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Thanks to Diana Puls for the information on the 4-H groups. They are always busy but especially now to get ready for the Cass County Fair.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 25, 2010
CONTACT Diane Mayfield
Cass County Extension
402-267-2205
4-H volunteers have been busy helping youth Discover 4-H - Discover You with Cass County 4-H events and workshops. Without volunteers to present and help with 4-H events, activities, workshops and clubs, the 4-H program could not exist. Volunteers bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program and have a huge impact on youth. Diane Mayfield, Cass County Extension Associate, works with volunteers to plan and implement the workshops each year. If interested in sharing your time and talents to enhance our youth, contact the Cass County Extension office at 267-2205 or
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Cheyenne Ackman, 4-H Junior Leader, helps Jayda Moxey during Denim Daze
4-H youth experienced Going Green at the annual Denim Daze workshop, April 5, by making a pillow in a modified pineapple pattern with denim and flannel.
Michaela Horn and Michaela Lawrence are part of the baking crew for Passport to Adventure
The Land of Enchantment, Castles, Bagpipes, Thistles, Kilts, Red Dragons, The Loch Ness Monster, Double Decker Buses, and much more was encountered as Cass County 4-H visited the United Kingdom as part of the annual Passport To Adventure Family Fun Nite, June 8, on the Cass County fairgrounds. Katie Liebman, a Doane College student who spent a semester studying in London, England, kicked off the event with a travelogue about England. The Lincoln Irish Dancers and Midlands Highlands Dancers entertained and had the audience try their luck with Ceildh and other dances. Michael Holland demonstrated the art of making Scottish eggs and offered Scottish Broth (Irish Stew) for sampling. Native crafts, games and a buffet of Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding, Colcannon, Leek and Egg Pie, Shepherd's Pie, Fish and Chips with Malt Vinegar, Welsh Rarebit, Kippers, Tea Sandwiches, Crumpets, Pound Cake with Fool, Trifle, Lemon Curd Tarts, Wassail, and Tea rounded out the evening in addition to Scones that were served with Devonshire Cream and Marmalade, Ginger Cookies, Soda Bread, Apple Tartlets and Shortbread that were baked by twenty-five 4-H youth, 4-H Junior Leaders, and adults during three separate workshops. Diane Mayfield, Extension Associate, and Renee Thakur, 4-H volunteer, co-planned the event.
Delaney Bright adds the secret ingredient (salt) to her water color painting
Youth joined Karey Koehn, 4-H leader and volunteer, for an afternoon of art adventure during the Underwater Watercolor workshop, June 10.
Slater Mozena tries his hand at putting pieces and parts together to finish his robot
A 4-H Science Wow! Camp was held, June 14, with four rotating sessions presented by UNL extension personnel: Robotics, Carol McNulty; Digital Photography, Dennis Kahl; Power of the Wind, Katie Larson; and Sun Dial, Deb Weitzenkamp.
Upcoming workshops include: Clover Kid Camp, June 30; Bug Safari at Louisville Lakes, July 6; Care & Share Community Service Workshop Day, July 8; Discover 4-H Day Camp at Platte River State Park, July 12; and a two day Website Design workshop, July 14 and 21.
4-Hers learn to connect projects to potential careers while developing life skills at the different activities and workshops and have the opportunity to enter finished items in the Cass County Fair which runs from August 11-14 this year.
I found the following information about mosquito bitses at the about. com in the forestry section at: http://forestry.about.com/cs/treetips1/a/mosquitotips.htm and thought I would pass it along.
Here are ten tips to help you reduce the risk of mosquito bite:
Apply insect repellent containing DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) when you're outdoors.
Wear loose fitting clothes to help prevent mosquitoes from reaching the skin and to retain less heat.
When ever possible, wear long-sleeved clothes, socks and long pants.
In a forest, wear clothing that helps you blend in with the background. Mosquitoes hone in on color contrast and movement.
Treat your clothes with permethrin repellents. Do not use permethrins on your skin!
Avoid perfumes, colognes, fragrant hair sprays, lotions and soaps which attract mosquitoes.
Reduce your risk of exposure by staying indoors during peak mosquito feeding hours (from dusk until dawn).
Avoid lingering in places where mosquitoes lay their eggs. Usually this is around standing water.
Spray a pyrethrin into the air when confined to a certain outside area.
Taking vitamin B, garlic, eating bananas, constructing bat houses and hanging insect "zappers are not effective against mosquitoes.
Jan Young sent a wrap up from the Relay for Life event last Saturday night-what a great event and congratulations to everyone involved.
I just received some totals from Sharlyn. Our donations as of today 6/28 total $64,007.00! We had 30 teams and at 311 registered participants, we were up exactly 100 from last year's 211.
No way of knowing total attendance with walk-ins (family members, friends and folks just stopping by) but we all felt that there was a visible increase in the Relay population.
Sharlyn also said we had the glow sticks for 1,000 luminarias and she was afraid we'd run out before they were all done - I guess we didn't but it was real close. Many of the luminarias were sold by Bronson's Brigade in memory of Jim Bronson from Plattsmouth State Bank. The weather as you know was very sunny, hot and humid but there was a nice breeze which made it somewhat bearable.
The committee was there at noon to start organizing and setting up. The teams were invited to come starting at 3 PM at which time they could set up their camp sites. Survivors and care givers (already registered and those registering that day) were invited for a dinner starting at 5:30 PM. Other folks who came early could partake of a lot of different kinds of food that was being sold by quite a few of the teams.
The Relay began at 7 PM with the opening speeches from Sharlyn Deterding and Denise Ayers (co-chairs), 2010 ACS Hero of Hope, Geri Fromm and Senator Dave Pankonin. The survivor lap, the caregiver lap (new this year) and the white bird release provided by White Flight - http://www.whiteflight.com/.
Activities continued as scheduled and it was a beautiful night with lots of stars and a full moon. By midnight the wind had picked up and the clouds were blowing in and lightning could be seen in the distance. Committee and Team Captains met at center field at 12:30 AM and at that time we found out that potentially severe weather was moving toward Plattsmouth and it was decided that the Relay would be called.
Everyone packed up their campsites and cleaned up their trash and left everything in good order and some of the committee went back at 8 AM on Sunday to finish clean up.
We'd really like to thank those people who went around the track and picked up all of the luminarias that night before leaving - it was a huge help! Please let everyone know that it's not too late to donate if they would still like to. The Cass County web site www.relayforlife.org/casscone will be up and accessible until the end of August and donations can be made to individuals, teams or to the Relay in general. As always - any questions call 402-393-5801.
  
The Fireworks Stand located on 8th Avenue behind the Cass County Bank branch office is being staffed by Brian Steffy with volunteers from the Plattsmouth PTO. All proceeds are being donated to the Plattsmouth PTO so if you are looking to purchase some great stuff for the upcoming holiday please be sure to stop by!
Have a great Fourth of July everyone and I will see you around town!
Kirsten
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