4-H members bring home 67 state fair awards

Wayne County 4-H members have earned nearly 70 ribbons at Indiana State Fair for projects ranging from sport fishing to foods and woodworking.

Kendell Matheney, Wayne County’s Purdue Extension Educator for 4-H Youth Development, shared this list of accomplishments:

• Aerospace: Blake Munchel — Blue, Connor Munchel — Blue
• Arts and Crafts, General: Gracie Andrews (Restoration) — Blue, Vivian Bane (Leather) — Orange, Jacob Myers (Basketry) — Red, Pacifica Smith (Hand Formed Ceramics) — Blue
• Beekeeping: Lila Melton — Blue
• Cake Decorating: Cora Schmitz — Blue, Lauren Stout — Blue
• Child Development: Whitney Burkhart — Blue
• Computer: Cameron Schober — Orange
• Construction and Architectural Replica: Jacob Myers — Blue
• Consumer Clothing: Lucille Byrum — Red
• Electric: Michael Hunter — Blue, Charlotte Wood — Orange
• Fine Arts: Tessa Fansher — Blue, Evelyn Lerner — Blue
• Floriculture: Ava Hardie-Burk — Blue
• Foods, Baked: Preston Bean — Orange, Belana Corder — Orange, Kylee Kidd — Blue, Asher Mackie — Blue, Peter Mackie — Red, Lydia Milholland — Red, Gabby Smith — Blue
• Foods, Preserved: Preston Bean — Red, Michael Hunter — Blue, Caleb Lester — Blue, Kalleigh Nobbe — Orange
• Forestry: Grant Corder — Blue
• Geology: Sunny Canterbury — Blue
• Health: Montana Bockhofer — Red, Abigail Lumpkin — Blue
• Home Environment: Whitney Burkhart — Red, Grant Corder — Blue
• Model Craft: Luke Wright — Red
• Needle Craft: Ava Hardie-Burk — Blue
• Photography: Luke Brock — Blue, Layla Cate — Orange, Olivia Fouche — Orange, Robert McDonald — Blue, Haven Miller — Red, Rory Nicholes — Blue, Hayden Nunley — Red, Ella Summitt — Red
• Sewing Construction, Non —Wearable: Mackenzie Bane — Blue, Miles Bane — Blue, Maebry Bell — Blue, Natalie Byrum — Red, Ruella Jewett — Blue
• Sewing Construction, Wearable: Maebry Bell — Red, Rylee Geerts — Red, Ava Hardie-Burk — Red, Liliana Hiltner — Blue
• Shooting Sports Education: Lucille Byrum — Blue, Corbin Hare — Blue, Peter Mackie — Blue
• Small Engines: Caden King — Orange
• Sport Fishing: Ryan Lafuze — Red
• Veterinary Science: Clara Lipps — Red, Mallory Summitt — Blue
• Weather and Climate Science: Kian Derenski — Orange, Cameron Schober — Blue
• Wildlife: Emersyn VanDuyne — Blue
• Woodworking: Elija Elgin — Blue, Brice Spears — Orange, Lucas Stout — Blue

Tractor contest

In addition, six members of Wayne County Tractor Club — Garrett Cope, Abby Myers, Jacob Myers, Bryson Pampel, Leo Russell and Conner Slick — advanced to compete in the state fair’s Aug. 7 tractor contest.