2016 Fair Issue DRUG USE NOTIFICATION FORM & PRODUCER S AFFADAVIT PROJECT BOOK AND PROJECT GUIDELINES. In this Issue. Fairbooks

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1 Ohio State University Extension 320 East Silver Street, Lebanon, Ohio Phones: (513) ; ; ;or(937) ; Ext.1311 Fax:(513) Visit our website: warren.osu.edu 2016 Fair Issue In this Issue Fairbooks Fair Entries Warren County Fair Livestock Equine Small Animals Club Cues Camp Opportunities Sincerely Kara L. Colvin Steve Brady Extension Educators 4-H Youth Development DRUG USE NOTIFICATION FORM & PRODUCER S AFFADAVIT Drug Use Notification Forms will be distributed to club advisors at the time fair entries are returned to the office. Please have the information filled out completely for market beef, sheep, swine, market goats, lactating dairy goats, and lactating dairy cattle. DUNF s are NOT required for Feeder Calves or Market Rabbits. All DUNF s will be collected at the time of weigh-in or vet-check for each species. Only medicated feeds and drugs for which the stated withdrawal time has not yet elapsed must be listed on the DUNF. Attention market beef, market hog, market lamb, and market goat exhibitors: The Producer s Affadavit will be distributed with DUNF s or can be obtained on our website. It will be collected at the time of weigh-in. This is required by the livestock markets/packing facilities for all beef, sheep, hogs, and goats going through the sale at the fair!! PROJECT BOOK AND PROJECT GUIDELINES For all 4-H members, especially those taking market animals, it is a good idea to check your project book to determine if you need a new book each year. For most projects, a new book is required each year to complete the stated goals and requirements for that project s completion and for the interview judge to evaluate. During interview judging, the judge will look at your book to determine your level of knowledge and experienced gained. The judges questions and final grade are often based on how thoroughly you have completed your project book. Each member is to have his/her own book! Livestock Project books will be stamped at interviews this year. Don t wait until the last minute. Books may not be available. Project Guidelines are available online & in the office. Review this information to prepare for interviews and understand the expectations for juding. The Ohio State University is committed to building a diverse faculty and staff for employment and promotion to ensure the highest quality workforce, to reflect human diversity, and to improve opportunities for minorities and women. The university embraces human diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and eliminating discrimination. This commitment is both a moral imperative consistent with an intellectual community that celebrates individual differences and diversity, as well as a matter of law. Discrimination against any individual based upon protected status, which is defined as age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status, is prohibited.

2 Page 2 WRITING ENTRIES Creative Writing & News Writing entries are due to the Extension office by June 30, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. Please review the Junior Fair Book rules for information on how to submit your writing project. FAIR ENTRIES All fair entries are due to the Extension office by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, Dog vaccination forms are also due on this date. Please note: The Extension office will close at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. Entries submitted after this time must include a $10.00 per entry, per day, late fee (cash only). No forms will be accepted after Tuesday, June 21st! Entry forms need to be filled out completely, accurately and legibly. Inaccurate (or unreadable) forms may cause exhibitors to be entered in the incorrect class or category at the fair. We encourage parents and members to take an active part in the completion of fair entries. All showmanship exhibitors must sign up for showmanship on their fair entry form. Entry will NOT be accepted after the deadline. Scratches will be accepted up to two hours prior to showmanship competition. Senior Fair Contact For information about 2016 Warren County Fair Open Show exhibits, camping, reserved parking or other non-4-h fair questions, call Becky Osborne Fair Secretary, at (513) The Fair office is open 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri., and 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Weds and Saturday WRISTBANDS Wristbands will again be issued as admission tickets for the 2016 Warren County Fair and as identification for 4-H members. The wristbands are plastic and will be issued to 4-H members (not including Cloverbuds) with projects entered in the Fair. Members will need to personally pick up and sign for their wristband at the Junior Fairboard office. Pick-up times will be Saturday, July 16th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Sunday, July 17th, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Please Note: 4-H Advisor Passes will not be issued. 4-H Advisors, as well as parents, my purchase either an Ag Society Membership or a Season Pass for $25.00 Both the membership and season passes will provide admission and parking. Membership passes are available for Warren County residents only and include voting privileges for the Ag Society that takes place during the fair KING & QUEEN CONTEST The 2016 Warren County Fair King and Queen will be crowned at the 2016 Warren County Fair on Sunday, July 17. Applications to run for King and Queen are available at the Extension office or on the website. Completed forms must be returned by June 15, Candidates will be expected to attend an interview on Tuesday, June 28th at the Warren County Extension Office. There will also be activities throughout the Warren County Fair (July 18th through 23rd.) that candidates will be expected to attend and assist. Candidates are encouraged to participate in the Lebanon Independence Day parade.

3 Page 3 RECRUITING NEW BUYERS Registration cards will be available at the Extension office and during livestock interviews on June 25th. CLARIFICATION ON SCRATCHING FROM LIVESTOCK SHOWS A reminder!! An exhibitor may not scratch livestock from a show once it has entered the ring for its class. You must complete the show. You cannot scratch to avoid being grand or reserve champion. At the conclusion of the show, as long as you were not the grand or reserve champion, you may scratch your market animal from the sale. SMALL ANIMAL PROJECT JUDGING This year, Project Judging for Cats, Small Animals & Pet Rabbits will occur on Friday, July 22nd, in Building B of the Warren County Fairgrounds. Cat project interviews will begin at 9:30 a.m., and Small Animal & Pet Rabbit interviews will begin at 11:00 a.m. PROJECT DISPLAYS 4-H exhibitors are responsible for getting their project display to and from the 4-H project display area during the check-in/check-out times. If for any reason you are unavailable to bring in or pick up your project display, you must arrange for someone to do so for you during these times. No projects left after check-out times will be kept. ***See the chart on page 4 of this issue for check-in times.*** All projects are to be removed on Sunday, July 24th between the hours of 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.. If you cannot be there between these hours, make arrangements for someone else to pick up your displays. Any projects remaining in the building after this time will be discarded! LLAMA/ALPACA OPPORTUNITY Any 4H members who want to learn from our fair judge, Laurel Shauvlin, can attend Monday, June 20, 2016 at Heatherbrook Farms, 3874 Hendrickson Rd, Franklin, OH starting at 6:30pm. Heatherbrook Farms will have alpacas you will be able to use. Please BernieYounkman4H@gmail.com, text or call if you plan to attend. JUNIOR FAIR BOOK SECTIONS ONLINE Junior Fair sections of the fair book are now available to review online, or download and print. You can download individual sections or the entire book. warren.osu.edu

4 Page 4 4-H PROJECT INTERVIEW JUDGING AND EXHIBITS CHECK-IN SCHEDULE DATE EVENT INTERVIEW LOCATION DISPLAY CHECK-IN Saturday June 25 Fri. & Sat. June 24 & 25 Tuesday July 12 Tuesday July 12 Thursday July 14 9 am- 2 pm 12pm- Fri & 9am Sat. Horses & Livestock Grandstand Lower Level Horseless Horse - Registration Table Dog Show Building C JFB Office 9 am Aerospace Grandstand lower level/ parking lot 2 pm Demonstrations Extension Office 9 am- 11 am Clothing & Nutrition Lebanon Presbyterian Church Grandstand display area Lebanon Presbyterian Church Saturday July 16 8:30 Am General Projects Building B Grandstand display area All projects are to be removed on Sunday, July 24th between the hours of 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. If you cannot be there between these hours, make arrangements for someone else to pick up your displays. Any projects remaining in the building after this time will be discarded! 2016 GENERAL PROJECT INTERVIEWS Remember, general project interviews for the 2016 Warren County Fair will be conducted on Saturday, July 16th. All general projects fair exhibitors must attend their interview. A failure to interview will result in ineligibility to display your project at the fair, place in your project class, and be considered for state fair. Mark your calendars now to make appropriate arrangements to be available Saturday, July 16th. Please note that General Projects will be judged by project again this year. Please check the schedule provided to you by your advisor for specific judging times LIVESTOCK INTERVIEWS Mark the date on your calendars for the mandatory 4-H Livestock and Horse project interviews on Saturday, June 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.! Project interviews will be for all members exhibiting beef, sheep, swine, goats, horses/donkeys/mules, including Horseless Horse, poultry, llamas/alpacas, rabbits and dairy cattle. If you have a conflict with the date, please contact the Extension office no later than Monday, June 20th to register for an alternate interview. You will be expected to complete and submit a project summary by Friday, June 24th at 4:30 p.m. and participate in the alternate interview on Thursday, July 14th, from 10am till 1pm. Please note that failure to attend interviews will result in not being able to exhibit that project at the fair. Alternate interview requests cannot be made after the June 20th deadline.

5 PAGE 5 CAMP Attention campers! County camp is almost here. Take advantage of a camp opportunity this summer. For a camp list, dates and description, visit our website at: warren.osu.edu Registration for all Warren County 4-H Camps are now available on our web-site and in our office. If you would like one mailed to you, please call our office at To download all of our camp registration forms go to: warren.osu.edu Once your camp registration and $25 nonrefundable deposit is received, you will be placed on the registration list. Approximately 10 days before camp we will send out a confirmation letter which includes a packing list, camp arrival & departure information, a health form, and an invoice for the remaining fee balance. Camp packets will be mailed after the registration deadline to all registered campers. Artist Day Camp and Horse Camp are FULL, but there are still several openings for County Camp at 4-H Camp Graham in Clarksville. OPPORTUNITIES THE 4-H URBAN IMMERSION PROJECT WHO: Teens ages by the date of trip WHERE: Washington DC WHEN: Sept. 29 thru Oct. 2, 2016 COST: $125 Application deadline is August 5, 2016 Teens ages are eligible for this 4 day learning-service experience that will build skills and abilities to prepare youth for success in a diverse workplace as well as build cultural understanding of those who are different. Applications available at the Extension office or on our website. NOMINATIONS Nomination forms for Achievement Night will be made available by August 5th. They are due back to the Extension Office on Wednesday, August 31st by 4:30pm. Advisors and parents can nominate anyone they choose, it doesn t have to be someone from your club. Take notice during the fair and make sure you nominate anyone you feel did an outstanding job. Nomination forms will also be available on our website: Warren.osu.edu

6 EQUINE PAGE 6 HORSE COMMITTEE The next Horse Advisor Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, July 5th at the Warren County Jr. Fair Board office at 7pm. All club advisors, parents, and members taking a horse project are invited and encouraged to attend. We will be handing out stall assignments, back numbers and show programs at this meeting. PAS SHOW The Performance Against Standards Show will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Roberts Arena in Wilmington, OH in cooperation with Warren, Butler and Clinton counties. Cost will be $10.00 per exhibitor (includes all classes). Forms are available online and are due Monday, June 13th to the Warren County Extension office. If you are planning to show in another county, you will need to contact them early to make sure you have time to meet their deadline. Forms for Out of County PAS are available at the Extension Office. Dates for other county PAS shows are available at: STATE 4-H COMPETITIVE TRAIL RIDE The 4-H Competitive Trail Ride is scheduled for Sept. 9th & 10th 2016 at Caesar Creek State Park in Waynesville. Entry is open to anyone meeting the requirements*. Entries will be accepted beginning July 1st through August 29th. A non-refundable $40.00 entry fee must be included. Checks should be payable to the State 4-H Horse Committee and mailed to Dr. Kim Cole, 2029 Fyffe Rd., Columbus, Ohio *members must currently be taking or have taken project #188 -Trail Riding HORSE GROOM AND CLEAN Entries for the Groom and Clean Contest, included on the Equine Fair Entry Form are due Wednesday, June 15th by 4:30 p.m. at the Extension office. The written test for the contest will be given on Wednesday, July 20th at 9am at the horse arena. The contest will be Wednesday, July 20th at 6:00pm. Please make a note of this if you are planning to be on a Groom and Clean team for the 2016 Warren County Fair. Remember to identify your teammates on your entry form! LIVESTOCK THANK YOU NOTES HORSE FUN SHOWS The Warren Co. 4-H Horse Advisor s will be sponsoring two more Fun Show on: Saturday, June 11th Contest/Gymkhana Saturday, July 9th Pleasure Show The Show Bill for all shows are available at the office and on our web site. Every 4-H member who sells a market animal at the Junior Fair Livestock Sale MUST write a thank you note to each of their buyer(s). Your addressed, stamped envelope and thank you note must be brought to the Extension office absolutely no later than September 1, Thank you notes without stamps or envelopes will not be accepted. Notes must be mailed from the Extension office. Failure to submit thank you notes by September 1st will result in ineligibility to sell the following year.

7 RABBIT PROJECTS GOAT & SHEEP PROJECTS PAGE 7 4-H ers planning to exhibit and sell market rabbits at the 2016 Warren County Fair need to bring no more than 2 litters (with doe) to the market rabbit tattooing on Tuesday, July 5th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Bldg. C. Only market rabbits will be tattooed on this date! Goat & Sheep Exhibitors are reminded that Scrapie Identification requirements apply to all does and any wethers that are 18 months or older- Market, Dairy, Fiber, Pygmy-any goats that come to the fair. Market wethers, but not market does are exempt from Scrapie tag requirements. Plastic or metal ear tags and tattoos can be accepted as long as they are approved by the US Dept of Agriculture. MARKET GOAT HORN RULE Non-Market Rabbits will be tattooed on Monday, June 6th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Bldg. C The cost for this is $1.00 per head. The money (minus expenses) will go toward a fair activity for all the rabbit exhibitors. NEW RULE FOR MARKET HOGS The Fair board prefers that all market goats be disbudded and shown without horns. They can be shown with horns however, the tips must be blunted off FLAT to the size of a dime or larger. Market goats can be disqualified and sent home if their horns are not blunted off flat. Market hogs must have a measurable 3/4 inch of body hair, underline included. Ears and tails may be shorter length. Market hogs in violation of this rule will be disqualified from the show (including Showmanship) and will be ineligible to sell in the Junior Fair Sale. Hogs that are disqualified must be removed from the fairgrounds. MARKET LIVESTOCK PICTURES All members taking a market livestock project must turn in a photograph of the member with his or her animal. Pictures are to be turned in on Saturday, June 25th at the project interview.this picture should be a horizontal picture 3 ½ x 5 or 4 x 6 in size and include the member s name, the project name (type of animal), and the animal s ear tag number (if applicable). Polaroids and digital photos printed on regular paper will not be accepted. Please be sure to make this as nice a picture as possible. It will be used for the buyer plaques. Replacement photos for projects may be submitted until July 6th at the Extension Office.

8 PAGE 8 Junior Fair Board announces the 2016 fair theme: May The Fair Be With You JUNIOR FAIRBOARD MEETING JFB meeting is scheduled for June 27th at 7:00 p.m. at the Extension office and is mandatory for all members. This will be our final JFB meeting prior to fair. JUNIOR FAIRBOARD MEETING WORK DAYS 2016 Junior Fairboard work dates are: June 22, 23, 24 July 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 All work days are 9:00 am to 12 noon at the Junior Fair Board Office 2016 PREFERRED PARKING SENIOR RECEPTION and SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS A big THANK YOU to the members of the Warren County Food and Fashion Board for organizing the annual Senior Reception on April 26th! Members of the board prepared the food and decorations and served the guests attending the program. The annual 4-H Senior Reception is held to honor our Warren County 4-H members who are graduating from High School. This year we were pleased to present fourteen scholarship awards to our graduating members. Preferred parking will again be available for fair week. They are $35.00 each and this will be your spot for the whole week of the fair. Your spot will be marked with your parking number and you will be provided with a hang tag for your car. New spots are available now in the Senior Fair Board office under the grandstands. There are parking spots in 3 locations: Across from the grandstand Near the 4-H Horse Arena Gate #4 near the Cattle Barn Anyone who had a spot in 2015 will be sent an invoice and if paid by June 1, 2016 that spot will be secured for you for the 2016 fair. If you have any questions, please contact the Senior Fair office at The parking spots are first come, first serve. Carteens I Carteens II Stiles I Stiles II JFB I JFB II Furnas Horse Advisors Smith Family Amy Dorn I Amy Dorn II WC 4-H Committee WC 4-H Committee WC 4-H Committee Eric Glaze Cheyenne Wolfenbarger Natalie Kritzer Molly Couch Jacob Wilhite Isaac Couch Paul Bensman Jennifer Sedlatschek Amy Couch Jacob Couch Mandy Schnetzer Grace Elam Adrianne LaJoye Hailie Norvell