CLAY COUNTY, SD 4-H GUIDELINES

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1 CLAY COUNTY, SD 4-H GUIDELINES JUNE 2018 A NOTE FROM LAUREN I hope you all are ready for a fun summer of 4-H activities! Please read your fair supplement and newsletters carefully so you don t miss anything! This year we are having only one CDM and Horticulture Judging event. It will be July 11 from 4:00-6:00 pm. Fashion Revue will be July 17. There are several categories within Fashion Revue that has options for everyone, whether you like to sew your own clothes or buy an outfit. If you d like to learn more about Fashion Revue and buying an outfit in a fun setting, register for the $20 Fashion Challenge Workshop on June 26. There are also several opportunities in surrounding counties to participate in Special Foods or judging events. Remember that we will be doing County Fair registrations on Fair Entry again and the program will open July 1 and close July 21. Everyone will register projects themselves online. This is different from the 4-H Online process we just did for livestock. Now you will choose those projects that will be exhibited at the fair. If you need help with the Fair Entry process, please don t hesitate to ask. YQCA TRAINING FOR YOUTH SWINE EXHIBITORS The training session for Clay County members will be Wednesday, June 13, 6 pm at the 4-H Center. This year all members attending MUST pre-register online - there is a flyer included with this newsletter explaining this procedure. New this year is a $3.00 fee per youth but at the April 4-H Leaders meeting it was approved to order and pay for vouchers to cover the fee. So, before you register online, you need to call or the office to get a voucher number and enter this number instead of your credit card number in the payment section. You can find step by step instructions on our website. Look for YQCA Instructor Led Certification. In 2019, ALL youth livestock exhibitors will be required to attend trainings. CONGRATULATIONS EMILY ROLFES! Emily Rolfes entered the 4-H Tech Changemaker Contest early this spring and just received word that she is one of the Top Ten finalists!! Let s all help Emily by voting for her at microsoft-tech-changemakers/. You can vote once a day through June 4. Teens across the country are combining their skills with the power of technology to bring people together, solve problems, and create economic opportunity in their communities. We call these tech-savvy and communityoriented young people Tech Changemakers. The 4 H Tech Changemaker Contest is sponsored by Microsoft as part of National 4 H Council and Microsoft s combined efforts to equip young people with the digital skills and resources they need to make a positive impact in their communities. 4 H CAMP POINSETT We have two girls and six boys registered for Camp Poinsett June 4-6 in Arlington, SD. THANK YOU to Jon Danielson for stepping up as the male chaperone. Our boys will now be able to attend camp. Lauren sent each family an on May 29 with important camp information so be sure to read the . PREPARING & EXHIBITING VEGETABLES Just a reminder that the guide was updated last year and is on our website. If you would like it ed to you, contact Colleen at the office. You will need the variety name of your plant on the entry form so keep the seed packet or make a note of it.

2 2018 SUMMER DATES June 1: Livestock entry deadline June 4-6: Camp Poinsett June 4-8: TLC, SDSU Campus June 3 - Addison Oyen June 4 - Spencer Skatvold June 6 - Emily Rolfes June 9 - Pam Hanson June 12 - Tatem Passick June 16 - James Larson June 19 - Kaysee Christensen June 20 - Leah Murphy June 22 - Eddie Orr June 22 - Henry Orr June 25 - Emma Dahlhoff June 25 - Marissa Schweinle June 27 - Kathy Heles COUNTY 4 H T SHIRTS Each 4-H member receives a t-shirt to wear during county fair shows or while working in the food stand compliments of the 4-H Leaders Association. Shirts are being ordered earlier this year so they are here in time for the county dog show. Please check the t- shirt size you have listed in 4-H Online as that is where sizes will be pulled from. Or Colleen with correct sizes and she will make the changes. If families would like to purchase t-shirts, please let the office (clay.county@sdstate.edu) know by Friday, June 15. YOUTH IN ACTION CONTESTS The registration forms for the Public Presentation Contest, Special Foods Contest, Fashion Revue Contest, Companion Animal Show, County Dog Show and County Horse Show can be found on our website. Please note deadline dates. A revised fair supplement with work schedules and committees and a new food stand guide book will be out July 1. June 6: Fair Entry open for Horse Show June 8: Fly Tying Workshop June 10-16: Performing Arts Camp June 13: YQCA, 4-H Center, 6 pm June 14: Pub Presentation registrations due June 17-23: CWF Trip June 19: $20 Fashion Challenge reg. deadline June 20: Fair Entry closes for Horse entries June 20: Public Presentations, 4 pm June 21: Painting with Sherri reg. deadline June 26: $20 Fashion Challenge June 27: County Horse Show, 9 am June 28: Painting with Sherri, 2 pm July 1: Fair Entry opens for 4-H exhibits July 3: State Horse Show entries due July 10: Fashion Revue registration due July 10: Ceramic registrations deadline July 11: Judging School, 4-H Ctr, 4-6 pm July 13: Special Foods, Yankton July 17: Fashion Revue, 4-H Ctr, 9 am July 18: Ceramics Workshop, 2 pm July 19: County Dog Show, 6 pm July 20 - Fair Entry closes for 4-H exhibits July 23-25: State Horse Show August 1: State Dog Show reg. due August 7: Open Class Entry August 8: 4-H Entry August 9-11: Clay County Fair August 17-19: State Rodeo Finals August 20: 4-H entries due in Fair Entry August 25: State 4-H Dog Show, Huron Aug 30-Sept 3: SD State Fair Sept 14-15: State 4-H Livestock Judging SCHWAN S CAMPAIGN A new fundraising campaign through Schwan s has been started. During this campaign, if we make $100 in profits, Schwan s will match us $100. It s very easy to set up an on-line account. Here is our county information: Clay County 4-H ID: Link: May 24 - July 8, 2018 for 20% profit on orders and 40% on gift cards July 9 October? 5% profit

3 2018 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT Just a reminder - if you make fleece-tied blankets for the state-wide community service project, please let the office know the organization and the number of blankets donated. We need to submit a county report in September to the State Office. Wal-Mart is reducing their fleece to $2.50 to $4.00/yard. If you haven t made blankets yet or want to make more, stop out and get the fabric at reduced prices before it s all gone! CLAY COUNTY PRINCESS CONTEST It s time to enter the Clay County Princess and Junior Princess Pageant. Princess (11-13 yrs) and Junior Princess (7-10 yrs) are limited to 15 contestants together. The $20 entry fee includes opening number t-shirt, gift bag and participation trophy. The 2018 Princess and Junior Princess will receive a tiara, sash, flowers and trophy. Runner-ups receive trophies. Participants must be a Clay County 4-H member or Clay County resident and be able to attend fair all 3 days. The entry packet is on our website, can be ed to you or you can find it on our bulletin board in the office entry. The 2018 State Fair 4-H Division Book can be found on our website or it can be ed to you. We will not be making copies to save on paper and ink costs. Be sure to read the page included with this newsletter on 2018 changes. FAIRGROUND FLOWER POTS If any club would like to provide and plant flowers in the large fairground flower pots, please stop by and get the key to the east barn and choose the pots you want. Sorry, office staff will not be pulling them out for you. PHOTOGRAPHY BOARD We have the photography foam board in the office for all your photography exhibits. Cost is $1.00/board. Please bring a check payable to Clay County 4-H Leaders Assoc. or cash in the correct amount. In an effort to highlight the AMAZING work our youth are doing across the state, each month there will be a member feature on igrow - similar to the 4-H Youth Program Advisor and Youth Council features (essentially a Q&A). In order to truly be highlighting youth from across the state, counties should nominate 4-H members that go above and beyond in their project areas. Think of the kids who have taken a project area far beyond what you could have imagined. This member should be more about the quality of their project(s), not the quantity. If there is more than one youth that fits the bill, we can submit multiple forms, but there will only be one feature per month. Use the Member Feature Form included with this newsletter and return to the office; we will submit it to the state. Save the form so you can submit monthly, if you wish. As always, let us know if you have any questions! NEW IN H EXHIBIT SILENT AUCTION DURING COUNTY FAIR GUIDELINES ARE ON OUR WEBSITE TRIPLE THREAT LIVESTOCK EXPO AND NORTHERN PLAINS LIVESTOCK SHOW Brown County Fairgrounds in Aberdeen, SD June 8-9, 2018 Contestant Packet on website Extension Office Staff Contact Information Lauren - Lauren.Hollenbeck@sdstate.edu Colleen - clay.county@sdstate.edu Phone: Fax:

4 June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat June 14 - Public Presentation registrations due by 5 pm June 19 - $20 Fashion Challenge registrations due by 5 pm June 20 - County Horse Show registrations due in Fair Entry and paper copy to office by 5 pm June 21 - Paint with Sherri registrations/payment due by 5 pm 1 Registration deadline for Fly Tying Workshop ALL LIVESTOCK DUE IN 4-H ONLINE 2 Livestock & Fitting Clinic including YQCA Class 9 am Union County Fairgrounds Alcester Election Day NO DOG Meckling Livestock Mulberry Point 6 p 6 Lucky Trailblazers Rodeo Grounds 6:30 pm 7 Dog 4-H Ctr 7 pm 8 Fly Tying Class 4-H Center 9 am 9 Lucky Trailblazers Rodeo Grounds 9 am Teen Leadership Conference, SDSU, Brookings Camp Poinsett, Arlington SD 10 Burbank Feeders 4-H Kitchen 6:30 pm 11 On-line registrations due for YQCA 12 Dog 4-H Ctr 7 pm 13 MANDATORY YQCA for swine exhibitors 6M 4-H Center Lucky Trailblazers Rodeo Grounds 6:30 pm 14 Dog 4-H Ctr 7 pm Lucky Trailblazers Rodeo Grounds 9 am Performing Arts Camp, NSU, Aberdeen Lucky Trailblazers 4-H Kitchen 6:30 p 19 Dog 4-H Ctr 7 pm 20 Public Presentation Contest 4 pm 4-H Ctr Lucky Trailblazers Rodeo Grounds 6:30 pm 21 No Dog Lucky Trailblazers Rodeo Grounds 9 am Citizenship Washington Focus, Washington DC $20 Fashion Challenge 9 am 4-H Leaders 530p 4H Kitchen 27 County Horse Show Rodeo Grounds 28 Painting with Sherri 2 pm 4-H Center Dog 4-H Ctr 7 m Dog 4-H Ctr 7 pm

5 2018 CLAY COUNTY FAIR & ACHIEVEMENT DAYS SCHEDULE Tuesday, August 7, pm Open Class Entry Exhibits (4-H Center) Wednesday, August 8, pm Enter & Interview all non-livestock 4-H projects (4-H Center) Thursday, August 9, am Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Rabbit, Poultry - weighed & checked-in 12-9 pm Open Class & 4-H Exhibit Buildings Opens 1-8 pm Vendor Booths (Clover Hall) 1-9 pm Inflatables 1-7 pm National Park Services Mobile Ranger Station 1-7 pm Sanford Mega Heart 1 pm Companion Animal Show (South End of Rabbit Barn) 2-8 pm Vermillion Ford Drive 4 UR Community 2-4 pm Princess Contest (Main Stage) 3 pm Storytime/Crafts with Vermillion Public Library (Clover Hall) 3 pm 4-H Poultry Show (Rabbit Barn) 3-7 pm Farmers Market (High Street) 3-7 pm Dunk Tank 4:30 pm Pedal Pull Sign up (Clover Hall) 5 pm Dakota Kids Pedal Pull (High Street) 5:30-7 pm FREE Community BBQ 5:30-6:30 pm Jim Perry Magic Show (Main Stage) 5:30 pm Power Wheels Derby Registration (Open Arena) 5:30 pm Lawn Mower Race Registration (Open Arena) 5:30 pm Beverage Garden Opens (Open Arena) 6:30 pm 4-H Swine Show (Covered Arena) 6:30 pm Lawn Mower Races Begin (Open Arena) 7:30 pm Kids Power Wheels Derby (Open Arena) 6:30-8:30 pm LIVE MUSIC-Bluff Ridge (Main Stage) Friday, August 10, am-9 pm Open Class & 4-H Exhibit Building Open 9:30 am 4-H Sheep Show (Covered Arena) 11-2 pm Outdoor Campus BB Gun Shootout (Open Arena) 12 pm Storytime/Crafts with Vermillion Public Library (Clover Hall) 1-9 pm Inflatables 1 pm 4-H Goat Show (Covered Arena) 1-3 pm FREE Craft Session Ages 3-7 (Clover Hall) 1-3 pm Dunk Tank 1-7 pm Sanford Mega Heart 1-8 pm Vendor Booths (Clover Hall) 1-8 pm VA Mobile Vet Center/Sioux Falls VA Health Care System 1:30-3:30 pm Elaine Peacock (Main Stage) 3 pm 4-H Rabbit Show (Rabbit/Poultry Barn) 3-7 pm Heartland Humane Society w/ pets available for adoption 3-7 pm Local Fare at the Fair (South end of Rabbit Barn) 3:30-5 pm Dairy Foods Contest (South end of Rabbit Barn) 3:30 pm Barnyard Olympics Sign up 4 pm Arena Gates & Beverage Garden Open 4 pm Barnyard Olympics (Open Arena) 4-5 pm Robotics Demonstration (Clover Hall)y 4-6 pm LIVE MUSIC-The Clutch (High Street)

6 4-8 pm Chainsaw Carving (Auction Saturday at 4 pm) 5 pm Ice Cream Social 5 pm Donkey Races Sign Up 7 pm Donkey Races (Open Arena) 9-12 pm Warning Shots (Open Arena) Saturday, August 11, am-9 pm Open Class & 4-H Exhibit Building Open 9-11 am Pancake Breakfast by 4-H Ambassadors 9 am Baby Beef Show (Covered Arena) 10 am 4-H Beef Show (Covered Arena) 12 pm Talent Show (Main Stage) 12-4 pm Car, Truck and Tractor Show and Shine Hosted by Dakota Classic Cruisers 12-1 pm Open Class Fruit Pie, Decorated Cake, and Cookie Contest Entry (4-H Center) 12-9 pm Inflatables 12-8 pm Vendors Open (Clover Hall) 12-8 pm VA Mobile Vet Center/Sioux Falls VA Health Care System 12-3 pm Dunk Tank 1 pm 4-H Round Robin Contest (Covered Arena) 2 pm Alumni Round Robin Contest w/ Livestock Awards (Covered Arena) 2 pm Cake Eating Competition Sign up 2-4 pm Bingo (South End of Rabbit Barn) 3 pm Cake Eating Competition (Main Stage) 3-5 pm Balloon Twister 4-6 pm Horse Rides (Softball Fields) 4 pm 4-H Fashion Review w/ pie and chainsaw carving auction (Main Stage) 5 pm Arena Gates & Beverage Garden Open 7 pm Demolition Derby (Open Arena) Events and times subject to change. Last Updated: 5/31/2018

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