grown over the years to become a successful organization. bacteria. Store them in their Use your refrigerator crisper guidelines: CROPS now has 16 community garden sites with more than wrapping on a plate or a tray. drawer for whole produce. Store • The temperature in a refrig- 200 individual plots, a training farm for larger scale vegetable Store prepared or ready-to- fruits in a separate refrigerator erator should be 40°F or below. production, a successful Community Supported Agriculture eat foods on shelves above raw crisper drawer from vegetables. Keep an appliance thermom- program, its own Community CROPS Farmers’ Market (see foods that must be cooked. Fruits give off ethylene gas, eter in your refrigerator and page 1 for dates and location), a regular stand at the Old which can shorten the storage check it frequently. Cheney Farmers’ Market, and more. For more information What foods can go in life of vegetables. Some • A general rule of thumb for about Community CROPS, go to http://communitycrops.org the side door? What should vegetables give off odors that refrigerator storage for cooked or call 474-9802. not go in the door? can be absorbed by fruits and leftovers is 3 to 4 days. The shelves or compart- affect their quality. Most whole • Divide a large pot of food UNL Extension in Lancaster County’s ments on the side door tend produce keeps best in perforated like soup or stew into small Nutrition Education Program will to be the warmest part of the or unsealed plastic bags in portions and put in shallow have a table at the Community refrigerator. Side door shelves are the crisper drawer where the containers before being CROPS Farmers’ Market this summer. intended for foods that can stand humidity is highest. refrigerated. Divide a large Stop by for free nutrition information, interactive a slightly higher temperature Avoid washing produce cut of meat or whole poultry games and food demonstrations! without going bad. For example, before refrigerating it. The into smaller pieces and wrap store mustard, barbecue sauce, dampness can make it spoil separately or place in shallow soft drinks, condiments, sauces, sooner. containers before refrigerating. The NEBLINE Page 5 http://lancaster.unl.edu Home & Family Living June 2010

FAMILY & COMMUNITY EDUCATION (FCE) CLUBS

President’s View — Irene’s Items the coffee filter, The heritage skills items Irene Colborn place seeds inside, should be brought to the June FCE Council Chair fold it and place it 28 Council meeting so they can Lorene Bartos, UNL Extension Educator into a plastic baggie be judged to go on to the state I’m hoping you until they sprout. I convention. The categories are: Removing Lily Pollen Stains have been enjoying sometimes rug making, hand crafted Lilies are beautiful flowers, but the stain from the pollen the flowering trees keep seeds toys, spinning and can be a problem. To remove pollen stains: resist the urge this spring. I don’t from a weaving, and poetry. to brush the pollen off with your hands. Not only do you know when they have prior year Remember to run the risk of rubbing the pollen into the fabric, but there’s been more beautiful. and that way I know send your check in for also the chance the oil from your hands may set the stain. I found a way to use coffee if they are good the Sizzling Summer Instead, gently shake or vacuum the fabric to remove as filters. You can use them to before I put them in Sampler on July 8. much pollen as possible. Use the sticky side of a piece of tape sprout seeds. Simply dampen the ground. to carefully lift off any remaining loose particles. Pretreat with a prewash stain remover and launder in the hottest water safe for the fabric. If the stain remains, launder again, FCE News & Events using chlorine bleach, if safe for the fabric, or oxygen bleach. June Council Meeting, June 28 Basket Raffle at Sizzling The June FCE Council meeting is Monday, Summer Sampler June 28, 12:30 p.m. at Stauffer’s Restaurant (formerly The Ville Grille), 2701 North 48th Clubs and individuals are reminded baskets June is Home Street. We will have lunch and business meeting are needed for the Scholarship Raffle at the at the restaurant. Following the meeting we’ll be Sizzling Summer Sampler (SSS). Each year a visit the Food Bank of Lincoln, 4840 Doris Bair $400 scholarship is awarded to a college student Safety Month Circle, Suite A. Bring a can of food for the Food majoring in Family and Consumer Science or a This month is a time for reach. Discard all medications Bank. Entries for the Heritage Skills Contest health occupation. Tickets for the raffle will be the public to take some simple and prescriptions that have should be brought to this meeting. All FCE available at the SSS. hands-on steps to create a safer expired. members are invited to attend. home environment from such • Install child-safe locks on leading hazards as falls, fires or cabinets where house cleaning burns, and poisonings. supplies and medicines are Lancaster County Association for Family and Community Education presents The Home Safety Council kept. Never assume a cabinet g g (HSC) is dedicated to preventing is too high for a curious, home-related injuries that result climbing toddler. in nearly 20,000 deaths and 21 • Check all smoke alarms Sizzling Summer million medical visits on average to make sure they are in each year. Here are a few sugges- working order. Guests tions, courtesy of The Home • Don’t leave cleaning A Sampler A welcome! Safety Council and The Soap buckets unattended. Even and Detergent Association. those with a small amount of Thursday, July 8 • 6 to 9 p.m. • Keep stairs and pathways liquid pose a danger to “top Light Supper at 6 p.m. clear of clutter. heavy” toddlers. If the child Lancaster Extension Education Center • Promptly wipe up spills falls into a bucket, it may and splashed bath water. not tip over and he or she 444 Cherrycreek Rd, Lincoln • Test the temperature could drown. Even the water of your hot water. If it is in the toilet can be a hazard Program higher than 120°F, turn down to toddlers, so make sure all SCARVES TIED SIMPLY the water heater dial. family members remember to presented by Lona Thompson • Keep all household close the lid. products in their original • Place throw rugs over a packages. Packaging rug-liner or choose rugs JAMES ARTHUR VINEYARD includes useful first aid infor- with non-skid backs to

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dental exposure or ingestion. • Post the Poison Control g g Cost $10. Make checks payable to FCE Council. • Keep all medicines, Center phone number Send reservations and check by July 1 to: Clarice Steffens, 11804 S. 5 Street, Roca, NE 68430 including vitamins, in (1-800-222-1222) by every their original, childproof land phone in your home and containers and store them save it on your cell phone. high up out of children’s

Living Well — More Than a Cookbook Members of the National Cooperative State Research, food substitutions, food storage Extension Association of Family Education, and Extension Service. life in refrigerator and freezer, and and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) “NEAFCS members have had an conversion chart for the amount of have developed and illustrated a extraordinary impact on advancing fresh produce to purchase. book containing delicious, time- not only sound nutritional prac- Living Well — More Than tested recipes from across the tices, but on sound practices in all a Cookbook will sell for $29.95. nation. Also included is a “Recipes aspects of healthful living.” Consumers may buy the book from for Living” chapter containing Living Well — More Than a their local extension offices for $25 research-based information on: Cookbook features a designated including tax. Proceeds from the • Healthy Lifestyles recipe page for each affiliate with a book sales will be divided between • Living Green sidebar describing the significance NEAFCS and State Affiliates to • Home Safety of the recipe to the state. You support Family & Consumer • Financial Management will discover a delicious world of Sciences educators in their efforts to • Care of Textiles adventure in food with over 275 enhance the quality of life for indi- • Etiquette recipes. viduals, families, and communities. “Today, the critical emphasis A nutritional analysis of each For more information, visit the on safe, affordable food and a recipe includes calories, total fat, NEAFCS Web site, at healthy, nutritious diet is evident calories from fat, carbohydrates, www.neafcs.org. To order a cook- in every aspect of American life,” sugar, sodium, and fiber. Other book locally, contact Lorene at said Colien Hefferan, Administrator nice extra features in the book are 441-7180. The NEBLINE Page 6 http://lancaster.unl.edu Horticulture June 2010 Control Emerging Laurie Stepa nek , N eb ra sk a F o Bagworms in June r e s t

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Use bark mulch around young trees to protect them from lawn mower Care and Water Ph.D.; Lawn S. Rossi, permission Gussack and Frank Used by from: Eva Quality Almanac, copyright 2000 Cornell University. damage. Be Well Read — Read Keep a close eye on the quality of your spring crops. Hot weather and follow all instructions when causes lettuce to bolt and become bitter. Plant a warm-season crop applying fertilizer. Incorrect and follow the spreader setting Slenderize Your Yard as soon as the spring vegetables are harvested. application such as spilling instructions on the fertilizer — Keep your yard healthy by For hanging baskets in cool, shady locations, use tuberous begonias, onto paved surfaces can result label so your spreader applies the controlling how much fertilizer it ferns, impatiens, or fibrous rooted begonias in combination with in fertilizer being washed down correct amount of fertilizer. gets. Follow recommended rates trailing plants, such as English ivy. storm sewers and ending up in Recycle Your Lawn — for lawns in your area. When you buy nursery stock that is container grown, check the root Protect the Borders ball and make sure it is not bound too tightly. A mass of circling roots our waterways. Leave grass long when mowing will stay that way even after it is planted in the ground. Chill Out — Grass will and leave the clippings on your — When applying fertilizer, Remove old flower heads from annual bedding plants to keep them not use fertilizer when it is not lawn to decompose. “Grass- maintain a buffer strip or blooming. actively growing. To prevent cycling” is a great source of fertilizer-free zone around the If you do not have much room to landscape, consider using some of runoff pollution of lakes and nitrogen and saves water and edges of lakes and streams. the many dwarf varieties available. These are plants that have slow streams, never apply fertilizers to fertilizer. This information was adapted from the growth and stay small, so there is little pruning maintenance. There frozen ground or pavement. Recycle Your Yard — are numerous dwarf evergreens, flowering trees, and shrubs from Environmental Guidelines for Responsible which to choose. Spread it Around — Be Compost leaves, yard debris, and Lawn Care and Landscaping as developed In most cases, blossom-end rot on tomatoes, peppers, squash, and sure your spreader is working non-meat food scraps make great by the members of the Lawns and watermelons can be prevented. Do this by maintaining uniform soil and adjusted properly. Read mulch for the garden. Environment Initiative (L&E). moisture by mulching and watering correctly, planting in well-drained soil and not cultivating deeper than one inch within one foot of the plant. Also avoid the use of high nitrogen fertilizers. Continue planting warm-season vegetable crops such as beans, Sign Up for Free E-mail Horticulture Newsletter squash, and cucumbers. HortUpdate is a FREE e-mail newsletter from the University of Nebraska– The best time to harvest most herbs is just before flowering, when the leaves contain the maximum essential oils. Lincoln Extension which provides timely information to the lawn and landscape industry. This e-mail includes current lawn and landscape Identify garden pests before you attempt to control them. If you decide to use chemical control, read the label carefully. problems with control recommendations and a seasonal ‘To Do’ list. To subscribe, go to http://extensionhorticulture.unl.edu. The NEBLINE Page 7 http://lancaster.unl.edu Urban Agriculture June 2010 Forests Are More Than Trees Proper Irrigation A forest or wood- mend appropriate land is more than just management treatments Conserves Water a collection of trees. It to achieve the objective, is actually a complex whether it is a single Automatic irrigation and dynamic ecosystem objective such as systems can be designed to obviously including the income from the sale of support zone watering. Zone trees, but also composed wood products, or more watering means grouping plans of other associated commonly, a combina- with similar water require- plants, animals, soils, tion of objectives such ments in the same area of the climate, and topography. as wildlife habitat, landscape. Remember that all Nebraska’s forests recreation, and future the shrubs, trees, flowers, and provide multiple income. turf in a given irrigation area benefits, including soil More than 88 or zone will receive the same Drip and soaker hose systems and water protection, Conservation Resources Betts, Natural ServiceLynn percent of Nebraska’s amount of water. The water irrigate only the desired plants. wildlife habitat, wood Thinning timber stands by removing poor trees forest land is privately conserving value of buffalograss products, recreational in an important management technique. owned; most of it is will be defeated if it is in the sprinkler system, the rate and opportunities, and in need of treatments same irrigation area as trees uniformity of application beauty. If protected from fire, can be sustained. Depending on to improve health and vigor. needing more water. must be carefully designed. insects, diseases, destructive management objectives, some- Nebraska Forest Service foresters Choose the appropriate Plan emitter patterns to fit cutting and other hazards, the times periodic, planned harvests are stationed throughout the irrigation system and then water output to the shape, soil, forest benefits can be enjoyed are recommended. state to assist landowners install and maintain it properly. infiltration rate, and wind char- forever because the forest is a A mechanic can tell you manage their forests. For more It is estimated that 75–85 acteristics of your site. If you renewable resource. what will happen if your car forestry information or assis- percent of plant problems result are using a conventional hose With proper management all is not maintained. Likewise, a tance, contact a local Natural from overwatering. If you know and sprinkler, remember that forest benefits can be improved. professional forester can recom- Resources Conservation Service, daily evapotranspiration rates the location and quality of the For example, by planting trees to mend maintenance practices Natural Resources District, (combined water loss from soil sprinkler head determines how maintain optimum stocking, or to keep your forest productive NFS District Forestry office, or and plant), you can recharge efficiently water is delivered. in contrast, by removing some and healthy. Depending upon go to http://www.nfs.unl.edu. root zones without over or There is one more consid- trees when the stocking is too the landowner’s management Source: Dennis Adams, Nebraska Forest under watering. You can save eration: run-off. You want water high, a healthy, vigorous forest objective, a forester can recom- Service even more if water emitters on the plants, not down the distribute water uniformly even gutter. Careful location of emit- when it is windy. ters may not be enough to mini- Drip and soaker hose mize run-off. You may need to irrigation systems place water reshape land to reduce slopes Coreopsis: They Bloom and on the soil surface in the that encourage water to move immediate vicinity of a plants too quickly for soil to absorb it. root system, reducing evapora- The slope should direct water Bloom and Bloom tion loss and irrigating only the toward the plants that are high desired plants. An added bonus water users and away from hard of these systems is the reduction surface areas such as driveways, in foliar diseases which can walks, and patios. Another accompany sprinklers. These way to reduce run-off is to systems best serve trees, shrubs, incorporate compost into the and flowers. soil to improve the infiltration Sprinklers are generally rate and water-holding capacity used for turf. If you install a of the soil. Courtesy PlantFinder Garden of Missouri Botanical Iowa State University Extension University State Iowa Jeff PLANTS McMillian @ USDA-NRCS Database Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Early Coreopsis lanceolata Coreposis verticillata Sunrise’ (large-flowered (lanceleaf tickseed) ‘Moonbeam’ (threadleaf tickseed) tickseed)

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Perennial flower gardeners These make excellent selections UNL Institute of Agriculture Resources and Natural really appreciate plants with for use as edging or rock garden an extended season of bloom. plants. The perennial flower that Coreopsis are pest resistant. immediately comes to mind Leaf spots may be a problem Hand-Hoeing is Best for when thinking of long bloom especially in wet years, but is coreopsis. Coreopsis, also they usually don’t affect the called tickseed, possess daisy-like first bloom. Cut plants back Weeding Home Gardens flowers in various shades of severely after flowering and the Weeds are a problem in light away from seedlings and yellow to dark gold to almost new growth will be strong and home gardens just as they by providing a mechanical Courtesy of William Cullina orange. A newcomer to the Coreopsis rosea (pink tickseed) healthy. The only disadvantage are in large fields because barrier to emergence. It works numerous coreopsis offerings of coreopsis is the necessity they compete with desirable best against weeds that grow is Coreopsis rosea, the only about 2 feet in height. of deadheading. Trim spent plants for water, soil nutrients, from seed each year. Weeds pink form. Flowering of many Thread leaf coreopsis flowers off regularly to promote sunlight, and air. They also that break through the mulch varieties begins in late spring and (Coreopsis verticillata) has continuous production of new harbor many insects and are easily spotted and can be continues through most of the foliage divided into thread-like flowers. If not deadheaded, only diseases. pulled from the moist soil. summer. segments. `Golden Showers’ naked flower stalks will remain Hand-hoeing is still the Good mulching materials There are several species of grows up to 2 feet tall with bright above the foliage. Propagation best answer. It is inexpensive, include compost, straw, leaves, Coreopsis to select from offering yellow flowers. `Moonbeam’ is accomplished through seed, quite selective, accurate, effec- hay, sawdust, wood shav- a range of plant heights from is probably the most popular cuttings, or division. Named tive, and for some, even enjoy- ings, bark, paper and plastic less than 1 foot to almost 4 feet. cultivar. The 2 foot plant cultivars should be propagated able. A great deal of emotional sheeting. Be sure to moisten Although some have a sprawling bears numerous soft yellow vegetatively rather than through satisfaction can come from soil before applying mulches. habit, many are well-behaved, flowers from late June through seed to ensure true identity. viewing a clean, freshly-hoed While straw and leaves may compact plants that combine October. `Zagreb’ is a compact, Coreopsis can also be used row where weeds stood only be raked back to feed and perfectly with other flowers. upright plant with flowers in as fresh cut flowers, especially minutes before. Some pulling water plants, plastic sheeting is Most coreopsis are hardy to a darker shade of yellow than those with long flower stems. At usually is necessary to remove fairly permanent once applied. USDA Hardiness Zone 4. Other `Moonbeam’. the end of the flowering season, weeds near the base of plants. Apply most of the fertilizer advantages include drought Coreopsis lanceolata allow seeds to remain for the Vegetables may be damaged before the mulch is put down. tolerance, poor soil adaptability, and its cultivars have single birds to enjoy. Not many plants if weeds get too large before At present, herbicides and durability. They perform flowers which are up to 2-1/2 offer season-long beauty, both being pulled. have limited value in home best in full sun or light shade. inches across. `Brown Eyes’ has a indoors and out, and provide Other weed control vegetable gardens. They are Some favorites include maroon ring near the center of food for wildlife. Coreopsis is a alternatives are mulching and difficult to use where a wide Coreopsis grandiflora the flower. `Goldfink’ and `Baby highly valued perennial for many using herbicides. Mulching assortment of vegetables `Sunray’ and `Early Sunrise’. Both Gold’ are smaller varieties, each garden settings. controls weeds by keeping occupies a small space. have double flowers and grow to growing only 10 to 16 inches tall. The NEBLINE Page 8 http://lancaster.unl.edu 4-H & Youth June 2010

4-H Produce Market Wildlife Habitat Life Challenge 4-H Bicycle Safety 4-H Teen Council on Saturdays Evaluation Contest, June 26 Won’t Meet in June This summer, a 4-H produce Program, June Contests The 4-H Bicycle Safety The next meeting will be market will open on Saturdays 20–22 State Senior, June 28–29 Contest will be held Saturday, Sunday, July 11 at 3 p.m. from 12–2 p.m. at the parking 4-H Life Challenge judging June 26, 9 a.m. at the Lancaster lot of Tractor Supply Company The Wildlife Habitat contests help youth learn more Extension Education Center. 4-H Dog Skill-a-Thon (TSC) located at 9000 Amber Evaluation Program is a fun and about issues related to family Contest is open to all 4-H’ers ages Hill Ct., Lincoln. If you are a challenging outdoor adventure and consumer science (FCS). 8 & up. Participants must provide Changed to July 15 4-H member and have fresh where youth age 8–18 learn Contests are open to all 4-H’ers, their own bicycle and must wear New this year, Lancaster produce to sell, contact Leia Noel about wildlife, conservation, need not be enrolled in a a helmet. MUST preregister by County 4-H will hold a local 4-H at 435-0857 or Tracy Kulm at and management. The statewide specific project. Contact Tracy at June 21 by calling 441-7180 Dog Skill-a-Thon as a pre-fair 441-7180 for more information. contest will be held June 20–22 441-7180 for more information. (there is no entry form). Late contest on Thursday, July 15, 1 at Fort Robinson State Park, Statewide FCS Life registrations not accepted. There p.m. at the Lancaster Extension 4-H/FFA Animal ID’s Crawford. Junior (age 12–13) Challenge (for ages 12 and up) are two parts of the contest. In Education Center (note: date and senior (age 14–18) division will be held Monday, June 28 and the bicycle skills events, 4-H’ers has been changed from July 8). and DNA Due June 15 teams (individual participa- Tuesday, June 29 on UNL East maneuver through several Participants do not need to be All identifications for 4-H/ tion possible) compete in the Campus. To participate, please designated courses to test their enrolled in the dog project and FFA sheep, goats, swine, breeding contest. The novice group (ages contact Tracy at 441-7180 by riding skills and safety. A bicycle they do not need a dog. Must beef, bucket calves, feeder calves, 8–11) does not compete, but June 7. Information is online at inspection reinforces the impor- preregister by July 2 by calling dairy cattle, and rabbits which learns about wildlife through http://4h.unl.edu/programs. tance of bicycle maintenance and 441-7180 (there is no entry will be entered in the 4-H or FFA fun educational activities and County-level Junior Life safety features. form). Youth will take a quiz on this year are due to extension games. Please indicate intention Challenge (for ages 8–11) will dog knowledge including breeds, by June 15. Animal ID forms to participate by May 28. June 10 be held Saturday, July 10 at 9 parts of the animals, nutrition, are available online at is the last day to register by mail. a.m. at the Lancaster Extension Furniture Painting diseases, grooming, and showing. http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Fair Cost is $17.50 for participants Education Center. Preregister Workshop Canceled Study packets are being devel- and the extension office. If you and $42.50 for non-participants. by July 9 by calling 441-7180. The Furniture Workshop oped. To request a study packet, plan on showing market sheep, For more information, go to Contact Karen Clinch for study for 4-H members scheduled for call Deanna at 441-7180 or market hogs, or feeder calves at http://4h.unl.edu/whep or contact packet. Saturday, June 5 is canceled. [email protected]. state fair or Ak-Sar-Ben, you will Gary at 441-7180. need to have DNA collected by this deadline also.

Free 4-H Horse Seminar, May 25 orse bits A free 4-H Horse Seminar on Deworming, Rabies and Body Condition Scoring will be held Tuesday, May 25, 6:30–9 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Lancaster County Horse VIPS 4-H Rd. For more information, call 441-7180 or go to Pre-Districts Format Clinic/Show/Fundraiser http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/horsenews.shtml. 4-H Horse ID’s Due June 1 Saturday, June 5, 2010 (Days Before Districts!) • 9 a.m. 4-H horse identification forms for the Lancaster Country Super Fair are due in the Lancaster Event Center Pavilion 3 • (84th & Havelock, Lincoln, NE) extension office by Tuesday, June 1. Late ID forms The Lancaster County Horse VIPS committee is hosting a very special 4-H clinic/show WILL NOT be accepted. Please take the time to to help everyone prepare for Districts and State! fill forms out completely and thoroughly. Draw your horse’s markings on the picture as accurately NEW! WALK/TROT CLASSES 8:00 a.m. Registration & Warm-up for all entered in English classes as you can. Also, be sure to indicate the horse’s Now, newer riders and green horses 8:50 a.m. Posting of Colors and National Anthem color on the drawing. ID forms can be picked up can practice for district competition. 9:00 a.m. Individual class workouts on the rail for English classes at the extension office. Two all-age classes with any tack *** Please listen to announcer for instructions. *** have been added, but you may not 1. English Pleasure/Equitation (seniors) State 4-H Hippology and show in other classes requiring a 2. English Pleasure/Equitation (juniors) canter/lope. 3. English Pleasure/Equitation (elementary) Judging Forms Due June 1 PRACTICE FOR DISTRICT ~~~ Warm-up for all entered in Walk/Trot classes ~~~ Hippology and judging entry forms for the SHOWS 4. Walk/Trot Pleasure (all ages, no other canter/lope State 4-H Horse Exposition at Fonner Park are Districts are scheduled for the fol- classes) due to the extension office on Tuesday, June 1. lowing week and we invite you to 5. Walk/Trot Horsemanship (all ages, no other canter/lope Contest entry forms are available at the extension return to the Lancaster Event Center classes) office or online athttp://lancaster.unl.edu/4h . on June 10th as we host a district ~~~ Warm-up for all entered in Western classes ~~~ All entry fees will be paid by the 4-H Council. competition the following week. This Individual class workouts on the rail for Western classes For more information and contest rules go to clinic/show will be set up in the dis- *** Please listen to announcer for instructions. *** trict format and all 4-H age groups http://www.animalscience.unl.edu/extension/ 6. Western Pleasure Ponies (all ages) equine/4H/districtstateshows/state.html. can participate in English and West- 7. Western Pleasure/Horsemanship (seniors) ern classes. Due to time constraints, 8. Western Pleasure/Horsemanship (juniors) games and reining are reserved for 4-H Judging Clinics 9. Western Pleasure/Horsemanship (elementary) juniors and seniors only. Upcoming 4-H Horse Judging contests: *** Stay for special announcements after this class! *** COMBINED CLINIC/SHOW ~~~ Warm-up for all entered in Reining & Games ~~~ • Pitzer Ranch, Ericson, NE on May 26, 8:30 a.m. FORMAT 10. Reining (seniors) Contact Steve Niemeyer at (308) 346-4200. Depending on size of the classes 11. Reining (juniors) • Hansen Show Horse Stables, Gretna, NE, June and show, the judge will be able to ~~~ Break, arena worked, and set up for Games ~~~ 24, 8:30 a.m. Contact Monte Stauffer at do some teaching and commenting 12. Pole Bending (seniors) (402) 444-7804 for more information. at the end of the classes. This feed- 13. Pole Bending (juniors) back is designed to help participants 14. Barrel Racing (seniors) SIGN UP FOR County Fair 4-H Judging learn how to further improve their 15. Barrel Racing (juniors) HIPPOLOGY & GET riding. Contest, July 24 16. Hippology Contest (seniors) FREE PURINA The Lancaster County Super Fair 4-H Horse CLASS FEES SUPPORT 4-H 17. Hippology Contest (juniors) HORSE TREATS! Judging Contest will be held on Saturday, July 24 There will be a one time office 18. Hippology Contest (elementary) charge of $5 and a $3 charge per at the Salt Creek Wranglers Arena. It will be held class (including the Hippology Con- in conjunction with a Horse Family Fun Night! test). Proceeds support the Horse NEW! HIGH POINT AWARDS More details TBA. Please put it on your calendar. 4-H Program in Lancaster County. Champion and reserve trophies will be awarded in elementary, Thank you for your support! junior, and senior divisions at the conclusion of the show. FACILITY NOTES Points for each class will be awarded as follows: 6 for 4-H Riding Level Testings, Concessions will be available onsite. champion, 5 for reserve, 4 for purple ribbons, 3 for blue, Contact the Lancaster County Event 2 for red, and 1 for white. Everyone is automatically enrolled. June 22, 29 & July 6 Center at 402-441-6545 to inquire Group level testings will be held 6 p.m. at about stall availability. Showing from Questions? Call Marty Cruickshank @ 402-441-7180 or the Lancaster Event Center - Pavilion 3. Please a trailer is encouraged. 4-H attire Caren Miille, 402-326-0516, [email protected] RSVP at least one week in advance of the test to and armbands are required. Jennifer Rawlinson, 402-560-3319, [email protected] Marty at 441-7180 or [email protected] THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Carol Wolf, 402-540-3709, [email protected] Quilt Quest Class Changes and Updates Addition for 4-H Plant Science Contests A quilted “accessory” Clover College will be allowed in Quilt Three Plant Science Contests are Quest class 40. It will now open to all Lancaster County 4-H’ers. Tue., June 15–Fri., June 18 read: Class 40. Wearable Art You do not need to be enrolled in - Quilted clothing or acces- a horticulture project. Held before Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Rd sory. Must have a recogniz- the fair, these contests will be on Open to youth ages 6–19 able amount of quilting. May Wednesday, July 14, 10 a.m.–12 Four days of “hands-on” workshops full of fun and learning! Youth may attend as many include fabric manipulation. noon at the Lancaster Extension workshops as they wish. Youth attending workshops that overlap the lunch period should Quilting must be done by Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek bring a sack lunch. Food will not be available (unless otherwise stated in the workshop 4-H’er. Attach card. Road, Lincoln. Pre-registration is description). If you have questions, contact Tracy Kulm at 441-7180. not required, enter day of contest. Study material information is online WORKSHOPS WITH OPENINGS AS OF MAY 17 Clothing Level 1 available only at http://lancaster.unl. For current class availability, go to http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/programs/clovercollege Pattern edu/hort/youth/fair.shtml. For more information, contact Mary Jane at Suggestions 4-Day Workshop 16 Candyland Cottage 37 Awesome Aprons 441-7180. Here is a list and descrip- Assemble a gingerbread house #3 Clover Chess Tourney Same description as #34 Contact Tracy for a list of tion of the Plant Science Contests: and adorn it with the candy of your THU, JUNE 17, 3-5PM Play in a unique chess tournament. dreams. Bring leftover candy to add the Clothing Level 1 pattern Tree Identification —Identify Children play 2 rounds per day AGES 10 & up • FEE $3 to the supplies. INSTRUCTOR: Kathy Hansen, suggestions or look online at tree samples with correct name and all four days, alternating colors. TUE, JUNE 15, 3-5PM Time controls Game/20, Swiss 4-H Volunteer. http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/fair. spelling. The tree list is located in the AGE 8 & up • FEE $4 38 “4-H Tree Identification Manual” system. Players will be sectioned INSTRUCTOR: Karol Swotek, Can’t Resist Fabric depending on age and ability. 4-H Volunteer Bring white pre-washed tank top or (4-H 332) Boards, sets, and clocks provided. 17 T-shirt and create your own unique Donated Sewing Grass, Forb, Crop and TUE-FRI, JUNE 15-18, Terrific Table Setting design using a resist method. Machine to go to Weed Identification— Identify 10:15AM-12:15PM Create an awesome centerpiece Finished projects available Fri., grass, forbs, crops and weed samples AGES 8-12 • FEE $10 and learn all you need to know June 18. a 4-H’er INSTRUCTOR: James Walla, to participate in the table setting THU, JUNE 17, 3-5PM with correct name and spelling. 4-H Volunteer contest. AGES 8 & up • FEE $6 This is the second year A plant list can be found at TUE, JUNE 15, 3-5PM INSTRUCTORS: Stephenson that Kath Conroy, a 4-H http://lancaster.unl.edu/hort/youth/ 3-Day Workshop AGES 8 & up • FEE $4 Family, 4-H volunteers INSTRUCTOR: Karen Clinch, clothing superintendent, is fair.shtml. All grass and weed plants 41 #4 Insect Collecting for Extension Intern Magic Trick Secrets graciously donating a brand on the list are described in either Beginners Learn great magic tricks and how 18 Savvy Showmanship new Bernette sewing machine the “Weeds of the Great Plains” Learn the most common insect to perform the timeless cups and Learn hands-on what it takes to be a orders and make your own starter balls routine. Take home chrome to one Lancaster County 4-H (published by Nebraska Department top showman with live animals. collection. You will collect aquatic plated cups and balls set and a youth. All 4-H youth who of Agriculture; (402) 471-2394, Cost: WED, JUNE 16, 8-10AM insects, so come dressed to enjoy magician’s magic wand. AGES 8 & up • FEE: $5 would like to be considered $25) or in “Common Grasses of the outdoors. FRI, JUNE 18, 8-10AM INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Lanik-Frain, to receive this brand new Nebraska,” (EC170), (published by WED-FRI, JUNE 16-18, AGES 10 & up • FEE $10 4-H Volunteer sewing machine should the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 12:45-2:45PM INSTRUCTORS: Ron Stephenson, submit a paper describing the Extension, http://www.ianrpubs.unl. AGES 10 & up • FEE $15 22 Puppet Passion 4-H Volunteer clothing projects they have edu, Cost: $5). There is not currently INSTRUCTOR: Barb Ogg, Get creative and have fun making a 42 Nature Mobiles Extension Educator sock puppet. Make a cool hanging mobile using done in the past and plan to a crop identification guide available. WED, JUNE 16, 10:15AM-12:15PM natural wonders line pinecones, do in the future as well as Horticulture Contest — 1-Day Workshops AGES 8 & up • FEE: $5 milkweed pods, bagworms, rose INSTRUCTOR: Lianne Garza, hips, shells, and more. why they think they should three parts: Identification, judging, #6 Hooded Towels 4-H Volunteer FRI, JUNE 18, 8-10AM be the one youth to receive and a written test. Identify samples Create a hooded towel for a baby 24 Fantastic First Aid AGES 10 & up • FEE $5 it. All papers should be sent of vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs, or toddler. Fee includes towel and INSTRUCTOR: Soni Cochran, to Tracy Kulm, Lancaster and landscape ornamentals. A plant thread. Bring scissors, sewing Have fun while learning practical first aid skills and first aid kit contents. Extension Associate & Vicki Extension Education Center, list, plant identification material, pins, ruler, and sewing machine Jedlicka, Extension Assistant (if available). WED, JUNE 16, 12:45-2:45PM 444 Cherrycreek Road., Ste. and written test information can TUE, JUNE 15, 8-10AM AGES 8 & up • FEE: $5 46 Perfect Purses A, Lincoln, NE 68528 by be found at http://lancaster.unl.edu/ AGES 11 & up • FEE $10 INSTRUCTOR: Jennifer Smith, Sew your own perfect purse. June 30. hort/youth/fair.shtml. INSTRUCTOR: Maureen Burson, 4-H Volunteer Bring 1-1/2 yds fabric (no stripes Extension Educator 26 Tour de 4-H or matching plaids), 5/8 yd coordinating lining fabric, matching #7 Primitive Rope Making Learn about bicycle safety, proper equipment, and bicycle 4-H entries. thread, basic sewing supplies, and Learn rope making as it was done sewing machine. by the indigenous cultures. Learn Bring your bike and helmet! June WED, JUNE 16, 3-5PM FRI, JUNE 18, 12:45-2:45PM techniques using natural fibers AGES 10 & up • FEE $3 found in the woods or prairie. AGES 8 & up • FEE $2 INSTRUCTOR: Jill Greff, INSTRUCTOR: Karen Clinch, TUE, JUNE 15, 8-10AM Extension Intern AGES 8 & up • FEE $3 4-H Volunteer 49 Rodney Lilestrand INSTRUCTOR: BJ Spring, owner, 27 Get Fit Fabulous Face Painting Nyakuwalk, Primitive Survival Get exercise basics and healthy Learn how to paint awesome Lancaster Skills snack options and recipes. designs on faces, arms, and legs. County 4-H #8 WED, JUNE 16, 3-5PM FRI, JUNE 18, 3-5PM Money, Money, Money AGES 10 & up • FEE $10 is proud to Learn the basics of banking and AGES 8 & up • FEE: $5 INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Lanik-Frain, INSTRUCTOR: Jhoni Kucera, announce Rodney how to spend and save wisely. Paradise Face and Body Painter TUE, JUNE 15, 10:15AM-12:15PM 4-H Volunteer Lilestrand 50 as winner of AGES 10 & up • FEE None 28 A-maize-ing Corn Kitchen Fun INSTRUCTOR: TierOne Bank, It’s easier than it looks to mix and June’s “Heart Have an a-maize-ing time learning Clocktower Branch about popcorn and trying exciting shape bread and rolls. Participants of 4-H Award” 11 recipes. learn techniques and bring home Style Revue samples they have made. in recognition Style Revue at county fair will WED, JUNE 16, 3-5PM of outstanding AGES 8 & up • FEE: $5 FRI, JUNE 18, 3–5PM be here soon! Come to this AGES 10 & up • FEE $5 volunteer service. fun workshop and learn styling INSTRUCTOR: Jami Rutt, 4-H Volunteer INSTRUCTOR: Lorene Bartos, A 4-H volun- procedures and practice your Extension Educator 31 teer for nearly a modeling. Babysitting Basics TUE, JUNE 15, 12:45-2:45PM Learn the basic skills needed to be a 51 Animal Adventure decade, Rodney AGES 8 & up • FEE None responsible and creative babysitter. Are you ready to take an animal 12 adventure? This class is your ticket has been involved Crafts, Crafts, Crafts Focus is on activities, making with the Rabbits snacks, and toys. to a great adventure to learn about Celebrate crafts as you create your animals. ’R’ Us Club for six masterpiece in this fun hands-on THU, JUNE 17, 8-10AM AGES 11 & up • FEE $5 FRI, JUNE 18, 3–5PM years (four years workshop. AGES 8 & up • FEE $5 TUE, JUNE 15, 12:45-2:45PM INSTRUCTOR: Lorene Bartos, as co-leader), Extension Educator INSTRUCTOR: Cole Meador, AGES 8 & up • FEE: $5 Extension Intern a member INSTRUCTOR: Extension Intern 34 Awesome Aprons of the Rabbit VIPS Committee for 10 years (seven years as 14 You Can Draw Learn how to cut out a pattern, sew president), and helped organize spring/fall rabbit clinics and Explore figure drawing and still-life and finish a simple apron. Bring one shows. He is superintendent of the 4-H Rabbit Specialty show drawing. Pencil and charcoal will yard mid-weight cotton, matching at the Lancaster County Fair and he helps other 4-H rabbit be used. thread, basic sewing supplies, fabric scissors, pins, and a sewing superintendents. TUE, JUNE 15, 3-5PM AGES 10 & up • FEE $5 machine (if you have one). Rodney says “I like being a 4-H volunteer because I like INSTRUCTOR: Marty THU, JUNE 17, 12:45-2:45PM seeing the light come on when a child understands what they Cruickshank, Extension Associate AGES 10 & up • FEE $3 have learned and use it — whether it be for their project, INSTRUCTOR: Kathy Hansen, contest, or in their everyday living. For me it is all about the 4-H Volunteer. kids. I believe any good volunteer will say the same. I didn’t volunteer to get anything out of it, but the kids have made it a very rewarding experience. My favorite experience as a 4-H volunteer came after a brother and sister came up to have their Be a 4-H Clover College Volunteer! names taken off the showmanship list at county fair. After some Adult and teens volunteers are needed to help during Clover College! persuasion and coaching by another 4-H’er, they went on to No experience needed! Volunteer for one session or all four days! get a purple and blue in the contest. The next year, the girl won senior showmanship. That is what it is all about for me: encour- If you are interested in this opportunity, contact Tracy at agement, coaching, and seeing the results.” [email protected] or 441-7180. Congratulations to Rodney. Volunteers like him are indeed the heart of 4-H! The NEBLINE Page 10 http://lancaster.unl.edu Community Focus June 2010 Keep Your Family Safe in Rural Areas children lack the physical size factors leading to injuries are to modern agriculture, but to drown in 5-gallon buckets. Sharry Nielsen and strength to operate a motor- driver misuse and inappropriate unfortunately, in the U.S., are Most drowning, however, occurs UNL Extension Educator ized vehicle safely, their ability to driving behavior, such as identified as the largest hazard when a child is left alone or think through situations, their excessive speed and allowing on the farm. Roll-over protec- accidentally falls into a pool Summer is a time when motor skills, and their perception passengers to ride. If you have an tive structure (ROPS) and seat or pond. Farm ponds can look many children visit family and are not fully developed. ATV’s ATV, sit down with your children belts, when worn, are the two inviting, but many times they friends who live in the country. are difficult to ride and require this week and review rules for most important safety devices are deep with a sudden dropoff. You may be hosting young guests constant attention to avoid the use of the ATV. You will also to protect operators from death A person can go from knee deep at your acreage or farm during accidents. need to decide the consequences during tractor overturns. As water to water 50 feet deep in the next few months. Dave Between the ages of 12 and (loss of ATV privileges might be parents, it is important to both seconds. Additionally, weeds Morgan, UNL safety engineer, 15, youth should learn on and a good one) if the rules are not teach and model safe behavior growing from the bottom can says “The greatest number of operate, only mid-size ATV’s. followed. Make an appointment when operating a tractor. When entangle a person, making it farm accidents occur during the Again, look for manufacturers’ for a rider course from your teaching and supervising teens, difficult or impossible to return summer. July has the highest Minimum Age Recommendation local ATV dealer or contact your practice these tips: to the surface. If you live close to accident rate.” Over one-third label. Adult-sized machines local UNL extension office for • Securely fasten your seat belt in a pond or irrigation source, take of children injured in farm should be reserved for teens over a rider course in your area. If tractors with ROPS or cabs. steps this spring to keep your accidents, don’t live on farms. 16 who have reached their full your children visit homes where • Reduce speed when turning, family safe. Begin with these: Take a few extra minutes to physical size. there is an ATV, you should also crossing slopes, and on rough, • Provide children over 3 years teach your children about safety. Arrange for a training discuss your expectations and muddy or slick terrain. with swimming lessons. ATV’s, tractors, and ponds are course. A hands-on training how your children should handle • Avoid slopes that are too steep • Fence off ponds and other among the causes of injuries and course offers youth the situations where there are few for safe operation. water areas as feasible. fatalities. Here are some ways in opportunity to receive experi- or no rules — such as no use • No riders. Riders are allowed • Never leave a young child alone which you can keep your guests ence operating an ATV under of helmets or the allowing of only for teaching or super- in water. A child can drown in and family safe as you create the supervision of a certified passengers on the ATV. vising purposes. the time it takes to answer a positive summer memories. instructor. Practicing basic • Be sure everyone is clear before phone call. maneuvers on safe terrain gives Tractor Safety is moving. • Adopt a “swimming buddy” teens confidence in handling the Everyone’s Business • Set brakes and use park locks, if policy for children. Where vehicle under your guidance. “Higher, Grandpa, higher!” available. swimming is allowed, be sure Helmets save lives — Gleefully shouted 4-year-old • Remove keys when leaving the children always swim with a insist on them! With your Mikey Dobberpuhl to his grand- tractor. friend or adult. children, select helmets that father, Harlow. His grandfather Young children should never • Insist children use personal fit them and their style. It is was feeding cattle with a front- be allowed to ride along on a flotation devices, such as estimated helmets could have end loader on a brisk March day tractor. Remember: No extra buoyant vests, cushions or rings. saved the lives of about 25 in South Dakota. Mikey loved riders, no injured riders. It can’t • Keep rescue equipment near percent of those who died from shadowing his grandfather’s get any simpler. water areas. Purchase a flota- head injuries in ATV accidents. every move at chore time, even tion device or make one from a A Tractor Safety Training for The risk of head injury without on a snowpacked winter day like youth ages 14 and 15 will be gallon plastic jug and attach a ATV — Make Every helmet protection is twice as this one. As he had done many held in Lincoln June 8–9. See rope. Install a safety post near high as when an injured wore a times before, Mikey jumped in page 2 for details. the pond. Tie the loose end Ride Safe helmet. Don’t let helmets be an the scoop of the tractor-loader. of the rope to the post. Add a Since 2004, ATV’s have been option; make them part of using With Mikey in tow, his laminated poster with instruc- the leading cause of agricultural the ATV. grandfather drove toward the tions on how to use and other fatalities in Nebraska, averaging Absolutely No haystack. Once there, Harlow water safety tips near the top of over five deaths each year. Passengers! Most ATV’s are briefly glanced backward. the post. Children 15 and under account designed for one operator. Their Horrified, he saw Mikey’s body • Teach older children and teens for 30 percent of the fatalities. unique handling characteristics lying in the snow. “I was hoping “Reach, Throw, and Wade,” so A Consumer Product Safety require focus and maneuver- the soft snow would have cush- they do not risk their lives to Commission (CPSC) report ability from the driver. A second ioned him, but it wasn’t enough,” help a drowning victim. released in February 2008 indi- person seriously impairs the his grandfather said. Today, • Be sure all swimmers know cates in the U.S., ATV accidents driver’s ability to shift weight, the Mikey D. Chapter (of Farm how to get help quickly. Older killed 111 children under the age steer, and control the vehicle. Safety 4 Just Kids) of Conde, teens and adults should learn of 16 and injured over 39,000 No paved roads. In SD works feverishly to educate CPR. seriously enough to be taken to Nebraska, the only time an ATV local children, youth, and farm Safety Around Ponds • Never swim during storms the emergency room. Parents can can legally be on a paved road families about not only tractor Drowning ranks second or lightning. Drowning rates help stop this trend by following is to cross it directly. ATV’s are safety, but all aspects of farm only to motor vehicle mishaps are three times higher in rural and teaching the ATV riders in meant to be used on terrain. safety. (Reprinted with permission as the most common cause of areas than in urban areas and their families some basic safety They react awkwardly and are from the Dakota Farmer) accidental death for children. often occur in water like farm techniques. difficult to control on pavement. Annually, in the United Children under age 4 are ponds and irrigation canals. ATV’s are not toys. While all-terrain vehicles have States, over 350 fatalities are especially high risk. Even adults Summer and water go They are not appropriate for been a work-saver for farmers related to tractor incidents. are at risk in water muddied together, so help keep your children under six years of age. and ranchers, families need Thirty percent of farm by silt, plants, and fish. It takes family safe with adult supervi- For children between 6 and 12 to take the time and effort to machinery related deaths are only a few moments and an inch sion of young children and years only (50 cc) machines are teach youth how to operate among children under the age of water for a child to drown. teaching water safety measures to suitable. Not only do young them safely. The biggest risk of five. Tractors are essential Small children have been known all family members.

Nebraska 4-H ATV RiderCourse Training Program The University of University skills and good decision-making concerns. of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension skills resulting in a change in How much does it cost? 4-H Youth Development ATV-related behaviors and a The ATV Safety Institute 4-H Program is offering youth and reduction in ATV-related injuries ATV RiderCourse is valued by parents the opportunity to and deaths in Nebraska. the ATV Safety Institute at $75 Applications are now being accepted for the Nebraska LEAD learn about ATV safety thanks This hands-on, half-day 4-H per person for youth 8–15 years Group XXX (30) which begins the fall of 2010. Up to 30 to grants awarded by National ATV RiderCourse is conducted of age and $125 per person highly motivated individuals with demonstrated leadership 4-H Council as part of the 4-H by licensed ATV Safety Institute for those over 15 years of age. potential will be selected. ATV Safety Grant Program, a Instructors. The course offers These fees are waived due to the collaboration among local 4-H participants an opportunity to Nebraska ATV Safety grant. A The Nebraska LEAD Program is specifically designed for groups, the national 4-H Youth increase their safety knowledge small site fee may be charged both men and women involved in production agriculture Development Program and the and to practice basic riding skills to partially cover expenses like or agribusiness. Nebraskans in the general age range of ATV Safety Institute (ASI). in a controlled environment equipment, travel, etc. 25–50 who are intent in providing quality leadership for the Thirteen Nebraska exten- under the direct supervision Additional Information future of Nebraska agriculture are encouraged to apply. sion staff and volunteers are of a licensed instructor. The — If you would like the 4-H ASI licensed instructors and RiderCourse includes pre-ride ATV RiderCourse Training to be Application deadline is June 15. deliver the ASI ATV RiderCourse inspection, starting and stop- conducted in your county or you For application or re-application materials and/or further to counties and communi- ping, quick turns, hill riding, have youth, adults, clubs, and information, call the Nebraska LEAD Program at 472-6810 ties across the state. Through emergency stopping, swerving, other organizations interested, or email Shana Gerdes at [email protected]. implementation of this statewide and riding over obstacles. contact Bob Meduna at 624-8064 program we hope to provide the Participants learn about protec- or [email protected] or contact More information is located at http://lead.unl.edu educational components needed tive gear, local regulations, places Dave Varner at 727-2775 or to develop critical thinking to ride, and environmental [email protected]. EXTENSION CALENDAR All programs and events will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center unless otherwise noted. May 22 4-H Life Challenge Contest - County-Level Senior Division...... 9 a.m. Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural 25 Guardian/Conservator Training...... 1:30–4:30 p.m. Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with 25 4-H Horse Seminar: Deworming, Rabies, Body Condition, the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture. and Feeding...... 6:30–9 p.m. June University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension 1 County Fair 4-H Horse ID’s Due to Extension in Lancaster County 1 State 4-H Hippology and Judging Forms Due to Extension 444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A 1 4-H Council Meeting...... 7 p.m. Lincoln, NE 68528-1507 5 4-H Horse Pre-Districts Clinic/Show/Fundraiser, Lancaster Event (402) 441-7180 Center - Pav. 3...... 9 a.m. 7 4-H District Horse Show at Sidney http://lancaster.unl.edu 8 4-H District Horse Show at Knox County (Bloomfield) E-mail: [email protected] • Fax: 441-7148 9 4-H District Horse Show at Madison County Join us on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook 9–21 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Trip 10 4-H District Horse Show at Lincoln — Hosted by Lancaster County http://lancaster.unl.edu/media Horse VIPS & Extension, Lancaster Event Center - Amy Countryman Arena Lancaster Extension Education Center Conference Facilities 11 Extension Board Meeting...... 8 a.m. 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln 15 4-H Animal ID’s and Livestock DNA Samples Due 15 4-H District Horse Show at North Platte 15–18 4-H Clover College 16 4-H District Horse Show at Taylor 22 Guardian/Conservator Training...... 5:30–8:30 p.m. 22 4-H Horse Level Testing, Lancaster Event Center - Pav. 3...... 6 p.m. 24 Parents Forever...... 5:30–9 p.m. 25 Pesticide Container Recycling Collection, Farmers Cooperative in Waverly, east elevator on 148th St...... 9 a.m.–12 noon 26 4-H Bicycle Safety Contest...... 9 a.m. 28 Family & Community Education Clubs (FCE) Council Meeting, Lancaster Stauffer’s Restaurant, 2701 N. 48th St...... 12:30 p.m. Extension 28–29 4-H Premiere Animal Science Events (PASE)/Life Challenge Education 29 4-H Horse Level Testing, Lancaster Event Center - Pav. 3...... 6 p.m. Center

Lancaster County 4-H’ers Qualify for Regional Speech Contest University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educational programs abide The Lancaster County with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska- 4-H Speech and Public Service Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture. We assure Announcement contest was reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act; held April 18. Over 65 Lancaster for assistance contact UNL Extension in Lancaster County at 441-7180. County 4-H youth competed Extension Educator & Unit Leader in this year’s communication Gary C. Bergman events. Top PSA’s will be posted online soon. Extension Educators Extension Technologist The top winners will repre- Lorene Bartos David Smith Maureen Burson Extension Assistants sent our county at the Regional Tom Dorn Speech contest on May 27 Teri Hlava Alice Henneman Emily Hulse at University of Nebraska– Don Janssen Vicki Jedlicka Lincoln’s East Campus. Barb Ogg Jim Wies Those representing Karen Wobig Dana Willeford Lancaster County in Speech are: Abbie Swanson, Jessica Stephenson, Caleb Extension Associates Support Staff Swanson, Anne Greff, Molly Noel, Jaime Stephenson, Sophia Swanson, Alyssa Congratulations Mary Abbott Pam Branson Soni Cochran Catt, and Lily Noel. to all Kay Coffey Those representing Lancaster County in the Public Service Announcement participants! Marty Cruickshank Deanna Covault competition are: Rachel Pickrel, Jessica Stephenson, Paige Roach, Alicia Mary Jane Frogge Karen Evasco Deanna Karmazin Figuero, Victoria Garza, Alyssa Catt, Caleb Nielsen, and Julia Stephenson. Virginia Piening Tracy Kulm Chris Rosenthal Mardel Meinke Karen Wedding Julie Rasmussen Zainab Rida AmeriCorps Member Explore Career Options at Sarah Bailey Big Red Academic Camps The Nebline The 2010 Big Red Summer Academic The Nebline is published monthly (except December). Camps are a chance for high school youth Mailed to more than 12,000 households in Lancaster County to spend time investigating an interest or and can be read online at http://lancaster.unl.edu/nebline The Nebline articles may be reprinted without special permission if the source is potential career, explore the UNL campus, acknowledged as “University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension in Lancaster County meet people from across the state and have Nebline.” If the article contains a byline, please include the author’s name and title. lots of fun. Held in June, Big Red Summer Use of commercial and trade names does not imply approval or constitute endorsement by UNL Extension. Academic Camps features 12 career explora- tion camps hosted by Nebraska 4-H and E-mail Notifications UNL faculty members. The camps are Sign up at http://lancaster.unl.edu/nebline to be notified by e-mail residence camps held on the University of when The Nebline is posted online. Nebraska–Lincoln campus. Housing and food are provided. Camp Dates Grade** Mail Subscriptions After spending several fun-filled days Biological Science* June 13-18 10-12 Subscriptions to The Nebline via mail are free to Lancaster County exploring a specific topic such as movie- Companion Animals* June 13-18 9-12 residents. There is an annual $5 mailing and handling fee to addresses making or food molecular biology, youth in zip codes other than 683—, 684—, 685—, 68003, 68017 and 68065. Culinary Arts and Food Science June 13-18 9-12 showcase their work at a special “capstone o Order subscription o Change of address event” which family members are invited to Fashion Design June 13-18 9-12 attend. Brochures and registration forms are Filmmaking June 13-18 9-12 Name ______available at http://bigredcamps.unl.edu or at Natural Resources* June 13-18 9-12 the extension office. For more information, Address ______Unicameral Youth Legislature June 13-16 9-12 call 472-2805. 4-H members are encouraged to City______Zip ______apply for a scholarship — application is on the Veterinary Science June 13-18 9-12 Web site. 3D Animation/Virtual World June 13-18 9-12 Phone______Creation* We will only use your phone number in case there is a problem with your mailing address. Big Red Summer Academic Camps reserves the right not Mail to: UNL Extension in Lancaster County * New camp for 2010. to hold a camp due to low participation numbers. 444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A • Lincoln, Nebraska 68528-1507 ** Students who graduate in May 2010 are welcome to attend. The NEBLINE Page 12 http://lancaster.unl.edu Miscellaneous June 2010 Sign Up Now for 4-H Summer Camps! 4-H Summer Camps & Trips are a great place to discover, learn, and grow! Specializing in leadership development, team building, and natural resource education, 4-H camp professionals are prepared to give your child opportunities to experience responsibility, teamwork, and leadership. Camps are open to all youth ages 5–19 — need not be in 4-H. With three unique Nebraska locations at Halsey, Gretna, and Alma, there are more than 40 camps ranging from half day to four days/three nights. Some camp sessions offer a range of activities while others focus on a specific theme. Most camps include one to four overnight stays in comfortable cabins. UNL Extension, through its 4-H Youth Development Program, has been operating 4-H Camps for over 40 years. The 4-H camps and centers all meet over 300 standards established by the American Camping Nearly 350 Attended Association. Since the Eastern Nebraska 4-H Camp near Gretna is closest to Kiwanis Karnival Lincoln, many Lancaster County youth attend camps there, however local Nearly 350 4-H families and Elliott School children youth also attend camps at the other two locations. and their families attended this year’s Kiwanis Karnival 2010 4-H Summer Camp brochures have complete information and held April 10 at Elliott Elementary School. Lincoln Center registration forms — available online at http://4h.unl.edu/camp or at the Kiwanis sponsors the free, family event by providing snacks extension office. and prizes. Nine 4-H clubs created and ran 13 carnival-type games for the kids. The participating clubs were: Coddington Clovers, 4-H Explorers, Fantastic 4, Pet Pals, Rabbits ’R’ Us, South Prairie Wranglers, Super Shamrocks, and The Wild Green Clovers. 4-H Teen Council ran Bingo for adults. Alyssa Zimmer from the Coddington Clovers said, “I learned how kids could work together to accomplish a goal.” Kailee Brown of the Super Shamrocks said, “Running a booth at the Kiwanis Karnival is fun because you get to help the little kids have fun. Our club members also learned how to work together to accomplish the goal of making, setting up, and running our games.” Dates Camp Session Title Days Nights Ages Standard Gold* 2010 STATE 4-H CAMP SCHEDULE July 10 Double Dog Day Camp** 1 0 5–8 $40 $45 UNL Geology Camp, June 22–24 June 11–13 Rough’n It Family Camp (With Mom) 3 2 8–13 $195 $210 The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of July 30–Aug 1 Rough’n It Family Camp (With Dad) 3 2 8–13 $195 $210 Geosciences will present a History on the Rocks Geology camp June 14–16 Explorer–Tank & Tube the Loup 3 2 8–11 $175 $190 June 22–24 for high school students. Youth will examine the ancient June 21–23 Explorer–Summer Fun 3 2 8–11 $175 $190 history of Nebraska as recorded in world-class fossils and outcrops June 28–30 Explorer–Animal Adventures 3 2 8–11 $175 $190 of rock. Camp includes activities in the UNL State Museum (Morrill June 7–10 Discovery–Outback Halsey 4 3 11–15 $250 $275 Hall) and a 1-day field trip traveling southeast Nebraska and June 14–17 Discovery–Outdoor Skills 4 3 11–15 $250 $275 into northeastern Kansas to examine outcrops and collect fossils. Accommodation will be in dormitories on the UNL campus. Meals June 28–July 1 Discovery–Sandhillz Sampler 4 3 11–15 $230 $250 and transportation provided. Fee is $15. Registration deadline is July 12–15 Discovery–Niobrara Kayaking/Tubing 4 3 11–15 $260 $285 June 3. For more information, go to http://4h.unl.edu/pdf/geology- June 21–24 Experience–Aquatic Skills 4 3 14–18 $360 $395 camp.pdf or contact Tracy Frank at [email protected] or 472-9799. July 19–23 Experience–Tube & Kayak the Niobrara 5 4 14–18 $385 $425 Virtual Summer Academy: Baking 101 2010 EASTERN NEBRASKA 4-H CENTER SCHEDULE June 12 Wet ‘N Wild Day Camp** 1 0 5–8 $40 $45 Nebraska 4-H and University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty members will present a Virtual Summer Academy “Discover Baking June 12 A Day In the Garden 1 0 5–11 $25 $25 101: Science of Food” on July 12–16 open to all youth grades 7–9. In Sept 4–6 Labor Day Family Camp 3 2 All Ages $280 $310 this exciting, hands-on distance learning opportunity, participants June 13–16 Explorer–Summer Fun I 4 3 8–11 $200 $220 will explore the science of baking cakes, bread, cookies, cream puffs, June 28–30 Explorer–Zoo Bound I 3 2 8–11 $195 $215 biscuits, and more. Each day during the week-long experience, July 1–3 Explorer–Zoo Bound II 3 2 8–11 $195 $215 youth will spend time online with a UNL faculty member and other July 5–8 Explorer–Summer Fun II 4 3 8–11 $200 $220 Academy participants; they will also complete individual learning activities. Fees are $100 if postmarked by June 15; and $125 if July 25–31 Explorer–Aquatic Blast I 7 6 8–11 $425 $465 postmarked by July 1. For more information, go to http://4h.unl. Aug 8–12 Explorer–Aquatic Blast II 5 4 8–11 $280 $310 edu/kids/virtualacademy.html or contact Tracy Pracheil at 472-9016. June 14 -18 Discovery–Boldly Bound & Beyond 5 4 11–15 $315 $345 June 27–July 3 Discovery–Sky’s The Limit 7 6 11–15 $425 $465 July 5–8 Discovery–Summer Fun II 4 3 11–15 $200 $220 July 12–16 Discovery–Outdoor Skills 5 4 11–15 $295 $325 July 25–31 Discovery–Aquatic Blast I 7 6 11–15 $425 $465 Can You Guess It? Aug 8–12 Discovery–Aquatic Blast II 5 4 11–15 $280 $310 June 21–24 Experience–Aquatic Skills 4 3 14–18 $360 $395 July 19–23 Experience–Tube & Kayak the Niobrara 5 4 14–18 $385 $425 2010 SOUTH CENTRAL 4-H CENTER SCHEDULE June 1–5 Camp Counselor Training 5 4 15–18 $100 $100 June 14–17 Explorer–Water Bound 4 3 8–11 $230 $255 June 20–22 Explorer–Summer Fun I 3 2 8–11 $160 $175 June 23–25 Explorer–Summer Fun II 3 2 8–11 $175 $190 June 27–30 Explorer–Frontier Adventure 4 3 8–11 $230 $255 June 6–10 Discovery–Veterinary Science 5 4 11–15 $310 $340 June 14–17 Discovery–Water Bound 4 3 11–15 $230 $255 Jim Kalisch, UNL DepartmentJim Kalisch, of Entomology June 20–25 Discovery–Shooting Skills 6 5 11–15 $335 $370 Did you guess it? Find out at June 27–30 Discovery–Frontier Adventure 4 3 11–15 $230 $255 http://lancaster.unl.edu June 21–24 Experience–Aquatic Skills 4 3 14–18 $360 $395 * GOLD level fees are OPTIONAL. In an effort to help more Nebraska youth attend camp, we need your help. You may choose to pay Did you guess it from the May Nebline? camp fees at the Gold Level, which includes a contribution of 10 percent above the standard fee. The extra 10 percent Gold Fee can The answer was: Water from a household faucet count as a charitable contribution and will be used only for camper scholarships. Thank you for your support. ** Day camp fees include lunch for one chaperone. Chaperones are encouraged, but not required.