{"id":111633,"date":"2026-07-01T11:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/111633\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:48:07","slug":"la-salle-county-4-h-show-and-junior-fair-returns-to-ottawa-july-9-12-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/111633\/","title":{"rendered":"La Salle County 4-H Show and Junior Fair returns to Ottawa July 9-12 \u2013 Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

The La Salle County<\/a> 4-H<\/a> Show and Junior Fair returns July 9-12 at the La Salle<\/a> County fairgrounds in Ottawa<\/a>, with youth projects, livestock competitions and community activities.<\/p>\n

The four-day event will showcase year-round work by 4-H members across the county, from aerospace to animal husbandry to food science, according to a University of Illinois<\/a> Extension news release. <\/p>\n

Thursday, July 9<\/p>\n

Exhibition and judging of non-livestock projects begins Thursday, including visual arts, natural resources, interior design and cake decorating. A drone demonstration will highlight the day\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n

A \u201cMeet us at the Pole\u201d gathering will feature fairgoers and military guests singing the National Anthem together. A style revue and 4-H SWAG Show will also take place. The Back Roads Pullers Truck & Tractor Pull will close the evening.<\/p>\n

Friday, July 10<\/p>\n

Livestock shows begin at 8 a.m. with swine, poultry, and sheep, followed by the dairy show. The goat show starts at 2 p.m., with the cat show at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

A basketball tournament begins at 4 p.m. Gypsy Queen Karaoke will perform in the early evening. The T & A Bucking Bulls Rodeo featuring Rugged Cross Cattle Co. will open with Mutton Busting at 6 p.m. and close with a rodeo at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 11<\/p>\n

Horse, rabbit, and beef showmanship contests open in the morning, followed by the beef show. Funny Magic Guy Rob Thompson will perform three shows in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

A Fair Auction begins at 4:30 p.m. in the show arena, with proceeds benefiting LaSalle County 4-H programming. Gypsy Queen Karaoke returns for evening entertainment, followed by a Ramer Race Promotions Demolition Derby at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Sunday, July 12<\/p>\n

Horse and sheep shows begin at 8 a.m. The Master Showmanship contest starts at approximately 9 a.m. A dog show\u2014new this year\u2014will take place at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

A closing ceremony will recognize graduating 4-H youth and Cloverbuds. Fairgoers and 4-H members will gather in Building 3 in the afternoon to congratulate exhibitors and honor graduates. Projects are released at approximately 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

For 4-H questions, contact the University of Illinois<\/a> \u2013 La Salle County Extension at 815-433-0707.<\/p>\n

For gate fees and information on night events, call the La Salle County Junior Fair Association at 815-200-3913.<\/p>\n

Those needing accommodations to participate should contact Toni Pienta at fusinatt@illinois.edu or 815-433-0707. Early requests are encouraged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The La Salle County 4-H Show and Junior Fair returns July 9-12 at the La Salle County fairgrounds…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[6154,219,6153,7514,61],"class_list":["post-111633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-illinois-valley-front-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-mywebtimes","tag-newstribune","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}