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News Release

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Fayette County 4-Hers earn ribbons, trophies, awards at annual show

July 1, 2012

Fayette County 4-H members put months of work up for display and evaluation June 29-30 during the annual Fayette County 4-H Show. The members exhibited food, clothing, art, science, health, citizenship, horticulture and natural resource projects at the Brownstown Elementary School in Brownstown.

Volunteer judges evaluated each 4-H project against a score sheet which tested not only the craftsmanship of the project, but also the knowledge of the 4-H member during the conference judging time. Local volunteer judges included Keri Buscher, Kristy Dokey, Casie Bowman, Judy and Charlie Voelker, Rich Carter, Joe and Donna Zerrusen, Mary Ann Rhoades, Wil Bingman and Rebecca Hubele, who donated their service to assist the 4-H members improve their project work.

In addition to an A or B rating, members were eligible for several awards. One "Best in Class" (BC) exhibit was selected in each project division of the show. Those projects then competed for overall "Best of Show" (BS) trophies in the 10 major project categories. Members who were at least 10 years of age by Sept. 1, 2011 could compete for the right to exhibit at the state fair (SF). A new "Superior" (S) ribbon was added this year for judges to award at their discretion for any project they felt was exceptional in quality.

The list of those members receiving special awards, including the project area for the award and the type of award are listed below:

Jordan Arseneau: Health II (S) (BC); Small Pets Cavy (BC), Photo 2 Editing (S) (SF), Microwave A (S) (BC) (SF); Haleigh Bail: Woodworking I (S) (BC), Fashion Review (S); Stephen Berg: Small Grains (S), Corn (S) (BC) (SF), Welding (S) (BC) (SF); Emma Braning: Photo 2 Editing (S) (BC) (SF); Gage Brown: Bicycle I (S) (BC); Aubrey Carson: Visual Arts: Fiber (BC), Visual Arts: Paper (S) (BC) (SF);

Madison Carson: Vet Science I (S) (BC); Iris Daiber: Visual Arts: Heritage Arts (S) (BC) (SF); Isaac Daiber: Collections (S) (BC), Visual Arts: Clay (BC) (SF); Isabel Daiber: Cooking 101 Cookies (S), Floriculture A Flowers (S) (BC); Isaiah Daiber : Electricity II Switch (BC), Visual Arts: Metal (BC) (SF), Sewing I Non Garment (S) (BC) (SF); Taylor Dial: Vet Science III (S) (BC) (SF ALT);

Jacob Doedtman: Photo 1 FOCAL POINT (S) (BC), Photo 1 Editing (S), Sportsfishing I (BC), Photo 1 Stories (S); Kyle Eddy: Aerospace 2 Model (BC); Destiny Fields: Dog Animal Science (S); Kelly Hayes: Child Development I (BC). Sewing I Garment (S), Sewing I Non Clothing (S), Fashion Review (S) (BC)

Kieara Hays: Floriculture A Collage (BC), Floriculture A Blooms (BC), Sewing I Garment (S) (BC), Fashion Review (S), Coking 101 Coffee Cake (S) (BC), Cooking 101 Cereal Bar (S) (BC); Macey Heselton: Child Development I (BC); Payton Hoopingarner: Photo 1 Editing (S) (BC), Collections (S), Scrapbooking (BC), Citizenship I (BC), Health I (BC), Microwave B (S) (BC) (SF);

Madison Howard: Canning (S) (BC), Vegetable Plate (S) (BC) (SF), Leadership II (BC) (SF), Small Grains (S) (BC) (SF ALT), Jellies & Jams (SF ALT); Maisie Howard: Collections (S), Small Pets: (BC), Vegetable Plate (S) (SF); Camille Hunt: Photo 1 Stories (S) (BC), Horse Animal Science (S) (BC), Cooking 101 Cookies (S), Cooking 101 Cereal Bar (S); Colton Hunt: Aerospace 4 Model (BC); Corrin Hunt: Vet Science II (S) (BC), Hunt Photo 3 Editing (S) (BC) (SF);

Morgan Lidy: Cooking 101 Cookies (S); Mekanzie Litaker: Cake Decorating (BC); Angel McDonald: Visual Arts Glass (BC); Josef Meyer: Cooking 301 Cake (S) (BC), Cooking 301 Loaf Bread (S) (BC) (SF); Clayton Miller: Woodworking III (S) (BC) (SF), Forest of Fun I (S) (SF ALT); Faith Moreland: Cat Animal Science (S) (BC), Swine Animal Science (S) (BC), Small Pets Hamster (S) (BC), Intercultural (S), Dog Animal Science (S) (SF);

Leah Moreland: Plants & Soil (S), Floriculture Display (S) (BC), Floriculture B Dried (S) (BC), Poultry Animal Science (S) (BC), Vegetable Plate (S), Natural Resources I (S) (BC) (SF), Floriculture B Collage (S) (BC) (SF), Vegetable Basket (S) (BC) (SF); Bethany Oberlink: Photo 2 ACTION (S) (BC); Natalie Oberlink: Visual Arts: Nature (BC); Amber Pease: Outdoor Adventure (S) (BC), Fashion Review (S), Cooking 101 Cookies (S) (BC);

Nate Philpot: Photo 1 FOCAL POINT (S), Photo 1 Stories (S), Woodworking I (S), Forest of Fun I (S) (BC) (SF), Wildlife II (S) (BC) (SF); Tessa Philpot: Photo 2 ACTION (S), Photo 2 EVENT (S), Health II (S), Jams/Jellies (S) (BC) (SF); Justin Rubin: Corn: (S), Small Grains (S), Soybeans (BC) (SF); Alexandra Schroeder: Chalk/Carbon Art (S) (BC) (SF), Computer Art (BC) (SF);

Kaylee Sefton: Photo 2 EVENT (S); Greta Simon: Collections (S); Sadie Simon: Photo 2 Editing (S); Samantha Smith: Photo 1 Stories (S); David Stine: Electricity I Switch (BC), Plants & Soils (S) (BC); Makenzie Walk: Visual Arts: Paper (S), Cooking 101 Cereal Bar (S); Faith Williams: Dog Animal Science (S) (BC), Intercultural (S) (BC) (SF);

David Zimmerman: Journalism (S) (BC), Video Documentary (S) (BC) (SF), Public Speaking Formal (S) (BC) (SF); Rachel Zimmerman: Photo 2 EVENT (S) (BC), Cooking 201 Muffins (S) (BC), Microwave C (S) (BC), Public Speaking Illustrated (S) (BC) (SF), Cooking 201 Nut Bread (S) (BC) (SF).

The best of show trophy winners were Faith Moreland in animal science, Clayton Miller in engineering and technology, Kelly Hays in home and family, Nathaniel Philpot in natural resources, Faith Williams in personal development, Leah Moreland for plants and soils, Alexandra Schroeder in visual arts, Corrin Hunt in Photography, Josef Meyer in Foods and Kieara Hays in sewing.

Sponsors for the trophies included Brownstown Ag, Fayette County Hospital, Fulk Construction, Brownstown Lumber, Royal Neighbors Camp #5784, Modern Woodsman, Mike Black, Denny's and Midwest Tractor Sales.

Volunteer leaders assisting with the show included Tara Moreland, Danielle Hunt, Marsha Wright, Rhonda Howard, Steve and Sally Zimmerman, and Joi Eddy.

Source: Judy Mae Bingman, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, jmbingma@illinois.edu