2009 4-H State Fair Results

Grundy County 4-H was well represented in the livestock, non-livestock and communications area at the 2009 Iowa State Fair. Below is a listing of the 4-H’ers, what they exhibited in and the ribbon they received.

Livestock

Breeding Beef:

Heather Kitzman – Commercial Heifer (Red)

Heather Kitzman – Commercial Heifer (Blue)

Market Beef:

Clint Dinsdale – Crossbred Steer (Blue)

Colton Dinsdale – Charolais Steer (Blue)

Heather Kitzman – Shorthorn Steer (Blue)

Derek Noteboom – Crossbred Steer (Blue)

Bennett Petersen – Crossbred Steer (Blue)

Beef of Merit (live):

Clint Dinsdale – Window A-High Cutability Grid Market (Blue)

Dustin Dinsdale – Window B – High Cutability Grid Market (Blue)

Heather Kitzman – Window B – High Quality Grid Market (Blue)

Bennett Petersen – Window A – High Cutability Grid Market (Blue)

Dairy Cows:

Trent Abbas – Holstein Sr. Calf (Blue)

Dogs:

Russell Benson – Novice A Obedience-Group 1 (Red)

Russell Benson – Senior Handling-Group 1 (Red)

Krystal Meester – Graduate Novice A Obedience (Red)

Krystal Meester – Intermediate Handling-Group 2 (Purple)

Horses:

Kelly Whipps – Light Horse Showmanship (Blue)

Kelly Whipps – Western Pleasure (Purple)

Kelly Whipps – Western Horsemanship (White)

Kelly Whipps – Trail (Blue)

Poultry:

Bradley Schmidt – White Egg (Purple) 1^st place Egg Production

Bradley Schmi t – Brown Egg (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt – American Cock (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt – American Hen (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt – American Cockerel (Red)

Bradley Schmidt – American Pullett (Red)

Bradley Schmidt – American Pen (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt –Bantams Rose Comb Clean Legged Cock (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt – Bantams Rose Comb Clean Legged Pen (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt – Bantams Feather Legged Pen (Blue)

Rabbits:

Ashtyn Dove – Senior Doe Fancy (Blue)

Ashtyn Dove – Senior Buck Fancy (Blue)

Ashtyn Dove – Senior Buck Fancy (Purple)

Ashtyn Dove – Senior Doe Fancy (Blue)

Chris Meester – Junior Buck Commercial (Blue)

Chris Meester – Junior Doe Commercial (Purple)

Bradley Schmidt – Senior Doe Fancy (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt – Senior Buck Fancy (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt – Senior Buck Fancy (Purple)

Bradley Schmidt – Senior Doe Fancy (Purple)

Breeding Sheep:

Codie Johnson – Black Face Commercial Ewe – Div. 3 (Blue)

Market Lambs:

Dustin Dinsdale - Purple

Nicholas Grunklee – Blue

Codie Johnson – Blue

Trenton Myers – Blue

Tanner Reents – Blue

Brandon Trepp – Blue

Lamb Performance:

Quinton Butler – Division 2 (Blue)

Dustin Dinsdale – Division 1 (Purple)

Nicholas Grunklee – Division 1 (Blue)

Codie Johnson – Division 3 (Blue)

Trenton Myers – Division 1 (Blue)

Tanner Reents – Division 1 (Blue)

Mallory Scott – Division 1 (Purple)

Brandon Trepp – Division 1 (Purple)

Breeding Swine:

Cassie Bakker – Commercial Gilt (Red)

Cassie Bakker – Duroc Gilt (Purple)

Amber Patton – Yorkshire Gilt (Red)

Swine Derby Live:

Cassie Bakker – Crossbred Derby Barrows Medium Wt. (Red)

Cassie Bakker – Crossbred Derby Barrows Heavy Weight (Red)

Carter Bixby – Crossbred Derby Gilts Light Weigh (Red)

Carter Bixby – Crossbred Derby Gilts Heavy Weight (Blue)

Jon Mulder – Crossbred Derby Barrows Light Weight (Blue)

Amber Patton – Crossbred Derby Barrows Medium Weight (Red)

Amber Patton – Crossbred Derby Gilts Medium Weight (Red)

Kelly Whipps – Crossbred Derby Barrows Light Weight (Blue)

Kelly Whipps – Crossbred Derby Gilts Light Weight (Blue)

Kelly Whipps – Crossbred Derby Gilts Medium Weight (Purple)

Derby Swine Results:

Kelly Whipps – Rank 29th (Purple)

Jon Mulder – Rank 42nd (Purple)

Kelly Whipps – Rank 52nd (Blue)

Amber Patton – Rank 53rd (Blue)

Kelly Whipps – Rank 120th (Blue)

Amber Patton – Rank 136th (Blue)

Carter Bixby – Rank 151 (Blue)

Cassie Bakker – Rank 260th (Blue)

Carter Bixby – Rank 303 (Red)

Cassie Bakker – Rank 326 (Red)

Derby Swine Pen of Three Final Ranking:

Kelly Whipps – Rank 7th

Market Swine:

Cassie Bakker – Medium Weight Market Barrows (Red)

Cassie Bakker – Heavy Weight Market Barrows (Red)

Cassie Bakker – Medium Weight Market Barrows (Red)

Cassie Bakker – Light Weight Market Gilts (Purple)

Carter Bixby – Medium Weight Market Gilts (Red)

Carter Bixby – Heavy weight Market Barrows (Red)

Carter Bixby – Light Weight Market Gilts (Purple)

Carter Bixby – Light Weight Market Barrows (Purple)

Jon Mulder – Heavy Weight Market Gilts (Blue)

Jon Muler – Light Weight Market Gilts (Blue)

Amber Patton – Heavy Weight Market Barrows (Blue)

Amber Patton – Heavy Weight Market Gilts (Red)

Kelly Whipps – Heavy Weight Market Barrows (Purple)

Kelly Whipps – Duroc Market Hogs (Purple)

Beef Showmanship:

Heather Kitzman – Grades 11-12 (Blue)

Sheep Showmanship:

Quinton Butler – Senior (Blue)

Codie Johnson – Senior (Blue)

Swine Showmanship:

Cassie Bakker – Grades 9-12 (Purple)

Carter Bixby – Grades 5-6 (Blue)

Kelly Whipps – Grade 9-12 (Blue)

Grundy County had 28 projects that went to State Fair that were on display in the 4-H Non Livestock Exhibit Building.

Megan Anderson – Clothing (Red)

Blaine Becker – Science, Mechanics & Engineering (Blue)

Brooke Becker – Food & Nutrition (Blue)

Brooke Becker – Home Improvement (Red)

Jay Borgman-Photography (Blue)

Kelly Brockett- Personal Development (Blue)

Kelly Brockett-Photography (Blue)

Brandon Bruhn-Home Improvement (Blue)

Brandon Bruhn-Photography (Blue)

Brittanee Deeringer-Personal Development (Red)

Ashtyn Dove-Visual Art (Blue)

Carrie Eilderts-Home Improvement (Blue)

Danielle Henning-Photography (Blue)

Grant Johnson-Ag & Natural Resources (Blue)

Mackenzie Johnston-Visual Art (Blue)

Courtney Kern-Photography (Blue)

Kayla Kyhl-Clothing (Red)

Owen Meester-Photography (Red)

Jake Mulder-Consumer & Management (Blue)

Zach Nicholson-Food & Nutrition (Blue)

Zach Nicholson-Science, Mechanics & Engineering (Blue)

Rachel Pakala-Food & Nutrition (Blue)

Bradley Schmidt-Science, Mechanics & Engineering (White)

Clark Stevens-Communication Posters (Excellence)

Nathan Westemeier-Food & Nutrition (White)

Nathan Westemeier-Personal Development (Red)

Kelly Whipps-Home Improvement (Blue)

Kelly Whipps-Visual Arts (Blue)

Grundy County had sixteen 4-H’ers participate in the Communications area.

Working Exhibits:

Raquel Luhring, Stephanie Luhring & Kristina Schott – Book Clips (Merit)

Hannah Martin, Jenny Schildroth and Cidney Rose Peace – Swak (Merit)

Craig Schott and Kyler Dudden – Windsocks (Merit)

Erin Daley and Kayla Kyhl – Wachky Balloon Balls (Excellence)

Extemporaneous Speaking:

Codie Johnson - Excellence

Share the Fun:

Brittany Shinn – A Piece from Mozart (Participation)

Alexa Schmitz - (Participation)

Wes Pakala, Lydia Pakala and Rachel Pakala – Party in Third Class (Participation)

Author: Brenda Everts Date: 9/30/2009