Kansas State Fair Entry Site and 4-H Youth Development Intranet Homepage

There has been some confusion about where to find the different Intranet functions. The State Fair entries are made on the Kansas State Fair web site which is on the  Intranet Applications drop-down box (top box).

The Fair Packet is found on the 4-H Intranet web site in the Secure Web drop-down box (bottom box).

Any questions please call Cheryl Thomas at 785-532-5800 or email cthomas@oznet.ksu.edu

Dates for the 2003 Kansas State Fair are September 5 - 14. Entry day is Friday, September 5. The theme for this year’s fair is "Party on the Prairie 2003".

State Fair Volunteers - Agent, adult and teen volunteers are needed for the many committees at the Kansas State Fair. Refer to the April 2003 letter for the list of committees and duties. Volunteers will receive an admission ticket if one is needed for the time they work. The Committee List/Ticket Order Form is due in the State
4-H Office August 1. Tickets for committee members will be sent to Extension Offices by August 23. If you prefer to send in the volunteer’s names via e-mail, please include the information requested on the form, including complete mailing address and telephone number. We cannot guarantee admission tickets for people who volunteer after August 1.

State Fair Pre-entries - Don’t wait until the August 15 deadline to make pre-entries on the KSFAIR web site or mail paper forms for State Fair pre-entries. We will begin printing and mailing entry cards for exhibits in early August. Check the State Fair packet and Kansas State Fair Exhibitor Handbook for due dates.

Because of the amount of information required for entry, the Fashion Revue requires a paper entry as well as web site entry. These entry forms must be postmarked by August 15 or within 5 working days of the completion of the county fair for those counties having fairs after August 10.

KSF Parking Hangtag and Encampment Reservation Forms - These forms were mailed to your office from the KSF Competitive Exhibits Department in early May. Only one copy was sent, so please make sure that it is routed to the agent responsible for the Kansas State Fair. The return procedure is the same as in previous years.  The admission ticket/hang tag order and Encampment reservation forms are due to the Kansas State Fair Office by August 15.

KSF Schedule of Events - Please use the schedule in the KSF Packet rather than the schedule provided in the Kansas State Fair Book, as the packet schedule is more current.

KSF Handbook - Please make the following changes your Kansas State Fair Handbook.  Page 199, Horse Show Finals - change rule 10 to 3031: change rule 11 to 3039.  If you should have any additional questions please contact Ann Domsch adomsch@oznet.ksu.edu.
Domsch

4-H Crops, Horticulture and Arts and Crafts Exhibit - will be held in the 4-H Exhibit Building this year. Due to the changes, Horticulture exhibits are limited to four (4) per person and all Flower Show Exhibitors must be 10 years of age or older.

Wheat Variety Plot Displays - will be in the Pride of Kansas Building near the Open Class Crops.

Photo ID Mounting Instructions - Please check the KSF Packet on the Web for  revised 4-H Photo ID mounting instructions as of July 18, 2003.

Beef, Sheep and Swine Shows - Please refer to the letter sent to each County from the Kansas State Fair Office on May, 2003 for all information about the 4-H/FFA Beef, Sheep and Swine Shows.

Entries For State 4-H Horse Show  - Entries for the State 4-H Horse Show will be due on KSFAIR 2003 by August 1. Please send to me at the Kansas State 4-H Office a copy of the summary sheet and the entry fee of $5.00 per class. The stall information is to be sent to the State Fair office in Hutchinson. You will note the stall fee is $10.00 per night. Domsch

REVISED Cost-Per-Wear Form Now on 4-H Website -ATTENTION:  staff working with the 4-H clothing and textile project and Fair 4-H Fashion Revue events: The REVISED Cost-Per-Wear form may now be printed directly from the Kansas 4-H website. This form was created and approved by the 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences Action Team. This site was updated June 27, 2003, and includes corrected typos and spelling from a previously posted edition of the revised form.

To get to the pdf file:

1. Go to the KS 4-H Youth Development Web site.  http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_4hyp

3. Click on the "Cost Per Wear Form - Revised" under the RESOURCES heading.

KYLF - The Kansas Youth Leadership Forum will be November 21-23, 2003 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. The Forum is for youth ages 14-18, as of January 1, 2003. A letter with registration details will be sent to local offices in early August. Registrations will be due October 10, 2003.

This event, will include: speakers, track sessions, service learning, consulting groups and the election of the fourth State 4-H Council. A brochure about the event can be downloaded from the Kansas 4-H website.

Any Kansas 4-H member between the ages of 14 and 18 by January 1, 2003 may apply to be a council member. The duties of the Council Members include planning the next Youth Leadership Forum and may include assisting with State 4-H functions, working with 4-H public relations, and speaking at local achievement programs, forums, and other workshops or conferences.

Items Available to Help Market Kansas 4-H - The 4-H Marketing Action Team has items available to help your county market 4-H including the new "Power of Youth"
4-H Display. This display follows the same theme as the brochure. We suggest using the brochure or making copies of the invitation or flier that are available to download off the state 4-H website as handouts to use with the display.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_4hyp/ActionTeams/marketingactionteam.htm

We know that the best recruiters for 4-H are our current 4-H'ers and their families. With this in mind, our goal is for every current 4-H family to recruit one new family to join their club. To help families with this task, we have written a recruitment issue for the Kansas 4-H Journal.

We appreciate the support of the Kansas 4-H Foundation and Rhonda Atkinson, Journal editor, in mailing out the recruitment issue and the project selection guide together.

The recruitment issue has ideas for getting people interested in 4-H and encouraging them to join. Once the family has said yes, I want to join 4-H, they can use the project selection guide to select which projects they want to explore.

2003 Youth Wildlife Contest - The NRA's Community Service Programs Division is now accepting entries in the Association's 2003 Youth Wildlife Art Contest. The contest, the 16th in the annual series, is open to students in grades 1 through 12 (including home-schooled children). NRA membership is not required. A summary of contest rules follows.

Entries may be submitted in one of four categories, based on school grade. Category I includes grades 1 through 3. Category II is for grades 4 through 6. Category III covers grades 7 through 9, and Category IV includes grades 10 through 12. Entries may portray any North American game bird or animal that may be legally hunted or trapped. Endangered species and non-game animals, such as eagles and snakes, are not eligible subjects. Call (703) 267-1531 if you need to confirm whether a certain animal or bird is eligible.

Contestants are limited to one entry each. Entries may be in a medium of the artist's choice (oil, water color, pastels, pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, etc.). Submissions should be on good quality bond or drawing paper, or illustration board. Preferred sizes for the image are 8-1/2" x 11" or 11" x 14"; matting is optional. Entries need not be framed.  Composition must be original. Photographs may be used for reference, but artwork determined to have been traced or copied from an existing photograph or work of art will be disqualified.

Entries must arrive at NRA by October 1, 2003, and must be accompanied by a brief statement signed by the student's parent, guardian, or teacher attesting to the originality of the work and verifying the artist's grade level as of October 1, 2003. In addition, the artist's name, home address, phone number, age, and grade must be printed on the back of the entry or on a note attached to the back of the entry.

Entries will be judged on effort, creativity, anatomical accuracy, and composition. First place winners in each category will receive$100. Second and third place winners will receive $50 and $25, respectively.  Send entries to:

NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030

Entries will be returned only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

4-H Afterschool Conference Set for Oct. 29 & 30 - The 4-H Afterschool Conference is set for October 29 and 30, 2003 at Rock Springs 4-H Center. Specific information was sent to counties in a hard copy letter dated June 24, 2003. This conference focuses on the need for and benefits of structured after-school programs; role 4-H can serve in the after-school market; and resource available from the National 4-H Afterschool initiative to support the work. Most importantly, this conference will prepare active partners in comprehensive after-school development, delivery and evaluation.

The Tie-Dye Gang Is Here - Specially created fabric Stuffed Animals just for 4-H... are now available.

1. From the main page select in the left column "How to Participate".
2. On the next window select in the left column "Competitive Exhibitors".
3. In Competitive Exhibitors' window scroll down to the bottom to the category drop-     down box and select "4H, FFA & Scouts".
4. At the bottom of the page is a Document Download. Select the information you need; most of you probably will be selecting 4-H or 4-H/FFA Combined. You can also choose to download the schedule of events.