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Rock County 4-H

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Phone: 608-757-5690Fax: 608-757-5581

4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

ROCK COUNTY 4-H AWARD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES

Youre probably finishing your projects for the Rock County 4-H Fair, so award trips are noton your mind. But this is the time to be thinking about all of the opportunities that are out

there for you as a 4-H member. If you are in 5th -12th grade take a look at the exciting tripsyou can participate in through the Rock County 4-H awards process

Discover Milwaukee - This is an exciting one day trip to Milwaukee for members in grades 5-6.

Chicago Daze - Travel by train to Chicago, then use the CTA transportation system to explore this fascinating city.Members visit museums, famous landmarks and window shop the Magnificent Mile. This trip is for members in

grades 6-7.

Space Camp Spend 4 days in April at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Members in grades 6-8 from across Wis-consin spend a weekend at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center learning about the U.S. Space Program, ride the simu-lators and work as a team to complete a simulated Space Shuttle mission.

Clover Adventure This overnight challenge experience takes place at a local camp. Members in grades 7-8 meetwith a series of challenges that tests their abilities and helps to teach leadership skills..

WI 4-H & Youth Conference This event is for youth from across the state in grades 8-10 and is held on the UWMadison Campus. This event gives 4-H members the opportunity to participate in educational and social activities,

gain new ideas and meet new friends.

Chicago Nights This overnight experience to Chicago, held in the summer, is for . Participants meet in the springto decide what sites to see, where to eat and what theatrical production to attend.

Citizenship Washington Focus CWF is a week-long experience at the National 4-H Center near Washington, D.C.for members in grades 10-12. Activities include tours, legislator visits and experiencing the governmental processwith 4-H members from throughout the U.S.

National Congress & National Conference These 2 trips are for members in grades 10-12. Natl Congress is a 5-day trip to Atlanta Georgia, providing youth a quality educational and cross-cultural experience that exceeds whatany state independently provides and Natl Conference (State Selection) is held at the National 4-H Center in ChevyChase, MD. Wisconsin selects 6 members to attend this trip that provides an opportunity for youth/adult partner-

ships to make recommendations to expand and improve 4-H and encourage states to include both youth and adults inplanning, implementation, and evaluation of programs.

Are you interested in wining the opportunity to attend on e of these exciting trips? Contactthe UW Extension Office at the courthouse for copies of the award form and procedures orcheck out our web site at www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h.htmlto download the informationand forms. There are lots of trips to be awarded, so dont miss this GREAT opportunity!
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News from Milton 4-HThe monthly 4-H meeting was held at NIS on May 10th.Entry forms were due. For our community service we dis-tributed poppies on behalf of the American Legion Auxil-iary at Dave's Ace Hardware, Mobil on Hwy 26, PigglyWiggly, and Kwik Trip on May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. OnSaturday, May 22nd, we did yard work and planted flow-ers at Rotary Gardens. 4-Hers participated at the county4-H Music and Drama Festival on May 15th.

Samantha Emery, Milton 4-H Reporter

Junior Council MeetingThe next 4-H Junior Council meeting will be held on Mon-day, August 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Courthouse. Theagenda will include election of officers for the 2010-11.Many additional important items of business, including theannual budget, will also be handled. Plan to attend! Therewill not be a July meeting.

Junior Council Officer Candidates Needed!

New Process for 2010-11 ElectionsHave you enjoyed your job as a club officer? Do you likeworking with youth and adults? Would you like to helpshape the future direction of the Rock County 4-H pro-gram? If you are a 4-H member who has been a JuniorCouncil member for 1 year, please consider running for aJunior Council Office.

4-H Staff:

Donna Duerst4-H Youth Development Agent

Sue Fredrich4-H Program Advisor

Linda Marshall4-H Program Assistant

Sally ReisemAmericorps Vista

Carol Jaggi4-H Support Staff

ROCK COUNTY UWEXWEBSITE:

http://rock.uwex.edu/4h/index.html

Rock CountyUW Extension Service

Phone Number: 608-757-5690Fax Number: 608-757-5581

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CloverpatchTable of Contents

Club Page....2

Leadership...2-3

Special Projects & Activities...4-5

Communication/Cultural Arts.....5-6

Home and Family....6

Animal Science...6-7

Environmental Science .8

Mechanical Science....8

Fair Facts..9-11

Calendar...12

Fair Judging Information...13-14

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Each candidate for all offices must complete anOfficer Application Form that designates whichoffice or offices you are interested in. Nomina-tions will not be taken from the floor at the Jr.Council Meeting. Officer Applications are dueto the UWEX office or the 4-H Office (CraigCenter) at the fair grounds on Sunday, August 1(last day of the fair). Officer ApplicationForms will be available at the UWEX Office,the 4-H Office in the Craig Center at the RockCounty 4-H Fairgrounds and on line at http://rock.uwex.edu/4h/index.html.

The following positions are available: Presi-dent-Elect (2 year term), Vice President, Sec-retary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, Historian,4-H Ambassador Liaisons (2 positions available)and Fair Board Representatives (2 positions

available). Contact Sue at 757-5690 if youwould like more information or a position de-scription. Elections and installation of officerswill be held at the August 23rd Junior Councilmeeting.

Jr. Council Historian BookBriana Bader, Jr. Council Historian, is lookingfor help from any club leaders or members whohave photos of youth leaders in action leadingmeetings, working on projects or helping withcommunity service. She is in charge of devel-oping the annual Jr. Council Historian Book andwould like to create a club page for each club inthe county. Please contact her at 882-6954.

Senior Council MeetingThe next Senior Council meeting will be held onMonday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Court-house. There will be no meeting in July. Theagenda for the August meeting will include the2010-11 budget proposal and the election of

officers for 2010-11. Anyone interested in run-ning for an office should sign up in the CraigCenter Office during the fair or contact theUWEX Office. Nominations will also be takenfrom the floor at the August 23 meeting.Please be sure your club is represented at thisimportant meeting!

Senior Council Executive Board

Candidates NeededAre you interested in helping to determine thedirection of the Rock County 4-H program?Sign up as a candidate for Senior Council Ex-ecutive Board position for 2010-11! Sign up inthe Craig Center Office during the fair or callthe UWEX Office at 757-5690. Position de-scriptions are available for the positions up forelection in August: President, Treasurer, Par-liamentarian, State Adult Leaders Council andFair Board Representative. Dont miss this op-portunity to play a key role in the Rock County4-H program!

4-H Leaders Council Budget Requests

for 2010-11The 4-H Leaders Council Budget Committee willbe meeting to develop the proposed budget for2010-11. Budget requests can be submitted byproject committees, activity committees orindividuals. All requests must be in writing andare due to the UWEX Office by August 2nd.

Budget requests can also be e-mailed to Donna

at [email protected], Sue [email protected] or Linda [email protected]. E-mail requestsare also due by August 2nd.

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4-H Dance at the FairBe a part of the fun with your friends at theannual 4-H Dance on Saturday night, July 31,from 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Sales Arena on thefairgrounds. This dance is open to all 4-H Fairyouth exhibitors and their families and is beingco-sponsored by 4-H Junior Council and theFair Board. Come and celebrate everythingyouve learned and achieved this year with your4-H friends. Dont miss the fun! Plan to join us

at the dance.

Chaperones Needed for the

4-H DanceWe need adults to provide supervision at the4-H Fair Dance on July 31 at the Fairgrounds.If you can help for part or all of the evening,please call Sue at 757-5690. Well see you atthe dance!

4-H Bakery Tent/Awareness CenterThe 4-H Bakery Tent and the 4-H AwarenessCenter Tent will be located right next to eachother at this years fair! Both tents will beopen every day of the fair from 10:00 a.m. to10:00 p.m. (except on Sunday when they closeat 9:00 p.m.) The Bakery Tent will also be openon the pre-fair judging days so you can haveplenty of clairs, cream puffs and Pepsi prod-ucts on those days!

Be sure to tell all your friends, relatives andanyone else you know to support Rock County4-H by purchasing yummy bakery treats andPepsi products at the 4-H Bakery Tent duringthe fair! Also, please tell them to stop by the4-H Awareness Center to learn more about4-H!

Special Projects

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Face Painting at the FairThe 4-H Ambassadors will once again be of-fering face painting in the 4-H AwarenessCenter Tent during the fair. The hours forface painting will be Noon to 6:00 p.m.,

Wednesday through Saturday and Noon to4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Any 4-H member ingrade 7 and up is encouraged to sign up forone-hour shifts using the Snip and Sendform at the end of this newsletter.

There will be a Face Painting Workshop thisyear on Tuesday, July 20 at 6:00 p.m. at thecourthouse. If you are new to face paintingyou are required to attend this workshop. Allprevious face painting volunteers are encour-

aged to attend as well to refresh themselvesabout the different steps that are needed todo this activity. Face painting is fun and anexcellent opportunity to promote 4-H. So ifyoure in 7th grade or older, sign up today!

4-H Camp InformationInformation about 4-H Camp will be mailed toregistered campers in early August. The mail-ing will include a health form, packing list andother relevant information. Campers and par-ents...watch your mail in early August!

4-H Award Applications AvailableThe application forms for all 4-H awards willbe on the Rock County 4-H website, http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/awards.html.The following award forms are available:

Rock County 4-H Clover Awards

The Clover Award is based solely on participa-tion in 4-H. Everyone who meets the criteriareceives the award!
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Younger Member Awards

Members in 5th through 8th grade can applyfor awards and trips such as Discover Milwau-kee, Chicago Daze, Clover Adventure, State4-H Youth Conference and, NEW this year,

Space Camp!

Older Member Awards

Members in 9th grade and up can apply forscholarships, awards and such trips as State4-H Youth Conference, Chicago Nights, Citizen-ship Washington Focus and National 4-H Con-gress.

NEW Project/Activities Award FormsThe Awards & Recognition Ad-Hoc Committeehas approved a NEW Project/ Activities AwardForm. Like the project award form of the pastevery 4-H member including Cloverbuds mayapply for an award for project work or activityinvolvement. Some of the activities that canearn 4-H members recognition are recreation,camp, ambassador, public speaking, music,

drama and Junior Council activities. Awardsare also available in all projects.

There are two forms, one for K-8th grade andone for 9th to 13th grade. The Younger Memberforms contain easy questions to answer about aproject or activity. The Older Member formsask questions about past and present involve-ment in the project or activity. Older Memberscan also earn special awards in agriculture,woodworking, gardening, home environment/

foods/child development, and dairy. Two newawards can be won for community service andsmall pets.

Please check out this new form on the RockCounty 4-H website!

Outstanding Leader AwardsMembers, leaders and/or parents can nominate4-H leaders to receive recognition as an Out-standing 4-H Leader.

ALL award forms are due to the UWEX Officeby September 30, 2010. Award recipients willbe honored at the Rock County 4-H Achieve-ment Program in January 2011.

4-H Music & Drama Festival

Huge SuccessOver 250 4-H members and leaders from 11clubs participated in the Music & Drama Festi-val that was held in the Kirk Denmark Theateron the UW Rock Campus. A special thanks toStacy Randall, UW Rock Continuing EducationCoordinator and her staff for the hospitalityshown to our groups for this event. Judges forthe event were Haley Sanfillippo, Amy Capstick,Mlyssa Hoops and Eric Boldger. They are allstudents at UW Whitewater in the Music,Theater and Dance Departments.

State Fair awards were given to Newark Pio-neers, Jacks Hillbilly Heartache and LaPrairie4-H Club, Mamma Mia. Congratulations to allyouth participating in this years festival.

Special thanks to Rachel Gerbitz, LaPrairie 4-Hand Lizzy Farrey, Badger 4-H, for emceeing theevent and to the dedicated help behind thescenes, Daryl Hansen, Dennis, Barb & Grant

Francis, Nathar Flood Elyafi and Dominic John-son and to our 4-H show choir, HeatWave whoperformed the finale.

For a detailed list of clubs and members thatparticipated go to our website, http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/rock/4h/index.html

Communication

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Rock County 4-H

Show Choir-HeatWaveYour Rock County 4-H Show Choir, HeatWave,has a busy performance season again this year!Check out their website, http://www.heatwave4hshowchoir.org/ for informa-tion about where they will be performing andwhat the group is all about. HeatWave hopeseveryone can come out to see them at thevarious events throughout the summer.

Make it With Wool Contest

WI Sheep & Wool Festival

September 10-12

Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds

JeffersonInformation about the Make it With WoolContest is available at their website, http://wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com .

Home Environment ExhibitorsExciting Opportunity Silent Auction

If you are in Home Environment and your pro-ject is a quilted item or comforter, you areeligible to sell one in the Silent Auction that isheld in the Craig Center during the fair.

Here are the points to remember:Any exhibitor entering a quilted item or com-forter in the Home Environment Department

is eligible to sell one item in the silent auction.Lot numbers may vary and are not limited tothe quilt and comforter lot numbers. A quilteditem or comforter must have a pieced top,batting and a backing that has been handstitched, machine stitched or tied.Registration will take place at project entry.

Please notify the superintendent at the time ofentry regarding your interest in participating inthe silent auction. The silent auction will takeplace in the Craig Center where the items willbe on display beginning Wednesday of the fair.The silent auction will be finalized at 12:00 p.m.on Sunday of the fair. Exhibitors are encour-aged to contact prospective buyers prior to theFair.

A full list of the silent auction rules will beavailable for each exhibitor registering for thesilent auction at the time of entry. If you wouldlike these ahead of time or have any questions,please contact Deb Krausse, Co-Superintendentof Home Environment at 758-8900.

Rock County Beef Producers CookoutAugust 19 Serving 5-8 p.m.Rock County 4-H Fair Grounds

Put this date on your calendar and plan to at-tend.

Meat Animal Sale BuyersAppreciation Dinner

August 17 6 p.m.Craig Center, Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds

WI Sheep & Wool FestivalSeptember 10-12

Jefferson County FairgroundsCheck out all of the events and youth activitiesat this festival at their website,http://wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/

Poultry Barn Set-UpJuly 17 - 8:00 a.m.

Poultry Barn, FairgroundsWe need your help for Poultry Barn set-up andto decorate the barn.

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Horse and Pony Project CommitteeMeetings

The Horse and Pony Project Committee willmeet on Thursday, July 1 and Thursday, Sep-tember 2. All meetings will be held in the

Janesville Courthouse and will begin at 7:00p.m. All Horse and Pony project leaders andparents are invited to attend.

Rock County 4-H Fair Horse ShowThe Rock County 4-H Fair Horse Show will beheld Saturday, July 10 at the Rock CountyFairgrounds. Gates will be open at 7:00 a.m.and the show will begin at 8:30 a.m. All horsesmust be checked in prior to your first classand check-in ends at 11:00 a.m. There will be afood stand on the grounds. Remember: You

must show your original Coggins test resultsupon arrival and SEI-approved helmets mustbe worn when riding or driving on thegrounds.

Rock County 4-H Fair Pony ShowNOTE corrected starting time!!!

The Rock County 4-H Fair Pony Show (for allponies 56 and under) will be held Sunday, July11 at the Rock County Fairgrounds. Gates willbe open at 7:30 a.m. and the show will start at9:00 a.m. All ponies must be checked in prior

to your first class and check-in ends at 11:00a.m. There will be a food stand on thegrounds. Remember: you must show youroriginal Coggins test results upon arrival andSEI-approved helmets must be worn when rid-ing or driving on the grounds.

Horseless Horse Fair ExhibitsAll Horseless Horse project fair exhibits mustbe brought to the 4-H Fair Horse Show onSaturday, July 10 at 11:00 a.m. They will bejudged that day at noon, then kept and exhib-

ited at the Rock County 4-H Fair. Exhibitswill be released and can be taken home on Sun-day, August 1. See page 28 in the Fair Pre-mium Book for specific information and rulesfor exhibits.

State 4-H Horse Expo

Exhibitors Meeting

Tuesday, July 13 7:00 p.m.

NOTE corrected date!!!

There will be a mandatory meeting for all State4-H Horse Expo exhibitors on Tuesday, July 13at 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse. ALL entryforms and fees will be due at this meeting, in-cluding entry forms for educational events. Ifyou are exhibiting a horse or pony, please re-member that a copy of a negative Coggins testwithin the 2010 calendar year will be requiredwith your entry AND you MUST have a premiseID number.

2010 State Dog ShowJuly 30-Aug 1

Wood CountyRegistration information is now available at theweekly dog workshops.

Cavy and Hamster Fair JudgingCavy and Hamster fair judging will be on Sun-day, August 1st in the Sale Arena. Vet check

will be 9:00-9:30 a.m.; there will be NO VETCHECKS AFTER 9:30 a.m.! Judging will begin at9:30 a.m., starting with showmanship. See page35 - 36 of the Fair Premium Book for more in-formation. Exhibitors plan to enter and exitGate 4 with your animals. Call Mike or SueSchimke at 676-4044, if you have questions.

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4-H Competitive Shooting EventsCheck out the state 4-H website,www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/onlinpro/shooting/index.cfm for information on upcoming competi-tive shooting events throughout the state.Most events are open to any 4-H ShootingSports members and registration forms areusually posted on that website. Check it out!

4-H Fair Rocket LaunchThe officially judged rocket launch and spotlanding contest will be held on Saturday, July17 at Thresheree Park. Registration will befrom 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Judging and thespot landing contest will be from 8:00 - 11:00a.m. See page 54 of the Fair Premium Book foradditional details. Please use the Cox Roadentrance to Thresheree Park. The rain date(only in case of storms) is Sunday, July 18, 8:00a.m. to noon at the same location.

4-H Fair Small Engine JudgingThe Rock County 4-H Fair Small Engine judging

will be held on Saturday, July 17 at 1:00 p.m. atThresheree Park, the same location as the 4-HFair Rocket Launch. PLEASE NOTE: All en-gines must be present and registered by 12:45p.m. Please use the Cox Road entrance toThresheree Park.

The engines must be returned to the fair-grounds on Tuesday, July 27 for exhibit andcan have no gasoline in them at that time. Seepage 54 of the Fair Premium Book for more in-formation.

4-H Fair Bicycle Tour de 4-HThe 4-H Fair Bicycle Tour will be on Saturday,July 24 beginning at the Lions Beach BoatLanding in Janesville (next to Rotary Gardens).Registration is at 5:00 - 5:15 p.m. and all rideswill leave at 5:30 p.m. (rain or shine). All ridersmust wear ANSA or Snell approved safety hel-mets. See page 54 of the Fair Premium Bookfor more information.

Mechanical Sciences Fair Judging and

Trophy PresentationsAll Mechanical Sciences projects not judgedpre-fair will be face-to-face judged on Tues-day, July 27, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in theBlackhawk Building on the fairgrounds. Thoseentries must have an official fair entry tag inorder to receive a premium.

The Mechanical Science Department trophieswill be presented on Thursday, July 29 at 6:00p.m. in the Craig Avenue Tent on the fair-grounds. We hope to see you there!

Mechanical

Science

Environmental

Science
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Fair Office AccessNeed to get to the Fair Office? If the maingate to the fairgrounds on Craig Avenue isclosed, dont despair! Check the walk-in gate,also on Craig Avenue just behind the office.However, it is always a good idea to call theoffice before making the trip. The phone num-ber at the Fair Office is 755-1470.

Exhibitor WristbandsEvery family received a purple sheet in the fairentry packet with wristband information andrules. Wristbands will be available at the fair-grounds on:Friday, July 239:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.Sunday, July 2510:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.Monday, July 269:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Attention Department

Superintendents/AssistantSuperintendents

We would like to remind all Superintendentsand Assistant Superintendents that a $5.00discount season pass will be available to thosewho will be helping in a department at the 2010fair. You may pick up your pass at the fair of-fice through July 26. We look forward to see-ing all of you back.

Planter Decorating ContestThe Rock County 4-H Fair is sponsoring a FloralPlanter Decorating Contest. The planter thisyear will be smaller and much more portable.Each club/chapter that participates will receivea donation of $20.00 from the fair board.

Please review the guidelines below, as somechanges have been made.

Planter Guidelines

Planters will be provided and available for

pickup at the Fair Secretarys Office startingMay 19th.

Planter decorations will need to be in theplanter with the flowers and please be surethat planter is identified with your club/chapter name. We hope to reuse the contain-ers for a few years; therefore, no permanentdecorations or paint should be on the planteritself, only something that can be removedfrom the dirt or outside of planter that will not

damage the planter.

Decorated floral planters containing plantedflowers must be delivered back to the fair-grounds between July 23 and noon on July 26.Be sure to check in at the fair secretarys of-fice. Late arrivals can be displayed but will notbe judged and will not receive a club/chapterdonation.

Each planter will be judged on creativity. Your

club/chapter name must appear in each con-tainer.

Judging will take place prior to the opening ofthe fair.

Ribbons will be awarded for First, Second,Third and Fourth place in each category.

Each club or chapter will receive a $20.00 do-nation from the fair board for their participa-

tion. This donation is not per planter. Everyyear we receive MANY great compliments onthe decorated planters. Thank you for yourhard work, we appreciate it.

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ATTENTION ALL 4-H ALUMNIThe Rock County 4-H Fair Museum is located onthe fair grounds and is open during fair week.The Museum committee is looking for Alumni tovolunteer for 2-hour shifts at the Museum. It

is a great trip down memory lane and who bet-ter to answer questions about the fair thanformer exhibitors. If you would like to volun-teer for a shift, please call Dolores Barlass868-6364. The Museum hours are Tuesday,July 27-Sunday, August 1 from 10:00 am 8:00pm.

The Rock County 4-H Fair Museum Committeeis always looking for additional items to put ondisplay. We are looking for old 4-H projectsthat were exhibited at the Rock County 4-HFair, the older the better. Please check yourclosets, attics and garages for any projects. Iam sure some of you have an old Clothing orStyle Revue project, or maybe even a Wood-working or Home Furnishings project that youwould like displayed in the 2010 Fair Museum.Please share this request with any family andfriends or former 4-Hers that might not getthis newsletter. If you have any questions orhave any projects, just call the fair office at755-1470 or drop the items off at the officeon the fairgrounds.

Purchase Shavings at the FairFarm and Fleet of Janesville will be providingwood shavings for the 2010 Rock County 4-HFair exhibitors. The Farm & Fleet truck will belocated by Gate 5 at the end of the Swine Barn.The cost for each bale of shavings will be$4.25. The shavings will be on sale the followinghours during fair week.

Sunday, July 25 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Monday, July 26 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.Tuesday, July 27 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m.3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.Saturday, July 31 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

ATTENTION

ALL MEAT ANIMAL SALE

EXHIBITORS AND

FUR AND FEATHER EXHIBITORS

Please remember that before you can receiveyour sale check on clean up day, August 4, youmust bring your completed buyer thank younotes to clean-up day. This rule is in the pre-mium book on pages 18 and 32.

Pre-Printed Entry TagsYour pre-printed entry tags are available fromyour Chairperson or FFA Chapter Advisor. Allexhibitors must use your pre-printed entrytags for all your exhibits. If your pre-printed

entry tags are lost or damaged, please callahead to the Fair Secretarys Office to havereplacement tags printed for you to pick up atthe office. Handwritten entry tags will not beaccepted. Any request made at the SecretarysOffice to reprint your entry tags will cost$1.00 per sheet of tags.

Attention, Fair Animal Exhibitors!The Fair Board must comply with Wisconsin

Food Code legal requirements to keep animalsaway from the food vendors, and they needYOUR help! During the fair, all animals will berestricted to the barns, wash racks and showarenas. You CANNOT walk your animal near anyfood vendors for any reason! Its VERY impor-tant for ALL exhibitors to help keep animalsaway from the food vendors. If you see an-other exhibitor walking an animal near the ven-dors, please ask that exhibitor to take the ani-mal back to the barn. If everyone works to-

gether, it will be easier to comply with thecode!

Dress an Animal ContestWant to have a good time dreaming up a cos-tume for an animal? That is if the animal is oneof the following species: Beef, Dairy, Goat,Pony or Sheep.


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The judging in each species will be done by the4-H Club and FFA Chapter members and thatare exhibiting in that species.

Judging will be done 3 times a day in each de-

partment, 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4 pm and 6 pm-9pm.

Clubs and Chapters will be assigned a date andtime slot to do the herdsmanship judging. Thisschedule will be posted in the Stock Pavilion.On judging days no herdsmanship judging will bedone. (i.e. on Wednesday, no herdsmanshipjudging will be done in the Swine or Sheep de-partments).

Clubs/chapters will need to check-in at the fairoffice at their assigned judging time and pickup the score sheets.

Top four clubs/chapters in each departmentwill receive a premium. All other clubs/chapterwill receive a ribbon placing.Those clubs/chapters not judging at their des-ignated time will be dropped one placing in theirfinal score for that species.

Judging Location Change:Cake decorating will be judged on Tuesday, July27 at 6:00 pm in the Craig Center.

Premium Book On LineCheck out our website if youve misplaced yourfair premium book, www.rockcounty4hfair.com/

Join in the fun of this unique contest! See theSnip and Send at the end of this newsletter forspecific details.

Parade Float Judging

The judging for the 4-H and FFA floats will beheld on Sunday, July 11, beginning at 3:00 p.m.at the fairgrounds. The judging is open to thepublic.

Exhibit ReleaseALL youth exhibitors will be released on Sun-day, August 1 from 7:009:00 p.m. Non-animal exhibits left on the fairgrounds after9:00 p.m. Sunday will eventually be transportedto the basement of the Fair Secretarys Office

and will not be available to be picked up untilWednesday, August 4 after clean-up is com-plete.

The Rock County Sheriffs Department hasasked us to remind all livestock exhibitors thatif you choose to park your truck and trailer inthe designated trailer area on Randall Ave onSunday August 1, you must be ready in your ve-hicle at the 7:00 pm release time, so that traf-fic can keep moving and no one is blocked by an

unattended vehicle.

PLEASE NOTE: The Fair Association will not beresponsible for any loss or damage to exhibitsleft on the fairgrounds, after 9:00 p.m. on Sun-day, August 1.

2010 Herdsmanship AwardsThe following is the procedure for the 2010Herdsmanship Awards for Dairy, Beef, Swine,Sheep Dairy Goats and Rabbits. The categoriesand score process is listed on page 13 of the2010 premium book. Listed below is how thejudging will be done.

Decorations will be judged on Tuesday after-noon only and will be done by a group of volun-teer adults.


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JULY 2010 CALENDAR

1 Horse & Pony Project Committee meeting, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

5 UWEX Office Closed Holiday

10 4-H Fair Horse Show, Fairgrounds 8:30 a.m.

4-H Fair Horseless Horse exhibit judging, Fairgrounds check-in at 11:00 a.m.

4-H Junior Softball Tournament, Parkview High School, Orfordville11 4-H Fair Pony Show, Fairgrounds 9:00 a.m. NOTE CORRECTED TIME!

4-H Senior Softball Tournament, Parkview High School, Orfordville

4-H Fair Parade Float judging, Fairgrounds 3:00 p.m.

12 Cloverbud Judges orientation/meeting 6:00 p.m.

13 State 4-H Horse Expo exhibitors meeting, Courthouse 7:00 p.m. NOTE CORRECTED DATE!

14-15 Chicago Nights Award Trip

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Poultry Barn Set-up 8:00 a.m.

4-H Fair Rocket Launch, Thresheree Park, Edgerton 7:30 a.m.

4-H Fair Small Engines Judging, Thresheree Park, Edgerton 1:00 p.m.

20 Face Painting Workshop, Courthouse 6:00 p.m.

22 Rock County 4-H Fair Family Fashion Review, Blackhawk Technical College23 Fair Judging, fairgrounds: Photography, Visual Arts, Natural Resource Science

24 4-H Fair Bicycle Tour de 4-H, Lions Beach Boat Landing in Janesville 5:00 p.m.

26 Fair Judging, fairgrounds: Drawing & Painting, Woodworking

27- Aug1 Rock County Fair

30- Aug1 State 4-H Dog Show

31 Fair Dance, Sales Arena, Fairgrounds 7:30-10:30 p.m.

AUGUST 2010 CALENDAR

1 DEADLINE: Jr. Council Officer Application due to UWEX Office or 4-H Office (Craig Center), Fairgrounds

3 4-H Camp Staff Training, Craig Center 6:30 p.m.4 Rock County Fairgrounds Clean-up

5-15 Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis

14-17 Rock County 4-H Camp, Upham Woods in Wisconsin Dells

16 Jr. & Sr. Council Executive Board meetings, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

17 Meat Animal Sale Buyers Dinner, Craig Center 6 :00 p.m.

19 Rock County Beef Producers Cook-out, Fairgrounds 5:00-8:00 p.m.

23 4-H Ambassador Team meeting, Courthouse 6:00 p.m.

Junior & Senior Council meetings, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2010 CALENDAR

2 Horse & Pony Project Committee meeting, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

6 UWEX Office Closed-Holiday

10-12 WI Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds

16-19 State 4-H Horse Expo, West Allis

20 Jr. & Sr. Council Executive Board meetings, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.

27 4-H Ambassador Team meeting, Courthouse 6:00 p.m.Junior & Senior Council meetings, Courthouse 7:00 p.m.


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DESCRIPTION OF JUDGING METHODS

This judging method is the traditional system whereby all exhibits of the same lot number are presented simultaneously tthe judge. The judge evaluates each exhibit but is permitted to give a maximum 25% ribbons within each group (blue, rewhite and pink.) Exhibitors do not need to be present for this type of judging.

All exhibits within a lot number are presented simultaneously, evaluated and awarded ribbons as in Danish judging, but texhibitor or their representative must be available to present the exhibit. The judge asks questions pertaining to the exhiband awards ribbons accordingly, without regard to Danish system percentages.

This type of judging allows for more flexibility on the part of the judge and the exhibitor. Exhibitors bring all their exhibin that department to be judged at one time and talks to the judge about the exhibits. Exhibits are not compared with otexhibits in the same lot number, but judged on their own merit. The judge may award the ribbon and premium which heshe believes is appropriate without regard to Danish system percentages.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FACE-TO-FACE/CONFERENCE JUDGING

What if an exhibitor can't be present at their face-to-face or conference judging?Exhibitors who cannot be present for their judging must contact the department superintendent ahead of time. Ipreferred that another exhibitor sit in for that person's discussion with the judge; however, a leader or parent mayin if necessary. There is no automatic penalty for exhibitors who are not present for their judging. It is up to eacjudge to determine how the exhibitor's absence will affect the placing awarded.

What happens to the exhibits after they are judged?All exhibits remain at the fair after pre-fair judging so the department displays can be prepared prior to the first dof the fair.

When are State Fair and Merit Award selections made?During pre-fair judging, judges will set aside some of the blue ribbon exhibits for further consideration. After alexhibits have been judged, the judges will select the State Fair and Merit Awards from those exhibits that have bset aside.

Danish Judging Method

Conference Judging Method

Face-to-Face Judging MethodFace-to-Face Judging Method

Conference Judging Method

Danish Judging Method


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FACE-TO-FACE JUDGING SCHEDULE

2010 ROCK COUNTY 4-H FAIR

GENERAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY BE ASKED

DURING FACE-TO-FACE JUDGING

What do you like most about this project?

What do you like least about this project?

What have you learned in this project?

What would you like to learn more about in this project?

Where did you get the idea for this exhibit?

Where/how did you learn to make this exhibit? Who helped you?

What was the easiest part of making this exhibit?

What was the most difficult or challenging part of making this exhibit?

What would you do differently if you were to make a similar exhibit again?

The Child Development Department lists specific information the exhibitor will need to know about his/her exhibit. If you are exhibiting in thisdepartment, check page 70 of the Fair Premium Book for this information.

OTHER FACE-TO-FACE JUDGING TIPS FOR EXHIBITORS

When talking with the judge, sit up straight and speak with confidence. You are talking about yourself and your exhibit, so you should knowyour stuff!

Look the judge in the eye when talking with him/her. Eye contact is a very important part of effective communication.

If you don't know the answer to a judge's question, it's better to admit it than to make up an answer.

Face-to-face judging is meant to be an educational experience, so don't be afraid to ask the judge some questions about the exhibit or project ifyou want to.

Be courteous and polite at all times. At the end of your discussion with the judge, be sure to thank him/her for their comments.

Date Time Department Location

Friday, July 2310:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Visual Arts Blackhawk Bldg.

Friday, July 23 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. PhotographyCraig Center

Friday, July 23 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Natural Resource Science

(includes Shooting Sports posters)

Block Bldg.

Monday, July 2610:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Woodworking Blackhawk Bldg.

Monday, July 2610:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Drawing & Painting Blackhawk Bldg.

Tuesday, July 27 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 -6:00 p.m.

Cloverbuds Craig Ave. Pavilion

Tuesday, July 2710:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Child Development Craig Center

Tuesday, July 2710:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Exploring Craig Center

Tuesday, July 27 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Floral Division ofHome Environment

Craig Center

Tuesday, July 27 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Mechanical Sciences Blackhawk Bldg.

Tuesday, July 271:00 - 6:00 p.m. Electricity Blackhawk Bldg.

Tuesday, July 272:00 - 6:00 p.m. Knitting & Crocheting Craig Center

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Snip and SendDress an Animal Contest Entry Form

The Dress an Animal Contest will take place on Saturday, July 31st following the dairy show in the Stock Pavilion. Thcontest is open to any exhibitor. Animals can be of any of the following species: Beef, Dairy, Goat, Pony or Sheep. Iyou have any questions, call the Fair Office at 755-1470.

Name (s) ________________________________________________________________________________

Age (s) ___________ Club __________________________________________________________________

Animal (check one) ___ Beef ___ Dairy ___ Goat ___ Pony ___ Sheep

Entry deadline is Saturday, July 31st at 2:00 p.m. Entries are due to the Secretarys Office at the Fairgrounds, or mto Rock County 4-H Fair, Dress an Animal Contest, PO Box 170, Janesville, WI 53547.

FACE PAINTING AT THE 4-H FAIRFor members in 7th grade and up

Name: ___________________________________________________Club: ________________________________________ Phone: ________________

Sign up for the time(s) you wou ld like to work by checking the appropriate shift(s).

Wednesday, July 28:

_______ noon 1:00 p.m. _______ 1:002:00 p.m. _______ 2:00-3:00 p.m.

_______ 3:00-4:00 p.m. _______ 4:00-5:00 p.m. _______ 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 29:

_______ noon 1:00 p.m. _______ 1:002:00 p.m. _______ 2:00-3:00 p.m.

_______ 3:00-4:00 p.m. _______ 4:00-5:00 p.m. _______ 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Friday, July 30:

_______ noon 1:00 p.m. _______ 1:002:00 p.m. _______ 2:00-3:00 p.m.

_______ 3:00-4:00 p.m. _______ 4:00-5:00 p.m. _______ 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 31:

_______ noon 1:00 p.m. _______ 1:002:00 p.m. _______ 2:00-3:00 p.m.

_______ 3:00-4:00 p.m. _______ 4:00-5:00 p.m. _______ 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 1 :

_______ noon 1:00 p.m. _______ 1:002:00 p.m. _______ 2:00-3:00 p.m.

_______ 3:00-4:00 p.m.

_________I will be attending the training session on Tuesday, July 20 at the courthouse at 6:00 p.m.

Please return your completed form ASAP to: Face Painting, Rock County UWEX Office, 51 South Main Street, Janesville, WI 53545 OR call in your preferences to Ca757-5690. Thank you! Remember anyone who has not face painted before is required to attend a training session on July 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the courthouse. Previous fapainting volunteers are encouraged to attend.


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Rock County Cooperative Extension StaffPhone 608-757-5690 Fax 608-7575581

Donna DuerstRock County 4-H Youth Development Agent

Email: [email protected]

Sue FredrichRock County 4-H Program Advisor


Linda MarshallRock County 4-H Program Assistant

Email: [email protected].

Sally ReisemAmeriCorps Vista


Carol JaggiRock County 4-H Support Staff


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