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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit
Youth from Marshall-Putnam 4-H attended the State Fair on Sunday August 11. State Fair delegates were chosen at the 4-H Show in July. Every delegate received a ribbon in honor of his or her achievement of making it to State Fair. Medals were awarded to a Champion and a Reserve Champion in each class. Members who received above an 80% received an Outstanding Award. New this year is the Inspire Award. This award was given at the judges’ discretion for work they wish to highlight or acknowledge.
Congratulation to the Marshall-Putnam County winners:
Connor Anderson: Photography 2-Outstanding and Inspire
Grace Anderson: Photography 1-Outstanding
Mikenna Boyd: Cooking 201-Participant
Molly Boyd: Design, Decisions-Intermediate-Participant
Elijah Brown: 3-D Design/Mixed Media Visual Arts-Outstanding
Olivia Brown: Chalk/Carbon/Pigment Visual Arts- Participant
Sophia Brown: Heritage Arts Visual Arts -Participant
Ryan Carlson: Electricity 3-Outstanding and Champion
Marley Dewolfe: Fiber Visual Arts- Outstanding
Maggie Dorsey: Shopping in Style Beginning-Participant
Emma Kay Gaspardo: Chalk/Carbon/Pigment Visual Arts- Outstanding
Isabella Gaspardo: Cooking 201-Participant
Emma-Jo Gill: Creative Writing-Participant
Braden Hahn: Model Rocketry-Outstanding and Reserve Champion
Owen Hartman: Woodworking 2-Outstanding, Reserve Champion and Inspire
Jackson Knisley: Commercial or Promotional Video-Outstanding and Reserve Champion
Elizabeth Knuckey: Food Decorating-Intermediate- Outstanding, Reserve Champion and Inspire
Athena Lindstrom: STEAM Clothing 3-Sewn Clothing-Participant
Lillian Lindstrom: Geology Pebble Pups 1-Participant, Reserve Champion
Waylon Lindstrom: Natural Resources: Innovation Class-Outstanding and Champion
Anna McGlasson: Clay Visual Arts-Participant and Inspire
Samantha Nauman: Entomology 1- Participant and Champion
Cassidy Palm: Woodworking 2-Outstanding
Lucas Palm: Electricity 1-Participant
Quinn Postula: Paper Visual Arts-Participant
Kaitlyn Schaer: Vegetable Gardening Display-Outstanding and Reserve Champion
Kiryn Schaer: Civic Engagement 1-Outstanding and Champion
Abbie Stanbary: Shopping Style; Beginning-Participant and Reserve Champion
Kendra Story: STEAM Clothing 1-Sewn Non-Clothing-Participant
Cohen Urbanowski: Cooking 401-Participant
Michaela Wier: Cooking 401-Outstanding and Inspire
The University of Illinois and Marshall Putnam 4-H are proud of all of the youth who participated at State Fair.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please indicate when registering. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your access needs. For more information, call University of Illinois Extension – Bureau, LaSalle, and Marshall-Putnam Unit Office at 815-224-0889. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, and Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.
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