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As we approach Fair—it might be good to review a couple of things some of us seasoned

4-Her’s take for granted.

Why do we participate in fair and just exactly what do those ribbon placings mean?

Goals for 4-H’ers at county fair:

• 4-H’ers have an opportunity to demonstrate and communicate what they have learned.

• Opportunity for the public to see 4-H in action.

• 4-H’ers receive feedback on their exhibits through education, evaluation, en-couragement.

• Provide families a chance to work and have fun together.

What do ribbon colors mean?

Iowa 4-H uses the Danish system of judging - rather than competing against someone else, youth

challenge themselves to create exhibits that represent their best. The Danish system places exhib-

its in groups representing standards met. Judging is intended to educate, evaluate, and encourage.

Purple means the exhibit exceeded standards. It is the highest ribbon awarded.

Blue means the exhibits met all standards well.

Red means the exhibits met some standards well, but could use improvement on other standards.

White means the exhibit needs improvement on many standards or is missing information critical to evaluation.

Cathy Lents Renny Crawford Vickie Beyer

POWESHIEK POST

POWESHIEK COUNTY EXTENSION

For more Event Day photos visit Poweshiek County 4-H’s Facebook Page!

Good Luck

to all

Exhibitors

and

Enjoy Your

2012

Poweshiek

County

Fair!!

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

EVENT DAY 2012

32 Poweshiek County 4-Hers came together on Saturday June 23rd to cook, model, show their knowledge

and share their talents for the 5th Annual Poweshiek County Event Day. They met many challenges, from setting a

proper table to properly preparing a food dish of their choice, from sharing their knowledge on their topic of interest to

sharing their gift of entertaining.

Fashion Revue (Purple): Mikayla Henry and Danica Nolton

Clothing Selection (Purple): Danica Nolton, Joseph Kacmarynski, Kaelin Martin, Bryce DeKoning, Maisey Ranfeld.

Clothing Selection (Blue): Shelby Conger, Quincy Conger, Jesse Moyer, Rebecca Crawford, Theresa Crawford, Ashley

Armstrong, Jarret DeKoning, Sidney Steimel, Trevor Moyer.

$15 Challenge (Purple): Madeline Mintle, Joseph Kacmarynski, Sidney Steimel, Trevor Moyer and Maisey Ranfeld.

$15 Challenge (Blue): Shelby Conger, Quincy Conger, Angel Haines, Amanda Armstrong, Ashley Armstrong, Kaity Ber-

ry, Jarret DeKoning, Cassidy Ely, Alex Heischman, Kaelin Martin and Bryce DeKoning.

Food Event (Blue): Jesse Moyer, Alex Ely, Theresa Crawford, Austin Henry, Mikayla Henry, Joseph Kacmarynski and

Trevor Moyer.

Food Event—Table Setting (Blue): Shelby Conger, Quincy Conger, Rebecca Crawford, Theresa Crawford, Angel

Haines, Austin and Mikayla Henry, Ashley Armstrong and Amanda Armstrong, Joseph Kacmarynski, Sidney Steimel and

Kaelin Martin and Payton Martin.

The Communication Event includes 4 Challenges, Share the Fun, Presentations, Working Exhibits and Extemporane-

ous Speaking. Participating in Share the Fun this year were Alisha Ford, Rebecca Crawford, Theresa Crawford, Ashley

Armstrong, Tyler Barr, Wyatt Dillon, Danica Nolton and Maggie Zehr.

Receiving Certificates of Merit for their presentations were Jesse Moyer, Parker Volkman, Alisha Ford, Theresa Craw-

ford, Angel Haines, Mary Blanchard and Joseph Kacmarynski. Receiving Certificates of Excellence were Sloan Volkman,

Rebecca Crawford and Austin Henry. Angel Haines and Alex Wirth received a Certificate of Merit for their working exhibit

and Trevor Moyer received a Certificate of Merit for his Extemporaneous Speech.

Selected to go onto State Fair with their presentations were Alisha Ford, Sloan Volkman, Austin Henry and Rebecca

Crawford. Alex Wirth and Angel Haines will take their working exhibit and Trevor Moyer will participate in the Extempo-

raneous Speech contest. Sharing their talents in Share the Fun will be Wyatt Dillon, Danica Nolton, and Maggie Zehr.

Selected to represent State in clothing were Maisey Ranfeld in Clothing Selection, Trevor Moyer in $15 Challenge and

Bryce DeKoning in Clothing Selection.

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

Fair Preparation Workshops Time fly's when you are having fun! Scarily enough, the Poweshiek County Fair is coming soon!

Horticulture Thursday July 5th 4 to 5 p.m. Grinnell Middle School—Betsy and Kendra Cranston will explain the finer points of preparing your vegetables for show. Cranston’s do very well at the State Fair with their produce, so will be able

to give you excellent advice for your produce!

Photography Thursday July 5th Drake Community Library—J.O. Parker will help you look at your pictures, talk to you

about cropping, matting etc… as you make the final decisions for your photography exhibits.

Horse Sunday July 15th—We all need to be prepared and know what to expect when we are at the fair. The last work-shop that Triple V Training, (Don Van Dyke) will hold will be on Sunday July 15th from 6-7:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds.

We will be covering what happens at the fair, show times, show rules, and other rules that the horse department needs to follow. We hope to see you all there! Please plan to come, even if you have shown before.

FAIR PREPARATION

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

Justin Ranfeld

Justin lives near Guernsey and is a member of the Poweshiek Pioneers and currently serves as secretary. He is also a

member of the Shooting Aces. Justin has shown rabbits, bottle calves and meat goats along with a variety of indoor

projects. He is a recipient of the William F Danforth "I Dare You " this past fall from Poweshiek County 4-H. Justin has

worked at Manatts and Halls Feed and Seed throughout High School. He will be attending Iowa Central in Fort Dodge

to study Electrical Engineering.

Jacob Schafbuch—Our apologies -Jacob’s name was incorrectly listed as Jordan in last month’s newsletter.

Event Day

2012

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OTHER NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bill Nye “The Science Guy” You Can Change The World—Bill Nye “The Science Guy.” Get this on your

calendars early. Fun night out and it’s FREE. Check Iowa State University’s

Lectures Program website for additions to the full schedule:

www.lectures.iastate.edu. Friday, September 21, 2012, 7:00 PM at Stephens

Auditorium, Iowa State Center.

Photo Contest to Celebrate 150th

Anniversary of USDA This is your opportunity to submit photos that capture the diverse ways young people are engaged in agriculture today

and the impact it has on communities!! Contestants must be a 4-H member, volunteer, alumnus, or staff and 14 years

of age or older. All photographs must be taken by an amateur photographer. Visit www.challenge.gov for official

contest rules.

Photos can be submitted on www.challenge.gov now through the end of the contest, July 2nd, 2012. Photos should

reflect on one of three areas of focus: citizenship in agricultural issues, how agriculture affects healthy living, and the

science behind agriculture.

Fun 4-H State Fair Group Volunteer Activities Is your 4-H club, business or group looking for volunteer opportuni-

ties? Look no further! Sign up for a day at the Iowa State Fair!

Pick a day, have your group go to http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/StateFair/volunteerform.htm and use the “group” option! The perks? Getting your group

together for some quality time, being recognized in our building as the “group of the day,” and the free food! Ques-

tions? E-mail Ashley Kinkade at 4exhibits@gmail.com or call (515) 294-1982.

AK-SAR-BEN The Ak-Sar-Ben premium book is available at http://www.rivercityrodeo.com/images/

stories/2012_stock_show/2012__complete_premium_book.pdf

Entries will be due at the Extension Office August 10.

Poweshiek Co. Farm Bureau Cook-out Contest

A Farm Bureau Cookout Contest will be part of the Poweshiek County Fair in Grinnell on Saturday, July 21. Judging will

be held at 12 p.m. Registrations for the contest are due at the Poweshiek County Farm Bureau by Tuesday, July 17 to

be eligible to participate. There will be a Youth ages 13-18 division. The winner of the youth award will have the chance

to compete in the state finals at the Iowa State Fair on August 14, 2012. For more information about the Farm Bureau

Cookout Contest or to register please contact Poweshiek County Farm Bureau, 641-522-9227 or email Powesh-

iek.County@ifbf.org. And don’t forget the watermelon feed following the swine show.

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FAIR

Pre-Fair

Set-up

Setup for County Fair will be on Tuesday and Thursday

evening July 10th and 12th at 5:00 pm. All Clubs are

expected to assist. Please find Tom Graham upon

arrival.

Booth Decorating

Clubs can decorate their booths on July 11th from

5-8 pm. You may come back on July 17th during open-

class judging to finish up. Remember your theme is

Grow It, Show It and Let Us All Know It

Flag Raising

7:45 a.m. Thursday, July 19th. The County Council

would like to challenge each club to have as many of

your members and families present at the flag raising as

possible. In the past the attendance has been minimal at

best and we believe that is not a true representation of

us as 4-H members. See you at the Flag!

Pre-Fair Orientation

County Council would like to invite any new member or any

member who has not exhibited in a particular species or

indoor to a pre-fair orientation. We will walk you through

exactly what you will need to do from the moment you get

in the building or step out of the truck through the end of

fair. As one new 4-H mom commented last year, “We

knew exactly what to do and attending orientation made

the whole process so much easier!”

Indoor Exhibits

Photography Label

You have two options for photography labels. The state

fair has gone to a 3 question format—so that is the label

you will find on the state website. We have decided to

stay with the previous form, but an updated version. It

is on the website. Either of these will be accepted. If

you use the “3 questions” form—please be very detailed

in how you took the picture, the camera, settings, enlarg-

ing, enhancing, mounting, etc. The write up is very im-

portant, as in any exhibit.

Horticulture—Change of Judging Time!

4-H Horticulture judging will be on Saturday, July 14th

from 9am to noon. For some great tips on selecting

and displaying your produce go to

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects and select

Horticulture on the right side of the page! Follow the

links for displaying vegetables. You may also want to

consider coming to the workshop on July 5th.

Reminder-Copyrights

If your exhibit is copyrighted (college logos, Disney

Characters, etc.) it cannot be displayed without proof of

permission being granted by the owner of the copyright.

College logos are usually pretty easily obtained, but it

may take a couple of weeks. For corporate logos, etc.

check their websites for copyright permissions or contact

the Extension Office. A sample letter to obtain is

available on our website.

Food and Nutrition

Any one bringing a perishable food exhibit (cakes,

cookies, pies, etc.) is asked to also bring a picture of your

product. The photo and your “write up” and recipe will

be displayed. Please take a look at 4-H 3023

“Inappropriate Food Exhibits for Iowa 4-H Fairs.” The

link is on our website. Once your entry is judged, it will

be paced in the bake sale. Funds from the bake sale go

toward 4-H programming.

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FAIR– CONTINUED

Important County Fair Reminders

and Announcements Activities During Fair: Several activities are be-

ing planned during fair again this year. On Friday

morning Tilly Woodward from Grinnell College’s

Faulconer Gallery will host Art on the Patio. Look

for afternoon activities sponsored by the Fairboard

on Friday and Saturday afternoons.

Key Cooperative Meal— Friday evening. All ex-

hibitors, including Clover Kids will need to pick up

their tickets beginning Thursday the 19th at the

livestock office during fair. You may pick up

enough tickets for your immediate family mem-

bers.

Pool Party : Every 4-Her and Clover Kid is invited.

You may each bring one guest. You will need a

wristband to be admitted and those are available

at the livestock fair office during fair beginning on

the 19th.

Exhibit Building Checkout: All exhibits will be

released at noon on Monday. Please be there to

pick up your exhibits or make arrangements to

have them picked up.

From the County Fair Office: Due to a large

number of unpaid bedding bills at the end of the

2011 fair, charging will no longer be allowed. The

price for bagged bedding will be $6 per bag. You

will need to pay for your bedding when you pick it

up.

4-H arm bands and patches will be available for

purchase during fair at the fair office. Price will be

$2.25 for bands and $1.50 for patches .

Reminder—Back Cards— Exhibitors must wear

back cards with their exhibitor number. Any youth

assisting another exhibitor , must wear the number of

Exhibitor who owns the animal. This applies to pens

of threes and multiple entries in any class.

Reminder— only Poweshiek 4-H and FFA members

may assist in showing livestock.

Dogs: No dogs allowed on the grounds except in the

campground unless they are a service animal or are

being shown.

Swine: Exhibitor or a member of exhibitor's family

must be present when swine is weighed.

Livestock Judging Contest: Judging contest will be

Monday at 9am. Please sign up at the livestock office

by 8:30 p.m. Sunday. We will need to begin the judg-

ing contest promptly at 9—so please be at the show-

ring prior to 9.

Community Awards— Name will be posted on

Thursday in the Exhibit Building of everyone recieiving

awards. Please remember to wear a 4-H t-shirt!

Hosting: Please read the Hosting information on

page 14 of your Fairbook. A reminder : the primary

purpose of Hosting is to answer questions of our visi-

tors and monitor the exhibits. This is a very important

responsibility. Many clubs choose to do “make and

takes” and that is a great idea, but also keep in mind

your responsibilities to any guests in the building.

Please remember to wear a 4-H t-shirt while hosting!

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July 1

Poweshiek County Fair Queen

Entries Due

July 3

Shooting Certification Class

(6-8pm @ Big Springs)

July 5

Pollorum Testing

(1-4 pm @ Grinnell Vet Clinic)

July 5

Horticulture Workshop

(4-5pm Grinnell Middle School)

July 5

Photography Workshop

(Drake Library)

July 10

Shooting Certification Class

(6-8pm @ Big Springs)

July 10 and 12

Fair Clean-up

July 12

Pre-fair Orientation (6:30 pm @

Poweshiek County Fairgrounds)

On The Calendar...

JULY

** We have information on various shows in our area. Please see our website for details.

AUGUST

August 9-19 Io-

wa State Fair

SEPTEMBER

September 21

Bill Nye The Science Guy

(Stephens Auditorium, Ames)

July 14

Indoor Exhibit Judging

July 15

Pre-fair Workshop

(6-7:30pm @ Poweshiek County Fair

Grounds)

July 15

Horse Workshop

July 15

Shooting Certification Class

(1:30-3:30 pm @ Big Springs)

July 18-23

Poweshiek County Fair

Record Books

Record Books Interviews will be

held the last two weeks in Septem-

ber and the first week in October.

It is not too late to get caught up

on them. What else do you have

to do on these 100 degree days?