UI Extension, Kootenai/Shoshone 4-H Program

08/31/2026

4-H book and exhibit pick-up is TODAY ONLY from 3pm to 7pm! We encourage organizational leaders to pick up for their whole club, so if you plan to do that please make sure to coordinate with your members and parents so they know. We’ll see you here this afternoon!

08/29/2026

If you’re an exhibitor looking for breakfast, then come stop by the livestock office this morning before the sale and get some for free thanks to the North Idaho State Fair Board and Idahoan Foods!

08/28/2026

Woop woop! Congrats to Emery Mort from Harmony Hustlers for making the paper! 🙌🍀

Emery and Skillet will participate in the swine showing competition on Saturday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. BOB KIRKPATRICK\Press

08/24/2026

Reminder to all exhibitors! Be aware that no tack may be brought in tonight, please and thank you 💚🍀

We're on the final countdown!

🛑🛑🛑Please remember that NO tack may be moved in until Monday morning. 🛑🛑🛑

We're looking forward to seeing you all bright and early to kick off another great year!

08/23/2026

The day’s almost here! Check out this post for important information!

08/16/2026

📸 CALLING ALL KOOTENAI AND SHOSHONE COUNTY 4-H FAMILIES!

We are putting together a photo slideshow to be displayed throughout the fair in the 4-H Showcase Barn, and we would love to highlight our Kootenai County Shoshone County 4-H members and all the amazing things they have accomplished throughout the year!

We are looking for photos from county and state 4-H events, especially:

🐴 Horse Shows
🐶 Dog Shows
🐐 Small Animal Summer Showdown
🎤 Oral Presentations
🏆 County & State Events
🐄 Livestock Shows
📚 4-H Activities & Projects
🤝 Any other great 4-H moments from the year!

Please help us showcase the hard work, dedication, friendships and memories that makes our 4-H program so special! ❤️

Please email photos to:
Megan Hamlin
[email protected]
AND/OR
Cyrus Vore
[email protected]

👉 PLEASE LABEL EACH PHOTO WITH THE EVENT IT IS FROM AND (if possible) THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE PHOTO so we can make sure everything is properly identified for the slideshow.

Thank you for helping us showcase this incredible year of 4-H!

08/05/2026

Opportunities to volunteer and help tomorrow (Wednesday, August 5th):

4-H Showcase Barn Clean-up and Setup (3pm-6pm)
- Please park outside the North Arena gate and walk in. We'll be moving and grooving under the grandstands!

Jacklin Barn Setup (Starting at 7pm)
- Many hands make light work! We'll be cleaning and setting up everything for the fair!

Even if you can only pop in for an hour or two, we'd still love to have you join. Thanks in advance!

08/03/2026

If you have seen the wrong dates anywhere, please double-check what you have in your calendar. This is the correct date!

07/29/2026

If you’re free and available, the Fairgrounds need help! Add the date and time to your calendar so we can show up and show the best our 4-H’ers have to offer 🍀

🐑🐐🐖 Jacklin Barn Setup – We Need Your Help! 🐖🐐🐑

Fair is almost here, and it's time to get the Jacklin Building ready!

We're asking all sheep, goat, and swine exhibitors to join us for an evening of setup before fair begins. While this work is especially important for those species, all livestock exhibitors are welcome to come lend a hand!

📍 Jacklin Building
📅 Wednesday, August 5
🕖 7:00 PM

We'll be:
✅ Setting up pens
✅ Building the show ring
✅ Spreading shavings
✅ Watering down the show ring

The more volunteers we have, the quicker the work goes! It's also a great chance to catch up with fellow exhibitors and help get everything ready for an amazing fair.

Thank you for volunteering your time—we hope to see you there!

07/21/2026

Want to make sure you get updates throughout the fair? Follow the steps below to get started!

📣 ATTENTION YSSS EXHIBITORS! 📣

Don't miss important fair updates this year!

We will be using ShowWorks Passport to send exhibitors notifications about schedule changes, important reminders, show updates, barn announcements, and other time-sensitive information throughout fair.

✅ Create your Passport account
✅ Claim your entries
✅ Download the ShowWorks Passport app
✅ Enable notifications

IMPORTANT: Use the same email address that you used when entering the fair so your entries can be connected to your account.

Need help getting started?

🎥 Passport Account Setup:
https://www.loom.com/share/101573f6439b449e8d0e24ab58962f32

🎥 Passport App Setup:
https://www.loom.com/share/55b978d8e72c4631ae2fcc2e4ab9f07c

Once you're set up, you'll be able to receive notifications directly on your phone, view your entries, see placings and awards, and more!

Get started today at:
👉 nifr.fairwire.com

Questions? Contact Blake at [email protected].