Cindy Callaway led the meeting, in Carin's absence.
Upcoming information:
- Style Revue Judging, July 29/Public Style Revue, August 5: Style Revue judging will be Wednesday, July 29th starting at 8:00 a.m. The Public Style Revue is Wednesday, Aug 5th at 7:00 p.m. (both revues will be held at the Lancaster Event Center, Exhibit Hall). A handout and entry forms are available from the extension office or online at: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/fair. Must submit entry forms by July 20.
- Table Setting Contest, August 6: Table setting contest will be Thursday, August 6, at 5:00 p.m. Open to all 4-H'ers, ages 8-18. A handout is available from the extension office, or on-line at: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/fair/documents/tablesetting09.pdf Must pre-register by July 20th by contacting the extension office.
- Horticulture Judging Contest: July 23rd. Contest will be held Thursday, July 23, 10:00 a.m. to Noon at the Lancaster Extension Education Center. Open to all 4-H'ers ages 8-18 - - - need not be enrolled in a horticulture project. Study material is available from extension. Youth choose which of the following portions of the contest to participate in: Tree identification, Grass & Weed Identification and Horticulture Judging. Enter day of contest, no pre-registration required.
- Photography Forms Online: 4-H county fair photography data tag forms parts A & B are now available as a fill-in PDF's online at: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/fair/documents/photodatataga&b.pdf
- Changes for Horticulture Exhibits at County Fair: 1. Containers for flower exhibits will not be provided. Exhibitor must provide own container and the container must be appropriate size for your flower exhibit. Be sure container does not tip over. Container will not be judged. 2. Exhibitor must provide sturdy paper plates for vegetable and fruit exhibits. 3. Exhibits need to be ready to enter when you arrive at the fair. There will be no preparation area for your exhibits. 4. Entry cards must be completely filled out before arriving at the fair.
- Volunteers Needed at County Fair: Adults and youth are needed to help during the Lancaster County Fair. If you can help, please contact the extension office at: 441-7180.
- Gate Tickets Required at County Fair: New this year, gate admission tickets will be required at the Lancaster County Fair. The extension office will have gate admission tickets free, available July - Aug 9th. Carin will be checking into getting everyone tickets and distributing them at the next meeting. Free admission for 4-H'ers. NOTE: you must get tickets in advance.
- Change in Premium payout procedure: Animal exhibits will receive their premium payout as they exit the show area. 4-H contests during the fair will receive their premium payout at the contest. Premium payouts for static exhibits and all PRIOR contests (Speech or Bicycle Safety) must be picked up Sunday, August 9th, from Noon - 4 p.m. in the Fair Board Office. Premiums will not be paid out after 4:00 p.m. With proper identification, parents, guardians, 4-H club leaders will be able to pick up and sign for exhibitor premiums. No checks will be issued. No changes or corrections will be made on premium amounts after 14 days.
- Everyone should have a Fair Book they received in the mail, or one can be viewed and printed from the website.
After the 4-H announcements were read, the club broke into 2 groups: The 4-H members worked on building rockets and the Clover Buds worked on photo phone books for the remainder of the evening.
