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County Fair information July 10 Deadline Calendar And more!
Lori Swanson, Extension Assistant
Abby Baker
Kathy Beck, Gosper Office Mgr
OFFICE HOURS 8:30 am to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday ADDRESS 507 Smith Elwood NE 68937 PHONE (308) 785-2390 FAX (308) 785-2300 WEBSITE phelps-gosper.unl.edu FACEBOOK Extension in Phelps and Gosper Counties TWITTER @gosperphelps
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Gosper County July 2019 4-H News
4-H Fair Exhibit Entry Congratulations on completing your 4-H Enrollment! After completing the
4honline enrollment process, you are enrolled in a 4-H curriculum project
through 4-H Online!
The next step to bring exhibits to the fair is to complete fair pre-entry.
From the projects in which you are enrolled, you will select which exhib-
its you are going to bring to the fair. You will need to use your Fair Pre-
mium Book to determine the exhibits in each project.
In Phelps and Gosper counties, we use a pre-entry for our fair exhibits.
Prior to July 10, you will let us know which exhibits you are planning, or
considering, to bring to the fair.
There are two ways to complete your pre-entry this year!
4-H’ers may use the online process through ShoWorks.
The Phelps web link for ShoWorks is: http://phelps.fairwire.com
The Gosper web link for ShoWorks is: http://gosper.fairmanager.com
Gosper 4-H’ers will receive the paper pre-entry form with this newsletter
mailing. We would prefer it if you used ShoWorks, but know that some
of you need to use the paper copy. Please have it in the office July 10.
Welcome to our new 4-H Staff Member!
Abby Baker is a Fort Hays State University graduate from Parker, Colorado. While in college,
she was a member and officer of the animal science organization, Block and Bridle. Abby grew up
exhibiting swine and poultry projects. She also competed on the Elbert County Livestock Judging
team. Abby lives in Orleans and is extremely excited for this new opportunity in Phelps/Gosper
counties. Abby will serve the community as a 4-H Extension Assistant.
Welcome to the Gosper Co. Fair
July 24-27, 2019
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4-H Presentation-July 9 10:00 AM
Register by July 8
Phelps County will host an invitational 4-H Presentation Contest with 4-H’ers from Phelps and Gosper coun-
ties being invited to participate. Youth, ages 8-18 by Dec. 31, 2018, have an op-
portunity to teach others about the skills they have learned in 4-H by developing
and delivering a "show and tell" presentation. Topics should relate to how 4-H
youth is learning about career and college readiness, community development,
entrepreneurship, food supply confidence, healthy living, leadership develop-
ment, or STEM. Team presentations, consisting of two members, are included.
Review the current fair premium book for new classes and contest specifics.
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Jr. Division: Ages 11 and under Time Limit: 8 minute Max
Sr, Division: Ages 12 and up Time Limit: 6-8 minutes
Youth must be present to compete.
Need pointers? Contact either Extension Office at 308-995-4222 or 308-785-2390.
Hints for the County Fair Pre-Entry
· ShoWorks may be accessed at: http://gosper.fairmanager.com
· Do NOT use your browser’s “back” button
· Use “new entry” when you want to make another entry
· Save often to your cart! The save button is your friend!
· Do not leave the program open for long periods of time. Many computers automatically log you off
of secure sites after several hours and you may lose data.
· When entering Showmanship, substitutions may be made at show time for the animal used.
· It is recommended you complete your pre-entry through ShoWorks
· If you have computer issues, a paper form is available in the office.
Either online or hard copy is acceptable but you only need to use one method
Exhibit Release County Fair exhibits in the Exhibit Hall will be re-
leased Saturday, July 27 after 6:00 p.m. Please
pick up all of your exhibits during these times. Fair
Board will not be responsible for exhibits not picked
up.
2019 Gosper Co. Fair, July 24-27 Complete Schedule found in 4-H Premium Book
July 18 Clothing / Fashion Show Judging
Public Fashion Show in Holdrege
July 20 4-H Horse Show, Holdrege
July 24 Static Exhibit Entry
Livestock Weigh-in
Livestock Judging Contest
July 25 Swine, Sheep & Goat Shows
Bucket Calf & 2nd Yr BC Interviews
(In Extension Fair Office)
Clover Kid Bucket Calf Interviews
(In Bucket Calf area)
Small Animal Show
Rocket Launch
July 26 Beef Show
Elite Showmanship Contest
July 27 4-H Auction
Write Those Thank You Notes
Let our supporters know how much you appre-
ciate them with a Thank You note.
4-H Static Exhibit Interviews
Call 785-2390 to sign up Deadline Friday, July 19
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What is a STATIC exhibit?
We are referring to 4-H exhibits in the exhibit
hall: posters, home environments, food, flowers,
child development, woodworking, and more!
Family & Consumer Science
and other Static Exhibits Some exhibits in the Family and Consumer Sci-
ence area and other static exhibits require sup-
porting information, such as recipes in the food
project areas and informational sheets in Home
Environment and Child Development.
Some things to watch for:
· Recipes · Woodworking plans
· Photography Data Tags · Display sizes
· Home Environment Design Elements and De-sign Principles
· And more
Read your premium book carefully to see if
your exhibits require supporting information
4-H Fair Committee Meetings
The fair committee meetings for Foods, Home
Environment/Child Development, Photography
and Creative Projects will be held at 12:30 p.m.
on Wed., July 24 right before judging.
Static Exhibit Entry—Wed., July 24
Interview judging begins for all 4-H Foods,
Child Development/Home Environment/
Photography projects at 1:00 P.M. Please
contact the Extension Office at 785-2390
for an interview slot by 4:00 PM on Fri-
day, July 19.
Even though you are pre-entering your
exhibits, you still need to call for an inter-
view time.
All other entries including Ag Related, Horti-
culture, Aerospace, Woodworking, etc. will
be entered from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
July 24. These will not be interviewed.
Where to bring 4-H Static Exhibits?
· Stop by the general 4-H Entry Table (West Door of
Exhibit Hall)
· Pick up your entry cards and 4-H t-shirt.
-Proceed to each project area table and check in!
· Allow some extra time to attach the entry cards to
your exhibits
· Be ready to visit with the interview judge at the time
for which you pre-registered.
The tags shown below are required for 4-H’ers exhib-
iting the following Home Environment projects:
Design My Place, Sketchbook Crossroads, De-
sign Decisions, Portfolio Pathways, Heirloom
Treasures/Family Keepsakes, and Quilt Quest.
Photos require a different tag that can be found
https://unl.app.box.com/v/4h-photography
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Clover Kids
Clover Kids may complete the pre-entry process on http://gosper.fairmanager.com OR fill out a pa-
per enrollment that will be sent to you next week.
Pre-entry completed at http://gosper.fairmanager.com com OR the paper entry by July 10
Clover Kid Projects can be found on page 26 of the Phelps-Gosper Premium Book.
Check in for static Clover Kid exhibits will be Wednesday, July 24 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Clover
Kids will then visit with an older 4-H’er about their exhibit!
Clover Kids with animal entries will present their entries to a judge at the beginning of their respec-
tive species’ show.
If a dog or cat is brought to fair, proper vaccination records must be brought to the Extension Of-
fice by July 10.
NEW in 2019** Clover Kid Bucket Calf youth will complete a simple record book or poster
and bring it with them to their interview on July 25, Thurs afternoon at 2:30 in the Bucket Calf
area of the Ag Barn. Senior 4-H’er Beef members will visit with each youth by their calf.
Phelps-Gosper Public 4-H Fashion Show July 18, 7:30pm
Special Guest Miss Swedish Days
Phelps County Ag Center
Clothing Construction and Fashion Show Judging
Clothing construction and Fashion Show judging will be Thursday, July 18th begin-
ning at 8:30 AM. All clothing exhibits will be judged on July 18th. All 4-H’ers en-
rolled in a clothing project received a letter with more details. An interview time for clothing exhibits
will be assigned based on pre-entries through http://gosper.fairmanager.com
Fashion Show Prep Workshop
July 17, 4:30 Phelps County Ag Center. Come to this free workshop to practice your show skills
the day before the competition. Work out those butterflies as you practice grace and pose. Please
RSVP with the Phelps Extension Office at 995-4222.
Calling All Talent!
4-H’ers that would like to share their talents are welcome to perform at the Public Fashion Show on
Thursday, July 18th. Please call the Extension Office by Wednesday, July 17th to reserve your
spot! One microphone will be available. You will need to supply any additional equipment.
4-H T-Shirts The Phelps-Gosper Farm Bureau will be graciously donating t-shirts for all 4-H’ers at this year’s
county fair with a new N150 design. These shirts will be the official show shirt. Shirts will be avail-
able for pickup at the Extension Offices prior to fair, and on Entry Day on Wed., July 24, in the Civ-
ic Center. Each 4-H’er and Clover Kid will receive one shirt.
Remember to send a thank you to Farm Bureau for their generous donation and their support of
our local 4-H programs at: Farm Bureau, 411 Grant Holdrege, NE 68949.
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State Fair Tickets New in 2019! 4-H youth exhibiting static exhibits at the Nebraska State Fair will
order advance discount tickets directly from the Nebraska State Fair. Discount tickets will no longer be avail-
able through the county offices. Details on ordering tickets will be available soon. All livestock exhibitors and
in-person event exhibitors (contests, fashion show, presentations) will still be able to order discounted tickets
when they enter in ShoWorks for State Fair.
Companion Animal Showmanship information has been updated on the website at https://4h.unl.edu/companion-animal/showmanship-contest. Entries for the Video Companion Animal Show-manship Contests are being accepted from June 1st to August 10th. Contest rules and regulations can be found on the website along with Cat and ferret Vaccination forms, Cat Showmanship worksheets, example questions, and more. Youth should schedule a time to record their presentations with their local Extension office.
Calibraska A cool opportunity in Scottsbluff and North Platte! Seven different classes in animation. Eri-ca Larsen-Dockrary, a Nebraska native/UNL grad who is now living in California. Erica is involved in Cali-braska, an effort to connect CA and NE and bring emerging media arts to those who might not otherwise have access. You can find more at: http://www.calibraska.org. There are a number of offerings and noon-time video calls with animators and professionals from Netflix, DreamWorks Animation, CBS, Disney, and more. The kids get swag too. Workshops are primarily multigenerational so if any project leaders/volunteers/etc would like to take a class they can!
Why is herdsmanship important?
Herdsmanship is the first thing the public sees re-
garding how we treat our animals. County Fair is
often the only time the public sees livestock up
close and personal, so we need to make sure they
see how well you care for those animals and their
well-being on a daily basis. This means clean stalls,
clean aisles, clean and healthy animals.
Because many more people see your animal in
the barn than the show ring, exhibitors are expected
to maintain barn, feeding, and grooming conditions
that will insure the good health and safety of the ani-
mals in their care, and will show consideration and
sensitivity toward the public visiting the fair.
All 4-H Clubs and Independent 4-H Members exhibiting
livestock will be judged on Herdsmanship.
Herdsmanship will be judged Thursday-Friday Herdsmanship will be judged between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m. There will be no judging of species during its show
Fair Entry Day Sack Lunches The American Legion Auxiliary will offer Entry Day Sack Lunches for our 4-H families on Wednesday, July 24 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Use the west door of the Civic Center to gain access to the back door of the Legion Hall.
Get A “Fair meal” for a “Fair” Deal
Gosper Ag Barn Clean-Up Day Gosper County 4-H Council
invites any and all 4-H’ers,
families and friends to help with fair set
up at the Ag Barn on
Sunday, July 14
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Bring your rakes, shov-
els, leaf blowers, weed
trimmers, gloves and
EnErGy!
This is always a fun ac-
tivity and a great way to
start that “fair bonding”.
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Phelps/Gosper Horse Show
Phelps/Gosper 4-H County Horse
Show July 20 in Holdrege starting
at 8:00AM.
Registration begins at 7:30.
Concessions Supplied by The 4-H Timberwolves
Pre-Entry for Animal Exhibits Pre-entry is required when entering animals or
livestock in the fair in such classes including
showmanship, trail, market beef, market hog,
stocker feeder, breeding ewe, agility, market
rabbit, dog, judging, etc. Pre-entry needs to be
complete on the website http://
gosper.fairmanager.com by July 10th.
Livestock Judging Contest Wednesday, July 24, 7:00 p.m. all 4-H youth
are invited to participate in the Livestock Judg-
ing Contest. No enrolled required to judge in
the contest. We look forward to your participa-
tion!
Elite Showmanship Contest The Gosper County Fair will once again be
hosting an Elite Showmanship contest. Those
eligible for this competition are champion and
reserve champions in the Senior Showmanship
Divisions in the areas of beef, goat, sheep, and
hog. The contest will take place Friday, July
26, 1/2 hour after the Beef Show in the Live-
stock Arena.
County Fair Stall Assignments
Stalling Assignments will be posted by Mon-
day, July 22 for the beef, sheep, swine, and
goats.
Livestock Office Bulletin Board The drafts of each species program and draft
of auction will be posted before each event.
Please check the drafts and inform staff of any
corrections that need made. The changes
must be within the posted time.
Official Showmanship Dress · Official Phelps/Gosper 4-H t-shirt or white
shirt with 4-H chevron · Jeans · Closed toe shoes/boots · No hat
Livestock Helpers Letters Letters will be making their way to your homes next week regarding Livestock Helpers at the 2019 livestock shows.
If you get one and can NOT help, please call the office so we can find a replacement.
If you DO NOT get one and would like to volunteer your time, Please call the office.
Animal Science News
4-H DOG and CAT All Dogs, Cats and Ferrets must have a current 4-H
vaccination form on file in the Extension Office by
July 10th! Forms is available in the Office.
All dogs are required to be immunized for Dis-
temper, Hepatitis, Parvo and Rabies. It is recom-
mended dogs also be immunized for Kennel
Cough.
Gosper County Fair Animal Judges
Horse-Jan Wagner
Beef-Hog-Sheep/Goat– Lee Schroeder
Poultry-Rabbit-Small Animal—Sue Neilsen
4-H Auction Reminder
Each 4-H and FFA exhibitor have one hour af-
ter the show to inform the Livestock Office
which of their animals will be sold by weight, by
premium only and taken home, or not sold. A
form is available in the livestock office.
Youth may have two lots in the auction.
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Aksarben Stock Show Aksarben is celebrating their third year in Grand Island, Nebraska - Sep-
tember 26-29, 2019. This is the 92nd Aksarben Stock Show!
The Aksarben team has transitioned to a junior livestock show format,
youth ages 9-19 years old are eligible to compete now. Also there is no
prerequisite of youth organization affiliation.
The website is http://www.aksarbenstockshow.com , and full of details.
The media page here lists several of the changes and additions for 2019.
https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/about/media-releases
New State Fair Poultry
Showmanship and the Table Show (judging of the birds) will be at the same time this year. Starts at 9 am on Saturday August 31st
Duck and Goose Classes still exist but there will no longer be a champion or reserve duck and goose, rather They’re now combined into “Waterfowl”
No Turkeys this year
The families can nominate 10 individual birds by that August 10th deadline. This is similar to the rabbits. They have to pay for those 10 birds but may only show 5.
Substitutions can only be made within the class. So for instance, A large chicken may only be substitut-ed for another large chicken, etc. This is due to the cage size requirements for the chickens. Those substituted birds must be nominated first though.
The kids are only allowed to bring 1 dozen eggs total. Not 1 dozen of each color.
The Nebraska State Fair The Nebraska State Fair is held each year at the Nebraska State Fairgrounds in Grand Island, Nebraska.
This year's event will be held August 23 - September 2, 2019. Visit the Nebraska 4-H State Fair Fair-
book for information about 4-H static and animal exhibits, as well as 4-H in-person contests and competi-
tions happening at the State Fair. Additional information and resources are also available for individuals
interested in exhibiting 4-H live animals, participating in 4-H contests, volunteering with 4-H, and judging 4
-H exhibits.
All in person State Fair Exhibits must be entered into the State Fair System by August 10.
Congratulations to the
Phelps-Gosper PASE Team
All results can be found at https://4h.unl.edu/pase-life-challenge/results
left to right: Drew Knoerzer, Sheridan Chaney, Wryston Brell, Abby Scholz, Whitney Dickau, Rianna Chaney, Alayna Moore.
JULY
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
County Horse
Levels Due
2 3 4
Office Closed
5
Office Closed
6
7 8 9
Presentation
Contest
10
Exhibit Confir-
mation Due in
ShoWorks
11 Online Cat
Club
12 13
14 Gosper Co. Ag
Barn Clean&Set-Up
@ 5:30 pm; 4-H
Council @ 6:30 pm
15 16 17 18
Fashion Show
19
20
Horse Show
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 July 10 is the last day to declare the 4-H ex-
hibits you are bringing to the county fair.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 Agronomy
Youth Field Day
–Curtis
8 9 10
State Fair En-
rollment DUE
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 St. Fair
Exhibits Due
in Office
20 21 Gosper
Ext. Office
Closed;
Exhibits to GI
22 23
St Fair Starts
24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
AUGUST
Gosper County Fair July 24-July 27
Phelps County Fair July 18-July 25
Nebraska State Fair August 23-September 2
