2024 Skillathon Information
2024 Skillathon Dates: (If an exhibitor has a legitimate conflict with the dates/times listed below, they can contact miller.11920@osu.edu to schedule an alternate time)
* *Youth that will be participating/attending Pre-Fair Judging may take their skillathon exam during those times in the Youth Building!**
2024 Skillathon Info & Study Guides
Return by Friday, July 26th, 2024 to:
OSU Extension Shelby County, 810 Fair Road, Sidney OH 45365
Contact OSU Extension at 937-498-7239 with questions or concerns.
All applicants are required to interview with the Executive Board and their Advisors.
Interviews will be held on Sunday, August 28th starting at 1 pm.
2024 Junior Fair Board Applications Due Next Wednesday!
Any member of a 4-H Club, FFA Chapter, or Girl Scout Troop of Shelby County may be a member of this society.
There are two members from each townships.
Please see page 9 of the Shelby County White Pages. (2024 Shelby County White Pages)
Applications and Photo Due: Friday, July 5 at 4:30 p.m. at the Extension Office
Interviews: Thursday, July 18 a t 4 p.m. at the Extension Office
Crowning: Sunday, July 21 at 5 p.m. in Free Entertainment Tent
Scheduling & Format: Pre-fair judging will still be held July 15-19 (Mon – Foods and Clothing, Tues – Photography, Wed – Creative Arts and Creative Writing, Thurs – Special Interest, and Fri – Woodworking.)
Guidelines for Projects: A few other department-specific things to note:
– Foods: Members will bring an actual food sample, and also bring a photo story (photographs, album, scrapbook, collage, binder, portfolio, display board, any other type of visual display, etc.). Exhibitors will still bring a table setting display, recipe card, and balanced menu per the guidelines.
– Clothing: Exhibitors will wear their outfits themselves.
– Woodworking: Exhibitors will participate in the hands-on skillathon component of judging. The state fair will have hands-on skillathon.
– Creative Writing: Entries should be submitted to the OSU Extension office by Monday, July 7th at 4:30pm. At that time, you can sign up for a judging time OR you can call 937-498-7239 (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) to schedule your judging time. Judging will be held on Creative Arts day, Wednesday, July 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Not Seeing Your Name on the Schedule?: If you don’t see your exhibitor’s name on the schedules posted, please email me at gaerke.13@osu.edu so I can identify why they are not on the schedule and figure out which time group to assign them to. If you did not do a Fair Entry via shelbycounty.fairentry.com to indicate your intent to participate in pre-fair judging by June 1st, you have not been assigned a time slot.
Scratches: We hate to see you go! But, if you do decide it is necessary to scratch a project, please submit all scratches by the second Friday in July so that we can make necessary changes to the judging schedules well in advance. Scratch form due by July 12th.
Monday, July 15
Foods – Schedule | Guidelines | Scoresheet | Letter
Clothing – Schedule | Guidelines | Scoresheet | Narration Card | Letter
Tuesday, July 16
Photography – Schedule | Guidelines | Scoresheet | Letter
Wednesday, July 17
Creative Arts – Schedule | Guidelines | Scoresheets | Letter
Creative Writing – Schedule (Coming soon!) | Scoresheet | Letter
Thursday, July 18
Special Interest – Schedule | Guidelines | Scoresheets | Letter
Friday, July 19
Woodworking – Schedule | Guidelines | Scoresheet | Skills Study Sheet | Letter
Other Events:
Sunday, July 21
Style Revue – Program – Coming soon!
Thursday, July 25
Cloverbuds Share Day – Cloverbud Club Suggested Times
(Formally 4-H Performance Standards of Excellence)
Description
The Shelby County 4-H Foundation will award up to four $500 College scholarships to current members of Shelby County 4-H pursuing a college degree. Each applicant will be asked to meet a set of minimum standards, verified by his/her local 4-H Advisor, school official, and parent. The deadline for submitting the “Shelby County 4-H Foundation Scholarship Program” application and supporting documentation is July 12. All applicants who meet the minimum standards will be placed in a lottery, with a random drawing selecting the college scholarship winner(s).
This scholarship program is available ONLY to a Senior who graduated from high school in 2024.
As a reminder, the Shelby County Junior Fair Market Rabbit Tattoo/Check-In is next Saturday, June 22nd from 8-10 AM!
To avoid unnecessary congestion on the fairgrounds, here are the details for Rabbit Tattoo/Check-In:
ATTENTION: please be prepared to indicate the following:
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out at miller.11920@osu.edu or 937-419-7127. Thank you!
Reminder: A completed W-9 must be on file to participate in the Junior Fair Livestock Sale with your 4-H project. Please note that this information provided is only used in reporting the income on the 1099-MISC per Federal filing requirements and is not used for any other purpose. To comply with IRS requirements, the Senior Fair Board must file a 1099 MISC for anyone who sells their project for $600 or more.
4-H Club or FFA project. If an individual participates in a 4-H Club or National FFA Organization (FFA) project, any net income from sales or prizes related to the project may be subject to income tax. Report the net income as “Other income” on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8. If necessary, attach a statement showing the gross income and expenses. The net income may not be subject to S.E. tax if the project is primarily for educational purposes and not for profit and is completed by the individual under the rules and economic restrictions of the sponsoring 4-H or FFA organization. Such a project is generally not considered a trade or business. For information on the filing requirements and other tax information for dependents, see Pub. 929.
You will find the link to the W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number form attached. You must fill this form out in its entirety, including your Social Security Number, and either mail it to the Senior Fair Board Office or drop it off in their drop box (located outside their office):
Senior Fair Board
P.O. Box 421
Sidney, OH 45365
The W-9 MUST be filled out before the animal’s check-in. Failure to comply may jeopardize your participation in the sale.
Note: This form only requires turning in once. It is kept on file for the exhibitor’s eligible years. If you turned in this form last year, you do not need to do so again this year. Please get in touch with the Senior Fair Board office at 937-492-7385 with questions.
