35 4-H PROJECTS ADVANCE TO STATE COMPETITION

The judges for the 4-H events were, from left, Claire Illers, clothing judge; Kyle Hemmann, citizenship judge; Amy Wichern, clothing judge; and Jessica Morrow, citizenship judge.

The judges for the 4-H events were, from left, Matt Bollinger, livestock judge; Andrew Telle, vegetable judge; Kent Kranawetter, outdoorsman judge; Paul Gholson, livestock and outdoorsman judge.

Fashion reviewers for 4-H exhibits were Kate Kirchdoerfer, left, in the 14 and older division, and Michelle Dirnberger in the younger than 14 division.

Rosette winners in good grooming were Claire Illers, left, in the younger than 14 division, and Nicole Klem in the 14 and older division.

Public speaking rosette winners were Amanda Birk, left, and Kari Fields.

4-H County Fair "Best of Show" winners were first row from left, Jessica Reisenbichler, Michelle Dirnberger, Chelsea McDowell and Andrew Telle. Second row, from left, were Erin Fields, Blair Hinkebein, Kate Kirchdoerfer, Amanda Morrow, Amy Wichern and Charlie Meier.

The Cape Girardeau County 4-H program recently held its annual achievement day and county fair at the county extension office in Jackson.

About 150 4-H members, parents and community volunteers participated in the two-day event. This annual event included activities such as a bicycle rodeo, fashion revue, county fair 4-H project exhibits, public speaking, good grooming, demonstrations and judging events.

There were 301 exhibits at the fair, with 14 rosette ribbons given to the "Best of Show" 4-H project exhibits. Of the 301 exhibits, 35 projects were sent to the Missouri State Fair to be displayed this week.

Fair rosette winners:

Andrew Telle, Woodworking II; Jessica Reisenbichler, Photography I; Erin Fields, Photography II; Arielle Bohnert, Visual Arts I; Kate Kirchdoerfer, Visual Arts II; Michelle Dirnberger, clothing for children younger than 14; Kate Kirchdoerfer, clothing for children 14 and older; Katie Clark, self -determined project; Charlie Meier, muzzleloading; Amanda Morrow, Computers II; Andrew Telle, gardening; Blair Hinkebein, horsemanship; Chelsea McDowell, foods; and Amy Wichern, breads.

The fashion revue rosette winners: Michelle Dirnberger for the younger than 14 division and Kate Kirchdoerfer for the 14 and older division.

Bicycle rodeo winners:

Kurt Kranawetter, first place; Cody Tuschhoff, second place; Claire Illers, third place; and Adam Kirchdoerfer, fourth place.

Good grooming rosette winners:

Claire Illers and Nicole Klem.

Public speaking winners:

Amanda Birk and Kari Fields.

Demonstration rosette winners:

Claire Illers, Michelle Dirnberger and Melinda Schoen.

4-H judging class rosette winners:

Health and safety judging, Josh Gholson and Amanda Bollinger.

Vegetable judging, Andrew Telle and Melinda Schoen.

Outdoorsman judging, Kurt Kranawetter and Paul Gholson.

Clothing judging, Claire Illers and Amy Wichern.

Foods judging, Jacob Bullinger and Jessica Morrow.

Livestock judging-Matt Bollinger and Paul Gholson

Citizenship Judging, Kyle Hemmann and Jessica Morrow.