Wayne County 4-H’ers showed off their talents, skills and creativity at the Ohio State Fair and local judging events.
Five project members won awards in State Fair competition. Ruth Steiner was the class winner for Let’s Bake Quick Breads, earning her a clock trophy. She also won an Outstanding of the Day for her Canning and Freezing project.
Others winning Outstanding of the Day honors were Charles Haley, Science Fun with Kitchen Chemistry; Aubrey Liston, Everyday Food and Fitness - Junior; Morgan Laibe, Clothing for Middle School; and Ellie Yoh, Medicine Science and Safety - Junior.
State Fair selections and other project honors were announced at Wayne County’s annual Style Revue and Awards Program July 22 at the Shisler Center on the Ohio State University Wooster campus.
Winners of the Gingher Shears for top sewing construction awards were Natalie Shold, junior, and Lucy Acker, senior.
Pat LeFever, longtime donor of the Gingher Shears, was remembered during the Style Revue with a memorial tribute by Building 10 Committee member and Junior Fair Secretary Marcia Brueck.
“Pat had a passion for sewing and the knowledge and talent to sew just about anything – from the simplest elastic-waist skirt to the most complex wedding gown,” Brueck said. "LeFever was a teacher and mentor to others – youth and adults over the years. She donated the shears for many years because of her desire to instill the love of sewing in youth.”
Among special State Fair awards presented, Shold was nominated to apply for the Rising Star Award and Acker, the Master Clothing Educator of Ohio Award for outstanding achievement in 4-H clothing.
Acacia Smith was nominated for the Ohio Consumer Clothing Award for total look of outfit and overall outstanding achievement in 4-H clothing.
Both Smith and Acker were nominated for the Ohio 4-H Fashion Board.
Also winning construction awards for their garments were Samantha Haley, Ember Steffen, Rylee Wirt and Morgan Laibe.
Clothing project members chosen as State Fair representatives were Natalie Shold, Sundresses and Jumpers; Sarah Hagan, Designed by Me and Terrific Tops; Morgan Laibe, Clothing for Middle School; Acacia Smith, Ready, Set, Sew Active and Shopping Savvy; Lucy Acker, Clothes for High School and College; Piper Sprowl, Sew Fun Junior; and Aubrey Liston, Sew Fun Senior.
Representing Food and Nutrition projects at the State Fair wereJeana Beery, Let’s Start Cooking; Corinne Dotterer, Snack Attack!; Malachi Smith, Kitchen Boss; Lucy Acker, Yeast Breads On The Rise; Addison Liston, Global Gourmet; and Kara Jones, Grill Master.
Selected for State Fair judging in Miscellaneous FCS projects were Zachary George - Get Started In Art; Miura Stansfield, Self-Determined Creative Arts; Haiven Hatten, Scrapbooking Junior; Mackenna Stansfield, Scrapbooking Senior; and Maria Hovest, Makeover My Space - Junior.
Still project members chosen to participate in State Fair judging wereScarlett Way, Focus On Photography; Maryn Erdman, Mastering Photography; Nicklaus Roberts, Outdoor Adventurer; Beginning Fishing; Drystan-Pajak Stenger, Beekeeping; Ayden Varno, Your Thoughts Matter; Gretta Smith, Tracking Your Health and Fitness; Julianna Varno, Relationships 101; Blake Sigler, 4-H Around The Globe; Caroline Raber, You and Your Dog; Olivia Kozma, Purr-fect Pals; Gracie Garrett, Airedales to Zebras; Jud Pitts, Arcs and Sparks; and Mia Snyder, Arcs and Sparks (Bigger Weldman); Elijah Immel, Crank It Up; Wyatt Rohr, Robotics Master; Anthony Long, Rockets Away (Solid-Fueled Rockets); Charles Haley, Science Fun with Kitchen Chemistry; Ethan Hawke, Magic of Electricity; Brayden Mairs, Nailing It Together - Junior; Addison Horst, Self-Determined - Junior: Kara Jones, Self-Determined - Senior.
To be eligible for State Fair selection, project members must earn an Outstanding Award at early project judging in July.
4-H project that earned Outstanding Awards
Those earning Outstanding Awards at county judging events held in July and August were:
Sewing
Sew Fun – Paisley Hostetler, Eliza Davis, Hadley Burchett, Elizabeth Pope, Ellie Lightfoot, Daphne Dodaro, Seren Ables, Samantha Haley, Jesse Pace, Janeane Pummell, Alana Selbee, Ember Steffen, and Adison Sommers; Sundresses and Jumpers - Rylee Wirt, Ruth Steiner, Kaleigh Molnar; Designed by Me - Madison Wade, Aniyah Odenkirk, Brook Santos, Emersyn Nelson; Ready, Set, Sew Active - Katie Stoller and Elana Plessinger; and Clothes for High School and College, Molly Watson.
Food and Nutrition
Let’s Start Cooking - Deklan Lietzke, Hadley Perret; Snack Attack - Emily Smith; Global Gourmet - Ruthie Finney and Julianna Plessinger; Grill Master - Leo Fish, Tessa Underwood; Take A Break for Breakfast - Corbin Burchett; Racing The Clock To Awesome Meals - Gracie Clark.
Creative Arts
Cake Decoration - Sara Pindell, Maddy Tyner, Emma Gray, Lexi Long; Makeover My Space - Zella Cradlebaugh, Jazlyn Cradlebaugh; Get Started In Art - Alaina Hofstetter, Savannah Jones, Audrey Fredrich, Brook Santos; Scrapbooking - Addison Baer; You Can Quilt - Brady Peeples, Wendy Johnson, Ava Murphy; and Self-Determined FCS - Megan Tenney (Quilts).
Veterinary Science and Companion Animals
Airedales to Zebras - Marley Teeters, Bryson Cassill, Adrianna Bowling, Gracie Garrett; Relationships 101, Ayden Varno and Emma Gray; You and Your Dog - Sarah Hagan; Purr-fect Pals - Hannah Steiner.
Creative Arts
The Writer In You - Haven Smith, Elena Strasbaugh, Adrianna Bowling, and Grace Hovest; Family History Treasure Hunt - Anna Silvestri; Finding Your Voice: Public Speaking - Carter Blandin.
Health
Tracking Your Health and Fitness - Linus Armstrong; First Aid In Action - Adalynn Maxymiv, Emma Maxymiv, Josie Dibell, Adrianna Bowling.
Natural Resources
Outdoor Adventurer: Beginning Fishing - Zach Schrock, Andrew Bauder, Hunter Opfer, and Xavier Sheets; Trapping Muskrats in Ohio - Lydia Silvestri and Benaniah Silvestri; Grow Your Own Vegetables - Gracie Garrett; Cassaundra Matty; Ohio Birds - Emily Bowling; and Insect Adventures - Law Deem.
Small Engines and STEM
Tractor Operations: Gearing Up For Safety - Elijah Immel, Neariah Steiner and Justin Bauder; Ready, Set…Mow! - Scarlett Way; Magic of Electricity - Silas Parks; Bicycling for Fun - Gregory Roberts and Josie Smith.
Gun Safety
Safe Use of Guns - Zeke Widmer, Hunter Opfer, Gideon Parks, Justin Nelson; Shotgun Member Record - Ian DeAment; and Pistol Project - Hunter Nelson and Ian DeAment.
Photography
Photography Basics - Lillian Rhodes, Nora Shifflet, Tobias Steiner, and Hannah Lightfoot; and Aniyah Odenkirk - Next Level Photography.
Woodworking and Welding
Measuring Up - Brandon Sigler, Hadley Perret, Cooper Schafrath, Landon Blough, Brady Peeples, Clayton Yungen, Clayton Saurer and Lauren Lightfoot; Finishing Up - Elliott Daley, Caleb Mairs, Evelyn Linden; Nailing It Together - David Linden; and Arcs and Sparks - Caleb Stoller and Christopher Stoller.
Self-Determined - Savannah Wallace, Addie Palker, Ryland Johnson, Asher Erf, Hayden Erf and Josiah Parks.
Discovering 4-H – Deklan Lietzke.
About 250 4-H’ers had projects evaluated during the two judging events at the Wayne County Fair Event Center.
