July 30, 2021 4-H Friday News
Wyoming County 4-H
Friday News
July 30, 2021
The entire Wyoming county 4-H staff is
here for anything you and your families may need, please do not hesitate to
reach out to any of us with your question(s)!
Barn clean
up night
- Tuesday, August 10th is our barn cleanup starting at 5:30pm.There will be several projects to do in the
sheep, swine, poultry and rabbit areas after a year off. Projects in the new barn will be limited as
it is almost show ready! Please keep in
mind that set up in the new barn will be after 7pm.Please be courteous to the families and
exhibitors that are actually coming to help get projects done for everyone
before clubs and families start moving in their own displays. Please also keep in mind that the barn cannot
be open all hours of the night for people to work on display areas. It is our responsibility to shut down the
barn each night and close things up to keep everyone’s items safe. Thank you!
Meat animal
lamb shearing opportunity…
- Meat animal lamb participants can get help shearing their project
animals on Tuesday, August 10th between 3-6pm.Please contact Holly to schedule your time and let us know how many
animals you are bringing.
Meat
animal auction exhibitors…
- Remember that you need to submit auction
pictures and stories to hmh62@cornell.edu or https://cornell.app.box.com/f/0f14d4b3e7f44080bb9... by Monday,
August 2nd. Please email Holly at
hmh62@cornell.edu if you have any questions. Final fair preparation letters
will be going out in the mail next week with last minute reminders and
schedules. Don’t forget to turn in any
final paperwork and start reaching out to potential buyers if you have not yet.
Poultry &
Rabbit clover bud fair exhibits…
- Because of the large number of poultry and rabbit exhibits, we are
going to have clover bud exhibitors bring their project animals the day of
their respective shows and then take them home after their show. This will mean that you should be prepared
with a pet carrier that the animals will be comfortable with for several
hours. The clover bud evaluators will be
available for each show shortly after check in starts and will only be working
with the clover buds. This will
alleviate long lines and hopefully make for better first fair experience. If you have any questions about this, please
contact Holly in the 4-H office and thank you for your patience and
understanding!
Rabbit showmanship
clinic…
- The rabbit
showmanship clinic will be held on Tuesday, August 10th at 7pm, in the poultry and
rabbit barn at the fairgrounds. Please
not need to bring a rabbit with you. This will be a demonstration along with question-and-answer
session.
Youth
building fair entry reminders…
- A reminder that vouchers and entry forms for Youth Building
Projects are due with the exhibits on evaluation day, Friday August 13th! There
is still plenty of time to figure out what projects you might want to bring to
the Wyoming County Fair! The options are endless… flowers, vegetables, baked
goods, crafts, sewn items, woodworking and more!! Not only do you receive a
small premium, but it is wonderful to show off your hard work with the
community! Paperwork and department H of
the fair book can be found
HERE on our
website.
Gladiola
project…
- The gladiola arrangement meeting will be Monday, August 2nd at 7pm
at Spencer’s Gladiolas (6496 Oatka Road Perry, NY 14530). All tools will be
provided for the event. You may bring some of your own gladiolas if you want to
make an arrangement with your own! We do recommend youth bring a jar or
container if they want to make an arrangement. **Please note, there has been a
change in location for the Gladiola Show Sunday August 15th. The youth and
adult NYS Gladiola Society Show will take place in the People’s Building.
Entries may be brought to the People’s building Sunday morning beginning at
10AM, and entries must be in place by noon.
Fair check-in opportunity
- As many exhibitors are aware the bridge connecting the Water St.
parking lot to the Livestock barns will not be complete by fair week. There is
a pedestrian bridge in place across the creek and ABSOLUTELY NO LIVESTOCK
ANIMALS SHOULD CROSS THIS BRIDGE. To assist with Saturday morning move in day,
we are also allowing non-auction animals to move in Friday, August 13th from
6-9PM. The parlor will NOT be available Friday evening but can be set up
Saturday morning for exhibitors. Original health papers will need to be given
to a 4-H educator so animals can be health checked first thing Saturday morning
by the State Veterinarian. If you have any questions or plan on moving animals
in on Friday night, let Stephanie know at sal294@cornell.edu or call the 4-H
office.
4-H Staff Email Contacts
Holly Harwood: hmh62@cornell.edu
Sarah Clark: sac347@cornell.edu
Stephanie Luders: sal294@cornell.edu
Alesia Ackerman: aea92@cornell.edu
General 4-H: wyomingcounty4h@cornell.edu
Last updated January 22, 2024