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Junior Fair Board is excited to announce the Blue Ribbon Closet!

The Blue Ribbon Closet is an opportunity for Junior Fair families to donate gently used clothing to benefit other families!

Junior Fair Board will accept donations of the following show appropriate attire:

-Shirts

-Pants

-Shoes

-Belts

-Lab coats

Donations should be in good condition and freshly laundered.

Collection Dates: Still Project Judging (July 2) & Livestock Skillathon (July 9)

Times for families to shop what is collected will be announced at a later date!

Market Rabbit Registration is scheduled for July 17 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Rabbit Barn at the fairgrounds. There is no paperwork for youth to complete and bring with them to registration. Exhibitors will be responsible for completing the online entry process using the appropriate tattoos by July 22. Back-up rabbits must be tattooed and registered by the deadline. For entry help: go.osu.edu/entryhelp.

• Note: Exhibitors entering a Pen of Three Fryers will add all animals to the same entry – the entry form will require 6 market rabbits to be entered. If you have less than six rabbits to register, add additional rabbits with a tattoo of 0.

Members must have registered a breeding rabbit by the June 30 deadline to be eligible. All market rabbits must attend Market Rabbit Registration to be tattooed and registered, no exceptions! Back-up rabbits must be tattooed and registered by the deadline.

Livestock Skillathon is Wednesday, July 9 at the Veteran’s Building at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds. Please refer to the Muskingum County 4-H Owner’s Manual for the following information:

Project Completion Guidelines, Page 8
Livestock Skillathon Judging Schedule by Club, Page 10
Livestock Skillathon Requirements, Page 17-18

The Muskingum County 4-H Junior Leaders will be hosting  Cloverbud Night on July 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Veteran’s Building on the Fairgrounds. Cloverbuds can drop in during this time frame – stay a few minutes, or the whole time!

Cloverbuds are invited to attend to participate in the following activities:

One on One Interview with a 4-H Teen Leader

Cloverbuds are invited to bring an item to share with a member of Junior Leaders. This will be a one-on-one show and tell opportunity for Cloverbuds to practice interview skills.

Sample Items:

• Poster display, scrapbook, etc. on a topic of interest to the Cloverbud
• Collection (baseball cards, toys, etc.)
• Other item they love!

Fair Coloring Contest

4-H Pledge Coloring Activity to take with you!

Clover Craft Activity

Photo Booth

There may be additional activities.

Music will be playing throughout the evening. Each Cloverbud will receive a small 4-H gift for participating!

Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council (TLC) applications for the 2025-26 year are now available and can be found on our website at go.osu.edu/TLC! Please let any interested individual know so they may apply. Please note, because it is only a one year term, current TLC members who wish to continue their service must re-apply. Every member will select a committee to join that is based on a program in Ohio 4-H (STEM, Healthy Living, College and Career Readiness, 4-H Promotion and Advocacy, and Animal Science) – they will be working closer with design teams to help review and provide feedback to programming as well as creating new programs and resources and advocating for that program and project area – see attached graphic for more details.

• Applications and more information about the group can be found online at: go.osu.edu/TLC. Please note: applications (and other materials, including letters of recommendation and program fees) are due by Friday, August 8, 2025.  We recognize this falls during some county fairs, so encourage teens to apply early! We will accept applications as early as today 😊 The term for selected individuals will be September 1, 2025-August 31, 2026.
  • The application process will be handled entirely online this year. The following links will be important to those seeking to apply:
    • Application: https://go.osu.edu/TLCapp
      • Review the TLC Selection Process and How to Apply, as well as the Committee Details.
    • Reference Form Submission: https://go.osu.edu/TLCref
    • Payment:
      • First year members: http://go.osu.edu/TLC50
      • Subsequent year members: http://go.osu.edu/TLC15

• If you want to “share” on Facebook, you may do so by sharing the link on the “Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council” Facebook page (posted today). If you want a blurb to copy for your newsletter, you may use: “Hey teens! Are you looking for your next level of involvement with Ohio 4-H? Consider applying for Teen Leadership Council! Applications and more information about becoming Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council (TLC) member for the 2025-2026 program year are now available online at: go.osu.edu/TLC. Please note: applications (and other materials, including letters of recommendation and program fees) are due by Friday, August 8, 2025.”
  • A promo flyer is also attached for your use as you see fit!

Sharing on behalf of the Muskingum County Senior Fair Board:

The Ohio Department of Agriculture requires that feeder calf exhibitors complete a DUNF (Drug Use Notification Form) for each animal exhibited at the Muskingum County Fair. Completion of the DUNF requires the animal to have identification (a tag). This year, exhibitors will be required to tag their own animal before the fair, so this number can be reported on the DUNF. They DO NOT have to be an EID (but can be), it can just be a standard ear tag.

It’s even more helpful if the animal is tagged before the June 30 Fair Entry deadline and that number is used on the Fair Entry.