Local 4-H members from Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash and Wayne counties earned numerous honors while exhibiting their general projects at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.
The local members participated in County Exhibit Day on August 15th showing alongside 4-H members from 33 other counties during the three-day event. Area exhibitors received Champion, Reserve Champion and Inspire Awards in projects ranging from agriculture and foods to science, woodworking, photography and visual arts.
Edwards County:
Hayley Perry — Champion, Consumer Education: Entrepreneurship: Be the E!
Landon Loyd — Champion, Electricity: Electricity 3
Violet Rude — Reserve Champion, Entomology: Entomology 1
Lucas Troyer — Inspire Award, Entomology-Beekeeping: Beekeeping 1
Lillian Bare — Reserve Champion, Entomology-Beekeeping: Beekeeping 1
Hannah Bare — Inspire Award, Geology: Rock Hounds 1
Ellie Troyer — Champion, Health: Sports Nutrition
Aleya Bare — Reserve Champion, Service Learning: Service Learning 2
Ben Kelsey — Reserve Champion, Woodworking: Woodworking 1
Lawrence County:
Emma Clodfelter — Champion, Clothing and Textiles: Costume Design – Beginner
Becca Gress — Champion, Visual Arts: 3-D Design / Mixed Media
Richland County:
Daniel Scherer — Champion, Aerospace: Model Rocketry
Haley Ginder — Inspire Award, Babysitting: Babysitting Display
Averie Ochs — Reserve Champion, Clothing and Textiles: Sewing 1 Non-Clothing
Lydia Zehner — Champion, Entomology: Entomology Display, Other
Brenna Brooks — Reserve Champion, Foods and Nutrition: 4-H Cooking 101 Cereal Bars
Kylie Kocher — Reserve Champion, Foods and Nutrition: 4-H Cooking 401 Pie Shell
Meadow Anderson — Reserve Champion, Foods and Nutrition: Food Preservation Drying
Kaitlyn Ginder — Champion, Forestry: Forests of Fun 1
Natalie Zwilling — Champion, Forestry: Forests of Fun 3
Ella Tait — Reserve Champion, Geology: Pebble Pups 1
Mallory Kocher — Reserve Champion, Health: Health Innovation
Mary Scherer — Reserve Champion, Horticulture – Floriculture: Wearable Flowers
Audrie May — Inspire Award, Horticulture – Floriculture: Cut Flower Specimens
Quinn Sager — Inspire Award, Horticulture – Floriculture: Outdoor Mixed Planter
Raeanna Hanna — Inspire Award, Horticulture – Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits: Vegetable Gardening Display – Other
Lillie Branham — Inspire Award, Veterinary Science: Veterinary Science 1
Bailey Graves — Champion, Visual Arts – Quilting: You Can Quilt
Clara Weidner — Reserve Champion, Visual Arts – Quilting: Quilting the Best Better
Ellison Ginder — Reserve Champion, Visual Arts: Metal
Norah Brown — Inspire Award, Visual Arts: Nature
Ashtin McCormick — Reserve Champion, Visual Arts: Paper 2D
Bryar Meadows — Reserve Champion, Visual Arts: Wood
Seth Clodfelter — Inspire Award, Welding: Welding
Wabash County:
Achilles Enton — Reserve Champion, Computer Science: Beginning Visual Programming
Kristopher Hutton — Inspire Award, Foods and Nutrition: Food Preservation – Preservation Combination
Wayne County:
Benton Yandell — Reserve Champion, Agronomy: Hay
Reagan Jackson — Reserve Champion, Clothing and Textiles: Clothing Embellishment Stitched
Kinley Pope — Champion, Foods and Nutrition: Kitchen Boss
Ronen Tannahill — Reserve Champion, Natural Resources: Sportfishing 1
Silas Keyser — Champion, Natural Resources: Wildlife 1
Addisyn Hutchcraft — Inspire Award, Photography: Photography 2
Clayton Fearn — Reserve Champion, Tractor: Tractor B
Jordyn Spindor — Inspire Award, Visual Arts: Chalk / Carbon / Pigment (Drawing and Painting) Division B: Paper
Brody Hutchcraft — Champion, Visual Arts: Metal
Hunter Kirk — Reserve Champion, Visual Arts: Paper 3D
Aubree Houston — Inspire Award, Visual Arts: 3-D Design / Mixed Media