Friday, June 16, 2023

Volume 4 Issue 18

Friday 4-H Nugget

Greetings 4-H Community,

It is the middle of June and there are a lot of things going on! First be sure to give a warm welcome to Corey, who just joined our staff as a 4-H Educator. Several of our 4-H members just participated in the Area Tractor contest and many of them will be going to the State contest this year! We will all be cheering you on.

Be sure to check out a few of the upcoming deadlines and events taking place. As a reminder we need all 4-H members to enter their projects into the Fair Entry system. If you intend to bring it to check-in, please register your project so we can print tags ahead of time. This is also important for livestock for gathering class data. If you have any questions please reach out!

All the best,

Robby Kelly, Sthele Greybar & Corey Sharp

Extension Educators

Welcome, Corey Sharp!

Corey began June 7 as a 4-H Educator for Elkhart County. Corey has hit the ground running and is excited to connect with you. Please join us in welcoming him to the team. You can reach him at [email protected]. To learn more about Corey, you can read his bio here. Welcome, Corey!

Notebook Projects Due Soon!

Notebook projects are due in the Extension Office the last day of June. This year that will be Friday, June 30. Please bring in these exhibits on time!

Notebook projects include:

Achievement Record Book
Consumer Clothing
Computer
Creative Writing
Genealogy
Performing Arts
Sports

Upcoming Workshop - Sewing/Fashion Revue

Join us for the Fashion Revue and Sewing Workshop on Sunday, June 25 from 6-8pm at the Extension Office. Sign up here.

Fashion Revue Contest 2023

On behalf of the Fashion Revue Committee, all 4-H members, especially those enrolled in Sewing, are invited to be part of Elkhart County's 4-H Fashion Revue.

Fashion Revue gives you an opportunity to show off an outfit you have sewn and must have been completed since the 2022 Elkhart County 4-H Fair. You are not required to enter sewing construction to enter 4-H Fashion Revue. Garments are not judged on construction at this event but rather on their fit and your choice of accessories to complete your total look.

Pre-Registration is required and due Friday, July 7.

Commentaries should be a maximum of 250 words and may be edited. Fashion Revue Judging & Public Show is Saturday, July 15, at Greencroft, Goshen. For questions or more information, contact Sthele Greybar.

New Communications Contest at Fair!

We’re having a Communications Contest during the fair this year! Each youth should register for the contest here. Entries are due July 7.

All participants will compete live at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair on Sunday July 23 at the Heritage Park Stage at 7:30pm.

Categories to choose from include:

Demonstration
Informative 4-H Presentation
Professional Persuasive Presentation
Public Speaking
Creative Writing (invited to read, judging will have already occurred

Congratulations Tractor Contestants!

4-Hers from surrounding counties participated in the area 4-H Tractor, Lawn and Garden Tractor, and Zero-Turn Radius Operator Skills Contest on Saturday, June 10. Those earning 1st through 3rd placings will advance to the state competition at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on August 9. Congratulations to our Elkhart County youth on a job well done!

Ag Tractor

Senior Division

Lane Brenneman, 3rd

Junior Division

Jaimene Brenneman, 1st

Grant Garber, 9th

Zero Turn

Senior Division

Caleb Gall, 3rd

Chad Renner, 4th

Junior Division

Clair Gall, 2nd

Owen Nisen, 3rd

Sam Lewinski, 7th

Lawn and Garden Tractor

Senior Division

Gage Garber, 1st

Brett Mast, 3rd

Jonah Grueser, 4th

Junior Division

Wyatt Rassi, 1st

Michael Shaffer, 4th

Micah Grueser, 12th

Sign Up: Livestock Skillathon

It is time to sign up for the 2023 Livestock Skillathon contest! The contest dates are:

Sunday, June 25 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Monday, June 26 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

These are open house style so you can come anytime one of the two days to participate. If you still want to participate but can't make it one of those two days please reach out to Robby Kelly.

We are also looking for volunteers to assist in scoring. If you are interested in helping please fill out our form.

You can also find study materials on our website.