Delaware County Fair
SEE YOU AT THE 2011 DELAWARE COUNTY
August 15-20, 2011, Delaware County Fairgrounds, Walton, NY
The 4-H Parade will be held Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. before the Firemen's Parade.
The 4-H Parade originally took place at noon on Friday, but it was decided that more clubs might be able to participate and 4-H clubs would also receive more recognition for the dedication and hard work they do all year if the parade was moved to Tuesday night.
FAIR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS!
All 4-H animal entries are due in the Extension/4-H office no later than 4:00 p.m. July 23, 2011. There will be no entries accepted after this date/time. This deadline includes all livestock, horses, and small animals. There will be no exceptions made. REMEMBER: We are here to help. If you have any questions regarding fair entries, animal identification, vet papers, vaccinations, or project records, please contact John, Pam, or Vanessa at 865-6531.
NEW JUDGING HOURS FOR YOUTH BUILDING EXHIBITS
Hours that 4-H exhibitors can bring their projects to be judged in the Youth Building at county fair have been extended. Judging hours will be Monday, August 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Hours for 4-H animal exhibitor entries remain the same as in the past, Monday, August 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
OFFICIAL DELAWARE COUNTY FAIR SITE
Link to the Delaware County Fair website. Listing all events and schedules.
www.delawarecountyfair.org
4-H LIVESTOCK AUCTION REMINDER: Exhibitors with market animals that will be sold at the 4-H Livestock Auction on Saturday, will have to have a completed 4-H Market Project Book handed into the 4-H Summer Assistant by Wednesday of fair week.
REGULAR 4-H MEMBERS:
1. Check fair book for limits set on number of projects you are eligible to enter.
2. New - General Project Record - Need to fill out one exhibit tag, top and bottom, for each exhibit and a General Project Record form. We’ve the saved the best for last. Project Records will take the place of the 3” x 5” cards usually required for projects entered at the fair.
Exhibit tags for cloverbuds and regular 4-H members can be picked up at the 4-H office or mailed, call 865-6531 to order.
CLUB BANNERS FOR FAIR:
If you have not made a club banner to hang in the 4-H Youth Building at county fair, please make one so you can. We will provide your club with background felt pre-cut to correct size and shape in either green or yellow. You select the color felt or your club design which we also provide. These banners, when competed, will be kept at the 4-H office, but can be borrowed at any time. We would appreciate having these orders by June 30.
GENERAL PROJECT RECORDS and CLOVERBUD PROJECT RECORDS:
Many years ago, Project Records were required for each project a 4-H member completed. It has been decided and recommended by our judges, that Project Records make a come back. You might think we are regressing, but actually the return to Project Records gives more meaning, accountability and value to the project being done. This one-page sheet will be mandatory for each project entered in the Youth Building at county fair. The best way to do Project Records is to take a few minutes after completing a project to fill them out so the project and form will be ready to take to the fair.
Answers to some arguments you might have as to why these need to be done are:
Why do Project Records?
1. They will help 4-H members keep track of what projects they have done and when.
2. They are a simple learning tool that will help prepare 4-H members to talk to the judges at the fair. The Project Record will not actually be judged, but the child’s knowledge of what they did will.
3. The questions asked will be the same as those asked when one of your projects receives the honor of being selected to go on to State Fair. So once selected all you have to do is transfer the info to the green state fair form.
To clarify a concern presented, if you are doing a gardening project of any kind (flower or vegetable) you can fill out one Project Record sheet for the entire garden. Also, you do not have to fill one out for a public presentation. 4-H members are being encouraged to use the Project Records for all the projects they do, but there is no way to monitor that, so filling one out for each project you enter in the Youth Building at county fair will be required. Remember, we are an educational institution and just like every other organization, we need checks and balances. Thanks to all who have given positive feedback concerning the Project Record sheet. Copies of the Project Record sheet can be downloaded from Program Registration/Forms Tab or by contacting the 4-H office.