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Marais des Cygnes District

MdC District Paola Office

Miami County
913 N Pearl, Suite 1
Paola, KS 66071
913-294-4306 office
913-294-4301 fax
Office Hours:
8-4:30pm M-F

Kathy Goul, FCS Agent-
kgoul@ksu.edu

Karla Hightower, 4-H Agent-
khightow@ksu.edu

Katelyn Barthol, ANR Agent-
kbarth25@ksu.edu

linn office

Linn County
115 S. 6th St.
P.O. Box 160
Mound City, KS 66056
913-795-2829 office
913-294-4301 fax
Office Hours:
8-4:30pm M-F

Franny Eastwood, FCS Agent -
fmeastwo@ksu.edu

Abbie Powell, 4-H, ANR &
District Director- abbie2@ksu.edu

Send to all agents:
maraisdescygnes
@listserv.ksu.edu

Miami County Fair -> July 20-27, 2024

~ Miami County Fair Changes 2024 Update via Zoom - Video Replay ~

*** Miami County Fair New Show Schedule 2024 ***

~Miami County Fair & Rodeo Website~
Miami County Fair Associations
P.O. Box 451
401 Wallace Park Drive
Paola, KS 66071

*** Miami County Fair Book 2024 ***

~~~ 4-H Static & Small Animal Superintendent List ~~~

~Note: Fair Office # 913-285-0184 ~

Fair Flyer 2024
(available at the fairgrounds during the fair)

~~~ 2024 Miami County Fair Pre-Entry ~~~

All of our pre-entries are now done online.  You will find the class numbers in the 2024 Miami County Fairbook.  Any old class
numbers from previous years are not valid for this year.

4-H, FFA, & Open Class Pre-Entries are due by July 1, 2024

View the following step-by-step videos with instructions for pre-entries in Open Class, 4-H & FFA. 

4-H/FFA Pre-Entry Instruction Video

Open Class Pre-Entry Instruction Video

*~*~* PRE-ENTRY LINK MIAMI COUNTY FAIR 2024 *~*~*
 

Instructions for Entering Booths or Banners

This year, one of the club leaders will need to enter the booth and/or banner in the FairEntry System. To do this, after you sign in using your 4HOnline account, please add an exhibitor that is your club name. Then you will find the Booth and Banners department to enter the exhibit.
4-H Foundation and Project Clubs can enter the same way.  Open class Booths & Banners will also need to pre-enter using our new system
~~Please let Katelyn at kbarth25@ksu.edu or Karla at khightow@ksu.edu know if you have any problems.
 

2024 Livestock Declaration Form

2024 Kansas County Fair Recommended Requirements

Miami County Fair 2024 Camper Reservation Application

2024 Mutton Bustin Information

2024 Kiddie Tractor Pull (Sanctioned)

Miami County 2024 Fair Royalty Contest Information -
(Entries due June 3 )

Miami County Fair Booth/Vendor Information 2024

* Barnyard Olympics * - 2024 - Registration

Pre-Entry Sign-up 2024 - Fashion Revue only

Fashion Revue Scorecard & Cost per Wear Form
(form may have to be downloaded to your devise to be form fillable)
Fashion Revue Script Form
Shopping in Style Scoresheet

Fashion Revue Tips
Fashion Revue Video - Modeling Tips & Tricks

Fashion/Style Revue Information 2024
Fashion Revue Schedule

Our Public Fashion Revue is on Monday, July 22 at 7:00pm in Fair building #4

Plant Science

Horticulture -
Exhibiting Fruits and Vegetables

Floriculture -
Preparing Cut Flowers for Exhibit

Foods -

~ King Arthur Flour Pie Contest 2024 - Monday, July 22 ~
Foods Judging
Updated 2022 ~ Food Preservation Labels for Open Class ~
*Food Preservation Labels for Miami County 4-H Members
Food Preservation Judging Tips
Food Preservation Tips for Exhibiting
Food Safety Recommendations for Food Preservation Exhibits Revised
It's More than Keeping your Fingers out of the Cookie Dough
Judges Guide for Food and Nutrition Exhibits Revised
Just Because it Seals Doesn't Mean it is Safe
What is your Elevation?
When are Baked Goods Done?

~~~ NEW 4-H Photography Labels - Updated for 2024 ~~~

2024 4-H Photo Labels - New - Full sheet
New 4-H Photo Label with Mounting Instructions

Open Class Photography Labels - No change

Photo Mounting Tutorial

Poultry -

Pollorum-Typhoid Testing
The annual Pullorum-Typhoid testing requirements for the state of Kansas have been relaxed.
We are now testing every 5 years with the Marais des Cygnes District being scheduled for 2025.
The Miami County Fair will not require the testing for poultry showing in 4-H & Open class poultry shows in 2024.
Keeping your flock safe -
Biosecurity for events Instructions on how to protect your flock after an event.
HPAI Back Yard 2022 Signs of Avian Influenza
Youth Poultry Brochure Information on Poultry Testing and why its important

4-H STEM Exhibit Information -

STEM State Fair Video Display Release 2024
STEM Posters, Displays & Notebooks Score Sheet 2024

Ag Mechanics, Welding -
Ag Mechanics Exhibit Form 2024
Ag Mechanics Score Sheet 2024

Building Block Engineering & Technolog (BBE) Formerly - Architectural Block Construction (ABC) -
BBE Exhibit Form 2024
BBE Score Sheet 2024

Astronomy -
Astronomy Exhibit Form 2024
Astronomy Score Sheet 2024

Computer Systems -
Computer Systems Exhibit Form 2024
Computer Systems Score Sheet 2024

Robotics -
Robotics Exhibit Form 2024
Robotics Score Sheet 2024

Rocketry -
Rocketry Exhibit Form 2024
Rocketry Highpower Exhibit Form 2024
Fin guide 3 wings
Fin guide 5 wings
Fin guide up to 8 wings
Rocketry Score Sheet 2024

Unmanned Aerial System(UAS) -
UAS Exhibit Form 2024
UAS Score Sheet 2024

Shooting Sport Information -

SS Miami County Fair Competition Information

Ideas on who to Invite Livestock/Project Auction & Thank You Information

Suggestions when inviting people to attend Livestock/Project Auction
Suggestions on who to Invite
Suggestions on what you might say when writing to a Potential Auction Attendee

THANK YOU NOTE INFORMATION
Thank You Note Tutorial