Volume 17-18, Fair Edition July/August 2018 21, 2018. If you would like to help, please contact the Phillipsburg Extension Office at 785-543-6845. PHILLIPS COUNTY FAIR PRE-ENTRIES DUE JULY 9 th - PRE-ENTRIES FOR ALL SEWING ITEMS, CONSTRUCTED CLOTHING, BUYMANSHIP AND FASHION REVUE must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on July 9 th. Log onto phillipscountyfair.fairentry.com to submit your entries. All classes are listed under 4-H Exhibits Clothing/Textile form, modeling evaluation form with picture and Fashion Revue Script must be uploaded online along with your entry. JULY 16 th FAIR PRE-ENTRY for ALL 4- H/FFA FAIR EXHIBITS INCLUDING ANIMALS are due by 11:59 p.m. on July 16 th. Log onto phillipscountyfair.fairentry.com to submit your entries. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT RECEIVE PREMIUM MONEY! 2018 Phillips County Fair Book Available The 2018 Phillips County Fair Books are printed and ready for pick up in the Extension Office. Please stop by the office and pick one up. It is also available online at www.phillipsrooks.ksu.edu. Volunteers Needed The Fair Food Stand Committee is asking for 4-H families to help work in the concession stand at the Phillips County Fair Horse Show on Saturday, July Fair Grounds Mowing June (second half) Lone Prairie July (first half) - Iowa Union Clean-up/Set up for Fair Wednesday July 18 th 6pm August Deer Creek September Sunnyside Radio Spots to Highlight the Phillips County Fair The Phillips County Fair radio spots will be recorded at the KQMA/KKAN studio this year. They will be recording radio spots July 18 th at 10:00 a.m. Please call the Phillipsburg Extension Office at 543-6845 if you plan to be there. This is an excellent way to get the community involved in the Phillips County 4-H Fair!!! 4-H Fair Grounds Clean/Set Up is July 18th! The clean up and Fair set-up has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 18 th, at 6:00 pm. Please bring your mowers, weed-eaters, cleaning supplies, etc. It is IMPORTANT that everyone show up to help! Club Assignments: Deer Creek Booths, Space Tech, Tables for Food Stand Hustlers Horticulture, Notebooks/posters, Fine Arts Sunnyside Entomology, Geology, Photography Lone Prairie Market Wheat, Visual Arts, Office Area Agra Trailblazers Clothing, Electric, Woodworking Phillipsburg/Logan FFA Outside tables, benches, Trash cans Iowa Union Fiber Arts, foods, Scouts, Tables for judging
Everyone will also need to plan to help set up the livestock areas. The more people that help the faster we will get done! The Phillips County 4-H Council will provide pizza and drinks after everything is set up. Daily Cleanup Assignments These 4-H clubs and adult leaders will be in charge each day for seeing that areas are clean by 10:00a.m. Duties include the following: emptying trash cans inside and outside the Fair Building, picking up trash, policing the whole fairgrounds and the camping sites. This year these areas will be included in the Herdsmanship Judging. - Sunnyside Show arena & under bleachers - Phillipsburg/Logan FFA Inside & Outside of fair building - Sunnyside Beef Barn & Surrounding area - Agra Trailblazers Swine/Sheep Barn - Deer Creek Horse barn & surrounding area - Hustlers Parking lot and patio area - Iowa Union New livestock / Rabbit Building - Overnight Campers Camping Sites Booth Set Up and Take Down The Fair Building will be open from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on July 25th for those clubs who plan to have a booth at the Phillips County Fair. This is completely optional but do recommend taking advantage of this time. We ask that all booth be taken down Monday night, July 30 at 8:00 pm. 4-H Fair Grounds after Fair Clean Up July 31 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. All Clubs will be responsible for putting away the same departments that they set up. We need to put away the booths, show cases, display rack, trash barrels, benches, pick up trash, clean stalls, put panels in building, etc. The more people that help the faster we will get done! Fair Food Stand For the Fair food stand this year the 4-H Council voted to purchase all the pies needed for the fair. Each club will be responsible for bringing two pans of Rice Krispy treats which need to be uncut in disposable 9x13 pans and 3 cheesecakes uncut in 9 disposable pie tins. (Do not need to provide topping) Please have the Rice Krispy treats to the fair building Friday morning, and cheesecakes to the fair build as scheduled. Friday morning: Iowa Union and Sunnyside, Saturday morning: Deer Creek and Lone Prairie, Sunday morning: Hustlers and Agra Trailblazers. Fair Food Stand Work Schedule Please check the following schedule for your club s work time. Each opening and closing club will be responsible for raising and lowering the flag in front of the building. The flag should be up by 7:00 am and lowered by dusk that evening. Friday: 1st Session (7am-2pm) Iowa Union Friday 2 nd Session (2 pm-closing) Deer Creek Saturday: 1 st Session (7am-2 pm) Lone Prairie Saturday 2 nd Session (2 pm-closing) Sunnyside Sunday: 1 st Session (6am 2 pm) Deer Creek Sunday 2 nd Session (2 pm-closing) Iowa Union Monday: 1 st Session (7am-2pm) Agra Trailblazers Monday 2 nd Session (2pm-Closing) Hustlers A list of who is working during your clubs scheduled time and who is bringing rice crispy treats and cheese cakes needs to be turned into the Extension Office by July 23rd. 4-H Food Silent Auction The 8th Annual Food Silent Auction of the Grand and Reserve Champion Food Items plus the Best Cake, Whole Wheat food, Cookie, Yeast Bread, Pie, Layer Cake and Quick Bread in the 4-H Food Division will take place this year. Bids will be accepted throughout the entire week of fair. Whoever has the highest bid at 6:15 pm on Monday, July 30th, will be the official buyer of each item. The proceeds will go to the 4-H member. The 4-Her will bake a new item and get it to the buyer within two weeks after the fair. 4-Hers are encouraged to let potential buyers know if they have an item in the Silent Auction. Foods Project Plastic Bags Large food grade plastic bags are available for $0.25 each at the Extension Office for your fair entries.
Livestock Showing/Fitting Clinic The clinic will be held July 12th beginning at 6:00 pm at the Phillips County Fair Grounds. This clinic is for all 4-H members enrolled in livestock projects. Animals will be at the clinic for demonstrations. No need to bring your animals. We will discuss and demonstrate proper showing techniques, clipping and other information needed to show your animal at the fair. 6:00 Sheep and Goats 6:30 Swine 7:00 - Beef Phillips County Fashion Revue Fashion Revue has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 17 th. Judging will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the Huck Boyd Center. All sewing items (bags, blankets, garments, etc.) and buymanship outfits will be judged at this time. All items judged at the Fashion Revue need to be exhibited at the fair. Quilts are to entered in the Fiber Arts department and will be judged at the fair. The judging schedule will be made available as soon as all entries are received. Entry deadline is July9 th. The Public Fashion Revue will be July 17, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Huck Boyd Center. Dog Project You must attend at least three practices with your dog to be eligible to show at the county fair. If you plan to enter the Dog Show at the Fair, please contact Hollie Kendall about the dog practice schedule. Dog, Cat and Pet Project This year we would like to post results from the Dog show, Cat show and Pet Judging at the fair. Please provide an 8x10 sheet with a picture (standard size) of you and your pet by July 16 th. Under the picture include your name, your pet s name, and a short paragraph about your pet. You may decorate this sheet anyway you like. After the project is judged we will attach the ribbons to your picture for the public to see. This will not be judged or affect premiums in any way, this is just a way to post results for the projects that don t stay at the fair. Poultry Project Members All poultry, except waterfowl, must have a Pullorum-Typhoid test before entering to poultry barn at the county fair. Blood test will be done at the Phillips County Fair Grounds on Thursday, July 26 th at 6:00 p.m. Phillips Co Horse Practices The Phillips County Horse Practice Reminder - You MUST attend at least 3 practices to be able to show at the Fair. The schedule will be as follows: There will be only one group this year and each practice will begin at 7:00 p.m. and last 1 ½-2 hours. Practices will be held in three different locations. Everyone is welcome to attend practice at any location. 2018 Horse Practice July 2 Monday Prairie View (practice for district show) July 3 Tuesday NW KS District Show July 5 Thursday Phillipsburg July 10 Tuesday Logan July 12 Thursday Prairie View July 17 Tuesday Phillipsburg July 19 Thursday Phillipsburg July 21 Saturday 4-H Show (P-burg) If you have any questions, please call the Extension Office at 785-543-6845. Phillips County 4-H/FFA Horse Show on July 21 The Phillips County 4-H Horse Show is scheduled for Saturday, July 21st beginning at 9:00 AM. Entry deadline is July 16 6h. There will be a concession stand open at the horse show this year. They will be selling Hot Dogs, Sloppy Joes, Chips and Drinks. If you have any questions regarding rules and regulations, please refer to the Kansas 4-H Horse Show Rule Book. Kansas 4-H Horse Show rule books are available at the Extension Office or contact your 4-H Horse Leader.
Showmanship Classes All livestock exhibitors, be sure to add showmanship to your entries. Showmanship is listed under Department G in the fair book. Also, you must participate in the showmanship class to sell in the premium auction. 4-H Cups at the Fair The Dierking Family & Doyle s Welding are proud to announce that they will once again be sponsoring a plastic 4-H green cup for every 4-H participant (including Cloverbuds) at the 2018 Phillips County Fair. 4-H participants can stop by the Fair Office to receive their green cup. You will be able to fill your cup as many times as you want with Tea or water. These cups will also be available to purchase for $5 State Judging Contests If you are interested in competing at the Kansas State Fair in photography judging, or crops judging, you must participate in these contests at the Phillips County Fair and mark that you are interested in judging at the State fair on the sign in sheet. We will be offering the opportunity to judge at the state fair to the top contestants at the county fair. State Fair 4-H/FFA Youth Show (BEEF, SHEEP, SWINE, MEAT GOATS) Entries due to the State Fair by July 15!! 2018 State Horticulture Judging Contest Is Horticulture your passion? We would like to invite Phillips County 4-H Members to consider competing in the State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest. This contest will be held Saturday, August 18, 2018 on the campus of Kansas State University, Manhattan. To be a member of the Phillips County Horticulture team for the 2018 State Horticulture Judging Contest you must compete in the Horticulture Judging contest at the Phillips County Fair. The top four scores from this contest will be invited to be on the team. State Fair Pre-Entry We will again have the State Fair Pre-Entry forms at the Fair Office. We will accept entries until August 3rd, but the sooner you get them in the better. If you have any questions, please don t hesitate to ask. We will also have the State Fair Book at the office as well. State Fair Gate Admission Gate admission tickets are required for all state fair exhibitors. Exhibitor gate admission tickets can be purchased until August 3rd for $3.00 for youth (ages 9-18). Adult gate tickets may be purchased for $7 (ages 13-59) and Senior gate tickets for $4 (age 60 and over). Please see the Extension office before August 3rd if you wish to purchase exhibitor tickets. Advanced discount gate admission tickets will be available at Dillon s stores and the Kansas State Fair Ticket Office. State Fair Encampment beds The Kansas State fair has bed space available in the Encampment building for those affiliated with 4- H/FFA current or past. Cost for encampment bed space is $15.00 per bed per night. Deadline to reserve a bed is August 3rd. Contact the Extension office for more information. Phillips County 4-H Event Scholarship Phillips County 4-H Council offers scholarships to Phillips County 4-H members to help with the cost to attend state and national 4-H events/contests (this includes NW County 4-H Camp). 4-H youth must complete a scholarship application within 30 days after attending the event to receive this scholarship. The application is available at the Phillipsburg Extension Office or online at www.phillipsrooks.ksu.edu. 4-H Enrollment 4-H enrollment time will be here before we know it. We will be using the Kansas 4-HOnline system again this year. Every 4-H member and registered volunteer must re-enroll each year. Enrollment will begin on October 1, 2018. You cannot re-enroll in 4-H before this date.
Upcoming Events: July 1 Horse Practice Rooks County 1 Dog Agility Practice Rooks County 2 Photography Day Camp Harding Hall 4-H Building 2 Horse Practice Prairie View (practice for district show) 3 NW District Horse Show - Norton 4 Phillips-Rooks Extension Offices CLOSED 5 Horse Practice Phillipsburg 6-9 Northwest High Adventure Trip to Colorado 8 Cloverbuds Meeting Phillips County Annex 8 Dog Agility Practice Rooks County 9 Phillips County Sewing/Buymanship Fair Entry Deadline 9 Rooks County 4-H Council 9 Horse Practice Rooks County 10 Bug Fun Day Camp Harding Hall 4-H Building 10 Horse Practice Logan 12 Horse Practice Prairie View 15 Horse Practice Rooks County 15 Dog Agility Practice Rooks County 16 Phillips County 4-H/FFA Fair Entry Deadline 17 Horse Practice Rooks County 17 Horse Practice Phillipsburg 17 Phillips County Fashion Revue 18 Phillips County Fair Grounds Clean up/set up 19 Horse Practice Phillipsburg 19 Rooks County Style Revue 21 Phillips County 4-H Horse Show 22 Dog Agility Practice Rooks County 22 Horse Practice Rooks County 27-31 Phillips County Fair 29 Dog Agility Practice Rooks County 29 Horse Practice Rooks County August 2 Kansas Wheat Expo 4 Dog Agility Show Rooks County 9 Junior Leaders Harding Hall 4-H Building 9 Rooks County Fair Set Up 9 Rooks County Livestock Committee 11 Rooks County Fair Booth Set Up 12-18 - Rooks County Free Fair 12 Cloverbuds Meeting- Phillips County Annex 18 State Horticulture Judging Contest 18-19 - State Livestock Sweepstakes September 7-16 Kansas State Fair