Fountain County 4-H Fair seeks entries

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July 2, 2011

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VEEDERSBURG, Ind. — The Fountain County 4-H Fair seeks Open Class exhibits.

Exhibits will be entered in the 4-H Building at the Fountain County Fairgrounds west of Veedersburg, 9-11 a.m. EDT July 16, with the judging to begin at noon EDT. The entries will be released and must be picked up between 6-8 p.m. EDT July 20.

Entrants will be charged a flat fee of $3, which will entitle them to enter as many classes as desired with only one entry per class. Cash awards will be presented to the grand champion and reserve grand champion in each division.

There will be 11 Open Class divisions:

Culinary Arts — cakes, cookies, yeast rolls or bread, fancy yeast rolls or bread, fruit or nut bread, pies, candy, decorated cakes, health-conscious foods;

Food Preservation — jelly, jam, fruits, vegetables, tomatoes, pickles/relish/salsa;

Needlework — knitting, crocheting, counted cross stitch, embroidery, needlepoint, miscellaneous;

Sewing — children’s clothing, adult clothing, formal wear, home decor, miscellaneous;

Quilting — bed size-hand quilted, smaller projects-hand quilted, bed size-machine quilted, smaller projects-machine quilted;

Painting and Drawing — painting on canvas, painting on other medium, drawing;

Amateur Photography — black and white, color, creative;

Professional Photography — Black and White, color, creative;

Miscellaneous Arts and Crafts — latch hook, woodcraft, ceramics, baskets, scrapbooks, holiday decorations, cake decorating, miscellaneous;

Flowers — single blossom, single stem with multi-blossoms, any other flower, arrangements, potted plants;

Vegetables — five different vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, onions, green beans, potatoes, beets, peppers, cabbage, any other vegetable, largest edible produce, most unusual formed.

The open class competition is open to anyone. It is not necessary to be a resident of Fountain County to enter.

All baked goods will be auctioned at 6 p.m. EDT July 16 in the 4-H Building. A small sample of each item will be retained for display.

For complete rules or more information, contact Purdue Extension Fountain County at (765) 793-2297 or (765) 294-4568.

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