The Scott County Fair will be July 2-8. Entries for the Open Class building will be accepted at the 4-H / Open Class Exhibit Building on Thursday, June 29 from noon till 6 p.m. for all items including foods, according to organizer Sheila McMichael.
Anyone, adults and children, in Scott County and surrounding areas are welcome to enter items they have made into the following categories. Items should not have been entered into a previous Scott County Fair. You can enter up to three items per category.
FINE ARTS: China Painting, Oil, Pencil Drawing, Colored Pencil Drawing, Acrylics, Chalk, Pastels, Watercolor, Etching, Miscellaneous.
ARTS & CRAFTS: Novelty Pictures, Ceramics, Woodworking, Plaster, Christmas & Holiday Items, Wreathes (non floral), Wall or Door Hanging, Decoupage, Scrapbooking, Button Art, Fleece (no sew), Dolls, Repurposed Item, Yard Art, Weaving, Miscellaneous.
FLORAL: Artificial Flower Arrangements, Wreaths, Floral Swags, Bridal, Dried Flower Arrangement, Miscellaneous.
JEWELRY: Single item, Sets of two, Sets of three, Miscellaneous.
NEEDLEWORK: Embroidery, Counted Cross Stitch, Applique, Knitting, Latch Hook, Homemade Toys, Raggedy Ann or Andy, Dolls, Rugs, Clothing Item, Teddy Bears, Placemats (2 or more), Wool, Pillow, Fleece, Wall Hangings, Miscellaneous.
QUILTS: Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Crazy Quilts, Baby Quilts, Wall Hangings, Tacked Comforters, Apparel, Quilt Tops, Miniature Quilts, Table Runner, Pillow, Miscellaneous.
CROCHET: Pot Holders, Centerpieces, Dollies, Tablecloths, Dresser Scarf, Doll Clothes (2 or more), Apparel, Infant Apparel, Afghan, Baby Afghan, Bedspread, Christmas, Slippers, Dishcloths, Hat, Scarf, Gloves, Sets, Doll, Miscellaneous.
SEWING: Separates, Skirt or Blouse, Dress, Infants Apparel, Accessories, Professional, Child’s Garment, Vests, Purse, Backpack, Tote Bag, Apron, Fleece, Table Runner, Miscellaneous.
FOOD PRESERVATION / CANNED ITEMS ONLY: Canning (1 jar), Collection (3 varieties), Fruits, Vegetables, Pickles, Relish, Jellies, Preserves, Jams, Dried Foods, Miscellaneous.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Pictures mounted on a 22×28 Poster Board/Displayed Horizontally/Stiff Backing/Covered in Plastic. Pictures on a single poster should be of the same topic. They can be 10 pictures in black and white or 10 pictures in color. Salon Prints must be framed and ready to hang, sizes accepted will be 8×10 or 11×14, and they can be black & white or colored. Four pictures of the same topic in a single frame any size and ready to hang. They can be black and white or colored. Other categories are Digital Computer Photography, Miscellaneous.
FOOD: Enter Thursday, June 29, With All Other Projects No cream cheese icing or no meringue topping. Cookies – 6 each, Yeast breads of any kind, Rolls – 6 each, Breads of any kind, Cakes of any kind, Quick Breads of any kind, Muffins – 6 each, Fruit pie of any kind. Candy – 6 pieces, Decorated Cake of any kind, Puddings, Brownies of any kind – 6 each, Miscellaneous.
Gardening and Flower items will be accepted Monday, July 3, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Horticultural Building.
GARDENING: Apples (5), Beans (1/2 pint shelled) or (20 bean pods), Beets (5), Berries (12), Cabbage (1), Carrots (5), Corn (5 ears unhusked), Cucumbers (5), Eggplant (1), Grapes (a full stem), Herbs (5), Onions (5), Okra (5), Peaches (5), Peppers (5), Plums (5), Potatoes (5), Pumpkin (1), Rhubarb (5), Squash (1), Tomatoes (5), Salad Tomatoes (12), Market Basket (must contain 6 different varieties of vegetables).
FLOWERS: / Cut Flowers (Most of the small to medium size flowers require 5 blooms or heads and most of the large flowers require 1 bloom or head). Also will accept Hostas, Potted Flowers, Live Flower Arrangements, and Potted Container Flowers.
Items will be released from Open Class Exhibit Building on Saturday, July 8, from 9-11 a.m. Items will be released from the Horticultural Building on Saturday, July 8 from 8-10 a.m.
“We are re-arranging our entries this year so more Champion ribbons will be awarded,” said McMichael