4-H hall set up and Cumberland Fair preview

Yesterday after the 4-H exhibit judging my family, along with several others, set up the 4-H hall with all the projects done by Cumberland County 4-Hers this past year.

The goal of the hall set up is to feature all the projects to their best advantage. I was designated as one of the climbers to hang stuff above the display steps.

The girls' 4-H leader put up a couple of the girls' projects. Dulce was the subject of several projects the girls have in the exhibit hall this year (L.'s projection art pic is on the right). They love that little rascal.

Once all the projects were placed, the fencing needed to be put up to protect them from being touched and damaged during the fair. I wasn't involved with that but it didn't exactly look like the easiest of tasks.

G. helped string the rope to protect the club exhibits. That darn dairy club always takes home the big 1st place rosette. Of course those 4-Hers do *awesome* projects and displays every year. The horse club display (in background) got a big thumbs up from the girls because they really liked braiding the yarn manes on the wooden horse heads. According to the girls, it was really a "fun and cool display."

The girls also spent some time walking around the fairgrounds yesterday to see how everything was set up and to show their visiting Flat Stanley (Maria) from Brazil what a Maine county fair is like.

The girls also did some chitchatting with their 4-H friend C. who was grooming her sheep to get ready for the 4-H sheep events this week.

Apparently the discussion when I took this pic was about the sheep being relaxed and the fact that it didn't care about moving around during this grooming session.

Today we're off to flip burgers in the 4-H snack shack. It's the cheapest - and tastiest - grub on the fairgrounds this week. Plus, it's for a good cause. All the proceeds go to the county's 4-H programs throughout the year.

Happy fair week!