Lake County Extension, 100 South Highway 45, Grayslake, IL 60030
Phone: (847) 223-8627 - Fax: (847) 223-9288
May 11, 2009
Dear 4-H Member:
Enclosed you will find your 2009 Lake County 4-H Fair registration forms. Please read through this form carefully because it reflects your selected projects that you chose to complete for this 4-H year. PARENT’S SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR THE FAIR REGISTRATION FORM TO BE ACCEPTED AS COMPLETE!!!
You must HIGHLIGHT ANY CHANGES in the sub-class and/or level in which you will show at the Lake County 4-H fair on your fair enrollment. This will be the ONLY TIME changes will be offered by you. Other changes will be left up to the Superintendent or Extension Staff during the judging event if needed. When selecting classes, please indicate the number of entries you are exhibiting for that class. For example, if you would like to show 2 clay entries in visual arts, please write a 2 in the blank in the correct sub-class area. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE A (√) or (x) because that only indicates 1 project will be exhibited in that class and you will only be given 1 exhibit tag (additional or replaced tags will cost you $1.00 during check-in).
*Note: There are limits with regard to how many entries are allowed per class as indicated on your fair enrollment next to each project!
Please refer to the 2009 Lake County 4-H fair book when completing your fair registration form. The fair book is now on our Lake County Extension website at lake.extension.uiuc.edu for each family to have access to and print out the pages that pertain to the project area(s) that the 4-H member is exhibiting in. This fair book is your resource for exhibit requirements — PLEASE READ CAREFULLY, because some changes have taken place!
You are responsible for returning your fair registration form BACK to the Extension Office by Friday, June 12thby 4:30 p.m. This form will generate your project tags for the fair which will be mailed to your home. All visual arts and general projects brought to the Lake County Fair for judging must have a project tag or you will be charged $1.00 for a replacement tag. Tags for clothing and textiles will be provided at check-in on the day of judging – Monday, June 29, 2009. There are no exhibit tags distributed for small pet, dog, or livestock exhibitors.
If you have any questions, please call the Extension office at (847) 223-8627.
Sincerely,
Lake County 4-H Staff
Website: lake.extension.uiuc.edu
LAKE COUNTY FAIR 2009
Dear 4-H Members, Leaders, and Parents:
The 4-H Fair Book is provided to assist you in preparing for this year’s Lake County 4-H Fair. It identifies the 4-H projects that may be exhibited (County and State), their various classes, and the rules and regulations governing their exhibition. Please read it thoroughly and to prevent any misunderstanding or potential disappointments. The general rules and regulations at the beginning of the book and the specific regulations and/or notes for each project are very important.
Project re-enrollment was required for ALL 4-H projects starting in September and project add/changes ended in April. Your fair registration forms will be picked up by your Club Leader and distributed at your club meeting. It is your responsibility to return your fair enrollment back to the Extension Office on or before Friday, June 12th, 2009. See the enclosed 4-H Event Schedule for all other important 4-H dates.
No family member of a 4-Her will be allowed to judge or be a superintendent for any judging event!
Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to working with you on another successful Lake County 4-H Fair. If you have questions, contact the Lake County Extension Office at (847) 223-8627.
Sincerely,
Lake County Extension Staff
SCHEDULE OF 4-H EVENTS
MAY – AUGUST 2009
MAY:
saturday, may 23 - rocKetry judging
8:30 a.m. Check In NEW Lake County Fairgrounds
9:00 a.m. Judging
1:00 p.m. Rocket Launch NEW Lake County Fairgrounds
{Saturday, May 30 - Rocketry Rain Date- Reschedule II Check In 9:00a.m., Judging 9:30am & Launch at NEW Lake County Fairgrounds}
JUNE:
FRIDAY, june 12 - FAIR REGISTRATION FORMS DEADLINE
MONDAY, JUNE 15 - SMALL PET REPORTS & CAT RECORDS DEADLINE
Tuesday, JUNE 23 - mock dog show
5:30 p.m. Check-in NEW Lake County Fairgrounds
6:00 p.m. Judging
Thursday, june 25 - SMALL PET SHOW / JUDGING & ‘PET REPORT’ JUDGING
5:30 p.m. Check-in NEW Lake County Fairgrounds
6:00 p.m. Judging (Poultry, Rabbit, Cat, Cavies and Rodents)
saturday, June 27 - DOG SHOW JUDGING
8:30 a.m. Check-in NEW Lake County Fairgrounds
9:00 a.m. Judging
MONDAY, JUNE 29 - CLOTHING & textiles and ’fashion revue’ judging
6:00 p.m. Check-in Extension Office Auditorium
6:45 p.m. Judging
JULY:
saturday, july 11 – CAKE DECORATINg, FOOD SKILLS Station judging, and
4-H 101 – 201 Food JUDGING / Theme Cake: “Keeping It Green”
9:00 a.m. Check-in Extension Office Auditorium
9:30 a.m. Judging
FRIDAY, JULY 24 – 4-H FAIR BUILDING SET-UP 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Pizza and Ice Cream Eating (P.I.E.) 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. Extension Office Auditorium
saturday, july 25 – VISUAL ARTS JUDGING
1:00 p.m. Check-in NEW Lake County Fairgrounds
2:00 p.m. Judging
SUNDAY, JULY 26 – GENERAL PROJECTS JUDGING
1:00 p.m. Check-in NEW Lake County Fairgrounds
2:00 p.m. Judging
JULY 28 – AUGUST 6
4-H LAKE COUNTY FAIR EVENTS
TUESDAY, JULY 28
9:00 a.m. Dairy Cattle Judging Lake County Fairgrounds – Dairy Barn
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
8:00 a.m. - English Horse Judging Lake County Fairgrounds - Horse Arena
9:00 a.m. - Steer Judging Lake County Fairgrounds - Cattle Barn
11:00 a.m. - Sheep Judging Lake County Fairgrounds - Sheep Barn
1:00 p.m. - Swine Judging Lake County Fairgrounds - Swine Barn
1:00 p.m. - Goat Judging Lake County Fairgrounds - Goat Barn
THURSDAY, JULY 30
8:00 a.m. - Western Horse Judging Lake County Fairgrounds - Horse Arena
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
8:00 p.m. – 4-H Project pick-up 4-H Building - NO EARLIER THAN 8:00p.m!
NOTE: Projects will only be held at the 4-H Extension office until end of the week; after this time, they will be disposed of. Please make arrangements to pick-up or have your project(s) picked up at Extension Office no later than Friday, August 7th by 4:30 p.m.!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
- Mandatory State Fair Delegate & Alternate Meeting
6:45 p.m. Extension Office
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
- 4-H Fair Project - last hold date
2009 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR - AUGUST 14th – 23rd SPRINGFIELD, IL
AUGUST 14 -23
Exhibitors will need to check in at specific times on their county’s assigned date (LAKE Co. date is August 14). Exact check-in times will be provided to local Extension offices by mid-July. Presentation and conference judging times will be assigned at check-in. NOTE: CONSUMER EDUCATION (Classes # 50150 - 50160) and ROBOTICS (Classes # 50170 – 50182) for Lake Co. will be judged on SATURDAY, AUGUST 15.
BICYCLE RODEO (Classes #50200 - 50205), ELECTRONICS (Level IV -Class # 50210, or 50212), & GEOSPATIAL (Classes # 50220 - 50222) will be judged on SATURDAY, AUGUST 22.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
Lake County’s assigned day at State Fair - (face-to-face judging)
Exact check-in times will be provided to Extension office by mid-July.
***ALL State Fair projects will be delivered by 4-H members to Springfield. All projects are conference judged this year. A 4-Her may only enter ONE exhibit class in the State 4-H Exhibit Division. (This does not include 4-H animal exhibits.) See specific dates for 2009 STATE FAIR EXHIBIT
SCHEDULE. Visit the website http://www.agr.state.il.us/isf/premium/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fair Rules & Regulation …………………………….………….......... 6 - 9
Livestock Code of Ethics and Regulations ……………..............10 - 11
4-H Livestock General Regulations ……...........……….............12 – 13
4-H General Project Regulations ……………....................................35
Visual Arts Regulations …………….........................................52 – 53
4-H Exhibitor Guide Illinois State Fair General 4-H Exhibits .......73-75
Aerospace …………………………………………………………................57
Animal Sciences ………………………………………………....................35
Beef ……………………………………………………………...….........13 -14
Bicycle ……………………………………………………………..........……..58
Cats …………………………………………………………...…...................34
Child Development ………………..……………………………..........…...39
Citizenship ……………………………………………………...……………..36
Clothing Decisions ……………………………………………………………42
Cloverbuds ……………………………………………………………………..72
Communications …………………………………………...….……............47
Computer Science ………………………………………………………58 - 59
Conservation (includes Camping, Wildlife, Sportfishing)….…….64 - 65
Consumer Education ………………………………………………………….40
County Projects ……..………………………………………………......71 - 72
(Cake Decorating, Favorite Family Recipe, Reading, Scrapbooking, Sports Nutrition-Group, Intergenerational-Group)
Crops ………………………………………………………………….……68 - 69
Dairy Cattle …………………………………………..…..………...…….15 - 16
Dog …………………………………………………..……………………..32 - 33
Electricity/Electronics ……………………………………………………........60
Entomology ………………………………………………………………………65
Fashion Revue …………………………………………………………………..41
Floriculture…………………………………………………………………........69
Food and Nutrition ………………….………………………………......43 - 46
Forestry …………………………………………………………………………..66
Geology …………………………………………………………………………..66
Geospatial…………………………………………………………….…….60 - 61
Goats ………………………………………………………………….…….21 - 22
Health …………………………………………………………………………….46
Horse and Pony …………………………………………………………..23 - 25
Horticulture ……………………………………………………………....67 - 68
Intercultural ………………………………………………………….………….37
Intergenerational (Individual) …….…………………………………………39
Interior Design …………………………………………………………………38
Journalism ………………………………………………………………………47
Leadership ……………………………………………………………………. 48
Natural Resources ………………………………………………………64 - 65
Photography ………………………………………………………….…48 – 49
Plant & Soil Science………………………………………………….….........70
Poultry …………………………………………………………………….26 - 28
Public Presentations ……………………………………………………50 - 51
Rabbits ……………………………………………………………….…..29 – 30
Robotics………………………………………………….........................… 61
Sewing and Textiles …………………………………………………….41 - 42
Sheep ………………………………………………………………….…..19 - 20
Small Engines ……………………………………………………………........62
Small Pets ……………………………………………………………….......... 31
Swine …………………………………………………………………..…..17 - 18
Theatre Arts ………………………………………………………………….…49
Tractor.....................................................………..............................63
Visual Arts …………………………………………………………….....52 – 56
Welding...........................................................................................62
Woodworking ………………………………………………………….…62 - 63
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LAKE COUNTY 4-H FAIR RULES & REGULATIONS
Note: In addition to the general 4-H Rules and Regulations listed here, rules applying to specific divisions appear in the divisional listings.
4-H SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Any person, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or disability may participate in 4-H programs. Youth who are 8 years of age and have not reached their 19th birthday on or before September 1 of the current 4-H year may enroll in a 4-H club. Persons considered to be mentally challenged and older than the eligibility age for 4-H club membership may participate fully in 4-H.
2. Extension units may allow 4-H enrollment by boys and girls who are 5, 6, or 7 years of age on or before Sept. 1 of the 4-H year. This is a unit decision. If 4-H enrollment is offered to 5-7 year olds, they must be enrolled as 4-H CLOVERBUD members.
3. Advance entries are required for ALL 4-H exhibits. The enrollment deadline must be met. There will be no exceptions.
4. All 4-H projects must be products of the current 4-H year.
5. New members may join 4-H after the April project enrollment deadline, but they will not be allowed to participate in judging and will not be allowed to display those projects at the fair.
6. 4-Hers may exhibit only in project areas in which they are enrolled, and when they have indicated that on their Fair Enrollment form. Enrollment is a matter of record in the Extension Office. 4-H age is calculated as of September 1 – the beginning of the current 4-H year.
7. When a 4-H member receives his/her Fair Enrollment form and discovers he/she is mistakenly enrolled in the wrong project level or project sub-class, he/she must make the correction on the fair enrollment form and HIGHLIGHT the change. Exceptions to this rule are left up to the discretion of the judging superintendent and/or Extension staff.
8. 4-H Cloverbud members (age 5-7) may only show in the Cloverbud Club Display. 4-H Cloverbuds may participate at the Lake County Fair as non-competitive exhibitors (Cloverbud group displays are encouraged). They will not receive premiums.
9. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the 4-H Fair, contact Vickie Brown, Youth Development Educator at University of Illinois Extension, Lake County, 100 S Hwy 45, Grayslake, IL 60030, 847/223-8627 at least 2 weeks prior to the event.
10. 4-Hers planning to exhibit in livestock divisions in the 4-H show must meet the project enrollment deadline. Livestock possession dates are determined by state guidelines. Dates are published throughout the year in the 4-H newsletter or contact Extension Office at 847/223-8627
Note: The term “livestock”, as used in the 4-H Rules and Regulations, includes all cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, and alpacas.
CHECK-IN
1. All projects must have the Extension Office issued exhibit tag securely attached. Exhibit tags will be mailed in advance to the member. It is the member’s responsibility to review the tags for accuracy and keep them in a safe place until they are needed for judging. Members without an exhibit tag will be charged $1.00 for a replacement tag.
2. All non-livestock 4-H exhibits must check-in an hour before the time of judging. All projects must be displayed at the fair from the time of check-in until the time of release on Sunday of the fair in order to be eligible for awards and premiums. LATE check-in will result in lowering of ribbon level awarded, and the word LATE will be written on the Exhibit Tag in red, to indicate ribbon level will be lowered.
3. All livestock entries must comply with the State of Illinois Exhibition Livestock Health Requirements as listed in the front of this book. Health papers must be presented to the appropriate divisional superintendent PRIOR to unloading animals and will be available from that superintendent, upon request, until the last day of the fair.
4. All 4-Hers must submit a copy of their 4-H Quality Assurance and Ethics Clinic Certification card to Extension Office prior to the fair which includes: Poultry, Beef, Dairy, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Llamas and Horses).
5. Divisional superintendents will assign stalls for 4-H livestock entries.
6. 4-Hers or their immediate family members are responsible for caring for the livestock they are exhibiting at the fair, including feeding, watering, & bedding.
EXHIBITING
1. Personally exhibiting one’s project supports the goal of “Learning by Doing”. Those unable to personally exhibit their livestock must secure approval of the divisional superintendent if their animals are to be exhibited. It is highly recommended that members enrolled in all other project areas be present when judging of those projects takes place.
2. Registration papers must accompany all entries in purebred livestock classes. Divisional superintendents have the right to check registration papers at any time throughout the fair.
3. Animals that have not been adequately trained to show and therefore pose a potential safety hazard may be removed from the show at the superintendent’s discretion with no rights to premiums and awards.
7. The Danish System will be used to evaluate 4-H exhibits. This system distinguishes between excellent, good, and fair exhibits and awards a Blue, Red, and White award respectively. Ratings will be assigned on an individual basis according to project quality. A single entry in a class does not insure that exhibit of a blue award.
8. Grand, Reserve and Best of Show ribbons (called competitive ribbons) will be awarded as indicated at the end of the Divisional listings regardless of the age of the exhibitor and at the discretion of the judge.
Note: Due to the age requirements for participation in the State Fair, not all competitive ribbon winners may be able to participate in the State Fair and it is possible that not all State Fair delegates will receive a competitive ribbon.