Several Bond County 4-H members received Superior Awards and Awards of Excellence. First are listed the Superior award recipients followed by the Excellence Award recipients. The Superior award is one of the highest awards that a 4-H member can receive at the State Fair and the Excellence is the next highest award. Both awards tell the 4-H members that they have exceeded and/or met the project requirements.

Superior Awards

Cooking 101— Kelly File Crops, Soybeans—Grant Suess

Cooking 201—Katelynn Mollett Floriculture—Shelby Thiems

Formal Speech—Jessica Ronat Visual Arts (Paper)—Cortney Lurkins

Photography 2—Casey Thiems

Excellence Awards (Rating of A or E)

Visual Arts (Glass/Plastic)—Katie Bowden Intergenerational—Brooke Bryant

Natural Resources (Wildlife)—Dominic Caldieraro Food with International Flavor—Becky Dowell

Small Engines—Joey Gruen Citizenship II—Lauren Hahn

Child Development II—Misty Holtgrave Woodworking II—Kyle Klawitter

Cooking 101—Morgan McEvers Sportsfishing II—Kaeden Mollett

Photography (Photo Editing)—Hannah Paul Leadership—Ali Potthast

Exploring our Food Heritage—Toni Stiff Visual Arts (Paper)—Abigail Taylor

Health — Cara Thiems Photography I—Tyler Thiems

Visual Arts (Chalk/Carbon/Pigment)—Hollie Thole Food with International Flavor—Molly Thompson

Breads & Cereals—Devin Ulmer Fashion Revue—Kayla Waters

Robotics, Explorer 3—Trent Workman

Dog Show

Nathan Nehrt and Princess, his Spaniel, received Honorable Mention award and a scored 185 points.

The University of Illinois Extension, family, friends, and other 4-H members are very proud of these award recipients. Twenty-eight Bond County 4-H members showed their general projects at the State Fair attended and received a high award.

CONGRATULATIONS, TO EVERYONE WHO SHOWED THEIR PROJECTS AT THE STATE LEVEL!

The 2009 Illinois 4-H Invitational Dairy Cattle Judging Contest was held August 22 at the Illinois State Fair. Results from this contest, ability to present oral reasons, and judging results from the June contest were used to determine the four individuals that will represent Illinois 4-H in the 2009 National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin on September 29^th.

Tyler Carter, of Greenville, was ranked number 7 out of 10 contestants at the Illinois State Fair 4-H Invitational Dairy Judging Contest receiving a "top 10" certificate and ribbon. Congratulations go to Tyler on his extensive dairy knowledge and experience which paid off with this recognition!

Many of the 4-H members listed below were also winners in the Livestock Open Shows. The Land of Lincoln (L of L) noted above is an award for animals which were Illinois bred, born and solely owned and exhibited by residents of the State of Illinois.

JR. BEEF Show

Breeding Beef Females, All Other Breed Heifers—Josh Tebbe, 7th place; Breeding Beef Females, Maintainer Heifers—Blake Tebbe, 4th place

JR. SWINE Show

Poland China Barrow and (L of L) —Lauren Hahn, 9th and 8th places; Landrace Breeding Gilt—Lauren Hahn, 4th and 5th places; (L of L) Landrace Breeding Gilt—Lauren Hahn, 4th and 5th places; Poland China Gilt and (L of L) —Lauren Hahn, 6th and 5th places.

JR. DAIRY Show

Guernsey classes

4 year old—Lauren Robison, 3rd place; (L of L) 4 yr. old and older—Lauren Robison, 2nd place; Int. Yearling Heifer—Lauren Robison, 2nd place; Int. Yearling Heifer—Peyton Randolph, 3rd place; (L of L) Int. Yearling Heifer—Lauren Robison, 1st place; Int. Yearling Heifer—Peyton Randolph, 2nd place; Jr. Champion Female—Paige Garner, 1st place; (L of L) Reserve Champion Female—Lauren Robison, 1st place; (L of L) Champion Female—Paige Garner, 1st place; Jr. Yearling Heifer—Paige Garner, 1st place; (L of L) Jr. Yearling Heifer—Paige Garner, 1st place; Summer Yearling Heifer—Lauren Robison, 1st place; (L of L) Summer Yearling Heifer—Lauren Robison, 1st place; (L of L) Fall Heifer Calf—Tyler Carter, 1st and 4th places; Winter Heifer Calf—Lauren Robison, 1st and 2nd place; (L of L) Winter Heifer Calf—Lauren Robison, 1st and 2nd places.

Holstein classes

2 year Cow—Amy Schaufelberger, 2nd place; (L of L) 2 year Cow—Amy Schaufelberger, 2nd place; 3 year Cow—Amy Schaufelber, 7th place; 3 year Cow—Amy Schaufelberger, 7th place; Junior and (L of L) 5 year Cow & Over—Amy Schaufelberger 2nd and 3rd places; Junior and (L of L) Fall Heifer Calf—Tyler Carter 1st and 4th places; Spring Heifer Calf and (L of L) —Amy Schaufelberger, 3rd place; Junior and (L of L) Spring Yearling Heifer—Amy Schaufelberger, 1st place; Summer Yearling Heifer—Amy Schaufelberger, 3rd place; (L of L) Summer Yearling Heifer—Amy Schaufelberger, 2nd place; Junior and (L of L) Winter Heifer Calf—Amy Schaufelberger, two 2nd places.

Jersey classes

7 year Cow—Brett Woker, 3rd place; Cow 4 years calved—Brett Woker, 4th place; Jr. 2 year old Cow—Brett Woker, 1st place; 3 year old cow—Brett Woker, 2nd place; and Intermediate Heifer Calf (L of L)—Brett Woker, 10th place.

Milking Shorthorn classes

2 year Cow—James Johnson; 2nd place; 2 year Cow—Cathy Guckian, 3rd place; (L of L) 2 year Cow—James Johnson, 2nd place; 2 year Cow—Cathy Guckian, 3rd place; 3 year Cow—Cathy Guckian, 3rd place; (L of L) 3 year Cow—Cathy Guckian, 3rd place; 4 year Cow & Over and (L of L) —Cathy Guckian, 1st place; 4 year Cow & Over and (L of L) —James Johnson, 3rd place; Jr. Heifer Calf and (L of L) —Cathy Guckian, 4th place; Sr. Yearling Heifer and (L of L)—Cathy Guckian, 7th and 6th places; Sr. Yearling Heifer and (L of L) —James Johnson, 8th and 7th places.

Jr. Dairy Showmanship

Jr. Dairy Champion Showmanship—Amy Schaufelberger, 1st place

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!!

Thanks goes to Carol Lingley for coordinating the Sheep Skill-A-Thon. Winners of the Sheep Skill-A-Thon include: 1st place, Jessica Ronat; 2nd place, Haley Pierce; 3rd place, Megan Hediger; and 4th place, Shelbi McCray. Prizes from this skill-a-thon were donated by Carol Lingley.

Also, thanks goes to Lauren Hahn for coordinating the Swine Skill-A-Thon! This learning event was offered during the Bond County Fair and the following 4-H members attended: Tiffany Lurkins, Riley Langham, Shelby Thiems, Teddy Langham, Renee Cripe, Kayley Woker, Casey Thiems, Cortney Lurkins, Megan Hediger, Kylea Vohlken, Cara Thiems, Lucas Langham, Morgan McEvers, Kelly File, Molly Langham, Tyler Thiems, J.T. Thiems, and Ross Tompkins. Winners of the Senior Division Swine Skill-A-Thon include: 1st place, Tiffany Lurkins; 2nd place, Riley Langham and 3rd place, Shelby Thiems. Winners of the Junior Division Swine Skill-A-Thon include: 1st place, Megan Hediger; 2nd place, Kylea Vohlken, and 3rd place, Cara Thiems. Goodson Family Show Pigs donated the great prizes for this skill-a-thon.

THANKS INSTRUCTORS— FOR GIVING THESE 4-H MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE FACTS ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS!