OHIO STATE UNIVERSTIY EXTENSION

Ross County 4-H Hotline

Important Dates, Deadlines, and Details June-July |

Table of Contents Dates & Deadlines………………2 Advisor’s Pre-Fair To-Do List…3 Org Advisor Check List………..3 Quality Assurance……………...3 Saturday Fair Awards………….4 Carteens Program ……………..4 Fair Wristbands…………………5 Fair Booths & Booth Patrol… 5 Comm. Contest Winners …… 5 Ohio State Fair………………… 5 Outhouse/Lip Sync Prelims…..6 Premier Skillathon…………… 6 Pre-Fair Clinics………………….6 Open Barrow Show……………..6 Rabbit Weigh-in Schedule…... 7 Ross County 4-H Camp …….8 Jr. Fair Board Page . . . . . . . . 9 Skillathon Schedule . . . . . . . . 10 Fair Booths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4-H at the Paints . . . . . . . . . . 11 Halloween Campout…………..12

READ YOUR HOTLINES!!!

This Hotline is packed with details and dates for tons of pre-fair and fair activities. TOO MANY FAMILIES SAY “I DIDN’T KNOW!” This doesn’t mean you didn’t tell them, but for some reason they aren’t hearing you! Help your families be successful by forwarding them the link to our online Hotline archives!

We hope you know that we, the Extension staff, are here to support you in making your youth members successful in learning! This is for projects knowledge, responsibility, and respect for themselves and others. Don’t be afraid to ask for help as you navigate our busy 4-H summer schedule!

Remember that you are the people that make great learning and good memories possible… it’s worthwhile, but it’s WORK! The entire Extension staff appreciates your efforts! We hope you have a fun and safe summer. I look forward to seeing you at 4-H project judging and fair!

Best Wishes, Katie Feldhues, 4-H Educator

IMPORTANT NOTE: Veterinarian Feed Directive Most medicated feeds and all wormers are available without a VFD. Please make sure you are properly caring for your projects!

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Important Dates and Deadlines

June 1 -Last day to register for camp

-Due: • Horse Forms for Ross Co. Fair • Friend of 4-H Nomination form

5 -Jr. Fair Board 6:00 pm @ Ross Co. Fairgrounds -Sr. Fair Board 7:00 pm @ Ross Co. Fairgrounds 13 - Counselor’s Camp 9:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Tar

Hollow 14 -Last Chance QA 6:00-7:30pm ($20 fee) 17 - PAS Horse Show @ Fairgrounds 10:00am 19 -Dog Obedience Clinic @ Fairgrounds 6:30pm 20 -Due:

• Ohio State Jr. Fair Entries for: o Rabbits & Poultry, Livestock, Horse

Production o Ohio State Jr. Fair entries for Dog show

& agility 20-23 -Sr. Camp 21 - Rabbit Tattoo & Weigh-In 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Fairgrounds 22 - Market Chicken Pick-up 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

RCSC 24 -JTOS/Carteens 9 am – 12 noon @ RCSC 24 - Cloverbud Camp

- Rabbit Tattoo & Weigh-In 9:00 am – 12 noon @ Ross Co. Fairgrounds

27 - Early Project Judging 1:00 – 6:00 pm @RCSC 30-July 2 Jr. Shooting Sports Camp @ Canters Cave July 1 DUE:

• QA must be complete • Creative Writing projects turned in to Extension

Office • Dog entries for Ross Co. Jr. Fair • Horse Show entries for Ross Co. Jr. Fair • Fair King & Queen contestant applications • Out House race entries • Apple Pie contest entries • Ohio State Fair scholarship applications • OSF Dog Poster Contest entries

2-8 - Citizenship Washington Focus Trip 4 -Office Closed 5-8 -Jr. Camp 8-12 -Sea Camp @ Kelley’s Island 9 -Tar Hollow 4-H Camp Open House 9-13 -State Leadership Camp

July 11 -FCS Project Judging Day @ RCSC -Skillathon 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm @ Fairgrounds

-Premier Skillathon 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm @ Fairgrounds

13 -General 4-H Project Judging @ Fairgrounds -Cloverbud Share Day 9:00 am – 1:00 pm@ Fairgrounds -Goat Clinics 10:00 am & 12 Noon

-Fashion Revue 6:00 pm @ Unioto 15- Due:

• Non-Market Livestock Entries (breeding entries) • Home Grown Rabbit Certificates/entries • Member Completions

17-21 Leadership-Washington Focus 18 -Sale Committee 6:30 pm @ RCSC 22 -Skillathon 9:00 am – 12:00 noon @ Fairgrounds

-Premier Skillathon 9:00 am – 12:00 noon @ Fairgrounds -Sheep Clinic @ 12:30 pm Fairgrounds

23-28 - Sr. State Shooting Sports Education Camp 23 -State Fair Representative Meeting 1:30 pm @

RCSC -Jr. Fair King and Queen Interviews 24 -Lip Sync and Outhouse Race Prelims @

Fairgrounds 26-Aug.6 Ohio State Fair 27 -Rabbit Clinic @ RCSC -Skillathon Make Up 3:00pm-6:00pm RCSC 28 -Ohio State Jr. Fair “Companion Animal Day” 29 -OSF Dog Agility Show August 31-3 -OSF Dog Show 1 -OSF Dog Skillathon 2 -JFB Fairground Clean-up day -JFB/SFB/Superintendent’s Mixer 5:30 pm 3 -Horse Skillathon 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm @

Fairground 3-5 -Clubs Decorate Booths 8:00 am – 8:00 pm 4 - Open Barrow Show @ Fgds. - 5-12 - Ross County Fair - Refer to 2016 Fair Book for

rules & info on shows, judging, events, etc. 6 - Junior Fair King & Queen Contest, 8:00 pm 8 - Bake Review entries due 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

in Jr. Fair Building -Junior Fair Night, 7:00 pm in Grandstand 10 - Nutrition Interviews, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 11 - Fashion Show line-up at 11:30 am in the Junior

Fair Building, Fashion Show held at Bandstand 12 - Saturday awards 10:00 am @ Bandstand - Livestock Release Times– see Fairbook - Exhibits in Jr. Fair Bldg. released at 3:30 pm

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Organizational Advisor Please use the check off list to verify all paperwork that must be turned in to the Extension office by 4:30 pm on July 15

Non-Market Livestock (Breeding Project) Entry Form- These forms must be completed for all non-market projects; members must have enrolled in a breeding project (includes beef breeding, turkey, ducks, geese, dairy cattle, sheep, fancy poultry, breeding & fancy rabbits, guinea pigs and dairy, meat breeding and pygmy goats). Forms must be returned by July 15 in order for the member to be allowed to take their project to the fair. All information must be completed! Advisors can pick up forms in the Extension office. Advisors should provide their members with these forms. Please don’t have your members pick these up. If you have left over forms, please return them to the Extension office. The completed forms must be signed and dated by an Extension office staff member, and one copy will be given back to the exhibitor for their records.

Member Completion- Please call the

Extension office for all members that have NOT completed a project, have dropped out of 4-H, or have not met completion requirements. A member is complete if: (1) The member attended the required meetings this year for your club (the minimum county requirement for 4-H completion is six meetings), (2) member completed at least one project and attended judging (Advisors cannot judge) or fair show

Market Livestock Entries- Members

received their livestock card at tag-in. Please have each member verify that the animal tag number matches the card. Advisors, if there are any corrections, please call the Extension office by July 15.

Style Review- The pink Fashion

Review info form should be completed and turned in during their judging on July 11. Forms were placed in the project books, or you can get the form on-line at ross.osu.edu under Forms & Documents or at the Extension office.

Advisor’s Pre-Fair To Do List

Read this Hotline completely and share information with your club members

Review the May Family Hotline Remind members of project changes that might affect them Double check project judging dates and items due July 15th

• Call in or return enclosed Booth Patrol form filling 2 time slots with volunteer names (does not have to be advisors)

• Pick up and read the Fair Book for event info, rules, and class break-outs

• Check the Ross County 4-H website weekly for important updates (ross.osu.edu)

• Prepare for July 15 deadlines • Remind livestock project members of the date and time of

check-ins, weigh-ins, and their show information for fair • Verify that all members know they must redeem their project

vouchers at the fair during scheduled premium booth times to receive their premium (final day and time is Saturday, August 12 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Quality Assurance All OPEN Ross County QA options have passed. Sandy sent out a list of members who have not met the requirement. Make sure you check the list and encourage your members to complete this training ASAP. July 1 is the county deadline that all QA training MUST be complete and proof of attendance be submitted to the office in order to show and sell at the Ross County Fair. A final Ross County QA option is available on Wednesday, June 14 from 6-7:30 pm at the Ross County Service Center for a fee of $20 (cash/check only). A HUGE thank you goes to the following volunteers who assisted! We appreciate you: Aimee Stauffer, Mary Harp, Phil Hurtt, Jennifer Huff, Kandie Pernell, Melissa Carter, Josh Bluck, Amy Smythe, Pam Bowdle, Brent Bowdle, David Collins, Logan Collins, the 4-H committee, Jr. Leaders and our office staff. This training is only possible with the help of such a wonderful team!

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Saturday Awards August 12 @ Bandstand 10:00 am The top awards in the project areas of: General, Clothing, Nutrition and Family & Consumer Sciences are selected during pre-fair judging. These are called “Judge’s Choice” awards and are presented to the top 10% in each project area. Plaques for all of the Judges’ Choice recipients are displayed in the Jr. Fair Building during the fair, and then presented during the Saturday Awards program at the Bandstand. Members will be notified if they will be receiving one of these exceptional awards.

Additional awards presented on Saturday: • Beef Clean Stall • Outstanding Beef Exhibitor • Bake Revue • Dairy Fitting • Outstanding Sheep Exhibitor • Horse Awards (state fair qualifiers,

clean stall, horsemen) • Outstanding Nutritionists • Outstanding Clothing projects

CARTEENS Program The “Car” in CARTEENS stands for “Caution And Responsibility”, and “Teens” refers to the teenagers who help prepare and present the program. In CARTEENS programs, 4-H teen leaders teach traffic education safety programs to first-time teen traffic offenders, while also building offenders’ self-esteem and interpersonal skills. Teen traffic offenders attending this program have typically been cited for speeding, stop sign violations, reckless operation, and other similar moving violations. CARTEENS program topics include excessive speed, driving under the influence, seat belt safety use, consequences of unsafe decisions, dealing with peer pressure, understanding traffic laws, and recognizing and reacting to traffic signs and signals. The members of the Ross County CARTEENS Program are available for 4-H club presentations contact Cheryl Turner at 740-703-7005. A $500 scholarship is awarded each year to a CARTEEN member.

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Ohio State Fair July 26—August 6 Agriculture is Cool Program = Free Admission to the Ohio State Fair!

Ag is Cool for 4th Graders- 4th graders during the 2016-17 school year plus a chaperone can attend the Fair to see what makes agriculture cool any one day for FREE simply by presenting their report card at the entry gate. Better yet? Win a $500 scholarship by writing an essay about what they learned. For more information go to: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/agiscool/

Ag is Cool for Teachers-Win a $2,500 grant to use in any way in your classroom! Fourth grade teachers can sign up to receive a free admission coupon at: www.ohioagriculture.gov/agiscool and visit the Ag is Cool stations at the fair! There they can enter in a random drawing to win non-restrictive money to use in the classroom!

Booths & Booth Patrol The 2017 booth list is included. If your club is not listed and your club has items to display, they must be displayed in the designated “Miscellaneous” booths in the Junior Fair Building. Projects that need to be displayed include those judged at General Project, Nutrition, and Clothing Evaluations. Each project displayed should have a 4-H club exhibit card. All members (even clubs using the miscellaneous booths) should complete the cards. The cards are available in the Extension office.

Clubs with any projects displayed in the Jr. Fair Building, are responsible to fill 2 patrol time slots. Booth patrollers can be advisors, parents, or older responsible 4-H’ers. Please do your part in helping keep our booth area safe and secure. Patrol hours are Sunday, Aug. 6 -Friday Aug. 11 from 9:00 am-9:00 pm, Saturday, Aug. 12 from 9:00 am- 4:00 pm in 2-hour shifts. Please email, fax or phone in your volunteers’ names for booth patrol.

Remind your members that projects must be displayed at the Fair to receive premium payout.

NOTE: If advisors do not schedule a time for their club, one will be scheduled for them by the office. If no one patrols, your club will not receive a booth premium. ($20 value)

ADVISORS: We will have a Booth Check-off List for you to pick-up (from the Extension office), that shows the projects that must be displayed for your club. It is for you to use as you set up your booth. Then you must sign it and return it to the Jr. Fair Office by 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 6.

BOOTH SET UP DATES: Thursday, Aug. 3-Saturday, Aug. 5 from 8:00 am—8:00 pm

Fair Wristbands Coming Soon! Fair wristbands will be available for advisors to pick-up beginning Monday, July 17 in the Extension office. Wristbands are given to all active Junior Fair members age 7 and older. Each club will also receive 3 wristbands for advisors. Please have a count of the number of wristbands you will need so that the office can verify your club’s numbers. All wristbands are sponsored by the Senior Fair Board! THANK YOU!!!

HEALTHY AND SAFETY SPEAKING CONTEST WINNERS: Junior Division: 1st place: Alayna Butler – We Feed ‘Em Well 2nd place: Rylee Elliott – Amazing Country Kids

Fair Booth Patrol Form—RETURN BY JULY 15 To help us in scheduling times convenient for you to patrol booths, please fill out this information and return it to the Extension office, emailed to davis.3885@osu.edu, or fax to 702-3209.

Please list dates and times. Advisor Name: _____________________ Club Name: _______________________ CAN Patrol: (Option 1) __________________; (Option 2) __________________ I CANNOT Patrol: _________________________

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Outhouse Race & Lip Sync Preliminaries Monday, July 24 5:00 pm – Outhouse inspections 5:30 pm- Check-in 6:00 pm- Outhouse Race Lip Sync to follow

Premier Skillathon July 11 & July 22 @ Fairgrounds during Skillathon Note: This HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, but optional, judging tests a member’s knowledge of all livestock species. Open to youth ages 12-18 (as of January 1). Members will complete stations that test their general knowledge or application of knowledge of the 9 species listed below. No pre-registration is necessary. Contestants receiving the top scores will be recognized at the fair with a cash prize provided by Prater Concessions. 1st place: $300, 2nd place: $150 3rd place: $75 Beef ● Dogs ● Cavies ● Poultry ● Rabbits ● Goats ● Horses ● Sheep ● Swine

Pre-Fair Clinics Rabbit & Guinea Pig-Showmanship Thursday, July 27, 6:00 pm @ RCSC Sunday, August 6, 6:00 pm @ Fairgrounds- Small Animal Arena Goat- Grooming & Showmanship Thursday, July 13, 10:00 am & 12:00 pm @ Fairgrounds- Goat Tack Barn Sheep Showmanship Saturday, July 22, 12:30 pm @ Ross County Fairgrounds

Open Barrow Show

Friday, August 4 @ Ross County Fairgrounds Contestant can bring his/her hog after 7:00 am on Friday. Barrows will be weighed between 2:00 pm— 4:00 pm.

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Jr. Fair Livestock Sale Procedures The Ross County Jr. Fair Sale Committee will sell animals on a PER PROJECT basis. Examples of Livestock Projects: *A project = A Market Steer *A project = A Pen of Two Market Lambs *A project = A Pen of Three Market Chickens If you have any questions regarding sale procedures, contact Chris Hooks at 740-649-8886.

Jr. Fair Sale Ring Photos Crystal Morgan from “A Smile in Time Photography” will be the official photographer during the Jr. Fair Sales this year. Members can have their pictures taken in the sale ring and it would be helpful if requests are made ahead of time but not required. Questions or to schedule you can call Crystal Morgan at 740-851-4122 or email her at crystal@asmileintime.com

Premium Vouchers & Booth Premiums Every 4-H’er must redeem their project premium voucher during the fair to receive their money. The vouchers will be given out during their project judging or as they leave the livestock show arena and members must hold on to it to receive their premium. They cannot be replaced.

Advisors: If your club has a booth, you must pick up your booth premium during the fair on Friday, August 11 after 12:00 noon. If you are a Top Five booth, you will receive your additional premium at that time. One advisors responsibility to pick up, please!

The voucher redemption booth is in the Jr. Fair Building in a ticket booth. Hours of operation during fair week are: Tuesday 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Wednesday-Saturday 11:00 am- 2:00 pm.

Rabbit Weigh-In Schedule Saturday, August 5

Livestock Grooming For all livestock—only exhibitors, immediate family members and advisors may assist with the shearing and/or grooming of any Jr. Fair animal once it comes onto the fairgrounds. Refer to General Livestock rule for specifics.

Pre-fair is the time for exhibitors to learn this great skill so they are prepared to groom their animals at the fair. Example: It is recommended to dip goats 10 days to 2 weeks ahead of fair and not at fair.

Beef Exhibitor Stall Request Participants wanting side-by-side stalls must have their request submitted to the Extension office by July 15. This includes anyone that wants to add a space for an open show entry or if you want to move your 4-H/FFA entries with open cattle. Once exhibitor’s stall tags have been placed there will not be any moving of tags.

Livestock Re-tagging If a project animal loses a tag, please contact the Extension office IMMEDIATELY to get on the re-tag list. Have your member keep the old tags to be turned in.

10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:30 3:00 Gone Country Hare & Livestock Raisers

Seed Planters The Rascals Turnback

Hooves, Hares & Hens Nutty Buddies

Deerfield Happy Helpers Bubble Gum Gang

American Made Definite Doers Lucky Lopers

Lope, Rattle & Roll PV Hustlers Panther Power

Jr. Livestock Growers Clever Clovers Ragged Ridge Ramblers

1:30 Clover Bees Elite Eagles

Oldtown Gang Country Freebirds

Tip of the County T-N-T Farmtastic 4-Hers

10:30 The Spirit Gang

Clarksburg Jolly Beef Feeders

Sizzle Stirrups Super Kids We Feed ‘em Well

Buckskin Ramblers Clarksburg Jolly Fdrs.

Granny’s Bunch Huntsmen Hillbillies

Four Seasons Hallsville Friendly Neighbors

Ultimate Survivors 11:30 Against the Grain

12:30 Mud Crew

Copperas Cats All 4 One

Jefferson Livestock Just 4 Fun

Frogtown Thrifters

Work to Win Peacemakers

Blue Ribbon Born in a Barn

Busy Beavers Zane Trail

Frankfort Merry Wkrs.

3:30 Adena Hustlers

RC Gang Ruff & Tuff

Boots N Bows Country Kids

Clover Clan Discovery 4-H Four Aces

2:00 Born Country All American Achievers

American Rednecks Barnyard Buckeyes

Ross County Round Up

Backwoods Buddies Country Freebirds

We’re Growin & Showin

Amazing Country Kids

Concord Blue Ribbon

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4-H Camp Excitement Cloverbud Camp- June 24 o 5yrs & in Kindergarten thru 8yrs &

2nd grade (as of Jan. 1, 2017) Jr. Camp- July 5-8 o Grades 3, 4, 5 (as of Jan. 1, 2017) Sr. Camp- June 20-23 o Grades 6, 7, 8, 9 (as of Jan. 1, 2017)

Camp Supply Request We are building hobby horses, swords, and castles at some camps this year and are in need of very flexible cheap pool noodles and LARGE CARD BOARD donations—mildly used is acceptable. Please drop of supplies at the Extension Office between now and June 19th.

4-H Camp Lost & Found Pickup by June 30 @ Extension office We bring all unclaimed items back after each camp. If a member is missing an item, please have them call the office to see if it was turned in and/or collected: 740-702-3200.

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Buyer Thank You Poster Contest The Ross County JFB is sponsoring a “Buyer Thank You Poster Contest” for members taking market animals. • Posters should be no bigger than 11” X 14” except for

rabbits which should be 8” x 11”. • It is suggested to use foam board or laminate poster

since it is sturdy and easier to mount. Posters must be up by 8:00 pm on Tuesday of the fair.

• Posters must include first and last name as well as club name. Place poster on pen or in designated location. If designated location is unknown, contact your barn superintendent. Winning posters will be notated and recognized by ribbons on their pens.

• If you win, you must claim your prizes at the Jr. Fair Board Office

Award Thank You Notes The Ross County Jr. Fair participants are fortunate enough to have thousands of dollars donated to cover the cost of Jr. Fair Awards each year. In order to show our gratefulness for their generosity and support the Jr. Fair Board will be providing thank you notes to each winning exhibitor that will need to be completed and turned in before an award will be given. In order to help our young exhibitors, understand the importance of thank you notes and develop the skills needed to successfully write them, thank you notes will now be a station in Skillathon!

Blender Bike! The Ohio 4-H Healthy Living Team

has Blender Bikes available to borrow for club meetings! The bike comes with a list of recipes you can make and fun facts about healthy living! Call the office and let Katie know a couple dates when you might like to borrow the bike and we can make it happen for one of your club meetings this fall!

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Skillathon 2017 Tuesday, July 11 or Saturday, July 22 @ Fairgrounds *All animal exhibitors are required to participate in Skillathon in order to show/sell at the Ross

County Jr. Fair 2017. There are TWO date options to attend. Horse Skillathon is held separately.

**Plan to attend your club’s assigned times. Please be patient as our volunteers work with our exhibitors! Study guides are available online for every species--- every question that could be asked is covered on these study guides!

Skillathon vouchers are “Activity Vouchers” that can be used in addition to “project vouchers”. Remember, youth must achieve over 75% score on Skillathon to earn this voucher.

Skillathon Changes for 2017 The Jr. Fair Board voted to add a 6th station to all animal Skillathons. The 6th station will be on how to produce quality Thank You notes. Juniors will need to recognize important parts, Intermediates will need to be able to rank the quality of a set of thank you notes, and Seniors will be required to write a quality thank you note from start to finish. Please help your exhibitors practice!

• Tools for teaching: Great video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrFgwTK2Ucg • Website: http://mythankyousite.com/

CLUB 7/11 7/22 CLUB 7/11 7/22 CLUB 7/11 7/22 4-H Dog Lovers 6:00 11:00 Copperas Cats 6:30 11:30 Mud Crew 6:30 11:30 Adena Hustlers 5:00 10:00 Country Freebirds 4:30 9:30 Nutty Buddies 4:00 9:00

Against the Grain 6:30 11:30 Country Kids 4:30 9:30 Oldtown Gang 4:00 9:00

All 4 One 5:00 10:00 Deerfield Happy

Helpers 4:00 9:00 P.V. Hustlers 6:00 11:00

All American Achievers 4:00 9:00 Definite Doers 6:00 11:00 Panther Power 4:00 9:00 Amazing Country Kids 5:00 10:00 Discovery 6:30 11:30 Peacemakers 5:30 10:30 American Made 6:30 11:30 Elite Eagles 5:30 10:30 Ragged Ridge Ramblers 4:00 9:00 American Rednecks 4:30 9:30 FFA 5:00 10:00 RC Gang 6:00 11:00 Backwoods Buddies 5:00 10:00 Farmtastic 4-Her’s 6:30 11:30 Ross Cty. Rnd Up 5:30 10:30 Barnyard Buckeyes 4:30 9:30 Four Aces 6:00 11:00 Ruff & Tuff 4:30 9:30 Be All You Can Be 5:00 10:00 Four Seasons 4:00 9:00 Seed Planters 6:30 11:30 Blue Ribbon 6:30 11:30 Frankfort Merry

Workers 6:00 11:00 Sew & So Clovers 6:00 11:00

Boots N Bows 4:30 9:30 Frogtown Thrifters 5:00 10:00 Sizzle Stirrups 6:00 11:00 Born Country 6:30 11:30 Gone Country 4:00 9:00 Super Kids 6:30 11:30 Born in a Barn 4:30 9:30 Granny’s Bunch 4:00 9:00 The Rascals 5:00 10:00 Bubble Gum Gang 4:00 9:00 Hallsville Friendly

Neighbors 5:00 10:00 The Spirit Gang 5:30 10:30

Buckskin Ramblers 5:00 10:00 Hare and Livestock Raisers

5:00 10:00 Tip of the County 6:00 11:00

Busy Beavers 5:30 10:30 Hooves, Hares & Hens 4:30 9:30 T-N-T 4:30 9:30 Champion Drive 5:00 10:00 Huntsmen Hillbillies 6:30 11:30 Turnback 6:00 11:00 Clarksburg Jolly Beef Feeders

4:30 9:30 Jefferson Livestock 5:00 10:00 Ultimate Survivors 5:00 10:00

Clarksburg Jolly Feeders 4:30 9:30 Jr. Livestock Growers 4:30 9:30 Walk, Trot & Canter 5:30 10:30 Clever Clovers 4:00 9:00 Just 4 Fun 5:00 10:00 We Feed ‘Em Well 4:00 9:00 Clover Bees 5:30 10:30 Kountry Magic 6:30 11:30 We’re Growin & Showin 5:00 10:00 Clover Clan 6:30 11:30 Lope, Rattle & Roll 6:30 11:30 Work to Win 4:30 9:30 Concord Blue Ribbon 4:30 9:30 Lucky Lopers 4:30 9:30 Zane Trail 5:30 10:30

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Fair Slogan: “Come be a part of a Country Dream

at the Ross County Fair of 2017”

Booth Theme: “Get Rooted in 4-H”

Fair Booth Assignments 12’ Booths 8’ Booths 6’ Booths All 4 One Against the Grain Awesome Aimers Amazing Country Kids All American Achievers Barnyard Buddies Blue Ribbon Boots N Bows Born in a Barn Bubble Gum Gang Country Freebirds Definite Doers Buckskin Stitchers and Mixers Hallsville Friendly Neighbors Discovery Busy Beavers Hooves, Hares & Hens (23) Frogtown Thrifters Clever Clovers Mud Crew Panther Power Clover Bees Ragged Ridge Ramblers T-N-T Deerfield Happy Helpers Seed Planters (18) Survivors Elite Eagles The Spirit Gang Turnback Jr. Livestock Growers Just 4 Fun Kountry Magic RC Gang The Rascals Ultimate Survivors

OSU Extension – Ross County 475 Western Ave., Suite F

Chillicothe, OH 45601

740-702-3200

740-702-3209

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The 4-H Halloween Campout Committee is excited about putting this event on for its 9th year! It will be September 29-October 1 at the Ross Co. Fairgrounds. It is only open to 4-H volunteers, members and their families. Registration packets will be available to advisors starting July 15 at the Extension office and during the week of the Ross County Fair, in the Jr. Fair Building at the Extension/Jr. Fair Office window. A 4-H advisor (Advisor in Charge) must be present at this event and must be camping. If none of your advisors can attend the event, your members can still participate if they find another club who has an advisor present AND camping and would be willing to take your members in. The Advisor designated as "In Charge" of each club (this does not have to be the organizational advisor but must be a current Ross County 4-H Advisor) will register all participants through an online registration system *info found in packet.* The 4-H Halloween Campout Committee will hold a mandatory "Advisors in Charge" meeting on Thursday, September 14 at 6:00 pm at the RCSC to go over the rules, plans, club assignments for helping at the event etc. to assist everyone in having a great experience. NEW THIS YEAR: ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE TURNED IN AT THE ADVISOR IN CHARGE MEETING (not in the office).

The deadline for ALL registrations is September 1. No registrations will be accepted after this date. Cost is $50 per campsite which includes up to 5 people. Each camper above the 5 is an additional $5 per guest. Payments should be written as one check from the club. No cash payments will be accepted.

Featured activities include: wagon rides, crafts and games, Trick-or-Treat, Costume Contest, Haunted Campsites, and Best Decorated Campsite (both single and group) so be sure to get all your decorations ready if you would like it to be judged! We look forward to seeing you at the Campout this year.