Your guide to what s inside: Take a peek inside for the latest info you need to know about the Delta County Fair!

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1 Your guide to what s inside: Take a peek inside for the latest info you need to know about the Delta County Fair! Delta county fair Pre-Entry Deadline July 2018 In order for Delta County Fair pre-entries to be processed they must be dropped off at the following location: CSU Extension Office, 525 Dodge Street, Delta before 4:30 PM on July 6, There will be NO pre-entry form pick up at the Delta County Fairgrounds Livestock Office this year! Pre-entries entries are due by July 6, Entries made after this date and/or without all signatures will not be accepted by the Delta County Extension Office and will not be entered in the Delta County Fair. Additional copies of pre-entry forms are available at the Extension Office and on the Delta County 4-H website: Shooting Sports members are required to bring their 70% or more completed record books to the Delta County Fair Shoot on July 21, Dog Project members must bring their record books to the Extension Office by 4:30 PM on July 20th. PLEASE DO NOT attach or affix items to the front door, back door, or any other location at the Delta County Extension Office. (This includes, but is not limited to, pre-entry forms and record books.) The Delta County Extension Office is not responsible for items that are lost, stolen or confiscated from any of these locations.. Any pre-entry forms found on the front/back of the building will be returned to the owner and WILL NOT be entered in the 2018 fair! All record books found on the front/back of the building will be returned to the owner and WILL NOT be recorded as turned in.

2 VETERINARY SERVICES AT FAIR Attention 4-H and FFA members! In the event that you have an animal at the fair that requires the services of a veterinarian, you will need to contact him/her yourself and cover the expenses as needed. If necessary, the livestock office will be available for you to make your emergency phone calls and the superintendents will assist as best they can, but any services rendered to your animal, and the payment for those services, by any veterinarian will be your responsibility. Record Book Policy All Delta County 4-H members with general projects (those that are displayed in the exhibit hall) who do NOT bring an exhibit to the 2018 Delta County Fair will be required to turn in their record books on September 7, 2018, which is the same date that the livestock, horse, dog and shooting sports record books are due! The 70% completion requirement will apply to these books. In addition, general project members who do not participate in the 2018 Fair and fail to turn in their record book(s) will not be allowed to participate in those project(s) the following 4-H year. DELTA COUNTY FAIR SHOOT The 2018 Delta County Fair Shoot is scheduled for Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the 4-H Shooting Sports Range in Eckert. All shooting sports shooting events will be conducted on this day. You must pre-enter enter by 4:30 PM on July 6, 2018 and you must have met practice requirements to participate in the event! ALL Shooting Sports members must drop off their shooting sports record books at the Extension Office by 4:30 PM on September 7th when the other record books are due. WEIGH-IN TRAFFIC When bringing ALL animals to fair, we will be following the same traffic pattern that was used at weigh-in. You will go around behind the rodeo grounds and come along the Northwest side of the Event Center. Beef will be unloaded at the South end of the Event Center. Hogs, poultry, rabbits, and chickens will be unloaded by the alley between the Events Center and the old barn. Sheep, goats, and llamas will be unloaded on the Northwest side of the old barn. ALL TRAILERS will then exit along the side of the old barn back to the trailer parking area behind the Event Center. When unloading, all trailers are expected to be pulled out of the designated traffic flow lanes. Each 4-H Club or FFA Chapter will be allowed to park one trailer for feed and supplies in the designated parking areas near the livestock barns. In the event of another VS or similar outbreak, veterinarians or representatives of the Colorado Department of Ag will be stationed on the grounds beyond the camping area to inspect all necessary livestock prior to unloading. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

3 How to The Market Livestock Sale Committee is requiring both 4-H and FFA members who sell animals at the Delta County Fair to write a thank-you to their buy- get your ers in order to receive payment for their animals. Here are the details: fair sale Members are required to write a thank-you and provide an addressed and stamped envelope for check each thank-you written. Members must deliver thank-you cards to the Delta Extension Office. If you choose to mail your thank-you to the Extension Office, another stamped envelope must be enclosed for mailing to the buyer. The Delta Extension Office does not sell postage. Be sure to have postage on your thank-you prior to your arrival. The requirements above must be met in order for members to receive their sale check. Checks will not be available to ANYONE until 2 weeks after fair. All checks will be mailed to the exhibitor. If a thank you is not turned in by September 14th the member will not be allowed to show/sell any market species the following year. If your check needs to be replaced for any reason you will be charged $ It s our fair There are a number of major tasks that need extra hands let s all help during the County Fair: On Monday, out! tearing down the Horse Show panels and getting the barn ready for the steers is always a big job. We definitely need all the help we can get for that project. Setting up the alley for the Pig Show on Tuesday afternoon always requires help. The Pig Show on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning also requires lots of help. We are looking into new ways to speed up the sale of animals on Saturday and will need lots of help to set up the show ring on Saturday morning before the sale. The Delta County Fair is one of the biggest and best community events of the year. One of the main reasons it brings so much satisfaction to our community is precisely because it s run by volunteers. But like all good things worth doing, it requires a lot of work. The Fair Board and the superintendents work hard and volunteer their time all year to prepare for this event, but they need help to make sure everything that needs to be done gets done. Everyone that brings projects to the fair is most likely aware of whom the superintendents are for that particular project. We ask your cooperation to please contact the superintendents and Fair Board members to volunteer your time to help in whatever tasks need to be done. IT S OUR FAIR, LET S ALL HELP OUT!

4 Fairgrounds scale open! Attention 4-H/FFA Market Livestock Project Members! The Fairboard will have the scale at the fairgrounds in Hotchkiss open for use on the following date and time: July 3rd, 6:00 to 7:15 PM. Bring your beef, sheep, swine and/or goats, get them weighed, and adjust their feeding schedule accordingly. Maintaining proper rate of gain records is a critical step to proper animal nutrition and assuring the quality of your livestock project. DELTA COUNTY FAIR- BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE! FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF DELTA COUNTY FAIR RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS CLASSES AND DEADLINES PLEASE SEE THE 2018 DELTA COUNTY FAIRBOOK. Pre-entry entry forms available at the delta 4-h office Pre-entry forms for 4-H/FFA livestock, small animals, shooting sports, dog and 4-H general projects are now available at the Delta 4-H office. In addition, pre-entry forms for Open Class livestock are also available. ALL livestock and 4-H/FFA exhibits must be preentered before 4:30 PM on July 6, Additional copies of pre-entry forms are available at the Extension Office and on the Delta County 4-H website: We are accepting pre-entries at this time so go ahead and get them done. You can turn them in and take them off your To Do list! FaSHION REVUE & CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION PRE-ENTRIES ENTRIES Clothing Construction pre-entries and Fashion Revue pre-entries RE- QUIRE two different pre-entry forms! You will need to fill out a Delta County Fair pre-entry form for you Clothing Construction exhibits and another preentry form for you Fashion Revue preentries.

5 The highest level test that a member has taken and passed (both written and riding) as of July 6, 2018 is the level that member will be allowed to exhibit in at the 2018 Delta County Fair! Written levels tests will not be given at the Delta Extension Office from July 2, 2018 through August 31, Delta County Horse Leaders who give Horse Levels RIDING tests need to be sure to turn in all completed tests to the Delta Extension Office. This is the only way we have of knowing which members have passed the different riding levels. If you do not turn this information in, we will assume that the information we have on file is the most current information available. Delta County FAIR IT S NOT JUST FOR KIDS! Wanna make a couple of bucks and have bragging rights? You ve been helping your kids get ready to strut their stuff at the County Fair which is great but what about YOU? We know that there are some really talented parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and big (and little!) brothers & sisters out there! The Delta County Fair offers Exhibit Hall displays in arts, crafts, ceramics, doll making, scrapbooking, baking, food preservation, flowers, crops, herbs, fruits, vegetables, sewing, photography, needlework, quilting and much more! Open Class Heritage Hall entries will be accepted from 8:00 AM 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 7th so grab a fairbook and check out the classes you can enter today. We are looking forward to seeing you there! DELTA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS HELMET POLICY Delta County Fairgrounds (DCFG) has the following policy for riders ages 17 and under: Due to the unpredictability of equine behavior, and a concern for the health and well-being of children, the Board of Commissioners of Delta County has adopted a policy requiring the use of equine industry standard helmets or the signing of a notarized waiver of liability by the parent or guardian. This policy applies to individual riders and boarders, as well as all organizers, and promoters, of equine events. Organizers and promoters shall assure that all participants are in compliance with this policy. Contact the DCFG office for the Helmet Waiver of Liability. Riders age 17 and under who do not comply with this policy will lose their privilege to participate in any further activity at the Fairgrounds until the signed waiver is provided.

6 COUNTY FAIR GENERAL PROJECT INTERVIEW JUDGING Members with 4-H General Projects (the projects that are exhibited in Heritage Hall during the County Fair) need to be aware that interview judging will be held Saturday, August 4th beginning at 9:00 AM in Heritage Hall. (This date does not apply to Clothing project members. These projects will be interview judged at a different time and location.) Be sure to mark this date on your calendars! A full schedule of scheduled interview times will be mailed to General Project members in July. Be sure to bring your exhibit & record books to your interview. FFA ALUMNI CONCESSION The Hotchkiss FFA Alumni concession stand will be open during the 4-H/FFA Horse Show (Sunday & Monday, August 5th & 6th). The Concession Stand will be located by the Events Center and will open at 8:00 AM. They will offer breakfast items, burgers, hot dogs, cold drinks, and lots of other good stuff! Be sure to stop by! OFFICE REMINDERS Fair season is here and we want to remind our families of a couple of things: Our summer office hours are 7:30-11:30 and 12:30-4:30 Monday thru Friday. The Delta County Extension Office will not be open over the lunch hour. Items that have due dates are due before 4:30 PM on the due date. Items that are faxed, dropped off, or ed after the 4:30 PM cut off will not be accepted as turned in on time. There is NO drop box at our office. PLEASE do not drop items at the office by hanging them from a door handle, setting them on a step, etc. Items that are left in this manner tend to disappear. The Delta County Extension Office is not responsible for items that have been affixed, attached, or dropped outside the office and are then lost, stolen, or confiscated. Items that are found affixed, attached, or dropped outside the office will be returned to the owner and not accepted as turned in.

7 TIPS FOR 4-H INTERVIEW JUDGING DO: Be certain of the time and place of the interview. Plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Shake hands firmly when offered. Wait for the interviewer to sit down or invite you to sit down before seating yourself. Think about the question you have been asked before answering. Act natural and show confidence. Make eye contact. Avoid looking up in the air or shifting your gaze when speaking. Be neat and courteous. Sell yourself make the interviewer remember you. Remember: First impressions count! Listen to your interviewer and be interested in what they have to say. Keep your voice conversational. Clarity, sincerity, and enthusiasm convey a positive message. Smile and thank the interviewer for their time. DON T Don t be late for your interview. Don t come unprepared. Don t chew gum. Don t talk in a monotone. Don t slouch in your chair. Sit up straight. DRESS: GUYS: slacks (pressed, creased jeans and khakis are appropriate), collared shirt without tie, dress shoes or boots. GALS: Skirts or slacks with appropriate blouse or shirt. Denim skirts, pressed, creased jeans or khakis are appropriate. Dress shoes or sandals no flip-flops! Wear clothing that makes you feel good. Your aim is to appear calm, poised and polished. Classic dress that follows the 4-H dress code is appropriate. All clothing should be neat, clean, and acceptable in repair and appearance. No t-shirts, muscle shirts, belly shirts or spaghetti strap tops. Clothing that exposes undergarments is not allowed. No bare back shirts, halter tops, tube tops or clothing with inappropriate language or logos. Jeans are acceptable if they are not faded and have no holes or ragged edges. Mid-thigh length shorts are acceptable. No cut off shorts, short shorts, spandex or athletic shorts. Keep clothing and hair neat and tasteful.

8 Filling Out Pre-Entry Forms? Here s How: How to Fill Out Your 4-H Shooting Sports Pre-Entry Form: The shooting sports pre-entry form is for members who want to participate in the actual shooting event. Members need to write in all classes they wish to participate in at the Delta County Fair shoot on this sheet. You do not need different sheets for different disciplines. You will need a copy of the Delta County Fairbook for a list of classes. Members who want to participate in the Shooting Sports Premier Exhibitor contest need to mark the box on the Shooting Sports pre-entry form. Shooting Sports project members who wish to exhibit a display in Heritage Hall need to fill out a nonlivestock pre-entry form. This form is for all 4-H/FFA exhibitors who will have a display at the county fair. Displays are NOT required for members who are NOT participating in the Shooting Sports Premier Exhibitor contest. Shooting Sports Premier Exhibitor contest participants will need to fill out BOTH a non-livestock preentry form showing the specific class their required shooting sports display is in AND a shooting sports preentry form. Displays ARE required for members who elect to participate in this contest. Double & triple check to make sure you have all the necessary signatures on your form(s) before you turn it in. Forms without appropriate signatures will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of county fair shoot participants to make sure their Hunter Safety number is written in on the county fair shooting sports pre-entry form. Please be aware that forms that are turned in without this information will be returned to the participants for completion. How to Fill Out Your 4-H/FFA Non-livestock (Exhibit Hall) Pre-Entry Form: EACH exhibitor must fill out an entry sheet for EACH project type that is to be exhibited. Place all classes for that project on one sheet (i.e. all forestry on one sheet, all clothing on one sheet, all ceramics on one sheet, etc). You will need a copy of the Delta County Fairbook to get a list of classes. Clothing Construction and Fashion Revue should be on TWO different sheets! Double & triple check to make sure you have all the necessary signatures on the form before you turn it in. Forms without appropriate signatures will not be accepted. How to Fill Out Your Livestock (Exhibit Hall) Pre-Entry Form: EACH exhibitor must fill out an entry sheet for EACH project type that is to be exhibited. Place all classes for that project on the correct pre-entry form. (Beef on the beef form, sheep on the sheep form, etc ) The Showmanship classes, and Bred & Fed competitions must also be pre-entered. There are specific boxes on the forms to pre-enter these classes. Be sure to check your form to make sure you have filled all the classes you want to participate in completely. Please be aware that you will need a Delta County Fairbook in order to enter breeding classes. You will need to look up the appropriate Department/Section/Class numbers as well as the class names and enter these in the appropriate boxes on your pre-entry forms. Be sure to fill in the back of your form(s) with all the appropriate information and signatures. Double & triple check to make sure you have all the necessary signatures on BOTH sides of the form before you turn it in. Forms without appropriate signatures will not be accepted. Pre-entries are due by July 6, Additional copies of pre-entry forms are available at the Extension Office and on the Delta County Fair website:.

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10 CAMPING AT THE FAIR 4-H/FFA families wishing to camp on the Delta County fairgrounds during the Delta County Fair may do so. Camper spaces by Heritage Hall and the park are reserved for Fairboard members only. Families wishing to camp behind the Events Center or in the trees behind the beef tie outs by the river are welcome. It is a first come, first served parking area. Please note that families camping at the fairgrounds MUST purchase a 4-H/ FFA family wristband for each member staying at the fairgrounds. Wristband prices are $30 for adults (ages 12 and over) and $25 for kids (ages 4-11). Camping rules: 1. Camping either on or behind the fairgrounds is not free. Every person in a camper is required to purchase an allinclusive wristband that will allow entrance to all events. This is required to control all events after hours. 2. No open fires allowed, no alcohol allowed, no dogs allowed. 3. No generators allowed after 10:00 PM. 4. Please contact Kirby Clock at to obtain a camping pass. The camping pass must be displayed in a conspicuous place. Contact Kirby with any questions. 5. Failure to obey these regulations could result in the camper(s) being asked to leave or have their vehicle/camper removed from the fairgrounds. STATE FAIR INFO The 2018 Colorado State Fair Contestant s Premium Book is available exclusively on-line at its website: You can find easy access under the Exhibitor Center tab then go to the division and breed/ show selections. All entry forms, schedules, deadlines and rules are included in each section. No hard copies of the Contestant s Premium Book will be printed or mailed! For more information contact the Colorado State Fair Livestock & Small Animal Department at or 2035; or Horse Show Department at or Did you know that 4-H is the nation s largest youth organization? Worldwide, there are over 6 million youth who participate. 4-H is all 64 counties in Colorado with a total of 102,983 members throughout the state. That means that you can find young people (our future leaders!) taking the lead in addressing today s challenges and learning by doing in every corner of the state. (In the Tri-River Area we have roughly 1,036 members enrolled!) From youth in urban communities to young people in rural settings they are all living up to the 4-H motto: To Make the Best Better.

11 What are your exhibit requirements for fair? Wondering just what you are required to bring with your 4-H Exhibit Hall project to the Delta County Fair? This is the page where you can look at the actual score sheets that will be used by judges when they are judging your project at the County Fair: php If you click on the link below you will be able to find all the requirements for what you need to bring for your display at the County Fair: Don t Forget! You must have all required signatures on your pre-entry forms before they are turned in! IMPORTANT FAIR DATES & Deadlines An important part of 4-H is being responsible. Meeting set deadlines is part of this responsibility. Some important upcoming Fair related dates and deadlines are listed below. (Please remember: All deadlines are 4:30 PM on the due date. Mailed information must reach the office by the due date.) July 6, 2018 All county fair 4-H/FFA pre-entries & Open Class livestock pre-entries due 4:30 PM, Delta Office July 19, Clothing Construction and Fashion Revue judging, Delta Performing Arts Center, 9AM July 20, 2018 Dog project record books due 4:30 PM, Delta Office August 3, 2018 Club Wall Decorating Party, 6:00-8:00 PM, Heritage Hall August 4, 2018 Interview Judging for 4-H General Exhibits and Shooting Sports Premier Exhibitor Contest Participants. This will happen at Heritage Hall on the Delta County Fairgrounds A word to the wise deadlines are non-negotiable and will be strictly enforced!

12 When? Thursday, July 19, 2018 Where? The Details: Delta Center for the Performing Arts Registration begins at 8:30 AM. Fashion Revue judging starts at 9:00 AM. Clothing Construction interviews and judging run consecutively with the Fashion Revue judging. Clothing Construction awards will be placed on garments in Heritage Hall no later than Tuesday, August 7, Fashion Revue contestants will also participate in the Delta County Fair Fashion Revue on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Delta County Fairgrounds Event Center. Modeling awards will be given at this event. Everyone is welcome to attend and watch our 4-H members strut their stuff! Join the Delta County 4-H Council at Heritage Hall on Friday, August 3rd at 6:00 PM for pizza, friendship, creativity and fun! Bring copies of photos (old & new!), drawings, or other items that you can attach to your club wall and show the entire county what YOUR club is all about! The Exhibit Hall will close promptly at 8:00 PM that night. Each club is asked to bring the needed items to decorate their wall. Walls are 8 feet tall by 4 feet wide. Decoration should follow the 2018 Fair Theme A Touch of Country. Please help us plan the party by calling the 4-H Office at by Wednesday, August 1st to let us know how many people from your club will be attending!

13 JULY 2018 Sun Mon Tue Delta 4-H Council, Hotchkiss, 7 PM Wed Independence Day, Office Closed Thu Fri 5 6 Delta County Fair Livestock and General Exhibit Preentries due, 4:30 PM Clothing Construction Judging & Fashion Revue, Performing Arts Center, 8:30 AM registration 20 Dog project record books due by 5PM, Delta 4-H Office Sat 21 Delta County Fair Shoot, 4-H Range, Eckert, 8AM Don t forget! The 4-H Office has summer hours! We will be open 7:30-11:30 and 12:30-4:30 Monday - Friday

14 AUGUST 2018 Sun Mon 5 6 Delta County Fair, Fairgrounds, Hotchkiss, August State Fair bound Exhibit Hall projects due to 4-H Office by 4:30 PM Tue Wed Thu Fri Club Wall Decorating Party, 6PM, Heritage Hall, Hotchkiss State Fair bound cakes & baked goods due to 4-H Office by 8:30 AM Colorado State Fair, Aug 24 -Sept Sat 4 Interview Judging for 4-H General Exhibits, Heritage Hall, 9AM 25

15 Important Upcoming Dates! July 4 - Independence Day observed, Offices Closed July 6 - Delta County fair 4-H/FFA and Open class livestock pre-entries due, 4:30 PM July 19 - Clothing Construction & Fashion Revue judging, 9:00 AM July 20 - Delta Fair dog record books due, 4:30 PM July 21 - Delta County Fair Shooting Event, 8AM, Eckert Range Aug 3 - Delta 4-H Club Wall decorating party, 6-8PM, Heritage Hall Aug 4 - Delta County Fair General Projects Interview Judging, 9AM Aug Delta County Fair, Hotchkiss Sept 7 - Achievement Nominations and all record books due to office, 4:30 PM Sept 10 - Delta Council ELECTIONS! - Delta Courthouse, 7PM Sept 21 - Delta Award Forms & Special Nomination Forms due to office, 4:30 PM Oct 1 - Delta Office returns to winter hours, 8:00-12:00 and 1:00 to 5:00 Monday thru Friday Oct 5 - Achievement Program, Heritage Hall, Hotchkiss, 6:00 PM Oct 8 - Delta Executive Council, Hotchkiss Oct 8 - Columbus Day, Delta & Montrose Offices Closed Nov 4 - Daylight Savings time Fall Back! Nov 12 - Veteran s Day observed, Offices Closed Nov Thanksgiving Holiday, Offices Closed Dec 25 - Christmas Day, Offices Closed GUESS WHAT?!? We DO accept County Fair pre-entries BEFORE the July 6 th deadline! Completed pre-entries can be dropped off during office hours beginning now and continuing through July 6 th. Just think if you get your forms filled out and turned in you have one more thing you can mark off your TO DO list. Think how wonderful that will feel! So if you re coming through town, if you live in town, or if you need an excuse to go to town - get those preentry forms completed and drop them by on your way! HAVE A GREAT FAIR!

16 MARKET LIVESTOCK SALE INVITATIONS Attention all 4-H and FFA Members exhibiting Market Livestock projects at the 2018 Delta County Fair: The Junior Market Livestock Sale Committee is requiring ALL 4-H and FFA Members selling an animal and/or cheese at the 2018 Delta County Fair to complete a form showing you have invited two (2) buyers to the Market Livestock Sale. A copy of the required form will be attached to all Market Livestock pre-entry forms and are also available at: deltacountyfair.com Failure to complete the form and return it with your pre-entries with signatures from two individuals or businesses will result in the Sale Committee taking $25 per invitation not completed (up to $50) from your sale check! WRISTBANDS REQUIRED All persons camping on the Fairgrounds during the Delta County Fair are required to purchase a wristband. During event times no one will be allowed to enter by vehicle through the back gate by Heritage Hall without a wristband on every person in the vehicle. Please remember on event nights to feed your animals early! Persons who want to feed their animals after event parking has started (usually 1½ hours prior to event) will be required to transport their feed by wheelbarrow or other non-motorized means if they are feeding their animals late. Wristband prices are $30 for adults (ages 12 and over) and $25 for kids (ages 4-11). Contact us! Want to know more about the Delta County Fair? Call the Extension Office at and we can help you!

17 BURGER & HOT DOG BAR IDEAS Build a burger or hot dog bar! Here are some topping ideas: Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, bbq sauce) Tomatoes, lettuce, onion Pickles (for a little zing add spicy pickles into the mix) Hamburger/Hot Dog relish Bacon Caramelized Onion Sautéed Mushrooms Soy Sauce Green chili strips Cheese (different kinds like Pepper Jack, Cheddar, Bleu, Monterey Jack, Feta, etc) Fresh Grilled Pineapple Rings Chili Onion Rings Alfalfa Sprouts Guacamole Salsa or Pico de Gallo Diced jalapenos Coleslaw Teriyaki Sauce Worcestershire Sauce 1 pound bacon 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup sour cream BLT DIP 1 tomato - peeled, seeded and diced Fry bacon to desired crispness. Drain on paper towels. In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise and sour cream. Crumble bacon into the mixture and mix in tomatoes just before serving. Serve as a dip for veggies, crackers, or chips. GRILLED ONIONS 6 large sweet white onions, such as Vidalia 12 strips bacon 2 tbsp butter Salt and pepper Peel and wash onions. With the point of a small sharp knife, cut a 1 inch core from the top of each onion and make shallow slits in a circle around the top. Wrap 2 slices of bacon horizontally around each onion and secure them with toothpicks. Place 1 teaspoon of butter in each core. Season with salt and pepper. Place each onion on a square of aluminum foil and bring the edges together at the top, leaving a small opening for steam to escape. Place on grill and cook for 1 1/2 hours or until onions are tender and bacon is cooked completely. You can also bake in an oven at 375 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Cool the onions for a few minutes then unwrap, cut into 1/4 s and serve.

18 County Fair Dress Code for 4-H/FFA Exhibitors The Delta County 4-H Council has adopted the following dress code for the Delta County Fair. This dress code is in effect at all times that a 4-H or FFA member is exhibiting his or her project and/or animal (including in the Show Ring, at the Junior Market Livestock Sale, in Heritage Hall, and during the Delta County Fair Parade). All 4-H and FFA members must dress to show respect for their organization. 4-H and FFA members must wear a button up, snap up or polo shirt that is long enough to tuck in and stay tucked in during ALL movements. Shirts and polo shirts must be buttoned up or snapped all the way from the top to the bottom snap or button, with the exception of the collar. No shorts, miniskirts, excessively baggy pants, or any clothing that exposes undergarments, will be allowed at any time while the 4-H or FFA member is exhibiting his or her project/ animal. Footwear must be boots or leather shoes. No flip-flops or tennis shoes will be allowed when showing an animal. No hats or caps will be allowed in the Show Ring with the exception of the Horse Show. Any and all Fairboard Members, Fair Superintendents, and 4-H/FFA Leaders will be allowed to enforce this code. If any Fairboard Member, Fair Superintendent and/or 4-H/FFA Leader observes any violation of dress code while a member is either preparing to exhibit their project/animal, or exhibiting their project/animal, the Fairboard Member, Fair Superintendent or 4-H/FFA Leader will ask said member to change their clothing (if time permits), wear a piece of clothing that MAY be provided, or not participate in the show. NO NEWSLETTER! There will be no Delta County 4-H Newsletter during the month of August. Due to preparation for our county fairs, you will receive a newsletter at the beginning of July, and no newsletter in August. Delta County 4-H News will be back in September! See you when school is back in session! Colorado State University, U.S.D.A, and Delta, Mesa, Montrose and Ouray Counties cooperating. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. CONTACT US! Delta County 4-H 525 Dodge Street Delta CO (fax) Jackie Shea 4-H Extension Agent jackie.shea@colostate.edu Karen Scheele-Nittler 4-H Administrative Assistant knittler@deltacounty.com Visit us on the web at: edu/tra4h/delta.htm Like us on Facebook: Delta County 4-H, CSU Extension