Washington County Fair Registration Form<\/a><\/p>\n All Washington County youth between the ages of 5 and 18 are welcome!<\/b><\/p>\n Washington County Fair: August 23 & 24, 2025, Pembroke Fair Grounds<\/b><\/p>\n Exhibits must include a completed exhibit card attached with the exhibit (cards are available from the Washington County Cooperative Extension Office). Exhibits must remain until pick up on Sunday, August 24th at 2:00 p.m.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Projects include Beef, Dairy, Dog, Goat, Horse, Poultry, Sheep, Small Animal, Swine, Working Steer. An animal exhibit must consist of one of the following:<\/p>\n Any labeled poster, model, or display that illustrates a project or experience in civic engagement and\/or community service OR the importance of civic engagement and\/or community service (such as importance of voting, roadside clean ups, etc).<\/p>\n The purpose of this 4-H Club Exhibit is to tell the public about your club purpose, projects, interests, and\/or activities. The exhibit should incorporate the fair theme \u201cSow Your Sparks\u201d. The criteria for judging the 4-H Club Exhibits are:<\/p>\n Theme: Exhibit reflects the 4-H theme of the Washington County Fair. Any labeled poster, model, or display that illustrates the practice of conserving a resource (such as recycling project, logging, water quality, etc). Must include an explanation of the conservation practice and\/or ecological issue.<\/p>\n A constructed or created item demonstrating\/illustrating the application of science in the design, planning, construction or creation of the item. Labeling must include information on the process, the lessons learned by the youth, the outcome or success of the project, and why such a project is important to the community. The project item be from any branch of engineering such as:<\/p>\n Canned: 1-3 jars of either vegetable, fruit, jam, jelly, pickles, or conserves. Flowers<\/b>: Vase of cut flowers, corsage or in foam from flower garden.<\/span><\/p>\n Herbs: <\/b>Five stems of a single or multiple herbs arranged in a container. Include the name(s) of the variety\/type of herb for the display.<\/span><\/p>\n Indoor Gardening: <\/b>A display of indoor plants such as a potted houseplant, dish garden or terrarium, dried flower arrangement, indoor vegetable\/herb garden, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Vegetables:<\/b> Vegetables should be brushed clean (do not wash), trimmed, and fresh. Display vegetables on a plate and include the name of the variety\/type for the display.\u00a0<\/span> Any labeled poster, model, or display that illustrates a project or experience in Leadership (such as National 4-H Trip, National 4-H Summit, Leadership in your Clubwork, Leadership at Eastern States Exposition, etc). Must include an explanation of the leadership activity, member\u2019s role, and the results of the experience.<\/p>\n Ribbons: <\/b>In Maine 4-H, ribbons traditionally awarded by the Danish system are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
“Sow Your Sparks” Exhibit Entry Guidelines<\/b><\/h3>\n
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\nAnimals (new for 2025)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nCivic Engagement\/Community Service (Civic Engagement\/Community Service Judging Sheet)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nClub Exhibit (Club Exhibit Judging Sheet <\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nAppearance: Exhibit is neat, well-organized, easy to understand, easy to see at a distance.
\nOriginality: Exhibit shows creativity and originality.
\nSpelling\/Grammar: Exhibit displays correct spelling, grammar, etc.
\nBranding: Exhibit displays correct use of the 4-H Clover logo, the UMaine Extension\/4-H combined logo, 4-H (including the \u201c-\u201d between 4 and H), mottos, etc, if they are used in the display. Consult the Extension Office for Branding Guidelines.
\nClub Work: Exhibit highlights the club\u2019s purpose, projects, interests, and\/or activities and it also helps the public to understand the goals and philosophy of 4-H and your specific club.
\nParticipation: Exhibit shows evidence of 4-H member involvement in the club.<\/p>\n
\nConservation\/Natural Resources (Conservation\/Natural Resources Judging Sheet<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nCrafts (Crafts Judging Sheet<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nEngineering (new for 2025)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nFood Preservation (Food Preservation Judging Sheet <\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nDried: 1-3 samples of dried fruit, vegetable, or meat (can be smoked).<\/p>\n
\nGarden (Garden Judging Sheet <\/a>)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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\nLeadership (Leadership Judging Sheet <\/a>)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nFair Ribbons and Premiums<\/b><\/h3>\n