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IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT FAIR Mandatory All Leaders Meeting Scheduled All Leaders must attend the meeting regarding the 2011 Wasco County Fair on Monday, July 11th, scheduled for 6:30 pm in the 3rd floor Lecture Hall in Building 2 of the Columbia Gorge Community College. All leaders, superintendents and junior superintendents need to attend. This meeting will inform you of changes occurring for the 2011 Wasco County 4-H Fair and auction. Possession Dates for Fair Possession Dates to Remember: All 4-H members must own or lease their animal by June 1st or prior to the spring weigh-in dates (whichever comes first) in order to participate in County Fair. The only exception to this rule is for the pen of fryers where the bird or rabbit cannot be older than 6 weeks of age. Members leasing an animal must have a copy of the lease to the Extension Office by June 1st. Reminder: An exhibitor may enter (and bring to fair) only two entries of each species in a market class. This includes overweight and underweight animals. Reminder: Breeding classes are for exhibitors who are raising breeding animals and enrolled in a breeding project area. Overweight, underweight or “extra” animals raised for auction are not to be entered in breeding project classes. Junior Supers Still Needed We need a few 4-H members… Intermediate and Senior 4-H members, have you considered applying to become a Junior Superintendent? This program is designed to provide leadership and community service opportunities for older 4-H members through assisting adult superintendents in managing county fair activities. Your possible duties include: hosting in the 4-H Building and/or barns, clerking, helping run contests, distributing ribbons, staffing the 4-H office, distributing admission bracelets, staffing 4-H promotion activities, setting up and taking down facilities for fair, checking in exhibits and running errands. We are hoping that all superintendents will be able to have the help of one or two Junior Superintendents. Information on this program is available on the web-site or by calling Lynette. Applications are due June 13th. You must re-apply even if you were a Junior Superintendent last year. The selection process will include review of the application and letter of recommendation and an interview of finalists by the superintendent and agent. Youth will be notified of their selection by June 27th. Chosen youth will be expected to attend a Junior Superintendent training on July 6th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. and the mandatory Leaders’ meeting beginning at 6:30 pm and the mandatory Superintendent training scheduled for July 26th.
Parents: Keep Your Children Safe Help us keep your children safe by providing appropriate supervision at 4-H activities, including events occurring at the Auction Yard and fairgrounds. It is the parents’ responsibility to provide supervision for their children. Do NOT assume that the club leader, other volunteers, or the 4-H staff are watching your children. These folks are managing the activities; not the participants. If you cannot be present with your children at 4-H activities, be sure to make arrangements with another adult you trust to do so. Remember that 4-H activities are often open to the general public; so there is no way to ensure a risk free environment. Also remember, many of the venues in which 4-H activities occur are privately owned and we must respect their property and business and their risk management by not letting the children (4-H members, siblings and friends) run free without supervision. Keep your children safe – know the risks and watch your children. Camping Reservations at Fair Everyone is required to make a reservation to camp at the fairgrounds during fair. To make a reservation, send an e-mail to wcfgcamping@gmail.com. The e-mail must include: your name and contact information (address, phone), tent or RV, length of RV, number of slide outs and location on RV (which side) and if hook ups are wanted. Superintendents can make their reservations between June 19 and 25 th and 4-H/FFA parents can reserve their space between June 26-July 2. On July 3 the remaining spaces will be opened up to the general public. Market Animal Weigh-in If you intend to show a market lamb, hog or goat at the 2011 Wasco County Fair, your animal must be weighed and tagged at one of the county weigh-ins. Official weigh-ins will be on Friday, June 3rd from 3:00–6:00 pm at the auction yard and Saturday, June 4th from 8:00–11:00 am at the fairgrounds. Due to flooding issues at the fairgrounds we would like to encourage you to weigh in at the auction yard if at all possible. The fewer trucks and trailers driving on the soft, water soaked roads the better. Also, please do not pull off the road onto the grassy area. Due to safety and liability concerns, all children under the age of 9 and dogs MUST remain in the vehicles during the weigh-in at the auction yard Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials– without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, and disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status– as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 19964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Oregon Sate University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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