Important Details to Check Out!!

 Here are the Fair and 4-H updates.  Pay close attention the Branch County Fair Website and the Branch County MSUE 4-H Facebook page and the blog.

• The Branch County Fair is August 7-14.
• Prefair meeting was June 1 and  Leaders that missed the meeting can pick up the information at the Fair office.
• All exhibitors will enter their fair entries into the FairEntry System that works with our 4-H Online system. More help available.  There will be a virtual option for all exhibitors also. Exhibitors can do the virtual OR the face to face but not both.
• The FairEntry system will be open and accepting entries from June 14-July 7, with changes / withdraws in entries until July 14^th.  If you have any challenges, call the fair office for information.  There will be “help sessions” for anyone who would like to attend and learn more.  We are excited about this change and look for our entry system to be easier!  We ask for your patience this first year as we work out the glitches in fitting our fair into the system.  Please let the fair office know immediately if there are any challenges so that we can fix them. 
• Fair Camper space sign-up is on July 21 at 6:30 (sign-in) and 7:00 (draw of spaces)  Watch for more information from the Fair office.
• Fair King Queen is due June 7,  4:30 pm to fair office, paper copy only. See the Fair office for the form.  Remember, there is a scholarship connected to this contest!
• 4-H Award Form deadline has been extended to July 1.  (Link is to the Branch County MSUE Blog/4-H Documents Page)
• 4-H and Jr. Livestock Scholarship Form deadline has been extended to July 1. (Link is to the Branch County MSUE Blog/4-H Documents page. (Don’t forget that you need school counselor and 4-H Leader and/or FFA advisor recommendation.
• New 4-H Meeting Guidelines were announced on June 1.  There is more information on 4-H Approved Activities and link to the In person request form that leaders need to complete for their club meetings or workouts.  Watch this page because new guidelines are being introduced daily.  We still need to wait for the MSU Community Compact to be updated before we can allow any other activity. MSUE Branch County is eagerly awaiting the changes!
• The Branch MSUE Office is open 8-3 Monday through Thursday.  If you need any other assistance, you can call the office at 279-4311 or Connie at 517-617-8516.