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Main Office (Tazewell County)
1505 Valle Vista
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-347-6614
FAX: 309-347-5472
Email:uie-fmpt@illinois.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Fulton County)
15411 N IL 100 Highway
Lewistown, IL 61542
Phone: 309-547-3711
FAX: 309-547-3713
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Branch Office (Mason County)
133 S High, Box 170
Havana, IL 62644
Phone: 309-543-3308
FAX: 309-543-6239
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Peoria County)
4810 North Sheridan
Peoria, IL 61614
Phone: 309-685-3140
FAX: 309-685-3397
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

News Release

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Fulton County 4-H General Show Held

July 23, 2012

Fulton County 4-H General Show was held Saturday, July 14th, at the Living Springs Camp Multi-Purpose Building. Four hundred twenty-three projects were exhibited by Fulton County 4-H members age 8-19. Almost 100 area people served as judges, superintendents, and helpers.

4-H members' projects are judged conference-style. If the 4-H member is present, he or she brings the project to the judge, and the judge discusses the project with the member, asking questions and offering suggestions. This one-on-one attention and advice is very valuable to the 4-Hers as a way to learn more about their projects.

The projects are rated Blue (Superior), Red (Good), or White (Fair). Best of Show winners are selected in each area. State Fair delegates and alternates are selected in most of the project areas.

Best of Show winners in the Foods project area were as follows: 4-H Cooking 101 – Raquel Frakes; 4-H Cooking 201 – Brooke Utsinger; 4-H Cooking 301 – Laura Gray; 4-H Cooking 401 – Rachel Hartstirn; Meat and Other Protein Sources – Kaycee Roberts; Microwave – Keara Adams; Food Preservation – Taylor Platt; and Outdoor Meals – Brittan Edwards.

Best of Show winners in the Agronomy and Horticulture project areas were as follows: Corn – Ashlan Edwards; Soybeans – Brittan Edwards; Plants and Soils – Ashlan Edwards; Floriculture – Raquel Frakes; Horticulture Displays – Rachel Frakes; and Vegetable Gardening – Jessica Tompkins.

Best of Show winners in the Visual Arts project were as follows: Paper – Taryn Welker; Fiber – Mac Young; Clay – Sara White; Wood – Keara Adams; Chalk/Carbon/Pigment – Cecily Burnham; Glass/Plastic – Skylar Brooks; Metal – Aden Chambers; Heritage Arts – Emma Chambers; Ceramics, Non-Original – Taryn Welker; Stitchery, Non-Original – Lydia Curless; All Other Non-Original – Joshua Schisler; Computer-Generated Art – Ryan Welker; and Three Dimensional Design/Mixed Media – Ryan Welker.

Other Best of Show winners included Animal Science – Kassidy Endsley; Veterinary Science – Riley Johnson; Wildlife – Kaden Swift; Photography 1 – Hannah Spangler; Photography 2 – Rachel Frakes; Photography 3 – Katie Hulett; Passport To the World – Alisa Clemens; Child Development – Alisa Clemens; Leadership – Keara Adams; Journalism – Keara Adams; Health – Katie Hulett; Citizenship – Rachel Frakes; Interior Design – Raquel Frakes; Outdoor Adventures – Abby Chisum; Bicycle – Raquel Frakes; Small Engines – Nathaniel Roberts; Electricity – Gavin Young; Woodworking 1 – Max Johnson; Woodworking 2 – Tucker Stephens; Woodworking 3 – Carolyn Chambers; Woodworking 4 – Gavin Young; Aerospace – Kira LeBron; Computer – Ryan Welker; Consumer Savvy – Rachel Frakes; Entomology – Max Johnson; Forestry – Ashlan Edwards; Natural Resources – Haley Chambers; Exploring Your Environment – Olivia Semande; Geology – Ryan Spangler; Tractor – Ashlan Edwards; Theater Arts – Alisa Clemens; Robotics – Will Nelson; Walk In My Shoes – Keara Adams; Welding – Ashlan Edwards; and Sportfishing – MaKayla Frison.

4-H is the youth education program of the University of Illinois Extension. It combines education and fun, and emphasizes teaching kids skills they can use all their lives. For information on how to be a part of the 4-H Program in Fulton County, call the Extension Office at 547-3711.

Local Contact: Janis Blout, Extension Program Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development, jblout@illinois.edu