Tuesday of Fair Week
August 7, 2018
Tuesday is ...
- 7:30 - Dog show
- 10:00 am - Tractor Driving Contest
- 10:00 am to 5:00 pm - Swine arrive and ear notches checked
- 5:00 pm - All sheep and goats must be on the fairgrounds
- 5:00 pm - Weigh in goats
- 5:00 to 6:30 pm - Check in Sheep
- 5:30 - Check in items for the Cake Auction (enter through south door between 4-H office and exhibit hall)
- 6:30 - Awards Program followed by the Cake Auction
- Following the Cake Auction, there will be refreshments served in the 4-H Exhibit hall, with a sneak peak of all exhibits.
- After the Cake Auction, silent bidding will begin on quilts.
- 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm - Enter rabbits and poultry
Respect ...
Set up supplies
Discounted State Fair Tickets
Read about it on our website: Discounted State Fair Tickets
Herdsmanship
Tractor Raffle Tickets
There are still spots open to sit at the ticket table and sell raffle tickets for the fully restored 1948 John Deere tractor. Go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084aa9a72da3f94-cass and sign up for a time-slot (An adult must be present with all 4-Hers when selling the tickets).
Cake Auction & Awards Ceremony
For the Awards Ceremony, all static exhibit winners will receive an email from Sondra Buell, inviting you to come to the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday.
For the Cake Auction, Heather Bornemeier will be there Tuesday evening to give all cake auction participants directions for the evening. We're looking forward to a grand evening!
Pork Chops - YUM!
Ribbon Colors and their significance ...
Purple - denotes an exhibit of superior quality that has met and exceeded all of the standards.
Blue - denotes an above average exhibit that has met almost all of the standards in a way that surpasses the norm.
Red - indicated average quality and indicates that the exhibit has met the majority of standards in such a way that the benchmark was reached, but not exceeded.
White: Indicate that the exhibit has not met the majority of the standards.
Lavender Champion Rosette - second place over all the exhibits in that category
Dark Purple Champion Rosette - first place over all the exhibits in that category
Rainbow ribbon - Clover Kid Participation Ribbon
Green ribbon - Notable effort
State Fair entry link now open... Duedate is August 10
Nebraska Extension Cass County
Brett Kreifels, Extension Educator & Unit Leader,
Tracy Ensor, Extension Assistant, tracy.ensor@unl.edu
Angelica Metzger, 4-H Summer Intern, angelica.metzger@unl.edu
Sondra Buell, Office Manager, sondra.buell@unl.edu
General Mailbox, cass-county@unl.edu
Fair Twitter Hashtag: #cassfair2018
Email: cass-county@unl.edu
Website: www.cass.unl.edu
Location: 8400 144th Street, Weeping Water, NE, 68463
Phone: 402-267-2205
Facebook: facebook.com/UniversityofNebraskaLincolnExtensionCassCounty
Twitter: @UNLCassCounty