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s to a close, I experiences that foster leadership, responsibilmplishments ity, and a lifelong love of learning. Lee, and WhThe success of 4-H rests on a strong commucelebration of th—a chance nity of supporters. Volunteers, judges, donors, ly the results and fair partners make it possible for youth The highlight of my summer is always visiting the 4-H shows to take risks, stretch themselves, and discover nfidence across and Carroll, Lee, and Whiteside counties. This year was their passions. Your incontributions—whether ture. no exception—I was left completely awe of the creativity, time, expertise, or financial determination, and hard work our youth broughtsupport—ensure to every single was struck by that every 4-H member has the chance to project. isplay. From shine. I extend my heartfelt thanks for the While countless winning a ribbon is always the realyou magic of 4-H in hours andexciting, resources invest aphy to envihappens our in theprogram. quiet moments: watching these young leaders stand mbers showtall, confidently explain their work to a judge, and cheer each other s and talents on through For everyfamilies unexpectedwho challenge. late nights in 4-H the barn mayFrom be exploring for ue. The curito final adjustments on general projects, our members poured their ence they ex- the first time: there is no better moment to hearts into 2026, and their dedication shone brightly. get involved. Youth ages 8–18 can participate bout far more in community clubs, camps, and special inparing young That kind of growth is a team effort. It begins with our passionate terest programs, while Cloverbuds (ages 5–7) Illinois Extension staff, who design hands-on learning experiences areItencouraged to start own journeywho of year-round. carries forward through ourtheir incredible volunteers, exploration. Beyond fairs, offers leaderUniversity leadofclubs and mentor youth every step of the4-H way. And it comes service experiences, search-based together ship thanks opportunities, to fair boards, sponsors, and judges who create aand connections that last a lifetime. ies. Through supportive, skill-building environment. To everyone who shows up for our youth year after year: thank you. You give our members the ervice opporspace to try,To learn, grow, and 4-H succeed. our 2025 members—you inspire us. youth across s-on learning Your courage to learn, your commitment to
excellence, and your willingness to share your talents make a difference in your communities and beyond. You are showing us all what it means to lead with heart, hands, head, and health.
If your family hasn’t joined 4-H yet, we’d love to have you. Kids As we look ahead, let’s continue to celebrate ages 5 to 7 can start as Cloverbuds and youth ages 8 to 18 can dig into the spirit of 4-H and the bright future being almost any interest imaginable—from livestock and woodworking to built by today’s youth. Thank you for making cooking and art. Check out our website at extension.illinois.edu/clw thismore fairinformation. season unforgettable, and congratulafor
tions again on your many achievements.
To the 2026 participants and award winners: congratulations! You worked represented your clubs with pride, and made this fair Withhard, pride and appreciation, season one to remember. Keep bringing that same energy, curiosity, andKarla head-heart-hands-and-health spirit into everything you do next. Belzer
University of Illinois Extension With pride and appreciation, County Director
Karla Belzer University of Illinois Extension County Director
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CARROLL COUNTY - Carroll Whiteside Horse Show 2026
CARROLL COUNTY - Katie & McKenzie Merboth with Colt CARROLL COUNTY - Jackson Geerts Grand Champion and Zeus Dog training session Pet Goat
CARROLL COUNTY - Nataleigh Todd Sr Showmanship Winner Dairy
CARROLL COUNTY - Maren Lamoreux pinecone picture cloverbud
2026 CARROLL COUNTY 4-H STATE FAIR AND GENERAL PROJECTS AWARDS
State Fair Nathaniel Heidenreich, Woodworking 4: State Fair Alternate Kelsie House, Photography 2: State Fair Alternate, Cooking 201 Biscuits: State Fair, Food Decorating Beginning: State Fair, Scrapbooking Intermediate: Champion, State Fair Kailyn Hutchison, Visual Arts Fiber: State Fair Alternate Otto Jordan, Vegetable Plate: State Fair, Cooking 101 Cereal Bars, State Fair Alternate Trent Jordan, Visual Arts Chalk Carbon Pigment on Paper: State Fair, Vegetable Plate: State Fair Alternate, Photography Photo Editing: Judge’s Choice, State Fair Alternate Loren Meiners, Food Preservation Canning: State Fair Adalynn Rahn, Cooking 101 Cookies: State Fair Alternate, Foods Innovation: State Fair, Judge’s Choice, Vegetable Gardening Display: State Fair, Woodworking1: State Fair Austin Rahn, Visual Arts Metal: Champion, Tractor B: Champion Emilie Rahn, Cooking 201 Nut Bread: State Fair, Visual Arts Chalk Carbon Pigment on Paper: State Fair Alternate,
Visual Arts Metal: Judge’s Choice, State Fair, Family Heritage: State Fair Alternate, Clothing & Textiles: State Fair Palmer Schrader, Poetry: State Fair Alternate, Horticulture Outdoor Mixes Planter: State Fair Justice Wiersema, Creating with Building Blocks Vehicle: State Fair Dylan Yochem, Forests of Fun: State Fair
CHADWICK ACHIEVERS Adlee Barajas, Photography 1: Judge’s Choice Hadley Dewald, Visual Arts Fiber: Judge’s Choice CARROLL COUNTY KIDS 4-H CLUB Ashton Dirks, Cooking 101 Cookies: Jo Flack, Creative Writing: State Fair, State Fair Alternate, Clothing & Textiles: Animal Science Small Pets: State Fair State Fair Alternate, Welding: Judge’s Alternate Choice, State Fair Maggie Flack, Creative Writing: State Wyatt Ebersole, Visual Arts Metal: State Fair, Clothing & Textiles: State Fair Fair Alternate Will Hall, Cooking 101 Coffee Cake: Caleb Geerts, Horticulture: State Fair, Judge’s Choice, State Fair, Vegetable Animal Science 2: State Fair Alternate, Plate: State Fair Woodworking 4: Champion, State Fair Isabella Kuberski, Cooking 401 Evelyn Geerts, Woodworking 1: Judge’s Focaccia Bread: Champion, State Choice, Animal Science 1: State Fair Fair, Food Preservation Jams Jellies Jackson Geerts, Vet Science 2: Preserves: State Fair Alternate, Vegetable Champion, State Fair, Woodworking 4: Plate: State Fair Alternate State Fair Alternate Katie Merboth, Cooking 101 Cookies: Kinsley Hardt, Vet Science 1: State State Fair Fair, Floriculture Fairy Garden: Judge’s McKenzie Merboth, Cooking 201 Choice, State Fair, Champion, Visual Scones: State Fair Alternate, Horticulture Arts Chalk Carbon Pigment on Paper: Center piece display: State Fair Judge’s Choice, Family Heritage: State Ryker Robinson, Aerospace Display: Fair, Champion Champion, Judge’s Choice, State Fair Paisley Hardt, Vet Science 1: State Fair Charley Turnbaugh, Visual Arts Wood: Alternate, Visual Arts Fiber: State Fair State Fair, Visual Arts Chalk, Carbon, Malia Heidenreich, Visual Arts Chalk Pigment on Canvas: Judge’s Choice, Carbon Pigment on Canvas: State Fair Visual Arts Clay: State Fair Alternate Alternate, Visual Arts Glass: Champion,
CLEVER CLOVERS Joseph Pasch, Health: Champion, State Fair MILLEDGEVILLE HOTSHOTS Allison Burrs, Visual Arts Chalk Carbon Pigment on Canvas: State Fair, Visual Arts Heritage Arts: State Fair, Visual Arts Leather: State Fair, Photography 3: Champion, Visual Arts wood: State Fair Alternate, Animal Science 2: Judge’s Choice, State Fair, Interior Design: Judge’s Choice, Champion, State Fair Devin Burrs, Visual Arts Nature: State Fair, Visual Arts Clay: State Fair, Visual Arts Chalk Carbon Pigment on Paper: Champion, Visual Arts Chalk Carbon Pigment on Canvas: Champion, Photography 2: State Fair Alternate, Collectibles: Judge’s Choice Britt Thorngren, Photography 3: State
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CARROLL COUNTY - Master Showmanship 2026
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Champion Angus Female, Champion Sr Showmanship Emma Krum of Carroll County Kids Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair, Champion Crossbred Female, Reserve Champion Crossbred Female, Reserve THOMSON SANDBURRS Jenson Green, Visual Arts Scrapbooking Champion AOB Female Beginning: State Fair Alternate, Forestry: Cole Knebel of Clever Clovers Champion Angus Steer, Reserve State Fair, Photography 1: Champion Champion Crossbred Steer, Champion Willow Johnson, Visual Arts AOB Steer, 4th Beef Carcass Class Scrapbooking Beginning: Judge’s Breslyn Reynolds of Chadwick Choice, State Fair Achievers Payton Reusch, Clothing & Textiles: Champion Bull Calf, Reserve Champion Champion, State Fair Simmental Female Morse Reynolds of Chadwick Achievers 2026 CARROLL COUNTY Champion Shorthorn Female 4-H LIVESTOCK Millie Meade of Clever Clovers Reserve Champion Angus Female SPECIAL AWARDS Jocelyn Ruppert of Clever Clovers Champion Simmental Female, Reserve BEEF Carly Alexander of Chadwick Achievers Champion Angus Steer, Champion Intermediate Showmanship, 3rd Master Champion Hereford Female Showmanship Tinlee Alexander of Chadwick Charlee Ebersole of Chadwick Achievers Achievers Reserve Champion Hereford Female, Reserve Champion Shorthorn Female Champion Hereford Steer, Champion Jr Showmanship, 5th Master Showmanship Dawson Deets of Chadwick Achievers Reserve Grand Champion Cow Calf Pair, Macie Carroll of Carroll County Kids Reserve Champion Bull Calf Grand Champion Overall Female, Fair Linnea Thorngren, Photography Photo Editing: State Fair, Video Filmmaking: State Fair
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Kadee Johnson of Clever Clovers Champion AOB Female, Reserve Grand Champion Over All Female, 4th Master Showmanship Sloan Urish of Clover Clovers Champion Shorthorn Steer, Champion Beef Carcass Class Hawken Lamoreux of Clever Clovers Reserve Beef Carcass Class Harper Urish of Clever Clovers 3rd Beef Carcass Class Wil Johnson of Clever Clovers Champion Crossbred Steer, Grand Champion Beef Feeding Jolee Meade of Clover Clovers Champion AOB Steer, Reserve Grand Champion Beef Feeding CATS No Entries DAIRY Nataleigh Todd of Clever Clovers Reserve Grand Champion Diary, Champion Jersey, Champion Sr Showmanship, Dwayne Harridge Award DOGS Genevieve Rosenow of Chadwick Achievers
Costume Class Cutest Izzy Kuberski of Carroll County Kids Costume Class Most Creative, Reserve Champion Agility on Leash, Reserve Champion Skill-a-thon Class McKenzie Merboth of Carroll County Kids Costume Class Funniest, Champion skill-a-thon Class Charlie Robinson of Carroll County Kids Reserve Champion Obedience/Rally Kenny Packebush of Dog Care & Obedience Champion Obedience/Rally Katherine Merboth of Carroll County Kids Champion Agility On Leash GOATS Breslyn Reynolds of Chadwick Achievers Reserve Grand Champion Meat Wether, Champion Jr Showmanship Jackson Geerts of Chadwick Achievers Grand Champion Pet Goat Caleb Geerts of Chadwick Achievers Reserve Grand Champion Pet Goat Charlee Ebersole of Chadwick Achievers Best of Show, Grand Champion Meat
HORSE AND PONY Mckenzie Merboth of Carroll County Kids 2nd Place Pony Halter, Reserve Champion Halter, 1st Place Bareback Horse, 1st Place Hunter Hack,1st Place Hunter Cross Poles, Sloane Urish of Clever Clovers 1st Place Pony Halter, 1st Place Horse Halter-Quarter Type, Champion Halter, 1st Place Weanling/Yearling Halter, 1st Place Western Pleasure (8-13) Katie Merboth of Carroll County Kids 1st Place Walk trot Horsemanship 8-13 years old Hadley Dewald of Chadwick Achievers 1st Place Costume Class, 2nd Place Trail Class,2nd Place Walk Trot Pleasure (8-13) Kinsley Hardt of Chadwick Achievers 2nd Place Walk Trot Pleasure (14-18)
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Duck, Champion Light Weight Duck, Reserve Champion Light Weight Duck, Champion Bantam Duck, Reserve Champion Bantam Duck, Grand Champion Duck, Reserve Grand Champion Duck Jackson Geerts of Chadwick Achievers Champion Sr Showmanship Caleb Geerts of Chadwick Achievers Best of Show, Grand Champion Standard Chicken, Reserve Champion Asiatic, Champion AOB Standard, Reserve Champion AOB Standard, Champion English Evelyn Geerts of Chadwick Achievers Champion Asiatic, Champion Jr Showmanship Cole Miller of Clever Clovers Champion American, Champion Mediterranean, Reserve Grand Champion Standard Chicken Charley Turnbaugh of Carroll County Kids Reserve Champion English
Champion Mini Rex Jenson Green of Thomson Sandburrs Reserve Grand Champion 6 Class Rabbit, Champion New Zealand, Reserve Champion New Zealand, Reserve Champion Single Fryer, Champion Dutch, Reserve Champion Dutch Loren Meiners of Chadwick Achievers Champion Meat Pen of 3, Champion Single Fryer, Grand Champion Market Exhibit, Reserve Champion Market Exhibit Evelyn Geerts of Chadwick Achievers Champion Jr Showmanship, Champion Mini Rex, Reserve Grand Champion 4 Class Kinsley Hardt of Chadwick Achievers Champion Sr Showmanship, Champion AOB (Lionhead), Reserve Champion AOB (Lionhead), Grand Champion 4 Class
RABBITS Jackson Geerts of Chadwick Achievers POULTRY Best of Show, Grand Champion 6 Rowen Hutchison of Chadwick Achievers Class Rabbit, Champion Californian, Champion Heavy Weight Duck, Reserve Champion Californian, Reserve
SHEEP Morse Reynolds of Chadwick Achievers Best of Show, Grand Champion Market Lamb, Champion Market pen of 2 lambs Estelle Manthei of Clever Clovers Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, Reserve Champion Pen of 2 Lambs
LEE COUNTY - Ella and Drew McMillan at the Sheep Show
LEE COUNTY - Lee County 4-H 2026 Group Picture
LEE COUNTY - Caroline Montgomery with her Call Ducks
LEE COUNTY - Madison Draper at the Cattle Show
SWINE Ashtyn Feltmeyer of Clever Clovers Reserve Champion Market Gilt Wil Johnson of Clever Clovers Reserve Champion Pair of Market Gilts, Reserve Champion Market Barrow, Champion Sr Showmanship Kadee Johnson of Clever Clovers Champion Market Barrow
2026 LEE COUNTY 4-H SHOW RESULTS
AFC AGGIES 4-H CLUB Delegate Claire Freeman - Chalk/Carbon/Pigment – B, Creating with Building Bricks Deacon Mortimer - Wood Eliana Mortimer - Food Decorating, Floral Design Genevieve Seeley - Fiber, Foods Jett Page - Agronomy x2 Paige Koks - Entomology Peter Schabacker - Fish & Wildlife Alternate Angel White - Chalk/Carbon/Pigment - B Dakota White - Creative Writing Deacon Mortimer - Floral Design Genevieve Seeley - Food Decorating Kara Wilcox - Wood
LEE COUNTY - Sarah Curtis at the Northern Illions 4-H Regional Alpaca & Llama Show
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Goat, Champion Meat Wether Ashtyn Feltmeyer of Clever Clovers Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat, Champion Meat Doe, Reserve Champion Meat Doe
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Lincoln Zimmerman - Foods Paige Koks - Plant Propagation Best of Show Genevieve Seely - Cooking 401 Jett Page - Crops Peter Schabacker - Fishing & Wildlife Showmanship Dakota White - Senior Rabbit Jett Page - Junior Swine Grand Champion Taeden Roach - Bucket Calf, Pair Market Hogs Overall Genevieve Seely - Meat Goat Lincoln Zimmerman - Jr. Dog Care & Grooming, Dog Obedience Beginner Novice 1, Bantams DIXON WONDER WORKERS 4-H CLUB Delegate Aaron Conderman - Entomology, Geology Amaya VanQuathem - 3D Mixed Media Lauren Wagner - Plants & Soil, Leadership, Service Learning, Public Speaking Lily Haws - Creative Writing Lola Smith - Photography Zachery Barton - Creating with Building Bricks Dixon Wonder Workers 4-H Club -
Passport to the World (Group) Alternate Grace Conderman - Heritage Arts, Woodworking Graham Bridges - Creating with Building Bricks Lola Smith - Ornamental Display Zachery Barton - Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits Best of Show Aaron Conderman - Entomology, Geology Amaya Vanquathem - Visual Arts Dixon Wonder Workers 4-H Club Intercultural Grace Conderman - Woodworking, Floriculture Lauren Wagner - Plants & Soils Lily Haws - Communications & Creative Writing Grand Champion Lola Smith - Equine 56” and under GROVE-GO GETTERS 4-H CLUB Delegate Kate Viall - Computer Generated Art Alternate Elsie Viall - Foods
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PALMYRA HILLBILLIES 4-H CLUB Delegate Alma Baldwin - Ornamental Display Charlotte Hintz - Health Emmett Book - Electricity Olivia Hintz - Passport to the World (Individual) Paige Burrs - Plant Propagation, Foods Reagan Gittleson - Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits Alternate Charlotte Hintz - Passport to the World (Individual), Civic Engagement Declan Pratt - Agronomy Emmett Book - Agronomy
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Mairin Meyers - Jr. Horse, Senior Goat Grand Champion Barbara Palmer - 4 Class Rabbit Caroline Montgomery - Harness Horsemanship, Other Fowls, Pygmy Goat Kaitlyn Collins - Horse Novelty Division, Jr. Molly Kedize - Cavy Overall SUB-LET INDIANS 4-H CLUB Delegate Annie Henkel - Foods Cody Barr - Glass & Plastic Ellie Henkel - Welding London Jones - Interior Design, Landscape Design, Babysitting Madison Althaus - Photography Alternate Abygail Buettner - Scrapbooking Logan Jones - Leather Best of Show Annelise Considine - Floriculture Annie Henkel - Cooking 201 Lee Bulfer - Small Engines London Jones - Interior Design Madison Althaus - Photography Showmanship Mayci Humphrey - Senior Beef Grand Champion
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Greyson Henkel - Market Lamb, Pair of Market Lambs Mayci Humphrey - Beef Female WILLOW CREEK WINNERS 4-H CLUB Showmanship Ivy Goodbred - Senior Swine Grand Champion Blake Goodbred - Gilt Overall Ivy Goodbred - Market Hog Overall WYOMING INDIANS 4-H CLUB Delegate Alexis Lopez - Creative Writing, Theater Arts Bryce Raymer - Fish & Wildlife, Weather, Tractor Cora Sims - Animal Science, Woodworking Evelyn Sims - Graphic Design, Sewing, Foods Hugh Whitney - Electricity Jaiden Dyer - Scrapbooking Jocelyn Schoenholz - Scrapbooking Lillian Dyer - Geology Sarah Curtis - Leather, Shooting Sports Alternate Elise Schoenholz - Geology
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Grant Burrs - Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits Leah Drew - Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits Paige Burrs - Computer Generated Art, Babysitting Reagan Gittleson – Metal, Plant Propagation, Foods Wyatt Kissee - Agronomy Palmyra Hillbillies 4-H Club - Passport to the World (Group) Best of Show Charlotte Hintz - Health Paige Burrs - Floral Arranging Activity Reagan Gittleson – Horticulture, Visual Arts Showmanship Alma Baldwin - Junior Cat Charleston Dolbeare - Jr. Jr. Horse Drew Melendrez - Junior Beef Landon Koster - Junior Dairy Paige Burrs - Junior Sheep Grand Champion Andrew McMillan - Lamb Premiere Charleston Dolbeare - Equine Over 56” Charlotte Sheaffer - Pet Rabbit Drew McMillan - Ram Ella McMillan - Breeding Pen of 3 Lambs Emmett Book - Short Hair Cat Leah Drew - Kitten, Long Hair Cat Paige Burrs – Ewe
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Isabella Whitney - Creating with Building Bricks Jaiden Dyer – Nature, Civic Engagement Jocelyn Schoenholz - Foods Kora Svendsen - Photography Layla O’Brien - Paper 3D Levi Schoenholz - Creating with Building Bricks Lillian Dyer - Ornamental Display Best of Show Cora Sims - Animal Science, Woodworking Evelyn Sims - Sewing & Design Jocelyn Schoenholz - Scrapbooking Sarah Curtis - Shooting Sports Showmanship Cora Sims - Lee Senior Dog Evelyn Sims - Senior Cat Kora Svendsen - Junior Rabbit Layla O’Brien - Junior Goat Sarah Curtis - Northern Illinois Regional Senior Alpaca Grand Champion Bethany Odle - Horse Novelty Division, Sr., Sr. Horse Speed Division, Sr. Western Horsemanship Cora Sims - Dog Obedience Novice Elise Schoenholz - Egg Production Hank Hickey - Broiler Premiere, Meat Type Kora Svendsen - Beef Premiere Layla O’Brien - Jr. Dairy Overall, Sr. Dairy Overall Raelynn Robbins - Jr. Horse Speed Division YOUNG SEEKERS 4-H CLUB Delegate Audree Schaefer - Ornamental Display Theodore Klein – Foods Alternate Audree Schaefer - Animal Science Caiddie Phelps - Chalk/Carbon/Pigment – A, Woodworking
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WHITESIDE COUNTY 4-H CHAMPIONS AND STATE FAIR DELEGATES & ALTERNATES COTTONWOOD 4-H CLUB Delegates Rachel Anton – Horticulture, Shooting Sports, Electricity 3 Kinslea Benson – Cooking 101, Animal Science, Wildlife 1 Anna Eggemeyer – Foods and Nutrition, Interior Design Mason Krum – Civic Engagement 1 Ethan Lee – Photography 1, Civic Engagement 3, Intercultural Isabel Lee – Health Bentley Reimer – Small Engines Colton Vandermyde – Aerospace, Shooting Sports Alayna Zinke – Visual Arts: Chalk/ Carbon/Pigment on Paper Alternates Rachel Anton – Heritage Arts Anna Eggemeyer – Visual Arts: Chalk/ Carbon/Pigment on Paper, Intercultural Mason Krum – Visual Arts: 3-D Design/ Mixed Media Diorama Colton Vandermyde – Natural Resources: Sportfishing 1 Alayna Zinke – Visual Arts: Clay Best of Show Rachel Anton – Horticulture Ethan Lee – Civic Engagement 3 Bentley Reimer – Small Engines Alayna Zinke – Visual Arts: Chalk/ Carbon/Pigment on Paper Champion
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HUME HAPPY HUSTLERS 4-H CLUB Delegates Julianne Christen – Visual Arts: Heritage Arts, Forestry Marissa Christen – Visual Arts: Open Form and Emerging Techniques, Floriculture: Fairy Garden Harper Davis – Visual Arts: Chalk/ Carbon/Pigment on Canvas Elsie Foerder – Visual Arts: Food Decorating Beginner, Floriculture: Round Arrangement Reid Foerder – Wildlife 2 GENESEE HILLBILLIES 4-H CLUB Clay Johannsen – Tractor B Delegates August Johnson – Video/Filmmaking, Delaney Kuehl – Visual Arts: Nature Photography 1 Riley Manon – Visual Arts: Paper 2D, Harper Johnson – Intercultural, Natural Resources: Exploring Your Environment Fiber Non-Original, Welding 1, Photography 3 Alternates Carson Meier – Welding Delaney Kuehl – Visual Arts: Chalk/ Chloe Slock – Woodworking 4, Visual Carbon/Pigment on Canvas Arts: Metal Riley Mannon – Visual Arts: Chalk/ Elle Slock – Scrapbooking Intermediate Carbon/Pigment on Canvas Madison Wetzell – Visual Arts: Clay Best of Show Alternates Riley Manon – Visual Arts: Paper 2D Elsie Foerder – Sewing 1 Non-Clothing Champion Harper Johnson – Creative Writing Alyssa Galloway – Horse and Pony: Trail Class, Western Pleasure, Walk- Trot Kendall Meier – Photography 2 Best of Show Pleasure Julianne Christen -- Visual Arts: Lorelei Habben – Horse and Pony: Horse Halter – Non Quarter Type Heritage Arts Delaney Kuehl – Dogs: Sr. Care & Clay Johannsen – Tractor B Grooming, Pre-Novice, Rally Novice August Johnson – Video/Filmmaking, Showmanship Photography 1 Delaney Kuehl – Whiteside Dogs Sr., Chloe Slock – Woodworking 4, Visual Overall Dogs Sr. Arts: Metal
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Walk-Trot Horsemanship, Fun Class Egg-in Spoon Jason Powell – Cats: Kitten, Poultry: 1 Dozen Eggs Alyssa Temple – Rabbit: Fur Class, Senior Buck Grand Champion Alyssa Temple – Rabbit: Senior Buck Showmanship Sydney Dornbush – Sr. Horse and Pony Alyssa Temple – Jr. Rabbit