Howard County 4-H held the 2008 "Ignite the Flame" Spring Fair on Saturday, April 5 at the NICC Cresco Center. Over 130 educational presentations, working exhibits, clothing selection, fashion revue, clothing challenge, quilt blocks and share the fun acts were presented for judging. Those youth advancing to the Iowa State Fair and Cattle Congress are as follows:
EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
STATE FAIR
Andie Vsetecka “Western Pleasure”
Brettyn and Kate Grover “How To Make A 4-H Webmercial”
Maddi Friedrich “Citizen Maddi”
Megan Neuzil “Proper Marching Technique”
Carmen Dohlman “Ready, Set, Show”
Chandra Weinacht “College Bound”
STATE FAIR ALTERNATES
Bethany Sovereign “Decorate A Cake”
Marissa Yorgey “Cricket”
Kendal Quandahl “GMO”
CATTLE CONGRESS
Brady Foster “Preparing Your Rabbit for Fair”
George Laub “Making Bread George’s Way”
Austin Vsetecka “Baseball 101”
Rachel Bowser “Cocoa In A Jar”
CATTLE CONGRESS ALTERNATE
Justin Martinek “Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Andrea Wilson “The Clarinet”
HONORABLE MENTION receiving Super Blue Ribbons
Jennifer Huhe “How To Make Homemade Ice Cream”
Shianne Throndsen “The Masked Bandit”
Ryan Wilson “Circuits”
WORKING EXHIBITS - STATE FAIR
Mindy Whisenhunt “Personalized Bookmarks”
Carmen Dohlman & Chandra Weinacht “Rattle Writers”
Lindsey Anderson & Ashley Haw “Donuts”
Shianne Throndsen & Kate & Brettyn Grover “Unstinkums”
STATE FAIR ALTERNATES
Marisa Trautsch “Up Up and Away”
Tessa Anderson “Make Your Own Study Guide”
CATTLE CONGRESS
Brady Foster “Dryer Sheet Butterflies”
Rachel Bowser & Taylor Rice “Bottle Markers
CATTLE CONGRESS ALTERNATE
Bethanee & Savannah Roberts “Candy Chicks”
Jessica Chapman & Jenny Huhe “Pretty Pens”
SHARE THE FUN - STATE FAIR
Molly & Emily Sir “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B”
Josh Stika “Mostly Harmless”
Marissa Yorgey & Mindy Whisenhunt “That’s Good, That’s Bad”
STATE FAIR ALTERNATES
Samantha Grover, Morgan Bowser and Aliana Kielb “Electric Slide”
Courtney Reinhart and Andie Vsetecka “The Water is Wide”
Ashley Haw and Michaela Reinhart “The Shop”
CATTLE CONGRESS
Andrea Wilson “Clarinet Dance Song”
Kalvin Christensen “Yo Yo Fun”
CATTLE CONGRESS ALTERNATE
Jonathon Gardner “Etude #2 Baritone Sax Solo”
Jennifer & Abby Huhe, Travis & Justin Martinek, Austin Vsetecka, Dalton Martinek, and Jessica Chapman “Fat Elbert Song and Dance”
FASHION REVUE - STATE FAIR
Jennifer Tupy
TOP JUNIOR
Bethany Tupy
TOP BOY
George Laub
CLOTHING SELECTION- STATE FAIR
Bethany Sovereign
STATE FAIR ALTERNATE
Chandra Weinacht
TOP INTERMEDIATE GIRL
Marisa Trautsch
TOP INTERMEDIATE BOY
George Laub
TOP JUNIOR GIRL
Lindsey Anderson
TOP JUNIOR BOY
Christofer Lipa
CLOTHING CHALLENGE- STATE FAIR
Maddi Friedrich
STATE FAIR ALTERNATE
Bethany Sovereign
TOP INTERMEDIATE
George Laub
TOP JUNIOR GIRL
Ashley Haw
TOP JUNIOR BOY
Christofer Lipa
QUILT BLOCK CHALLENGE
Twenty youth sewed a quilt block in the Rail Fence pattern for Spring Fair judging. All twenty quilt squares will be collected for the completion of a 4-H Rail Fence quilt. This quilt will be raffled off at the 2008 Mighty Howard County Fair. Proceeds from the quilt will be used to support educational programs for 4-H’ers in the upcoming year. Quilt Block Challenge participants were Abby Dunn, Sarah Goetsch, Marisa Trautsch, Megan Wilkes, Brianna Lipa, Christofer Lipa, Tracy Hageman, Bethany Tupy, Maddi Friedrich, Ashley Haw, Elizabeth Prochaska, Kelsey Stika, Shane Trautsch, Alissa Hageman, Jenny Tupy, Megan Neuzil, Brittany Daley, Victoria Prochaska, Kiersta Walton and Ava Spieker.
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4/9/2008