4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

NEWSLETTER

21 Central District

"TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER"

DISTRICT 4-H CALENDER

MAY

10th:

• FairEntry OPENS (Click on your designated county)
• Edwards County
• Stafford County

18th:

• Vet Science Meeting @ 4:00 pm at the Kinsley Fair building

21st:

• YQCA @ 8:00 a.m. at the St. John Extension Office
• Food Safety Training @ 11:00 am at the St. John Extension Office
• Be on the lookout for emails to sign-up (Coming Soon)!

23rd:

• YAC Meeting @ 12:00 pm at the Kinsley Extension Office

27th:

• EYE Trip @ 5:30 pm at the Kinsley Fair building

JUNE - Lock-In Committee Meeting TBD

5th:

• Last day to order small livestock DNA envelopes (For state entries)

10th:

• Fiber Art workshop St. John 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the St. John Extension Office 
• Be on the lookout for sign-ups there will be 20 spots available.
• Transportation from Kinsley will be provided.

11th:

• Leather Workshop 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the St. John Extension Office 
• Be on the lookout for sign-ups there will be 20 spots available.
• Transportation from Kinsley will be provided.

13th:

• Fair Pre-Entries & Style Revue Papers DUE Both Counties
• SFCO Premium Auction Requirements DUE to St. John Extension Office
• Form
• SFCO 4-H Council Scholarship Application DUE
• Form
• EDCO T-Shirt Sizes DUE to Kinsley Extension Office

15th:

• Small livestock nominations DUE (For state entries)

17th:

• Food & Nutrition Project Meeting with Pie Baking in Kinsley TBD?

24th:

• Bob Hines Swine Classic Entry Deadline
• Entry Link https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3t0fZ1Iy3RuGJBs

JULY

1st:

• EDCO Style Revue Judging @ 5:30 pm at the Kinsley Fairgrounds

2nd:

• SFCO Style Revue, Sewing & Textiles, and Fiber Arts Judging @ 9:00 am at the St. John Extension Office
• Public Fashion Style Revue @ 7:00 pm St. John Annex Community Room

6th:

• EDCO Fair Set-Up @ 4pm Kinsley Fairgrounds

7th-12th:

• Edwards County Fair

11th-12th:

• Bob Hines Swine Classic Manhattan

12th:

• SFCO Fair Clean-Up @ 8:00 am at the Stafford County Fairgrounds

13th:

• SFCO Obedience & Showmanship Dog Show @ 5:00 pm Stafford County Show Arena

15th-19th:

• Stafford County Fair

23rd:

• EDCO Beef/Swine Carcass Show @ 4:00 pm at Burkhart Meats

25th:

• SFCO 1st Swine Carcass Show @ 6:30 pm at Ellinwood Meat Packing Plant

27th:

• SFCO Beef Carcass Show @ 5 pm at Ellinwood Meat Packing Plant

AUGUST

1st:

• SFCO 2nd Swine Carcass Show @ 6:30 pm at Ellinwood Meat Packing Plant

7th:

• 4-H Wheat Expo in South Hutchinson

SEPTEMBER

5th-14th:

• State Fair in Hutchinson

4-H Council Meetings

Stafford County: Thursday, August 5, 2025 at the St John Extension Office at 5:30 pm

Edwards County: Monday, August 25, 2025 with Northern Star hosting at 7 pm

2025 County Fairs

Edwards County Fair

July 7 to July 12, 2025

Welcome to Fair-a-dise at the Edwards County Fair!

Stafford County Fair

July 15 to July 19, 2025

Blue Jeans & Country Dreams!

NEW STAFFORD COUNTY FAIR UPDATES

Announcing new Egg Classes for Poultry

• Judged on size, color, shell, texture, uniformity, and cleanliness.
• Dozen White Eggs
• Dozen Brown Eggs
• Dozen Other Eggs

PREMIUM AUCTION TYPE FOR BOTH COUNTY FAIRS

Non-Terminal Auctions

• Due to the recent State 4-H rule change regarding auctions, it is now a possibility for a 4-Her to take their animal through the sale ring and then continue on with that animal to a State Show or KJLS Show.

4-H Membership ACHIEVEMENT PINS: We have updated our website with the new applications.

UPCOMING 4-H EVENTS: See what's happening this year. Please take note that there are county-specific deadlines.

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