{"id":6409,"date":"2026-08-11T13:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/?page_id=6409"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:20:42","slug":"august-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/august-newsletter","title":{"rendered":"August Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/4honline.com\/api\/institutions\/ins_1l\/programs\/prg_1\/images\/fil_ptq\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy August everyone! Trying something new with this newsletter and listing highlights up top so you can scroll to what is relevant for you. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Nancy on medical leave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>County fair wrap up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State fair details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New and returning club information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Association updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pre-order King County t-shirts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upcoming Events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Nancy will be out on medical leave from July 30-September 25. Please respect her healing and recovery time and direct all questions to Aspen&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:aspen.dobbins@wsu.edu\">aspen.dobbins@wsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or Alyssa&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:alyssa.bowers1@wsu.edu\">alyssa.bowers1@wsu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leslie Lucero is on part time with us for the summer and fall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">County Fair Wrap Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure many of you have seen my thank you email and posts so I won&#8217;t resend the whole thing, but truly from the bottom of hearts, thank you. This was my first King County Fair and I was so impressed by all the kids hard work and excellent sportsmanship. Volunteers, parents, superintendents: thank you so much for all of your time and effort. 4-H is built on community and we couldn&#8217;t do this without all of you. I feel so grateful to be part of this community. Can&#8217;t wait to do it all again next year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fair photos are available in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/GsEMk8JbUhw1z3Y19\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/GsEMk8JbUhw1z3Y19\">google photos album.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would love to receive any additional photos\/stories\/highlights from the fair. Please send them my way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us Thursday September 10th at 6pm for a fair thank you at the extension office in Renton. Light dinner will be provided, please bring a side\/dessert to share and stay for the association meeting after!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/4honline.com\/api\/institutions\/ins_1l\/programs\/prg_1\/images\/fil_ptv\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State Fair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For those of you going on to the state fair, all the information can be found on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/fair-resources\/state-4-h-fair\/\">state fair website<\/a>. You must be registered in FairEntry by&nbsp;<strong>August 31st<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>State fair book<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exhibitor letters (schedule, contact info, rules,&nbsp;<strong>important information<\/strong>) for each department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Score cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reasonable accommodations request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>State fair contact information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kellian Whidden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>503-741-6003 (cell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:kellian.st4hfair@gmail.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">kellian.st4hfair@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Club Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If you are planning to either start a new club or transition to leader of an existing club, please contact Alyssa as soon as possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Club update forms\/information will be coming out in September. It is crucial to get the most up to date club contact and meeting information. We are working on getting 4-H Online up to date so we can stay in compliance for insurance\/EP14 purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record books will be due at the Kick Off Meeting, October 8th &#8211; details to come<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">King County 4-H Association Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>No July meeting due to fair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No August meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next meeting will be Thursday, September 10th 7PM &#8211; IN PERSON at the extension office.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This will also include a fair thank you starting at 6pm. Light dinner included &#8211; bring a side\/dessert to share!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/king-county-4-h-association\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/king\/king-county-4-h-association\">Association webpage<\/a>&nbsp;for more info<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-Order King County T-Shirts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-order your King County 4-H T-Shirt! Shirts are $20 each and are available in youth and adult sizes.Orders are due by August 20th.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shirts will be ready for pickup the week of September 7th.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please note, shirts are a little darker in person than the preview shows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Order here:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/kingco4hassociation.square.site\/product\/king-county-4-h-t-shirt\/MBUAQ4OVKQGSC673I44DYHHL?cs=true&amp;cst=custom\">bit.ly\/kc4hshirt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/4honline.com\/api\/institutions\/ins_1l\/programs\/prg_1\/images\/fil_ptu\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"603\" height=\"603\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fair Thank You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>September 10th I 6pm I Renton Extension Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Association Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>September 10th I 7pm I Renton Extension Office<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kick Off Meeting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>October 8th &#8211; more details to come<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Super Saturday<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>November 14th &#8211; more details to come<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy August everyone! 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