Athens County Junior Fair News

Fair website: www.athenscofair.org

E-Mail:  fairdays@frognet.net

Advisor Pass Change Notice

Beginning in 2008, Junior Fair 4-H and FFA advisors will no longer receive a free pass to the fair. All advisors must either purchase a season or membership ticket or pay at the gate. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

Livestock Tag-In and Animal Registration

Wednesday, May 14, 2008   5:00-8:00 pm

Athens County Fairgrounds

Market hogs, market dairy feeder calves, market lambs and market goats are brought to the fair grounds to be tagged for the fair and have hair samples taken.  Junior Fair exhibitors must also bring in all the following forms on this date:

Beef Breeding Registration Form
Breeding Gilt Registration Form
Breeding Lamb Registration Form
Breeding Poultry ID card
Breeding Rabbit ID card
Dairy Cattle Registration Form
Dairy Goat Registration Form
Horse Identification Form (Green Sheet)
Mandatory For EVERY Horse Participant - Disclosure and Release of Claims Form
Market Dairy Feeder Registration Form - $2 tag-in fee per head
Market Goat Registration Form - $2 tag-in fee per head
Market Lamb Registration Form - $2 tag-in fee per head
Market Chicken Order/Registration card (order chicks at this time as well) - $2 per pen tag-in fee plus $1.50 per bird purchase fee
Market Rabbit ID card - $2 per pen registration fee (Tag-in Wed., July 9, 2008)
Market Swine Registration Form - $2 per head tag-in fee

Please have all your forms completely filled out and ready to go. This will make the lines move smoother.

Quality Assurance Sessions for 2008

Saturday, May 17, 2008 will be the first quality assurance session for the season. The session will be held in the Junior Fair Building on the fair grounds. Quality assurance is mandatory for all junior fair exhibitors of rabbits, poultry, waterfowl, dairy cattle, beef cattle, dairy feeder calves, swine, sheep, and goats.   Dog exhibitors no longer have to take a QA. Horse exhibitors who are only taking a horse may take the equine QA with Matt Davis. If an equine exhibitor is taking another animal, they must attend one of the regular QA sessions as well. Any exhibitor failing to attend one quality assurance session will be ineligible to show and/or sell their animal at the 2008 Athens County Fair. The sessions will begin promptly at the times listed below – we will not allow you to enter the session after the start times listed below. No exceptions to this rule.

 The dates for the four sessions are as follows:

#1– Saturday, May 17 2008, 9:00 a.m. – registration will   begin at 8:30 a.m.

#2- Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-registration will begin at 12:30 p.m.

#3– Thursday, June 5, 2008, 5:30 p.m. –registration will begin at 5:15 p.m.

#4- Saturday, June 21, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.

If you are in FFA, ask your FFA Advisor if you can take your QA at school.

***Dairy Feeder Calf Show Changes***

The Dairy Feeder Calf Show will move to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday of the fair.  The show will begin with showmanship. This Showmanship will be for dairy feeder calf exhibitors only as they are having their own showmanship show beginning in 2008. Exhibitors of dairy feeders can only show in the dairy feeder showmanship classes, they cannot show in the beef showmanship with the dairy feeder calf. If an exhibitor has another beef animal besides the dairy feeder calf, he/she can also show in beef showmanship. And, as in all the other species, Buckley Bros. will sponsor a $100 savings bond for the winner of the Pro Dairy Feeder Showmanship Class.

We are seeking sponsors for the new dairy feeder showmanship classes so please let us know if you can sponsor a show or know of someone who will.

Drug Use Notification Forms

Drug Use Notification Forms are required for all livestock entering the Athens County Fairgrounds except dogs and rabbits.  These forms are mandatory for open class livestock as well as junior fair livestock. The Ohio Department of Agriculture requires us to send in drug use notification forms on all beef cattle, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, swine, horses, dairy beef feeders, and poultry. This year ducks and geese are considered market poultry so they will also be required to fill out the drug use forms. You will need one form per animal except market chickens; they can fill out one form per pen of chickens.  Exhibitors attempting to enter without the DUN forms will be turned away, ODA rules apply. More information on when and where this will be distributed will follow at a later date.

Notice to all exhibitors of ruminant animals

The Ohio Department of Agriculture requires all exhibitors of ruminant animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to sign a form stating that they have not been fed any animal by-products. This form must be turned in at the gate when you arrive with your ruminant animals for check-in on Saturday, August 2, 2008.  More information on when and where this will be distributed will follow at a later date.

Market Rabbits

Tag-in for Market Rabbits is Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm at the fairgrounds. Market Rabbit exhibitors must bring their market rabbits to the fairgrounds to be tattooed by the Sale Committee. If the exhibitor registered one pen they may bring 3-4 rabbits to be tattooed, if they registered two pens they may bring 6-8 rabbits to be tattooed. Please remember that a pen for the fair is only 3 rabbits. - NO EXCEPTIONS

Athens County Junior Fair Great Pumpkin Contest

The Athens County Senior Fairboard is offering a special contest for exhibitors taking #691, Vegetable Gardening. Tom Weekley has arranged for interested participants to receive jumbo pumpkin seeds for the 2008 Athens County Junior Fair Great Pumpkin Contest. Exhibitors may only bring one for the junior fair contest, but may also enter another pumpkin in open class. The contest is judged solely on the weight of the pumpkin. The exhibitor showing the heaviest pumpkin will be declared the winner.

Interested participants will receive a fact sheet and growing tips with their seeds. Call Matt at 593-8555 or e-mail davis.1977@cfaes.osu.edu to get registered.

Stall Drawing DO NOT E-MAIL THESE FORMS

Stall drawing will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2008 in the Junior Fair Building on the fair grounds at 7:00 pm. Forms have changed. This year each club must list the exhibitor’s name and the number of each species they are bringing and the number of stalls needed. These sheets are then going to be crosschecked with sale committee sheets and the club enrollment sheets in order to avoid drawing for extra stalls. Clubs should mail the stall request form so that it is postmarked no later than Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Clubs failing to turn in a stall request form will take what is left over in all barns after the drawing is finished. Forms can be mailed to:  Stall Drawing, Athens Co. Jr. Fair, P.O. Box 669, Athens OH  45701. Forms are available online at: www.athenscofair.org or at the Extension Office.

2008 Junior Fair Theme

Be sure to send in your suggestion for the 2008 Jr. Fair Theme by June 2, 2008 Mail entries to: Jr. Fair Theme, Jr. Fair Board, P.O. Box 669, Athens OH 45701 OR E-mail them to: Fairdays@frognet.net

Parade Reservation Forms

Parade reservation forms are due no later than Wednesday, July 9 2008.  These can be turned in to the Secretary’s Office to be placed in Paula Carpenter’s mailbox or e-mailed to:   fairdays@frognet.net  When e-mailing make sure to put “Parade Reservation” in the subject line. There is only one form this year. Reservation and narration must be turned in all at once.

NO RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE! NO EXCEPTIONS.

Booth Reservation Forms - DO NOT EMAIL THESE FORMS

Booth reservation forms are online at: www.athenscofair.org or in the Secretary’s Office on the fair grounds. The deadline to reserve a booth space is Wednesday, July 9, 2008.  No late reservations will be accepted.  Mail all reservations to:  Athens Co. Junior Fair Board, Booth Reservation, P.O. Box 669,  Athens, OH 45701

King/Queen Applications

Applications for the 2008 Athens County Junior Fair King/Queen contest are online at www.athenscofair.org. A copy of the rules is also online. Please make sure that you give each candidate a copy of the rules. Completed applications and a photograph must be returned to the Junior Fair Board no later than Wednesday, July 9, 2008.  These should be mailed to:  King/Queen Applications, Athens County Jr. Fair, and P.O. Box 669, Athens OH 45701 or dropped off at the Extension Office to Matt Davis. All applications must be in an envelope. All applications must be completed in full to qualify. If an application is not complete you will not qualify as a candidate.  All photographs must be originals, no photocopies will be accepted. Do not glue your photo to the application. These photos will become the property of the fair and will not be returned to you. Judging will take place in the Secretary’s Office on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.  There will be no other judging times. You must attend if you are to be considered a candidate. Light refreshments will be served during the judging as this may take several hours.

Little Kids Cookie Decorating Contest

Cookie Decorating Contest registration begins at 2:00 on Tuesday at the Hillside Stage.

Object:  Cookies will be judged for the cutest, most theme- (county fair) oriented, most creative, and the most unique.

RULES:  This event is open to ages 8 and under. You will have 10 minutes to decorate a cookie that has been provided. The colored frosting and other objects for decorating (i.e. sprinkles) will be provided.

Awards: - Everyone gets a participation ribbon
1st Place - Rosette and $5.00
2nd Place - Rosette and $3.00
3rd Place - Rosette and $1.00
4th Place - Rosette
5th Place - Rosette

Athens County Junior Fair Picket Fence Decorating Contest

Fences are to be turned in to the Junior Fair Board Office on Saturday, July 19, 2008 by 2:00 PM

RULES:

1. Open to all Junior Fair groups.
2. Fences will be judged with regards to the Junior Fair Theme.
3. Must be in good taste.
4. No advertising, political figures or religious.
5. You may use an already made fence section, or you can make your own picket fence.
6. Must be made of materials that will stand up to the elements outside. 
7. After the judging you may choose to put your fence in front of your booth in the Junior Fair Building.  If you choose not to use your fence in your booth, then it will be displayed on the fairgrounds.
8. Not to exceed 4 ft. wide by 4 ft tall.
9. No electrical parts.
10. Any entry deemed to be offensive will be disqualified.
11. Winners will receive a ribbon for 1^st thru 5^th place.
12. Entries must remain on fairgrounds for entire week of the fair.
13. No entry fee required

Awards:
1st Place - $25.00
2nd Place - $15.00
3rd Place - $10.00

Athens County Junior Fair Flamingo Decorating Contest

Decorated Flamingos are to be turned in to the Junior Fair Board Office on Saturday, July 19, 2008.

RULES:

1. Open to all Junior Fair groups.
2. Must be in good taste
3. No advertising, political figures or religious
4. Flamingos will be judged with regards to the Junior Fair theme.
5. Must be made of material that will stand up to the elements outside.
6. Any entry deemed to offensive will be disqualified.
7. Winners will receive a ribbon for 1^st -5^th place
8. You may purchase a “flamingo” yard ornament or make your own.
9. After the judging you may choose to put your Flamingo in your booth in the Jr. Fair Building. If you choose not to use it in our booth, then it will be displayed on the grounds.
10. The entire flamingo is not to exceed 5 ft. tall
11. Flamingos must be able to stand-either on their own or with rods (or stakes) going into the ground.
12. No electrical parts
13. Entries must remain on fairgrounds the entire week of the fair.
14. No entry fee required.

Classes to be determined
Awards:
1st Place - $15.00
2nd Place - $10.00
3rd Place - $5.00

Athens County Junior Fair Flip Flop Decorating Contest

Decorated Flip Flops are to be turned in to the Junior Fair Board Office on Saturday, July 19, 2008

RULES:

1. Open to all Junior Fair Groups. This includes Cloverbuds. Please note, this is an individual competition.
2. Must be in good taste.
3. No advertising, political figures or religious.
4. Flip Flops will be judged with regards to the Junior Fair Theme
5. Any entry deemed to be offensive would be disqualified
6. Winners will receive a ribbon 1^st-5^th place
7. You must purchase your own Flip Flops. (rubber sandals, shower shoes, thongs)
8. After the judging you may choose to put your Flip Flops in your club’s or Chapter’s booth in the Junior Fair Building. If  you choose not to use them in your booth, then they will be on display at the fair.
9. No electrical parts
10. Entries must remain on fairgrounds entire week of the fair.
11. No entry fee required

Classes to be determined
Awards:  Ribbons 1st through 5th place

Athens County Junior Fair Trash Barrel Decorating Contest

Trash barrels are to be turned in to the Junior Fair Board Office on Saturday, July 19, 2008.

Open to all Junior Fair groups

Must be in good taste

RULES:

1. No advertising, political figures or religious.
2. Must be made of material that will stand up to the elements outside.
3. Any entry deemed offensive will be disqualified.
4. Winners will receive a ribbon 1^st-5^th
5. Entries become the property of the Athens County Fair.
6. No entry fee required

Classes to be determined
Awards:
1st Place - $25.00
2nd Place - $15.00
3rd Place - $10.00

Athens County Fair Chicken Pulling Contest

Chicken Pull begins Thursday, August 7 at 5:00 p.m.

Object:  Place a chicken harnessed to a sled inside a circle and measure the time that it takes for the chicken (without being touched) and the sled to exit the circle.

RULES:

1. No touching the chicken or any part of the sled after they are placed into the circle.
2. No hitting or kicking the chicken – before, during, or after the pull.
3. Do not throw the chicken into the circle, gently set the chicken down.
4. NO FOWL LANGUAGE!!
5. Only chickens are allowed, no waterfowl.
6. You have 20 seconds to get the bird out of the circle or    you will receive “no time”.
7. You can stomp your feet, talk to your chicken, blow on it, shake keys, wave at it…..anything but DO NOT TOUCH THE CHICKEN!!
8. Only chickens exhibited at the fair or chickens that have been Pullorum tested can participate.
9. Only one chicken is allowed in the show ring at a time.

Classes:

Class 1: Under 10 years old

Class 2: Over 10 years old

Entry Fee:

1.00 Per person per pull

.50 chicken rental  (Any chicken brought onto the fairgrounds must be have been tested for Pullorum)

Awards:   Trophies and Ribbons sponsored by:  Carlos and Joyce Nicholson

Camping Fees and Rules to Change

Effective March 4, 2008, camping fees will raise for 2009. Payments for the 2009 camping spaces are due no later than Saturday, August 9, 2008. These fees will increase to $125 without air and $150 with air.  This means if you rent your space for 2009 and do not have an air conditioner, you will pay $125. If you rent your space for 2009 and have an air conditioner your rate will be $150.

A new rule has been approved by the Board of Directors that all camping space lease holders must purchase 2 tickets before their RV’s can be spotted in 2009. These can either be season tickets or membership tickets. These must be purchased before you arrive to park your RV at the 2009 fair. This rule is mandatory and will hold no exceptions.

2008 Athens County Fair Directors

Brian Llewellyn, President - 698-4700

Reid Hart, Vice President - 592-4275

Paula Carpenter, Secretary - 594-2771

Sabrina Stalder, Treasurer - 698-7120

Davey Christman

Lester Green - 667-3604

Harry King - 696-1080

Bruce Lackey

Ron Llewellyn - 797-4356

Douglas Parsons - 662-4502

Patrick Sheridan - 592-4310

Danny Simons - 448-2412

Scott Simons - 448-2412

Rick Six - 592-6293

Larry “Buggs” Stalder - 593-3193

Tom Tedrow - 797-2426

Jim Washburn - 448-3313

Tom Weekley - 662-4302

2008 Junior Fair Board

President-Whitney Smith

Vice President-Emily Russell

Secretary-Shannon Parsons

Treasurer-Qarnissa Fletcher

Breanna Church	Gretchen Lackey
Ryan Lackey	Nicole Stone
Sierra Warthman	Taylor Adelsberger
Jarrett Bright	Erica Osborne
Rochelle Withem	Kayla Nicholson
Kayla Deeter	Rachele Young
Nathan Parsons	Allana Cottrill
Levi Cunningham	Heather Gould
Charlie Lantz	Caitlin Perry
Caroline Herd	Polly Russell
Chelsea Sanders	Alicia Wells

2008 Junior Fair Committee

Brenda Llewellyn, President

Betty Cunningham, Vice President

Teresa Tedrow, Secretary

Peg Six	Joyce Nicholson
Lori Collins	Mick Cunningham
Pam Boyer	Pam Smith
Jessica Smith	Brittany Pangburn
Rhonda Meeks	Matt Davis
Deanna Parsons	Maryann Stalder
Lester Green	Sabrina Stalder
Paula Carpenter

Interested in joining the Junior Fair Committee?  Pick up an application at the Secretary's Office on the fairgrounds.  Deadline to apply is August 31, 2008.

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