Super Saturday Project Judging & Skillathons July 18th, 2015

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1 Super Saturday Project Judging & Skillathons July 18th, 2015 All general, foods and clothing projects must be judged on Super Saturday to be eligible for State Fair! General (Miscellaneous) & Foods Projects: 9 a.m.-noon at the 4-H Expo Building Saddle Horse: 9 a.m.-noon at the Commercial Building Mini Horse: 10:00 a.m.-noon at the Kaszar Barn Dogs: 11:00 a.m.-noon at the Kaszar Barn Dairy: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. at the Dairy Barn Cheese: 11:00 a.m. - Noon at the Dairy Barn Clothing Projects: 12:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at the 4-H Expo Building (Including two non-clothing projects: You Can Quilt! & Sewing Master) Livestock Projects: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds (see page 4 for exact times and locations) Style Review: 7:00 p.m. at Ashtabula Towne Square Mall Please review the guidelines of your project(s) for details and expectations.

2 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Insight Into 4-H July, August, September 2015 Fair Edition! OSU Extension Office 39 Wall Street Jefferson, Ohio Phone: (440) Fax: (440) A newsletter for the 4-H youth, parents, and volunteers of Ashtabula County! Get those cameras ready and send us some great 4-H pictures! Inside this issue: Upcoming Events! 2 Creative Writing & News Reporting Projects Style Review & Project Changes 3 Skillathon Locations 4 Dog Clinic Events 4 Carcass Show 5 MAC Clean Up Days 5 Booth Setup 5 Fair Style Review Show 6 Cloverbud Activites 6 Awards Ceremony at Fair 6 Junior Fair Talent Show & Dance 6 Ohio State Fair Information 7 Junior Fair Board Applications 7 4-H Fan Pledge 7 4-H Foundation Pig Roast 8 4-H County Award Information 8 Enclosures In This Issue * Gazette 4-H Member Profile Fair Booth Setup Schedule Pre-Fair Schedule Talent Show Registration 3 4-H Barn Quilt Winner Announced! Congratulations, Darian Gustafson of the Vaqueros 4-H Club for submitting the winning design for the Ashtabula County 4-H Barn Quilt. Look for Darian s 4x4 foot design at the fairgrounds on Poplar St! Thank you to all those that submitted designs and those whom voted. To complete the Poultry Project, members must: 4-H Poultry Project Completion Meet all requirements of the 4-H Club/FFA Chapter. Have completed Quality Assurance training (if applicable) by June 1. Complete Poultry Skillathon Saturday, July 18 1:00-4:00 p.m. including completing at least two Learning Experiences and two Leadership/Citizenship Activities on pages 5 and 6 of the project book. Complete an entry form by July 1 to sign up for Showmanship and participate in Showmanship at Fair (no live birds will be used) on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Awards will be given just as done previously on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Display a completed quality poster board presentation (one for each project an exhibitor is enrolled in) for the duration of fair in the poultry building. Posters must be created by the youth and must be turned in the Sunday or Monday prior to fair during animal drop-off. Topics may include: breeds, bio-security, disease pathogens, parts of the bird, uses, etc. Posters will be judged during Barn Judging Wednesday, Aug. 12 and displayed for public viewing. Posters may be removed Sunday after 7:00 p.m. Youth with Poultry Production Projects may bring their eggs for judging if they have completed Skillathon for the Egg Production Project no later than Monday by 4:00 p.m. for judging Tuesday, Aug. 11. Sale Participation: Youth enrolled in a market poultry project for 2015 that have met ALL the above mentioned Poultry Project requirements will be eligible to participate in the 2015 Market Animal Sale on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 1:00 p.m. Market Turkey projects (1 bird per youth) will be sent for processing to Pleasant Valley Processing Monday, Aug. 3rd at 5:00 a.m. from the Jefferson Area Board of Ed. Office Parking Lot located at 121 S. Poplar St. in Jefferson. Youth must bring a picture of their project bird for the sale. Frozen processed birds will be available for pick up at the Extension Office Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6:00 p.m. Chicken and Duck projects will be sold as project baskets (no eggs, birds, or alcohol). Baskets must be present at the Sale. ashtabula.osu.edu CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity.

3 Page 2 Insight Into 4-H UPCOMING EVENTS! Cloverbud Fun Days July Wednesday, July 1 Fairgrounds Pen Reservations, Horse Class Registrations, Carcass Entry Forms, Royal Court and Equine Royalty Applications and Community Project Forms DUE by 4:30 p.m. to OSU Extension Thursday, July 2 Miniature Horse Clinic 6 Open Class Barn Wednesday, July 8 Junior Fair Board / Senior Fair Board Dinner 6:30 Expo Thursday, July 9 Dairy Committee Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at OSUE Friday, July 10 Royal Court OSUE Tuesday, July 14 Mandatory Parent/Advisor 4-H Saddle Horse Meeting 7 4-H Expo Building Wednesday, July 15 Fair Update 7:00 p.m. at OSUE Thursday, July 16 Small Animal Committee at 6:30 p.m. at OSUE Market Animal Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m. at OSUE SUPER Saturday, July 18 Skillathons, See page 4 of Insight for times & locations General Projects & Foods Judging, 9-12 p.m. at Fairgrounds in 4-H Expo Building Clothing Judging, 12:30-4:00 p.m. at 4-H Expo Building Clothing Style Review at Ashtabula Towne Square (Mall) 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 20 Fair Vet Clinic HORSES ONLY Dr. Miller 3-5 p.m. & 6 Saddle Horse Barns. Small fee plus cost of shots. Wednesday, July 22 Fair Vet Clinic all fair animals Dr. Beinhardt 6:00 Saddle Horse Barns. Small fee plus cost of shots. Thursday, July 23 Fair Vet Clinic all fair animals Dr. Mosley 3-7:00 Saddle Horse Barns. Small fee plus cost of shots. Friday, July 24 Equine Royalty Interviews Wednesday, July 29 4-H & Junior Fair Expo Building Fair Booth Reservations Due Beef & Dairy Steers, Lambs, Goat Carcass Animals due at Smokin T s from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday, July 30 Dog Clinic 6:00 Kaszar Barn Saturday, August 1 MAC Set up 9:00 a.m. Noon Monday, August 3 Turkey Drop off for Processing 5:00 a.m. at Jefferson Board of Education 1215 Poplar St. Wednesday, August 5 Hog Carcass Drop off from 6-8 Smokin T s Thursday, August 6 Booth Set-Up 6 p.m. at the Expo Building (see pg. 15 for club list) Dog Show 5:00 Fairgrounds Saturday, August 8 Carcass Show 1:00 p.m. at Smokin T s 1550 STANHOPE KELLOGGSVILLE RD JEFFERSON, OH Sunday, August 9 Fair Booth Decorating, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Animals Check in at Fairgrounds, 2-8 p.m. Jr. Fair Dance 8 10 Saddle Horse Pavilion Wrist Bands will ONLY be handed out to ADVISORS by Sr. Fair Board Sunday 1-4 p.m. & Monday 9 a.m. Noon in the Expo Building Monday, August 10 All Animals Check In at Fairgrounds, 8-4 p.m. Fair Booth Decorating, 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. at Expo Building Cloverbud Poster Judging, 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Expo Building Cloverbud Activities Junior Fair Talent Show, 8:00 p.m. Barnard Pavilion Tuesday, August 11 Ashtabula County Fair Starts Jr. Fair Parade 5:30 p.m. at Fairgrounds Grandstand General Project & Food and Nutrition Awards Ceremony, 7 p.m. at Expo Building Stage and Style Review Following For 2015 Fair week show and program details, check your fair book! Sunday, August 16 Cloverbud Stick Horse 3:00 p.m. Expo Building locked for Fair Booth Content Removal (Walk Out Only) 9:00 to 10 p.m. Monday, August 17 Removal of all Booth Content, 7:00 a.m. - Noon at Expo Building Fair Booth Take-Down - 6 p.m. (see pg. 15 for club list) Saturday, August 22 MAC Clean Up Day, 9:00 a.m. Noon at MAC Barn. Checks will ONLY be handed out when all MAC areas are clean!! Tuesday, September 1 Junior Fair Board Applications due to OSU Extension. Saturday, September 19 4-H Foundation Pig Roast & Auction Don t forget to Donate!

4 Page 3 Insight Into 4-H 2015 Style Review!! The Style Review on Super Saturday, July 18th will be held at the Ashtabula Towne Square (Mall) at 7:00 p.m. Style Review Narration Forms are available at the OSU Extension Office or at our web site: Please type a Narration Form for your outfit before coming to judging. Cake Decorating If you are a 4-H member taking this project please make sure you visit the General Project guidelines on the 4-H website under forms and information. Cake Decorating projects will be judged on Saturday, July 18th from 9a.m.-12 noon. in the 4-H Expo Building. Quilting Projects The project You Can Quilt! will be judged in the afternoon at 12:30 p.m. along with the Clothing Projects, not in the morning with General Projects. These members are also invited to attend Style Review at 7:00 p.m. at the Ashtabula Towne Square (Mall) to show off their projects. Project Guidelines Please make sure to reference county guidelines and judging requirements, as they have changed! Copies of all project guidelines including Sewing & Cooking and General Projects guidelines are available online and by calling the Extension Office. State Fair Delegates County State Fair qualifiers and alternates will be announced Monday, July 20th by 5:00 p.m. Thank You 2014 Fashion Board Super Saturday Information The Fashion Board helps the 4-H FCS Committee with the Spring Workshop and Style Review. Applicants must be in 8th grade or above and have 4 years experience with 4-H Clothing. All applications are due October 1st to the O.S.U. Extension Office. 4-H Clothing Judging Schedule Can t Make it to Super Saturday? Please call the Extension Office if a member is not going to attend project judging at least one week prior. All general and FCS project members are expected to be judged. If you cannot make Super Saturday judging you need to make arrangements with the OSU Extension Office to be judged. Please call to let us know and set a judging appointment! Judging done on any day but Super Saturday will still allow you to finish your project but the project will be ineligible for 2015 State Fair competition. Creative Writing All youth taking Creative Writing projects will be interviewed Super Saturday. Projects will be collected then be looked at by our judge. The projects with results and comments will then be handed back with club packets at booth set-up. Pet Rabbit, Cavy & Pocket Pet Project Judging All Cavy, Pet Rabbit and Pocket Pet projects will be judged as a part of General Projects judging July 18th from 9a.m.-12 noon. If you cannot make that judging please contact your advisor or the Extension office to set up a home judge. A recommended schedule for clothing judging has been created in order to eliminate some of the wait time. Please try to stick to the schedule as close as possible. We realize that there are members who have multiple projects with the same judge along with members who have other commitments with non-clothing projects. We will be flexible making sure that all members will be judged. 12:30 p.m. : Creative Costumes, Tops for Tweens, You Can Quilt 1:00 p.m.: Dress Up Outfit, Shopping Savvy 1:15 p.m.: Outer Layers 1:30 p.m.: Accessories for Teens, Clothes for Middle School, Fun with Clothes 2:00 p.m.: Sew for Others, Sew Fun 2:15 p.m.: Embellish 2:45 p.m.: Clothing for Your Career 3:00 p.m.: Sundresses and Jumpers 3:15 p.m.: Clothes for High School and College 3:30 p.m.: Active Sportswear 3:45 p.m.: Loungewear

5 Page 4 Insight Into 4-H Skillathon Locations Project Information On July 18, 2015, the animal project Skillathons will take place at the following locations: Saddle Horse Commercial Building 9:00 a.m. Noon Dairy 4-H Dairy Barn 9:00-11:00 a.m. Dogs - Kaszar Barn 10:00 a.m. -1 p.m. Miniature Horse Kaszar Barn 10:00 a.m. Noon Cheese Basket 4-H Dairy Barn 11:00 a.m. Noon Beef Breeding & Beef Feeders - MAC Arena 1-4 p.m. Hogs - Commercial Building 1-4 p.m. Lambs - MAC Barn 1-4 p.m. Goats - Goat Barn 1-4 p.m. Market & Breeding Rabbit - Small Animal Building- 1-4 p.m. Poultry (including turkeys ) - Small Animal Building 1-4 p.m. Dairy Steer & Dairy Beef Feeder at 4-H Dairy Barn 1-4 p.m. Llamas/Alpacas Fair ** If you are interested in helping with a skillathon please call the Extension Office at *** Remaining Dog Agility & Obedience Clinics Thurs., July 2,9,16,23 & 30 6:30 p.m. Note: You are required to attend at least five clinics with your dog and attend skillathon to be eligible for Best Total Score. Dog Show Thursday, August 6@ 5 p.m. across the road in the parking lot. Awards will be Sat., August 9th at 4:00 p.m. in the Expo Building. Dog Project Books will be judged on July 18th at Dog Skillathon in the Kaszar Barn from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Market Animal Skillathons Please remember that Market Animal 4-H members must have their completed record books signed by an Advisor in order to participate in the Carcass Show & Skillathons. All youth taking a carcass project must take skillathons! Award Sponsors Needed! Call Kathy Maple at if you or someone you know would like to sponsor an award for $10. Several are available in most areas. 4-H Member Profile Attached is a member profile that each member can fill out and submit to the Gazette Newspapers. Profiles will be put in the Annual Fair Edition of the Gazette. Forms can also be found online at and are due July 20, 2015

6 Page 5 Insight Into 4-H Pre-Fair Information Carcass Show Saturday, Aug. 8 The show will start at 1:00 p.m. at Smokin T s 1550 Stanhope- Kelloggsville Rd. Jefferson. Cutting instructions, kill charge, DUNF, a signed copy of the MAC guidelines and project books must be turned in at time of animal drop off. MAC Clean-up Days August 1 & August 22 All Market Animal Exhibitors are expected to assist with preparations for the fair and cleanup after fair is over. Many of those tasks will be done on Saturday, August 1st from 9 a.m. Noon at the fairgrounds. Please bring buckets, rags, rakes, etc. and be ready to help pitch in! Post Fair Clean Up will take place on August 22 from 9 a.m p.m. Please be sure to have your Buyer Thank You Note so you may receive your Market Animal Sale check. All youth are expected to help. No checks will be given until all Market Animal areas are clean. If you would like a booth to display your club s projects and activities, please call the Extension Office The booth sizes are 4ft, 8ft and 12ft ONLY. Booth Wall Set Up and Tear Down Please review the list of 4-H clubs assigned to help with set-up & tear down of the fair booth walls in the Expo Building for the 2015 Fair. The booth construction will begin on Thursday, August 6th at 6:00 p.m. at the Expo Building. We ask that each club have parents and/or older club members at the Expo Building to help set up or tear down these booths. Bring work gloves and hammers. Step ladders are also helpful. If it is your club s year but no one will be able to attend, please let the Extension Office know as soon as possible. Clubs assigned to help with tear down of booths should be at the Expo Building on Monday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. Booth Decorating Booths can be decorated Sunday, August 9 from 1p.m.-3 p.m. and Monday, August 10 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. All Junior Fair activities with booths are eligible to participate in the booth judging contest. When calling to reserve your booth, please let us know if you would like it judged. Booth Decoration Take Down Clubs with booth displays may take down and walk out displays ONLY on Sunday night August 16th from 9p.m.-10 p.m. Booth displays may not be taken down any earlier. All booths will need to be taken down by Noon on Monday, August 17. Junior Fair T-Shirts for Sale Don t forget to get your 2015 Fair t-shirts! The Junior Fair Board will have them for sale for only $12, so get one for everyone in your club! Shirts will be available Super Saturday and at Fair.

7 Insight to 4-H Page Ashtabula County Fair Tuesday, August 11- Sunday, August 16 Around The world with Jr. Fair is the 2015 Ashtabula County Junior Fair Theme Upcoming Cloverbud Activities Hey Cloverbud kids! Don t forget to bring your poster to judging Monday, Aug. 10 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Expo Building at the Fairgrounds. Show off what you learned this year and the fun you had in 4-H as a Cloverbud! You re Invited to the Junior Fair Dance & Talent Show! Cloverbuds are also welcome to participate in a variety of fun activities directly following Cloverbud Poster judging. Make and show your own horse (or lease one for $1) in the Cloverbud Stick Horse Show, Sunday August 16 at 3:00 p.m.! Prizes will be awarded for horses in many categories. Such as: Funniest Looking Most Creative Best Behaved Best Groomed The contest will take place at the Saddle Horse Complex on the west side of the fairgrounds. Please arrive 15 minutes early to register for this event. This contest is sponsored by the Ashtabula County 4-H Saddle Horse Committee. Best of Class Awards Ceremony for General 4-H Projects & Foods Projects The awards presentation will be Tuesday, August 11th at the Stage in the Expo Building at 7p.m. immediately after the Royal Court Crowning at the Grandstands. You will be notified if you are to receive a Best of Class award after Super Saturday. Fair Style Review Bring family and friends into the fair on Tuesday night and see our finest seamstresses show off their new outfits. The Fair Style Review will be held on Tuesday, August 11th following the General Project awards at 7:30p.m. on the stage in the Expo Building. Best of Class Medallions and State Fair Participation acknowledgements will be presented. Come dance the night away with your 4-H friends Sunday, Aug. 9 from 8-10:00 p.m. at the Saddle Horse Pavilion. Snacks, Beverages and chaperones provided. ************* Don t forget to also register to perform your favorite talent at the Jr. Fair Talent Show Monday, Aug. 10 Prizes will be awarded to the best in each division. Refreshments will be available. See page 11 to sign up. Let the Parade Begin! The Ashtabula County Jr. Fair Parade, sponsored by Smokin T s will be held on Tuesday, August 11. Entry forms for Jr. Fair organizations are available online at and are due by July 30. The Royal Court will be crowned at the conclusion of the parade.

8 Insight to 4-H Page Ashtabula County Fair Tuesday, August 11 - Sunday, August 16 A 4-H Fan s Pledge We Pledge to: GUIDE our member down the 4-H road no matter how bumpy, LIFT them up to meet the challenges along the way. LEAD by example being a good sport, SUPPORT in actions not just words. SHARE our skills, knowledge and talents to, SHOW how to, but not do the project! CHEER at home, during club meetings and in the 4-H stands, APPLAUD the effort, progress and achievements. Reminder: Advisors and Volunteers don t forget to attend the Annual Fair Update July 15 7:00 p.m. at the O.S.U. Extension Office. Ohio State Fair Information Find your: Entry Forms & Premium books on the web at Information about 4-H State Fair Non-livestock Judging at Practice Good Hygiene when Visiting Livestock Always wash hands with soap and water before and after handling animals Never eat, drink, or put anything in your mouth in animal areas Leave strollers outside animal exhibits Source: Ohio Departments of Health & Agriculture Junior Fair Board Applications Junior Fair Board Applications will be available at the fair in the Junior Fair Office. They are due back to the Extension Office by September 1st. EASE the pain of disappointment, ENCOURAGE through focus on fun, friends, and learning to Make the Best Better SHOUT how 4-H is our Family s Affair, HELP others catch the 4-H Spirit and join us as a 4-H FAN! by Patty House Thanks to the Ashtabula County Junior Fair Board for all of your hard work. Good Luck with your fair activities!

9 Insight to 4-H Page 8 4-H Foundation Pig Roast The 4-H Foundation Pig Roast will be on Saturday, September 19 and donations from every club would help to make for another great auction! Please get your ideas together and bring your donation into the OSU Extension Office after the fair. If you have questions call Foundation President, Jim Trisket at (440) The due date for donations is Sept. 10th, to be included in the program. Congratulations to the 2015 Bloom Family 4-H Scholarship Winner Karissa Hartzell and to the 4-H Foundation Scholarship Winners! Nominations Please! Due September 22nd! There are many wonderful people who put a lot of hours into the Ashtabula County 4-H Program as both volunteers and members. The 4-H Committee would like to recognize a few. Please take time to nominate a worthy candidate. Applications will be available at fair, in the Extension Office and online at Recipients will be awarded at the Volunteer dinner in November. Ashtabula County Top 4-Her The 4-H Committee will be awarding two Top Ashtabula County 4-Her awards to a well deserving Senior and Junior 4-H member. The committee is looking for youth who go above and beyond their project work. 4-H Hall of Fame Do you know somebody who has been a volunteer or advisor for over 10 years? Do they go above and beyond time after time? Do they bleed green and white for Ashtabula County 4-H? If so then nominate them for the Ashtabula County Hall of Fame Outstanding 4-H Advisor The 4-H Committee will be recognizing a volunteer or advisor with under 10 years of service for going above and beyond. 4-H Honor Club, Community Service Award, Secretary & Treasurer Books Applications for the Honor Club & Community Service Awards are due September 30th. The application forms can be picked up at the Extension office, copied off of our website or one can be sent to you. Remember to turn in your Secretary and Treasurer Books by September 30. Clubs will receive a $10 4-H Mall certificate for each of these awards.

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11 Ashtabula County 4-H Profiles 2015 Each year, the Gazette publishes a three-section special edition dedicated to the Ashtabula County Fair. In this section, profiles of 4-H members are included. 4-H ers are invited to fill out the form and be included in this special keepsake. Please return to the OSU Extension Office or to the Gazette (gazette@gazettenews.com, 46 W. Jefferson St., Jefferson, OH 44047) by Monday, July H ers should also include a photo with their information. Name: Age: Grade: 4-H Club Name: Parents /guardians names: 4-H project(s): Hobbies: Favorite things about the fair:

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13 The Ohio State University 4-H Youth Development Ashtabula County 39 Wall Street Jefferson, OH Office Fax U.S. POSTAGE PAID JEFFERSON, OH PERMIT NO. 2 Non-Profit «F1» 4-H Family «F2» «F4» 4-H Fighting Hunger Challenge Challenging all 4-H clubs to collect food and raise money for Manna Food Pantry. The challenge will begin May 18 th and end August 9 th. Here is how it works: clubs bring their food (NO PERISHABLE GOODS) or money to the Extension Office, or on these dates to the fairgrounds; June 20 th, July 18 th, and August 9 th. The food brought in will be weighed and the money will be counted (each $1.00 will equal 2 pounds). We will log each club and keep a running total which will be hung at the Extension Office. The club that has raised the most in weight or dollars will receive a pizza party for their club. The second place will get an ice cream party. Let s have fun fighting against hunger in our county! Contact Sharon Millard with any questions! sm400200@go2boss.com Stay Connected!