July 2015 DATES TO REMEMBER Marion County Fair Theme:

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1 DATES TO REMEMBER July 2015 July 1 County/State Fair Entries Due to Extension Office 2 Extension Council Mtg, 7:30 p.m. at Extension Office 3 Extension Office Closed 9 Dyer-Hudson Judging, 9a.m.-4p.m Marion County Fair 23 FIRST Robotics informational meeting, 6pm at Extension Office August 2 Extension Council Mtg., 7:30p.m. at Extension Office 3 Iowa State Fair Static Exhibits due to the Extension Office 3 FIRST interest forms due 5 Iowa State Fair Food Exhibits due to the Extension Office 7-17 Iowa State Fair Fair Books Fair Books, Posters, and Schedule Cards are available at the Extension Office and at extension.iastate.edu/marion/4h. READ THE FAIRBOOK! There is important information/rules/guidelines in your fairbook that you will need to know for fair. There is no excuse for not knowing a rule, the fairbooks have been out for a couple of months! 2015 Marion County Fair Theme: 4-H T-Shirts Most livestock shows recommend you wear a 4-H T- shirt while showing and it is encouraged to wear one during Dyer-Hudson judging. 4-H t-shirts are available for purchase from the Extension Office for $7.00. Horse and Dairy exhibitors have specific dress codes. Read your fairbook for specific rules. Marion County Extension Staff County Extension Program Director: Dale Miller, dmill@iastate.edu County Youth Coordinator: Mindy Kephart, kephartm@iastate.edu Ag. Program Assistant: Karen Ackley, kackley@iastate.edu Youth Program Assistant: Chrys Bregar, cbregar@iastate.edu 4-H Summer Intern: Rachel Morgan; morgan@iastate.edu Region 14 Extension Education Director Nathan Crane, ncrane@iastate.edu Youth Program Specialist: Marisue Hartung, mhartung@iastate.edu 1

2 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) At the Fair Come learn about robotics and FIRST robotics programs at the fair. These will be hands-on workshops held in the tent area by the Bingley Building. Teams of 3 youth who have completed 4th grade and 1 adult will get to learn about Lego Mindstorm kits and the programming that tells a Mindstorm NXT what to do. Pre-registration is required to participate. Register by calling the Extension Office before the fair. Registrations need to be completed in Dyer- Hudson the day before the workshop. Don t have a full team? Fill out a registration form and we can build a team. Anyone can come watch. 12pm- 2pm Sunday, July 12 3:30pm -5:30pm Sunday, July 12 12pm - 2pm Tuesday, July 15 Bucket of Junk Contest! This is the third year for the Marion County 4-H Bucket of Junk Contest. We had 7 five gallon buckets of Junk donated by Vermeer in Pella and Weiler in Knoxville. Each bucket was filled with a variety of scrap metal from the two businesses. The first 7 4-Hers into the Extension Office were able to choose a number that went along with which bucket they received. After receiving the bucket of junk the 4-Her and an adult worked together to create a sculpture or lawn art piece. The rules of the contest were as follows: Teams must use approximately 75% of the materials in the bucket. Teams may clean, sand, weld, glue, cut, bolt, fasten, bend, shape, paint, or finish the items that you are provided. Teams WERE NOT allowed to add any extra pieces that weren t in the bucket. The finished pieces will be judged at Dyer-Hudson on artistic merit, technical merit, and the write up on the creation on July 10 th. After being judged they will be on display in the Dyer Hudson Building until July 15 th. Be sure to come to the Marion County Fair and support the 4-H program and the bucket of junk creations. If you want to have one the 8 pieces of art in your house, front yard, or business, be sure to come to the Marion County Fair Show Pavilion on July 17 th at 6pm to bid on the sculptures! They will be auctioned off during the 4-H Foundation Recognition Events, which includes senior 4-H/FFA members, Parade of Champions, and the 4-H Bucket of Junk Auction.

3 Dyer-Hudson Club Work Schedule Wednesday July 10 3 L s - 2 p.m. (Set-up/Clean) Friday July 10 *3L s Bake Sale on Thursday 9:00-1:00 White Breast Beavers 1:00-5:00 Hop n Hurry 5:00-8:00 Friendly Guys & Gals Saturday July 11 9:00-1:00 Just US 1:00-5:00 Prairie Pioneers 5:00-8:00 Friendly Guys & Gals Sunday July 12 11:00-2:00 Our Union 2:00-5:00 County Line 5:00-8:00 Prairie Pride Monday, July 143 9:00-1:00 Dalcher Go Getters 1:00-5:00 Lake Prairie 5:00-8:00 Prairie Pioneers Tuesday, July 15 9:00-1:00 Bullets & Bows 1:00-5:00 Just Us 5:00-8:00 Hex-a-Poppin Wednesday, July 15 9:00-1:00 County Crusaders 1:00-5:00 Lake Prairie 7:30 Saint Pride *will be there after awards to tear down Water Bucket of Flowers Friday, July 11th Sat., July 12th Sun., July 13th Mon., July 14th Tues., July 15th Alexa Dingeman Lydia Dingeman Kaley Iddings Cory Harvey Bailey VandeKamp Concession Stand Work Schedule Friday, July 11th 9:00-1:00 Hop n Hurry 1:00-5:00 Dalcher Go Getters 5:00-9:30 Our Union Saturday, July 12th 6:45-11:45 Prairie Pioneers 11:30-4:15 County Line 4:00-9:30 White Breast Beavers Sunday, July 13th 6:45-11:45 Saint Pride 11:30-4:15 Prairie Pioneers 4:00-9:30 3 L s Sunday, July 13th; Horse Arena 8:30-1:00 Hex-A-Poppin 1:00-5:00 Our Union Monday, July 14th 6:45-11:45 Prairie Pride 11:30-4:15 Prairie Pride 4:00-9:30 3-L s Tuesday, July 15th 6:45-11:45 Lake Prairie 10:30 2:00 Friendly Guys & Gals 11:30-4:15 Saint Pride 4:00-9:30 Bullets & Bows Wednesday, July 16th 6:45-11:45 Co. Crusaders 11:30-4:15 Dalcher Go Getters 4:00-9:30 Just Us Thursday, July 18th 6:45-? White B. B. 7:30-10:30 Just Us Ribbon Help Friday, July 10th Critter Show, 9:30a.m. Cody S., Tierney H., Mickayla M. Pet Show, 10:00a.m. Bailey V., Kaley I. Dog Obedience Show Post People 5 pm Ribbons Coledon V. Connor B. Travis P, Josh R. Saturday, July 11th Cat Show, 9:30a.m. Sam B. Goat Show 1p.m. Chelsea S., Jordan B. Sunday, July 12th Horse Show, 8:30a.m. Loran S., Vickie A., Jenny P. Chandler J., Barnyard Olympics: Everyone!!!! Monday, July 13th Sheep Show, 8:00a.m. Levi C., Atty B., Jenna K., Poultry Show, 5:30 pm Tuesday, July 14th Rabbit Show, 7:00a.m. Kylee V., Kortney V., Beef Show, 8:00a.m. Beef Queen, Beef Princess Bucket Calf Judging 3:30 p.m. Hannah P. Wednesday, July 15th Swine Show, 8:00a.m. Avery L., Colton S., Parade of Champions5:30 p.m. Please remember to thank the people who bought your animals at the auction last year! 4

4 2015 Communications Results Name Type Title Award Nicholas Martin & Jake Hiemstra Working Exhibit Yarn Craft Craig Fallis Working Exhibit Making a Tie Blanket Merit Bailey Vandekamp Share-The-Fun Beauty and the Beast on Piano Kaley Iddings & Bailey Vandekamp Share-The-Fun If It Hadn t Been for Love Justis Bacon Share-The-Fun Piano Piece Cossack Ride Nicholas Martin Share-The-Fun Flute Solo Star Search by Mozart ISF Alternate/Excellence Julian Bacon Share-The-Fun Piano Piece Classic Sonata Excellence Bailey Vandekamp Extemporaneous Victoria Adrian Kaley Iddings & Bailey Vandekamp Justis Bacon Julian Bacon Peter Picard Hannah Picard India and Sari Wrapping Cool Cameras by the Camera Cats Ninjas Suffolk-Cross Sheep Gettysburg: The Accidental Battle that Changed the War Avian Flu Excellence Henry Picard The Beginning of a New Nation: The Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill Excellence Sophia Picard 4-H/FFA Member Dance Monday, July 13th from 8:00-10:30 p.m. The Dance will be held in the back of Dyer Hudson. Cost: Members - $5.00 Non-Members - $5.00 Non-members can only attend if they are a guest of a 4-H/FFA member. 4-H/FFA members must sign-up their guests by 5:00 p.m. the day of the dance. Sign-up sheet will be available in the Dyer-Hudson building. Swine Exhibitors This is a reminder that all swine must be ear notched before the fair. Please do not bring pigs to the fair with fresh ear notches! If you need help with ear notching please contact the Marion County Extension Office or a Swine Superintendent. 5

5 2015 Clothing Day Results Attylissa Bailey Clothing Selection State Fair / Purple Victoria Adrian Clothing Selection Purple Victoria Adrian Clothing Selection Purple Bailey Vandekamp Clothing Selection Purple Mickayla McGill Clothing Selection Purple Rebekah Brown Clothing Selection Blue Rebekah Brown Clothing Selection Blue Victoria Adrian $15 Challenge Purple Kaitlyn Anderson $15 Challenge Purple Victoria Adrian $15 Challenge Purple Victoria Adrian Fashion Revue Purple 2015 Clover Kids Fun Day was held on June 16th at Auld Park in Knoxville. Did you know that Marion County 4-H is on Facebook? Like us at to see all of the great photos that we take at the fair! Congratulations to the 2015 Graduating Seniors Alli Friday Our Union Anthony Zoutte 3-L s, Bullets & Bows Cathryn Yoder Prairie Pride Chase Van Vliet Prairie Pride Cory Harvey County Crusaders Elizabeth Rowley Hop N Hurry Hagen Fouch Our Union Hunter Bailey Lake Prairie, FIRST Tech Challenge Jenny Petersen County Crusaders Kennedy Core Our Union Levi Collins County Crusaders Mason Ogbourne FIRST Tech Challenge Olivia Montgomery White Breast Beavers, Bullets & Bows Ryan Wichhart Prairie Pride Sarah Van Hulzen Saint Pride Ty Schneider Saint Pride Tyler Blaudow Saint Pride 5

6 6 Quick Checklist for Dyer-Hudson 1. Read Fairbook 2. Make a list of the Exhibits you will be taking to Dyer-Hudson Judging Day 3. Read Copyright rules listed in the fairbook, pg. 4H-6, #18. Double check your exhibits for Copyright issues. 4. Fill out Dyer-Hudson 4-H Exhibit Entry Form 5. Fill out 4-H Exhibit Record Form or Write/Type out 4 goal questions on paper (4 questions can be found on pg. 4H-4 & 4H-23) This is required for County Fair. Exhibits will not be accepted without a record. 6. Identify appropriate requirements of Elements and Principles of Design for Visual Arts, Home Improvement, and Clothing Exhibits. (check out 4H-18) 7. Fill out Entry Tags (1 must be attached to each exhibit) 8. All paperwork (exhibit tag and exhibit record) needs to be completed when you come to the fair, DO NOT bring your projects in without completed forms and tags! 9. Wear 4-H T-shirt. If you do not have one they are available for purchase at the Extension Office for $7 10. Check-in will be from 9:00a.m to 3:30p.m.; this will allow the judges to complete their judging and begin the process of choosing exhibits for State Fair. 11. There will be a State Fair Exhibitor meeting at 7pm on Wednesday, July 15th in Dyer Hudson. 12. If you have questions, or need help filling out paperwork prior to the day of judging, please contact Mindy, Chrys, or Rachel ** Dyer-Hudson exhibits will be displayed in the Dyer-Hudson building during the fair. Once they have been judged they will be placed in your club booth. On Wednesday, July 15 th from 7:30-8:30p.m. they must be checked out. At the time of check out you will receive your premium money for the ribbons you earned. If you do not pick up your exhibits between 7:30-8:30p.m. you will forfeit your premium money.** Dear Volunteers and Parents: The County Fair is quickly approaching! It is such an exciting time to be able to see all the hard work that our young people have invested in their project areas and exhibits. As we go through the pre-fair time and the fair time, please keep in mind that this is only a small (but very memorable) piece of the whole 4- H experience. The competition of the county fair can be a positive experience if we keep it in perspective and help youth learn from their experiences. Here are some helpful tips from the Iowa 4-H Youth Development Program (4H-203-A) for helping youth keep perspective during this time. Allow youth to select the project area in which they will compete. This helps give them a sense of control. Encourage youth to participate in a variety of competitive events (livestock judging, showmanship) and cooperative activities (helping in the 4-H food stand, helping decorate the club booth). Be positive. Make expectations realistic. Peer competition allows the opportunity for adults to teach youth about limits and strengths; setting goals; and the personal and social benefits of projects done alone or with friends. Be a positive role model Always place the youth first and winning second. Most importantly, support youth in their competitive efforts, but don t compete with them or through them for your own satisfaction. When youth achieve, their pride should come from accomplishing their goals, not yours. From your own experiences with competition, you understand that a single outcome from a single event does not determine how successful or unsuccessful you will be throughout life. Your mature attitude toward competition will help youth learn how to deal with the pressure that comes with the competition experience. If you are with the youth following a judging experience, help them process the experience by asking, What did you learn? What did you enjoy about the experience? As 4-H volunteers and parents, you play a significant role in shaping how your young person views competition and what they learn from the 4-H experience at the county fair and throughout the year. We applaud what you do for these young people and encourage you to help them always think about how to make the best better!

7 Saturday, July 12 th National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum ALL CARS MUST PASS INSPECTION TO QUALIFY FOR THE RACE Following are the inspection points 1. The car weight shall not exceed 5.0 ounces. The official race scale shall be considered final. 2. The overall length of the car shall not exceed 7 inches. 3. The overall width of the car shall not exceed 2 ¾ inches. 4. The car must have 1 ¾ clearance between the wheels. 5. The car must have 3/8 clearance underneath the body. 6. The wood provided in the kit must be used. The block may be shaped any way that is desired. 7. The wheels supplied with the kit must be used. The wheels may not be cut, drilled, beveled or rounded. You may remove the seam from the wheels. 8. The axles supplied with the kit must be used. They may be polished or lubricated. 9. Wheel bearings, washers or bushings are prohibited. 10. The car must not ride on any type of springs. 11. The car must be freewheeling, with no starting devices. 12. No loose material of any kind, such as lead shot, may be used. Each car must pass inspection by the official inspection committee before it will be allowed to compete. The Inspection Committee has the responsibility to disqualify those cars that do not meet these specifications. Start time: 10 am For any questions call the Marion County Extension Office Bucket of Flowers Help support the County Council in a fun, creative way. Make a bucket of flowers! Just use a 5-gallon bucket with flowers that have been grown by you and a card listing the variety of flowers and light requirements. It s an easy exhibit to bring to Dyer Hudson! After judging on the 9th, the buckets will be placed around the fair for beautification. A few things to think about while making and decorating your bucket are to put empty milk cartons or pop bottles as fillers at the bottom to prevent heaviness. Also remember the 2015 Fair theme: Barn in the USA for decorating ideas! The buckets will be auctioned off in a silent auction that will be held throughout the week. Livestock Judging Contest Come test your skills at judging livestock at the Marion County Fair! The contest will be held Monday July 14th at 4pm in the Show Pavilion. Swine, Sheep, and Cattle will be the species judged. Get a team of 4-H members, FFA members, or adults together or complete as and individual! Awards will be announced following contest. Trophies for the top individuals and teams. Dyer-Hudson Club Booths Club members may come and decorate booths on Wed., July 9 th between 6:00-8:00p.m., or wait until judging day. The booths must be completed by 4:00p.m. on Thursday, July 10 th. Please let the Extension Office know if you plan to decorate on Wednesday evening. 4-H members must decorate the booth, adults can assist but not complete it! The theme is: Barn in the USA Judging Criteria: 10% - Club Name is clearly visible. 15% - Theme has been carried out. 25% - Booth is clean, free from unnecessary items and exhibits have been attractively arranged to be easily visible to the public. 50% - Creativity 10

8 Happy Summer! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Many materials can be made available in alternative formats for ADA clients. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC or call Marion County 210 N Iowa Street PO Box 409 Knoxville, IA Return Service Requested Non-Profit Organization Permit No. 35 Knoxville, IA