26 Clubs 260 Girls Lead Cheyenne County 4-H year
Cheyenne County 4-H year 1959 saw 26 girls clubs with about 260 members complete 400 projects in clothing food homeliving safety gardening and health. Participants attended District and State events including Camp Mitchell Fort Robinson Chadron Lincoln and the State Fair with several winners earning trips and ribbons. Evelyn Hardesty earned a trip to State Club Week and many members re enrolled for 1960 starting strong for another active year.
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Cheyenne County
Mitchell
Fort Robinson
Chadron
Lincoln
Clara Childers
Max Childers
Lorenzo
Carol Hare
Clarence Hare
Sidney
Evelyn Hardesty
Alvin Hedges
Cheyennné County
Cheyenne County Calls for New 4 H Leaders
Cheyenne County seeks qualified leaders to organize and guide 4 H clubs. Local leaders act as spark plugs advising members, planning meetings, and coordinating with Extension Agents for county and state events. Contact the County Extension Office for details.
Learn Live Serve Through 4-H National Week Theme
The theme Learn Live Serve through 4-H highlights club work goals in education and personal development for boys and girls. Activities include demonstrations public speaking music recreation safety and community service to build confidence cooperation and responsibility.
4-H enrollment in Nebraska passes 31 thousand mark
Nebraska 4-H enrollment rose 36 percent in 1959 to 31 625 members. State leader W M Antes notes National 4-H Week March 5 12 and cites 2 4 million 4-H members nationwide. Nebraska totals include 11 339 boys 20 286 girls with 6 300 volunteer leaders, 3 176 clubs and 59 000 projects.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. M. Antes
Cance
Antes
United States
Free World
Mented
Good Old Days 4-H Reminiscences Honor Cheyenne County
The Sidney Telegraph salutes Cheyenne County 4-H members and area supporters. The piece recalls postwar growth, facility improvements at county fairs, and personal memories from youth involving forestry projects, livestock, and fair experiences across multiple towns and families.
Recreation School Open To Public Here On March 17
Volunteer leaders in Cheyenne County may join a one day recreation leadership training on March 17. The event runs 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the city auditorium with coffee, registration, and more than 16 activities including feather crafts by Lloyd Redd and group singing by John Orr. The cost is 50 cents and attendees may pick four sessions.
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Recreation School
Cheyenne County
School For Recreation
Lloyd Redd
Maager
Tandy Leather Co
Omaha
Villa Morava
Lincoln
John Orr
All-Important Cheyenne County 4-H Council Forms Nucleus
Over 100 people contribute time to shape Cheyenne County 4-H activities. Executive Board includes Mrs. Wilfred Nelson chairing, Joe Policky vice chair, and other officers with Extension Office support from Ivan Liljegren Martha Stephens and Charles Stonecipher. Precinct members and seven subcommittees organize spring party picnic livestock sale style show song contest awards banquet and related events.
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Cheyenne County
Wilfred Nelson
Joe Policky
Lloyd Talich
Cheyenne County Extension Office
Ivan Liljegren
Martha Stephens
Charles Stonecipher
John Ommen
Lodgepole Precinct
Archie Greenwood
Eagle
Doug Reetz
Pleasant View
Carl Kurz
Bunkerhill
Frank Meier
Lorenzo
Myron Woten
Potter
Sam Irwin
Colton
Rob Rexroth
Ares
Clifton Thurston
Ciara Childers
Cheryl Johnson
Harold Irwin
Russy McMillen
Gene Lienemann
Louis Miller
Clarence Dorman
Dave Dorman
Max Childers
Gerald Walker
Judy Irwin
Myra Nelson
Allen Nelson
Lloyd Tahich
Louige Johnson
Floyd
Miller
Teddy Ohi
Helen Spencer
Anne Peterson
Ernest Anderson
Robert Spearow
Sam _ Irwin
Henry Gen
Lester Willoughby
Clifford Webster
Irvin Campbell
Verlin Livingston
Gilbert Sorge
Bob Rexroth
Cochairman
Ralph Anderson
Marvin Fleming
Dave Franss
Walter Miller
Jess Higgins
What does the 4 H program do says Wes Antest
Wes Antest state leader of 4 H and Young Men and Women at the University of Nebraska explains that the 4 H program provides opportunities designed to help boys and girls develop so they may lead useful satisfying lives and be better prepared to accept a full share of adult responsibilities.
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Wes Antest
University of Nebraska
Cheyenne County 4-H Groups Engage Rural Youth
In Cheyenne County 4-H clubs total nearly 40 members with about 110 rural boys and 175 rural girls participating. Each year about 20 Sidney boys and 10 Sidney girls take part in 4-H projects.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Cheyenne County 4-H enrollment may set county record
The County Extension Office reports 1960 4-H enrollment could surpass 400, with beef, sheep and hog projects surging. New livestock clubs and generations of members push a rising program, while electrical and dairy projects expect declines.
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Cheyenne County
4 H Work Not Limited To Rural Youth
Top 4 H club work is not limited to country boys. Urban youngsters can pursue electrical, woodworking, and entomology projects. Electrical projects teach basic electricity and wiring with lamps for exhibit at County Fair. Woodworking uses common hand tools to make items like broom racks and magazine racks. Insect studies cover identification and life history. Sidney group Light Bulbs 4 H Club led by Charles Deboodt pursued electrical and woodworking in 1959. Contact County Extension office for details.
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Sidney
Light Bulbs
Charles Deboodt
County Extension Office
Baby Beef Projects Remain Most Popular Boys' Project
Cheyenne County 4-H data show 80 of 113 members in 1959 enrolled in baby beef. The program, which includes weight gain contests from January to county fair, fosters cattle management and livestock skills. Clubs across the county, led by Joe Policky, Ray Cruise, Ralph Anderson, Burgett Peetz, and others, continue expanding with new groups forming in 1960. Interested youths can contact the County Extension Office.
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Cheyenne County
T-Bone Club
Northwesterners
Huntsman Hustlers Livestock Club
Ak-Sar-Ben
David Policky
Vern Beyer
David
Vern
Otoe County
Syracuse
Dave
Joe
Baby Beef
Joe Policky
Huntsman Hustlers
Ray Cruise
Point of Rocks
Ralph Anderson
Goodview
Duane Bondegard
Clarence Miller
Gurley
County Extension Office
4-H Youth Projects Open to Ages 10 to 21
County youth counts detail participation across Cheyenne Deuel Morrill Kimball and Banner counties with about 400 youths in Cheyenne and 300 Morrill and 360 Kimball Banner. The program welcomes youths aged 10 to 21 for a range of 4-H projects.
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Cheyenne County
Deuel County
Morrill
Kimball and Banner
Morrill County
Kimball-Banner
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Butch Westerhoff
Dalton
Louis Johnson
Scottsbluff
Cheryl
Karen Meier
Cynthia Morris
Beverly Higgins
Sharon Moses
Marlene Fell
Kitchen Maids
Mary Jo Schadegg
Karen Hruska
Chery Johnson
Connie Borgmann
By Ivan Liljegren
Sidney Telegraph
Extension
Sone
Brather
Kane
Fremont
Walthill
Dakota City
Spencer
Boyd County
Treasury
MR. Lloyd Redd
Extension Council
Robert Rexroth
Ron Woten
Chuck Stonecipher
Management County
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