July 2016—Fair Issue

Allen County Staff:

Samm Johnson

Extension Educator, 4-H Youth

sammjohnson@purdue.edu

Barb Thuma

Extension Educator, 4-H Youth

bthuma@purdue.edu

Jean Kendall

4-H Secretary

jkendall@purdue.edu

Visit us online at

www.extension.purdue.edu/allen

and “Like” us on Facebook

Allen County Indiana 4-H

Office Hours

Monday—Friday 8 am—4:30 pm

Email Alert! Due to budget cuts in the postage and office supplies accounts to the County Extension Office budget, 4-H will be utilizing email more and more. Please email Jean at jken-dall@purdue.edu with your current email address so files can be up-dated. Also please be sure to book-mark http://www.extension.purdue.edu/allen as the Allen County 4-H web site. Each county has it’s own web site, so be sure you are using Allen County’s to get the correct records sheets, information, and other up-dates.

Clover Chronicle

Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

4001 Crescent Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4590 Telephone: 260.481.6826 Fax: 260.481.6439

Please be sure to use the PURDUE EXTENSION ALLEN COUNTY WEB SITE to pull Activity Sheets and Record Sheets. These

sheets are specific to Allen County. www.extension.purdue.edu/allen. Hover on Youth and you will be able to access the

latest details.

The 2016 Rulebook contains the 4-H rules, regulations, and project information. They can be obtained from 4-H leaders or the Extension Office for $3.00 each or free at www.extension.purdue.edu/allen. You are re-sponsible to get one and read the information about 4-H in general and your projects. “I didn’t know” is no

excuse when the information is available to you.

2016 Allen County 4-H Rulebook

No More Caps for Benches

The Allen County Extension Homemakers have exceeded the goal of 800 pounds of caps for 2 bench-es. THANK YOU very much for all your efforts to help reach this goal! If you are a club leader and would like more information about doing this with your club, contact Samm.

Fair Entry Thank you to those who completed Fair Entry by June 30. Fair Entry is a computer program that allows 4-H’ers to enter what classes/projects they will be participating in at the Fair. This data helps generate back numbers, animal head counts, reserves a spot on tables or poster racks, and provides us with livestock auction data.

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Fair Schedule

4-H Event Schedule

July 18 6:00 p.m. Foods & Microwave Judging at the Home & Family Arts (Check in starts at 5:00 pm) July 22 6:00 p.m. Set up Exhibit Buildings - We need your help! July 23 10-Noon Project/Record Sheet Entry for: Aerospace/Rocketry BBQ Posters Basic Crafts Beekeeing Bicycle Cat Posters Child Development Collections Construction Sets Do Your Own Thing Dog Posters Electric Entomology Fine Arts Forestry Geology Gingerbread Houses Health Home Environment Horse Posters Mini Models Personality Pet Rabbit Posters Photography Production Rabbit Posters Reading Recycling Scrapbooking Small Engines Soil & Water Sportfishing Tractor Vet Science Weather Wildlife Woodworking 12:30 p.m. Judging starts for projects listed above

6:00 pm Cat Show in the Home & Family Arts Building. Check in at 5:30 pm.

July 24 Noon-2:00 p.m. Project/Record Sheet Entry for: Aquatic Science Berries Cake Decorating Computer Field Crops Flowers Garden Genealogy Gift Wrapping Needlecraft Potatoes Sewing Shooting Sports Small Animals Sports Wildflowers 2:30 p.m. Judging starts for projects listed above 2:00 p.m. Set up Livestock Barns

Monday, July 25 Noon – 9 pm Horse Entry 4-8 pm Enter Production Rabbits 5-9 pm Enter Cattle, Goats, Poultry (Commercial ONLY and

Poster), Rabbits, Sheep Tuesday, July 26 - Fair Officially OPENS

8-11 am Enter Lamas 10:00 am 4-H Silent Auction Begins 10:00 am Rabbit Show

11:00 am H & P English Classes 5:00 pm Commercial Poultry Show

6:00 pm 4-H Dog Demonstration 7:00 pm Fashion Revue Recognition (Judging: July 14) 8:00 pm 4-H Top & Honor Achievers Recognition 9-10 pm Commercial Poultry Released Wednesday, July 27

5-8 am Enter Swine 9:30 am Pet Rabbit Show 10:00 am H & P Showmanship & Versatility Classes Noon Dairy Show 6:00 pm Meat Goat Show 6:00 pm Lama Mini Palooza

Thursday, July 28 6-8 am Exhibition Poultry Entry 8:00 am Lama Showmanship 9:00 am H & P Trail & Western Classes 10-11 am Exploring 4-H Daycare Tours 11:30 am Lama Quiz Bowl 12:30 pm Dairy Beef Show 1:00 pm Lama Judging Contest 6:00 pm 4-H Dog Demonstration 7:00 pm Sheep Show Friday, July 29 9:00 am Poultry Exhibition Show 9:00 am Lama Performance Classes 10:00 am Dairy Goat Show 10:00 am Mini H& P Classes 2:00 pm H & P Contesting Classes 7:00 pm Beef Show

Saturday, July 30 9:00 am Swine Show 10:00 am H & P Parade 11:30 am H & P Fun Classes 12:30 pm Goat Cart & Performance Classes 3:00 pm 4-H BBQ Contest 6:00 pm Lama Fun Show 7:30 pm Color Me Green Dash 8:00 pm 4-H Silent Auction Closes 8:30 pm 4-H Fun Night

Sunday, July 31 9:00 am Swine Carcass Show Noon Showman of Showmen Contest 5:00 pm 4-H Awards Ceremony (This is the correct time) 5:00 pm FAIR Officially Ends 6:00-8:00 pm Release non-livestock exhibits 6:00-9:30 pm Release of Non-Auctioned MARKET Livestock

Monday, August 1 8-10 am Clean up 4-H Buildings-We need your help! 10:30 am 4-H Livestock Registration begins 11:00 am-1 pm Auction Lunch 12:30 pm Livestock Auction Begins Clean Up Following end of Auction

Fair Set Up – Important

All parents, leaders and 4-H’ers - your help is needed. July 22, 6:00 P.M. Exhibit Buildings need to be arranged with ta-bles, chairs, display boxes, poster racks, etc. Every club is required to send a minimum of four people to help with set up and clean up. (approx. 1 1/2 hours). Bring buckets, cloths, etc.

Fair Clean Up For All Buildings

Clean up will be August 1 starting at 8:00 a.m. for the Exhibit Build-ings. Livestock clean up will follow the Livestock Auction. EVERY-ONE’S help is needed. The more people that help the quicker it gets done.

Judging

4-H Members are welcome and encouraged to be present during the project judging. Parents should refrain from contact with the judges. If your child can not be there for judging, comments will be

put on the scorecard for later viewing.

Record Sheets

ALL completed record sheets or books and/or labels must be brought to the Fair with your project if not already turned in. Records must be signed by your leader or project helper.

Poster Rule Think of a poster like a dollar bill. You read the dollar horizontally and a poster should be the same way. All posters must have a thin hard back to make them stand when placed on the poster racks and posters must be covered with plastic. Your project will be lowered one grade at judging if it is not displayed in the correct position. Please use thin material for backing such as paneling, plywood or thin Styrofoam board, 1/4" or less in thickness. Posters should be less than 1/2" thick overall.

NOTE: Your poster MUST include a label. This 2" x 4" label is usually placed in the lower right corner. The label should include Name, Club, Current Grade and Division or Level. See sample label in Rule Book. Please refer to the Allen County 4-H Rule Book

for additional details. Be sure to use a 22” x 28” poster.

IMPORTANT INFO for Posters, Notebooks, and Display Boards All posters, notebooks, and display boards must include a refer-ence list indicating where information was obtained, giving credit to the original author, to complete the 4-H member’s exhibit. This reference list should/might include web site links, people and professionals interviewed, books, magazines, etc. It is recom-mended this reference list be attached to the back of a poster or display board, be the last page of a notebook, or included as part of the display visible to the public. A judge is not to discredit an exhibit for the manner in which references are listed.

Blue Accumulative Record Sheets

Attached is the 2016 Blue Accumulative Record Sheet that needs to be filled out and turned in at the 4-H Fair Office by July 31. All projects and 4-H activities on this sheet will be transferred to your permanent record kept in our office. Your points will then be figured to determine who will be 4-H Top and Honor Achievers. Extra copies may be picked up in the 4-H Fair Office during the fair.

All 12th Graders You should have received a letter from the Extension Office by mid-May regarding your Final Year. If you have NOT received the letter, please call the Extension Office ASAP.

Judges’ Assistants Requests have gone out. Please RSVP. Several Judges’ Assistants are needed to help during the judging of projects on July 23 & 24. Anyone who is not enrolled in 4-H can help i.e. Parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, older sibling, etc. This involves checking in projects, recording judging re-sults and placing ribbons. If you are available please contact Samm at 481-6430 or sammjohnson@purdue.edu for projects that are open. You may also hear from Samm as he works to get spots filled.

Exploring 4-H Day Again this year at the Fair we will have Exploring 4-H Day on July 28, 10:00 – 11 a.m. for Daycares. This will be a morning event and much assis-tance will be needed. We will need tour guides to help with the groups. It is also possible we will need help in the Exhibit Buildings since there will be extra little hands that morning. If you can help please call Samm at 481-6430 or sammjohnson@purdue.edu.

Adult Open Class Exhibitors must be 18 years of age or older to enter and may enter two articles per section. All items are to have been finished by the exhibit time since last year’s fair. A fee of $2.00 per entry is charged and all entries must be made by July 20. Entry forms are available at the web site: www.extension.purdue.edu/allen. Click on Extension Homemakers (under local links) then Open Class Entry Form. Copies also available at the Extension Office.

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4-H STRUCTION Clubs will again have the opportunity to create a structure made out of canned goods and non-perishable foods and exhibit it at the fair. This year's theme is Indiana's Bicentennial. Contact Samm for a registration form or for

more information. New this year-structures will be judged and placed!

4-H Food Booth at the Fair This year Marlene Redding will be coordinating the sign up for workers at the 4-H Food Booth during the Allen County Fair. This is the largest fundrais-er for Allen County 4-H Clubs each year and we expect every 4-H family to help out. She can be contacted by phone at 260-403-9580, Monday–Friday from 9AM-10 PM. Or via email 24 hours a day at Jay478@frontier.com. PLEASE contact her NOW. The goal is to have all the workers signed up before the Fair. We also need Shift Managers [adults/parents] to assist, those shifts will be the same times as those listed below. All workers need to have completed Grade 3 or above. Most shifts will need 8 workers. Adults are wel-come as well-parents here is your chance to work with your child and give back to the 4-H program. The work shifts are: Saturday July 23 11 AM—2 PM Sunday July 24 1—4 PM Monday July 25 5—8:30 PM Tuesday July 26 7:45 A-10:45 A; 10:30 A-1:45 P; 1:30 P-4:45 P; 4:30 P-7:45 P; 7:30 P-10:30 P Wednesday July 27 7:45 A-10:45 A; 10:30 A-1:45 P; 1:30 P-4:45 P; 4:30 P-7:45 P; 7:30 P-10:30 P Thursday July 28 7:45 A-10:45 A; 10:30 A-1:45 P; 1:30 P-4:45 P; 4:30 P-7:45 P; 7:30 P-10:30 P Friday July 29 7:45 A-10:45 A; 10:30 A-1:45 P; 1:30 P-4:45 P; 4:30 P-7:45 P; 7:30 P-10:30 P Saturday July 30 7:45 A-10:45 A; 10:30 A-1:45 P; 1:30 P-4:45 P; 4:30 P-7:45 P; 7:30 P-10:30 P Sunday July 31 9:30 AM—12:30 PM; 12:15 PM—3:30 PM; 3:15 PM—6:30 PM Monday August 1 10:30 AM—1:45 PM; 1:30 PM—4:45 PM Thank you in advance for volunteering your time to help out at the 4-H Food Booth! It is a FUN way to give back to the 4-H Program.

4-H Board Members Needed If you would be interested in running for a position on the 4-H Board at their Fall Annual Meeting, please contact the Extension Office by August 1, 2016 to indicate your interest, or to get more information. The 4-H Board consists of 15 members who meet 11 times a year to oversee the 4-H program in Allen County. We are looking for people willing to serve-as there will be openings in the fall.

4-H FUN NIGHT This year’s 4-H Fun Night will be on Saturday, July 30 at 8:30 pm. Teams of 6 4-H members will compete in “Minute to Win It” type games. Download a registration form from our website or pick up one at the 4-H Office at the fair and submit it by July 29 at 4 pm in the 4-H Office at the Fairgrounds. Each team will

have an entry fee of $5.00.

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Last Chance for Trophies

There are still some trophies and awards unsponsored. Cham-pion trophies cost $17.00, Reserve Champion trophies cost $12.00 and honor class awards cost $2.00. Call Barb Thuma if you are interested in sponsoring a trophy or award.

Thank Your Sponsors

Many 4-H’ers will receive awards at the fair. Awards vary from rib-bons, plaques, trophies, and banners to the support you receive from a buyer at the 4-H livestock auction, or the donor for a trip. Local businesses, clubs, and individuals donate money to help sup-port 4-H because they believe that 4-H is a terrific program. Please be sure to thank your sponsors and let them know you truly appreci-ate their support. A thank you note is expected. We have lost sponsors due to the fact that they never received a thank you.

Silent Auction A Silent Auction will be held during the Fair, July 26-29 in the 4-H Exhibit Building. 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m., and July 30, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Final bids will be July 30 at 8:00 p.m. You may pickup and pay for items between 8:30-9:30 p.m. Note: that you will need to carry the item out as vehicles will not be permitted in this area on Saturday p.m. Come and check out the display and place a bid. Proceeds will go to Indiana 4‑H Foundation and Allen County 4‑H Clubs. Clubs are encouraged to donate an item. Items can be dropped off at our office. If you have any questions or want to volunteer to help, contact Barb at 481-6432 or bthuma@purdue.edu.

Loss or Damage Allen County 4‑H Clubs, Inc. and the 4‑H Board does not as-sume any liability for loss or damage to any articles. The building hosts will use all precautions possible to avoid any loss or dam-age. 4‑H members, parents and leaders will be sharing the re-sponsibilities of building Hosts & Hostesses. Please offer to host when your club is scheduled.

Project-Fair Entry Check In at Fair After you have checked in your project July 23 or 24 please find Jean Kendall’s crew in the north Exhibit Hall building. They will have you indicate what projects you brought to the fair that day so they can check you off in the computer system. Yes this includes Mini. Please check in each day with that day’s pro-jects.

SPARK Clubs These are new hands-on educational workshops for youth in grades 3-12 designed to SPARK interst in various fields. Youth do not have to be 4-H members to register to participate in a SPARK Club, but will become 4-H members with their payment of the $25.00 annual program fee. Youth may choose to register for any and all SPARK Clubs they find interesting. Happy Learning! Theatre & Drama Do you like to ACT UP? Dream of becoming a STAR? Here’s your chance to learn what it takes to make it in the theatre! You’ll learn about acting, improvisation, stage direction, and MUCH more. This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on August 6 and 20 from 9am – 12 noon. Space is limited! A minimum of 4 and maximum of 12 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means current 4-H members are FREE! Contact the Extension Office for a registration form. Computer Programming Interested in learning what it takes to be a computer programmer? Want to write in code? This SPARK Club is for you! Start with programming funda-mentals and advance to Visual Basic and much more. This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on August 8, 9, and 10 from 6-8 pm. Space is limited! A minimum of 6 and maximum of 24 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means current 4-H members are FREE! Contact the Extension Office for a registration form. Super Science Saturdays Do you love rolling up your sleeves and performing science experiments? Do you have a passion for Earth & Space science? Register now for Super Science Saturdays to hone in on your scientist skills! This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on August 13 and 27 from 9am – 12 noon. Space is limited! A minimum of 5 and maximum of 15 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means current 4-H members are FREE! Contact the Extension Office for a registration form. Reptiles Snakes, and lizards, and alligators! Get up close and personal with these amazing animals while you learn about their habitats, diets, and much more. Indiana Wild presents education programs throughout the area, and now they’re coming to Allen County 4-H! This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on September 12 and 13 from 6-9pm. Space is limited! A minimum of 6 and maxi-mum of 30 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means those 4-H members who have paid 2016-2017 program fees are FREE! Contact the Extension Office for a registration form.

Critters & Canvas Come and get a close-up encounter with surprise critters while having fun painting them! Instructor will lead the group through step-by-step painting les-sons so that you’ll be able to take home two (2) masterpieces upon completion of the workshop. This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on October 3 and 10 from 6-9pm. Space is limited! A minimum of 6 and maximum of 25 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means those 4-H mem-bers who have paid 2016-2017 program fees are FREE! Contact the Extension Office for a registration form.

Stock Market Dream of working on Wall Street? Get your start at this workshop in the fall! Learn the skills that help experts buy and sell stocks. This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on October 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 6:30-8pm. Space is limited! A mini-mum of 4 and maximum of 24 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means those 4-H members who have paid 2016-2017 program fees are FREE! Contact the Extension Office for a registration form. Japanese Language & Culture Learn about all things Japanese during this SPARK Club workshop! You’ll practice speaking, learn about Japanese culture, and there will even be a few surprises! This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on October 8 and 15 from 2-5pm. Space is limited! A minimum of 4 and maximum of 24 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means those 4-H members who have paid 2016-2017 program fees are FREE! Contact the Exten-sion Office for a registration form.

Small Animals Wildlife is all around us! Get up close and personal with these furry creatures while you learn about their habitats, diets, and much more. Indiana Wild presents education programs throughout the area, and now they’re coming to Allen County 4-H! This group is open to all youth who have completed 3rd-12th grades and will meet at the Extension Office on January 23 and 30 from 6-9pm. Space is limited! A minimum of 6 and maximum of 30 registered and paid participants are needed to hold this workshop. $25 state and county program fees are due at the time of registration, which means those 4-H members who have paid 2016-2017 program fees are FREE! Contact the Extension Office for a registration form. Coming in the Fall - Sewing, Basket weaving, Veterinary Science, and more! Keep your eyes peeled for more opportunities.

State Fair Ticket Policy – Indiana State Fair: August 5-21, 2016

Indiana State Fair provides one complimentary fair ticket for each 4-H organizational and project leader. We will also have a ticket for each 4-H member who has a non-animal 4-H project exhibited at the State Fair. These tickets must be picked up either at the 4-H Fair Office during the fair or at the Extension Office by August 3. Any extra passes will be distributed starting August 4 to 4-H members who have completed at least one 4-H project during the current program year. (First come first serve basis.) ONLY ONE TICKET WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE PER PERSON. There is no gate admission for youth 5 years of age and younger. All exhibitors of animals will receive an exhibitor’s pass upon registration at State Fair. All livestock exhibitors will be allowed to enter through Gate 3 with their animals and their respective 4-H animal health/enrollment forms. All 4-H Horse & Pony exhibitors must first report to the State Fair 46th Street lot just north of the State Fairgrounds to receive 4-H exhibitor tickets and for number assignments. Dog exhibitors should report to the south end of the West Pavilion. Dog Exhibitors will need an exhibitors ticket. Cat exhibitors should enter via gate 16 at the NW Corner of Fairgrounds off 42nd St., and proceed to North side of Farm Bureau Building to unload. Cat Exhibitors will need an exhibitor ticket.

4-H Expo & Cornhole Tournament We will hold a 4-H Expo with Cornhole tournament on Saturday, October 1, from 2-5 p.m. at the Extension Office. Bring a friend (or five) and get enrolled in 4-H for 2017! The first 100 people who enroll and pay their 2017 program fees (traditional AND minis) will receive a FREE T-SHIRT! This applies to all members who enroll – not just new members. Current 4-H Members – please contact Samm if you’d like to help during the event by being available with one or two of your projects to let participants know what 4-H is all about. Leaders – please contact Samm if you are interest-ed in volunteering for this event by helping families get enrolled and being available to provide participants with information about your clubs. Let’s work together to “Make the Best Better” and paint Allen County Green in 2017! Please see the attached 2016 flyer and registration form. Youth and adults are encouraged to participate in the Cornhole tournament.

Polish Exchange Trip Congratulations to Anne Hoffman, Karen Hoffman and Saufina Kemp who participated in the 2016 4-H Polish Exchange. They traveled to Poland as members of a 12 person group representing the Indiana 4-H Program. They spent 2 weeks in Poland from mid-June through early July. All participants stayed with Host Families. In addition, the group toured in Krakow, attended an Ag Expo, toured businesses that support 4-H in Poland, visited schools and 4-H Clubs. Their host families also took their guests to additional cultural locations, including castles, festivals, churches, various museums, the capitol city of Warsaw, and numerous other loca-tions. When you see Anne, Karen or Saufina-ask them to tell you about their experiences!

State Fair Exhibits—Non Livestock A $2.00 hauling fee per 4-H member will be assessed this year if we are taking your project(s) to the State Fair. The fee is $2.00 whether you have one project or five projects for us to transport. This fee will help us offset the raising costs associated with taking projects to Indianapolis. Please pay with exact change during project check-out when we will distribute State Fair cards and collect the pro-jects that we will be taking to the State Fair the following morn-ing. You are to bring your exhibit to the 4-H Fair Office at the Fair-grounds on Sunday evening [at check-out time, 6:00 p.m. You will be handed your State Fair tags to put on your exhibit before turning the exhibit in to be transported. Please bring any wrapping, boxes etc. that might be needed to check out so you can prepare your exhibit for us to transport. Please be patient as we collect state fair projects as there are specific requirements for each project that we need to check. IF your exhibit is very large we will ask you to transport it yourself. You will be notified about this ahead of time. Foods, Flowers, Garden Poster, Bee exhibits will be due at the Ex-tension office on August 2. They will be transported on August 3 to Indianapolis.

Exhibit Building Hosts Tuesday, July 26

10 am – 1 pm Cedar Creek Companions 1-4 pm Monroe Hustlers 4-7 pm Lama Lovers 7-9:30 pm Perry Boosters Wednesday, July 27 10 am – 1 pm Junior Leaders 1-4 pm Monroe Hustlers 4-7 pm New Haven Clovers 7-9:30 pm Horse & Pony Clubs Thursday, July 28 10 am – 1 pm Eel River 1-4 pm Three Rivers Rabbit Raisers 4-7 pm Marion BG’s 7-9:30 pm Ecstatic Eagles

Friday, July 29 10 am – 1 pm Blue Ribbons 1-4 pm Junior Leaders 4-7 pm Maumee Go Getters 7-9:30 pm Talented Tigers Saturday, July 30 10 am – 1 pm Robotics Club 1-4 pm Dog Club 4-7 pm Blue Ribbons 7-9:30 pm Aboite Homesteaders Sunday, July 31 Noon – 3:00 pm Dedicated Dudes & Darlins 3-5 pm 4-H Board 6-8 pm – to reopen for Exhibit Release

Foods & Microwave Judging

All Food and Microwave exhibits will be judged July 18 at the Fairgrounds in the Home & Family Arts Building. Check-in from 5-6 pm. Judging begins at 6 pm. Members are responsible for getting their exhibits to the Fairgrounds on this date for judging because there will not be a judge at the Fair. We will take photos of foods projects this year instead of collecting samples. Those photos will be displayed at the fair. Selection of Champions, Reserve Champions, and State Fair Entries will take place when the judge has completed their judging assignment. These exhibits may be picked up at that time.

Record Sheets and Forms on the Web Site

If you need a last minute record sheet-check out the Allen County Extension Office website at www.extension.purdue.edu/allen. Hov-er over Youth and then click 4-H Projects-Allen County. Many of the record sheets are available there. This can save you a drive to the Extension Office at the last minute, but please don’t wait until the last minute as the website could go down, power go out, or any number of scenarios could occur that might keep you from access-

ing the forms.

4-H BBQ Contest

The Contest this year will be held on July 30 at 3 pm at the Fair Fun Zone outside the Exhibit Buildings. Participants cannot set up until 2:30 pm. Participants will set up in designated areas by level. Vehicles will be allowed to unload briefly but not park in the area.

Minis

All Mini members are invited to bring up to THREE of the Mini pro-jects you have completed. Bring your item(s) to the Exhibit Building, July 23 between 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Enter your item(s) in the area marked as MINI. Leaders will be there to help you. Your item will be looked over by an adult or teen leader and you will be given a ribbon. You must pick up your item on July 31 between 6:00–8:00 p.m. at the same location. Be sure to attach a label with your name to the exhibit. Bring item only and not the manual. Each Mini 4-H member exhibiting will also receive a free 4-H item. You will be able to pick it

up during check in.

4-H Tractor Driving Contest 2016

All youth enrolled in 4-H Tractor should have received a separate letter with information about the opportunity to go to the Adams County Fair-grounds on July 17 at 12:30 PM to participate in a ‘county invitational’ contest. If you cannot attend, a tractors test will be administered on July 26 at 9:30 am in the 4-H Exhibit Building. Please report to the 4-H Fair Office to take the test at 9:30 AM sharp! Pre-registration is re-quired by July 15. Call the Extension Office at 481-6826 to pre-register. Only Allen County 4-H Members who choose to participate in this ‘county invitational’ will be eligible to advance to the Area Contest on July 30 at the Adams County Fairgrounds at 9 AM. Anyone with questions, or if you did not receive the letter-please call the office and speak to Samm.

4-H Garden and 4-H Potato Projects Again this year, after judging, we will be donating garden and potato produce to local Food Banks and Soup Kitchens. In Garden, the Champions and Reserve Champions will have their entire exhibit left on display. Other entries will have a sample left with all other vegeta-bles being donated. In Potato, the Champions and Reserve Champi-ons will have their entire exhibit left on display. Other entries will have a small plate left with all other potatoes being donated. This opportunity provides a means for 4-H members to help support Allen County and the people who live here.

2016 Garden Special Activity As a reminder, all garden members are invited to bring the follow-ing to this year’s fair. 1)Longest Cucumber from end to end 2) Widest Sunflower from side to side

Cucumbers and sunflowers will be measured and winners will have bragging rights until next summer.

PROJECT NEWS

Pet Rabbit Show

Bring your pet rabbit to the fair July 27, 9:30 AM for the Pet Rabbit Show in the Show Barn. There will be one champion and one reserve champion per level selected. This is a “carry in, carry out” show. Post-ers are to be brought for display to the Exhibit Building, July 23, 10 AM-12 Noon. Posters will be judged at 12:30 PM and the combined Poster and Rabbit placings will be awarded at the Pet Rabbit Show . We will have a separate costume class this year—theme is “Movies”.

4-H Bicycle Test We will not hold a 4-H Bicycle Rodeo this year. However, if a completed 4-H Bicycle member wishes to take the test to potentially advance to the State Fair Bicycle Rodeo, they may do so. The 4-H Bicycle Test will be

administered on July 26 at 9:30 am in the 4-H Exhibit Building. Please report to the 4-H Fair Office to take the test at 9:30 am sharp. Pre-registration is required by July 15th-call the Ex-tension Office at 481-6826 to pre-register. The State Fair Bicycle Rodeo will take place August 13 at 9:00 am at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Participants need to provide their own bicycle and helmet. This event has two divisions: Junior [Grades3-7] and Senior [Grades 8-12].

Cat Show Judging Be sure to put July 23, 6:00 p.m. in the Home & Family Arts Bldg., on your calendar for the cat judging. The cat show entry forms, Vet Certificate, project manuals and record was due in our office on June 30, 4:30 p.m. Remember to bring your cat on a leash and have it in some type of carrier (with plenty of air holes). All cats will be checked in by a veterinarian before the judging. All mem-bers and cats will receive a ribbon. Check in will begin at 5:30 p.m. Show begins at 6:00 pm. The 2016 Theme for the Costume Class is "Movies.” Entries must be a single 4-H’er and their 4-H Cat.

Shooting Sports

Fall .22 Rifle: .22 Rifle will be offered in October-December, 2016 at Concordia Lutheran High School on Wednesday evenings. .22 Rifle is

for youth in Grades 4-12.Times 6:30-8:30 pm.

Fall Shotgun: We are planning to offer the 4-H Shotgun Discipline in fall 2016. This program will be for youth in Grades 5-12. Youth must have participated in at least one other 4-H Shooting Sports discipline prior to enrolling in this class. This class will be held on Saturdays in

October from 12 Noon-2 pm. Registration due by September 9.

Air Pistol: We will be offering the Air Pistol discipline starting in Sep-tember 2016. This will be for youth in grades 3-12. It will be held on Tuesday evenings at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Class begins September 7. registration deadline August 30. It will be in September and October. Times will be from 6:30-8:30 pm. Class will be limited to 12 participants. Call the office to request the registration materials for any of these programs when they become available.

HORSE & PONY 2016 Horse & Pony Costume Theme The Costume Theme for 2016 is “Movies”.

Non-Livestock Auction - New This Year! Attention 4-H members who complete the following projects:

Aerospace/Rocketry, Basic Crafts, Do Your Own Thing, Electric, Fine Arts,

Floriculture, Home Environment, Models, Needlecraft, Recycling, Sewing - Non

-Wearable, Salon Prints, Woodworking

You are eligible to sell up to two items in our first ever non-livestock auction to

take place Friday, September 16 at Sweetwater Sound!

You will receive a detailed letter at project judging with information and a regis-

tration form.

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LIVESTOCK

Vet Checks

Reminder that you do not need to have health papers if the animals you are exhibiting are coming from a farm in Indiana. However, ani-mals that are not healthy or exhibit signs of illness should not be brought to the fairgrounds – leave them at home.

Animal Liability

Reminder that owners of any animals at the Fair are responsible for any/all damage that the animal may do to other fair visitors or buildings. Take extreme caution when moving or working with your animals at all times. Make sure that they are properly fed/watered and have clean pens/stalls.

2017 Executive Livestock Committees

Who makes the decisions for rules/awards/judges/workshops for your livestock project? An Executive Committee for each livestock specie (except horse & lama) of up to four adults and two 4-H’ers (4-H’ers must have 3 years of project work in that specie), are elected at the fair. Only current 4-H members enrolled in the project may vote. Any adult or 4-H’er wishing to have their name on the ballot should notify Barb Thuma and complete a bio sheet and return it to the Extension Office by July 15. We need people to get involved with solutions that benefit everyone. These committees will be responsi-ble for the rules, awards, workshops and exhibit of their specie. Nominees not elected will be listed as resource leaders. Elections, if needed, will occur at the project check-in or weigh in.

All Livestock Members

4-H livestock newsletter came out in week of July 11 with details about set up, unloading, show schedule, the auction, check out and clean up. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY!

Livestock Auction

All 4-H’ers must notify their livestock committee within 2 hours of completion of their show if they intend to sell an animal in the Auc-tion or consign it. Any animal not designated within that period will be expected to be taken home. All Auction checks will be mailed ap-proximately 45 days after the auction. They will NOT be available before then.

Indiana State Fair Entry Important For those 4-H Members wishing to exhibit animals at the Indiana State Fair there are additional steps to be taken. In addition to com-pleting the 4H Animal ID online you also need to enter for the Indi-ana State Fair. Go to https://exhibitorscorner.indianastatefair.com. Each exhibitor is required to pay an entry fee at the time of entry. An exhibitor will not be considered entered into the Indiana State Fair until payment is made in full. Payment can be made online with a valid credit card. Late fees apply if entry is make after the stated date or later. Indiana State Fair Entry is now open [it opened in March] and can be completed. By JUNE 1, 2016: Beef Cattle; Dairy Goat; Pygmy Goat; Meat Goat; Sheep, Swine. By JULY 1, 2016: Dairy Cattle; Dairy Goat; Horse & Pony: Llama; Rabbit, Poultry, Cat By JULY 15, 2016: Dogs

Overnight Stay In Livestock/Horse Barns

To be allowed to stay overnight in the livestock/horse barns is a privi-lege. To abuse the privilege will mean a loss of all 4-H awards and removal of exhibits from the County Fair. The Board STRONGLY encourages parents of members staying to also plan to stay. To stay overnight in the livestock barns, the following must happen: 1. One adult must be present for every 5 livestock members/per

specie. 2. Members must have an animal on the grounds. 3. A parent/guardian signed permission slip must be in to the live-

stock fair office no later than 4:00 p.m. the day you plan to stay. 4. Members selected to stay overnight must meet in the Farm Bu-

reau Show Barn at 10:00 p.m. or as soon after a show is com-pleted if still in progress at 10:00 p.m. Horse & Pony meet at the Show Ring.

5.It is the responsibility of the livestock superintendents to secure adults and indicate those individuals to the 4-H Board.

6. Members selected must wear the appropriate wrist band. Others will be asked to leave. Members must stay in the livestock areas of the fairgrounds.

7. Quiet time is from midnight until 6:00 a.m. Members will be ex-pected to help clean up the barns, help keep animals in their stall/pens, and whatever else might need to be done.

Livestock Medication

For the County Fair, assume that your animals may be processed as early as August 1, 2016 to figure accurate withdrawals.

Livestock Auction Set Up & Assistance with Meal If you sell animals in the 4-H Livestock Auction-your help would be greatly appreciated to help set up the Show Arena for the sale. We will be set-ting up the Show Arena on Sunday, July 31 after the Showman of Showmen Contest has been completed. Time: 4 PM. There will also be addi-tional assistance needed to sweep, empty trash and wipe off the bleachers at the completion of the Awards Show. There is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into the Livestock Auction-please help out in preparing the Show Arena for this event that benefits YOU the seller at the Auction. Also-if you could help serve at the Bidder Luncheon on Monday, August 1, from 11 AM-1 PM please let the office know NOW. We need

4-H members to help serve the meal and to help clean up afterwards.

2016 ALLEN COUNTY FAIR

July 26-31, 2016

4-H Top Achiever and Honor Achievers Recognition for the 2016 4-H Top Achievers and Honor Achievers will be held July 26, at 8:00 p.m. in the Show Barn at the Fair-grounds. Selection is made strictly by points accumulated through the years. Both Top Achievers receive a $1,000 scholarship for further education.

Silent Auction You can help out!!! 4-H Clubs - you can donate an item for the Silent Auction. The proceeds from the Silent Auction are divided evenly between the Indiana 4-H Foundation and Allen County 4-H Clubs, Inc. If you are interested in helping call Barb at the Exten-sion Office.

Miss Allen County Contest or Little Miss Allen County Contest Fairgrounds is looking for young girls to participate in their Little Miss or the Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Pageant. Age divisions are: 2-6 years old - Little Miss Allen County 7-11 years old - Jr. Miss Allen County 12-15 years old—Pre Teen Miss Allen County 16-21 years old - Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Pageant Prizes, fun and meet new friends. Contact Michelle Love at missallencounty@gmail.com or call 260-693-9407 to obtain an entry form.

Color Me Green 4-H Fun Dash

We will again hold a Color Me Green 4-H Fun Dash on Saturday, July 30. Bring a canned good to the 4-H office in the Exhibit Building starting Tuesday, July 26 and exchange that for a shirt and sunglasses. Bring those back at 7:30 on Saturday evening and have some fun! We will meet at the 4-H Office in the Exhibit Building. After the fun dash, plan to stay and participate in the 4-H Fun Night in the Show Barn at 8:30. Registra-

tion for 4-H Fun Night is due to the 4-H Office in the Exhibit Building by 4:00pm on Friday, July 29.

Shuttle Tractor Drivers Needed at Fair Volunteers must be 18 years old or older. No particular skills required. 2 hour shifts Tuesday-Saturday of fair from Noon to 10 pm. Call Rick Slayback at 627-291 or 437-0870 to sign up.

Fair Admission Cost Admission to the 2016 Allen County Fair will be $5.00 per day for the general public. Enrolled Allen County 4-H members over the age of 5 will receive a FREE pass that is subsidized by Allen County 4-H Clubs, Inc. Approved 4-H Volunteers who wish to obtain a pass for themselves may do so for a cost of $5.00. Allen County 4-H Clubs, Inc. will cover one-half of the $10.00 cost for this weekly pass for adult volunteers.

4-H Member/Volunteer Passes in Celebration Tent-Pick Up Times

Saturday 10 am-2 pm Sunday Noon-3 pm Monday 6-9 pm

Note that all 4-H Program Fees must have been paid before a member pass can be issued.

General Fair Admission

$5.00 per person – Tuesday - Sunday

Family Weekly Pass Booklet: $20.00, contains 5 passes, which can be used any day. This pass is for non 4-H members and the general public. It will get a person into the fair, with parking in outer lot.

Fairgrounds Memberships

Just a reminder that the 2016 Fairgrounds pass and hang-tag will NOT be mailed out this year. IF you have pre-paid your member-ship, you may pick up your hang-tag and pass at the Fairgrounds Administrative Office at the Fairgrounds July 18-22, 2016 from 9 am-4 pm. All members must sign for these passes. Starting Tuesday morning, July 26, a Fairgrounds Hang-Tag, will need to be displayed to get your vehicle past the EAST GATE. In addition, a pass or $5.00 will be needed to get each occupant in the vehicle in.

Camper/Trailers at the Fair

Please contact the Fairgrounds, 449-4444 for details about camp-ing at the Allen County Fairgrounds during the Fair, or parking a trailer at the Fairgrounds during the Fair. A reminder that only one vehicle with a hang-tag is permitted at the camp site. Other vehi-cles need to be parked in designated parking zones.

Project Release

It is important for everyone to abide by these release guidelines. FAIL-URE to do so will mean forfeiture of all awards, and you will be prohibit-ed from enrolling in that project for the following year.

Animal Release

ALL Animals, not being sold through the Livestock Auction will be re-leased July 31, 6:00–9:30 p.m.

Release of Non-Animal Projects

Project release in the Exhibit Buildings. July 31, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Change Challenge Again this year there will be water jugs set up in the 4-H Exhibit Building. Each club will have a jug that they may choose to decorate. The winning club will receive 50% of the collection from their jug. All proceeds will benefit Allen County 4–H Clubs. Save that change and join the battle!

4-H Awards Ceremony - Sunday, July 31

All 4-H'ers who receive Champion and Reserve Champion awards in the 4-H Exhibit Building will receive a special award at the 4-H Awards Cere-mony, July 31 at 5:00 p.m. in the Showbarn. We encourage all 4-H fami-lies to attend this special fair awards event.

4-H Tenure Pins If you would like your tenure pin, you may request it. We will no longer automatically give out pins to everyone.

No Golf Carts/ATV’s At Fair

To reduce the potential for accidents, golf carts, ATV’s, and other similar motorized forms of transportation will not be permitted on the Fairgrounds. The exception is for Fairgrounds Board, Fair Committee, 4-H Board Members and motorized vehicles for those with disabilities.

Fair Offices-4-H & Fairgrounds

The 4‑H Fair Office will be located in the Home Loan Bank and Exhibit Buildings. Volunteers are needed to help with various tasks. The 4-H Livestock Office will be in the Lions Cattle Barn. The Fairgrounds Of-fice will be in the Home & Family Arts Building. If you have some spare time, please stop by to see how you can help!

Volunteers Needed For Fair Events

The Fair Committee welcomes any help it can get with the special events during the Fair. If you can help, call the Fairgrounds at 449-4444. All of these events contribute to the overall success of the County Fair! They need drivers for the shuttle as well.

Restricted Parking - July 26-31

Families are encouraged to utilize the free parking outside the fence and limit the number of vehicles inside the fence. This keeps your cost down also! During the Fair, the Fairgrounds membership al-lows one vehicle and one person inside the gates. Parking is permit-ted on the stone lots and field southeast of the Lions Building. Park-ing will be prohibited next to any building except to unload/load animals/equipment. Note that parking will also be prohibited off the drive between the lama tent and swine barn. A refundable pass for $10.00 will be available at the East gate to allow vehicles to enter for a very short time.

Junior Leaders

--We will meet on Tuesday, July 19 at 7 pm at the Extension Office. We will have officers elections for next year and get final Fair details. If you are interested in running for an office, let Samm know ASAP. The Junior Leader president attends 4-H Board meetings

on the first Tuesday of each month.

Club Leaders

Volunteer Meeting

The next scheduled 4-H Leaders meeting is August 23 at 7 pm at the Extension Office. This will be the Fall Review of the 4-H year, with recommendations and suggestions being forwarded onto the various committees and boards. New 4-H Leaders Executive Committee members will be selected as well. If you are interested in serving as an of-ficer for 2016, please contact Samm at 481-6430

Volunteer Hours Recording

Don’t forget we have been asked to report hours of Volunteer time. We ask you to please report the total number of hours you have volunteered over the last year (October 2015 to September 2016) for Allen County 4-H Clubs, Inc. This will allow us to complete the reports in a timely manner. Call Jean 481-6826 or email jken-dall@purdue.edu with total volunteer hours by October 10. We only need your total number of hours for the year.

CALENDAR CEO = County Extension Office

FG = Fairgrounds

July 2016 18 Foods Judging, 6 pm @ FG’s 19 Jr Leaders, 7 pm @ CEO 19 Horse & Pony Leaders, @ FG’s 26-31 Allen County Fair August 2016 1 4-H Livestock Auction, 12:30 pm @ FG’s 2-6 State Fair Youth Conference, Indianapolis 5-21 Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis 13 Paul Wies Horse & Pony Speed Show @ FG 22 Swine Committee 7 pm @ FG 23 Leaders Mtg & Fair Evaluation Mtg, 7 pm @ CEO 28 Lama Leaders, 3 pm @ CEO 30 Air Pistol Registration Due 30 Livestock Executive Committee, 7 pm @ CEO September 2016 5 Office Closed—Labor Day 6 4-H Board Mtg, 7:30 pm CEO 7 Shooting Sports Leaders Meeting, 7 pm @ CEO

October 2016 1 4-H Expo & Cornhole Tournament, 2-5 pm @ CEO 4 4-H Board Mtg, 7:00 pm @ CEO 10 4-H Volunteer Hours Due 18 Horse & Pony Leaders Mtg, 7:15 pm @ CEO 25 Jr Leaders, 7:00 pm CEO “Easy Bake Oven Challenge” November 2016 10 4-H Annual Meeting/Volunteer Recognition, @ Walb Ballroom, IPFW 11 Office Closed – Veteran’s Day 15 Horse & Pony Leaders Mtg, 7:15 pm @ CEO 24-25 Office Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday Break 29 Junior Leaders, 7:00 pm CEO December 2016 5 Extension Board Annual Meeting 6:30 @ Citizen’s Square 6 4-H Board Meeting, 7:00 pm @ CEO 20 Junior Leaders, 7:00 pm @ CEO 23 & 26 Office Closed – Christmas Holiday