4-H FAMILY NEWSLETTER

HAMILTON COUNTY EXTENSION – July/August Issue 2016

Dear 4-H Families:

We would like for you to welcome Brynna Baumhover as our 2016 Summer 4-H Assistant. Brynna will be working with the Clover Kids Day Camp and helping our office prepare for the 2016 Hamilton County Fair.

Are you ready?? If you have questions on summer activities or events please ask Cheryll.

The Fair Book is on our website, www.extension.iastate.edu/hamilton, check the rules for correct sizes for exhibits and posters and make sure you have the additional forms filled out for poster art and photography. Visual Art and Home Improvement exhibits must include the Elements & Principles of Design in fair write-ups. Some Clothing exhibits require this information. Be sure you use the 4-H Food Challenge recipe sent in an email and listed on our web page. There is an error in the Fair Book.

Remember the three steps to writing goals as you prepare your fair exhibits and finish your record systems: A – Action R – Result T – Timetable What do you want to accomplish, when do you want to accomplish it by and how will you get it done? These three simple steps will help you get through all your 4-H projects this summer.

Up Coming Activities

JULY 6 – Fashion Revue/Share the Fun 7 – Clover Kids Day Camp/ Briggs Woods 14 - Intermediate Award Outing

19-24 – Hamilton County Fair -

“Our Roots Run Deep” August 11– 21 – Iowa State Fair

September 1 – Record Systems DUE to LEADERS 15 – Fall Leaders Meeting 18 – Record Book Reviews– 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

25 – 4-H Rally Day – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 25 – Major Award Interviews – 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Cheryll Entriken

HAMILTON COUNTY EXTENSION

County Youth Coordinator

entriken@iastate.edu

515-832-9597

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

Dog Training schedule will run every Tuesday until the 4-H Dog Obedience Show on Tuesday, July 21st at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds.

1st year members and members with new dogs are to be present with their dogs at 6:30 p.m. .

Showmanship training begins at 7:30 -8:00 p.m. Advance training at 8:00-p.m. for 4-H’ers and dogs

previously involved in the Obedience Training in prior years.

Bring Small sized TREATS for your DOG Dish & Water for your Dog + bottle of water for

yourself Plastic bags for poop clean up

Tuesdays, July 5, 12 4-H HORSE RIDING CLINICS

Dog Obedience Training

Strengthening Families

Program for Parents & Youth

Regardless of our love, protection, wisdom and effort, our

kids can move outside our control. Transitions children go

thru in middle school and into the teen years can be difficult.

That’s why Hamilton County Prosper Team is bringing the

Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth

10-14 to Webster City. It’s a fun and effective program

where families work together to help youth achieve greater

success at school, resist peer pressure and more. This

FREE 7 week program will start September 20th and meet

on Tuesdays, with a free family meal served at 5:30 pm and

program from 6-8 pm. Free child care is also provided for

families in attendance. For more information, or to register,

please call Susan Schmitz at the Hamilton County Extension

Office, 515-832-9597. Families may also register on line at:

extension.iastate.edu/hamilton

CLOVER KIDS DAY CAMP

Thursday, July 7th / 9 A.M. – 3 P.M. Briggs Woods / Barn Shelter #3

Register at the Hamilton Co. Extension Office by July 1st . Forms on our web site.

REMEMBER to bring a sack lunch for noon.

Hamilton County’s Intermediate 4-H

Award Outing July 14, 2016

5:30 p.m.

EMPORIUM RESTARUANT, WEBSTER CITY

& ATTENDING the Webster City Community Theater Production “Fiddler on the Roof”

Sundays, July 3, 10- Hamilton County Fairgrounds- 4 p.m.

PHOTO MOUNTING WORKSHOP Monday, July 11th - Entriken’s Barn

2640 Tunnel Mill Road (R-27), Webster City

5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Dave has scheduled a “working” workshop to assist 4-H photography exhibitors in getting their photos cropped and mounted for exhibit. Exhibitors will need to bring their enlarged photos and matte board with them to the meeting on Thursday, July 9th at Entriken’s.

NEW Cooperative Agronomists “Suit up” to Support 4-H This summer NEW Cooperative agronomists will be “suiting up”…swimsuit that is, to participate in the NEW Cooperative dunk tank at your county fair. For $1 you will get 3 chances to dunk your favorite agronomists! All of the money that is made will be donated back to the 4-H clubs of your county. Along with the dunk tank NEW Cooperative will be hosting a farm safety booth to reach out to the public about some of

the dangers that come along with farming. Be sure to stop by and see us at your local county fair as fair season fast approaches! NEW Cooperative takes great pride in supporting our area youth 4-H programs through our dunk tank donations as well as educating adults and children about farm safety. We strongly feel that 4-H helps these youth build the foundation to become future leaders in our local communities. We are excited for them as they gain all of the valuable skills and knowledge the 4-H program offers.

FAIR WORK SCHEDULE -

Friday, July 15, 2016 – 2:00 p.m.--Set Up Exhibit Building and after set

up----move Extension Office-

Clear Lake Sailors

Sunday, July 17, 2016 - 3:00 p.m.

CLUB BOOTH SET UP -

CLOVER KIDS JUDGING –

6:00 p.m. in the VanDiest Building

CLOVER KIDS PET SHOW – 6:30 p.m.

**Monday, July 18, 2016 – 8:30 a.m.**

Exhibit Building Judging Begins

FAIR SPRUCE UP/CLEAN UP All 4--H & FFA Livestock Exhibitors!!!

Monday, July 18, 2016- 9:00 - 12:00 noon

Clean Livestock Barns Put up Stall Cards ---

SUNDAY, JULY 24th 5:00—6:00 p.m. Release of all 4-H and FFA Building exhibits

SUNDAY 26th, 6:00 p.m. NOT BEFORE!!! Release of all 4-H and FFA Livestock exhibits

**Sunday, July 26th - 6:00 p.m.

EXHIBIT BUILDING TEAR DOWN & CLEAN UP

Kamrar Komets, W H H SALE DAY MOVE BACK EXTENSION OFFICE

Monday, July 25 After Sale – Clear Lake Sailors

JUDGING SCHEDULE-

4-H Home Economics, Visual Arts, Poster Art, Personal Development, Photography, Science, Mechanics and Engineering, Ag & Natural

Resources

Sunday, July 17

6:00 pm - CLOVER KIDS JUDGING – Van Diest Building

6:30 pm - CLOVER KIDS PET SHOW

Monday, July 18 4-H Clubs are scheduled below:

8:30 am - Freedom Flickers, Freedom Warriors, Stratford Spirit 9:15 am – Cass Red Cardinals, Boone Boosters 10:00 am - Kamrar Komets, W H H 11:00 am –Lyon Kings 12:00 – 1:00 pm NOON BREAK 1:15 pm - Clear Lake Sailors Clubs that are scheduled to be judged in the morning will have all their exhibits judged during that time, moving from department to department. Those clubs scheduled for afternoon will have all their exhibits judged during that time, moving from department to department.

EXCEPTION: Garden, which is done on Wednesday, July 20

4-H Horticulture Judging - WEDNESDAY, July 20 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. – Check-in ONLY

10:30 a.m. – Judging

HOST AND HOSTESS SCHEDULE TUESDAY -6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - 4-H Foundation &

ISU Staff WEDNESDAY - 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. -- Cass Red Cardinals

3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. – Freedom Warriors THURSDAY 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. –Boone Boosters 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. – W H H FRIDAY 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. – Clear Lake Sailors

3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. – Lyon Kings SATURDAY 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. – Stratford Spirit 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. –Kamrar Komets

SUNDAY 1:00 – 5:00 Freedom Flickers

County Fair PARADE

The County Fair Parade will be held, Tuesday, July 19th beginning at 6:00 p.m. “Our Roots Grow Deep” is the 2016 County Fair Theme. Parade Entry Forms will be available on the fair link on our web-site: www.extension.iastate.edu/hamilton or phone 515-832-1443 for entry information. Return forms to the Hamilton County Fair Office.

CHALLENGE CLASS Class: Challenge Class is based on all participants using the same recipe and trying to achieve a perfect standard product. This

year’s recipes challenge the use of the cookie method. Also see General rules and Regulations 1-15. 1. Any 4-H Member is eligible to enter. Member does not have to be enrolled in the 4-H Food and Nutrition project.

2. Member may enter one entry.

3. Entry should be made to the Hamilton County Extension Office by June 27.Adults, do not need to pre-register.

4. Food entry should be placed on a firm disposable plate and sealed inside a plastic bag. Entry tag with member’s name should be

attached.

5. Bring entry to Hamilton County Fair on 4-H exhibit Judging Day for designated club time on Monday, July 18.

6. Only use the following recipe to present your best 5 cookies. Use only listed ingredients. Do not substitute or change amounts.

7,. No written recipe or write up is required for this class.

8. Entry is judged on standard product qualities. There is no conference judging of this class.

Recipe for 2016 4-H Youth Challenge Class Butterhorn Rolls Source: 1st United Church of Christ Cookbook 1994; Page 37 1 pkg. yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons) ½ cup sugar ¼ cup warm water (115° F) 3 eggs 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup whole milk, scalded (180° F) 1 ½ cups graham flour ½ cup Crisco shortening 3 to 3 ½ cups white flour • Dissolve yeast in warm water and 2 Tablespoons sugar. • Scald milk; add shortening, sugar, eggs and salt. • Add 1 ½ cups graham flour and stir. • Add yeast mixture. • Add rest of flour until dough loses its sheen. • Let rise until double. Punch down. Divide dough in thirds. • Roll each third into a 10” circle on lightly floured board. Cut each into 12 pie shaped pieces. • Roll from wide edge to point to make crescent. Place on greased baking pan in curved crescent shape. • Rolls may be lightly brushed with melted butter to remove visible flour. Cover with light towel. • Let rise until doubled. Bake @ 400° F for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Yields 36

Recipe for Adult Challenge Class

Graham Clover Rolls Source: http://americanheritagecooking.com/2014/02/grahamclover-rolls-one-year-anniversary/

2 cup hot whole milk 1 teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoons molasses 1 cup whole-wheat flour 1 packet dried active yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons) About 5 cups graham flour (Bob Red Mills) • Add molasses & salt to the hot milk & let it cool until it is lukewarm. (110° F) • While milk mixture is cooling, add ¼ cup of warm water (110° F) to the yeast & stir to mix. Then added 1 teaspoon of sugar. • Add the yeast to the milk mixture & stir to mix. • Add all the whole wheat flour & three cups of graham flour. • Knead by Kitchen Aide-Using a bread hook attachment on your mixer or a wooden spoon, mix & continue adding graham flour until you have a stiff dough. Set on speed 2, & let it work until the dough climbed up the hook & cleaned the sides of the bowl, about two minutes. Knead on speed 2 for an additional two minutes. • Or knead By Hand-Press the dough away with the palms of your hand. Stretch the dough from the edge, folding back edge over to the center. Press the dough away with the palms of your hands, exerting sufficient force to cause the part folded over to adhere to the mass under it, & repeat folding. Turn dough one-quarter around & repeat kneading. Continue turning, folding & kneading until dough is smooth & elastic & will not stick to an unfloured board. • Grease large bowl with vegetable oil. Place dough in bowl & turn the dough to cover all sides with oil. Cover with warm, damp towel & place in a warm place (80 ° - 85°F) for an hour, or until the dough is triple its size. • Grease 32 muffin tins.

• Punch down dough and allow to rise a second time till Shape clover rolls by pinching off pieces of dough that are roughly 1” size. Shaped them, & pressed three into each greased muffin tin. Repeat this step

until all the dough is gone. Lightly brush rolls with melted butter. Cover pans with a saran wrap and a damp cloth & set aside to rise (double in size) in warm location. • Bake rolls for 8 minutes at 400°F & then decrease temperature to 350°F for the remaining 10-20 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Intermediate & Senior County 4-H Council

Contact the Extension Office at 515-832-9597 and ask to speak to Cheryll or Brynna if you are interested in helping.

Fashion Revue: Volunteers will be needed to prepare commentary scripts and to work on stage design Wednesday, July 6th at the Extension Office.

4-H Exhibit Building Judging: Volunteers are needed to help the judges in the 4-H Exhibit Building on Monday, July 19th from 8:30 a.m. to around 3:00 p.m.

State Fair Display: Volunteers needed to set up the State Fair display 4:00 p.m.—? Help with Clover Kids Day Camp – contact the Extension Office if interested.- July 7th

During Fair Week We will be doing Bar-B-Q’s on Thursday and Saturday noon’s, during the county fair We will be assisting the Hamilton County Cattlemen – Thursday evening, Friday

Noon, Friday evening & Saturday evening.

2016 Photo Challenge -

SHADOWS Participants may enter up to 2 photos. One MUST be taken in Hamilton County, Iowa – one may be taken outside of Hamilton

County. The place where the photo was taken must be documented on the back of the photo. The photos may be used by the County Conservation; those will become the property of the County Conservation if they so

request them. There will be four divisions. Junior, Intermediate, Senior and an Adult class The photo entries are to be 5 X 7’s, and mounted (either surface or window mounts). They will be entered on July 20th during the normal 4-H exhibit judging and will not be conference judged. The judging for this Challenge Class will be done during the county fair by a team of judges.

FAIR EXHIBIT SIZES Posters and banners are not to exceed 22” x 28”.

Communicating Through Posters must be 14” x 22”. 4-H is . . . (open to 4-H’er’s interpretation)

Join 4-H

“Dive To New Depths” (2016 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference theme)

Nothing Compares (Iowa State Fair theme)

Chart or graph boards and model displays are not to exceed 4’ x 4’. Display boxes are not to exceed 28” x 22” in height or width and 12” in depth.

EXCEPTION - food display boxes - the total dimensions are not to exceed 10” x 12” x 14”.

LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS

BEEF –GOAT – HORSES - SHEEP - SWINE - RABBITS - -

All Market Animals & Horse exhibitors will need to have the Iowa 4-H Animal Care & Management Disclosure Statement filled out completely when they check their animals in at the 2016 Hamilton County Fair. (These forms are available on our web site and at the Extension Office.) http://www.extension.iastate.edu/hamilton/news/2016-hamiton-county-fair-forms

All swine, beef, meat goats and sheep will be sold by weigh-in weights ONLY. No meat animals will be re-weighed for sale. What your animal weighs at fair weigh-in will be the weight it will be sold at on Monday, July 28th.

Rabbit exhibitors may sell only two lots (limit one pen of three per exhibitor) of each species.

LIVESTOCK LOAD OUT PROCEDURES ON SUNDAY, JULY 24th, 2016

No Livestock can be removed before 6:00 pm No Loading equipment enters grounds after 2 pm on Sunday, July 24th.

Violators will be towed at their own expense!

STATE FAIR EXHIBITORS Exhibitor Ticket Request—due to Iowa State Fair by July 19. The Iowa State Fair did not send counties the forms. They are located at the following website http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/livestock/StateFair/TicketRequestForm2015.pdf. PLEASE NOTE: ALL these forms are sent to the Iowa State Fair! Follow payment and mailing directions on the forms!

Hamilton County 4-H FAIR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Hamilton County 4-H’ers who graduated from high school in May, 2016 and who applied for the Hamilton County 4-H Foundation 4-H fair scholarships are reminded that these scholarships, will be awarded from the proceeds of a scholarship fund drive, through the Hamilton County 4-H Foundation. These scholarships will be presented on Sunday afternoon July 26th, sometime during the afternoon activities – Parade of Champions, Supreme Showmanship competition. Recipients: PLEASE be present for the presentation or notify Cheryll that you will not be present.

2016 County Fair Schedule THURSDAY, JULY 21st – ACTIVITIES

8:00 am –Breeding & Market Sheep SHOW Judging

Friday, July 15th ORDER of SHOW-, Sr., Int., Jr, Beginner Showmanship, Breeding, Feeder Lambs, Market Lamb Classes

9:00am – SWINE & BEEF CHECK IN DEADLINE

1:30 p.m. – CLEAN Exhibit Building 9:00 am – Weigh Swine & Market Beef

Clear Lake Sailors 4-H Club 10:00 - Check in for Bucket Bottle Calves

2:00 p.m. – MOVE Extension Office to Coop Building 12:00 NOON – Older 4-H Lamb Bar B Q

Clear Lake Sailors 4-H Club 1 pm - Horse Show – Trail Lots 1:30 pm – Goat Show in Show Arena SUNDAY, JULY 17TH – 3:00 pm – Bottle Lamb/Goat Interviews & Group picture 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. - VanDiest Building open for club booth 5:00 pm – Pride of Iowa Competition / Ed Prince Building decorating 5:00 pm – Bottle Lamb/Goat Show – Show Arena 6:00 p.m. – Clover Kids Judging in VanDiest Building 7:00 pm – Beef Grooming Clinic/Contest Teams 6:30 p.m. – Clover Kids Pet Show in VanDiest Building (3 individuals/team) sign up at the Extension Office) FRIDAY, JULY 22nd - ACTIVITIES

MONDAY, JULY 18TH – 8:00 am – BEEF SHOW Judging / Show Arena 9:00 am – NOON – 4-H/FFA Workday ORDER of SHOW-Breeding Beef, Sr., Int., Jr, Beginner

Showmanship, Weight Classes, Champion Selections/ Adult Showmanship

4-H Clubs Exhibit Building judging schedule NOON – AUCTION REGISTRATION DUE 8:30 am – Freedom Flickers, Freedom Warriors, Stratford Spirit MEAT GOATS, SHEEP Poultry, and RABBITS 9:15 am – Boone Boosters, Cass Red Cardinals You MUST notify the FAIR OFFICE if planning to sell livestock

10:00 am – W H H & Kamrar Komets 3:30 pm – State Fair Exhibitor Pictures – Keith McCollough Plaza 11:00 am – Lyon Kings 12:00 – 1:00 pm – NOON BREAK 1:15 pm – Clear Lake Sailors

4:30 pm – Bucket/Bottle Calf Interviews & Group picture 5:00 pm - Bucket/Bottle Calf Show

SATURDAY, JULY 23rd - ACTIVITIES

TUESDAY, JULY 19th – ACTIVITIES 8:00 am – Swine SHOW Judging 7:30 AM – Deadline Check In Dog Obedience Show ORDER of SHOW- Sr., Int., Jr, Beginner Showmanship, 8:00 am - Dog Obedience Show – Show Arena Light, Medium, Heavyweight Classes in Gilt & Barrows, “Little

Bacon Bits” 9:00 am – 8:00 pm – Stall horses – Check in 7-8 pm ONLY NOON – Older 4-H Pork Bar B Q

12:30 – 3 pm – Check in Rabbits & Poultry NOON – AUCTION REGISTRATION DUE - BEEF 12:30 – Check In deadline for Pet Show/Sr. Living Tent 4:00 - AUCTION REGISTRATION DUE - SWINE 1:00 pm – PET SHOW / Senior Living Tent 6:00 pm – Hamilton County Fair Parade (from Downtown to Fairgrounds)

SUNDAY, July 24TH -ACTIVITIES

7:00 – 8:00 pm – Horse Check In – this time ONLY 9:00 am – Horse and Pony Show Timed & Fun Events 11:00 am – Hamilton County Fair Showdown – Show Arena WEDNESSDAY, JULY 20th – ACTIVITIES 1:00 pm – Parade of Champions – followed by Hamilton 8:00 a.m. – Poultry Show – Show Arena County 4-H Foundation Fair Scholarship Presentation 8:00 am – Horse Show Showmanship & Performance Supreme Hamilton County Senior Showman Competition 8:00 am – 9:30 a.m. – Check In 4-H Horticulture 5:00 pm – Check out exhibits in VanDiest Building 9:00 – 11:00 am – Check in Market & Breeding Sheep 6:00 pm – Clean up VanDiest Building 10:30 a.m. - 4-H Horticulture Judging Kamrar Komets & W H H 11:00 am – Check in Goats, Bottle Lambs & Bottle Goats - RELEASE of ALL Non-Sale LIVESTOCK 11 am-12:30 pm -Rabbit Show Showmanship/ Show Arena 7:00 p.m. – Non-Sale Swine Loat Out (will resume after Dress Up Show Class) MONDAY, July 25TH - 8:00 am – Livestock Sale

MOVE ECTENSION OFFICE BACK – CLEAR LAKE SAIORS

12:30 pm – Rabbit Exhibitor Meeting with SHOW to follow in Show Arena

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. –Donuts, Coffee & Juice

1:00 – 3:00 pm – Check In Dairy Cow

4:30 pm – Quiz Bowl Competition / Ed Prince Building 6:00 pm – NO HOGS penned prior to this time

Record Keeping Help Session

Wednesday, July 27th - 2 - 7 pm (Come and Go Help Session) Hamilton County Extension Meeting Room

This will be a Come and Go Help Session – Cheryll will be available during this time period to answer questions and help clarify the record keeping process.

4-H Forms are available on-line at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/hamilton/news/4-h-recordkeeping

This list is a suggested guideline for assembling a 4-H record book

Cover Sheet - include a picture of you, with your name, grade, age, current year & club.

Yearly Summary - (white - 4H-96) - 2 page form to record your 4-H participation, recognition, communication, and non-4-H activities

Personal Goal Record - (buff - 4H-93) - Record your personal goals here - NOT PROJECT GOALS! (Soon to be available on-line)

4-H Project Record - One project record should be completed for each project carried. Basic - 4th h & 5th grades Experienced - 6th – 8th grades Advanced - 9th - 12th grades

Market Animal Project Worksheet (Junior, Intermediate/Senior) - (4H-228 WS) for beef, swine, sheep

Breeding Animal Project Worksheet - (4H-229 WS) for breeding beef, swine & sheep

Project inserts for: Crop Production, Goat, Photography, Poultry, Cow Lifetime Record, Photography, Horse/Pony, Small Engines, Horticulture, Dog, Cat, Pet, Rabbit, Sheep, Self-Determined, 4-H Breeding Animal, Ewe Lifetime Record

Pictures & Clippings - relating to each project go with the project record

Pictures & Clippings - relating to club activities go with 4-H Personal Goal Record or behind your last project record and pictures

Previous year's record - put this year's material on top

All this information goes in a THREE RING BINDER with a sticker available at the County Extension Office. Or you may choose to purchase a three ring binder yourself at an office supply business.

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

tattoo (no fresh tattoos at State Fair) All Cattle will be Housed in Cattle Barn No artificial tails allowed. Fitting rule - Family member is defined as: parent (mom, dad, step-parent or legal guardian) brother, sister, step-sibling. NO COACHING will be allowed from or near the ring. This includes verbal or non-verbal coaching. Violators will be escorted from the barn/showing area for the duration of the show.

COOL Documentation

required for commercial

ewes; only market lambs

Horse Changes

New Classes Added:

Ranch Horse Western Pleasure

Saddle seat Equitation

Saddle seat Pleasure

Again in 2011: 4-H horses can arrive

Monday afternoon/evening for

State Fair

Don’t forget ID rules on leasing

horses; a 4-H lease form is required

to be filled out and attached to your

ID form for leased horses. Refer to

4-H 202 and your 4-H 106 ID form

for specific rules

Meat Goat Changes

Again in 2011: Don’t forget to put

down a birth date for breeding

meat goat does; Meat Goat 106 ID

form has an added “Birth Date”

column

Check-In Friday, Aug. 19th

Show - Saturday, Aug. 20th ~8:00

AM

BEEF

Breeding Beef – Must be in place, Monday, Aug. 15– 11 a.m. Judging, Tuesday, Aug. 16–7:30 a.m. Market Beef – Must be in place, Monday Aug. 15 @ 11 a.m. Judging, Tuesday, Aug. 16–7:30 a.m.

Other 4-H Fair Activity Reminders

QUIZ BOWL – Wednesday, July 20th – 4:30 p.m.

Clubs compete against one another on their 4-H knowledge.

If interested in participating sign up with your club leaders!!!

Intermediate & Juniors (4th – 8th Grade) Judging WEDNESDAY – JULY 6TH

Scheduled Judging appointments during the morning at the Hamilton County Extension Office and then we do a combined showing that evening at the Webster City Church of Christ with the Share the Fun participants. This event is for 4-H’ers interested in showcasing apparel design and production knowledge as well as their creativity skills. There are three categories within the 4-H Awardrobe Clothing Event which includes the following opportunities: Clothing Selection: Outfits may be selected and/or purchased from any source. Fashion Revue: A garment or outfit constructed by you! The $15 Challenge: Purchase an outfit costing $15 or less, not including shoes, accessories or undergarments, that represents your intended use. The $15 Challenge category is designed to expand the 4-H’ers shopping experience to include different shopping venues. Outfits must be purchased at a garage sale, consignment store, Goodwill, Salvation Army, or similar place of business. Participants must submit sales receipts for all items included in the outfit, not including shoes, accessories or undergarments.

FASHION REVUE

& Share the FUN SHOW Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 7:00 p.m.

The 2016 Fashion Revue and Share the Fun Show will be held on Wednesday evening, July 6th at the Webster City Church of Christ beginning at 7:00 p.m. We will incorporate the “Share the Fun” acts in between the various sections of the Fashion Revue Show. Senior 4-H members will be narrating the show.

Share the Fun – Wednesday, July 6th

4-H’ers have the opportunity to share their talents with others. (Vocal, Instrumental, Theatrical or other) Scheduled Judging appointments during the afternoon at the Webster City Church of Christ and then we do a combined showing that evening at the Webster City Church of Christ with the Awardrobe participants.

PRIDE OF IOWA CONTEST July 21 – 5 p.m. 1 The Pride of Iowa Contest will be held Thursday, July 21, at the Coop Building, beginning at 5 p.m. Times will be assigned. 2 Contestants may select any recipe using at least one ingredient which is an outstanding product of Iowa. (Such as meat, dairy projects, corn, oatmeal, etc.) CATEGORIES FOR THE CONTEST ARE AS FOLLOWS: beverage, main dishes, desserts, salads and snacks. 3 Contestants must provide their own ingredients and equipment. No mixes will be used for the Pride of Iowa product, but a mix may be used as an ingredient. Contestants will provide their own small appliances which they intend to use in the preparation of their product. (A second purpose of the contest is to promote the use of the small appliances.) Contestants may bring the product already completed to be used for judging and sampling by audience members. Please do not depend on ovens to complete product. 4 Each contestant must make a poster which includes the recipe used, his name, club name, and source of the recipe. Posters will be used during the presentation and must be left with the finished product. Note about copyright issue: 4-H’er needs to give credit to where the recipe was found. Recipe should not be duplicated and distributed without the publisher’s approval. 5 The contestants will prepare the product as they would at home. There is no speaking involved in the presentation. Contestants will have 10 minutes to prepare their product. All members will appear in 4-H uniform during preparation time. Hair will be pulled back, a scarf or a hair net will be used. Also, an apron should be worn.

JULY 3, 10 Horse Riding Clinics – 4 p.m. – Hamilton County Fairgrounds

5, 12 Dog Obedience Training – 6:30 p.m.- Fairgrounds 6 Fashion Revue Judging – 8:30 a.m. Extension Office Share the Fun Judging – 1:30 p.m. Church of Christ, Webster City Combined Show & award presentation – 7:00 p.m. Church of Christ, Webster City

7 Clover Kids Day Camp – Briggs Woods Shelter #3 Barn – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

11 Photo Mounting Workshop – 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. – Entriken’s Barn, 2640 Tunnel Mill Rd. 14 Intermediate Award Outing – 5:30 p.m. - Emporium

15 Set Up Exhibit Building / Clear Lake Sailors – 1:30 pm & Move Extension Office to Fairgrounds/2:30 pm 17 Clubs Set Up Fair Booths – VanDiest Building – 3:00 p.m. 17 CLOVER KIDS FAIR ENTRIES 6:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. – CLOVER KIDS PET SHOW 18 Exhibit Building Judging – 8:30 a.m. (see your club schedule)

JULY 19-24 Hamilton County Fair - “Our Roots Grow Deep”

see web-site for scheduled Activities & Work Schedules

25 Junior Livestock Sale ~ 8 a.m. ~ Hamilton County Fairgrounds-

Rolls, juice & coffee will be served by the Hamilton County Fair Foundation Move Extension Office to OFFICE / Clear Lake Sailors – AFTER AUCTION is COMPLETED

27 Clay County Fair & AK-SAR-BEN Entries DUE to Extension OFFICE 27 Record Book Q&A ~ 2 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (come & go) ~ E.O

AUGUST . 11 – 21 2016 Iowa State Fair

SEPTEMBER 1 DUE - Member 4-H Record Systems to leaders

15 FALL LEADERS MEETING – 6:30 p.m. – Extension Office 25 FALL 4-H RALLY – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. East Twin Parks 25 Major Award Interviews 5:30 p.m.

Up Coming Events . . .

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WEBSTER CITY, IA

NON-PROFIT PERMIT #295

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Extension & Outreach

Hamilton County 311 Bank Street Webster City, IA 50595 www.extension.iastate.edu/hamilton

Or Current Resident