July 2016 Poweshiek Post Hello Poweshiek County 4-H Families!

Dates to Remember: The Best Days of Summer are here!

We hope you are excited for the Poweshiek County Fair this month! We are July 13-Fair Booth Set Up excited to see you all showcase your exhibits—Please contact us if you need any July 14—Pullorum Typhoid help with write-ups or exhibits. We are here to help in any way! You can see the Testing full County Fair Schedule on pages 2-3 of the County Fair Book, which is also online July 16—Indoor Judging Day at http://www.poweshiekcountyfair.org/Fair/2016%20Fairbook%20For% 20Website%202.pdf July 22—Ice Cream Social July 22—Kiddie Tractor Pull The Poweshiek County Council is excited to offer the Fun Run/Walk again on Saturday July 23rd during the fair! You can find more information on how to July 23—Run/Walk register inside! July 24—Pool Party July 25—Project Auction AKSARBEN Stock Show and Rodeo entries are due by August 5 to the Extension Office. Forms will be available mid-July here: http:// www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p.aspx?pID=events/stockshow/entryinformation&

Save the date for our 2016 Poweshiek County Awards Day! We hope to see you at th the William J. Manatt Community Center in Brooklyn November 6 .

Ashley Kinkade Cathy Lents Poweshiek County Extension Tammy Sutfin 4-H Youth and Outreach Educator Vickie Beyer [email protected] Catelyn Graham 641.623.5188 Angie Sperfslage

114 S 3rd Street | PO Box 70, Montezuma, IA | 641-623-5188 LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/POWESHIEK

Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. County Fair Club and Exhibitor Reminders

Dress Code Exhibitors must wear a 4-H shirt that includes the 4-H Clover. Indoor exhibitors should wear blue, black or khaki jeans, slacks, skirts or dress shorts. Outdoor exhibitors will wear blue jeans. No caps will be worn (except horse exhibitors will wear a western hat for halter classes and a helmet for riding classes). Horse exhibitors will also wear a 4-H arm band, contact the Extension Office if you need one. Project Auction Each exhibitor is welcome to sell two exhibits from each division in the project auction on Monday July 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m. These projects must be signed up on Sunday, July 24 by 6:00 pm. To sign-up contact that division’s superintendent. Livestock Exhibitors  Back cards with exhibitor numbers for showing will be available in the Livestock Office.  NEW! Bottle Lamb Conference Judging will be at 9 AM on Saturday.  Check out information regarding the Livestock Skill-a-Thon on the next page! Fair Clean-Up

 Fair clean-up/set-up will be at the Fairgrounds July 12-14 at 6 pm each night. All members are asked to help at least one of these nights.  Each club is also expected to clean-up at the fairgrounds throughout the week. The clean-up schedule can be found in the fairbook on page 16. Clubs should also help with post fair cleanup on the Monday after the fair.  It is the responsibility of the club leaders to disassemble and return their project display (tables, back drops, etc.) to the proper storage place at the conclusion of fair.

Booth Set-Up - July 13 from 4-7 pm

There will be an assigned space for you to decorate according to this year’s fair theme—”The Best Days of Summer.” Building Hosts It is very important to have at least two 4-H members and one adult present during your club’s hosting times. Please provide a fun craft or activity for your scheduled time! The club hosting schedule can be found on page 15.

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH YOUTH-ADULT PARTNERSHIPS AND RESEARCH-BASED EXPERIENCES. 114 S 3rd Street | PO Box 70, Montezuma, IA | 641-623-5188 LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/POWESHIEK

Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. Indoor Judging Day Reminders July 16 | 9 am-2 pm See page 33 of your Fairbook for the Judging Schedule Exhibit Write Ups Copyright

You must complete one exhibit write-up for each If any part of your exhibit contains copyrighted exhibit you bring to Indoor Judging Day on July 16. material (college logos, Disney characters, business You may find the exhibit write-up form here: logos, etc.) it cannot be displayed without proof of www.extension.iastate.edu/poweshiek/news/ permission being granted by the owner of the projects. You can also find more details in the June copyright. Some permissions are easy to obtain, but newsletter. it could take a few weeks! For coporate logos, look for a contact person on their website. A sample letter to obtain copyright permission can be found Pinterest Projects at www.extension.iastate.edu/poweshiek/new/

Pinterest is a great way to find ideas for fair projects under “Exhibit Building Forms.” If you wish projects, however, it can be difficult to cite where to use the 4-H Clover, please contact MariSue you got your idea. Please share what website you Hartung ([email protected]) for permission. found your idea from and not just “Pinterest” when working on your write-up. For more information: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/sites/ www.extension.iastate.edu/files/4h/Pinterest% 20to%20Original%20Source%20in%203%20Easy% 20Steps.pdf Class Specific Information

Food and Nutrition Photography 1. If you plan to exhibit in the digital photography class, 1. Any perishable food exhibit should be accompanied please bring your photo on a flashdrive to Judging by a picture of the item. The picture, write-up and day. recipe will be on display during fair week. Following 2. ALL photography exhibits should have a Photography being judged, the food item will be placed in the label instead of a write-up. Find the label here: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/poweshiek/news/ Bake Sale to support the Poweshiek County 4-H projects Program. 2. Please be aware some items are not safe to bring to fair. You may find information on “Inappropriate (see page 44 of fairbook) food items for Iowa 4-H Fairs” here: http:// Horticulture Not eligible for State Fair.

www.extension.iastate.edu/poweshiek/news/ projects 1. Judging will be 9-11 on July 16 2. Write-ups are not required for exhibits in this department. 3. Please take a picture of your exhibit to be on display as flowers and vegetables will not stay fresh all WANT TO KNOWweek. MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE

County Fair Events Free Meal

Key Cooperative treats all exhibitors and their families to supper from 5-7 pm on Friday July 22nd. Pick up your tickets in the livestock office prior to the meal! Ice Cream Social

After the Key Cooperative dinner, stop by the County 4-H Council’s fundraiser to get some delicious Ice Cream from 6:00-7:00 July 22. Tickets available that day for $2.50! Kiddie Tractor Pull

Poweshiek County 4-H Council is excited to offer a Kiddie Tractor Pull again this year! Registration for the Tractor Pull will be at 6:30 pm on Friday July 22nd.

Run/Walk

Signup today to participate in the Run/Walk on Saturday July 23rd at 8:00 AM! Regisrtation can be found online http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ poweshiek/news/poweshiek-county-fun-run-walk by July 4th in order to get a shirt with registration! Pool Party

All 4-H member and Clover Kids are welcome to attend the Pool Party on July 24th from 7:00-8:30 at Grinnell Aquatic Center. Awards Ceremony

Plan to attend the Community Awards Day to support your friends at 7:30 pm on Thursday, July 21st! Please

be sure to check the Exhibits Building posters to see if you have received an award from Event Day or Indoor Judging Day! WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/YOUR COUNTY NAME HERE State Fair Opportunity Volunteer!

Volunteer at the Iowa State Fair August 8-22 4(includes-H pre and postOpportunities fair). Sign-up to volunteer with livestock or the exhibits building. Volunteers will get a free admissions ticket, meal vouchers and overnight lodging at the Youth Inn! Call Natalie Lord 515-294-7594 or by email at [email protected]

Indoor Judging Day Pets What: Exhibit your pet and share your knowledge with a judge When: Saturday, July 16th from 10-11 am

A pet goal card must be brought with each pet. You can find this form online here:www.extension.iastate.edu/ poweshiek/news/clover-kids-0

Indoor Exhibits www.extension.iastate.edu/poweshiek/news/ Clover Kids are invited to participate in the Indoor cloverkids-0 Judging Day on Saturday, July 16th. Any item you have created in the last year would be eligible to Clover Kids are limited to 3 indoor projects. be shown. This could include a drawing you have done, an item you have baked, something you Your exhibits can be brought between 9 am and have knitted or sewn, or a poster about 11 am on July 16th. something you’ve learned about. Each Clover Kid will need to complete a Project Goal Card for each All projects will receive a participation ribbon. project they bring to indoor judging day. This goal These projects will be kept on display until July card can be found here: 25 at Noon.

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH YOUTH-ADULT Clover KidsPARTNERSHIPS must wear AND aRESEARCH Clover-BASED Kids EXPERIENCES. shirt or their 4-H Club Shirt while exhibiting at the County Fair.