Edmunds County 4-Hers earn ribbons at 2023 Achievement Days

Edmunds County 4-H Members displayed their 2023 projects and animals at the 4-H Achievement Days held August 2-4 in Ipswich.

Crowned 4-H royalty were Cloverbud Princess Everly Kadlec daughter of Nathan and Deidre Kadlec, Brantley Steen, son of Lonnie and Katie Steen, and Queen Quincy Olivier, daughter of Jess Freeland and Clay Olivier.

The Secret Alumni was revealed on Friday afternoon as John Jung. Our first correct guess came from Amanda Rawden. The Family Herdsmanship Award went to the Jordan Holt family.

The Dog Show was held on Wednesday morning at the 4-H Building in Ipswich.

Results were: Nate Bass – Agility on Leash – Blue; Raymond Fitz-Patrick – Showmanship – Purple, Rally Novice B – Purple, Blue, Agility on Leash – Blue, Obedience Basic B – Purple, Blue

The Horse Show and Play Day was held on Wednesday evening at the Trail Days Arena. They had three different age divisions. Cloverbud and Beginners, Juniors and Senior, and Adults.

Winners were: Stock Seat Equitation – Quincy Olivier; Egg and Spoon Race – Treyton Hutson, Quincy Olivier, Clay Olivier; Barrel Racing – Treyton Hutson, Quincy Olivier, Clay Olivier; Flag Race – Treyton Hutson, Clay Olivier; Boot Scramble – Treyton Hutson, Quincy Olivier; Ribbon Race – Ellie Nehlich & Quincy Olivier, Cassie Holtz & Clay Olivier; Pole Bending – Jacey Rossow, Clay Olivier; Musical Hoots – Jacey Rossow; Key Hole Race – Jacey Rossow, Clay Olivier; Kool-Aid Race – Quincy Olivier. Others participating were Jalyssa Hutson.

Thursday started off with the rabbit show. The entering of static exhibits began at noon with the judging starting at 1 p.m.

Static results are as follows:

• Cloverbuds: Wyatt Belcher – Roller Coaster, Model Tractor and Dump Cark, Walking Dinosaur, Crane; Sawyer Heilman – Crayon Caterpillars, Painted Star; Stetson Heilman – Crayon Caterpillars, Painted Dinosaur; Abigail Hoyle – Ceramic Sleeping Mouse, Ceramic Girls (2), Clay Pot Mushroom, Candy Corn Clay Pots, Flower Pot Snowman; Treyton Hutson – Wood Birdhouse, Garden Tomatoes; Everly Kadlec – Ceramic Taxi, "Junk" Clock, Pink Flower Pot Mushroom; Isaiah Kadlec – Red Lego Race Car, White Lego Lamborghini, Blue Flower Pot Mushroom; Rowan Nash – Ceramic Black Cow; Rylin Nash – Ceramic Pig on a Tractor, Face Mask, Keychain Wristlet, Thread through Heart Art, Canvas Drawing of a Cow, Styrofoam Cup Wind Chime; Brielle Olson – Ceramic Ice Cream, Ceramic Toadstool, Ceramic Puppy; Jemma Olson – Ceramic Toadstool, Ceramic Puppy, Ceramic Unicorn; Emma Penfield – Ceramic Deer, Stepping Stone; Bexley Perrion – Ceramic Unicorn, Christmas Tree Christmas Ornaments, Santa Hat Ornament, Reindeer Ornament, Painted Clay Pot Mushroom, M & M Cookies, Hollyhock Flowers, Petunia Flowers; Haddie Perrion –Carrot Bars, Sunset Painting, Marigold Flowers, Pary Monster Sculpture; Jonathan Volk – Painted Clay Pot, Painted Flower Pot with Cactus Plant; Jack Wesch – Ceramic Dinosaur, Wood Dragon, Lego Set, Lego Excavator, Color Art, Bead Art (2).

• Open Class: Carole Curtis – Crown Royal Quilt; Andrew Fuhrmann – Corn Hole Boards; Candice Hoffman – Quilt; Cadence Perrion – Petunias Purple (2); Elliot Perrion – Sunset Petunias – Blue, Yellow Day Lily – Red, Cinnamon Day Lily – Purple; Hollyhocks – Blue; Emery Perrion – Golden Tiger Paining – Purple.

Lucky Charms:

Addison Galbraith – Visual Arts – Tie Blanket – Purple; Wood Science – Watermelon Blocks – Purple;

Isabella Galbraith – Visual Arts – Tie Blanket – Purple; Wood Science – Pumpkin Blocks – Purple;

Ashlyn Heilman – Visual Arts – Ceramic Cat – Purple, Bracelets – Purple;

Jase Heilman – Visual Arts – Ceramic Bear – Purple, Ceramic Football – Blue;

Ben Hoyle – Foods & Nutrition – Banana Bars – Purple; Home Environment – Wood American Flag – Purple; Visual Arts – Halloween Characters – Purple;

William Hoyle – Foods & Nutrition – Drop Sugar Cookies – Purple; Home Environment – Candy Corn Candy Dish – Purple; Tie Blanket – Purple; Visual Arts – Wooden Rudolph – Purple, Wood Fireworks – Purple;

Jailey Hutson – Visual Arts - Metal Cup with A custom Design – Purple;

Jalyssa Hutson – Home Environment – Sola Flower Centerpiece; Visual Arts – Wood Halloween Décor – Purple;

Gracyn Kadlec – Home Environment – Sola Flower Centerpiece – Purple;

Mahlia Kadlec – Foods & Nutrition – Dropped Sugar Cookies – Purple; Photography – Sunset at Mina Lake – Purple, Blue Irises – Blue; Visual Arts – Rainbow Cinch Sack – Purple, Outdoor Watermelon Décor – Purple;

Olivia Kadlec – Hobbies & Collections – Lego Tree House – Purple; Photography – Pink Peony – Purple, Sunset at the Railroad Tracks – Purple; Visual Arts – Sunflower Diamond Art – Purple, Outdoor Angel Décor – Purple, Citrus Tote Bag – Purple;

Xavier Kadlec – Wood Science – American Flag – Purple;

Nevaeh Moser – Home Environment – Wooden Flag – Purple, Western Cowhide Sign – Purple, Entryway Mail Organizer – Purple; Visual Arts – Ceramic Steer Skull – Blue, Aztec Flower Pot – Purple, Fleece Tie Blanket – Blue;

Ryder Steen – Home Environment – American Flag – Purple; Photography – Close up of Details – Purple, My Dog Gauge – Purple;

Jacob Volk – Hobbies & Collections – Glass Soda Bottle Collection – Purple; Home Environment – American Flag – Purple.

Silver Stars:

Nicholas Fuhrmann – Poultry and Eggs – One Dozen Brown Eggs – Purple; Wood Science – Dog Food and Water Rack – Purple;

Sydney Holmes – Food Preservation – Dill Pickles – Purple; Home Environment – Flower Arrangement – Purple, Wood Flower Centerpiece – Purple; Photography – Sheep Grazing in a Pasture – Purple, Highway Picture – Purple; Visual Arts – Wood American Flag – Purple, Handmade Bag – Purple; Wyatt Holmes – Food Preservation – Dill Pickles; Visual Arts – Wood Ghost & Frankenstein – Purple;

Kendra Scherr – Home Environment – Sola Flowers Centerpiece – Purple; Visual Arts – Ceramic Owl – Purple, Ceramic Hedgehog – Purple, Rainbow Feather Diamond Art – Purple;

Bella Wesch – Exploring 4-H – Exploring 4-H Curriculum – Purple; Visual Arts – Wooden Snowmen – Purple, Painted Wooden Sign – Blue;

Emma Wesch – Clothing & Textiles – Over the Shoulder Bag – Purple, Drawstring Bag – Purple; First Aid – Camping First Aid Kit – Purple; Foods & Nutrition – Chocolate Chip Cookies; Visual Arts – Wooden Baby Sign with Picture Holder – Purple, Watermelon Posts – Blue, Sola Flower Centerpiece - Purple.

Wily Wizards:

Nate Bass – Home Environment – Wooden American Flag – Purple, Concrete Stepping Stone – Purple; Horticulture – La Bomba Peppers – Purple; Wood Science – Cornhole Board – Purple;

Sam Bass – Home Environment – Wooden American Flag – Purple, Concrete Stepping Stone – Purple, Painted Tiger Eye – Blue; Horticulture – Tendergreen Bean – Purple; Wood Science – Cornhole Board – Purple;

Grayson Beyers – Foods & Nutrition – Gluten Free Banana Bars – Purple; Home Environment – Sola Flower Centerpiece – Purple; Visual Arts – Mythology Display Board – Purple, Cat Diamond Art Picture – Purple; Wood Science – Essential Oil Block Holder – Purple;

Hannah Beyers – Foods & Nutrition – Chocolate Zucchini Bars – Purple; Home Environment – Memory Bin – Purple, Two Pillows – Purple; Photography – Eiffel Tower – Purple, Landscape View of Crans Montana Switzerland – Purple, New York City form the Top of the Rock – Blue; Visual Arts – Shadow Box – Purple;

Lincoln Beyers – Automotive – Parts of a John Deere Combine Display Board – Purple; Welding Science – Welded Butterfly Garden Art – Wood Science – Garden Trug; Ava Davis – Visual Arts – Wood Watermelon Post Set – Blue, Angel Wooden Post Set – Blue; Edy Davis – Visual Arts – Snowman Wooden Post Set – Purple.

Independents:

Allison Belcher – Clothing & Textiles – Sewn Tote Bab – Purple; Home Environment – Bar Stool – Purple; Visual Arts – Poured Paint Canvas – Purple;

Dora Bonen – Clothing & Textiles – Sewn Summer Dress – Purple, Drawstring Bag – Purple; Photography – Picture of my Brother – Purple, Picture of a Hollyhock – Purple; Visual Arts – 4-H Clover Color Melting Painting – Purple, Witches from Hocus Pocus Diamond Art – Purple, Two Rabbits on a Snowy Day Diamond Art - Purple; Wood Science – Fish Wood Burning – Blue;

Hunter Bonen – Automotive – Working Model Engine – Purple; Clothing & Textiles – Draw String Bag – Purple; Home Environment – Pillow Case – Purple; Photography – Photo of Nature – Purple, Animal Photo – Blue, Nonliving Photo - Purple; Robotics – Robot – Purple; Visual Arts – Penneywise Diamond Art – Purple, Color Melted Picture – Purple;

Jase Bonen – Clothing & Textiles – Drawstring Bag – Purple; Home Environment – Photo Button Display – Purple, Pillow Case - Purple; Photography – Nature Photo – Purple, Nonliving Object Photo – Purple, Animal Photo – Purple, Visual Arts – Color Melted Shark – Purple, Wood Puzzle – Purple;

Kaidence Bulgin -Home Environment – Vase with Silk Flowers – Purple, Pumpkin – Purple, 4th of July Wall Hanging – Purple, Fall Wall Hanging - Purple; Visual Arts – Stenciled Bracelet – Blue, Navajo Beads – Purple, Lightening Earrings – Purple, Snake Skin Earrings – Purple, Nativity – Purple, Machine Embroidery Blanket – Purple, Machine Embroidery Towel – Blue, Alcohol Coasters – Purple;

Alexis Fischer – Home Environment – Wood American Flag – Purple, Sola Flower Centerpiece – Purple; Visual Arts – Wooden Watermelon Posts – Blue; Grant Fischer – Hobbies & Collections – Lego Tow Truck – Purple; Home Environment – Outdoor Dragon Fly – Purple, Patriotic Table Runner – Purple; Sheep & Wool – Babydoll Wool – Purple;

Jillian Fischer – Home Environment – Table Runner – Purple, Pillow Case – Purple, Outdoor Butterfly – Purple, Sola Flowers Centerpiece – Purple, Lighthouse – Blue; Photography – Bee Boxes – Purple, Bridge – Purple, Yellowstone 1 – Purple, Yellowstone 2 – Purple, Yellowstone 3 – Purple, Windmill – Purple, Train Tracks – Purple; Sheep & Wool – Babydoll Wool – Purple; Visual Arts – Quilt Square – Blue;

Tara Fischer – Home Environment – Sola Flower Centerpiece – Purple; Visual Arts – Wooden Penguin Posts – Purple;

Raymond Fitz-Patrick – Welding Science – Ramps – Purple, Bridge with Wood Planks – Purple;

Gabriela Grabowska-Hoyle – Foods & Nutrition – Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies – Purple, Banana Chocolate Chip Brad – Purple;

Ashlinn Hartwell – Visual Arts – Ceramic Coffee Mug – Purple; Cooper Hartwell – Visual Arts – Painted Letter C – Blue, Wood Burned Piece of Wood – Purple;

Parker Hartwell – Visual Arts – Ceramic Skull – Blue;

Sophia Kroll – Foods & Nutrition – M & M Cookies – Purple; Home Environment – Shadow Box – Purple; Photography – Date Trees – Purple, Sunset – Purple; Visual Arts – Framed Diamond Art – Purple; Writing & Public Speaking – One Long Poem – Purple;

Quincy Olivier – Photography – Rodeo Action Shot – Purple, Activity Shot – Purple, What Makes SD Great – Purple, Animal Shot 1 – Purple, Landscape 1 – Purple, Landscape 2 – Purple, Landscape 3 – Purple Non-Living 1 – Purple, Non-Livine 2 – Purple, Action 2 – Purple, Animals 2 – Purple; Visual Arts – Ceramic Ugly Mug – Purple, Braided Reins – Purple, Dancers Painting – Purple, Goddess Painting – Purple, Book Nook – Purple;

Kearstin Pietz – Visual Arts – Ceramic Soup Mug – Purple;

Rayna Pietz – Electricity – Circuit Board – Purple; Visual Arts – Ceramics – Purple; Riley Pietz – Electricity – Circuit Board – Purple;

Tye Pietz – Electricity – AI that Play Connect Four – Purple;

Brynlee Rasmussen – Home Environment – Clay Pot Giraffe – Purple; Visual Arts – Ceramic Pot with Plant – Purple; Palm Tree Painting – Purple.

Selected Best of Show in the static exhibits were:

Cloverbud – Abigail Hoyle – Candy Corn Clay Pots; Clothing & Textiles – Beginner Emma Wesch – Over the Shoulder Bag, Junior Dora Bonen – Drawstring Bag; Foods & Nutrition – Beginner Emma Wesch – Chocolate Chip Cookies, Junior Grayson Beyers – Gluten Free Banana Bars, Senior Gabriela Grabowska Hoyle – Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies; Hobbies & Collections – Beginner Jacob Volk – Coke Bottle Display, Junior Olivia Kadlec – Lego Tree House, Senior Grant Fischer – Lego Tow Truck; Home Environment – Beginner William Hoyle – Clay Pot Snowman, Junior Sophie Kroll – Paper Cross, Senior Hannah Beyers – Skull Arrangement; Photography – Beginner Jase Bonen – Sunset Windmill, Junior Sophie Kroll – Sunset, Senior Quincy Olivier – New Yorker on a Bike; Posters & Displays – Junior Grayson Beyers – Mythology Display Board, Senior Lincoln Beyers – John Deere Combine Parts Display Board; Visual Arts – Beginner Jase Bonen – Wood Train Puzzle, Junior Kearstin Pietz – Glazed Ceramic Mug, Senior Quincy Olivier – Dancers Painting; Welding Science – Beginner Raymond Fitz-Patrick – Bridge with Wood Planks; Wood Science – Junior Grayson Beyers – Essential Oil Holder, Senior Xavier Kadlec – American Flag; Open Class – Andrew Fuhrmann – Corn Hole Boards.

Entries in the Pet Show on Thursday evening were interviewed by Steph Jung and received ribbons and certificates. Winners were Fuzziest Kitten – Hazel Beyers's Kitten, Strongest Pet – Sawyer and Stetson Heilman's Dog, Sleepiest Pet – Abigail Hoyle's Dog, Most Energetic Duo – Treyton Hutson's Dog, Cutest Pet – Brielle Olson's Dog, Softest Puppy – Gemma Olson's Dog, Oldest Pet – Ryder Steen's Dog, Smallest Puppy – Jonathan Volk's Puppy, Biggest Dog – Felicity Wesch's Dog, Most Unique Name – Jack Wesch's Dog.

Livestock Results in next week's Tribune edition