The Fair is coming! The Fair is coming! . . . And we need your help!

Please note: all 4-H Clubs and Independent Members will be assigned ar-eas to help clean up before (Saturday, July 22) and after fair. We will

communicate this by email. We greatly appreciate your help with this

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I M P O R T A N T D A T E S

June 7– 6:30– Last QA Class June 14– 7pm Sheep Weigh Day

June 15-All 4-H enrollment is due to qualify to show at Fair.

June 15– Livestock ID’s & QA DUE to Ext. Office by 5pm

June 22-Hamilton County FCS

Day

June 25-27– State PASE and State LIFE CHALLENGE in Lin-coln

July 4– Office Closed July 6-10-PRE FAIR ENTRY

FORMS DUE July 16 & 17– BB & Outdoor Ar-

chery at Fairgrounds July 21- 4-H Horse Show at

Timberlake Camp July 22– PreFair Clean up

July 23 4-H Target Shoot .22 July 26– Entry Night

July 27-30– Hamilton County Fair

August 10– State Fair Entries Due

4-H Hamilton Co. Headlines

Hamilton County 4-H, Nebraska (UNL Extension)

Hamilton County Extension Office . 1111 13th St. Ste 6 . Aurora, NE 68818

402-694-6174. hamilton@unl.edu . http://hamilton.unl.edu

Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

The 2017 Hamilton County Fair Premium Books are available online! You can find

it on our website: Hamilton.unl.edu Click on the “2017 Hamilton County Fair” tab

in the red bar at the top of the page. The whole fair book can be downloaded or

you can just download the department you want. The Aurora News Register will

also be publishing the 4-H Fair Book, FFA and Open Class Exhibits on June 15.

FAIR BOOKS ARE ONLINE!!!

Fair Entry Forms, Animal ID’s, Home Environment & Photography Cards,

Static Exhibit Forms and Horticulture Guides can also be found on our Fair

page at: Hamilton.unl.edu

Congratulations to our South-east District Public Speaking

Contestants! INTERMEDIATE PSA

Noah Ziegler-Purple/Medal Winner Taylor Janda-Blue

Cassidy Aycock-Purple

INTERMEDIATE SPEECH

Hannah Spiehs-Blue

Grace Ziegler-Purple/Medal Winner

JUNIOR SPEECH

Hannah Janda-Purple

Jayke Krueger-Purple

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For the latest updates, news,

workshops and shows…

Hamilton County 4-H

Non-Profit Organization

Thursday June 22 County FCS Day (Presentations, Favorite Foods, County Life Challenge Contest)

Sunday July 16 Int./ Sr. BB Gun & Jr. Outdoor Target Archery Fairgrounds

Monday July 17 4-H Jr. BB Gun & Int./Sr. Outdoor Target Archery Fairgrounds

Friday July 21 4-H Horse Show Timberlake Camp

Sunday, July 23 4-H Target Shoot .22– Sportsman’s Club (located in Merrick County)

Upcoming Pre Fair Contests

HAMILTON

COUNTY FCS

COMPETITION

DAY

Favorite Foods Review

Company’s Coming

contest

Presentations

County FCS Contest

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUES-

TIONS ABOUT THIS CON-

TEST, PLEASE CALL DEB

AT THE EXT. OFFICE!

PIE, PIE, & MORE PIES!!!

Our 4-H Food Stand is our primary fundraiser each year and is long known for its offering

of homemade pies! Last year 29% of total food stand profits were from your donated

pies and we ran out of pies quite early, so we feel that we need to get an early start on

reminding all families of the pie schedule!! However we know that schedules are busy so

the following pie makers are willing to assist 4-H families.

Please contact them as early as possible and directly for pricing information.

Jaime Oswald 402-604-0015 momof4@mainstaycomm.net

Andrea Winfield 402-929-0530

Denise Bone 402-326-2092

In regards to frozen mass manufactured pies found in the grocery store such as Mrs.

Smith’s pies, the 4-H Food Stand would appreciate NOT using these. However, the Vil-

lage Maker pies are acceptable. They are made in Nebraska. Please make sure they

are baked before bringing them to the Food Stand as we don’t have ovens. We request 1

“homemade” pie per 4-Her and families with 2 or more 4-Hers are asked to donate 2

“homemade” pies. If you are able to provide more pies, that is most appreciated! Also

if you have a friend or relative that enjoys baking and would consider donating pies to

our efforts please encourage them to do so.

Please bring your pies to the 4-H Food Stand

and make sure your donation is recorded on the sign-in sheet.

Please deliver pies on the requested date by the starting letter of your last name:

M thru Z– Deliver on Thursday, July 27th

G thru L – Deliver on Friday, July 28th

A thru F - Deliver on Saturday, July 29th

Please keep a watch on the weekly S’more for signing up your club on a food stand shift

and please encourage all members to make homemade pies! As our largest fundraiser

this event helps keep 4-H membership free in Hamilton County, allows you to request

manuals at no cost, and pays for youth contests and state fair entry fees. It takes each of

us as volunteers to keep our program strong.

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National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational is in Nebraska and

‘VOLUNTEERS’ are needed!

June 26-June 29 There are more youth enrolled than ever so

we need more volunteers than ever! Sign up for tasks like:

Delivering water Hosting an archery target Pulling for shotgun Scoring targets

Please contact Tammy with any questions! To sign up, visit: http://4h.unl.edu/4hshootingsportsnationalchampionships

How to select a 4-H project?

Go to http://4h.unl.edu and type in “Pick You Project” in the search bar (top right corner).

Choose from over 150 different projects!

Select the ones you’re interested in.

If it’s a new project area, start with the first level, some areas have multiple levels.

What are project camps for?

They’re offered to supplement project learning.

Remember to enroll in the corresponding project.

Project vs. Entry! Difference between project and county fair entry.

Projects are curriculum (project manual). ALL PROJECTS HAVE TO BE ENTERED ON 4honline.com BY JUNE 15!

Projects help youth gain knowledge and skill .

A product of learning is a county fair entry.

Ask: “What projects interest my child that they could learn from?

The county fair entry should be a result of learning.

Quality Assurance is for all youth ages 8-18, who are showing livestock – Beef, Dairy, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Rabbits and Poultry MUST pass QA (either face to face or online) every year un-less they have tested out in our office. The last face to face Quality Assurance class will be held on June 7th at 6:30 pm at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds 4-H Building. Please call the office to sign up.

Hillary is willing to schedule a QA class with clubs or independents of 5 or more. Call the office or email hillary.fuhrman@unl.edu to set something up!

If you have yet to do the Quality Assurance, you can take it online for $12. The website is yqca.learngrow.io The last day to test out is June 15.

Congratulations to all Hamilton and Merrick County 3D Archery winners!

Hamilton County Junior Barebow-Champion Hannah Janda and

Reserve Champion Addison Fahrnbruch. Junior Freestyle-Champion Hope Fuhrman.

Intermediate Barebow-Champion Claire Jensen.

Senior Freestyle Limited-Champion Anna Crist.

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POP-UP IN THE PARK

Saturday July 22, 2017

8:00 a.m. Pre-Fair Fairgrounds Clean Up, Set Up

Monday, July 24, 2017

9:00 a.m. All Sewing Projects Entry Day/Clothing Construc-tion / Fashion Show Judging

Tuesday July 25, 2017

9:00 a.m. Culinary Challenge

1:00 pm – 4:30 p.m. Plant-&-Entomology-ID-Contests

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 4-H Entries (Static Exhibits) Entry Day

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 4-H & FFA Sheep & Goats Weigh-In

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 4-H Poultry and Rabbits Check-In

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 4-H & FFA Swine Weigh-In

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Beef Weigh-In

Thursday July 27, 2017

8:00 a.m. FFA & Open Class Judging

8:00 a.m. 4-H & FFA Sheep Show

9:00 a.m. 4-H Static Judging & Projects Interview Judging

10:00 a.m. 4-H & FFA Goats Show

10:00 a.m. Open Class Poultry

11:00 a.m. 4-H & FFA Poultry Show

1:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Rabbit Show

6:00 p.m. 4-H Decorated Cake Auction (Open to Public Bidders)

Friday July 28, 2017

8:00 a.m. 4-H & FFA Swine Show

8:00 a.m. 4-H Dog Show in & outside the Farr Building

12:00 p.m. 4-H Cat Show in the AG Building

1:30 p.m. 4-H Companion Animals Show in the AG Building 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. 4-H Food Stand Open

1:00 p.m. 4-H Llama Show

4:00 p.m. 4-H Dairy Show

5:00 p.m. Food Stand -Meal Deal

Saturday, July 29, 2017

8:00 a.m. 4-H & FFA Beef Show

1:30 p.m. 4-H Elite Showmanship Contest

4:00 p.m. 4-H & FFA Livestock Premium Auction

Sunday, July 30, 2017

7:30 a.m. Hamilton County Fair Exhibitor Breakfast in Farr Building

Noon 4-H & FFA Livestock Judging Contest 1:30 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull

2:00 p.m. 4-H Fashion Show – AG Building

3:00 p.m. **All entries released***

Post Fair Clean Up

What is FCS DAY? It’s a half day filled with competitions, which are geared toward the knowledge in the Family and Consumer

Science Field. You can choose to participate in any or all of the following competitions;

Favorite Foods Contest:

Presentations:

County Life Challenge:

FCS Quiz:

*The Morning starts at 9 am with the youth that want to compete in the favorite foods revue. This is a competitions where par-

ticipants plan a menu suitable for an indoor or outdoor meal. They prepare one food from the menu and bring it along with se-

lected table service, display cards, and own card table. Recipe prepared may or may not be from a 4-H project manual. The food

may be an individual or family-size serving. Recipes may be from any part of the menu. The table service will include: dishes,

flatware and table linens for one or two place settings. Paper plates, etc. are acceptable. Print the occasion (example: lunch for

bike hike) and complete menu on one card and the recipe prepared on another. Fresh flower centerpieces may be used if the

flowers have been arranged by 4-H member. Silk or other centerpieces may be used. Displays will be set up by the 4-H'er at the

4-H Building the day of the contest. Members will be interview judged and will be asked questions concerning the preparation,

the menu, nutrition and/ or their choice of table service. Informational handout is available at the Extension office.

The schedule then moves on to the County Life Challenge Contest, where the participants will answer questions representing

information found in Citizenship, Human Development, Clothing and Textiles, Consumer Management, Home Environment, and

Food and Nutrition. In addition, they will have a ranking question(s) and present their solution to the judge through oral reasons.

There will be a break and starting at 1PM there will be the presentations contest. A 4-H Presentation, given by one (1) individual or a team of two (2) individuals, is a live presentation with a formal talk where youth will use visual aids (such as props, posters, computer-based visuals, handouts, video, etc.) to show and tell others how to do something. Presentations are given on a stage. Judge views the entire presentation and engages in a question and answer session following presentation. Educational resources for youth participating in the 4-H Presentations Contest can be found in the 2017 4-H Project Resource Central found at http://4h.unl.edu/4hcurriculum/communication. *there will be awards in between each section.

*there will be the FCS Quiz offered in the down time throughout the morning. They can be graded and checked that very day.

Hamilton County Extension Office

1111 13th St. Suite 6

Aurora, NE 68818