County 4-H'ers compete at State Fair

One hundred forty-eight 4- H'ers fromCarrollCounty participated in the 2007 State Fair. Below are results by project category.

Aerospace - Blue: Cory Hufford, Paul Zink, Red:Nick Zink.

AG Tractor Poster - Blue: Cole Hickner, Joshua Potts, Red - DavidVeach.

Bicycle Rodeo - Red: Kyle Bordner.

Cake Decorating - Blue: Carissa Hicks, Red - Megan Weaver,White:Mikayla Powlen.

Cat Poster - Merit: Abigayle Price,Blue:AndrewIrwin,Landon Meek.

Child Development - Merit: Emily Miller, Blue: Grace Mears, Alexis Smith.

Computer - Blue: Taylor Houser,Malena Zook,Red:David Haley.

Consumer Clothing - Blue: Halle Chambers, Hannah Darling, JenniferHardyniec.

Crafts - Merit: Alex Conner, Blue - Lily Anderson, Susanna Haley, Jennifer Hardyniec (2), Ryan Hollenbeck, Jennifer Maxwell,AbigailReinke,Madison Rinehart, Abigail Spraker, Ashley Spraker. Red - KellyMoffitt.

Demonstrations - Merit and a Trip to Washington, D.C.: Travis Martin, Merit: Susanna Haley, MaryNichols.

Dog Poster - Overall Sweepstakes Winner: Chloe Fivecoate, Merit: Chloe Fivecoate, Jared Forgey, Blue:AshtonMitchell.

Electric - Blue: Craig Arnett, Katie Frey, Branton Leazenby, Kyle Bordner, Red: DarrionWagoner.

Entomology - Blue: Weston Rinehart, Kate Schneckloth, Red: Kendall Baker.

FashionRevue - Top 15 - Hannah Mears, Kara Overholser, Amanda Plank, Participation: Michelle Burke, Amanda Fife, Kelsie Thornburg.

Floriculture - Merit: Ashley Milburn, Blue: Katrina Robeson, Red: Alexandria Combs, Lillian Newbury, Ariel Randle, Lena Schock.

Food Preservation - Merit: Brady Garrison, Brittany Spitznagle, SusannaTaylor,MalenaZook, Blue: Elizabeth Nichols, Grace Nichols, Ashley Paul, David Veach, TamaraVeach.

Foods - Merit: Mackayla La Rose, Mattie McGill, Kara Schwarzkopf, Blue: Michelle Burke, Spencer Conner, Brady Garrison, Valerie Haley, Danielle Kelley, Lucia Zook, Red: Grace Nichols.

Forestry - Blue: Brooke Beale, Red:Miranda Edwards.

Garden- Blue:TamiVeach (4).

Genealogy - Merit: Ashton Mitchell, Blue: Elizabeth Francis, Red:Kayli Reef.

Geology - Merit:Ariel Randle, Red:MirandaClingenpeel,White: John Smith.

Health - Blue: Ivan Veach, TamaraVeach

Home Environment - Blue: Kady Jacobs

Llama Posters - Merit: Emily Schneckloth, IvanVeach.

Personality - Blue: Jennifer Hardyniec, Kiersten Kressley, Caitlin Schock, Alexis Smith.

Photography - Merit: Hilary Cripe,GraceMears,Blue:Alexandria Combs, Ann Mears, Kylene Miller, Joshua Potts, Grant Price, Ryan Spesard, Tory Welk, Red: Payton Roswarski.

Poultry Display - Overall SweepstakesWinner: IvanVeach, Merit: Ivan Veach, Blue: Tamara Veach.

Public Speaking - Merit: Kate Hickner.

Rabbit Illustrated Talk - Champion: Tara Skeleton.

Rabbit Poster - Merit: Lisa Schock,Geny Studebaker.

Rabbit Ambassador - 2nd - Geny Studebaker, 5th - Tara Skelton.

Sewing - Blue: Brooke Beale, Abigayle Burns, Hannah Hurst, Malena Zook, Red: Janna Back, JaymeDuff,McKaylin Lipp, Lauren Nesbitt (2), Laine Rader, Nichole Randle; CassityWelk,White: Lakin Smith.

Shooting SportsPoster-Merit: TamaraVeach,White: Sabrina Sisson;

Soil & Water Conservation - Blue: Brooke Beale, Owen Hicks, CarissaHicks.

Vet Science - Blue: Amanda Payne,Alexis Smith.

Weather - Blue: Courtney Atkisson, Ashton Mitchell, Red: Kyle Bender.

Weeds - Red: Ryan Leahy.

Wildlife - Blue:AmberCaputo, Branton Leazenby,MadisonRinehart.

Woodworking - Blue: Colin Edging, Carissa Hicks, Carson Spesard, andKyle Spraker.

County 4-H'ers participating

in livestock project:

Beef - SarahBrown - 4th,Finalist in Sr. Showmanship, Ricky Burns -4th, Intermediate finals in Angus Showmanship, Jacob Bush - 1st, Champion Angus Steer, Jonathan Bush - 2nd, Darren Paul - 2 - 8th, Finalist in Sr. Showmanship, Dustin Paul - 6th, Participation in Jr. Showmanship, Branden Rader - 3rd,CaleRader - 1st,Ariel Randle - 2 - 4th , 5th, Finalist in Sr. Showmanship, Kara Schwarzkopf - 4th, Participation in Sr. Showmanship.

Dog - BrookeBeale andKaitlin Begley - Participated.

Horse & Pony - SamAnderson - 8th,Molly Craig - 6th,Hannah Crawford - 4th, 10th, MekenzieGear - 2nd - 6th,Maizie Wickersham - Grand Champion - Mare.

Poultry - Geny Studebaker- (13) 1st, (1) 2nd.

Rabbit - Nathan O'Farrell - Best Variety, (3) 1st, 4th, & 8th, Geny Studebaker- Best of Breed, 1st, (2) 2nd, 6th.

Sheep - Megan Ayres -3rd & 8th,Abigayle Burns - (2) 5th, Ch. Junior Trimmer, Ricky Burns - Champion Intermediate,Ch. Intermediate Commercial Showman, ReserveSupremeOverall Intermediate Sheep Showman, 3 - 5th, 3rd, HunterMote - 3rd, 4th, Rookie of the Year for Suffolk Sheep, Kurtis Robeson - participation,CoreySilverthorn - 4th, 9th, 10th, participated in Dorset showmanship, Geny Studebaker - (2) 7th

Swine - Tony Ashenfelter - 2, (2) participation, Tyler Budreau - (2) participations,Allie Combs - participation, Jaqueline Combs - 7th, Tanner Cripe - 5th, Brock Farrell - 2nd, 5th, Participation in Sr. Showmanship, Justin Moffitt - (2) 11th, KellyMoffitt - (2) 8th, JacobMullins - (2) participations, Katelyn O Farrell - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Nathan O Farrell - 4th, 5th,Nolan OFarrell - 4th, 9th, Finals in Showmanship, Kara Overholser - 6th, 7th, 11th, Senior Showmanship - Honorable Mention, Trey Overholser - 2nd, 4th, 7th, 7th,Participation in Intermediate Showmanship, Darren Paul - 6th, Participation in Senior Showmanship, Katie Pearson - participation, Desiray Simmons - (2) 5th, Jarvis Simmons - (2) 9th, April Trapp - 2nd, Participation in Senior Showmanship, Nathan Trapp - 2nd, 8th, Participation in Senior Showmanship.

OpenClassResults Fashion Show

WeddingGowns - Champion - Loretta Lambert.

Other Child's Garment - Reserve Champion - Jane Brewington.

Make It With Wool - 5th - HannahMears.

OpenClass

Competing fromCarrollCounty in the Open Class Fashion at the State Fair were Jane Brewington and her granddaughter, Mekenzie Gear, and Loretta Lambert. Brewington and Gear received Reserve Champion in the Other Child's Garment Division. Lambert received champion in the Wedding GownsDivision.