2008 FAIR BOOKS ARE HERE!
Please pick one up at your local bank or in our office. Remember, it is very important that every entry has the entry card filled out completely (especially livestock) . You will need to fill out the Department (which is a letter) Section (which is the Division number in the fair book ) and the Class number. It is important that you fill out all three of these blanks on the exhibitor card or we cannot enter your entry on the computer and it will affect your premium check. Again this year, you can only enter three exhibits per class, unless otherwise stated in the fair book.
STATE FAIR BOOK ON THE WEB!!
The NE State Fair book is on the web at 4h.unl.edu. There will be no books printed this year. We will print off project areas if you do not have internet access.
LIVESTOCK NEWS
COUNTY FAIR 4-H LIVESTOCK JUDGES
Horse: Christy Treffer, Lexington
Small Animal: Dennis Riemersma, Red Cloud
Sheep: Jerry Suderman, Hillsboro, KS
Dairy: Steve Wolf, Kearney
Beef: Matt Ellicott, Waverly
Market Swine: Jason Hirschfeld, York
4-H LIVESTOCK REMINDERS
Commercial breeding sheep require a breeding (not market) sheep tag in their ear.
All market livestock exhibitors are asked to please tell the check in crew on Sunday evening which animal(s) that you do NOT plan to sell in the auction. This could be your third sheep or pig that you could sell for the base bid or put into your family’s freezer (going to slaughter, but NOT in the sale), OR animal that you will be taking home, possibly going to Nebraska State Fair or AK-SAR-BEN. The fair board has decided that market animals that normally would sell, but are withdrawn from the sale and go home, may receive a premium for their animals at the auction. This excludes an exhibitor’s “third” pig or market sheep, as these animals are base price ONLY (no premium).
COUNTY HORSE SHOW REGISTRATION
County horse show pre-registration forms have been sent out and need to be returned to the office no later than July 11.
ATTENTION: 4-H CLUB LEADERS!
The fair board would like to remind you that clean-up responsibilities for the fair grounds are the same as in year’s past. Please have your area cleaned up before July 25. Contact Jerry Bose if you have questions.
STALL RESERVATIONS DUE
Organizational leaders are reminded that stall reservations are due in the office no later than July 21. Letters are being mailed to each club. Any 4-H’er showing livestock and/or small animals is asked to please contact their leader before this date with the number of each species you will be bringing to fair.
MARKET ANIMAL EXHIBITORS
All market beef, sheep and swine need to be weighed and checked in on Sunday, July 27, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
4-H MEAT GOAT SHOW
Phelps County is hosting their annual Area 4-H Meat Goat Show on Tuesday, July 22. The show will be a one day show with exhibitors coming in that day. The weigh in will be from 1:00 - 2:00 and the show will be at 3:00. They will have showmanship classes and market classes. Please call Chuck Burr at the Phelps County Extension Office (308-995-4222) if you have questions.
QUIZ BOWL NEWS
Five teams competed at the county 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl. Thanks to the leaders, parents, and committee members who made this contest possible.
SMALL ANIMAL WORKSHOP
A how-to fit and show workshop for rabbits, chickens, and bucket calves will be held on June 23 at the Ag Center in Orleans. This hour long workshop will be held at 4:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. If this is your first year in these projects or if you want some tips to improve your skills, please plan to attend.
PRE-FAIR EVENTS ARE COMING UP!
ATTENTION BIKE MEMBERS
The bicycle rodeo will be July 7 at the Ag Center in Orleans. Registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. The rodeo will begin at 6:15 with the written test. We hope you are signed up for this really fun project. If you didn’t get a letter, you are not signed up for the bicycle project and you will need to call the office.
PRESENTATIONS/FOOD REVUE - JULY 14
The Presentation Contest and Favorite Food Revue will be held on July 14 at 6:30 in the evening at the Ag Center in Orleans. The evening will begin with presentations which will be followed by the Favorite Food Revue. Presenters need to pre-register for the presentation contest. You do not need to pre-register for the Favorite Food Revue, but we ask that you have your tables set up by 6:00 p.m. because we will be advertising that the public can come and see the tables from 6:00 to 7:00. The Favorite Food judging will begin at 7:00. We will be serving finger foods and snacks for all who attend.
FOODS WORKSHOP PLANNED
Four-H‘ers, are you interested in learning the magic of baking ? If so, choose to attend one of the baking workshops that is scheduled for July. Both workshops will be held at the Ag Center and will begin at 9:00 a.m. The beginning workshop will be held on July 17 and we will be learning the baking secrets of muffins and cookies. The advanced workshop will be held on July 24 and we will be making bread and pies. Parents are invited to attend. Four-H’ers will leave with food items that can be frozen for possible fair exhibits. Please pre-register a week before the date of the workshop you plan to attend. There is a $5.00 registration fee.
JULY 22 IS A BIG DAY!
July 22 is a big day for all 4-H’ers taking clothing projects or being in the Song/Talent Contest. All clothing and Style Revue entries are judged on July 22 at the Ag Center in Orleans. The Public Style Revue and Song/Talent Contest will be held that evening at the Ag Center in Orleans, beginning at 8:00 p.m. If you are planning to enter the Song/Talent Contest, please call the Extension office by July 17, so we can get you on the program. Those 4-H’ers entering the Song/Talent contest can practice at the Ag Center on July21 and 22. Letters to all clothing members will be sent soon. If you don’t get one, and are in a clothing project, please let us know.
Experience the Lost Treasures of 4-H is the theme the style revue planning committee has chosen for the 2008 Style Revue. We will be using this theme throughout the fair. We would like to display old trophies and rosettes and other old 4-H treasurers. So if you are a 4-H Alumni and have something we could borrow for the fair, please call the office. We need old treasurers.
JUST FOR FUN DOG SHOW
The 2008 Harlan County Fair will be hosting their sixth annual “Just for Fun Dog Show” on Saturday evening, July 26, at 6:00 p.m. at the show arena in Orleans. This dog show will be open to any 4-H’er who has a pet dog. Four-H’er and dog will be judged on 4-H’ers knowledge of their pet and quality of the dog “as a pet”. This is not a dog obedience show. The show will be divided into a small breed dog class (under 20 pounds) and a large breed dog class (over 20 pounds). A 4-H’er may enter only one dog, and a dog can only be shown by one
4-H’er. The dog must be on a leash.
Four-H’ers will be interview judged and must wear a 4-H T-shirt. Pre-registration is required by Monday, July 16.
Please remember, as a dog owner you are responsible for your dog’s behavior, so please do not bring your dog if you think it might not behave or you can’t control it.
NOTICE TO POULTRY EXHIBITORS
All exhibitors of poultry must tell the poultry superintendent at the Harlan County Jr. Fair at the time of entry, the age of their birds and where they acquired the birds. For example: XYZ” BUSINESS, exotic bird auction, or hatched at home, etc. If birds are under 6 months of age OR purchased from an approved business, they do not have to be tested at the county fair.
Remember to wear a white T-shirt with a 4-H chevron when you exhibit!
INTERMEDIATE SEWING WORKSHOP:
A dress workshop will be held on July 1 and July 2 at the Ag Center in Orleans. The workshop will start at 9:00 a.m. and we will sew until 4:00 on July 1 and finish the dresses on July 2 if we need to. Lunch will be furnished on July 1. The cost of the workshop will be $ 5.00 which covers the pattern, the zipper and lunch. You will be purchasing your own fabric. Contact the Extension office to register and get fabric requirements. This workshop is limited to 8.
INTER-GENERATIONAL SEWING WORKSHOP
A sleep pants workshop will be presented on July 3 This inter-generational sewing class will be held at the Ag Center in Orleans from 5:30 to 9:00. The cost of the workshop is $15.00, which includes patterns, fabric, and notions for two pair of pants, plus the evening meal. If you are interested, contact the office for more information and a registration form.(This workshop is full but if you are interested in doing this, I will schedule another one for July 2) Call the office if you are interested. This is great fun and good way to spend some quality time together.
HOMEMAKER CLUB MEMBERS
Remember that special recognition will be given to members entering open class exhibits at the fair in the following areas of Cultural Arts for 2008: Needlecraft, Decorated Cakes, and Genealogy Display. If you are entering exhibits in these areas, please fill out the special card that denotes you as a Homemaker Club Member.
UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES FOR JUNE & JULY
Call the office for more information
June 20 - Buffalo Co. 4-H Sheep Progress Show, Weigh-in 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
June 21 - McCook Summer Showdown (Mkt. & Breeding Beef), Weigh-in 2:00 - 4:00
June 22 - Buffalo Co. 4-H Horse Show, Lexington, Reg. at 7:00; Show at 8:00 a.m.
June 24 - Frontier Co. Beef Fitting & Showmanship Clinic, 7:30 a.m.
July 7 - Bicycle Rodeo, Ag Center, Fairgrounds, Orleans - Reg. at 6:00 p.m.
July 11 - County Horse Show Registrations Due in the Extension Office
July 14 - 4-H Presentations & Favorite Food Revue, Ag Center, 6:30 p.m.
July 21 - Stall Reservations Due in the Extension Office
July 21-22 - Performing Arts Practice - Ag Center, Orleans
July 22 - Style Revue Judging & Interview Judging, Ag Center - 9:00 a.m.
July 22 - Public Style Revue & Performing Arts Contest, Ag Center, 8:00 p.m.
July 26 - County Horse Show, Orleans, 8:00 a.m.
July 26 - Dog Show, Show Arena, Orleans, 6:30 p.m.
July 22- 4-H Invitational Goat Show, Holdrege, Weigh-in 1:00 - 2:00
July 27-31 - Harlan County Jr. Fair, Orleans
August 5 - Last Day for State Fair Livestock Entries
Sincerely,
Tony Anderson, Extension Educator
Lynette Brown, Extension Assistant
