Tyndall Chamber BBQ

The Tyndall Chamber will host their annual BBQ Friday, August 4th from 5:30-7 p.m. This year they will be serving 2-pork loin sandwiches, potato salad, chips, chocolate chip cookie and lemonade.

Vendor & Craft Fair

A vendor and craft fair will take place Saturday, August 5th from 9-2 p.m. at the 4-H Center.

Vendors attending will be Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church, Scentsy,ColorStreetNails,PaperPie,LillieMaeClothing,Sassy Crafts,Wolfie7981Crafts,CopperCreekDesigns,LadyBugThat & That, Pampered Chef, Innov8tive Nutrition & Posh.

“OPEN CLASS SHOW” TO BE HELD

The Annual Open Class Show will be held during the Bon Homme County 4-H Achievement Days. If you enjoy making projects or have a hobby and would like to show off your work, here is your chance! You can enter a variety of items to show. Anything from painting, quilting, baking, canning, collections, photography,gardeningandsomuchmore! Allexhibitsshouldbe entered Friday, August 4, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the 4-H Center and must go by guidelines in the South Dakota State Fair Book.

Community members are encouraged to participate in the show. Judging will be split by age divisions and project areas. For more information or questions please contact the 4-H Office at 589-3531.

“FLOWER SHOW” TO BE HELD

The Annual Open Class “Flower Show” will be held during the Bon Homme County 4-H Achievement Days. The flower exhibits should be entered on Friday, August 4th, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the 4-H Grounds.

The two show divisions for the cut flowers are 1. Single bud/flower and 2. Arrangement of one or more kinds of flowers. There is no limit on the number of entries per exhibitor. All exhibits will be judged and the “Best of Show” will be selected in each of the two divisions.

The judging criteria will include: stage of cutting, flower size-color-quality, and absence of any signs of insects, diseases, or other pests problems. Please use a small container to display your cut flowers; showy vases take away from the flower exhibit. Small, clear-glass beverage bottles or small vases work quite well for the single cut flower entries. Large glass bottle or jars can be used for the entries in the floral arrangement division.

Cut flowers should be cut early in the morning or late in the evening the night before they are to be exhibited. Take a container of luke warm water into the garden when cutting flowers. Use a sharp knife or good pruning shears to cut the flowers. Immediately place the cut stems in the water. When all the flowers have been cut, take them indoors. Use a sharp knife to recut the stems and place them back in the water.

A flower preservative solution may be used to increase the vase life of the cut flowers. Floral preservative is generally available. A simple home recipe can be used as well. It consists of one partwaterandonepartlemon-lime(non-diet)soda. Ifpossible,placetheflowersintherefrigerator if you are cutting them the day before the show. Do not place fresh cut flowers into a refrigerator that contains fruit. The gases produced by the fruit will shorten the life and quality of the flowers.

Annual or perennial flowers may be exhibited. Spike types of flowers are best cut at a stage when 1/3 of the flowers are fully open, 1/3 are showing good signs of color, and 1/3 are still in bud. Other flowers are generally at the best stage if the outer anthers are just beginning to shed pollen.

All flower gardeners are encouraged to participate in the show. For more information or questions please contact the 4-H Office at 589-3531.