Congratulations

Still Project State Fair Award Recipients

Clock TrophyBrock Fankhauser (Bethesda Buckeyes) – Grow Your Own Vegetables

Alexandria Moeller (Country Buddies) – You Can Quilt

Outstanding of the Day:Jacob Bell (Big 10 High Achievers) – Self Determined: Computers

Delaney Butler (Bethesda Buckeyes) – Let’s Start Cooking

James Mehlman (Stallions) – Welding

Harlee Owens (Outsiders) – Self Determined: Painted Rocks

Carson Phillips (Crazy Clovers) – Grill Master

Kendal Webb (Belmont County 4-H Shooting Sports) – Archery Project

Honorable Mention:Kendal Webb (Country Buddies) – All About Dogs

4-H Clover ChronicleBelmont County Quarterly Newsletter

August - September| 2017

Inside

Cloverbud News………......Page 2

4-H Opportunities............... Page 3

Booth Set Up……...............Page 3

Livestock News..................Page 4

Barn Meetings..........,.........Page 4

Small Animal Info.............. Page 5

Reverse Raffle....................Page 5

Calendar of Events............ Page 6

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Cloverbud News

Superheroes in Training

Cloverbud Camp

Cloverbud Camp was a huge hit! Thanks to all the

parents, adult volunteers and camp counselors that

helped to make the day a huge success! Above is a

group picture, to the right campers smile for a group photo

and below campers make their superhero capes in craft

class. See more pictures on the back of this newsletter.

Cloverbud Exhibits at FairAgain this year, all Cloverbud exhibits will be displayed in a

county-wide Cloverbud booth. All Cloverbuds are to bring

one craft or item they made with their club to display in the

county booth. Exhibits may be brought between

Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and Tuesday by 12:00 noon. It is

asked that the item be placed in the booth and have it

labeled with the exhibitor’s name and club name.

4-H Club Wagon ParadeThis year’s 4-H club wagon parade will take place Tuesday,

September 5th before the royal court ceremony. The

parade will begin promptly at 2:45 p.m. from the Junior Fair

Building where line up will be at 2:30 p.m. The parade will

feature 4-H clubs that have decorated a child’s size wagon.

Members will pull the wagon and walk along with the

parade. Wagons will then be on display in the Jr. Fair

Building throughout fair week. Clubs can choose their own

theme. All clubs that participate will receive a participation

premium. Call the Extension office to register your club.

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Trophy Winners

All trophy winners are required to

write a “thank you” note to their

trophy sponsor. Thank you notes

are provided at the Junior Fair

office, located behind the

Livestock Show Arena. Animal

trophies are awarded at the

livestock shows, but are returned

to the Junior Fair display in the

Livestock Show Arena. These

trophies are released on Saturday

at 9:00 a.m., provided the thank

you note has been completed.

Thank you notes for still project

trophies can be written during

booth set-up. Still project trophies

with thank you notes completed

before booth set-up is complete on

Tuesday must take their trophy

and display it in their club booth.

Still project trophy thank you notes

completed after booth set- up on

Tuesday, will require the still

project trophy to remain in the

trophy display until release time of

9:00 a.m. on Saturday. No

trophies will be released without a

“thank you” note being completed.

Junior Fair Rule Changes

A complete list of Junior Fair Rule

Changes for 2017 has been

included for your convenience.

Please take a few minutes to

review these rule changes.

Belmont County Fair Field Days

Belmont County Fair Field Days

will be held on Thursday,

September 7, 2017 at the County

Fair from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Elementary school students from

the surrounding school districts will

be attending the Belmont County

Fair for a self-guided tour. Any 4-H

youth or adults wishing to

volunteer and help with Fair Field

Days are welcome. Volunteer

duties may include presenting and

answering questions in the

livestock barns, passing out water,

hanging up or tearing down signs,

or greeting teachers and students

upon arrival. Please contact

Crystal Antill at the Extension

office if interested in volunteering.

4-H News and Opportunities

Fair Information for Clubs

Fair Booth Set-Up

There is no required theme for club fair booths. Club exhibits must be in

place by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, September 5th. The Junior Fair

Building will be open Sunday, September 3, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday,

September 4, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Tuesday, September 5, from

10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon for club members to work on their booth.

Exhibits must remain complete until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September

10. If anything is removed early from the exhibit, the club forfeits its booth

premium and the individual forfeits his / her project premium and the

opportunity to exhibit at next year’s fair. All booths must be removed by

6:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 10.

Recycling Pick Up at Fair

Each 4-H club is asked to sign up for one collection shift during the fair.

Volunteers will remove plastic collection bags from the provided recycling

containers and place them in a recycle bin. Collection sites will be located

down by the livestock barn area and camping area only this year. Containers

hold plastic bottles, cans and paper. Volunteers will travel in groups of 2 or

more. Please call Mary Mowrer, 695-3668 to schedule a time for your

club to help with this worthwhile project that will help keep our

fairgrounds cleaner. This is a great community service effort in which

your club can participate.

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Reminder: Club Flower Arrangements for the Fair

4-H Council has decided to decorate the fairgrounds with flower

arrangements again this year! Refer to the July 2017 Newsletter for more

details. A flyer can be found in your club packet. For more information,

contact: Kimberly Ogilbee at 740-310-7948 or Mary Mowrer at 740-695-

3668.

Junior Fair Building Volunteers

Volunteers are needed the week of fair to help cover the junior fair building.

Volunteers will be responsible for supervising the junior fair building where

the community club booths and displays will be located. Any advisors,

parents, grandparents or 4-H members between the ages of 14-19 years

old that would like to volunteer to work in the junior fair building, please

contact the Extension office to sign up for a time.

Club Fair Packets

Advisors can pick up their club’s packets at the Extension Office starting

August 25th. Please plan to pick your packet up before fair as there may

be information you need to know prior to the fair.

Junior Fair Board Applications

Teens, 13 to 19 years of age as of January 1, 2018, who are interested in

serving on the 2018 Junior Fair Board should complete a Junior Fair Board

Application and return it to the Extension office by 4:30 p.m. on October 1,

2017. Applications are available and can be picked up at the Extension

office or at the Junior Fair Office during fair. Junior Fair Board director

terms will run from November 2017 to October 2018.

Schedule for Barn Meetings

Junior Fair Board has scheduled a

barn meeting for each livestock

barn on Tuesday, September 5th.

Exhibitors and parents, please do

your best to attend the barn

meeting(s) in which you have

livestock.

Beef Barn - 12:30 p.m.

(in the Livestock Show Arena)

Dairy Barn - 7:30 p.m.

(in the Dairy Barn)

Goat Barn - 2:30 p.m.

(in the Livestock Show Arena)

Horse Barn - 7:00 p.m.

(in the Horse Barn)

Poultry Barn - 7:00 p.m.

(in the Small Animal Show Arena)

Rabbit Barn - 7:00 p.m.

(in the Small Animal Show Arena)

Sheep Barn - 2:00 p.m.

(in the Livestock Show Arena)

Swine Barn - 1:00 p.m.

(in the Swine Show Arena)

Attention Horse Exhibitors

Remember, all youth participating

in this year’s Belmont County Fair

Horse Show are required to have

their horses and tack checked at a

mandatory horse barn meeting on

Tuesday, September 5th at

7:00 p.m. at the fair.

At 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday,

September 5th, horse participants

and their families are invited to a

Barn Dinner on the east side of the

barn. Please, bring a covered dish

to share and table service. For

more information, contact Jodi

McFarland at 740-359-2749.

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Livestock InformationDUNF Forms for 2017! (see attached example)

A Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) must be completed for every Junior Fair

Market Animal and Lactating Dairy Cow and Lactating Dairy Goat by the exhibitor

and their parent or legal guardian prior to showing at a county fair, independent fair,

or the Ohio State Junior Fair. One DUNF must be completed for each market or

lactating entry. DUNF forms are available at the Extension office and will be

available at the Junior Fair Office during fair. Organizational Volunteers may also

pick up forms for their club when they pick up their club’s pre-fair packet. DUNF’s

are due when your animal goes across the scale at weigh-in at the fair on

Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Please plan ahead as parent/guardian signatures

are required on the form. Animals will not be weighed without a completed

DUNF Form. Lactating animal participants must turn their DUNF’s in during market

weigh-in as well.

Animal Identification Number for DUNF

Completing the Animal Identification Number section of the Drug Use Notification

Form (DUNF) has been an issue in the past. Please make sure you include a

number from a tag or tattoo that identifies your animal. Names are not valid forms of

identification. If you do not have a tag or tattoo on your animal, you need to get one

before fair. Goat and lamb exhibitors must include tag numbers and Scrapie tag

information (both premise and individual numbers). Hog exhibitors must include

tag numbers and the 840# , the 15 digit numeric code on the back portion of the tag

located above the tag number. This 840# was also given to you on the copy of your

hog registration from the Extension Office. These numbers should already have been

recorded in your record books before Livestock Skillathon.

Contacting your Livestock Buyers

Now is the time to be talking to potential buyers for your market project. The

Livestock Sale committee is provided with a limited number of free passes,

Thursday only, to give to these buyers. Any new buyer you would like to have

included is welcome. You need to contact Cheryl Carpenter or Beth Stephens

with the names and addresses of any new buyers. Each person requiring

admission must have a valid pass which is good for one person only.

It is the responsibility of each individual youth to invite buyers to the sale to bid on

and/or purchase their animal. We suggest youth contact their potential buyers

either by letter, in person or both. Items to include in the letter or discussion:

Name, age, 4-H Club, school attending, grade, and identify the market project to be

sold (including breed, sex, and tag number). It might be helpful to include a picture

of the youth and the market animal being sold. Be sure to include the Livestock

Sale Schedule for 2017. You want to make sure your buyers are there for your

sale time.

Junior Fair Livestock Sale Help Wanted

The Belmont County Livestock Sale Committee is looking for ring crew help during

the livestock sale Thursday, September 7th at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Members of

the ring crew will assist the auctioneer during the livestock sale by spotting bids from

livestock buyers in the crowd to ensure that no bids are missed during the sale. Any

questions or if interested, please contact Livestock Sale Committee President, Leroy

Carpenter at 740-391-8218.

Livestock Weigh-In Tuesday at Fair

This year, market sheep and goats will be weighed in before market beef in the Erb

Electric Livestock Show Arena (EESLA). Weigh-in will start promptly at 8:30 a.m.

on Tuesday, September 5th. Order of weigh-in will be as follows; sheep, goats,

steers, feeder calves. Market Hogs will weigh-in promptly at 8:00 a.m. in the

Perkins Hog Show Arena.

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Reverse Raffle

“Bucks for Buckeyes IX” is the theme for the 9th Annual Belmont County 4-H Reverse Raffle scheduled for

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the Carnes Center. Each 4-H Club will once again have the opportunity to

enter a theme basket, with a value of at least $50, in the Silent Auction. Each participating club will receive an

equal amount of the total proceeds form the Silent auction. Each club participating last year received over $170

each! More details will be available in the Fair Packet.

Reminder for Clubs Treasurers

Check issued by 4-H Council must be cashed within 2 months. They will not be reissued. Uncashed checks

are a poor practice when handling club monies.

Poultry Projects

Youth bringing any birds to the Belmont County Fair for exhibition must be Pullorum Typhoid free. All birds must

come from a NPIP Hatchery or must be tested before the fair in order to exhibit at the fair. Market Broilers should

have come from a NPIP hatchery, but if they are commingled with birds at a home flock they will need to be

tested. Market Broiler Exhibitors will be required to show NPIP hatch papers at fair. Breed birds or fancy breeds

must also be Pullorum Typhoid free. If they come from a NPIP hatchery, you must produce the paperwork at fair

time proving that they came from a hatchery from within the last year. All other birds will need to have a Pullorum

test. Testing will take place on August 17, from 5-7 p.m. at the Belmont County Fairgrounds. This does not

include waterfowl or turkeys.

Rabbit Round-Up

All youth bringing Breeding Rabbits and Market Rabbits to the fair are required to attend Rabbit Round-Up on

August 17, 2017 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the fairgrounds in the small animals breezeway. Breeding Rabbit

Exhibitors must bring any breed rabbits they plan to show at fair to be checked for accurate breed, sex and

checked for illness. Market Rabbit Exhibitors must bring mother doe and litter to Rabbit Round-Up to be sexed,

checked for illness, checked for breed and tattooed for identification on that date. This excludes Doe and Litter

due to age of the litter at the time of Rabbit Round-Up. Doe and Litter will be checked at the time of arrival at fair.

IMPORTANT: Junior Fair Livestock Sale Changes

Due to cross contamination of the Influenza A Virus (IAV-S) that affects swine and some other animals, only

market hogs will be sold in the Perkins Hog Show Arena this year at fair. Poultry & rabbits will be sold from the

swine arena; however, exhibitors will need to take posters/displays in to sell their small animals. All other

market animals will be sold in the Erb Electric Livestock Show Arena (EESLA).

*This was the most current plan at press time. This is subject to change. If there is a change, it will be

announced at the barn meeting.

Road Closures During Fair

As a reminder to all Belmont County Fair attendees; portions of Route 40 Westbound at Exit 213 will be closed

during the fair. Attendees are asked to go to Morristown at I-70 Exit 208 and take Route 40 Eastbound to Pogue

Road and then to Roscoe Road.

Pre-Fair Single Day Pass for $4.00

The Belmont County Senior Fair Board is offering a pre-fair single day pass for the reduced price of $4.00. This

ticket is good for admission on one day only and does not include rides. This ticket is being offered to help

families defer some of the cost during the fair. Tickets may be purchased at the Secretary’s office on the fair

grounds August 17th, 18th, and 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., August 25th and September 1st, 2nd, and 3rd from

12 noon to 5:00 p.m. and September 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Advance ticket purchases can not be made

after 5:00 p.m. on September 4th. Tickets may also be purchased by contacting the Senior Fair Board Secretary,

Becky Selmon at 740-391-2853.

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A quick guide to upcoming events…call or email us with any

questions!

August

15 – Livestock Sale Committee 6 pm, Fairgrounds

16 – Horse Workout, 6 pm, Fairgrounds

17 – Pullorum Testing, 5 – 7 pm, Fairgrounds

17 – Rabbit Round-Up, 5 – 7 pm, Fairgrounds

17 – Junior Fair Board Meeting 6 pm, Fairgrounds

22 – Reverse Raffle Meeting, 6 pm, EO

24 – Royalty Court Orientation, 6 pm, Fairgrounds

24 – Senior Fair Board 8pm, Fairgrounds

25 – Fair Packets Ready for Pick Up, EO

30 – CARTEENS Program, EO

September

3 – Junior Fair Board Work Day, Fairgrounds

4 – Labor Day, Office Closed

5-10 – Belmont County Fair

20 – CARTEENS Program, EO

26 – Reverse Raffle Meeting, 6 pm, EO

28 – Senior Fair Board, 8 pm, Fairgrounds

October

1 – Junior Fair Board Applications Due, EO

2-7 – National 4-H Week

5 – 4-H Council, 6pm, EO

7 – Shooting Sports Shoot, Wharton’s

10 – Reverse Raffle Meeting, 6pm, EO

11 – CARTEENS Program, EO

12 – Horse Committee Meeting, 6pm, EO

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Ohio State University Extension

Belmont County

101 North Market St., Suite A

St. Clairsville, OH 43950

Phone: 740-695-1455

Fax: 740-695-5614

belmont.osu.edu

keyser.1@osu.edu

“The winner is not always the victor with the trophy.

The real winner is the one that extracts the most value

from the experience.”-Anonymous

2017 Still Project Results *Indicates Trophy Winner

**Indicates State Fair Participant ***Indicates State Fair Alternate

#Honorable Mention

Clothing Projects

409 Sew Fun

1st Olivia Phillips, BPHH**

410 Fun With Clothes

*1st Norah Blecher, High Meadows**

Nutrition and Food Science

459 Let’s Start Cooking

*1st Delaney Butler, Bethesda Buckeyes**

2nd Susanna Dorff, Crazy Clovers***

#3rd Noah Bailey, Bethesda Buckeyses #Emma Wodarcyk, Udder Kids

#Lane Marling, Big 10 High Achievers

472 Grill Master

*1st Carson Phillips, Crazy Clovers** 2nd Nathan Yost, Big 10 High Achievers***

475 Star Spangled Foods

*1st Rebekah Large, Bonnie Beefers**

Family Life

091 Discovering 4-H

#1st Aubrey Nippert, Indianola

365.06 American Sign Language

#1st Abigal Matusik, Stallions

365.11 Camp Counseling

*1st Hannah Baker, BPHH**

405 The Laundry Project

1st Heidi Hull, Crazy Clovers**

2nd Cade Vingino, Country Buddies***

442 Family History Treasure Hunt

1st Megan Riley, BPHH**

374 Teens on Board

1st Hannah Baker, BPHH**

377 Finding Your Voice

1st Faith Schanks, BPHH**

Animal Sciences and Pet Care

173 Horseless Horse

#1st Ryan O’Grady, Key Ridge Crafts & Critters

#2nd Lily Ulrich, High Meadows

215 Cavy Project

*1st Kylie McKeegan, High Meadows**

227 Pet Rabbit

1st Olivia Martin, Somerton Ridgerunners**

Cats

216 Purr-fect Pals: Level 1

1st Lydia Wees, Big 10 High Achievers** 2nd Jersie Watson, Udder Kids***

217 Climbing Up: Level 2

*1st Jacob Kemp, Bonnie Beefers**

Dogs

200 All About Dogs

*1st Kendal Webb, Country Buddies**

2nd Abby Giffin, Stallions***

201O Dog Obedience

#1st Dessie Morris, Crazy Clovers

Veterinary Sciences

246 On the Cutting Edge

*1st Bailee Perlman, Bonnie Beefers**

Photography

584 Focus on Photography

Junior

*1st Delaney Butler, Bethesda Buckeyes** 2nd Hannah Ellis, Bethesda Buckeyes***

#3rd Paisley Secrest, Bethesda Buckeyes

#Riley Kendle, High Meadows

Senior

*1st Tenley Hughes, Key Ridge Crafts & Critters

Arts, Hobbies and Design

497 Scrapbooking

Junior

*1st Heidi Hull, Crazy Clovers** 2nd Kaylin Burress, Ridge Riders**

3rd Kylie McKeegan, High Meadows***

#Lilli Back, Key Ridge Crafts & Critters #Faith Schanks, BPHH

Senior

*1st Veronica Mehl, High Meadows**

2nd Alaina Folden, High Meadows**

492 Cake Decorating

*1st Abby Giffin, Stallions**

2nd Emma Petersen, High Meadow** 3rd Sarah Petersen, High Meadows**

#Kady Morgan, Bonnie Beefers*** #Emma Davis, Bethesda Buckeyes***

#Haley Hull, Crazy Clovers***

#Kimberly Dallas, Bethesda Buckeyes

009 Flower Arranging

#1st Adreanna Harper, Bonnie Beefers

365 Self Determined – Crochet

#1st Sabrina Frazier, Country Kickers

365 Self Determined – Painted Rocks

1st Harlee Owens, Outsiders**

365.12 Self Determined Miniature Gardens

*1st Norah Blecher, High Meadows**

365 Self Determined Quilting

1st Abby West, Morristown Mt. Climbers**

496 My Favorite Things

1st Zachary May, High Meadows**

499 You Can Quilt

Junior

1st Heidi Hull, Crazy Clovers**

2nd Kylie Moore, BPHH***

Senior

1st Alexandria Moeller, Country Buddies**

432M Sewing & Textiles non-Clothing Master

*1st Alyssa Betts, Bonnie Beefers

592 Get Started in Art

Junior *1st Grace May, High Meadows**

2nd Tyler Edgar, Key Ridge Crafts & Critters***

#3rd Aidan Milliken, Bonnie Beefers

Senior

1st Zach Hull, Crazy Clovers**

588 The Writer in You

#1st Alexis Tingler, Crazy Clovers

598 Set the Stage

#1st Nathan Bell, Big 10 High Achievers

Health and Fitness

300 You’re the Athlete

*1st Emily Baldridge, Somerton Ridge Runners**

353 First Aid in Action

1st Cori King, Country Buddies**

2nd Camryn Uscio, Country Sunshiners***

Science and Recreation

365.07 Computer

Junior

1st Timothy O’Grady, Key Ridge Crafts & Critters***

Senior

1st Jacob Bell, Big 10 High Achievers***

493 Science Fun with Kitchen Chemistry

*1st Wyatt Wehr, Bethesda Buckeyes** 2nd Jenna Duvall, BPHH***

#3rd Logan Edgar, Key Ridge Crafts & Critters

#Angelina Dubiel, Bonnie Beefers

500 Science Fun With Physics

1st Mason Smith, High Meadows**

501 Rockets Away

1st Faith Schanks, BPHH**

504 Electric Radio-Controlled Vehicles

Junior

#1st Cody Slater, Bonnie Beefers

#2nd Michael Lyle, Stallions

Senior

#1st Luke Schultz, Outsiders

Engines, Agricultural Equipment and Electronics

527 Magic of Electricity

*1st John Cunard, Bethesda Buckeys**

Woodworking, Welding and Ropes

540 Not Just Knots

Junior 1st Colten Garloch, Ridge Riders**

Senior

1st Zachary Hull, Crazy Clovers**

556 Measuring Up: Level 1

*1st Coltyn Harman, Shadyside Clovers**

2nd Cody Slater, Bonnie Beefers**

560 Woodworking Master

1st Tyler Gummere, Morristown Mt. Climbers**

573 Arcs and Sparks

Junior 1st Kaylee Smith, Indianola***

Senior

*1st James Mehlman, Stallions** 2nd Matthew Tomich, Country Buddies**

3rd Parker Mehlman, Stallions***

#Tyler Gummere, Morristown Mt. Climbers

Natural Resources & Agriculture

620 Why Trees Matter

1st Noah Prosser, Bonnie Beefers**

622 Trapping Muskrats in Ohio

*1st Luke Stack, High Meadows**

623 Fishing for the Beginner

1st John Novak, Shadyside Clovers**

641 Beekeeping

1st Eli Messenger, Somerton Ridgerunners**

2nd Harlee Owens, Outsiders***

644 Teaming with Insects

1st Caleb McKeegan, High Meadows**

691 Grow Your Own Vegetables

Junior

1st Trenton Meyer, Bethesda Buckeyes***

Senior

*1st Brock Fankhauser, Bethesda Buckeyes**

Shooting Sports

630 Safe Use of Guns

*1st Emma Compher, Bonnie Beefers**

631 Basic Archery

1st Hank Johnson, BPHH** 2nd Addison Kovach, Indianola***

750 Rifle

Junior

*1st Logan Gossett, 4-H Shooting Sports**

Senior

*1st Faith Galavich, 4-H Shooting Sports**

2nd Richard Johnston, 4-H Shooting Sports***

751 Archery

*1st Kendal Webb, 4-H Shooting Sports**

752 Shotgun

*1st Dusty Butler, 4-H Shooting Sports**

753 Pistol

Junior *1st Jacob Kemp, 4-H Shooting Sports**

2nd Emmeka Showalter, 4-H Shooting Sports***

#3rd Coy Flynn, 4-H Shooting Sports #Cheyenne Fillipovich, 4-H Shooting Sports

Senior

*1st Connor Jones, 4-H Shooting Sports**

755 Muzzleloader

Junior

*1st Luke Castello, 4-H Shooting Sports**

Senior *1st Sierra Betts, 4-H Shooting Sports**

2nd Alyssa Betts, 4-H Shooting Sports***

756 Living History

*1st Faith Schanks, 4-H Shooting Sports**

2017 JUNIOR FAIR BOOTH ASSIGNMENTS

1 - 4 Girl Scouts 35 & 36 Bonnie Beefers

5 Union Local FFA 37 & 38A Country Buddies

6 Barnesville FFA 38B Outsiders

7 BPHH 39 Awards & Scholarships

8 Stallions 40 – 43 Belmont County 4-H Cloverbuds

9 Crazy Clovers

10 Key Ridge Crafts & Critters Oversize Area Oversize Projects or State Fair Shooting Sports Projects

11 Ridge Riders

12 Indianola

13 – 16 Boy Scouts

17 Display Booth

18 & 19A Somerton Ridgerunners West Side Wall 4-H Club Wagons Displayed

19B & 20 Big 10 High Achievers

21A Udder Kids

21B Display Booth **No Electricity can be used in booth exhibits!!!

**Copy righted characters or titles are

discouraged to be used in your exhibits. For use, written permission should be obtained.

**See Pages 69-74 of Belmont Fair Book for

specific rules and guidelines.

22 Morristown Mt. Climbers

23 – 26 4-H Shooting Sports

27 Reverse Raffle

28 & 29A Bethesda Buckeyes

29B & 30 Country Sunshiners

31 Shadyside Clovers

32A Country Kickers

32B Bits & Bridles

33 & 34 High Meadows

2017 Junior Fair Booth Assignment Map

(Junior Fair Building)

* Each rectangle on this map indicates

an 8’ booth, unless otherwise indicated.

Dotted lines are used to indicate an 8’

booth splitting into two 4’ sections.

Double D

oor

* All booths will

have this general

design. Notice:

back heights may

vary slightly. All

booths have 4’x4’

lattice panels

(indicated in red on

picture) on each

side separating club

booths.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 Garage Door

33

34

35

36

37

38A

38B

39

40

41

42

43

13

14

15

16

17

28

29A

29B

30

31

32A

32B

18

19A

19B

20

21A

21B

22

23

24

25

26

27

Garage Door

◄ To the Show Arena To the Horticulture Building ►

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Oversized

Office

Man

Door

Man

Door

4-H Club 4-H Club

Wagon Display Wagon Display

Side View

Updated July 2017

2017 JUNIOR FAIR RULE CHANGES Junior Fair Rabbits “Rabbit Round-Up” returns. Breeding Rabbits, mother of Market Rabbits and mother of Rabbit Doe and Litter must be in the exhibitor’s possession by May 1 and registered in the Extension office by that date. Registration papers will be mailed to exhibitors after April 1. Rabbit Round-Up will be held on Thursday, August 17 at the fairgrounds. Breeding Rabbits and Rabbit Doe and Litter will be sexed, checked for illness, and checked for breed on that date. Market Rabbit litters will be sexed, checked for illness, checked for breed and tattooed for identification on that date. ***Note – Rabbit Doe and Litter will not be required to attend Rabbit Round-Up due to young age. Updated July 2017. Rate of Gain Competitions The Rate of Gain Competitions for Market Steers, Market Lambs and Market Goats has been discontinued. Junior Fair Swine Show The Junior Fair Swine Show is now partial-terminal. That means that the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Animals must go directly to slaughter. All other animals are not required to go directly to slaughter. Belmont County 4-H Horse Committee Policy Any youth taking a horse project to the fair, must participate in at least two clinics, trainings or workouts provided by the county each year.

Tuesday, September 5th @ 2:45 P.M.

Line Up at 2:30 P.M.

Before the Royalty Court Ceremony

Parade Route Begins at the Jr. Fair Building

& Ends at the Robinson Stage

All 4-H & Cloverbud Groups Welcome!

Decorate Your Kids’ Pull-Along

Wagon & Join In On The Fun

Participation Premiums Awarded to all

Clubs that Participate

To Sign Up, Call OSU Extension Office

740-695-1455

1.Take these 4 photos —>

2.Create a Collage

3.Post to social media and

use #BelmontCo4H

Prizes will be given to the top 3 collages!

*Anybody who has a private Instagram, must post their collages to the

Belmont County 4-H Facebook page

*Must be 13 or older to post under own account. Kids under 13 must have a

parent post collage for them.

Captina Creek View From the Sky Festival

August 24, 2017

5:30 pm-8:30 pm Belmont SWCD would like to invite you to the Captina Creek Festival that will be held at

Lallathin property 57414 Stumptown Rd Barnesville, Ohio 43713. This night will include five

minute rides in a hot air balloon with Real Adventures Hot Air Balloon to view Captina Creek

Watershed and land management practices from above. Food will be provided from 2 Stack

Barbecue. Vendors will be providing information on land management programs and

regulations, as well as other educational opportunities.

The fee for the event is $35, which includes food.

Space is limited for rides. R.S.V.P by August 16, 2017.

Since hot air balloons are sensitive to weather, the other dates reserved for the event are

August 31, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm and September 14, 5:00 pm-8 pm. So mark it in your calendar!

We do not guarantee exact time, height, or a ride in the balloon due to weather restrictions.

You don’t want to miss out on this exciting adventure while learning about watersheds,

program and technical assistance, BMPs, and more!

For more information, contact Belmont SWCD at 740-526-0027.

Chris Clover

101 Clover Road

Cloverville, OH 55555 444 444-4444

Ear Tag #651

840#- 840003010608087 Hampshire, Barrow, Black with White

Belt

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Chris Clover

John Clover

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9-5-17

* If your animal has been medicated and the withdrawal time is not complete, you MUST check the appropriate box and

complete ALL treatment record boxes. Include veterinarian information, if needed.

*

Belmont County Fair 80

Beef (including dairy beef feeders)

Dark jeans with back pocket or holster to carry a scotch comb, collared shirt with sleeves.

Dairy White pants, white collared shirt with sleeves.

Dairy Goat White or dark pants, white collared shirt with sleeves.

Goat Dark jeans, collared shirt with sleeves.

Horse English or western apparel with an approved helmet (read full horse helmet policy for complete details).

Poultry Dark jeans, white collared long-sleeve shirt. May also wear white show coat. No exposed jewelry.

Rabbit Dark jeans, white collared long-sleeve shirt. May also wear white show coat. No exposed jewelry.

Sheep Dark jeans, collared shirt with sleeves.

Swine Dark jeans with back pocket or holster to carry a small brush, collared shirt with sleeves.

Suggested Dress Code for Junior Fair Shows

For all species: No midriffs, cleavage, or undergarments are to be visible.

No spaghetti straps, tank tops, sweatshirts, T-shirts or cut-off shirts. No holes

or clothing appearing to be worn out. No sandals or tennis shoes.

**Do some magic of your own and make you and your

rabbit look like twins.**

All junior fair rabbit exhibitors can participate in the Rabbit Decorator Class. Dress your rabbit and yourself alike and

we’ll see who looks the closest.

Rabbit Decorator Class

Sponsored by: Jr. Fair Board Rabbit Superintendents

Saturday, September 9, 2017

11:00 a.m.

Horse Show Arena

Get up a team of 5 members

representing your barn at the fair! Lots of fun and

prizes!!!

Prizes:

1st Place Team—$100 & T-Shirts & FFA Ice Cream

2nd Place Team—T-Shirts & FFA Ice Cream

All Participants— FFA Ice Cream

Adult Team

Participants—FFA Ice

Cream

Sponsors:

Jeff Kinsey

Belmont County 4-H

Horse Committee

Registration Form

Due Friday, September 8, 6:00 p.m. in the Junior Fair Office

Barn Your Team Represents________________________________

Team Members T-Shirt Size_________

1._____________________________________________________

2._____________________________________________________

3._____________________________________________________

4._____________________________________________________

5._____________________________________________________

From the desk of: Lorrissa Dunfee, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator Belmont County

SALSA HOME CANNING

WORKSHOP

Wednesday, August 16 5:30-7:00 p.m.

OSU Belmont County Extension Office

Call by Monday, Aug. 14 to pre-register 740-695-1455 Space is Limited

Don’t Wing It! The Do’s and Don’ts of Safe Poultry Handling While many consumers are aware of the risks of consuming raw or undercooked poultry, fewer realize that the steps they’re taking when handling poultry in the grocery store and at home could be putting them at risk for contracting a foodborne illness. Contaminated food sickens nearly 48 million people in the United States every year—that’s 1 in 6.1 In 2014, chicken was linked to 23 outbreaks, and is the food category responsible for the second-largest number of foodborne illnesses.2 Salmonella and Campylobacter are two common germs that can cause foodborne illness. Children and seniors are particularly susceptible to the dangers of food contaminated with bacteria. Children are more likely to get sick from germs that cause foodborne illness because their immune systems are less developed and less able to fight infection.2 After the age of 75, many adults have weakened immune systems, increasing the risk of contracting foodborne illness from germs like Salmonella and Campylobacter.3 Foodborne illness usually causes a stomachache, and in some cases it can lead to kidney failure or other chronic long-term health problems.

$5 Registration Fee per person

to cover supplies

It’s essential that parents and seniors pay close attention to proper food handling and hand washing when preparing poultry. Recent research showed that consumers were taking actions at the grocery store and at home that increased their risk of foodborne illness from raw poultry.4 Based on this research the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education and Ohio State University Extension want to remind consumers of important and easy-to-follow steps to help keep you and your family food safe. In Store: Don’t Touch DISINFECT YOUR SHOPPING CART HANDLE – Use disinfectant wipes on surfaces,

especially the handlebar and child seat. PLACE POULTRY IN PLASTIC BAG – Use plastic bags provided at the meat counter to

help avoid cross-contamination. Cover your hand with a plastic grocery bag when grabbing raw poultry from the meat case!

USE HAND SANITIZER – Use hand sanitizer after touching raw and packaged poultry if soap and water are not available.

At Home: Don’t Touch PLACE IN THE FRIDGE OR FREEZER – Keep poultry in the plastic bag and place on a

low shelf to prevent leakage from contaminating other foods. WASH HANDS BEFORE AND AFTER HANDLING – Use warm water and soap to clean

hands and surfaces that have potentially come in contact with poultry or its juices. At Home: Check Temp THAW IN THE FRIDGE – Keep poultry at or below 40 ˚F when thawing. USE A FOOD THERMOMETER – Cook poultry to a safe temperature of 165 ˚F to kill

harmful bacteria. Think Before You Rinse! Rinsing poultry increases the chances of spreading raw juices around your kitchen. Remember, cooking to 165 ˚F is the ONLY way to kill bacteria that can cause foodborne illness. Download Don’t Wing It consumer brochures for Parents and for Seniors at www.fightbac.org. WRITTEN BY: Kate Shumaker, MS RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Holmes County, shumaker.68@osu.edu REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, MS, RDN, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Tuscarawas County, kendle.4@osu.edu PHOTO CREDITS: www.fightbac.org REFERENCES: 1 "Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 15 July 2016. 2. CDC. Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet): FoodNet Surveillance Report for 2012 (Final Report). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. 2014. 3. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. "People at Risk of Foodborne Illness - Food Safety for Older Adults." U S Food and Drug Administration Home Page. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Sept. 2011. 4. Donelan, A., Chambers, D.H., Chambers, E IV, Godwin, S., and Cates, S. 2016. Consumer poultry handling behaviors in the grocery store and in-home storage. Journal of Food Protection 79(4):584-588.