The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension office in Seward County celebrated the university’s Charter Day with an open house Feb. 14 in honor of NU’s 150th year. 4-H families were invited for refreshments, door prizes and to make a light-up bow tie with the N150 logo and 4-H clover. They also received Nebraska-shaped cookies made with 3D-printed cookie cutters and a glow bracelet. Pictured, Nancy Greckel (left), a former Extension staff member and 4-H leader, watches as her granddaughter, Addison Luebbe, 4, makes a bow tie with help from Audrey Dobesh and Extension Educator Ann Dobesh. Greckel said Addison wore her light-up bow tie when they went to Lincoln to see Memorial Stadium glowing with red lights. The Morrill Act, a piece of legislation enacted in Nebraska in 1869, gave land to the state to be used for a university. The University of Nebraska, known as a land-grant university, makes it possible for programs like Extension and 4-H Youth Development to exist in each county.
