Come out and join the Junior Fair Board on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the #50 Show Arena for Junior Fair Night! Open to kids of all ages. Games, fun, music, and more! Just show up!
Events
Fairfield Co. Junior Fair Livestock Judging Contest – Preregister NOW (through Oct. 4th)
The Livestock Judging Contest will be held on Sunday, October 6th with registration beginning at 12:30 p.m. and the contest will begin at 1:00 p.m. in Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena. We will be having youth sign-up online (go.osu.edu/fclivestockjudging) prior to the contest so that we can help prep judging cards in advance. For more information, please review Livestock Judging Contest Rules in the Junior Fair Book at go.osu.edu/fcjrbook.
Save the Date – 2025 Camp Dates
Start planning for Summer 2025, Fairfield County 4-H will have FOUR summer camp options for youth. Youth will sign up for camp based on the grade of school instead of age. This will be the camper’s grade as of May 1, 2025. We hope you are as excited as we are, so save the date and join us at Alley Park or Tar Hollow next summer!
**Please note, Camp Counselors who are still eligible to attend Senior Camp as a camper will not be slated to counsel at this camp. The Fairfield County 4-H Camp Staff are adding special things to Senior Camp that only our oldest campers will get to experience like multi-county camping, paint wars, outdoor cooking, kayaking, and more!**
Looking for Sponsors – 4-H Endowment Breakfast is October 6th at the Fair!
The Fairfield County 4-H Endowment Board is busy preparing for the 4-H Endowment Awareness Breakfast which will take place at the Fairfield County Fair on Sunday, October 6th from 8-10 a.m. in the Rickett’s Hall. This event is a way to promote the 4-H Endowment to the Junior Fair community through the fellowship of a pancake breakfast served by Katie’s Pancakes. To keep the cost down for our breakfast attendees and to raise funds for the county 4-H endowment, we are currently looking for sponsors of the 2024 4-H Endowment Awareness Breakfast. For more information, please review the 2024 Pancake Breakfast – 4-H Legacy Dinner Sponsorship Packet. See you at the fair!
See you on Sunday, August 18th at 4-H Summerfest! (Summer Project Award Ceremony)
Attention summer project award winners and families:
Congratulations on your outstanding project work that you have completed this summer! Please join us to be recognized for your 4-H Project achievement or 4-H Speaking Event participation at Summerfest on Sunday, August 18th. Summer Judging project award winners will be announced, so please dress appropriately. Please join us on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., with registration beginning at 5:45 p.m. at the Fairfield County Liberty Center. While this event is not required, it is encouraged for you to attend.
If you are an Ohio State Fair award winner, please bring your Outstanding of the Day Ribbon and/or Clock Trophy with you to share when your county and state awards are announced on stage. For Clock Trophy Winners, please be prepared to answer a couple questions about your state winning project (What was your favorite thing that you learned and what did you learn from your Ohio State Fair experience, etc).
Event Details:
Fairfield County 4-H Summerfest
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Registration Begins at 5:45 p.m.
Fairfield County Liberty Center
951 Liberty Drive
Lancaster, OH 43130
Congratulations again! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Thank you!
Goat Exhibitors: Open Show Opportunity at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds August 24th
Fairfield County goat exhibitors can get their animals in the barn next weekend right here in Fairfield County! The Fairfield County Farm Bureau will be hosting the Glass City Jackpot Goat Show on Saturday, August 24th at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit their Facebook Page at: Glass City Jackpot Show
Bottle Cap Project – FINAL RESULTS
Congratulations to the top 3 clubs in the Bottle Cap Project Club Contest!
1st Place: Champions
2nd Place: Thurston Future Farmers
3rd Place: Sewing Shefs
As a reminder the top 3 clubs will receive a ‘cash’ prize for winning. Aubry will be reaching out to advisors after the August Junior Leader Meeting on how they would like to receive their prize.
Thank you to those clubs who have been collecting caps for the Fairfield County Junior Leaders Bottle Cap Project! We were able to collect 6,714 lbs of plastic bottle caps!!
We are excited to be able to offer outdoor furniture for sale to our community, and work with sponsors for new items at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds!
Curious how how much your club collected? Check out how many pounds your club turned in below:
| Club Name | Total |
| Champions | 1421 |
| Thurston Future Farmers | 1391 |
| Sewing Shefs | 1314 |
| Banner Chasing Bunch | 530 |
| Kountry Kidz | 459 |
| Amanda Work & Win | 433 |
| Barn & Beyond | 286 |
| Lithopolis Livestock | 196 |
| 4 Legged Friends | 101 |
| Clearcreek Showmen | 101 |
| Cloverleaf Livestock | 87 |
| US Kids | 75 |
| Baltimore Blue Ribbons | 74 |
| Camelids Unlimited | 67 |
| Everything Under the Sun | 61 |
| Wild About Animals | 37 |
| Rough Riders | 34 |
| 4 Creation 4-Hers | 32 |
| General Donation | 8 |
| KKEZ | 3 |
| Shooting Stars | 3 |
| Falcon 4-Hers | 1 |
Scheduling for 4-H Summer Judging is OPEN!
We hope that you are busy working on your 4-H projects this summer. Here are a few important updates to be aware of:
- All Summer Judged Projects will be judged on the following days:
- Monday, July 15, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (by appointment).
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- Food & Nutrition NEW FOR 2024-NO FOOD IS BROUGHT TO JUDGING
- Genealogy
- Home/Money
- Creative/Fine Arts (including Cake Decorating)
- Healthy Living
- Collecting
- ALL Self-Determined Projects
- Clothing
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- Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (by appointment).
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- Animal Science
- Robotics
- Communications/Leadership/Citizenship
- STEM
- Nature/Gardening
- Woodworking
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If you cannot attend judging during this week, you can:
- Attend Late Judging on Monday, July 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by calling 740-653-5419 to schedule an appointment. Participation in Late Judging receives a grade only and is not eligible for county awards or state fair consideration.
- Advisor Completion – Talk to your club advisor as they can work with you to review your project for completion only. No grades or awards will be given with this option.
- Please review the 4-H Member Handbook as you complete your project(s) and prepare for judging.
- Youth enrolled in the Tractor Maintenance Club or Shooting Sports Club do not need to complete summer judging if they met all completion requirements at the club level for Small Engine/Tractor Projects and or 700 level Shooting Sports disciplines (Shotgun, Rifle, Archery). However, if they wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair for any of these projects, they must attend summer judging for each project.
- Youth enrolled in Cake Decorating projects have the option for summer judging completion or county fair completion. If youth wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair, they must complete summer judging. All Pies, Candies and Pastries are judged at fair only.
- NEW FOR 2024! Youth enrolled in Gardening and Crop projects must complete summer judging. Project books should be up to date and as complete as possible regardless of timing of harvest.
- Food and Nutrition Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Food Project Insert packet.
- Clothing Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Style Revue Card and Clothing Project Insert packet.
- Clothing Project Members plan to attend the Style Revue at Liberty Union High School, July 15, 2024, 7:00 p.m. This is a required part of judging to be eligible for county awards and State Fair participation. A practice session will be available on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 6:30-7:00 p.m. at Liberty Union High School.
- Scheduling is now open!
- We ask that you schedule an appointment that works best for you by using this link: http://go.osu.edu/fcsummerjudging
- Scheduling will be open through MIDNIGHT, Thursday, July 11th.
- If you have more than one project, please be sure to schedule an appointment for EACH PROJECT and allow time between appointments to complete each interview.
Please contact the Extension Office if you have additional questions about project judging! We can’t wait to see you!
FINAL Bottle Cap Weigh In – Tomorrow, Sat. June 22
Join the Fairfield County Junior Leaders for the Bottle Cap Project 2024! We need your help collecting plastic caps to turn into benches. Work within your club to collect clean plastic bottle caps and lids. Please bring all clean plastic bottle caps in a trash bag and/or box! All caps should be loose inside the trash bag or box – this means not little bags inside bags please.
The FINAL Weigh In will be Saturday, June 22nd from 10am-Noon, Fairfield County Fairgrounds #4 Beef Barn! You can drive through the barn, drop your caps off to the Junior Leaders at the scale, and be on your way! If you have questions, please contact our office at 740-653-5419.
See below for items that are allowed and NOT allowed – There have been changes to the collection program this year! More information about this program can be found here: CAP Program Collection Information.
The club who collects the most caps by weight will receive a cash prize for your club to use for end of the year activities.
There still time to donate auction items to the Legacy Dinner Auction!
The 4-H Endowment Board is still actively taking auction donations for the upcoming Legacy Dinner. Let us know what you or your organization/business will be donating today!
Please review this document for more information: 2024 4-H Legacy Dinner Sponsorship Donation Opportunities
Please return the above form by May 31, 2024 to lcornett11@aol.com and/or stephanie.mathias@vcnbfamily.bank or mail to 4-H Endowment Board, Attn: Auction Item, P.O. Box 564, Lancaster, Ohio 43130.
