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July 2017
Dates to Remember: Office Closed/4th of July—July 4th
Fair Superintendents Meeting—July 6th
District Horse Show—July 6th
Photography Judging—July 9th
Livestock Committee—July 12th
S.T.A.L.K-Jr. Leaders—July 13th
Clothing & Fashion Revue Judging—July 14th
County Fair Horse Show—July 15th-16th
County Fair Activities—July 20th-23rd
Visit us on the Web:
www.shawnee.ksu.edu
Candis Meerpohl
4-H Youth Development
Agent
785-232-0062 ext.120
Kim Seeley
4-H Program Assistant
785-232-0062 ext.112
Callie Hobkirk
4-H Office Assistant
785-232-0062 ext.111
A Word From Your Agent...
2017 Shawnee County Fair: Pirates of the Fairibbean
With the county fair just weeks away here are few tips to help you have a great fair experience:
Keep cool and have fun! Fair can be a stressful time for everyone. Try and remember the reason for exhibiting at the County Fair. We want to support the knowledge gained by our youth in their project that year. No matter the color of the ribbon received we want to celebrate how much they have learned!
Know when exhibit check-in and judging times are. Times and places do
change from year to year so double check the fair book schedule!
Don’t be afraid to ask questions! If you have a question about an exhibit ask your division superintendent or the Extension Staff. On Thursday and Friday there will always be someone at the information table in Expo Hall to help you.
When in doubt, read your fair book. The county fair book is a great place to
start when you need to know division rules or what materials you need to bring for your exhibit. Call the Extension Office if you cannot find the answer to your questions.
If you have any suggestions for improvement please leave a comment in the
comment box at the info table. We are always trying to improve the fair! The Fair is a great time to enter your state fair entries! There will be forms at
the info table in Expo Hall. State Fair entries are due July 31st for everything except livestock and horse.
Please make sure you or someone you know is picking up your fair entries on
Sunday July 23rd at 4:00 p.m. or immediately following the Fashion Revue. All exhibits including animals need to be removed from the fair at 4:00pm. If you pick up exhibits for another youth, please communicate with that family you are doing that before you leave the fair. No exhibits can be picked up before the conclusion of the Fashion Revue.
Thank you in advance to all the volunteers that help make the Shawnee County
Fair possible. We look forward to seeing you at the fair July 15-16th for the
Horse Show and July 20th -23rd!
Candis
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Fiesta Parade Decorating, July 3rd, 7:00 p.m.
Office Closed/4th of July, July 4th
Poultry Project Meeting, July 6th, 5:00 p.m.
Fair Superintendents Meeting, July 6th, 7:00 p.m.
District Horse Show, July 6th
Photography Judging, July 9th
Livestock Committee, July 12th
S.A.L.K-Jr. Leaders Meeting, July 13th, 6:30 p.m.
Clothing Judging & Fashion Revue Judging,
July 14th
Shawnee County Horse Fair, July 15th-16th
State Fair Horse Entries Due, July 19th
Shawnee County Fair, July 20th-23rd
All Other State Fair Entries Due, July 31st
Mark Your Calendar!
The Parade Committee Needs YOU!
Are you ready to ride a pirate ship? All clubs are welcome to come and help with
decorations on Monday, July 3rd at 7:00pm in the upstairs meeting room. Instead
of a bunny bunch meeting, there will be a parade meeting instead! The Fiesta
parade is July 8th, all Shawnee County 4-H’ers are invited to bring a bag of candy
(not chocolate) and come ride the float. Please arrive at 9AM as the parade starts
at 10:30 AM. Come join us at the parade promoting the county fair theme,
"PIRATES OF THE FAIRIBBEAN.”
CALLING ALL RABBIT 4-H PARTICIPANTS.
A QUICK REMINDER THAT ALL RABBITS AND KITS NEED TO HAVE A TATTOO IN
THEIR LEFT EAR BEFORE THE COUNTY FAIR.
If you are needing a rabbit tattooed you will need to arrange a time with
Melissa Tillery, you can contact her at 785-554-2301.
Please do not expect to come to fair and have it done there. If you have any questions or additional concerns
please contact Stephanie Magill at [email protected].
Please be mindful of all state fair entry deadlines!
You do not want to miss out on that opportunity!
Is this your first time
bringing poultry to
the fair? Do you
have questions
about Poultry
Showmanship?
Then you don’t want
to miss the Poultry Project Meeting July
6th at the Extension Meeting Room.
Donna Braden, Poultry Superintendent,
will be on hand to answer all your
poultry questions.
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MANHATTAN, Kan.— Area 4-H youth were named as Kansas 4-H State Project and State 4-H Scholarship winners at the annual Emerald Circle Banquet on May 31, 2017. A total of 32 State 4-H Project winners were chosen along with 69 current and past Kansas 4-H members to receive scholarships equaling $75,000.
State 4-H Project winners are recognized for their citizenship, leadership, learning and participation within a specific 4-H project area and also earn the opportunity to attend National 4-H Congress, which is in Atlanta, Georgia each fall. Additionally, they each received a $450 scholarship for the trip.
“Celebrating together the leadership impact and investment 4-H youth have demonstrated within their communities for their communities through project-based learning is a highlight of the Kansas 4-H Youth Development year. As we recognize and celebrate individual 4-H youth achievements, Emerald Circle is a time to remind us of the 4-H mission and purpose of 4-H youth development, which is to empower tomorrow’s community leaders by engaging them in community leadership today,” Wade M. Weber, State 4-H Program Leader said.
Scholarships are awarded based on involvement, leadership and citizenship as a member of Kansas 4-H. The scholarships were provided by generous donors through the Kansas 4-H Foundation.
“The scholarship recipients have shown dedication and passion toward the Kansas 4-H program of the highest level. We look forward to their continued service to 4-H as engaged alumni and are honored to be awarding scholarships to such deserving individuals,” Jake Worcester, President/CEO, Kansas 4-H Foundation said.
Shawnee County had two project area
winners.
Robert Schulz, Riverside 4-H Club, Geology Project Winner
Claire Coultis, Shunga Valley 4-H Club, Reading Project Winner
Shawnee County had one scholarship winner.
Mitchell Porter, Rossville Rustlers 4-H Club, Roger E. Regnier Scholarship
Shawnee County also had the Kansas 4-H Volunteer of the year.
Monica Quast from the Riverside 4-H Club.
Congratulations to all of our Shawnee County Honorees!
Shawnee County Youth and Adult Honored at Emerald Circle
L to R: Monica Quast, Claire Coultis, Robert Schulz and
Mitchell Porter
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Fair Board Needs Your Help!
The Shawnee County Fair Board is needing six able-bodied adults (must be 18 or older) to help as stage
hands for the Zach Emery Show on Friday, July 21st. As a stage hand you will be unloading sound and light
equipment starting at 3pm in the Landon Arena followed by a free meal and a great show. Then at
approximately 9pm, when the show is finished, you will load up the equipment. Please RSVP to Karen Kelley
by July 14th. Send your name, email and phone number to Karen at [email protected].
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State Fair Reading Program The Kansas State Fair is excited to announce their summer reading program for 2017! The program starts May 15th and runs to August 15th. We want to encourage students to read over the summer and learn more about Kansas Agriculture. Students read 8 qualifying books and then email or mail their completed journal to the Fair. For additional information, please contact Callie for a helpful resource at [email protected] or contact Anthea Bryant, Education Director for the Kansas State Fair at 620.669.3607.
Leadership Weekend By Beth Hinshaw The Kansas Youth Leadership Forum (KYLF) and the Kansas 4-H Volunteer Forum information will be on the 4-H Online CVent Registration System and the 4-H Website at the end of August, with a note notifying extension offices when they go up. The Forums will be held November 17-19, 2017 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. KYLF is for youth ages 14-18 before January 1, 2018 and KVF is for all Kansas 4-H Volunteers. KYLF will feature leadership workshops, Youth Council Elections, and opportunities to learn and have fun. The Kansas Volunteer Forum will include a workshops and lots of opportunities for networking and sharing resources. Online Registration will be available at the end of August. Again this year participants in both forums will register though the same system. You will find this information on the website, 4-H Events and Activities > General Events > and there you will find info for both events.
Youth Council Application Process By Beth Hinshaw The Youth Council Application information link will be available on the KYLF webpage on the State 4-H Website on August 1. Any Kansas 4-H member between the ages of 14 and 18 before January 1, 2018 may apply. This year's KYLF delegation will elect representatives from the four extension program areas (NE, NW, SE, SW). Youth Council members work to involve youth with K-State Research and Extension in promoting, developing, implementing and evaluating Kansas Extension 4-H Youth Development programs in order to reflect the needs and interests of the youth in the state. Council members will also plan and conduct the Kansas Youth Leadership Forum, Citizenship in Action, Campference, 48 Hours of 4-H and other events. Please encourage those outstanding young leaders in your local unit to apply. Application and photos are due on an online form on October 2, 2017 before 5 p.m. CST and 2 letters of reference must be postmarked on or before October 2, 2017 or they may be uploaded on the application site by October 2 at 5 p.m. The signature page should be postmarked by October 2, 2017. This year the elections will include the application process detailed above, and from those applications up to 12 young people per area will be invited to interview with a panel at the beginning of KYLF. From those that interview, up to 6 candidates will be selected to be in the election.
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State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest The State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017 on the campus of Kansas State University, Manhattan. Registration information will be on the web in mid July. The study material for years 2017 and 2018 is taken from The Kansas Garden Guide, KSRE publication S-51 (Rev.) March 2010. This publication is available for purchase at local Extension offices or can be downloaded The Kansas Garden Guide. The written exam selections from The Kansas Garden Guide include pp. 25-29 • Watering the Garden pp. 51-70 • Vegetable Crops. Be sure to use the 2010 version of the garden guide. This information is available on the Kansas 4-H Website on the Horticulture Judging Contest page. Effective January 1, 2015, contestants who have judged as an official team member at the National Junior Horticulture Association Judging Contest are not eligible to compete as a team or as an individual at the State Kansas 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest. If you have questions about the contest please contact Beth Hinshaw ([email protected])
48 Hours of 4-H in 2017 Join us this fall in seeing just how much we can give back to our communities! The weekend after National 4-H Week, is the perfect opportunity to setup a service project and join the 48 Hours of 4-H Service Challenge, October 7-8, 2017. Invite your friends, clubs, adult volunteers and 4-H Alums too! Find information here and start planning your projects. http://Kansas4H.org/484H Also watch for shareable information on the Kansas 4-H Facebook Page! Thanks for being an important partner in this event.
Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes August 19-20
The 2017 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes will be held August 19-20 on the K-State campus in Manhattan, KS. This is the corresponding date to previous years. The 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes event includes the state 4-H livestock judging contest, meat judging contest, livestock skillathon, and livestock quiz bowl. Members may participate in one or all of the state contests. The members who will represent Kansas at the national 4-H contest for each of these events will be selected during the livestock sweepstakes weekend.
The deadline to enter will be August 1. All entries must be made by the local Extension Office using Cvent. Rules and the Coach's Guide are posted on the Youth Livestock Program website, under "4-H Livestock Sweepstakes." Please read these materials closely, as there are changes to the event schedule and rules for 2017.
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Kansas 4-H Horse Show Exhibitor's Preparation Information
4-H Horses can enter the Kansas State Fairgrounds at 8 a.m. on September 14. No stalls available until 8 a.m., Thursday, September 14. Check-in begins at 10 a.m.
Required Health Papers
Current Health Certificates needed (issued within the past 30 days prior to September 13, 2017)
A negative Coggins (Equine Infectious Anemia) test conducted within one year of the show
Negative Coggin must accompany the health papers
Check-in before entering the Fairground
All horses must be checked by the officials of The Kansas Department of Agriculture/Kansas Division of Animal Health (KDAH) before entering the Fairgrounds
Inspection booth located east of the Fairgrounds at the Fairgrounds Water Park. Enter parking lot from Severance Street between 17th Ave. and 23 Ave. Access Severance Street from 17th Avenue
Daily check-in hours will be 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Exhibitors should plan to arrive during these hours. If arrival is going to be delayed past 10 p.m. check-in hours due to circumstances beyond exhibitor’s control, please call the Highway Patrol at 620-669-3627
Once inspected and approved, the officials will officially stamp the health papers which will allow for entry onto the Fairgrounds
The KDAH reserves the right to inspect or test any animals on the Fairgrounds, if necessary.
Pre-ordered Gate Admission Tickets
Available at the State Fair Check-in on Severance Street
Upon Entering Fairgrounds
Horse Stall assignments given at the Stalling Office located south end of Expo II. Once stall given will be directed to stall
Show check-in table located next to the announcer’s stand – double check classes and horse identification papers. If showing a two-year old snaffle bit or three-year old have information available (if entered in those classes)
Show Day
Check-in with the gate person prior to each class
Exhibitor conflicts must visit with the Horse Events Coordinator or 4-H Horse Superintendents.
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Indian Creek
Eight members of Indian Creek 4-H club visited
Thornton Place Senior Independent Living
Center on May 26. They played music and gave
project talks and demonstrations to
approximately 35 residents and friends. Projects
and demonstrations included arts and crafts,
rocketry, photography, electric, robotic, bunny,
bucket calf, and a talk about the baking classes.
The audience enjoyed petting Lego, the bunny, and even asked to take photos. Lego posed beautifully. Two
brothers collaborated for an innovative way of demonstrating how to prepare and show a bucket calf, with one
giving the demonstration and the other pretending to be the not-always-docile calf - they were a huge hit! The
audience enjoyed the whole show and there were comments about looking forward to next year's
presentation.
Shawnee Riders
The Shawnee Riders are excited to be able to have the opportunity to make signs for the Shawnee County Fair Pan-cake feed. We are hoping to lead the public to Landon Are-na. These talented kids pictured from left to right are Sophia Tay-lor (guest), Haley Tillery, Calista Covel, Brighton Covel, Melita Covel, Sam Shonka and Elaine LaRoche. See you all at the pancake feed, just follow the signs :)!
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All dates and activities are subject to change.
July
3 Parade Decorating, 7:00pm, EMR
4 Office Closed/4th of July
6 Poultry Project Meeting, 5:00pm ,EMR
6 Fair Superintendents Meeting 7:00pm, EMR
6 Exchange 7:00pm, Farm Bureau
6 District Horse Show, LP
9 County Fair Photography Judging, Manor Conference Center
11 Extension Council Exec. Board 5:30pm, EMR
12 Livestock Committee, 7:00 p.m., CR
13 S.T.A.L.K. 6:30pm
14 Shawnee County Fair Clothing & Fashion Revue, Lohman United Methodist Church
15-16 Shawnee County Fair 4-H Horse Show, LP
19 State Fair Horse Entries Due
20-23 Shawnee County Fair Activities, Kansas ExpoCentre
24 Paw Prints, 7:00pm, EMR
26 Chatterbox Articles Due
31 All Other State Fair Entries Due, 5:00 pm
August
7 Bunny Bunch 7:00pm, EMR
3 Exchange 7:00pm Farm Bureau
5-6 4-H Open Horse Show, Livestock Pavilion
8 Extension Council Board 5:30pm EMR
9 Livestock Committee, 7:00pm, CR
10 Events Council Meeting 7:00pm, EMR
16 Horse Clinic, Livestock Pavilion
17 Clothing Cares 6:30pm, Farm Bureau
19 State Horticulture Judging Contest
22 Fair Board, 7:00pm, EMR
24 Horse Club 7:00 p.m., EMR
28 Chatterbox Articles Due
28 Paw Prints, 7:00pm, EMR
September
8-17 Kansas State Fair—Hutchinson, KS
