ALBION, Ill. – Local 4-H members traveled to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on August 15 to exhibit their 4-H general projects at their County Exhibit Day. Eligible 4-H members from Edwards, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, and Wayne counties showed alongside members from 33 additional counties throughout the state as part of the three-day event. The following 4-H members received awards for their general projects:
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
WRITER: Rileigh Holman, marketing and communications program coordinator, University of Illinois Extension