PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. – Local 4-H members have been busy and were eager to share their hard work and creativity at the annual general show during the Perry County Fair. The following week, they took to the kitchen baking or cooking tasty and beautifully decorated items to display at the food show held at the Pinckneyville Community Center.
4-H members that receive state delegation will have the opportunity to display their projects at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in August.
Those selected for delegates for the state fair were:
- Leah Bathon – Civic Engagement, Health, and Cooking 301
- Mason Buschschulte – Plants and Soil
- Francis Calderon – Robotics
- Isla Calderon – Video/Filmmaking
- Margo Dudek – Visual Arts (Chalk/Carbon/Pigment)
- Bryce Ehlers – Natural Resources
- Brody Fisher – Welding
- Josie Fisher – Clothing and Textiles
- Oliver Fuhrhop – Natural Resources
- Charlotte Furlow – Creative Writing, Cooking 201, and Cooking 401
- Corra Gillam – Visual Arts (Quilting), Cooking 101
- Hailey Grab – Clothing and Textiles
- Chase Heinemeyer – Creative Writing
- Avery Kellerman – Cooking 201
- Anna Kinney – Animal Science and Photography
- Nevaeh Kirchner – Cooking 101
- Addison Leonard –Visual Arts (Clay)
- Allison Leonard – Food Decorating
- Mya McIntyre – Communications, Horticulture, and Visual Arts (Quilting)
- Kaitlyn Rains – Cooking 101
- Aubree Specogni – Photography
- Harrison Still – Entomology/Beekeeping, Horticulture
- Alyvia Suhr – Civic Engagement, Forestry
- Kendall Suhr – Visual Arts (Nature) and Visual Arts (Chalk/Carbon/Pigment)
- Zeke Tanner – Entomology/Beekeeping
- Dayton Wesseln – Tractor
The youngest 4-H members, known as Cloverbuds, also received a green ribbon for participation in the fair. The 2024 Cloverbud participants for Perry County were:
- Avery Buschschulte
- Harvey Choate
- Abigail Epplin
- Wyatt Froemlin
- Johanna Fuhrhop
- Silas Fuhrhop
- Tucker Furlow
- Addison Heisner
- Jenny Jeremiah
- Ivy Nevill
- Jameson Rathert
- Colby Richelman
- Peyton Specogni
- Robert Still
- Brielle Suhr
Learn how to get involved in 4-H in your community by visiting go.illinois.edu/4-HJourney.
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