6/16/2014

In this issue:

• LAST CHANCE: State Fair Livestock Exhibitors Training
• Sonoma County Fair online entry deadline
• National Youth Summit Series
• Primrose's Annual "County Fair" Day - Looking for Animals
• Love of the Land

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State Fair Quality Assurance & Ethics Awareness Training

PLEASE NOTE LOCATION IS THE 4-H OFFICE!! 

LAST CHANCE!!!  As a requirement for entry, all Market Steer, Market Lamb, Market Hog, Broiler Chicken Pens, Meat Turkey, Market Goat, Market Eggs, Market Rabbit, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goat and Pygmy Goat exhibitors are required to participate in a California State Fair certified Quality Assurance and Ethics Awareness Training.

Sonoma County 4-H will be hosting the training on June 24th, 2014, 5pm at the Sonoma County 4-H Office, 133 Aviation Blvd. Suite 109, Santa Rosa, CA. Your instructor for the training will be Casey Cole.

Please RSVP to sprcrk@comcast.net or call Diana Stornetta 707-490-2607. 
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION IS THE 4-H OFFICE NOT THE CENTER.

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Sonoma County Fair online entry deadline

For still exhibits and more, make sure you get your entries in on time.  

June 30 - online entries
Last-Chance for NON-Livestock entries available for $5 per entry up to the time entries are due.  
See the Sonoma County Fair website for complete details and on-line guidebook. 

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4-H National Youth Summit Series

The National Youth Summit Series brings together some of the best and brightest students to focus on aerospace, robotics, maker, healthy living, and agri-science. Designed for high school students (grades 9 - 12), the Summits provide opportunities to learn technical skills, participate in hands-on activities and workshops, learn from leaders in the field, and visit professional and academic sites. 

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Primrose's Annual 'County Fair' Day - Looking for Animals

PLEASE DO CONSIDER THIS.  THEY CALLED AGAIN AND WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HAVE SOME ANIMALS FOR THEIR SENIORS. Primrose would love to have 4-Hers bring their animals to their annual "County Fair" for Alzheimer's/Dementia residents and day-club attendees.  It will be held on Wednesday, July 9, 10 am - 1 pm at Primrose - address below.

Please contact Lucille Gagnon regarding this opportunity (or Jennifer Watson) at 707 578-8360
Primrose
2080 Guerneville Road
Santa Rosa, CA  95403

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Love of the Land

Please sign up to volunteer at this fun and important event that raises funds for the Sonoma County Farm Bureau's Scholarship program. July 17 at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens on Fulton Road. Information and sign-up sheet below.