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Pondera County 4-Hers awards |
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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Page 1 of 2 Special to the I-O by Adele Stenson
 TOP STEER – Justin Fritz of the Sollid Pioneers 4-H Club had the Grand Champion Steer at the Marias Fair Steer Show. There were 51 steers averaging $2.61 a pound. Jake Fritz, a cousin to Justin from Liberty County exhibited the steer. Photo courtesy of Justin Fritz
Dave Phillips was a judge in the areas of Teen Leadership, Self-Determined Projects, Exploring 4-H and Club Projects. Phillips was an MSU Extension agent for 30 years and is now serving as the Central Regional Department Head for Extension. He commented, “All of you have the privilege of working with some really talented junior leaders – I enjoyed my interaction with them.”
While his experience was particularly with the teen segment, Pondera Extension agents Dan Picard and Adele Stenson would echo his sentiment about the 4-H youth in general. “It is so exciting to watch the youth grown in skill and confidence over the years,” says Stenson.
At the Fair, youth compete either based on age or based on the project level they are enrolled in. For most leveled projects, youth are spending two to three years per level. For the divisions that are based on age by October 1 of the 4-H year, pre-juniors are 8-10 years old, juniors are 11-13, and seniors are 15 and older.
Pondera County youth earned mostly blue ribbons and many top awards at the 2008 Marias Fair. All 4-Hers at the Marias Fair are required to do a project interview in order to exhibit – the purpose of the interview is to help them gain skills in presenting themselves and what they know to an adult interviewer. For the first time this year, participants had the opportunity to earn rosettes for being top interviewers.
The following Pondera 4-Hers earned Best of Class Project Interview rosettes:
Junior Beef – Justin Fritz; Junior Dog – Olivia Knobel; Senior Dog – Tia Robinson; Junior Foods and Nutrition – Kassady Sheble; Pre-Junior Foods and Nutrition – Jordan Stoltz; Junior Goat – Krystal McDougall; Junior Horse – Jade Rodriguez; Junior Industrial Arts – Justin Fritz; Pre-Junior Industrial Arts – Garrett Fritz; Senior Industrial Arts – Cassie Peters; Judge’s Choice for Self-Determined Project (Tough Enough to Wear Pink) – Jessica Stenson; Junior Self-Determined Project (Blankets for Babies Community Service) – Marisa Habel; Senior Self-Determined Project (welding) – Shannon Elings; Pre-Junior Sewing – Skylar Stenson; Junior Sheep – Krystal McDougall; Senior Sheep – Jayleen Harris.
Pondera 4-Hers earned Best of Class rosettes for the following exhibits:
Junior Cat – Jade Rodriguez; Pre-Junior Dog – Kenny Habets; Junior General Foods – Kassady Sheble; Pre-Junior Decorated Foods – Malia Curry; Pre-Junior Foods – Malia Curry; Junior Horse Educational Display – Taylour Russell; Junior Horse Project Presentation – Jenna Rodriguez; Junior Industrial Arts – Justin Fritz; Pre-Junior Industrial Arts – Garrett Fritz; Senior Industrial Arts – Cassie Peters; Junior Leadership Display – Marisa Habel; Junior Mechanical Sciences – Brett Peters; Senior Mechanical Sciences – Mariah Sheble; Pre-Junior Photo – Jordan Stoltz; Senior Plant Sciences – Steven Peters; Junior Self-Determined Project (Blankets for Babies) – Marisa Habel; Senior Self-Determined Project (Welded Pie Safe Shelf); Pre-Junior Sewing – Skylar Stenson; Wool Educational Display – Krystal McDougall; and Junior Dog Educational Display – Jenna Rodriguez.
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