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Rabbit & Cavy 2010 Important Dates & Info

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Important Information for The Fair

2010 Rabbit Rules

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Rabbit Cover Page
Rabbit Rules
Rabbit Entry Form

2010 Cavy Rules

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Cavy Cover Page
Cavy Rules
Cavy Entry Form

Stark County Quality Assurance RESCHEDULED!

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Please note the date change for the upcoming Stark County Quality Assurance Program-
March 10, 2010
Stark County Quality Assurance Program
March 10, 2010
RG Drage School
6:30pm

Please note that Tuesday, March 2, 2010 QA Program has been
RESCHEDULED to Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

Stark County Quality Assurance Program
March 10, 2010
at RG Drage School
at 6:30pm

4-H Mock Show and Breed ID Contest

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

A MOCK SHOW AND BREED ID CONTEST for 4-H and FFA rabbit exhibitors will be held March 16, starting at 9am at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Marietta in the Home Arts Building.  Expert judges will judge the show. CONTACT: Jeremy Barth 740-236-2109 for more information.

16th Annual Stark County 4-H Advisory Committee Swiss Steak Dinner

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Plans are underway for the 16th Annual 4-H Advisory Committee Swiss Steak fundraiser dinner.  The dinner will be held on Saturday, April 24th from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at the Nimishillen Grange, Easton Street, Louisville.

Help is needed from all clubs with the following:

  1. Advance ticket sales, tickets are now available. Contact Carol or Nancy to get tickets to sell! Return money, unsold tickets and number of tickets sold by Wednesday, April 21.
  2. Advertising by placing posters in various locations to help advertise the dinner.
  3. Raffle donation/ideas:  gift certificates; theme baskets, any store donated items or homemade items.  Everyone loves the raffle!
  4. To help brown steak 8:00 a.m., April 24.
  5. Set tables.
  6. Pie and cake donations – to be delivered to the grange between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
  7. Workers for the dinner: to serve dinners, dishwashers and kitchen help. Two shifts are available 4:15 to 6:00 p.m. and 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.
  8. Clean-up 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Items needed for the dinner:

Amounts needed each year vary!

1 bottle dishwasher liquid
1 gallon vegetable oil
1 box salt
3# coffee
10# sugar
30# flour
1 jar beef bouillon cubes
1 gal vinegar
25 gallon green beans
9 cans 48 oz. of beef broth
2 64-ounce bottles orange drink concentrate
Money donations
Raffle Baskets
Workers
Pies and Cakes

Contact: Nancy Biller 330-875-3437 or Carol Kralik 330-875-8714

Call Nancy or Carol to help with any of the above.
Cash/check donations also welcome!!

Jenna McNeil & NAAF Fundraiser

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

JennaJenna McNeil, a Beech Creek 4-H Member, has been diagnosed with Alopecia Areata. You can help by selling wrist bands (bracelets) in her honor. If you are interested in helping to sell bracelets, please call 330-823-6830. We would also be available to visit your club meeting to present a short video about Alopecia Areata. It could be a great health report!

The Beech Creek 4-H Club will be hosting a square dance at the Stark County Fairgrounds on September 25. All proceeds will go to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF). For more details about Jenna and Alopecia Areata please read the attached flyer.
Jenna McNeil Stark Co 4-H Member Fundraiser for Alopecia Areata Fondation

2010 Stark County Jr. Fair Deadline

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The 2010 Stark County Fair will be here sooner than we know!
ENTRY DEADLINE is July 23, 2010.
Please make sure all entries are in the J. Fair Office by that date!
NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!

2010 Stark County Quality Assurance Dates

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Just a reminder that every Stark County Jr. Fair Member taking a market animal or a lactating animal MUST attend a Quality Assurance Program in 2010. Here are the following dates for Stark County:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at RG Drage
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at RG Drage

2010 Rabbit Clinic

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

There will be a clinic on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 7:00 pm at the Art Hall on the fairgrounds for all rabbit members.  First and second year members are highly encouraged to attend this clinic. Lots of great information will be provided.