Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club achieves success at fair
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Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club members achieved much success at the Allen County Junior Fair. Here is a list of fair results from its members.
Braeden Ackerman
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A
Cierra Ackerman
Outstanding Poultry Livestock Interview
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A, Fourth Place Senior Poultry Showmanship
Growing with the Seasons – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner
Alissa Beck
Get Started in Art – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Self-Determined (Babysitting) – A
Amber Boop
Creative Costumes – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair
Leaping Forward – A, Second Place
Teens on the Road to Financial Success – A, Second Place
Jessica Boop
Bicycling for Fun – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner
Andrea Bourassa
Grill Master – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Andrew Brodman
Breeding Rabbit – Netherland Dwarf – A
Addison Businger
Outstanding Sheep Livestock Interview, First Place Intermediate Sheep Livestock Interview
Ram Lamb – A, Third Place Columbia
Ewe Lamb – A,
Yearling Ewe – A, Third Place Columbia
Market Lamb – A, A, Reserve Champion Rate of Gain, Fourth Place/Tie Rate of Gain
Bred & Fed Market Lamb – ParticipationBorn & Raised Market Lamb – Participation
Fleece – A, Third Place
Brayton Businger
Outstanding Sheep Livestock Interview, Second Place Senior Sheep Livestock Interview
Ram Lamb – A
Ewe Lamb – A, Third Place Columbia
Yearling Ewe – A
Exhibitor’s Young Flock – A
Market Lamb –A, A, Fourth Place/Tie Rate of Gain
Bred & Fed Market Lamb – Participation
Born & Raised Market Lamb – Participation
Fleece – A, Reserve Champion
Brooke Camper
Seeing Through Graphic Design – A, Second Place
Star Spangled Foods – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Payton Camper
Let’s Start Cooking – A, Second Place
Caitlyn Couch
Your Thoughts Matter – A, Second Place
Daniel Creeger
Tractor Operations – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Hannah Creeger
Take a Break for Breakfast – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Jacob Dawson
Outstanding Poultry Livestock Interview, First Place Beginner Poultry Livestock Interview
Egg Production – A, Fifth Place
Carter Dyar
Self-Determined (Hydroponics) – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Taylor Follas
Get Started in Art – A
Adam Fritsch
Beginning Fishing – A
Carly Hannum
Focus on Photography – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Mallory Hardesty
Outstanding Sheep Livestock Interview
Market Lamb – A, A, Sixth Place & Eighth Place Rate of Gain,
Born & Raised in Allen County Market Lamb – Participation
Rebekah Hoff
Self-Determined (American Sign Language) – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner
Greta Kauffman
Sports Nutrition – A
Sophia Kauffman
Global Gourmet – A
Zoe Kramer
Market Lamb – A, A
Bred & Fed in Allen County Market Lamb - Participation
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A
Ella Krupp
Scrapbooking – A
Ethan Leiber
Breeding Rabbit – Mini Rex – A, A
Fur Class – Participation
Gibson Meyer
Measuring Up – A
Alivia Montgomery
Outstanding Swine Livestock Interview
Crossbred Barrow – A
Crossbred Gilt – A
Hannah Nieman
Pet Rabbit – A, Second Place
Get Started in Art – A
Matthew Piehl
Rockets Away (Solid Fuel) – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A
Outstanding Sheep Livestock Interview
Market Lamb – A
Bred & Fed in Allen County Market Lamb - Participation
Noah Pratt
Rockets Away (Solid Fuel) – B
Lily Schneck
Sundresses & Jumpers – A, Second Place
Take a Break for Breakfast – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Lyla Schneck
Get Started in Art – A, Second Place
Avery Smith
Snack Attack – A
Celia Smith
Your Thoughts Matter – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner
Ethan Smith
Focus on Photography – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair, Clock Trophy Winner at the Ohio State Fair
Trevor Smith
Beginning Fishing – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Wilson Steiner
Take a Break for Breakfast – A, Second Place
Rockets Away (Solid Fuel) – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Elizabeth Swisher
Leaping Forward – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Ohio Birds – A
You’re the Athlete – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair ParticipantOn the Cutting Edge – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Sr. Demonstration – Participation
Kaitlin Thurmond
Racing the Clock to Awesome Meals – A
Jay Tuttle
Family History Treasure Hunt – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Mackay Tuttle
Mastering Photography – A, First Place/County Plaque Winner
Not Just Knots – A, Second Place
Liam Watson
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A
Toby Yarnell
Measuring Up – A, Outstanding Exhibit
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