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Centennial Candle Carriers for 2006 State Fair
Earlier each county
was asked to name one adult and one 4-H'er to attend the closing
ceremony on Saturday morning, Sept. 9, at the Fairgrounds. They will
also need to bring back and have in their possession your Centennial
Candle created for the 2005 Centennial opening ceremony. See the
Centennial link on the 4-H Youth Development home page for details and
criteria for selection.
At 9:30 am, starting with Wyandotte County and going in reverse alpha
order, the Centennial Candle Carriers (CCC's) will line up at the
stage of Lake Talbot. The official program will begin at 10am.
Following brief remarks to set the theme of the ceremony, "Kansas 4-H:
Flame for the Future", the adult will carry the candle and will be
introduced first, followed by the 4-H'er from that county. The adult
will pass the candle, symbolizing the passing of the "flame for the
future" to the 4-H'er, and the 4-H'er will then place it in the wooden
candle holders used around the cake from last year. The candle holders
will be placed across the front of the stage. After the ceremony, they
will be carried into the 4-H Centennial Hall for display for the rest
of the Fair. Candles should be picked up at the end of the Fair with
the rest of your exhibits.
 By
August 15th, put the names of your adult Centennial candle carrier
on KSFAIR in
class 1002. Put the name of your youth Centennial candle carrier on
KSFAIR in class
1001. Send to Mary Gehrt,
mlgehrt@ksu.edu the name of your adult CCC, or their representative, plus a 50
word explanation of why they were selected. In the same message, also
include the name of your 4-H youth representative, plus a 50 word
explanation of why they were selected, or a short bio.
We don't have time to read this information about each person, but we
will print a commemorative program that will have this information
about each person. Following the passing of the candles closing
ceremony, we will all be invited to go to the 4-H Encampment building
to celebrate with ice cream and clover cookies.
County Centennial Display
Each county is invited to bring a display to highlight some aspect of
their county's Centennial celebration. You will be allowed a 4'linear
table top of a 8' banquet table. No electricity will be provided.
Tables will be reserved around the room of the Dillon Activity Hall in
4-H Encampment, where the ice cream and cookies will be served after
the closing ceremony. The display should have your county's name
prominently featured. It doesn't have to be staffed, but you may want
to have someone there during the party time, as there could be
questions when the big crowd is in the room.
This is a day-in, day-out opportunity. Displays need to be in place by
9:30 am, on Saturday, Sept. 9, and need to be removed between 2:30-
3:00 pm on that same day.
To
reserve your display space, sign up on
KSFAIR in class
1000.
If you have questions, please contact Steve Fisher at
sfisher@ksu.edu
Thanks to all of you for the many creative and fun ways in which you
honored the history of Kansas 4-H this past year, and for how you will
continue to build for the future.
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