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Junior Fair Royalty

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It is time again for youth to be thinking about the Junior Fair Royalty Contest. Youth 15 to 18 are eligible to compete for King or Queen; youth 12 to 14 are eligible to compete for Prince or Princess; and youth 9 to 11 are eligible to compete for Junior Prince or Junior Princess. (Ages are as of January 1, 2022). Youth enrolled in the following organizations are eligible to participate in the Junior Fair Royalty contest: 4-H, FFA, Skills USA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or Farm Bureau Youth.

Interested youth need to complete an application and be interviewed. An application may be requested from the OSU Extension Office, to be mailed or picked up or find it online at morgan.osu.edu. Completed applications, including all required signatures, are due on August 4, 2023 by dropping it off or mailing it to OSU Extension, P.O. Box 179, McConnelsville, OH 43756. Youth need to schedule their own interviews for Monday, August 17th by calling the Extension Office at 740-962-4854.

The Royalty crowning will be held at the Morgan County Fair on Tuesday September 5, beginning at 4:30pm at the small stage. The chosen Queen, King, Princess and Prince will be required to participate in various activities during the Morgan County Fair, with the Junior Princess and Junior Prince assisting. The Junior Fair Queen will be invited to participate in the 2024 Ohio Fair Manager’s Queen Contest.

LAST REMINDER: Cloverbud Day Camp

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This will be the last reminder for Cloverbud Day Camp payment and paperwork are due to the extension office July 18th!

 

 

Encourage your Cloverbud members to join the Older Youth in-Training and Junior Leader members for Cloverbud Day Camp on July 27th at Camp Hervida in Washington County from 9 am to 3 pm.  The camp theme is “All About 4-H”.  The camp fee is $30.00.

Cloverbud Day Camp packets are available to be picked up at the extension office for those who are interested. Registration is limited to the first 30 kids!

 

Payment options:  Cash or check to the extension office. The fee for the day and all completed health forms are due July 18th!
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Call the office at 740-962-4854 or email whisman.30@osu.edu with any questions

 

 

ACT SOON: Project Judging 2023

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It is almost time for 4-H still project judging! Letters have been mailed with more information! 4-H Project Judging will take place on Wednesday, July 18, 2023 at the fairgrounds. Be sure to sign up for an appointment time using this link: https://go.osu.edu/mocoprojectjudging2023. The sign up link closes on Friday, July 11, 2023 at 11pm.

IF taking more than 4 projects you may need to restart survey after logging the first 4 and signing up for other time slots as needed!

Clothing Judging will take place on Thursday, July 20th at the Opera House. Be sure to sign up for this using the same link.

Not sure what to bring to judging? Please check your project requirements we sent out earlier this year!

 

If you have any questions, please contact the OSU Extension office at 740-962-4854 or whisman.30@osu.edu

OTC To Rx

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All Livestock Exhibitors and families!

As most of you know who attended QA this year there was a new rule change regarding certain over the counter medications for livestock moving to prescription only.

Attached is a link to some helpful factsheets discussing this topic such as which products will be impacted, why the change is happening and how to be prepared!

I hope this is helpful to you all during this transition!

 

https://ansci.osu.edu/extension/factsheets-0

June Cloverbud STEM Day Recap!

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We kicked off our second Cloverbud STEM day! We had 12 Cloverbuds. The theme for the June STEM Day was Summer. Junior Leaders and Older Youth In Training led a summer themed activity and gave a lesson to go with it at each of the 3 stations. The picture collage below shows the Cloverbuds engaging with the Junior Leaders and Older Youth in Training at each of the different stations. The stations were Flowers where they discussed different things about Petunias and got to plant one!, Flags where they discussed the history of the American Flag and learned how to fold one using paper, and pinwheels where each Cloverbud got to make their own pinwheel and learned about wind.  To conclude the event, the Cloverbuds ate fruit kabobs with strawberries, pineapple and grapes and got to listen to a presentation from our special guest, Jeff Bragg, who came and talked about the history of the American Flag and taught them hands-on how to fold a real American Flag!

 

Thank you to all the participants, Junior Leaders, and Older Youth in Training  and a huge thank you to Jeff Bragg for coming to speak to the Cloverbuds!

If you are interested in joining us for our next STEM day it will be December 20th from 1pm-3pm! It will be our last one this year!

 

 

Last In-person QA Session

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QA is required to be attended ONCE by each market livestock exhibitor in order to show and sell at the Morgan County Junior Fair. 

Our last In-person training (held at the Morgan County Fairgrounds) is tonight!

  • Monday, June 5 6:30pm-8:30pm

This is the last in-person training for our county for 2023 and most neighboring counties have completed their sessions at this time!

 

Any questions please contact me! 740-252-5435 or whisman.30@osu.edu

Junior Fair Board Fundraiser!!

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Fundraiser ends next Friday the 16th!

Morgan County Junior Fair Board is having a fundraiser with Little Caesars pizza! This fundraiser is fully digital!

You purchase using a link given to you by a Junior Fair Board member and it is shipped directly to your home!

They are raising funds to be able to go on a trip to Leed’s Farm in Ostrander Ohio in September after the fair!

Please find a Junior Fair Board member to purchase some stuff from Little Caesars. They have box pizza and other items for sale. Prices vary depending on the item.

Little Ceasars Fundraiser promotion – Flyer for fundraiser

This Fundraiser is only open until June 16th so act quickly!

 

If you do not know any Junior Fair Board members please contact me and I can help!

whisman.30@osu.edu 740-252-5435

STEM Camp

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Camp opportunity coming up at canters cave! It is open for any youth! Does not have to be in 4-H.

STEM Camp is going to be SO MUCH FUN this year and is so much more than just technology. We are planning sessions around tie dyeing and color science, 4-H Yoga and anatomy/stress, pollinators and forestry science, food science and liquid nitrogen, recycling, and SO MUCH MORE!

 

Registration closes June 1st! Register at http://go.osu.edu/4HSTEMCamp

 

Any questions please email allman.68@osu.edu

Junior Fair Livestock Project Update

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 MORGAN COUNTY LIVESTOCK SUPPLEMENT
RECORD BOOK

To those who utilize the printable version of the Livestock supplement record book here is the link to print them yourself!

fhttps://morgan.osu.edu/sites/morgan/files/imce/2023%20Livestock%20Record%20Book_0.pdf

Keep in mind you need one Livestock Record Book for each project (not animal) you are
enrolled in. This book is only for 2nd year projects and beyond.

 

MORGAN COUNTY SKILLATHON

Skillathon is set to be on August 19th this year! You will receive a letter in the mail regarding more information about this closer to time!

The study guides are available and uploaded on our website!

You can find them here: https://morgan.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/morgan-county-fair

NEED: Junior Fair Award Sponsors!

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 Hello all,

We are in need of some people who would be interested in sponsoring some awards for the Morgan County Junior Fair Board.

So far, we have available multiple meat goat showmanship plaques available to sponsor and a banner for Premier Market Exhibitor for Feeder Calf Steer.

If you or anyone you know is interested in sponsoring these awards please call the office! 740-252-5435 or email whisman.30@osu.edu