Congratulations to Tamara Chapman, recipient of the

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1 FREMONT COUNTY UPDATE JUNE 2018 IN THIS ISSUE August Calendar Class Schedules 7 County Fair.9 July Calendar 20 June Calendar..19 Junior Rodeo 18 Livestock News..4 Poultry/Rabbit Clinic..17 Seniors.1 Speech & Demo 4 Shooting Sports 8 Congratulations, 4-H Seniors We re sad to see you go, but happy you have stayed with 4-H through your senior year. We wish you success as you go on to your new adventures! Tamara Chapman Annette Ezell Kiowa Goebel Kailee Hobby Rochella Lamborn Jadon Lateer Dixon Lawson Sarah Liptrap Cameron Schindehette Darren Watters Several of these young people have been members since they were Cloverbuds. Do you think they will be missed? YES! Congratulations to Tamara Chapman, recipient of the Franklin & Louise Nash Memorial Scholarship for $1,000, the Oscar Green Scholarship for $500, and the Boughan Memorial Scholarship for $350. Thank you to our selection committee for giving your time to read all the applications. I understand we had a tough pool and difficult decisions this year. ****Creative Cooks Contest**** Creative Cooks Contest, Saturday, June 2 at 10:00 AM at the 4- H Building. Sign up by Tuesday, May 29 at 5:00 PM. c Officially Dropping a Project: The 4-H Member has until May 31 of this year to officially drop a project that they are unlikely to finish, thus allowing them to repeat that project next year if desired. A Project dropped after May 31 will be considered incomplete. 1

2 ~~~Help Needed~~~ *Someone to adopt the flower garden at the Rodeo Grounds weed, plant, water throughout the summer Contact Verla if you are willing and able! Thank you, Glenn Johnson! For working on the concession trailer to get it ready for the summer season. Thank you, Tyler Richardson, For working on the swamp cooler to get it ready for the summer season. Thank goodness for 4-H volunteers! ~~~~~~~~~~~ Club Leaders: Please a list of your officers to verla.noakes@fremontco.com ~~~~~~~~~~~ We had an amazing Public Speaking Our kids rocked it! And they are all winners for giving it a try! Interpretive Reading Division Cloverbuds Piper McQueen, Blue & Champion Junior Drake McQueen Blue & Champion, State Fair Qualifier Senior Gwyne Morehead, Blue & Reserve Champion, State Fair Qualifier Dane DeVries, Blue & Champion, State Fair Qualifier Prepared Speech Division Senior Robert Fretwell, Red Sammi DeVries, Red Nathan Heintzelman, Blue & Champion, State Contest Qualifier 2

3 Impromptu Division Intermediate Jordan Glover, Red Senior Erica Cauthron, Red Dane DeVries, Red Sammi DeVries, Red Victoria Glover, Blue & Champion, State Contest Qualifier Nathan Heintzelman, Blue & Reserve Champion, State Contest Qualifier Thanks to our judge, Rob Jackson, Canon City High School Teacher. Thank you, Jennifer Kemp, for coordinating the workshop before the contest. Thanks to our contest helpers, Sarah Liptrap, Jody McKean and Lorri Goebel. Cake Decorating & Creative Cooks Contests Cake Decorating contest and our Creative Cooks contest will be on Saturday, June 2, at the 4-H Building. Pre-register by May 29. No charge to enter, and there will be ribbons and prizes! Aaaaand the top competitors earn the opportunity to compete at the Colorado State Fair Contests. Cake decorating contest members must be enrolled in the Cake Decorating project and compete in the unit in which they are enrolled. Creative Cooks contest is open to any 4-H member. I ve attached some pictures of previous state fair entries, not from our county, so you can see what it might look like. Schedule will be as follows: Cake Decorating Unit 1: Set up: 8:30 a.m., decorating & judging begin 9:00 a.m. Unit 2 & higher: set up 9:45 a.m., decorating & judging begin 10:00 a.m. Awards: 11:15 a.m. Creative Cooks Set up: 11:00 Judging begins: 11:30 Awards at completion of the judging. When completed, competitors and spectators will be invited to sample the dishes prepared by the competitors. Competitors are asked to bring extra servings to share. (This isn t allowed at the Colorado State Fair.) At approximately 2:00, we will have a Demonstration and Illustrated Talks workshop presented by former 4-H member and current 4-H leader, Kayla Gray. Please pre-register for this by calling the office by May 29 as well. The Demonstration and Illustrated Talks contest will be held on Wednesday, June 6, after 4-H Council s meeting which begins at 7:00 PM. It will be at the 4-H Building, 1595 S. 9 th St. in Canon City. Everyone gets a ribbon, winners take home prizes! 3

4 4 - H L I V E S T O C K N E W S COLORADO STATE FAIR SMALL ANIMAL NOMINATIONS Forms are now available for nomination of Market Rabbit Pens, Market Chicken Pens, and Market Turkeys for the Colorado State Fair for the year of Feel free to smallanimal@state.co.us or call with questions. These Nomination forms need to be to the Extension Offices by July 5 th and postmarked to the Colorado State Fair Small Animal Office by July 13th. Exhibitors may nominate as many as they would like, however, only four (4) pens or turkeys may be brought to the Fair. The Rabbits all need to be born around June 20 th in order to be the correct age to compete in the Market Rabbit Division of the fair. The chicks would need to have been purchased and/or hatched by July 4 th for the Fryer class competition and the Roaster class would have been purchased and/or hatched by approximately April 11 th. In order to show at the Colorado State Fair, fryers must be no less than 8 weeks old; broilers no less than 20 weeks old and rabbits no more than 70 days old weighing between 3.5 and 5.5 pounds. The age requirements for Market Turkeys will be 14 weeks for hens and 18 weeks for toms. Hen turkeys must weigh a minimum of 14 lbs. to show and toms must weigh a minimum of 16 lbs. to show. Both toms and hens are eligible, however, only the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champions will make the sale. No turkey weighing over 30 lbs. will be allowed to show in the market division. For identification, the exhibitor would need to decide what the tattoos were going to be for the rabbit pen and list 4 of them per Nomination. As for the Market Chickens, the exhibitor would need to list 4 Leg Band numbers per Market Pen. These Tattoos and Leg Bands will not need to be in or on the animal(s) until arrival at the fair. All Small Animal exhibitors will be required to sign a Quality Assurance form to turn in at the time of weigh-in. Full disclosure of any medications, medicated feeds and/or supplements given to animals exhibited at the Colorado State Fair is required on this form. You may make as many copies of the form(s) as necessary. Livestock & Companion Rabbit e-record Books August 13, ALL Livestock, Companion Rabbit, Dog, and Horse e-record Books for Judging and/or Completion are due in the Extension Office no later than 5:00 PM. 4

5 Weigh Day and Swine Nomination Results Goats 26 4-H Members tagged and weighed in 54 Market Goats Sheep 10 4-H Members tagged and weighed in 28 Market Sheep Swine 34 4-H Members tagged and weighed in 67 Market Swine Scales Open (Goats & Sheep) If you wish to weigh your Goats or Sheep, please call Linda Valdez at to make arrangements and she will meet you at the 4-H building to help weigh your animal. You may have your swine weighed at your own risk. County Fair Written Tests All 4-H members with market animal projects (Beef, Goats, Rabbits, Poultry, Sheep or Swine) as well as Horse projects are REQUIRED to take a written test covering educational information regarding that species. 4-H members MUST take the written tests at the Extension Office between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM or between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM (you may NOT start a test after 4:00 PM) Monday through Thursday between June 4 and June 28. If you need help reading the test you need to make an appointment so we can have someone help you. Due to staff work schedules, no reading helpers will be available on Thursdays. Please see the list below that tells by species and unit what you may use as a study guide. Study Guides are the Ohio State University Resource Handbooks (your new project manual(s)) County Fair Book (FCFB) Colorado 4-H Horse Manual Colorado 4-H Horse Rule Book Species Unit Species Resource Handbook Beef Jr Chapters 2, 3, 7, 12, Glossary and FCFB Beef Int Chapters 2, 3, 7, 12, Glossary and FCFB Beef Sr Chapters 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, Glossary and FCFB Goat Jr Chapters 6, 8, 13, Glossary and FCFB Goat Int Chapters 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, Glossary and FCFB Goat Sr Chapters 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, Glossary and FCFB Chicken Jr 4-H Poultry Production: Raising Broilers Chicken Int 4-H Poultry Production: Raising Broilers Chicken Sr 4-H Poultry Production: Raising Broilers Turkey Jr Pages 16-28, 32-38, 48 Turkey Int Pages 16-28, 32-38, 48 Turkey Sr Pages 16-28, 32-38, 48 Sheep Jr Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and FCFB 5

6 Sheep Int Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and FCFB Sheep Sr Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, and FCFB Swine Jr Chapters 3, 7, 8, 10, Glossary and FCFB Swine Int Chapters 3, 7, 8, 9, 24, Glossary and FCFB Swine Sr Chapters 3, 7, 8, 9, 24, Glossary and FCFB Rabbit Jr Chapters 3-6, 13, and Glossary Rabbit Int Chapters 3-7, 13, and Glossary Rabbit Sr Chapters 3-11, 13, and Glossary Horse Novice 4-H Horse Manual & Horse Rule Book Horse Jr 4-H Horse Manual & Horse Rule Book Horse Int 4-H Horse Manual & Horse Rule Book Horse Sr 4-H Horse Manual & Horse Rule Book Remember, the written test is one of the sections used to determine Supreme Champions in Market Beef, Goats, Sheep and Swine. Final results of the written tests will be made available after the county fair. In the case of a tie score, the highest score on the following sections will be used as the tie breaker: 1) short answer section, 2) animal identification, 3) matching section, 4) circle the correct answer section, and 5) true or false section. In the case of multiple scores of 100, ties will be allowed. Written test awards will be presented at Achievement Night. County Fair Livestock Sale Commission Reminder, all animals that go through the County Livestock Sale are charged a 5% commission by the Sale Committee. The 5% commission will be automatically deducted from your sale check and you will need to put the 5% amount in your e-record Book under Other Expenses. Example: If your animal sells for $1,000 the 5% commission would be $ You will receive a sale check for $950. You will list the $50 under Other Expenses and $950 under income. If you have questions please call the extension office or talk to a sale committee member. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA Summer Success 4-H is hard when you are brand new. And sometimes brand-new lasts longer than we think. We want you to be successful and continue on with us. Watch for some tips coming by on how to get through the summer and still like 4-H! If you are a seasoned 4-H family, you may not need to pay attention. If not, skim through and your 4-H life will be just a little bit easier! 6

7 4 - H P R O J E C T A N N O U N C E M E N T S Class Schedules Cake Decorating Leathercraft Computers At the 4-H Building At the 4-H Building At the 4-H Building Classes at Classes at Classes at 3:30 PM June 4 & 18 June 5 & 20 June 13 & 27 July 2 & 16 July 17 Dog Show Training classes will be every Wednesday Night at 6:30 PM & 7:30 PM July 7, 2018 Check-in 8:30 AM & Show at 9:00 AM Foods-Cooking with Verla 101 Foods-Cooking with Verla 201 At the 4-H Building At the 4-H Building TBA TBA Visual Arts At the 4-H Building Classes are 3:30 PM June 13 & 27 Unit 1 June 10 & 24 Unit 2 Scrapbooking Project Class Anyone signed up for Scrapbooking this year and would like some help, classes will be held by Rhonda Batson at Design U R Memories located at 518 Main St., Canon City on the 1 st and 4 th Saturdays of the month starting at 10:00 AM till Noon. Rhonda s phone number to contact is for more information. *******Dog Project Members******* Are you interested in showing at other places other than our County shows? You can find other 4-H shows at the link below. Showmanship questions are there as well. Check it out! Do You Need A Show Board for Your Project? If your project requires a show board, display board or science board to complete your project, the size is important! It must be 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide when opened up, and 3 x 2 when folded. Best news we have them for sale in the Extension Office for only $3 each. We have some awesome colors this year! You will have the appropriate size, and the cost is a bargain! Don t wait until the last minute. Get yours today! Supply is limited! 7

8 Cloverbuds Activity Days Saturday, June 9 from 1:00-3:00 PM, sponsored by Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Cloverbud Day Camp Saturday, July 14, 9-2 Watch for more information by updates! We want to remind parents that Cloverbuds may enter one item into the County Fair. Please be sure to fill out a Fair Entry Form for them. Thanks to everyone for their help in making the Cloverbud meetings so successful! Call with questions or suggestions, Katia Tatum at H Council News Due to the 4 th of July coming on a Wednesday, the July meeting will be held on July 11. 7:00 PM at the 4-H Building S H O O T I N G S P O R T S S H O U T S Attention: Shooting Sports Members To qualify for County Fair Shooting Sports Competition, you must have your 4 range practice shoots in each discipline completed before July 5, 2018 at 5:00 PM, which is the last entry date for County Fair without a late fee. At this point, there are 5 more practices. Sometimes they are canceled due to weather or other reasons. Don t wait until the last few weeks! Please "like" the Shooting Sports Facebook page at: 8

9 F R E M O N T C O U N T Y F A I R Thursday, July 5 5:00 p.m. Deadline for 4-H/FFA Fair Entries to Extension Office Saturday, July 14 Shooting Sports Competition 8:30 a.m. Check in for the 4-H Trap at the Cactus Flats Gun Club. 9:00 a.m. The 4-H Trap Competition will begin. The public is welcome to watch this event. 12:30 p.m. Check in for 4-H Skeet at the Cactus Flats Gun Club. 1:00 p.m. The 4-H Skeet Competition will begin. The public is welcome to watch this event. Sunday, July 15 Shooting Sports Competition 8:30 a.m. Check in for the 4-H Sporting Clays will begin at the Cactus Flats Gun Club. 9:00 a.m. The 4-H Sporting Clays Competition will begin. The public is welcome to watch this event. 2:30 p.m. Check in for the 4-H Air Rifle will begin at the 4-H Building. 3:00 p.m. The 4-H Air Rifle Competition will begin. The public is welcome to watch this event. Saturday, July 21 Shooting Sports Competition 8:30 a.m. Check in for the 4-H Archery & Muzzleloading will begin at the Royal Gorge Gun Club. 9:00 a.m. The 4-H Archery & Muzzleloading Competition will begin. The public is welcome to watch this event. Sunday, July 22 Shooting Sports Competition 7:30 a.m. Check in for the 4-H.22 Rifle will be at the Royal Gorge Gun Club. 8:00 a.m. The 4-H.22 Rifle Competition will begin. The public is welcome to watch this event. 6:00 p.m. The 4-H Shooting Sports Awards Ceremony and Potluck will be held at the 4-H Building. Tuesday, July 24 5:00 p.m. 4-H Shooting Sports Record Books, State Fair & Shirt Fees are due in the Extension Office. Thursday, July 26 6:00 p.m. Shooting Sports Record Books will be judged at Cactus Flats Gun Club. Friday, July 27 6:00 p.m. Junior Rodeo includes Mutton Bustin, Barrel Racing, Mini Bronc Riding, Mini Bull riding and Calf Scramble. Pathfinder Park gates open at 5:00 p.m. Admission is $5. Saturday, July 28 7:30 a.m. Check in and Vet Check for the 4-H Horse Show will begin at Pathfinder Park. 8:30 a.m. Check in will close for the 4-H Horse Show. 8:30 a.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony at Pathfinder Park will officially open the 2018 County Fair. The public is welcome to watch this ceremony. 9:00 a.m. 4-H English Showmanship will begin at the Pathfinder Park Arena. The 4-H English Performance Class will follow Showmanship. English Showmanship and Performance Awards will be given immediately following the Show. 9

10 9:00 a.m. 4-H Building and grounds cleanup will begin. The County CattleWomen will serve lunch to the cleanup crew. 6:00 p.m. Ranch Rodeo at Pathfinder Park. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. Western State Sanctioned Rodeo with Bronc Riding. Event includes Wild Cow Milking, Trailer Loading, Calf Branding & more. Admission is $5. Sunday, July 29 8:00 a.m. Check-in and Vet Check for the 4-H Horse Show will begin at Pathfinder Park. 8:30 a.m. Check-in will close for the 4-H Horse Show. 9:00 a.m. 4-H Western Showmanship will begin at the Pathfinder Park Arena. 4-H Western Performance Class will follow Showmanship. Western Showmanship and Performance Awards will be given immediately following the Show. The public is welcome to watch this event. The riding portion of the 4-H Royalty Contest will begin upon completion of the Western riding competitions. The public is welcome to watch this event. 3:00 p.m. 4-H General Project, Consumer Science, Cloverbuds and Open Fair entries will be accepted at the 4- H Building. 4:30 p.m. Check-in and Vet Check for 4-H Gymkhana Events will begin at Pathfinder Park. 5:30 p.m. Check-in for 4-H Gymkhana Events will close. 6:00 p.m. 4-H Horse Gymkhana Events begin at Pathfinder Park. The public is welcome to watch these events. 6:00 p.m. 4-H and Open Fair check-in will close. 6:00 p.m. 4-H Building closes. Monday, July 30 7:00 a.m. 4-H General Project, Home Economics, Natural Resources, Gardening, Clothing and Heritage Arts check-in will begin at the 4-H Building. 8:30 a.m. 4-H Project check-in will close. The 4-H Building will be closed to the public. 9:00 a.m. 4-H interview judging begins for all 4-H projects to include Clothing & Heritage Arts at the 4-H Building. 5:00 p.m. Open Fair entries will be accepted at the 4-H Building. Building not open to the public other than to accept entries. 6:30 p.m. Check in for 4-H and Open Fashion Revue at the Evangelical Free Church. 7:00 p.m. Open Fair check-in will close. 7:00 p.m. 4-H Building closes. 7:00 p.m. 4-H and Open Fashion Revue judging will be held at the Evangelical Free Church. The public is welcome to watch this event. Tuesday, July 31 9:00 a.m. 4-H Building opens to the public. Open judging (except for Quilting) begins at the 4-H Building. The public is welcome to attend open judging. 10:00 a.m H Royalty interviews and modeling contests will be held in the Entertainment Tent H Royalty will be announced following the interview and modeling contests. The public is welcome to watch this event. 5:30 p.m. Homemade wine will be judged, at the Abbey Winery. The public is welcome to watch this event. 7:00 p.m. 4-H Building closes. Wednesday, August 1 Dairy Day 8:00 a.m. 4-H Building opens to the public. 9:00 a.m. 4-H Dog Show begins at First Southern Baptist Church, 303 E 3 rd St., Florence, CO. The public is welcome to watch this event. 9:00 a.m. Open Quilt Judging will begin in the 4-H Building. The public is welcome to watch this event. 10:30 a.m.4-h Pocket Pet & Cat Project Showcase in the Entertainment Tent. Over at 11:30 a.m. 10

11 1:00 p.m. Check-in and Vet Check for 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goat begins. 2:00 p.m. Check-in for Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goats ends. 4:00 p.m. Dairy Day activities will be held in the Entertainment Tent. Events end at 5:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Check-in for 4-H/FFA Rabbit and Poultry will begin in the Small Animal Barn. 6:00 p.m. 4-H Dairy Goat judging will begin in the Show Ring. 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle judging will follow. Awards will be given immediately following the Dairy Shows. The public is welcome to watch this event. 7:00 p.m. Check-in for 4-H/FFA Rabbit and Poultry will close. 10:00 p.m. 4-H Building closes. Thursday, August 2 8:00 a.m. 4-H Building opens to the public. 8:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Rabbit judging starts in the Small Animal Barn. Rabbit Showmanship will follow. The public is welcome to watch this event. 8:00 a.m. Equipment Road-e-o will begin at Pathfinder Park. The public is welcome to watch this event. 11:00 a.m. Check-in for 4-H/FFA Livestock begins. 1:00 p.m. Poultry judging starts in Small Animal Barn. Poultry Showmanship will follow. 4:00 p.m. Check-in for 4-H/FFA Livestock will close. 4:30 p.m. Weigh-in for 4-H/FFA Livestock will begin with Market Goats, followed by Market Sheep, Market Beef and then Market Swine. 6:30 p.m. 4-H Rocket Launch will start at Pathfinder Park. The public is welcome to watch this event. Dusk Free movie Wonder under the stars provided by Charter Rodeo Grounds Arena. 10:00 p.m. 4-H Building closes. Friday, August 3 Family & Celebrate Seniors Day 7:30 a.m. In honor of our Senior Citizens a complimentary breakfast of biscuits and gravy will be served to individuals over the age of 65 on a first come, first served basis. The Beta Zeta Sorority and the County Fair Board sponsor the event. 4-H Ambassadors will be available to visit with Seniors and offer tours of the fair. 8:00 a.m. 4-H Building opens to the public. Senior Citizen Activities begin in the Entertainment Tent. 9:00 a.m. Senior Breakfast ends. 9:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Sheep Showmanship judging will begin in the Show Ring. Market Sheep and Breeding Sheep classes will follow. Sheep Livestock awards will be given immediately following the Sheep Shows. The public is welcome to watch this event. 9:00 a.m. Open Gardening entries will be accepted in the 4-H Building. Exhibitors having more than 5 entries, please enter before 10:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Check-in for Pee-Wee Rabbit Show will begin in the Small Animal Barn. 10:00 a.m. Family Day Activities will begin at the Fair Grounds. Children will have the opportunity to visit educational booths and participate in games and other activities. There will be entertainment for the entire family. 10:00 a.m. Pee-Wee Rabbit Show begins in the Small Animal Barn. Dress a Bunny/Poultry contest will follow Noon Noon the Pee-Wee Rabbit Show. Check-in for Open Gardening will close. No entries will be taken after 12:00 p.m. Lunch in a Jiffy, which consists of either a hot dog or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, chips, cookie and a drink will be available for $2.50 each. 1:00 p.m. Open Gardening judging will start in the 4-H Building. The public is welcome to watch this event. 1:00-6:00 Colorado Country Music Association artists will perform on the Entertainment Stage. This event is free for the public to attend. 2:00 p.m. Watermelon eating contest starts in the Entertainment Tent. Family Day activities will close with this event. 11

12 5:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA Swine Showmanship judging will begin in the Show Ring. Market Swine classes will follow. Swine Livestock awards will be given immediately following the Swine Show. The public is welcome to watch this event. Saturday, August 4 8:00 a.m. 4-H Building opens to the public. 9:00 a.m. Entries for Open Floriculture will be accepted in the 4-H Building. Exhibitors having more than 5 entries please enter before 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 4-H/FFA Goat Showmanship will start in the Show Ring. The 4-H/FFA Breeding Goat and Market Goat shows will follow. Goat Livestock awards will be given Noon immediately following the Goat Shows. The public is welcome to watch this event. Check-in for Floriculture will close. No entries will be taken after 12:00 p.m. Noon-4:00 Colorado Country Music Association artists will perform on the Entertainment Stage. 1:00 p.m. Floriculture judging will begin in the 4-H Building. The public is welcome to watch this event. 4:30 p.m. 4-H/FFA Breeding Beef Show will begin in the Show Ring. Breeding Beef awards will be given following the Breeding Beef Show. 4-H/FFA Market Beef judging will begin 30 minutes from the completion of the Breeding Beef judging. Beef Showmanship will follow the Market Beef Show. Market Beef Livestock awards will be given immediately following the Market Beef Show. The public is welcome to watch this event. Sunday, August 5 Buyers Day 7:30 a.m. 4-H Building opens to the public. Cowboy Church will start in the Entertainment Tent. The public is welcome to participate in this event. 8:30 a.m. Mandatory meeting in the Show Ring for 4-H/FFA members and parents who will be participating in the Master Showmanship. 9:00a.m. The 4-H/FFA Master Showmanship Competition will begin in the Show Ring. During this competition the County Fair s 4-H/FFA Showmen show Sheep, Swine, Goats, Beef, Dairy Cattle and Horses for the title of Master Showman. The Reverse Showmanship Competition will follow Master Showmanship. In this competition, the parent of 4-H/FFA members competing in Master Showmanship will have the opportunity to prove their showmanship skills. The public is welcome to watch this event. Noon The Parade of Champions Award Ceremony will be held in the Entertainment Tent. The public is welcome to watch this event. 3:00 p.m. The Buyers Barbeque will be held in the Entertainment Tent. 4:00 p.m. The 4-H Family of the Year and other special awards will be presented in the Show Ring. 4:30 p.m. The 4-H/FFA Market Livestock Sale will begin in the Show Ring. 6:00 p.m. Open and 4-H Fair Exhibits will be released. Open premiums will be awarded when exhibits are checked out. No exhibits will be released before 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4-H Building closes to the public. Monday, August 6 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Release of Open & 4-H Exhibits. Saturday, August 11 8:00 a.m. Clean Up for County Fair. or 12

13 County Fair Entry Information It s already time to enter the county fair! We need to know what you will be completing. All the information you need, including entry forms, can be accessed on the web at: or You can find rules, project class numbers, and entry forms on the County website. Remember county fair entry forms are due by July 5, 2018 at 5:00 PM. You may submit your fair entries on line! Go to fremontcounty.fairentry.com and hit the green button that says Sign in with 4-H Online and you will use your 4honline sign-in. If you have any questions, please call our office at County Fair Entries Important Notice! Late entries cause problems with animal stalling, show classes, and general project interview scheduling so the County Fair Board has set the following deadline policy. A. County Fair entries may be turned in at the CSU Extension Office anytime beginning with when the 2018 Fair Book is posted until 5:00 PM, July 5, 2018 at no charge. B. Late entries can be turned in at the CSU Extension Office or in the outside drop-box if the Extension Office is closed, anytime between July 6, 2018 until 5:00 PM July 12, 2018, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with a late entry fee of $25.00 per project accompanying the entry (no late entries will be accepted without this fee). C. After 5:00 PM, July 12, 2018 absolutely no entries will be accepted regardless of the reason. Kids Day Help! Every year clubs run activity booths for our very popular Kids Day at the County Fair. This year that will be on Friday, Aug. 3. What will your club do this year? Jody McKean is the Chairman of that event and she needs 4-H clubs to contact her. For more information her at jdymckn1@yahoo.com. Help is needed to run the Stick Horse Rodeo! Horse clubs, how about you? Horses provided, no saddles needed! Face painting? Jewelry making? What s your idea? Help! Ambassadors Needed for Senior Celebration Day It's easy and fun! All that you have to do is assist the senior citizens on Family Day at the County Fair. We serve the seniors breakfast, hand out goodies to them, and escort them around the fair showing off all of the projects. You work from 7:30 AM until 10:00 AM on Friday, Aug. 3. A limited number of ambassadors will be selected this year. Call or the Extension Office to let us know you are interested in helping. If you know of anyone who has free handouts or goodies that we can put into the seniors bags, please let us know. We love giving freebies!! For more information, contact the Extension Office. This year s Senior Celebration Chairman is Marsha Bouchard. 13

14 ****Concession Stand Notice**** In the past we have allowed 4-H families to charge concession stand purchases during county fair. 4-H Council has voted to discontinue this policy. There will be NO charge cards issued for the 2018 County Fair. We hope you will continue to support us by purchasing through cash or check. Parade of Champions Dilemma On the last Sunday of County Fair, this year, August 5, beginning at noon, 4-H ers who have earned Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion or Unit Champion awards for their General projects plus Dog awards will be honored at a ceremony under the big tent. Our county commissioners announce and present the awards. (Very nice trophies, plaques or hoodies, paid for by wonderful supportive sponsors) In the past few years, attendance has been very low. Awards are packed away and brought back to the Extension Office and we contact people later to come pick them up. The children and the sponsors are not properly recognized. We believe that the families may not know they should be there to pick up the awards at the Parade of Champions. We are going to work on that this year, but please plan to attend! From our Fair Board: We still have a dream of building facilities at Pathfinder Park. Plans are made, money is needed! The fair board is planning a silent auction during the County Fair to benefit Pathfinder Park. We are asking your help. We would like clubs to either put together a basket with a theme to be donated to the auction, or donate miscellaneous items to be assembled in various baskets. For example, how about a Movie Night basket? A movie, popcorn, chocolates, fuzzy socks, and a cozy blanket. Or a kitchen basket? Cookbook, measuring spoons, measuring cups, soup bowls, kitchen towels, unique spices. Or a family fun basket? Water toys, volley balls, snacks, games, sunscreen, bug spray, picnic stuff. You get the idea! Last year s silent auction brought in more than $2,000! Only a couple things to mention. Because they are hit for donations so hard, please don t ask local businesses to donate items for the baskets. Homemade things are great use your talents! And families can pitch in some cash to buy whatever is put in the basket. Club treasury funds cannot be used for the baskets. Remember, that money is for 4-H educational and club activities. If you wish to donate items but not an entire basket we have volunteers who will put baskets together. Please plan to bring everything to the Extension Office by July 19. The baskets will be on display during the last 3 days of the county fair. You can bid on them then. All proceeds will go to the 4-H Foundation for the development of Pathfinder Park. Questions, contact Marnie Chapman at , Jody McKean at , or Verla at the Extension Office. **Attendance Requirements for County Fair** Eligibility 4-H: To exhibit at the fair a 4-H member must be in good standing, have met the enrollment deadline in County for the current year and have attended at least 50% of the regularly scheduled club meetings prior to June 29 (see County Attendance Policy). 14

15 MAIN CLUB LEADERS: Since it is a requirement that a 4-H member MUST attend at least 50% of their clubs meetings to complete their project and to compete at the County Fair it is essential that clubs keep complete and accurate records of attendance. Attendance is the responsibility of the 4-H Club Organizational Leader to check the Secretary s Book and the Official Attendance Roster Sheet each meeting and verify that club attendance has been done correctly. 4-H Club Organizational Leader MUST initial each month and sign the attendance page verifying attendance for county fair eligibility. Official Attendance Roster Sheet MUST be turned in to the Extension Office before 5:00 p.m., July 2. ** County Fair Livestock Sale Information** Livestock Sale checks will be available to be picked up on or after August 27, A stamped thank-you card for the buyer must be brought to the Extension Office at the time of check pick-up, even if the member has previously thanked the buyer in any way. Names and addresses for the buyers will be available in the Extension Office. **County Fair Livestock Sale Commission** Reminder, all animals that go through the County Livestock Sale are charged a 5% commission by the Sale Committee. The 5% commission will be automatically deducted from your sale check and you will need to put the 5% amount in your e-record Book under Other Expenses. Example: If your animal sells for $1,000 the 5% commission would be $ You will receive a sale check for $950. You will list the $50 under Other Expenses and $950 under income. If you have questions please call the extension office or talk to a sale committee member. **Policy for Livestock Checks** Due to late pick-ups resulting in late thank-you cards to the buyers, all checks must be picked up by the exhibitor by October 1, 2018 and stamped thank-you cards turned in. Checks not picked up by October 1 will be voided. Checks will be reissued only after a stamped thankyou card for the buyer has been received by the Extension Office. A fee of $25.00 will be deducted from each check that is reissued. New checks will be mailed to the 4-H member within one week. We appreciate the generous support of our buyers and they deserve to be thanked in a timely manner. The County Fair Livestock Sale Committee 15

16 4-H Completion Requirements 1. A 4-H member must complete a project this year to re-enroll in that project next year. 2. Completion of a Family & Consumer or General Project requires: A. Be enrolled in the project by the appropriate date. B. Complete the specific requirements for the project as listed in the County Fair Book for the current year which includes a completed record book. C. Member must attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled club meetings from time they enroll. D. Do a demonstration approved by your Main 4-H Club Leader. E. Exhibit the project. The project should be exhibited at the County Fair. If it is not possible to exhibit at the fair, the member can still complete this requirement by making arrangements with the County Extension Office to exhibit at another time and place. The exhibit would have the same requirements as listed for exhibition at the County Fair. 3. Completion of a Livestock Project requires: A. Be enrolled in the project by the appropriate date. B. Own the animal and have it in your possession by the appropriate date. C. Complete the specific requirements for the project as listed in the County Fair Book. D. Member must attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled club meetings from time they enroll. (There are no excused absences-either they are there or they are not.) E. Do a demonstration approved by your Main 4-H Club Leader. F. Exhibit the project. The project should be exhibited at the County Fair. If it is not possible to exhibit at the Fair, the member can still complete this requirement by making arrangements with the County Extension Office to exhibit at another time and place. The exhibit would have the same requirements as listed for exhibition at the County Fair. G. Your completed project record book must be turned in to the Extension Office by the official deadline date and be certified as complete. H. In the event your animal should die or become injured and is unable to be exhibited a completed project record book, with a complete explanation of the situation, must be turned in to the Extension Office by the official deadline date for completion. 4. Officially Dropping a Project. The 4-H Member has until May 31 of this year to officially drop a project that they are unlikely to finish, thus allowing them to repeat that project next year if desired. A project dropped after May 31 will be considered incomplete. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS OR DATES, PLEASE CALL THE EXTENSION OFFICE FOR CLARIFICATION! 16

17 T H I S & T H A T Out of County Travel For 4-H Related Events If your Club or Project Leaders are planning any out of county trips, each child not riding with his own parent must have an authorization form on file at the Extension Office 24 hours prior to leaving. All drivers must be 21 years old, have a valid driver s license, and insurance. If you need more information please contact the Extension Office Club Fundraising Opportunities The 4-H concession trailer is available for 4-H clubs to use at no charge, only a returnable deposit. Contact the Extension Office for more information and to reserve its use Poultry & Rabbit Clinic Coming Your Way! When: June 23, :00 AM till done Where: 4-H Building If you have questions on Poultry you may contact Michelle Batson at or questions on Rabbits please contact Marie Adams at Also, on this day, the Poultry & Rabbit Barn will be undergoing some great changes. We may need your help after the workshop. Please plan to work a little while when you are done with the clinics. (Think: new gravel, new tables, new cages) To help fund the upgrades, we have some Sonic discount cards available in the Extension Office or from 4-H families who are involved in the project. Cards are $5 each and give you 10 different discounts! 100% of the money collected goes to the project. Check em out!. 4-H Shirts! We have new 4-H shirts for you. Only $8 each in the Extension Office. We currently have an assortment of sizes. When they are gone, we will take pre-paid orders for other sizes. Deadline for county fair delivery will be July 9. Check them out! We also have an assortment of shirts on our clearance rack for only $5 each! 17

18 U P C O M I N G O P P O R T U N I T I E S JR RODEO ENTRY FORM All safety equipment which includes a vest and helmet will be provided or you may bring your own. Mouth guards are not required but are strongly recommended and must be provided by the participant. Entry fee is $40.00 except for Mutton Bustin is $ These events are open to the first 20 paid entries. Weight classes to be determined. Weight requirements are between pounds except for Mutton Bustin weight up to 60 lbs. No refunds will be given. Top winner in each event will receive a belt buckle and cash award. 2 nd and 3 rd place will receive cash award with the exception of the Calf Scramble and in Mutton Bustin the top 3 winners will receive a belt buckle. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: JULY 16, 2018 CONTACT : TAMI RATKOVICH , *Please check all that apply* ($40 each Mini Bronc, Mini Bull, Barrel Racing) Mini Bronc Riding Mini Bull Riding Barrel Racing Additional $5.00 per run (Ages 8-18 No weight requirement) Mutton Bustin Weight up to 60 lb. Fee $20 Calf Scramble (No charge for this event) NAME: AGE: WEIGHT: Contact Number: PARENT/GUARDIAN: (Printed Name) (Parent Signature) ** Waiver and release forms will be available at the Rodeo and must be signed prior to the start of the event. ** 18

19 June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2Scrapbooking 518 Main St 10:00 2:00 Cake Decorating & Creative Cooks Contests 10:00. 1st Gymkhana Pathfinder Park 3 4 Air Rifle Cake Decorating 6:00 8:00 PM 5 RGGC 5:30 PM Archery &.22 RGGC Muzzleloading Leather Craft. 6:00-8:00 PM 6 6:30 & 7:30 PM 4-H Council 7:00 PM Demonstration Contest 7 Shotgun 5:30 PM Cactus Flats 8 9 Cloverbuds 1:00 3:00 PM 10 Visual Arts U2 1-3 PM 11 Air Rifle Ceramics 12 RGGC 5:30 PM Archery &.22 RGGC Muzzleloading Fair Board 7:00 PM 3:30 Computers Visual Arts U1 6:30 & 7:30 PM 14 Shotgun 5:30 PM Cactus Flats nd Gymkhana Pathfinder Park Air Rifle Cake Decorating 6:00 8:00 PM 19 Sale Committee 6:30PM RGGC 5:30 PM Archery &.22 RGGC Muzzleloading 20 6:30 & 7:30 PM Leather Craft. 6:00-8:00 PM 21 Shotgun 5:30 PM Cactus Flats Scrapbooking 518 Main St. 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM 3 rd Gymkhana Pathfinder Park 24 Visual Arts U2 1-3 PM 25 Air Rifle 26 RGGC 5:30 PM Archery &.22 RGGC Muzzleloading 27 6:30 & 7:30 3:30 Computers Visual Arts U1 28 Shotgun 5:30 PM Cactus Flats

20 July 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Air Rifle. Cake Deco. 6:30 8:00 PM 3 Archery &.22 5:30 PM Muzzleloading RGGC Leathercraft 6:00-8:00 PM 4 Office Closed Holiday 5 Shotgun 5:30 PM Cactus Flats Deadline for Fair Entries 6 7 Dog Show 9:00 AM 8 Visual Arts U2 1-3 PM 9 Air Rifle. Ceramics 10 Archery &.22 5:30 PM Muzzleloading RGGC Fair Board 7:00 PM 11 4-H Council 7:00 PM 6:30 & 7:30 PM 12 Shotgun 5:30 PM Cactus Flats Cloverbud Day Camp 9:00-3:00 PM County Fair Trap Contest 9:00 AM Skeet Contest 1:00 PM Cactus Flats 15 County Fair Sporting Clays Contest 9:00 AM County Fair Air Rifle Contest 3:00 PM 16 Cake Deco. 6:30 8:00 PM 17 Archery &.22 5:30 PM Muzzleloading Leather Craft 6:00-8:00 PM 18 6:30 & 7:30 PM 19 4-H Horse Council Pathfinder Park7:00 PM County Fair Archery & Muzzleloading Contest 9:00 AM 22 Shooting Sports Potluck Dinner & Awards County Fair.22Contest 8:00 AM Visual Arts U2 1-3 PM 23 Ceramics 24 Sale Committee. 6:30 PM Shooting Sports Record Books due by 5:00 PM 25 6:30 & 7:30 PM 26 SS Record Book Judging, Cactus Flats, 27 Jr Ranch Rodeo PFP 28 County Fair Ranch Rodeo PFP 29 County Fair 30 County Fair 31 County Fair 20

21 August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 County Fair 2 County Fair 3 County Fair 4 County Fair 5 County Fair 6 County Fair Livestock Facilities Clean-up 7 Fair Board 7:00 PM Contact Ext. Off If going to St. Fair by 5:00 PM 8 6:30 & 7:30 PM 9 Non-perishable State Fair projects due in Ext. Office by 4:00 PM County Fair Building Clean-up Animal e-record books due in Ext. Office by 5:00 PM 14 Perishable State Fair projects due in Ext. Office by noon 15 6:30 & 7:30 PM Record Book Judging. 8:00-2:00 PM Livestock Sale Committee 4H Bldg. 6:30 PM 22 Record Book Committee 5:30 PM Pathfinder Park 6:30 PM Colorado State Fair 25 Colorado State Fair 26 Colorado State Fair 27 Colorado State Fair 28 Colorado State Fair 29 Colorado State Fair 30 Colorado State Fair 31 Colorado State Fair Colorado State University, U. S. Department of Agriculture and Colorado counties cooperating. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination. 21