Joan s Journal. Newsletter Deadline The deadline for the 4-H Pandemonium is the 15th of each month. Submissions should be ed to Laura.

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1 PURDUE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Porter County Joan Grott Extension Educator Laura Barber 4-H Operations Manager Purdue Extension Purdue Extension 4-H Indiana 4-H PU Extension-Porter Co. Newsletter Deadline The deadline for the 4-H Pandemonium is the 15th of each month. Submissions should be ed to Laura. Address Change, Etc. Moved? New phone number? Please contact the Extension Office at Receive your Pandemonium through ! Go paperless with your Pandemonium and help trim 4-H program expenses? If you would like to receive the Pandemonium by only, please send an to Laura Barber at the Extension Office at Put Paperless in the subject line. If there are additional addresses that you would like for us to include, please list them (along with the recipients names) in your message. Joan s Journal Making the Most of 4-H When your 4-H Project Superintendents and Club Leaders take their time to organize a meeting, activity, or workshop for you, you should make the time to attend! By fully participating in the 4-H program you ll have fun, learn new things, and build great memories! If you are unable to attend a workshop, don t hesitate to contact the project superintendent to learn what you missed! Read Your 4-H Mail! If you see either of the following logos on a piece of mail, odds are it s from the 4-H staff at the Extension Office. Our staff spends countless hours compiling and stuffing your 4-H mailings. Why do we spend our time doing this? To help you have a great 4-H experience! By making an effort to read all your 4-H mail (as well as your project materials, handbook, and any mail sent directly to you from your club leaders or superintendents), you will be fully aware of project updates, requirements, and timelines. By knowing and understanding what s going on in the 4-H program, you increase your chances for success! Don t Wait Until May 15 th! Animal project exhibitors MUST identify their animals by May 15 th, but don t wait until May 15 th, DO IT NOW! For many species, this is now an online process, for others it will still be on paper that is due in the Extension Office by May 15 th. You should have received a packet of info in the mail by now. For additional copies, and additional resources related to the Animal ID process, go to All paperwork and online entry of ID information MUST BE COMPLETED BY MAY 15 TH ; this is the responsibility of the 4-H member and his/her parents/guardians! Joan News for Volunteers Are you a Volunteer? Adults who routinely work with 4-H members in clubs, projects, etc. need to undergo the volunteer screening process, as is policy of the Purdue Extension and the Indiana 4-H Program. If you have not completed this annual process, you are not officially a Purdue Extension/4-H volunteer. Questions? Contact Laura at the Extension Office at ATTENTION PROJECT SUPERINTENDENTS: If we have not received a list of who is serving on your committee for 2016, please turn one in ASAP. We ask that you update us with this information annually. If we do not know who is on your committee, the individuals you are working with ARE NOT APPROVED volunteers and are not in compliance with our policies. 4-H Adult Leaders Meeting The 4-H Adult Leaders will meet on Tuesday, May 10. The Executive Committee will meet at 6:30 pm and the general meeting will take place at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Porter County Administration Building Room 102A. 4-H Council Meeting The next 4-H Council meeting will be on Tuesday, May 17th. The Executive Committee will meet at 6:30 pm and the general meeting will take place at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Porter County Administration Building Room 102A. Volunteers: Please Plan Ahead If you use facilities at the fairgrounds for workshops/meetings/fundraisers of your project/club/committee, we encourage you to plan your dates ahead of time...perhaps even in the next month or two. To aid in cooperation with the Expo Center, we would like to have as many H dates on their calendar as soon as possible. Please contact Laura to schedule your 4-H events at the fairgrounds.

2 Sign up for 4-H Camp 2016: 4-H-a-palooza! 3 Days of FUN for $55!!! Once again we are able to slash the price of 4-H Camp! Though the actual cost per camper is approximately $118, we re able to invite you to camp for as low as $55/child (early bird price, register by May 6th). Camp is a great experience and a fantastic opportunity to meet new friends! This year s camp will be held June 8th-10th, and is open to 4-Hers in grades 3-8. Sign-up forms are now available at the Extension Office and at Beds are limited, ACT FAST! News for Jr. Leaders Junior Leaders The next Junior Leaders meeting will be May 16th at 7:00 pm in the Expo East Upstairs. The Executive Committee will meet on May 23rd at 6:00 pm in the Expo East Upstairs. Check the Junior Leader section of the county 4-H website for your most up-to-date Junior Leader news! (Go to tinyurl.com/porterco4hjl.) And to be included on our updates, send an to Joan asking to be included! joangrott@purdue.edu. Indiana 4-H Key Club Award The 2016 Key Club application is due by June 15th. Members in grades 10 or above can simply answer questions in the 4HOnline event application. County Extension staff will then approve your submission to be forwarded to the State 4-H Office. 4-H News Area Share-the-Fun Performing Arts Event The Area X 4-H Performing Arts Contest will be held on Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m. CST at New Prairie High School in LaPorte County. Acts may check in starting at 1 p.m. The Center Wildcats and Discovery Trackers were selected to represent Porter County at the area event. READ YOUR 4-H PUBLICATIONS! Many of your 4-H questions can be answered by reading your 4-H Pandemonium newsletter, your Porter County 4-H Handbook and project materials, and checking out the website at Revised 4-H Handbook The 4-H Council has recently approved several changes to the Porter County 4-H Handbook. Print and on-line versions of the revised handbook are now available. GO CUBS GO! 4-H Wrigley Field September 4th 4-H Day at Wrigley Field!! Ticket sales are now live at for 4-H Night at Wrigley Field on September 4th when the Cubs take on the San Francisco Giants. For best seat selection, order tickets early! Please share our order link with all your friends and family. (Tickets range from $21-$38 per seat plus taxes.) STRICT DEADLINE ENFORCEMENT As you prepare for the H year, please remember that deadlines will be strictly enforced with a zero tolerance policy for lateness. Be sure you read your Pandemonium newsletter and project materials and adhere to all deadlines! LIVESTOCK MEMBERS: this will be particularly important to you, as missing livestock paper- work deadlines will result in NOT SHOWING AT THE COUNTY AND/OR STATE FAIRS Geranium Sale Volunteers are needed for Thursday, May 5 th for Geranium delivery and pulling orders starting at 8 am in the 4-H building. Dog Herding Spark Club Please Ben at puginplay@yahoo.com or call at to sign up. So What is a SPARK Club? Designed to capture the attention of youth with interests that are more out of the box (such as web design, music, drama, martial arts, sports, etc.) Members focus on the same project or area of interest likely very different from state-recognized 4-H projects; Members pay the state 4-H program fee (only one time no matter how many clubs); Open to youth in grades 3-12; SPARK Clubs end their program with a culminating event or activity; Minimum of 6 hours of instructional time; SPARK Club volunteers bring their subject matter mastery to the club Volunteers Wanted Share Your Interests w/ a SPARK Club Do you have a passion for a certain subject matter, hobby, or interest and you d love to pass it on to youth??? How about leading a spark club? See the details in the article above and contact Joan if you re interested. joangrott@purdue.edu. Project News The New Buzz is Beekeeping! A new project is available to Porter County 4-H members this year; Beekeeping. The workshops will show project members how to start a new hive, maintain it through the seasonal changes, plus harvest honey. Bee conservation will play a part as well. Enroll today and get busy learning about bees! Annette Hansen will act as the superintendent; or fairymama16@gmail.com. New Robotics Project You may now begin enrolling in a new project called Robotics. More info on our county program coming soon, but for now check out what our State 4-H program has to offer on the 4-H Robotics program at: and also check out

3 More Project News Sewing Workshop May 7 1st year, Grade 3 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Expo East Upstairs. This workshop will be for all first year members who would like to sew and finish their project all in one day. Bring your fabric, elastic, thread, shears, sewing gauge, seam ripper, straight pins, small scissors to cut threads and a sewing machine. If you have any questions, please call me at Barb Sowards, Sewing Superintendent Legos!!! Legos!!! Legos!!! It is time to begin thinking of what you will build. Remember no kits are allowed in exhibit at the fair. Workshops dates are May 19 and June 23 at 7 p.m. in the 4-H Building. Because of rule changes this year and new categories, I strongly encourage all age levels to attend. Also, read about the project online. My new phone number: call or text to this number if you have questions/ concerns. Call between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. only. Late texts will be answered the next day. Cathy Williams, Superintendent Bicycle Workshop The Bicycle project will hold a workshop on Saturday, May 14th at 10 am in the 4-H Building at the Fair Grounds. We will be discussing the requirements of the project as well as preparing for the Bicycle Rodeo. We will also be going over the parts of the bike as well as bike safety. It is important that you try to attend the workshop if you plan on participating in the Rodeo. Please note you are not required to participate in the Bicycle Rodeo. You can do an Educational Bicycle Poster instead. The Bicycle Rodeo will be held on Saturday, June 4th. The Rodeo will be at the Fairgrounds from 10 am to 4 pm. Please meet in the 4- H Building. Remember to bring your bike and your helmet. A carry in lunch will be provided. If you have not signed up for the Bicycle Project and would like to, be sure to have your Drop and Add form turned into the 4-H office before May 15th. If you have any questions, please call Jeff Russell Bike Supt. at or at jcrussell32@gmail.com. Photography Workshops Saturday, June 4th 2 4 pm at the Hewlett s house Close Ups, Flowers, Still Life (Please bring your camera ready to take pictures. Make sure the battery is fully charged. Check your settings. Have the memory card downloaded to your computer so you have the full capacity for your new work.) Tuesday, June 7th 9 11 am at Ogden Gardens Casual Portraits (If you have a sibling who is willing to pose and possibly have their photo displayed at the county fair, please bring them along. The gardens also have many beautiful flowers, just don t step in the flower beds.) Monday, June 13th 9 11 am at Hewlett s house Pet Photography (You may bring your pet for everyone to photograph if you also bring a parent to be the handler, and a way to contain the pet such as leash or cage. Be sure you also bring a water dish if it is a hot day.) Tuesday, June 14th 2 4 pm at Hewlett s house Black and White Wednesday, June 15th 9 11 am Buildings and Statues meet in the lobby of the building where the 4-H office is located (Downtown Photo Walk) Saturday, June 18th 1 3 pm at Valplayso Action Photos Veterinary Science Workshop A Veterinary Science Workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 11th from 6:00 7:00 pm in the 4-H Building. Topics will be on large and small animals. Barbecue Workshop A Barbecue Workshop will be held on Saturday, May 21st from 3:00 6:00 pm at the home of Dr. Weitzel (15 South 100 West Valparaiso). This workshop is for all divisions and there will be a grilling demonstration. Please bring some meat to barbecue. You may bring your grill to this workshop but is not necessary. Shooting Sports Workshops Attention all Shooting Sports Project members: We are looking forward to a great season of workshops and have made some changes we wanted to share with you. First of all, our Archery workshops will be held in the grandstand area of the fairgrounds on the following Mondays in May: 9th, 16th, and 23rd. Our firearms workshops will be held at the North Porter County Conservation Club on the following Mondays in June: 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th. We have decided to separate the Archery and Firearms workshops to enable our members to better focus on one particular discipline at a time. Important notes: 1. Workshops will be from 5 to 8 each night. 2. Workshops will be canceled if there is inclement weather. 3. You must be a member of the Shooting Sports project to participate, but we are not discipline exclusive (For example, you can be signed up in the archery project and shoot the firearms, but you must be a Shooting Sports project member to participate in any of the workshops). 4. We will be doing Safety training at each workshop, so we will not have a dedicated safety workshop required this year. Please feel free to call/text me at if you have any questions. Due to the nature of my business, I may need to call you back. I am looking forward to seeing you all soon. Dennis Wells, Shooting Sports Superintedent Animal Project News Livestock ID/Enrollment Process - DUE MAY 15th As we did last year, we will be using the 4HOnline/FairEntry system for Animal ID (formerly known as Animal Enrollment). Any youth who plans on exhibiting livestock this year at the county and/or state fair will need to ID their animals in this system (this does not apply to cats, dogs, rabbits, and poultry). This will take place of the old carbon copies and the county papers that we have previously used. We understand that not everyone has a computer to input the info, therefore we will provide computer access in our office that you can use to enter your information. You should have recently received a packet of information in the mail to help prepare you for this process. If you have any questions once you review the mailed information, please contact us. Missing the May 15th deadline will result in NOT SHOWING at the county and/or state fairs. Check out for related resources or to download extra copies of forms.

4 More Animal Project News Dog Project Announcements Rules and regulations can be found in the 4-H handbook ( Official 4-H vaccination records will be required for all dogs on the first night they are brought to the fairgrounds. No dogs will be allowed to train unless official vaccination forms, signed by a veterinarian, accompany each dog. Vaccination forms are attached to your Dog Record Sheet. Please complete and have your vet sign this form before coming to the workshops with your dogs. No dog will be admitted into the building without an official 4H vaccination form signed by your vet. Actual dog workshop time schedule 1A first year dog project members should report at 6:00 to 6:45 pm, 1B dog project members report at 6:45 7:30 pm, 2A and above should report at 7:30 to 8:00 pm. Please see location for workshops in the important dates part of the Pandemonium. Parent volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated. Anyone who wishes to help (whether or not you have any experience with dogs) would be greatly appreciated. We have a job that will fit your talents and experience! We are now also on FACEBOOK Porter County 4-H Dog Project. Updates and discussions will be posted here as well as any calendar changes and announcements. Please join our page. Jean Reeves Superintendant, or cell Rabbit Workshops The Rabbit Project will have a workshop on Wednesday, May 11th at 6:00 pm in the Expo East Upstairs. If you have any questions about your Rabbits, you may bring them to this workshop or if you have Rabbits that need tattooed we can do that after the workshop those days. Other arrangements can also be made to tattoo Rabbits. As all Rabbits must be tattooed before the Fair. Pay attention to the Pandemonium for project updates. We also have a Facebook page: Porter County 4-H Rabbit Project, Follow us there. If a workshop needs to be canceled or changed. we will do our best to contact everyone but it will be posted on our Facebook page along with other important information. Read your 4-H Handbook on the Rabbit Project. Rules have changed. Again this year anyone doing the carcass or meat pen class must attend workshops and let us know you intend on doing one of these so you understand all rule changes. Check in your 4-H handbook and the Standard of Perfection for what's new for We will be going over how to fill out May 15th paperwork and Record Sheets correctly. As the May 15th deadline will be here before we know it. Also Rabbits, Chickens, Dogs and Cats do not use the livestock ID/ Enrollment process online. We are still using the paperwork that will be sent to you. And that must be turned in by May 15th in order for you to show your animals at the fair. And it is in your best interest to put down all Rabbits that you own even if you do not plan on showing them. If you have any questions or concerns you can call Scott Krzyzanowski at If he does not answer leave a message and he will get back to you. Thank You ATTENTION ALL ANIMAL PROJECT MEMBERS: The complete and thorough run-down of all information required from you by May 15th is listed in the mailing you should have received recently. Additional resources on the process can also be found at It is YOUR responsibility to read, understand, complete, and submit the required information by the deadline. Don t wait, go do it now. Just do it. Sheep ID Day - Saturday 5/7/16! Sheep ID day is Saturday May 7 th from 8:00-10:30 am in the Sheep Barn. Following ID Day, it will be your responsibility to input the info into in.4honline.com by May 15th! Questions? Contact Superintendent Troy Haman at Dairy Feeder Steer ID Day - Saturday 5/7/16! Weigh-in and retinal imaging will take place on Saturday, May 7 th at 11:00 a.m. near the Cattle Barn (or wherever we find the scale!). Following ID Day, it will be your responsibility to input the info into in.4honline.com by May 15th! If you have any questions, contact Superintendent Dean Morrow at Swine Project Requirement Pork Quality Assurance ALL 4-H SWINE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED to be certified in the National Pork Board Board s Youth PQA Plus (Pork Quality Assurance) Program! If you are not certified, you will not be able to participate in the Celebration Sale, as the processors will not accept your animals. Further information is in the livestock packet you should have recently received in the mail. You can also find that info in the Livestock Project Info document at tinyurl.com/2016animalid Goat ID Day - Friday, 5/13/16 Note this is a different weekend than Sheep and Dairy Feeder Steers! Goat ID day (ear tagging, weighing, retinal imaging) will be FRIDAY May 13th from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm in the Swine Barn. Following ID Day, it will be your responsibility to input the info into in.4honline.com by May 15th! Questions? Contact Superintendent Cindy Boo at Save the Date! for the 4-H 4-Mile Hustle Run/Walk & Kids Fun Run! Saturday, July 23rd Please connect with us and share with your friends and family: Twitter.com/4H4MileHustle Facebook.com/4MileHustle

5 4-H Grows True Leaders: Shout, Share, Support! In 4-H we believe in the power of youth to take on the challenges facing our communities. Last month, a nationwide movement began called the Grow True Leaders campaign. The movement begins with: Shout, Share, & Support. Shout: From April-June, let s increase the visibility of 4-H by celebrating the youth leaders in our lives through social media. Use #TrueLeaders! (See the diagram ) never hesitates to give back to the community! Proud to call him a true leader. #True Leaders #4HGrowsHere Share: From July-October, we ll reconnect our 4-H alumni to the community by asking how the 4-H pledge is relevant in their lives today. Use #4HGrown! Support: From November-December, we ll work on growing funds for our 4-H program through digital clovers. More details to come! #TrueLeaders #4HGrowsHere Club News Center Wildcats The Center Wildcats 4-H club meeting in April began with making place mats for Hospice for our community service activity. Then we tasted and judged a number of vegetables, such as beets and parsnips. During the meeting, we had our various committee give their reports: At our recent Golden Living nursing home visit we created beautiful flower baskets in accordance with the spirit of spring. Our Library Stick Puppets committee made puppets for the Children's Department summer reading program on the theme of exercise and nutrition. Our Share the Fun committee won 2nd prize for the group act. The Animal Shelter committee donated a grand total of 108 items, in addition to the great many dog toys we made out of old socks. And the Cookie Baking committee made 80 dozen cookies for Hospice stroll. We also discussed upcoming committees. After the Junior Leader Report, and the 4-H Council Report--which discussed the geranium sale--we had the Adult Leader report. This covered the 2016 Project Records, the Committee of the Month, which was Cookie Baking, and "Live Learn and Pass it On" which for this month was "Mentors." In the spirit of mentoring, the more experienced Center Wildcats members met for several minutes with younger members about their projects. A great many tips were discussed. After this we had the Safety Report which was on the project of "gardening." We finished up by awarded the prize jar and with members giving Surprise Speeches. After the meeting, we played "Simon Says" for Recreation which lead to much hilarity. Submitted by, Luke Trujillo, Center Wildcats Reporter Important Dates MAY 1... Liberty Hot Shots... 2:00 pm... Sunset Hill Park 2... Washington Wiz Kids... 6:30 pm... Washington Township Elementary School Cafeteria 3... Discovery Trackers... 5:30-6:30 pm...chesterton Library Service Center 3... Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn 5... Geranium Sale Set Up... 8:00 am... 4-H Building 5... Miniature Equine Workshop... 6:30 pm... Livestock Show Arena 6... Geranium Sale Pick Up Noon 8:00 pm... 4-H Building 6... Portage Trailblazers... 2:00 4:00 pm... First Baptist Church in Portage 7... Geranium Sale Pick Up... 8:00 am 12 Noon... 4-H Building 7... Sheep Retinal Scan... 8:00 10:30 am... Sheep Barn 7... Sewing Workshop Grade :30 am 12:30 pm... Expo East Upstairs 7... Dairy Feeder Steer Retinal Scan... 11:00 am... Beef Barn

6 9... Center Homesteaders... 5:00 6:00 pm... The Elks Lodge on Jefferson in Valparaiso 9... Shooting Sports Archery Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... Porter County Fairgrounds Grandstand Area 9... Lakeshore Drifters... 6:30 8:00 pm... Hawthorne Park in Porter IN Adult Leaders Executive/General Meeting... 6:30/7:00 pm... Porter County Administration Building Room 102A Rabbit Workshop... 6:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Veterinary Science Workshop... 6:00 7:00 pm... 4-H Building Boone Busters... 7:00 pm... Hebron Elementary School Cafeteria Center Wildcats... 6:00 pm... Immanuel Lutheran School Cafeteria Pleasant Pioneers... 6:00 pm... Kouts High School Cafeteria Goat Retinal Scan... 6:00 8:00 pm... Swine Barn Bicycle Workshop... 10:00 am... 4-H Building Morgan Sodbusters... 2:00 pm... Morgan Township Fire Station Shooting Sports Archery Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... Porter County Fairgrounds Grandstand Area Junior Leaders... 7:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn H Council Executive/General Meeting... 6:30/7:00 pm... Porter County Administration Building Room 102A Poultry Workshop... 6:00 pm... 4-H Building Draft Horse Workshop Single Line Driving/Cart. 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Legos Workshop... 7:00 pm... 4-H Building Barbecue Workshop... 3:00 6:00 pm... Weitzel s Home Liberty Sunsetters... 3:00 pm... Valparaiso University Harre Union Building Junior Leaders Executive Committee... 6:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Shooting Sports Archery Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... Porter County Fairgrounds Grandstand Area Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Rabbits Workshop... 6:00 pm... 4-H Building Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Office Closed Memorial Day Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena JUNE 1... Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 2... Miniature Equine Workshop... 6:30 pm... Livestock Show Arena 4... Bicycle Rodeo... 9:00 am 4:00 pm... 4-H Building 4... Photography Workshop... 2:00 4:00 pm... Hewlett s House 5... Liberty Hot Shots... 2:00 pm... Sunset Hill Park 6... Shooting Sports Guns Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... North Porter County Conservation Club 6... Washington Wiz Kids... 7:00 pm... Washington Township Elementary School Pavilion Playground 7... Photography Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... Ogden Gardens 7... Discovery Trackers... 5:30-6:30 pm...chesterton Library Service Center 7... Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn 7... Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 8... Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena 9... Center Wildcats... 5:30 pm... 4-H Building Rabbits Workshop... 10:00 am... 4-H Building Cake Decorating Workshop... 1:00 4:00 pm... Expo East Upstairs Photography Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... Hewlett s House Center Homesteaders... 5:00 6:00 pm... The Elks Lodge on Jefferson in Valparaiso Shooting Sports Guns Workshop... 6:00 8:00 pm... North Porter County Conservation Club Lakeshore Drifters... 6:30 8:00 pm... Hawthorne Park in Porter IN Photography Workshop... 2:00 4:00 pm... Hewlett s House Dog Workshop... 6:00-8:00 pm... Cattle Barn Horse & Pony English Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Photography Workshop... 9:00 11:00 am... Lobby of the Porter County Administration Building Horse & Pony Western Workshop... 6:30 pm... Horse Arena Morgan Hustling Hoosiers... 10:00 am... Morgan School Pleasant Pioneers... 6:00 pm... Kouts High School Cafeteria

7 DEMONSTRATION/PUBLIC SPEAKING ENTRY FORM Demonstration o Clover division, 3 rd -5 th graders, time limit is 3 5 minutes o Junior division, 6 th -8 th graders, time limit is 5 7 minutes o Senior division, 9 th -12 th graders, time limit is 5 10 minutes Public Speaking o Clover division, 3 rd -5 th graders, time limit is 3 5 minutes o Junior division, 6 th -8 th graders, time limit is 3 5 minutes o Senior division, 9 th -12 th graders, time limit is 5 7 minutes Name: Grade (2015/2016) Check One: Demonstration Public Speaking Division (Check One): Clover Junior Senior Phone Number: Due in the 4-H Office by June 13. Contest: June 24th at 11:00 a.m. Expo Center Banquet Rooms 1 & 2 Questions? Call Rachel Hannon at Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

8 How to Register Exhibits for Fair (4-H Family) Register for the Porter County Fair: between May 17th and June 24th 1. Go to portercountyin.fairentry.com 2. Select your Sign in with your 4-H Online account options the GREEN box 3. A separate box will pop up where you can enter the login address and password from 4HOnline. (If you don t remember your password, you will need to select the I forgot my password option to get a temporary one ed to you. If your address has changed, log in using the old address and change it in 4HOnline.) 4. Click the Login box. 5. This will take you to the Welcome screen, where you will need to select the green box to Begin Registration SECTION 1 - EXHIBITORS TAB 6. Choose if you would like to register an individual or a team and click that green box

9 How to Register Exhibits for Fair (4-H Family) 7. Choose the dot next to the name of the 4-H er you would like to register and then click the green continue box. Please do not create any exhibitors from scratch, as you will not be able to add exhibits for the projects you are enrolled in. 8. Answer any required questions and review the exhibitor registration information. 9. Make any necessary corrections (using the edit boxes). Remember that any corrections made here DO NOT transfer back to your 4HOnline Account 10. If Additional questions are required by your county, complete the questions and then select the green Continue box When you are taken back to the Exhibitor information page, click the green Continue to Entries button 4-Her s Family address SECTION 2 - ENTRIES TAB 12. Click the green Add an Entry box to the right of the exhibitor s name 13. Click the green Select box next to the Department you would like to enter

10 How to Register Exhibits for Fair (4-H Family) 14. Click the green Select box next to the Division you would like to enter 15. Click the green Select box next to the Class you would like to enter (Check the Porter 4-H Handbook for exhibition descriptions, requirements and rules) 16. Review the selection of the Department, Division and Class. To correct errors in the Department, Division or Class, click the corresponding Change button. Click the green Continue button to move to the next step. 17. Select the dot next to the 4-H Club that you belong to and then select the green Continue box

11 How to Register Exhibits for Fair (4-H Family) 18. If required, enter in a description of your exhibit and click Continue please be specific as this description for non-animal exhibits will be used to distinguish between exhibits, example don t just type in photo, type in more description, such as Butterfly on leaf photo 19. Answer any Additional Questions required for that entry and then click the green Continue box. 20. Decide if you would like to: > Add another Entry >Add another Entry in this Division > Register another Exhibitor >Continue to Payment and select that appropriate box ***The payment section is a formality of the system. No payment is needed, but you must go through the steps to submit your entries. 21. To register an animal entry from 4HOnline, you will select the white add an animal box during the entry process. 22. A smaller box with two options will pop up. Choose the green Choose an Existing Animal Record box to enter an animal that was identified in 4HOnline. To enter a Cat, Dog, Rabbit or Poultry/ Pigeons/Waterfowl animal, please select Enter a New Animal Record, and complete all applicable fields on the screen.

12 How to Register Exhibits for Fair (4-H Family) 23. A list of those animals that you have previously ID d in 4-H Online that are eligible for that class are listed. Select the circle next to the animal you would like to enter. Then select the green Select Animal box. 24. All of the information about that animal will be pulled over from 4-H Online, so that you can check to make sure that is the correct animal. If you want to switch to a different animal, click on the remove from entry box. If it is correct, click the green Continue box. Then you will be taken to the Additional Questions page listed in step #20. SECTION 3 - PAYMENT TAB ***The payment section is a formality of the system. No payment is needed, but you must go through the steps to submit your entries. It is best to enter all entries for all exhibitors in your family before completing the Payment and submission steps. 25. Review your invoice, either in summary format or detail format. If it looks correct, click the green Continue box. If not, go back to the entries tab and fix what you need to. 26. Select the green Continue box. **There are no fees for 4-H exhibits.

13 How to Register Exhibits for Fair (4-H Family) 27. Confirm your entries one last time. You can see a summary of exhibitors in your family, or their entries in detail. Make sure all entries for each exhibitor in your family are listed before you submit the entries. NOTE: Once you hit submit, you cannot edit your entries. 28. Click Continue to confirm and submit your entries. 29. Click the Submit button to submit your entries. 30. You will receive a Thanks! message. You can choose the button to Visit Dashboard to see your entry. You will receive an from Fair Entry after your entry has been submitted. You will also receive an from Fair Entry letting you know if your entry was approved or rejected by the County Extension Staff. If part of your entry was rejected, a reason will be listed and you will be able to log in and fix the problem before submitting that entry again. Please contact the Porter Extension Office if you have any problems with this process at (219) or lbarber1@purdue.edu.

14 Fair Exhibits Must Be Registered Online by June 24th! (both animal & building projects) The online FairEntry system will open by May 17th. You must register the exhibits you plan to exhibit at the fair online between May 17 th and June 24 th. To simplify the process of check in night at the 4-H Building, this system will allow our superintendents and volunteers to be well prepared to check in your exhibit(s). Once online FairEntry opens on May 17th, those who have completed the process by May 31 st will be entered into a drawing for early bird prizes. To help ease the chaos of 4-H Building exhibit check in night, we welcome you to stop by the 4-H Building office on Thursday, July 14 or Friday, July 15 (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) to pick up your fair passes and your exhibit tags that will be generated by the FairEntry system. This is why your completing the FairEntry process is crucial, it will ensure that we have clearly printed exhibit tags for all exhibits and will allow you the opportunity to pick them up early so you can have your exhibit tagged and ready for Monday night check in. Following are some key details in regard to this process: Complete your fair entry between May 17 th and May 31 st and be entered into a drawing for early bird prizes. Instructions for completing this process will be available on the county webpage. If you know what your exhibit will be, please include a detailed description in FairEntry. When selecting department, division, and class please note that there are several options so you need to be careful when entering. (See included document titled Fair Entry Exhibit Sections to help you with this process.) If you are not sure you will be completing your exhibit, complete fair entry anyway so that we are ready to accept your exhibit if you do complete it. For projects in which you can have multiple exhibits (i.e., Floriculture, Foods, Photography) please be sure to include any that you might possibly be exhibiting. We would rather have too many exhibit tags for you than not enough.

15 Fair Entry Exhibit Sections This document will help guide you through selecting the correct section when entering your exhibits in Fair Entry. Your 4-H Grade is the grade you were in on January 1, 2016!!! Ag Hort (State Projects) Beekeeping, Floriculture (Flowers), Garden Exhibit Hall (State Projects) Aerospace, Cake Decorating Special Note If you considered in 3 rd grade, you need to enter your project under Grade 3, Introductory not in Grade 3 5, Beginner, Cat Poster, Child Development, Computer, Consumer Clothing, ***Please do not enter your Crafts Projects in this section Craft Projects are listed in the Exhibit Hall County Only Section***, Dog Poster, Electric Advanced two categories, Entomology, Foods Baked, Foods Preserved, Forestry, Genealogy, Geology, Health, Home Environment, Llama Poster or Craft, Personality, Photography enter only B & W Prints, Color Prints, B & W Salon and/or Color Salon, Poultry Poster or Display, Rabbit Poster, Sewing Construction Not Fashion Revue, Shooting Sports, Small Engines, Soil & Water Science, Sport Fishing, Ag Tractor Poster Only for either Agricultural or Lawn & Garden Tractor Not the driving contest, Veterinary Science, Weather & Climate Science, Wildlife If you are considered in 4 th grade, you need to enter your project under Grade 4, Level A not in Grade 3 4, Level A, Woodworking Exhibit Hall County Only Aquatic Science, Bicycle Poster Only Not Bicycle Rodeo, Nature Discovery, Leadership, Collections, Creative Writing, Farm Scene, Music, Crops Corn, Forages, Small Grains & Soybeans, Barbecue Level 1 Grades 3 5 Only, Container Gardening, American Heritage, Horseless Horse, Junior Leaders, Recycling, Fire Safety & Safety, Basket Weaving, Candles, Ceramics, Decorations, Drawing, Gift Wrapping, Holiday Ornaments, Homemade Toys, Jewelry, Latch Hook, Leather, Legos, Miscellaneous Basic Craft, Model Airplanes, Model Bridges, Model Cars, Model Miscellaneous, Needlework, Painting, Scrapbooking Exhibit Hall Event State Projects Demonstration, Public Speaking, Rabbit Ambassador Must be selected, Fashion Revue Sewing project, Bicycle Rodeo, Robotics, Petroleum Power Operator s Contest Agricultural & Lawn & Garden Tractor Driving Contest Exhibit Hall Event County Only Barbecue Grilling Contest Only, Master Showmanship Must be selected Mini 4-H Includes Showmanship Aerospace, Arts & Crafts, Bicycle, Collections, Dinosaurs, Farm Animals, Foods, Forestry, Gardening, Goats Showmanship, Models, My Pet & Me, Plants & Flowers, Poultry Showmanship, Rabbits Showmanship, Sewing, Sheep Showmanship, Sun, Stars & Space, Swine Showmanship, Trees, Whales & Dolphins, Wildlife Beef Cattle Breeding Heifers Commercial Heifers, Chianina Heifer, Junior Heifer, Angus Heifer, Shorthorn Heifer, Hereford Heifer, Maine-Anjou Heifer, Simmental Heifer Cow-Calf Cow/Calf Market Heifers Market Heifer Steers Charlolais Steer, Limousin Steers, Junior Steer, Angus Steer, Chianina Steers, Crossbred Steers, Hereford Steers, Main-Anjou Steers, Shorthorn Steers, Simmental Steers Beef Showmanship Carcass On Hoof, On Rail Boer Goats Boer Goats Cat Kitten, Adult Short Hair, Adult Long Hair, Purebred Cat, Cat Showmanship, Cage Decoration Dairy Cattle Dairy Showmanship, Dairy Feeder Steers, Dairy Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Holstein; Dairy Finished Steers, Dairy Herdsman Dairy Goats Dairy Goat Showmanship, Dairy Goats Alpine, LaMancha, Nigerian Dwarf, Nubian, Sable, Saanen, Toggenburg, Dairy Goat Wether, Sable Saanen, Dry Grade Junior Doe, Dry Grade Senior Doe, Dry Grade Yearling, Grade Milking, Myotonic; Meat Goats Meat Goat Wethers, Market Doe Dog Obedience, Dog Showmanship, Agility Herpetology Herpetology Horse Contesting Keyhole Race, Pole Bending, Flag Race, Cloverleaf Barrels, Michigan Pick Up, Mystery Class Draft Horse Single Ground Driving, Cart Class, Team Ground Driving, Team to Wagon Draft Horse Showmanship Miniature Equine Costume, Mare Halter, Gelding Halter, Liberty, Hunter Jumper, Obstacle Halter, Line Driving Obstacle, Driving Obstacle, Pleasure Driving Miniature Equine Showmanship

16 Horse (continued) Western Showmanship, Western Horsemanship, Western Pleasure, Wester Pony Pleasure, Western Riding, Reining, Free Style, Western Pleasure Walk/Trot English Showmanship, Equitation, Hunt Seat Pleasure, Pony Pleasure, Hunter Hack, Working Hunter, Dressage, Hunt Seat Walk/Trot Breed Geldings, Mares, Foals Other Pleasure Driving, Versatility Class, Trail, Special Pleasure Ride Without Stirrups, Bareback Pleasure, Horseman, English and Western Walk/Trot, Supreme Showman English/Western, Written Test Pigeon Fancy Breeds, Sporting/Performance, Utility Poultry Poultry Showmanship Poultry Showmanship, Waterfowl Showmanship Turkeys White, Bronze Commercial Chickens White Egg Shell, Broilers, Roasters, White Shell Chicken Eggs, Colored Egg Shell, Colored Shell Chicken Eggs Exhibition Bantam Chickens Commercial Waterfowl Geese, Meat Class Geese, Duck, Meat Class Duck, Call Duck Game Birds Game Birds Egg Decorating Egg Decorating Pygmy Goats Rabbits Rabbit American Fuzzy Lop, American Sable, Angora English White, Colored; Angora French White, Colored; Angora Giant, Angora Satin White, Colored; Belgian Hare, Bevern Black, Blue, White; Britannia Petite Black, Black Otter, Broken, Chestnut, REW, Sable; Californian, Champagne D Argent, Checkered Giant Black, Blue; Chinchilla American, Chinchilla Giant, Chinchilla Standard, Cinnamon, Crème D Argent, Dutch Black, Blue, Chocolate, Gray, Steel, Tortoise; Dwarf Hotot Black or Chocolate, English Spot Black, Blue, Chocolate, Gold, Gray, Lilac, Tortoise; Flemish Giant Black, Blue, Fawn, Light Gray, Sandy, Steel, White; Florida White, Harlequin Japanese, Harlequin Magpie, Havana Black, Blue, Broken, Chocolate; Himalayan Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac; Blanc de Hotot, Jersey Wooly Agouti, AOV, Broken, Self, Shaded, Tan Pattern; Lilac, Lionhead REW, English Lop Solid, Broken; French Lop Solid, Broken; Holland Lop Solid, Broken; Mini Lop Solid, Broken; Mini Rex Black, Blue, Blue-eyed, Broken, Castor, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Himalayan, Lilac, Lynx, Opal, Otter, Red, Sable Point, Seal, Silver Marten, Smoke Pearl, Tortoise, White; Mini Satin Chinchilla, Opal, Red, Siamese, White, Tortoise; Netherland Dwarf Self Group Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, BEW, REW; Netherland Dwarf Shaded Sable Point, Sia Sable, Sia Sm Pearl, Tortoise Shell, Netherland Dwarf Agouti Chestnut, Chinchilla, Lynx, Opal, Squirrell; Netherland Dwarf Tan Pattern Otter, Sable Marten, Silver Marten, Sm. Prl Marten, Tans, Netherland Dwarf AOV Broken, Fawn, Himalayan, Orange, Steel; New Zealand Black, Broken, Red, White; Palomina Golden, Lynx; Polish Black, Blue, Broken, Chocolate, BEW, REW/ Rex Amber, Black, Blue, Broken, Californian, Castor, Chinchilla. Chocolate, Lilac, Lynx, Opal, Otter. Red. Sable, Seal, White; Rhinelander Black, Blue; Satin Black, Blue, Broken, Californian, Chinchilla, Chocolate. Copper, Otter, Red, Siamese, White; Silver Black, Brown, Fawn, Fox; Silver Marten Black, Blue, Chocolate, Sable; Thrianta, Tan Lilac, Blue, Chocolate, Black; Mini Satin Black, Chocolate, Otter; Mini Rex REW Meat Rabbits; Meat Rabbits Meat Pen Rabbit Showmanship Doe & Litter Four Class, Six Class Carcass Carcass Fur Californian, Dutch, English Spot, Havana, Holland, Mini Lop, Mini Rex, Netherland Dwarf, New Zealand, Polish, Rex, Satin, Trianta Rabbit Races Rabbit Races Costume Class Costume Class Sheep Breeding Ewes Hampshire, Suffolk, Commercial, Cotswold, Spring Commercial, St Croix Market Lambs Columbia, Dorset, Montadale, Natural Color, Oxford, Shropshire, Southdown, Tunis, Blackface Commercial, Cotswold, Hampshire, Suffolk, White Face Crossbred, Crossbred Market, Royale Market Sheep Showmanship Sheep Carcass On Rail, On Hoof Lamb Lead Small Animals Small Animals Notebook, Poster Small Animals (Live) Birds, Fur, Caged Swine Swine Showmanship Swine Barrows Chester White, Poland, All Other Breeds, Berkshire, Spots, Hampshire, Yorkshire, Duroc, Crossbred Swine Gilts Berkshire, Chester White, Hampshire, Hereford, Landrace, Poland, Spots, Duroc, Yorkshire, Crossbred Swine Carcass On Rail, On Hoof

17 PURDUE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Porter County 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 301 Valparaiso, IN Phone: (219) Fax: (219) facebook.com/portercounty4h twitter.com/portercounty4h Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is an equal access/equal opportunity institution. Do you have 4-H Animals? Your Animal ID is due by MAY 15 th More information is included in this newsletter and the complete and thorough run-down of all information required from you by May 15th is listed in the mailing you should have received recently. Additional resources on the process can also be found at It is YOUR responsibility to read, understand, complete, and submit the required information by the deadline. Don t wait, go do it now. JUST DO IT.