August 10-19 -- Illinois State Fair
August 11 -- Southern Region Day at Illinois State Fair
August 18 -- Wayne County 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Dinner, Geff Ruritan Building, 5 - 7 p.m.
August 24&25 -- Hunter Safety Course
August 25 -- State Fair Dog Show
August 31 -- Wayne County 4-H Records Due
October 4-7-- NASA Space Center Trip
October 6-8 -- Discover Chicago Trip

Now that the Wayne County Fair is over, it's time to get ready for State Fair. The Southern Region day at Illinois State Fair is Saturday, August 11. Any 4-H'ers who will be participating in conference judging or an action event (Public Presentations, Food Skill-A-Thons, etc.) will compete on this day. A complete list of all 4-H'ers along with their State Fair awards will be printed in next month's newsletter.

A Hunter Safety Course is being offered on August 24 & 25 at the Fairfield Gun Club. Friday evening's class session will last from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Saturday session will be all day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don't forget to bring a sack lunch! Remember, you must attend class on both days for certification. This class is limited to 40 participants, so call the Extension office to register ASAP.

Remember that your Wayne County 4-H records are due to the Extension Office by Thursday, August 31. If you haven't received your records to fill out yet, you may get those from your club leader. As a way to make records grading a little easier, please remember to put your name and your 4-H age on every page (your age as of September 1, 2006).

The Wayne County 4-H Fair continues to be a success thanks to all of you!

• 4-H members for all their great projects
• 4-H leaders for all of their assistance
• 4-H parents
• 4-H judges: Jo Tucker, Nan Scott, Leslie Robison, Laura Miller, Kimberly Miller, Pat Vaughan, Rosalee Pearce, Carrie Dagg, Shirley Churchill, Jan Wiles, Rebecca Nation, Dwight Esarey, Royce Carter, Don Witter, Dennis Manahan, J.R. Hodges, Doug Anderson, Lori Noe, Teresa Bullard, Max Weaver, Samantha Hoelscher, Curt Robbins, Aaron Williams, Rodger Roehrig, Ralph Beabout, Kenni Crane, Mike Wilson, Bill Gendren and Tom Saxe
• 4-H Superintendents for making sure everything ran smoothly
• Everyone who helped out at clean-up day
• All local businesses that sponsored trophies
• Witter Studio for printing pictures
• Wayne County Press and WFIW for their continued support
• Auctioneers, Mark & Barkley Barnard and staff
• Wabash Valley Service Company for their generous donation
• All Livestock Auction buyers
• Albion Equipment Co. for providing a tractor for the Tractor Driving Contest
• The City of Fairfield for lights & gravel
• Stan Garner for providing a PA system for 4-H fair week
• All 4-H Committee, Livestock Committee and Foundation members

Again, thanks to everyone for all of the time and effort you put in to assist with the Wayne County 4-H Fair. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Over $20,000 was generously bid on 4-H animal projects at the Wayne County 4-H Livestock Auction, Thursday evening, July 19. Sixty-one 4-H members sold their rabbit, poultry, sheep, goat, swine and beef projects to the highest bidder. Thirty-one different businesses and individuals successfully purchased animals. They were:

Gill Excavating

Fairfield National Bank

Bean Capital Banking Center

State Farm Insurance - Phyllis Hilliard, Agent

Trust Bank

Peoples National Bank

Kent Reeves CPA

Wabash Telephone Cooperative

Wayne County Press

Citizens National Bank of Albion

Mt. Erie Banking Center

McLean Implement

UAP Richter

Wayne County Farm Bureau

Wayne County Farm Bureau Young Leaders

George Smith Ag Services

Bennett's Contract Nurseries

Pioneer Hybrid Seeds - Paul Fearn

First Financial Bank

Consolidated Grain & Barge

Davis & Sons Oil Co., Inc.

Cattlemen's Livestock

LeMond's Chrysler Center

Wayne County Corn Growers

Mont Eagle Products

Murphy Trucking

Greg Keyser Family

Lambrich Stock Farm

Country Heritage House

Butch's Custom Ag

Murphy Brown LLC

Congratulations to Whitney Hedrick of the Mt. Erie Hilltoppers 4-H Club for winning the Chicken BBQ Cookoff Trophy. Thanks to Max Weaver for serving as our judge.

The Wayne County 4-H Foods Show was held at the Geff Ruritan Building on Thursday, July 12, with over 50 4-H foods projects entered. 4-Hers chosen as State Fair Winners were:

Jentzi Schumm - Let's Start Cooking
Emily Hatfield - You Learn to Bake
Billy Hatfield - Meat & Other Protein
Kayla Howell - Sports Nutrition
Hannah Etheridge - Food Preservation
Andrea Nelson - Tricks for Treats II
Emilee Hatcher - Tricks for Treats II, You Learn to Bake, Alt.
Whitney Johnson - Breads & Cereals
MaCallie Walker - International Foods
Katlyn Maloy - Let's Start Cooking, Alt.
Megan Byars - Breads & Cereals, Alt.
Laurel Pennington - Breads & Cereals, Alt.

The Wayne County 4-H Clothing Show was held at the First Methodist Church on Tuesday, July 10. The following 4-Hers were chosen to advance to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield:

Hayley Spicer
Laurel Pennington
Megan Byars
Amy Lane, Alternate
Chloe Byars, Alternate

Hannah Lowe, Kayla Howell and Katlyn Maloy were chosen to represent Wayne County at the Illinois State Fair Fashion Revue. Alternates selected were Shelby Johnson and MiKayla Massie.

The following 4-H members were trophy winners:

MiKayla Massie Clothing I Construction
Hayley Spicer Clothing II Construction
Megan Byars Clothing III Construction
Hannah Lowe Clothing Decisions – You Buy Clothing

Wayne County 4-H members exhibited their projects at the 4-H General Projects Show on Monday, July 16^th, at the 4-H Arena on the Wayne County Fairgrounds. The following 4-Hers had projects selected to advance to the Illinois State Fair.

Bryan Bailey –Sportfishing Alternate, Bicycle
Caleb Barnard-Sportfishing Alternate
Katherine Barnard-Visual Arts
Chloe Byars-Forestry
Hayden Byars-Corn
Matthews Byars-Corn Alternate,Visual Arts
Megan Byars-Visual Arts
Leah Carter-Electricity Alternate
Isaac Etheridge-Electronics
Jarod Fearn-Small Grains
Derek Greifzu-Electricity
Billy Hatfield-Child Care Alternate, Citizenship, Small Grains Alternate, Health, Leadership Alternate, Photography
Emily Hatfield-Horticulture Alternate
Emily Hazel-Outdoor Adventures
Kayla Howell-Child Care, Leadership Alternate, Photography
Shelby Johnson- Forestry Alternate, Interior Design
Amy Lane-Veterinary Science Alt., Citizenship Alt., Child Care Alt., Heritage Arts
Katie Liston-Interior Design Alternate, Outdoor Adventures
Christopher Lowe-Horticulture
Hannah Lowe-Horticulture, Visual Arts
Aaron Maloy-Visual Arts
Mariah Matthews-Journalism Alternate, Horticulture,Woodworking
Krysta McKowen-Child Care
Tyler McKowen-Veterinary Science, Sportfishing, Photography Alternate, Woodworking Alternate
Tamara Murphy-Horticulture Alternate, Vet Science Alternate, Visual Arts
Sara Musgrave-Visual Arts Alternate
Andrea Nelson-Citizenship Alternate
Laurel Pennington-Interior Design
Jenna Richardson-Photography
Sara Rogers-Computer Science Alt.
Emily Rush-Computer Science
Emily Scarbrough-Health Alternate
Hillary Scarbrough-Health Alt.
Jentzi Schumm-Veterinary Science, Photography Alternate
Cody Simpson -Electricity, Bicycle
Heidi Simpson -Visual Arts Alternate, Woodworking Alternate
Megan Slover-Heritage Arts Alternate
Kali Smith-Citizenship, Leadership
Ethan Spicer-Electricity, Entomology
Hayley Spicer-Visual Arts
Lian States-Journalism, Intercultural, Leadership
Chelsie Walker-Computer Science, Interior Design Alternate, Intercultural Alternate, Natural Resources, Visual
Arts, Bicycle Alt.
MaCallie Walker-Woodworking

The following 4-Hers had outstanding projects that are not State Fair eligible, therefore they were awarded Honorable Mention by the judges.

Jake Howell-Horticulture, Honorable Mention
Chloe Weaver-Health, Honorable Mention

The Wayne County 4-H Horse Show was held at the Wayne County Saddle Club on Saturday, July 14^th. Trophy winners were selected as follows:

Amy Sneed & Jenna Richardson (tie) --- High Point Senior - Performance
MaCallie Walker --- High Point Senior - Speed
Ashlea Tucker & Jenna Richardson (tie) --- High Point Senior - Overall
Kristen Vinson --- High Point Junior - Performance
Delaney York & Kristen Vinson (tie) --- High Point Junior - Speed
Kristen Vinson --- High Point Junior - Overall
Danielle Taylor --- High Point Pony - Performance
Remington Harrison --- High Point Pony - Speed
Dylan Toombs & Jonny Piperakis (tie) --- High Point Pony - Overall

Showmanship winners selected to compete in the Round Robin Showmanship Contest were:

Ashlea Tucker --- Senior Showmanship
MaCallie Walker --- Senior Showmanship, Alt.
Delaney York --- Junior Showmanship
Kristen Vinson --- Junior Showmanship, Alt.

The Wayne County 4-H Beef Show was held at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 17.

Ryan Kinney exhibited the Grand Champion Steer and the Reserve Champion Steer was shown by Jordan Kinney.

In the Angus classes, Ryan Kinney exhibited the Champion Female and the Reserve Champion Female.

In the Other Breeds classes, Whitney Johnson exhibited the Champion Female and the Reserve Champion Female was shown by Katie Hatfield.

The Champion Female and Reserve Champion Female over all breeds were exhibited by Ryan Kinney.

Whitney Hedrick won the Rate of Gain contest. Matthew Byars was awarded the Bucket Calf Trophy. Selected as Senior Showman was Keith Catron with Meg Keyser, Alternate. Eric Schumm won Junior Showman and Vanessa Schumm, Alternate.

The 4-H Sheep Show was held Tuesday, July 17 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Winners were:

Colby Worley-Champion Female, Res. Champion Female, Champion Market Lamb, Res. Ch. Market Lamb, Senior Showmanship,Rate of Gain

Haden Smith-Junior Showmanship

Esther Smith-Junior Showmanship, Alt.

The 4-H Goat Show was also held Tuesday, July 17 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. The winners were as follows:

MaCallie Walker-Champion Female Dairy, Res. Ch. Female - Dairy

Ashlee Lambrich-Champion Female Meat, Senior Showmanship

Jake Howell-Res. Ch. Female Meat

Ashley Neikirk-Ch. Wether Dairy/Meat, Junior Showmanship, Alt.

Justin Gill-Reserve Champion Wether Dairy/Meat, Junior Showmanship

Katherine Barnard-Senior Showmanship, Alt.

Noah Barnard-Rate of Gain Dairy/Meat

The Wayne County 4-H Swine Show was held at the Fairgrounds on Wednesday, July 18. The winners were as follows:

Champion Female-Keegan Loss
Reserve Champion-Female Ethan Keyser
Champion Barrow-Ethan Keyser
Reserve Champion Barrow-Ethan Keyser
Rate of Gain-Bryan Bailey
Senior Showmanship-Meg Keyser
Senior Showmanship Alternate-Chris Lowe
Junior Showmanship-Michaela Smith
Junior Showmanship Alternate-Haden Smith

Wayne County's 4-H Rabbit Show was held on Wednesday, July 18. The results were as follows:

Fancy Breeds

Champion Doe - Dakota Young
Reserve Champion Doe -Dakota Young
Champion Buck - Lucretia Mills
Reserve Champion Buck -Dakota Young

Commercial Breeds

Champion Doe - Lucretia Mills
Reserve Champion Doe -Lucretia Mills
Champion Buck - Whitney Johnson
Reserve Champion Buck -Meg Sitzes

Trophy Winners

Best of Show - Lucretia Mills
Best Opposite - Whitney Johnson
Grand Champion Meat Pen - Dakota Young
Res. Champion Meat Pen - Abby Bailey

The 4-H Poultry Show was held on Wednesday, July 18, in the 4-H arena. The results were:

Fancy Breeds

Champion Pullet - Tyler McKowen
Reserve Champion Pullet -Krysta McKowen
Champion Cockerel - Lucretia Mills
Res. Champion Cockerel -Krysta McKowen

Commercial Breeds

Champion Pullet - Kenlee Bramlet
Reserve Champion Pullet - Kayla Howell
Champion Cockerel- Shelby Johnson
Res. Champion Cockerel -MaCallie Walker

Trophy Winners

Overall Champion Pullet - Tyler McKowen
Overall Champion Cockerel -Lucretia Mills
Grand Ch. Market Pen - Krysta McKowen
Res. Champion Market Pen -Jake Howell

The 4-H Round Robin Showmanship Contest was held on July 19 at the Fairgrounds. Junior and senior species winners were judged on their ability to show goats, sheep, swine, beef and horses. The junior showmanship trophy was awarded to Delaney York. The senior showmanship trophy went to Meg Keyser.

The Wayne County 4-H Tractor Rodeo was held on Monday, August 16. Participants took a written exam and showed their driving skills through a prescribed course. The Top Tractor Driver Trophy winner was Jarod Fearn.

The 4-H Dog Obedience Show was held Saturday, July 7 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds 4-H Arena with six participants. State Fair and Trophy winners were as follows:

State Fair
Katie Liston & Tamara Murphy

Trophy
Katie Liston - Dog Obedience, under 12
Tamara Murphy - Dog Obedience, 12 & over

Showmanship
Hailey Simmons -Junior Showmanship
Tamara Murphy - Senior Showmanship

It's time for the annual Wayne County 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Dinner! It will be held on Saturday, August 18 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Geff Ruritan Building. Tickets have been distributed to each 4-H club. We ask that each 4-H family sell at least one pack of five tickets. If you need additional tickets, please stop by the Extension Office. The Wayne County 4-H Foundation will be awarding prizes to the top three ticket sellers. First place will receive $25, second will receive $15 and third will receive $10. Each club is also asked to send a few workers to the dinner. Please help support the 4-H Foundation Pork Chop Dinner. The Wayne County 4-H Foundation supports numerous 4-H events through the funding of scholarships, camp fees, and fairground improvements, just to name a few.

*Please turn in any tickets that have been pre-sold to the Extension Office by Wednesday, August 15. You may keep selling tickets up until the day of the dinner, but this will give us an idea of approximately how many to expect.

Each 4-H Club is asked to furnish two sheet cakes as well. Please bring them to the Geff Ruritan Building before 4:30 p.m. on August 18. In addition, volunteer workers are needed. We ask that each club provide at least three workers for the time they are scheduled for below. Workers should plan to arrive 15-20 minutes prior to their shift.

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Country Kids
Geff Chatters
4-H Country Club
Enterprisers
Wranglers

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Wayne City 4-H
Happy Hustlers
Northside Quackers
Elm River
Mt. Erie Hilltoppers

Enjoy three jam-packed days of fun learning in one of our nation's largest cities on the Discover Chicago trip scheduled for October 6-8. This unique opportunity is open to youth in the grades 5, 6, and 7 this September, regardless of 4-H membership.

Participants will visit the Museum of Science and Industry where they can build a robot, walk through a human heart, land an F-14, and explore a coal mine; dine on a medieval feast while watching brave knights show off their skills at Medieval Times; view Chicago from the Sears Tower; experience nature, science and history at Chicago's elegant and exciting Field Museum; and eat at the popular Rain Forest Café.

Cost for the trip is $250 and that includes admission to all attractions, lodging at the Embassy Suites Hotel, charter bus transportation, meals, insurance, and t-shirt. The registration deadline is August 31, but space is limited and on a first-come basis.

For more details, contact the Extension Office at 842-3702 or check out the following website: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/regions/4h/discover/Chicago.htm

The Extension Office has just received word that the following Culture Kits have been assigned to the Southern Region for the 2007-2008 4-H year. These kits contain articles, information, and insight into the country's lifestyle and geography. Call the office to reserve a kit and month. Kits available are: India, Japan #1, Korea, Argentina mini, Croatia, and New Zealand mini.

The second annual Pumpkin Festival is scheduled for October 26 & 27 in Fairfield. 4-H has been asked to participate in this community activity. A petting zoo has been mentioned, but other ideas are welcome. Matt will be attending the next planning meeting August 20.

Don't be unprepared for your future! Check out a brand new leadership event for Illinois high school students and all other teens not yet 19 by September 1, 2007!

The Southern Illinois Leadership Convention is for all teens meeting the age requirement in Illinois. The convention is October 6-8 at Touch of Nature Environmental Center just south of Carbondale, Illinois. In addition to fun outdoor events like trust walks, dances, and team games, the convention features workshops on important topics focusing on youth leadership in today's world. Cost is $120 if registered by August 31 and $140 if by September 14, which includes lodging, meals, and all program activities.

Space is limited, so sign up early. Convention attendees do not have to be 4-H members, so bring a friend. Check out this website for more information and to access registration materials:

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/regions/4h/silc