Congratulations to our 4-H Still Project Members! Results for Foods and Special Interest judging have been posted. Clothing project results will be posted after the Style Revue. Join us as we recognize our 4-H project members at the 2025 Style Revue and Awards Night on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at the Reese Center on the Ohio State Newark / COTC Campus. The program will start at 6:30pm with the Style Revue portion. Our 4-H clothing project members will model their projects. After that, we will recognize our Special Interest, Foods, and then Clothing Project award winners.
Events
Licking County Health Department to Host Free Life Skills for All First Year College Students
Is your kid ready to make their next big step after graduating high school? Are you a high school graduate from Licking County excited to start college this fall? Join the Licking County Health Department (LCHD) for our free Life Skills training starting on July 28th and get the chance to win a $50 Amazon GIFT CARD!
WHAT: The Licking County Health Department (LCHD) will be providing the Botvin Transitions LifeSkills Training , an interactive, skills-based training that helps young adults navigate the transition into the higher education.
WHO: This training is open to any new high school graduates from Licking County heading off to pursue higher education this fall both in and out of the county. No matter where you’re heading off to, we would love to help make your first year a great one!
WHY: Making the transition from high school to college comes with new challenges. Through this training, you will develop social skills for forming long lasting relationships while in school, learn strategies for reaching your goals, and connect with other first-year college students.
The first five participants to register will also receive a $50 Amazon gift card following the completion of the course.
WHERE: Participants can join us in-person at the Licking County Health Department (675 Price Road, Newark, OH 43055), or they can attend virtually. Virtual participants will receive the link following registration.
WHEN: To complete the course, participants will need to attend all three sessions:
- Monday, July 28 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM
- Wednesday, July 30 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM
- Friday, August 1 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM
Please RSVP for this training by filling out this form before Monday, July 21.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Emmalene Rupp at erupp@lickingcohealth.org.
Cloverbuds in the Kitchen or Sewing Room
The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board is excited to host two Cloverbud workshops on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Extension Office. One session will focus on Food & Nutrition, while the other session will focus on sewing. The Foods Session will start at 10:0am and will focus on kitchen safety, measuring ingredients, and the participants will make a snack. The Sewing Session will start at 11:30am and will focus on sewing safety, sewing machine basics, and the participants will make a small project using a sewing machine. Participants can choose to attend both sessions, but will need to create a separate registration for each session. Each session is limited to the first 12 registrations. Registrations are due by Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
A parent/guardian is required to stay with the participant during the entire program.
Register by visiting: http://go.osu.edu/CloverbudFoodSewing
Hartford Fair Dairy Feeder Skillathon Date Change!
Attention Hartford Fair Dairy Feeder Exhibitors!
We’re thrilled to announce something brand new for the 2025 Hartford Fair: The Dairy Feeder Skillathon is moving before the fair. This new and exciting chapter will roll out a smoother, more focused format.
Mark your calendars! The Skillathon, complete with Book Judging, and Interviews, will take place: Sunday, July 27th | 1–3 p.m. | Ramsey 4-H Building at the Hartford Fairgrounds. This streamlined schedule means you’ll be free to enjoy more of the fair—with awards being presented during the Dairy Feeder Show on Wednesday, August 6th!
Be sure to reserve your time slot via Sign-Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F49AEAD2EA6F58-57378108-2025
When you sign up, you’ll select a time and then your age category. If you don’t want to complete the full skillathon, you can also choose to schedule only a project interview or book judging. You have options!
For questions, please contact Kim Miller at: nkmlmiller4@gmail.com.
Coming July 30: Meet the Authors of the Exploring Polar Science and Growing with the Seasons 4-H projects!
Authors Jason Cervenec and Molly Hunt will present the Ohio 4-H project, Exploring Polar Science. In this project, members learn about the geography, glaciers, sea ice, plants, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctica. Exploring Polar Science is for intermediate-level members who have some experience with natural resources topics.
As a bonus, learn even more about 4-H natural resource projects with Lydia Ulry, the author of another individual 4-H project, Growing with the Seasons, which helps youth learn how to check their soil, develop a garden plan, distinguish beneficial insects from harmful ones, and harvest vegetables at the right time. This project is also for intermediate-level members—it’s intended for those with some vegetable gardening experience.
Register for the webinar at go.osu.edu/4h_mta_july and mark your calendar today!
Date: July 30, 2025
Time: 3:30 p.m.
2025 Equine Pasture Walks
The Ashtabula, Clermont, and Wayne County Extension Offices will be hosting a series of Equine Pasture Walks for a hands-on learning experience on equine pasture management. Learn about topics on plant/root physiology, mud management, grazing sticks, and weed ID and poisonous plants. Check out more details in the flyer: Equine Pasture Walk Flyer 2025 or below.
LAST CHANCE: 4-H Project Judging Workshop
The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board will be hosting at 4-H Project Judging Workshop on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 6:30pm at the Licking County Extension Office. This workshop is designed to help members taking still projects (clothing, food, and/or special interest) know what they need to bring to project judging, what to expect when they arrive to judging, and give tips on making judging a positive experience. There will be sample projects available to view, and we will answer all of your questions. This workshop would be very beneficial to members who are new to taking still projects.
Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at http://go.osu.edu/4HProjectWorkshop. This will allow us to know how many participants to expect for the program.
Youth Fly Fishing Workshop
Sponsored by Land of Legend Fly Fishers
When: Saturday, June 28th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Fackler’s Pond – 2400 Montgomery Road, Newark, Ohio 43055
Learn About:
- Fly Casting
- Fly Tying
- Gyotaku Printing
Limited to 15…. Registration Required Lunch Provided
Please provide your t-shirt size
Register with: Lisa McKimmins at lisa.mckimmins@gmail.com or 614-565-8509
If a participant is younger than driving age, an adult must stay with him/her
Paid for through a generous grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Vet Exploration Day at The Ohio State Fair
Calling all aspiring veterinarians! Join us for “Vet for a Day” with Ohio Veterinary Medical Association at the Ohio State Fair on Thursday, July 31st from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.!
This half-day experience is perfect for high school students in grades 9-12 who want to get up close and personal with the animals on display at the fair. You’ll follow a unique agenda, taking you around the fairgrounds to learn about a variety of animals and what it takes to care for them.
The program concludes with a college fair, giving you the chance to meet representatives from state institutions offering veterinary education.
It’s a fantastic opportunity to explore your future in this exciting field!
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity. Register now and kickstart your journey towards a career in veterinary medicine!
Register HERE.
REMINDER: 2025 Hartford Fair Entry Information
All Hartford Fair entries must be completed through the FairEntry portal again this year. The portal will open on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Please follow the Hartford Fair Entry Instructions when making your entries. Entry deadline is Friday, June 27, 2025.
Please note:
- The Hartford Fair Entry Portal can be found by visiting: http://hartfordfair.fairentry.com
- Please be sure to review the Hartford Fair Premium Book to ensure you know which Classes and Lots you will be making entries for before you start that process.
- All 4-H families must use their 4-HOnline Credentials (email and password) to log into FairEntry. If a member creates a new account in FairEntry, they will be unable to make entries in Junior Fair Departments as those departments require them to be enrolled in the appropriate 4-H project in order to make entries.
- All FFA members making entries in livestock departments will submit their own entries. Those entering projects in the FFA Building will do so through their advisor.
- Please make sure that you add all entries to each exhibitor in your family before you submit the entries and continue to the payment portal.
- REMINDER: All youth planning to participate in Showmanship MUST make an entry for their Showmanship class. Even if a member isn’t sure about whether they want to do Showmanship or not, they should go ahead and make an entry for it.
Photo IDs
NEW THIS YEAR: Members will upload their photo for their Fair ID as part of their entry process in FairEntry. There will be a question early in the process that will ask you to upload a photo. PLEASE NOTE: the system does NOT require you to upload the photo (which means you can accidentally skip this step). We had to make it optional, otherwise it would require it for everyone making entries, including those making just Open Department entries who don’t receive Fair IDs. If you skip this step and do not upload a photo, you will not have a Fair ID. Also, photos for IDs must be uploaded into FairEntry by the deadline of June 27th. All photos will be pulled from the entries at this point and sent for printing so that we have the IDs back to us in time to pass them out in the days leading up to fair. Late photos will not be accepted.
Your photo for your Fair ID must be either a jpeg or png file. The photo should be of the member’s head and shoulders with a light colored, neutral background. Exhibitors should not be wearing hats, sunglasses or bandanas in their photo. Please see examples of photos that don’t meet the criteria and one that does:
Glitches and Issues
As we’ve discovered recently, FairEntry does occasionally have glitches that can occur. If you run into issues please reach out to Adrienne at anderson.1410@osu.edu. Sending screenshots of the error you are receiving can be very helpful in figuring out what is going wrong. Please do NOT wait until the last minute to complete your entries as that gives us less time to help you solve the issue. PLEASE NOTE: Lisa and Adrienne will be at 4-H Camp June 17-21 at 4-H Camp Ohio. Please realize that we have limited access to emails during this time and will not be able to respond quickly in most cases.
FairEntry Help Sessions
We will be offering three help sessions for those who may want/need help with making entries. Two help sessions will be held at the Hartford Fairgrounds in the Junior Fair Board Office and one will be held at the Licking County Extension Office in Newark. If you plan to come to one of the help sessions, please be prepared with list of items on the flyer HERE or listed below.
