4-h highlights · 2012. 6. 13. · saturday, july 14th at 4:30 pm livestock show ring open to all...
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Cherokee County
209 Centennial Dr. , Suite A
Cherokee, IA 51012-2203
Phone: 712-225-6196
Fax: 712-225-3173
www.extension.iastate.edu/cherokee
June 2012
Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, or disability.
Deadlines 2
Design Elements 2
Ugly Cake Contest 3
Rabbit Tattoo 3
Poster Entries 3
Penny War 4
New Calf Class 4
Misc. Fair Info 5
Building Host/Clean-up 5
Inside this issue:
4-H Highlights Welcome to Summer and Pre-Fair Flurry! Things are extremely busy around the Extension Office with preparations for the 2012 Cherokee County Fair. Be sure to read your newsletter completely as there are many news items pertaining to fair and upcoming workshops. If you are a returning 4-H’er and have participated in the county fair before, wel-come back. If this is your first county fair as a 4-H’er—welcome! It may seem like a stressful time, but relax and don’t sweat the small stuff. We will get thru it and we will all learn from it. While at the fair, remember to take some time to enjoy the fair. Have some fun! Spend some time reconnecting with old friends, meet new friends, try some-thing new, and make some great summer memories! Don’t forget to bake your best Ugly Cake, prepare your best wrap for Pride of Iowa and take in the alligator show. Have a great June and we will see you at the fair!
Brenda Medick
THIS AND THAT
“PARADE OF CHAMPIONS”
Saturday, July 14th at 4:30 PM
Livestock Show Ring
Open to ALL 4-H’ers and their favorite
project at the fair.
2012 4-H Hall of Fame inductee an-
nounced following the Parade of Cham-
pions.
Information and material for the Chero-
kee County Fair Board’s Quilt Block
Contest is available at the Cherokee
Extension Office.
2012 Pride of Iowa theme: “It’s a Wrap”
POST FAIR CLEAN-UP
Monday, July 16th @ 6PM
Everyone to help
ISU Extension – Cherokee County Staff Terry Janssen ([email protected])…………………………………………………..Regional Extension Education Director
Mary Tuttle ([email protected])…………………………………………………...……….County Program Coordinator
Brenda Medick ([email protected]) ………………………………..……………..……...…. County Youth Coordinator
Sue Schwaller ([email protected]) ...………..…………………………………..………………….…..Office Manager
Dave Stender ([email protected])……………..……………………...…………...……………..Swine Field Specialist
It’s a Retirement Party!
Please join the Cherokee County Extension Council and Staff
for a special retirement party in honor of
SUE SCHWALLER
to be held on Thursday, June 7th
4:00 to 6:00 PM
at the Cherokee County Extension Office
4-H Static Fair Classes Go “ONLINE”
with Exhibit “TIP SHEETS”
Don’t forget about the 4-H Exhibit “TIP SHEETS” that
are now available for 4-H’ers preparing them for “Static
Exhibits” judging during our 2012 County Fair and Iowa
State Fair. Each 4-H Project web page provides a link to
information about “What’s the judge looking for?”
4-H’ers first tell judges about their exhibit goals, steps and
what they learn. The new “TIP SHEETS” then gives the
4-H’ers help on additional questions that might be asked,
technical factors that judges look for and even how to pre-
pare or display their exhibit. The new web based 4-H Ex-
hibit “TIP SHEETS” are found on the right-hand side of
each 4-H Project page in the “Taking It Further” section
right below the Iowa 4-H Project Hotsheet.
Notice: All 4-H’ers who enter projects in the following
categories are to include 2 Design Elements and 2 Art Prin-
ciples written on the “Goal Sheet” or included in their write
up for the judge at the fair.
Those categories are: Home Improvement, Clothing, Sew-
ing & Needlework, and Visual Arts.
If you have any questions, please be sure to ask your leader,
call or stop by the Extension Office, or check out the website
and hot sheets.
4-H Highlights
DESIGN ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES
What will the Judge ask?
The questions the judge will ask, de-
pends on your exhibit goals and type of
project. You will find it helpful to write
a clear, short, one-sentence goal statement before you
begin to create your exhibit.
After knowing your goals, the judge will ask you about
the learning involved, that is, how information was
gathered, materials used, problems that were solved,
and what new skills you learned. The judge will also
look at the general appearance of the exhibit as far as
neatness and attractiveness. In addition, the judge will
want to know your future plans and what you have
learned.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES!!!
Cherokee County Fair entries are due into the Cherokee
County Extension Office by 4:30 PM, on June 15th.
ABSOLUTELY NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE AC-
CEPTED!
Iowa State Fair Livestock entries are due into the Cherokee
County Extension Office by 4:30 PM, on June 30th. ABSO-
LUTELY NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!
Clay County Fair entries are due into the Cherokee County
Extension Office no later than 4:30 PM on July 27th. AB-
SOLUTELY NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE AC-
CEPTED!
Ak-Sar-Ben entries are due into the Cherokee County Exten-
sion Office no later than 4:30 PM on July 27th. ABSO-
LUTELY NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!
SETTING GOALS
It is very important to set goals for your project areas, as well as the exhibits you are working on. There are three main parts to each goal: 1. Action: What you want to do in your project area or
with your exhibit? “Learn how to work with modeling clay.” “Create a sculpture out of modeling clay.” 2. Result: What are you going to do to achieve your goals? “Read publications from our club library, attend workshops, and practice with modeling clay.” 3. Time Table: When are you going to work towards and complete your goals? “During the year at the fair.”
Post Fair Clean-up on July
16th beginning at 6PM
make plans to join us!
2012 Cherokee County
Fair Dates
July 12-15
Other important dates are:
Pre-Fair Clean-up: June 27th & 28th
Clothing Review Judging: June 25th
Entry Day: July 10th
Communications Day: July 12th
Post-Fair Clean-up: July 16th
Bake Your Best UGLY Cake!
Returning to the 2012 Cherokee County Fair is the Best Ugly Cake contest. Ugliness is in the mind of the beholder (or in this case, the judge). The Ugly Cake Contest will accept entries that are ugly or gross. All cakes must be ugly. No pretty or average looking cakes. Cakes will be judged on their ugly appearance and must taste good. All cakes will remain on display the entire fair. This year cakes will be judged in front of an audience. The judg-ing will take place on Saturday, July 14th at 7:30PM. Cakes should be at the North 4-H Building by 7:00PM that evening. 4-H membership is not a requirement for this department. Adults are encourage to participate. There will be 4 age groups: 5-8 year olds, 9-13 year olds, 14-18 year olds, and 19 and older. Cakes can be homemade or from a package mix. The ENTIRE cake and decorations must be edible. Cakes with non-edible decorations or foreign objects will be disqualified! Cakes must arrive at the contest on disposable containers such as a cardboard or cake round. Only whole cakes will be ac-cepted. Cakes must be given a title. So challenge your brother or sister, challenge your mom or dad, challenge grandma or grandpa. Better yet, challenge your club leader and let’s see who can make the UGLIEST Cake in Chero-kee County!!!!
Rabbit Tattoo Workshop
A rabbit tattoo workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 27th from 7-8:30 PM at the Cherokee Extension Office. For rabbits that need to be tattooed, assign a tattoo number and use that number on your fair entry forms. We will provide copies of your entry forms to Don Pingel so that the rabbits are tattooed correctly at the work-shop. For more information, contact the Extension Office at 225-6196.
4-H Highlights
POSTER COMMUNICATION THEMES
The 2012 themes for the Poster Communication Department
are. . .
4-H is . . . (open to 4-H’ers interpretation)
Join 4-H
Brighten Your World
(2012 IA 4-H Youth Conference theme)
Nothing Compares
(2012 IA State Fair theme)
4-H’ers are allowed 1 entry in this class.
It’s War! We will again be conducting the
Penny War fundraising event during
the Cherokee County Fair. It will
include all clubs.
Beginning on Tuesday, July 10th, Static Entry day of
the Cherokee County Fair, we will have out the Penny
War box in the South 4-H Building. People will be
putting their donations into their favorite club’s con-
tainer. On Sunday, July 15th, after the crowning of
the Fair Queen, the Penny War Box will be removed.
How do we decide who wins? We count the money.
Pennies are worth one point apiece. All silver or
green backs, take away points. So if you have a nickel
in your box, we deduct 5 points.
The club with the most points will receive 10% of the
total money collected. The rest of the money will be
put into a special “Financial Aid” fund to help with
Cherokee County 4-H’ers who want to go to State
Conference, Summer Camp, Washington D.C., etc.
Remember this is a friendly competition! So start col-
lecting!
4-H Highlights
Host an Exchange Student
Looking for new experiences and cultural immersion for
you and your family? Want to open your home to an ex-
change student or know someone who would? Iowa Re-
source for International Service (IRIS) is looking for host
families for their exchange program. Students are English-
speaking high school juniors from several countries, includ-
ing Egypt, Thailand, Yemen, and Tanzania. IRIS works
through the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program
funded by the State Department. If you have any questions
or would like some more information please contact IRIS
directly at 515-292-7103 or check our website at www.iris-
center.org. Thank you!
PARKING AT THE COUNTY
FAIR
4-H Livestock Exhibitors are re-
minded that they should park in the
DESIGNATED AREAS ONLY.
The designated area is located to the EAST of the
Commercial building in the small hay field.
You may drive up to the barns to drop off your sup-
plies and then you will need to go and park in the
East parking lot or in the large west parking lot. Do
not park anywhere else on the grounds.
If horse exhibitors are working from their trailer on
Thurs. afternoon during the show, you can park up
by the arena. Remember to keep the fire lane open
and do not park by the building.
If you want to drop off your trailer, there will be
room out in the west parking to dolly down.
SPECIAL CALF CLASS
This year we will be adding a “Special Calf Class” to the Beef
Show. The ribbon placement will be based solely on what the
exhibitor has learned with the project. It requires a special
form and paperwork.
The following are the rules for the class:
1. Be a first year exhibitor.
2. Calf must be 2-5 months of age.
3. Bring to the show, the entry form filled out
4. Talk with the judge.
The calf will come and go the day of the show. The calf must
be on a halter. These exhibitors will meet with the judge be-
ginning at 8:30AM on Saturday before the beef show.
Since we have just added this class, we are not requiring these
animals to be on the May 15th ID’s. You will still need to
enter them by the June 15th deadline. The forms are at the
Extension Office.
These animals can be feed throughout the summer and come
to the market beef weigh in that is held in the winter and the
exhibitor will have a good start to a fair project for 2013.
For more information contact the Cherokee Extension Office.
4-H Highlights
All livestock exhibitors will have a packet
that includes their exhibitor number, vehicle
pass, etc. Please remember to pick them up
at the 4-H fair office prior to the livestock
shows you are participating in. 4-H’ers
need to use the same exhibitor number for
each show they participate in.
Is your family going on vacation and won’t be around for the fair?
Not to worry, you can still do static projects.
Just make arrangements with Brenda to drop off your projects before
you go and we will have them “pencil judged” on judging day. You
are still eligible to go to the State Fair and to receive premium
money.
HELPFUL FAIR HINTS
To aid in displaying your Art and Photo projects at the fair, please attach a hanger to your mounting
material.
Copyright rules and guidelines must be followed when creating a fair exhibit. Exhibits will be disquali-
fied if they do not follow copyright guidelines.
If you are planning to include a cassette, DVD, or video as part of your fair exhibit, please bring the
equipment you need.
Many fair classes ask for 4-H’ers to include information on the design elements and principles of de-
sign used. If you need more information, please contact the Extension Office.
If you need assistance in answering the questions or addressing the design elements on your exhibit
evaluation form, a sample form is posted on our web site. A Judging Day Help Sheet is also posted to
help explain the judging day process at the Fair.
Premium money for fair ribbons will be available at the fair. You will be able to receive your premium
money at the 4-H fair office at announced times only. The times to pick up premiums will be posted dur-
ing the fair. Be sure to check the schedule by the 4-H Fair Office window. 4-H Foundation premiums
will be mailed at a later date.
4-H swine checks will be mailed to exhibitors as soon as possible following the receipt of money from
the packer.
All livestock on the fairgrounds, except poultry and pets, must turn in a signed health certificate
by July 2nd
Sheep exhibitors will need to obtain health cer-tificates after June 27 and turn them in no later than July 2nd. The state veterinarian limits all sheep health certificates to 14 days prior to en-
try day because of club lamb fungus.
All horses on the fairgrounds must have a cur-rent health certificate on file with the Extension
Office.
Dress a Bunny
For all you rabbit exhibitors,
we will once again be offering
the “Dress a Bunny” class. It
will be the last class of the
rabbit show.
So find a costume for your best bunny and let’s have
some fun!
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Thursday
July 7
Tilden Tillers Marcus Go-Getters Mill Creek Valley
Friday
July 8
Sheridan Stars SESS Brenda/Renae &
County Council
Saturday
July 9
Cavaliers from 12-2
Cavaliers
Extension Council
Sunday
July 10
12:00 to 4:00
Stockmen
Building Host Schedule We will only be watching the South 4-H Building this year.
You are being asked to work in the “Clover Patch”. This is an information booth and we will have some 4-H merchandise on sale.
You will also need to watch displays (so items are not stolen/broken), answer ques-tions, clean glass cases, watch the Penny War boxes, etc.
The following are the Pre Fair Clean-Up assignments for
the 2012 Cherokee County Fair
This year we will concentrate on one or two areas an evening.
Wednesday, June 27th beginning at 6:30 PM
Cattle Barn: Stockmen
Marcus Go-Getters
Sheriden Stars
Horse Barn: Cavaliers
Thursday, June 28th beginning at 6:30 PM
Swine/Poultry Barn: Tilden Tillers
Mill Creek Valley
Country Pioneers
NEW FOR 2012—POST FAIR CLEAN-UP WILL INCLUDE EVERYONE ON MONDAY, JULY
16TH, BEGINNING AT 6:00pm.
Please wear “work clothes”, you might get dirty, you might paint, who knows! :)
Remember to bring: work gloves, rakes, shovels, hammers, pliers, wire cutters, good attitudes
and lots of ENERGY!
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Please join the Cherokee County Extension Council and Staff
for a special retirement party in honor of
SUE SCHWALLER
to be held on Thursday, June 7th
4:00 to 6:00 PM
at the Cherokee County Extension Office 209 Centennial Dr.
Cherokee, IA 51012