Judging Day for both Queen & Little Miss will be Sunday, July 13, 2025, with times to be determined.

Queen Forms are due Sunday, May 25, 2025

Little Miss Forms are due Sunday, June 29, 2025

This year we want you to bring your best ribs. These can be beef or pork. Make them any way you like, oven, crockpot, grill, smoked, etc.

Entries received Saturday, July 19 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Judging begins at 5:00 pm. Bring your entries to the Family Craft Building. Judging will be held in the open activity building.

The following awards will be given: (FOR EACH CONTEST)

First Place - $150.00

Second Place - $100.00

Third Place - $50.00

This year we want you to bring your best ribs. These can be beef or pork. Make them any way you would like. You will present one plate of at least four ribs.

Create your Best Ribs any way you wish. You will furnish the serving plate and plates for each judge (four plates) and eating utensils.
You will present one plate of at least four ribs for the judges. These will be viewed for creativity and appearance. Then each judge will be served a rib to taste. You can add anything you like to your plates (garnishes, sauces, etc.).
Entries will be judged on taste/flavor (60%), creativity (20%), appearance (20%).
A complete recipe, without your name, must accompany each entry.

Bars are a great dessert and come in many different styles. Create your best pan of bars and present it to our judges and see if yours is award winning. You can create any type of bar, chocolate chip, monster, etc.

Entries received Saturday, July 19 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Judging begins at 5:00 pm. Bring your entries to the Family Craft Building. Judging will be held in the open activity building.

The following awards will be given:

First Place - $150.00

Second Place - $100.00

Third Place – $50.00

Bars are a great dessert and come in many different favors and types. Create your best bar and present it to our judges and see if yours is award winning.

Create your Best Bars any way you wish. You will furnish the serving plate and plates for each judge (four plates) and eating utensils.
You will present one plate of at least four bars. The judges will judge your plate of bars for creativity and appearance. They will then serve themselves a bar to taste.
Entries will be judged on taste/flavor (60%), creativity (20%), appearance (20%).
A complete recipe, without your name, must accompany each entry.

Car Show Rules

Registration will be from 9:30 to 11:00 am. The Show starts at 11:00 and ends with prize presentation at 1:00pm
All vehicles must be setup by 11:00 a.m. and ready for show. All work on vehicles and cleaning and dusting of your vehicle must be completed by this time.
No obscene wording, drawings, photos will be allowed on a vehicle, sign or displayed in area. You will be disqualified and asked to leave the property.
Important - Once your vehicle is parked in the car show, the vehicle CANNOT BE MOVED until the end of the show, 1:00 pm.
Hoods must be open, trunks are optional. The driver's side window must be down.
Exhibitor's entry number must be clearly displayed on the driver's side windshield to be judged.
This is a CAR show and not a sound system contest. Please do not have your stereo playing.
Antique is 1965 and older. Classic is 1966 to 1990. Modern Era is 1991 and newer.

Competition Classes:

GM Truck
GM Car
Ford Truck
Ford Car
Mopar Truck
Mopar Car
Stock Motorcycle
Custom Motorcycle
Kids Class
Kids Choice
Rat Rod
Unique Make
Best of Show

Prizes will be drawn, and trophies presented at 1:00.

This will be 3 separate contests:
Kids 6 and under
Kids 7-12 years old
Adults 13 years and older

Registration will be Friday evening from 4:30 to 5:30 in the open activity building.

Come and eat your watermelon as fast as you can. Some will have so much time to each as much watermelon as possible and others we will see who can eat the most pieces of watermelon. The 6 and under contest will begin at 6:00.

CONTEST RULES:

A registration form must be filled out for each contestant.
Any contestant who is sick is disqualified and must clean up their own mess.
The first person to finish their watermelon in the shortest amount of time or the most pieces, depending on age group, will be the winner.
The winner of the contest will receive cash and sponsors prizes.
Any person caught cheating will be disqualified.
To be declared the winner, the contestant must swallow all their watermelon and show an empty mouth to the judges.
Each contest is limited to the first 20 contestants.

You will be going on a camping trip. This will be a team competition.

Each team will be timed while they are trying to load all items we provide into the van including the family of four. The time will stop once you have all items packed and the whole family strapped in and doors closed.

We will award:

First Place
Second Place
Third Place

Registration will be Friday evening from 4:30-5:30 in the open activity building.

Come show us your vacation packing skills.

CONTEST RULES:

A registration form must be filled out for each team.
The winners of the contest will receive cash and sponsors prizes.

4-H Static & Livestock Information

Entry/Show Day: Friday, July 18, 2024 – Entry 9:00 a.m. – Expo Show Ring

Department Rules:

1. Project is open to all Cherokee County youth age 4 through sixth grade. Youth age 4 through third grade must be accompanied by an adult in the show ring.

2. Calves must be purchased and in possession of the youth within two weeks of birth. Any newborn or orphaned calf - steer or heifer - dairy or beef - purebred or crossbred - calved between March 1 and July 1 of the current year can be a part of this project. Bull calves will be allowed at the fair.

3. Calf must be bucket or bottle fed. No nursing permitted.

4. An exhibitor is limited to a maximum of two calves exhibited at the fair. (This does not include other beef or dairy exhibits.)

5. Calves do not need to be ear tagged or entered before the fair. Record-keeping forms will need to be filled out prior to the show day and are available at the Extension Office. The record keeping forms must be turned in at the time of entry on the day of the show between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. at the expo show ring.

6. All calves will be shown on halter and should be clean and groomed.

7. Youth will be asked questions regarding:

a. What the youth has learned about care and management of raising the calf.

b. Showing/handling of the calf.

c. Fitting, general health, and condition of the calf and youth’s knowledge of this project.

d. Complete and accurate records of this project.

NOTE: Quality and conformation of the calf will NOT be considered in the bucket/bottle program.

8. Bucket/Bottle Calf exhibitors must follow the fair’s rules and health requirements as

stated in the fair book. These include, but are not limited to:

a. No evidence of warts, ringworm, pinkeye, or other infectious condition will be allowed.

b. All exhibitors must show his or her own animal.

c. Each exhibitor is responsible for the care of his or her animal.

9. Calves will be brought to the fair on the day of show and return home the same day.

10. A participation ribbon and a $2.00 premium will be awarded to all participants.

Rules for the contest are as follows:

1. Each contestant receives a packet containing four fabrics. All four of these fabrics must be used. Add no other fabric or embellishments

(example: buttons, ribbons, beats, etc.)

2. Each finished block must be 12-1/2 square, which includes 1⁄4” seam on each side. Blocks should not be set on point. Only use material supplied from the kits. Your block will not be judged if the size is incorrect.

3. Blocks may be pieced, appliqued, paper pieced or any combination thereof.

4. Blocks will be judged on creativity, best use of fabrics provided and workmanship.

5. Blocks become the property of the Cherokee County Fair. Do not attach backing to any of the block.

After the blocks are made by contestants, the blocks will be on display for the duration of the fair. After the fair, the blocks will be made into a quilt to be sold at next year’s Cherokee County Fair.

All profits will be used to improve the Cherokee County Fair.

All blocks need to be entered at the Family Craft building on July 15, 2025 from 11 am to 6 pm.

Packets for quilt blocks may be picked up at Quilt & Kaboodle quilt shop in Cherokee, Iowa or contact the fairboard to pick up. For more information on obtaining a quilt block kit, call, Dori Claycamp 712-221-1967 or Peggy Corrington 712-221-0018.

Award:

1st: $50 from the Cherokee County Fair Association

2nd: $25 from the Cherokee County Fair Association

3rd: $10 from the Cherokee County Fair Association

Open to Students in Grades 1-4

Registration Friday 3:30-4:30 at the Lily of the Valley School

Spelling Bee Contest
Friday 5PM at the Lily of the Valley School

Spelling Lists