Marshall, Ill. - 4-H members from Clark County exhibited their general and livestock projects at this year's Illinois State Fair, alongside 4-H'ers from across the state. Sixty-three members were chosen to advance to the State Fair after exhibiting outstanding project work at the local 4-H show earlier this summer.
Twenty-three local exhibitors received special awards at the State Fair for their excellent project work.
Champion Medal - awarded to the exhibitor with the highest score in each class on each exhibit day: Braelyn Crouch - Junkdrawer Robotics 2; Jase Fry - Junkdrawer Robotics 2; Mac Huffington - Tractor B; Annabelle Longmire - Beekeeping 1; Randall Robinson - Floriculture C; Luke Smitley - Electricity 1; Hailey Warner - Visual Arts Chalk/Carbon/Pigment-Div A; and Amilynn Zellers - Scrapbooking-Advanced.
Reserve Champion Medal - awarded to the exhibitor with the second highest score in each class on each exhibit day: Henry Arthur - Robotics 1 Intermediate; Matty Gard - Herb Display; Lane Perry - Natural Resources 3; Ben Sheehy - Family Heritage; Savannah Short - Scrapbooking-Beginning; and Aydan Wood - Intermediate Visual Programming.
Inspire Award - given at the judge's discretion to exhibitors who presented inspirational, innovative, or unique exhibits: Josef Butler - Advance Visual Programming; Gabriel Cervantes - Weather and Climate 1; Pauline Cummins - Veterinary Science; Whitney Ritter - Floriculture D; Reese Strohm - Shopping in Style: Beginning; and Larry Welsh - Woodworking 1.
Those placing in the 4-H Jr. Livestock Division included: Swine, Crossbred Barrows: Ryland Baird - 3rd; Duroc: Ryland Baird – 5th; Hampshire Barrows: Emma Rae Spitter - 2nd; Tamworth Barrows: Emma Rae Spitter – 4th; Breeding Swine, Berkshire Gilt: Emma Rae Spitter - 1st; Crossbred Gilts Barrow: Karli Titus – 6th and 2nd; Duroc: Ryland Baird – 8th and 2nd; Hampshire: Emma Rae Spitter - 2nd; Landrace Gilt: Emma Rae Spitter - 1st; Spotted Swine Gilt: Emma Rae Spitter – 2nd and Karli Titus - 3rd; Jr. Swine Land of Lincoln, Duroc Barrow: Ryland Baird – 4th; Hampshire Barrow: Emma Rae Spitter - 2nd; Landrace Barrow: Emma Rae Spitter - 3rd; Breeding Swine, Hampshire Gilt: Emma Rae Spitter - 1st; Landrace Gilt: Emma Rae Spitter - 1st; and Spotted Swine Gilt: Emma Rae Spitter - 2nd.
Participation Ribbons for General Projects: Isabel Arthur, Gabriel Cornejo, Vivienne Cummins, Karline Cummins, Dylan Daugherty, Kaylee Daugherty, Heather Deisher, Lauren English, Alyson Garcia, Mick Huffington, Mace Huffington, Zachary Jones, Preston Jones, Maria Maurer, Jeighla McManus, Adam Morgan, James Morris, Jr., Brandon Ritter, Hunter Schackmann, Haley Schackmann, Brayden Shaw, Emmaline Smitley, Olivia Strohm, Fred Thomas IV, Emma Tingley, Chelsea Waite, Ben Welsh, Max Welsh, Makenna Williams, Wade Winnett, Eli Witt, Ainsley Wood, and Vanessa Zuber.
Click here for results from the local Clark County 4-H Show.
The new 4-H year begins in October, and local clubs welcome new members. To learn more about the opportunities for local youth through the 4-H program, please visit online at go.illinois.edu/JoinNow or call the Clark County Extension Office at 217-826-5422.
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