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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1959
Page
14
Nebraska 4 H staff at the University outlines goals for 1959 including a five percent enrollment increase, development of a state 4 H camp, and expanded help for leaders and county agents. 1958 enrollments reach 30 453, up 1 259 from 1957, with a long range aim of 50 percent growth in ten years.
National 4 H Club Week honors outstanding alumni among the 20 million 4 H participants since the program began in the early 1900s. Six current members and two alumni will spend part of the week in Washington DC presenting the annual Report to the Nation.
The Junior Leaders program expands within 4-H offering leadership projects for members 14 and older. Members assist younger youths, help at camps and events, and attend yearly conferences for ideas on recreation and leadership. In Cheyenne County a dedicated Junior Leaders Club coordinates cross county collaboration and county fair support, with 1959 enrollment expected to surpass last year’s 13 members. County agents Ivan Liljegren and Charles Stonecipher provide meeting details. 1958 officers included Carol Hare, Clara Childers, Kern McMillen, and Russell McMillen.
Cheyenne County 4-H Dryland Toughies from Sidney Draw will represent Nebraska at the 1959 National Range and Pasture Judging Contest in Oklahoma City. The team Gary Policky David Policky David Hutchison and Paul Hutchison won Nebraskas State Contest after placing first at the District and District Land Judging events. The group has no prior range judging experience and aims to be named Champion Grass Judgers in the U S.
Thirty members across four 4-H electrical clubs completed 1958 projects ranging from toy motors to battery chargers. First year members learn basics and build small projects while advanced clubs produce lamps clocks motors and fans. The Light Bulbs 4-H Club was formed in Sidney under Charles Deboodt with leaders Trognitz Hot Shots Leon Larson Golden Gate Howard Reimers and Point of Rocks Arvin Nielsen. The Antelope Divide 4-H Club led by Wilfred Nelson will continue electricity as a 1959 project.
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