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| 4-H'ers
at the County Fair
Tioga County 4-H'ers are putting the final touches on their projects in anticipation of the upcoming Tioga County Fair and the 4-H Youth Fair. Beginning Tuesday, July 8, and continuing through Saturday, July 12, 4-H youth will exhibit project work, vie for animal show awards, treat audiences to demonstrations, sell quality-raised animals at the auction, and serve delicious meals and ice cream treats. The 4-H Youth Building will open to the public at noon on Tuesday. Visitors will have an opportunity to view art work, 4-H club banners, sewing projects, baked goods, horticulture projects, crafts, and much more. 4-H clubs and families will serve delicious meals and snacks at the 4-H Food Booth in the 4-H Youth Building. Fairgoers will be able to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner at the 4-H Food Booth, with a "Nightly Special" each night of the fair. The Roger Snapp 4-H Dairy Bar is also located in the 4-H Youth Building. Visitors will be able to select from a variety of ice cream flavors, milkshakes and sundaes. 4-H Youth Building activities will include demonstrations and presentations each evening beginning at 6:00 pm. The 4-H Living History members will have a late 1700's "encampment" with the youth dressed in period correct clothing. There will be activities such as weaving for visitors to try. On Saturday at 2:00 pm everybody is invited to participate in the Milk Drinking Contest. And, each day, the 4-H Shooting Sports members will operate the air rifle trailer for visitors willing to test their sharpshooting skills. Across the road in the barns, 4-H youth will be clipping, cleaning, and preparing their animals for the shows. On Tuesday, the 4-H goat show will begin at 5:00 pm in the cattle barn. On Wednesday, the 4-H beef show will begin at 5:00 pm in the cattle barn, and the 4-H hog show will immediately follow at 7:00 pm in the cattle barn. On Thursday, the 4-H poultry show will begin at 10:00 am in the sheep barn, the 4-H rabbit show will begin at 2:00 pm in the sheep barn, and the 4-H sheep show will begin at 6:00 pm in the cattle barn. On Friday, the 4-H dairy cattle show will begin at 10:00 am in the cattle barn, the 4-H llama/alpaca show will begin at 3:00 pm, and the 4-H dog show will begin at 3:00 pm on the lawn next to the 4-H Youth Building. On Saturday, the 4-H horse show will begin at 9:00 am in the Skyline arena. Throughout the week, 4-H Teen Ambassadors will be announcing shows, providing county and state officials with personal tours of the 4-H activities, and visiting with fairgoers. The 4-H Livestock Sale on Saturday at 7:00 pm will wrap up the week. Perspective buyers will be able to bid on many top quality 4-H youth raised beef, sheep, goat, and hogs.
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