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County 4-H members shine at state fair

    Jones County 4-H members earned dozens of ribbons in a variety of categories during the Iowa State Fair.

    Many of them developed Food and Nutrition entries, Home Improvement entries, Clothing entries, Child Development entries and Consumer Sciences entries.

    “The 4-H projects are a great opportunity for youth to develop important life skills,” said Chuck Morris, Iowa State University Extension 4-H Youth Development director. “These 4-H’ers have shown a tremendous amount of knowledge in the project area.”

Food and Nutrition
    Blue ribbons: Amy Burmeister, Devan Francksen, Brianna Hostert, Bailey Newell and Jenna Walleser. Red: Holly Salzbrenner, Mercedes Shedeck and MaKenzie Toenjes.

Home Improvement
    Blue: Rylee Andresen and Brett Hostert. Red: Stacey Tjaden.

Clothing
    Blue: Sarah Manternach, Darcey Tjaden and Stacey Tjaden.

Consumer Sciences
    Blue: Brandon Dirks.

Child Development
    Red: Jenna Walleser.
    County members also created Visual Art and Photography entries.
    “These 4-H’ers have demonstrated outstanding learning and ability in photography and the visual arts,” said Connie Burhop, Jones County youth coordinator. “Their projects have allowed them to learn new techniques and try a variety of creative media.”
    Iowa has more than 14,000 members enrolled in photography, the highest among the 50 states, according to Mitchell Hoyer, program coordinator for ISU Extension 4-H Youth Development.

Visual Art
    Blue: Kristin Canning, Kira Chatterton, Holly Salzbrenner and Sara Stevenson.
Photography
    Blue: Lauren Barker, Lillie Beringer, Sydney Rickels and Holly Salzbrenner. Red: Amber Curran, Erin Day, Becca Dirks, Mercedes Shedeck and Sara Stevenson.
    Some county members assembled Personal Development and Issues entries.
    “All 4-H members and clubs are expected to undertake citizenship projects, so it’s no surprise that several outstanding exhibits come to fair,” Hoyer said. “Youth show examples of growth in generosity, self-esteem and leadership skills in their displays. In the issues class, the 4-H’ers goal must be not only to learn about the problem but also to educate others and take steps to correct the problem.”

Citizenship
    Blue: Kelly Colehour and Mercedes Shedeck.

Health
    Red: Katie Eiben.

Safety
    Red: Lisa Langenberg.

Issues
    Red: Jackie Russ.

Self-determined
    Blue: Erin McDermott.
    Jones County 4-H’ers also designed Mechanics and Engineering entries, Woodworking entries, and contributed to the Agriculture and
Natural Resources entries at the state fair.
    “To excel in these projects, 4-H’ers should set goals for themselves early in the year,” Hoyer said.
    Members receive placings based on how well they meet their goals and on the evaluation standards established for a particular item.

Science, Mechanics
and Engineering
    Blue: Kira Chatterton and Dan Secrist.

Woodworking
    Blue: Jonah Light.
Agriculture and

Natural Resources
    Blue: Michelle Feuss and Krista Meyer.
    Finally, Jones County 4-H members researched and created Family Heritage entries.
    “These 4-H’ers are taking advantage of a wonderful opportunity to find lessons in the past,” Hoyer said. “Members can compare and contrast life now and then and appreciate their roots.”
    This project is not ranked by state fair judges because it is meant to be a cooperative effort between youth and adults. County exhibitors included Amy Burmeister, Darcey Tjaden and Stacey Tjaden.
    For more 4-H information, contact the Jones County ISU Extension office at 319-462-2791.