Anita Campbell
County Reporter
Members of 4-H and FFA clubs from across the county gathered in Lincoln for the annual 4-H & FFA Youth Fair June 29 through July1 to display their projects from the year.
Ribbons of achievement were presented to 4-H and FFA members. Projects were also selected to represent Benton County at the Missouri State Fair in August. Royalty crowned at the Fair included: King Braden Jonson, Queen Montana Jonson, Prince Easton Chamberlin and Princess Alaina Camirand, all of the Lake Creek Lamplighters 4-H Club in Cole Camp.
At the Dog Show on Thursday, Zane Ledbetter of the Turkey Creek Homesteaders won Grand Champion Dog Obedience, Grand Champion Dog Showmanship, Reserve Grand Champion Dog Obedience and a blue ribbon for dog grooming. Pace Ledbetter won a Clover ribbon for dog grooming.
On Friday, in the Poultry Show in the Bantam or Call Duck, Male or Female, Klarissa Honea of the Turkey Creek 4-H Club won Grand Champion Duck, Champion Bantam, Poultry Best of Show two blue ribbons and one red ribbon; Karina Honea of the Turkey Creek 4-H Club won Reserve Champion Bantam Duck and a blue ribbon and red ribbon.
Amelia Roberts, All Arounders 4-H Club, won Champion Lightweight Duck and a blue ribbon and Henry Adler, All Arounders 4-H Club, won Reserve Champion Lightweight Duck and a blue ribbon.
Connor Roberts of the All Arounders 4-H Club won Champion Heavyweight Duck and a blue ribbon and a red ribbon. Roberts also won a blue ribbon for Large Fowl.
Clover Kid ribbons for poultry were presented to Michael Popp of the Lake Creek Lamplighters and Clara Valentine of the Turkey Creek 4-H Club.
Bantam – Pullet under one year: All Arounders 4-H Club, Henry Adler, blue ribbon; Connor Roberts, blue ribbon; Amelia Roberts, white ribbon.
Standard-Pullet under one year: blue ribbons Asher Fields, Jakob Boyer, Jason Dieckman; red ribbons, Klarissa Honea, Connor Roberts, Jason Dieckman; white ribbons, Henry Adler, Veroniika Fields, Amelia Roberts, Jason Dieckman.
Standard – Cockerel under one year: red ribbons, Jason Dieckman, Karina Honea, Klarissa Honea, white ribbon, Jason Dieckman.
Bantam – Cock over one year: Klarissa Honea, Champion Bantam Cock; Reserve Bantam Cock, Karina Honea; red ribbons Brandt Madalin and Karina Honea.
Standard-Cock over one year: Klarissa Honea, Grand Champion Cock and Champion Standard Cock; Connor Roberts, Reserve Champion Standard Cock. Red ribbons went to Madalin Brandt.
Bantam – Hen over one year, Klarissa Honea, Grand Champion Hen and Champion Bantam Hen. Red Ribbons went to Klarissa Honea and Karina Honea.
Standard – Hen over one year, Asher Fields, Champion Standard Hen; Jakob Boyer, Reserve Champion Standard Hen; Blue ribbons went to Henry Adler, Veroniika Fields, Klarissa Honea, Karina Honea, Connor Roberts; Red ribbons went to Madalin Brandt, Amelia Roberts and Asher Fields.
One dozen eggs, Grand Champion Kendall McLemore. Blue ribbon went to Serena Bahrenburg and White Ribbon went to Veroniika Fields.
Meat Pen of Chickens, Asher Fields won Grand Champion.
Layer Production Pen of 3 Laying Hens. Serena Bahjrenburg won Grand Champion.
Veroniika Fields of the Turkey Creek 4-H Club won the Junior Poultry Showmanship and Karina Honea, Turkey Creek 4-H Club, won the Intermediate Poultry Showmanship.
The Rabbit Show was also held on Friday in extreme heat.
In Purebred Junior Doe, Karina Honea won Reserve Grand Champion Doe and Champion Jr. Doe. Klarissa Honea won a red ribbon and Madalin Brandt won a white ribbon.
In Crossbred Junior Doe, Asher Fields won a blue ribbon, Titus Fields won a red ribbon and Veroniika Fields won a white ribbon.
In Purebred Senior Doe, Asher Fields won Rabbits Best of Show and Grand Champion Doe and Champion Sr. Doe. Amelia Roberts won blue. Connor Roberts won red, Madalin Brandt won white.
Crossbred Senior Doe, Veroniika Fields won blue.
Pedigreed Senior Doe: Abigayle Roark, blue; Titus Fields, red; Emilee Barker, Madalin Brandt, white.
Purebred Junior Buck: Elizabeth Heimsoth, Grand Champion Buck and Champion Jr. Buck; Amelia Roberts, blue; Connor Roberts, red; Madalin Brandt, Klarissa Honea, white.
Purebred Senior Buck: Madalin Brandt, blule; Karina Honea, red, Amelia Roberts, white, Connor Roberts, white.
Pedigreed Senior Buck, Abegayle Roark, Reserve Grand Champion Buck and Champion Sr. Buck.
Meat Pen: Asher Fields, Grand Champion Meat Pen of Rabbits; Madalin Brandt, Reserve Grand Champion Meat Pen of Rabbits.
Best of Fur Class: Connor Roberts, blue; Amelia Roberts, red.
Junior Rabbit Showmanship: Klarissa Honea.
Senior Rabbit Showmanship: Madalin Brandt.
On Thursday the Goat Show was held.
Meat Goat Wethers: blue ribbons, Carleigh Wilson (Reserve Grand Champion Market Meat Goat); Lily Keeter, (Grand Champion Market Meat Goat); Henry Adler, Marshall harms, Amelia Roberts, Connor Roberts, Carleigh Wilson, Jorie Jackson.
Dairy Doe – 5 years and over: Connor Roberts, Grand Champion Dairy Goat; Amelia Roberts, Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Goat.
Open Pee Wee Class – Greyson Woodington – Clover Ribbon.
Dairy Buck – Emma Callahan, blue.
Percentage Meat Does 3-6 months, Amelia Roberts, blue.
Doe-ages 6 to 12 months, Connor Roberts, Grand Champion Meat Doe; Carleigh Wilson, Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat Doe; Henry Adler, Amelia Roberts, blue.
Goat Rate of Gain, Marshall Harms, Grand Champion; Connor Roberts and Amelia Roberts, Reserve Champion.
Jorie Jackson of Pettis County won the Junior Goat Showmanship and Amelia Roberts won the Senior Goat Showmanship.
In the Sheep Show winners included: Yearling Ram, one years and under 2, Deacon Yoder, blue.
Junior Ewe Lamb: Gideon Yoder, Reserve Grand Champion Ewe; Maecy North, blue, Chloe Yoder, Blue.
Pair of Ewe Lambs, Chloe Yoder, blue.
Pen of four Lambs, Chloe Yoder, blue.
Senior Ram Lamb: Deacon Yoder, blue; Aleanah Yoder, blue.
Market Lamb: Clay Young, Reserve Grand Champion; Katherine Berry, Grand Champion; Reese Asbury, blue; F. J. Ashbury, blue; Katherine Berry, blue.
Junior Ram Lamb: Aleanah Yoder, Grand Champion Ram and Gideon Yoder, Reserve Grand Champion Ram.
Pair of Ram Lambs: Gideon Yoder, blue.
Yearling Ewe, one year and under two: Reese Asbury, Grand Champion Ewe; Aleanah Yoder, blue.
Senior Ewe Lamb: Maecy North, blue.
Junior Sheep Showmanship, R. J. Ashbury; Senior Sheep Showmanship, Maecy North; Novice Showmanship, Clay Young.
In the Swine Show winners included: Market Hog, Addie Berry, Grand Champion Market Hog; Arizona Ingersoil, Reserve Grand Champion market Hog. Bllue ribbons were presented to Winstin Berry, Cooper Howard, Eli Lewis, Eleanor Lewis and Tyson Smith.
Feeder Pig: Arizona Ingersoil, Grand Champion Feeder Pig; Larkin Marriott, Reserve Grand Champion Feeder Pig. Blue ribbons were presented to Serena Bahrenburg, Arizona Ingersoil and Maverick Smith.
Breeding Gilt: Cooper Howard received Reserve Grand Champion Gilt and Addie Berry received Grand Champion Gilt.
Junior Swine Showmanship went to Arizona Ingersoll from Stover and Senior Swine Showmanship went to Addie Berry from Green Ridge.
On Saturday the Beef Show was held. Winners included: Senior Bull Calf, Easton Chamberlin, Reserve Grand Champion Beef Bull.
Feeder Calf Class-Steers, Henry Adler, blue ribbon.
Senior Heifer Calf, Alaina Camirand, Grand Champion Beef Female.
Beef In-County Bred and Own Male, Easton Chamberlin, blue; Henry Adler, red.
Market Steer: Grand Champion Market Steer, Larkin Marriott; Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, Celia Durand; Grand Champion In-County Market Steer, Easton Chamberlin; Reserve Champion In-County Market Steer, Allie Keuper. Blue ribbons were awarded to : Gracen Colvin, Ryder Herz, Abby Holsten, Audrey Keuper, Presley Keuper.
Beef Bucket Calf: Allie Johnson, blue ribbon.
Pee Week Bucket Calf- Dairy or Beef: Hunter Camirand, Emily Holsten, Patty Johnson, Kenna Witte, Ty Riggs, Clover Ribbons.
Open Pee Wee Beef Ages 5-7: Emma Chamberlin, Patty Johnson, Clover Ribbons.
Summer Yearling Heifer: Zane Witte, Rhett Harms, Haleigh Ferguson, blue ribbons.
Junior Yearling Heifer: Easton Chamberlin, Allie Keuper, Riley Raetz, blue ribbons.
Junior Yearling Heifer Angus: Kaelyn Keith, Wyatt Keith, Audrey Keuper, Judd Harms, Karley Smiley, Oaklee Raetz, blue ribbons.
Senior Yearling Heifer: Easton Chamberlin, Zane Ledbetter, Haleigh Ferguson, blue ribbons.
Cow/Calf Pair: Easton Chamberlin, Reserve Grand Champion Beef Female.
Junior Bull Calf: Easton Chamberlin, Grand Champion Beef Bull; Alaina Camirand, blue ribbon.
Beef Rate-Of-Gain, Audrey Keuper.
Beef Herdsman: Audrey Keuper.
Junior Beef Showmanship: Zane Ledbetter from Warsaw=
Intermediate Beef Showmanship: Abby Holsten from Stover.
Senior Beef Showmanship: Gracen Colvin from Fortuna.
Cured Meats winners included: Wyatt Keith, Grand Champion 4-H and Champion Smoked 4-H Country Cured Ham; Kaelyn Keith, Reserve Grand Champion 4-H and Reserve Champion Smoked Ham.
Charlotte Harper won Champion Non-Smoked 4-H Country Cured Ham.
Audrey Keuper won Overall Grand Champion and Champion FFA Country Cured Ham; Allie Keuper won Overall Reserve Grand Champion and Reserve Champion FFA Smoked Ham.
Rhett Harms won Overall Grand Champion and Champion 4-H Cured Bacon; Kayden Howard won Overall Reserve Grand Champion and Reserve Champion 4-H Cured Bacon. Judd Harms, Emilee Barker, Charlotte Harper, Kaelyn Keith, Wyatt Keith, Kendall McLemore, Jarrett Phillips, Kolton Phillips and Abegayle Roark all won blue ribbons.
Judd Harms won Champion FFA Cured Bacon.
In Vocational-Ag: Gracie Thompson won a blue ribbon for wood lawn and household projects and croton. Gracie Thompson also won a red ribbon for succulents and a blue ribbon for miscellaneous house plant.
Non-livestock entries
Best of Show Non-Livestock, Graphic Design, Sierra Koenke, Lake Creek Lamplighters, selected for State Fair exhibit.
Champion Food Entry, Connor Roberts, Breads 1, Pumpkin Bread, selected for State Fair exhibit.
Champion Photography Exhibit, Amelia Roberts, Photography Unit 3, selected for State Fair exhibit.
Champion Metalworking Exhibit, Grace Koenke, Welding, selected for State Fair exhibit.
Champion Woodworking Exhibit, Easton Chamberlin, Woodworking Unit 1, selected for State Fair exhibit.
Arts and Crafts: any items made (blue ribbons and selected for State Fair Exhibit) Emilee Barker, Charlotte Harper, Klarissa Honea, Karina Honea, Abigayle Roark, (blue ribbons) Charlotte Harper, Kayden Howard, Nicole Popp, Amelia Roberts, Alyssa Boyd, (State Fair Exhibits) Emma Callahan and LilyAnn Valentine.
Visual Arts, painting, printing and graphic design: (blue ribbon and selected for State Fair exhibit) Sierra Koenke and Amelia Roberts.
Graphic Design, Kadence Mason, blue ribbon and State Fair Exhibit.
Beef Unit 1 – (blue ribbons) Easton Chamberlin and Presley Keuper.
Beef Unit 2 – (blue ribbon and State Fair exhibit) Alaina Camirand and (blue ribbon) Kolton Phillips.
Cake Decorating – Unit 1 – (blue ribbon and State Fair exhibit) Kelsey Viebrock; (blue ribbon) Charlotte Harper; (red ribbons) Natalie Popp and Laighton Tinney.
Cake Decorating – Unit 2 – (blue ribbon) Alaina Camirand.
Clover Kid Unit 1 (Clover Kid ribbons) – Emma Chamberlin, Augustus Harper, Michael Popp, Kyler Tinney, MaCoy Tinney, Clara Valentine.
Sewing Level 1 (red ribbon) Klarissa Honea.
Entrepreneurship I (blue ribbon) Kadence Mason.
Filmmaking (blue ribbon) Klarissa Honea and Karina Honea.
Food Level 1 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibit) Klarissa Honea, Karina Honea, (blue ribbon) Henry Adler, Connor Roberts (red ribbon) Henry Adler.
Food Level 2 – (blue ribbon) Lily Ann Valentine.
Food Level 3 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibits) Sierra Koenke, Kaelyn Keith, Amelia Roberts.
Breads 1 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibits) Amelia Roberts, Connor Roberts, (blue ribbon) Sierra Koenke.
Boiling Water Canning – (blue ribbon and State Fair exhibit) Henry Adler; (blue ribbon) Amelia Roberts, Alyssa Boyd, (red ribbon) Connor Roberts.
Meat Goat 1: Any Item Made, (blue ribbon) Marshall Harms.
Floriculture – Unit 1 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibit) Klarissa Honea, Karina Honea.
Gardening Unit 3 – (blue ribbon) Sierra Koenke.
Horse Riding – (blue ribbons) Alaina Camirand and Jarrett Phillips.
Photography Unit 1 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibit) Klarissa Honea, Karina Honea, Kolton Phillips; (blue ribbon) Henry Adler, Jarrett Phillips, (red ribbon) Karina Honea, Klarissa Honea, Henry Adler.
Photography Unit 2 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibit) Montana Jonson, Connor Roberts, (red ribbon) Montana Jonson, Connor Roberts.
Photography Unit 3 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibit) Amelia Roberts, Braden Jonson; (blue ribbons) Amelia Roberts, Elizabeth Heimsoth; (red ribbons) Elizabeth Heimsoth, Braden Jonson, Amelia Roberts.
Poultry Unit 1 – (blue ribbons and State Fair exhibit) – Asher Fields and Veroniika Fields.
4-H STEM Challenge – (blue ribbon) Amelia Roberts.
Self-Determined-Science – (blue ribbon and State Fair Exhibit) Karina Honea.
Woodworking Unit 1 – (blue ribbon and State Fair exhibit) Emilee Barker; (blue ribbon) Kendall McLemore and Abigayle Roark.
Ice Cream Freezing contest – Fastest Freezing and Best Tasting Lake Creek Lamplighters.
Chocolate Cake Contest – first place All Arounders 4-H Club and second place Rhett Harms, Lake Creek Lamplighters.
Spirit Awards were presented to Serena Bahrenburg, Lake Creek Lamplighters and Allie Keuper, Lincoln FFA.
The 4-H FFA Horse Show was cancelled due to the extreme heat.
