Several Greene County 4-H members were busy in the last weeks before school started, as all ages of 4-H exhibited in almost all species at the 2023 Iowa State Fair. The results from these contests are below:
4-H Horse:
Treynor Cose: 5 blues, 1 red, and 3rd place in Ranch Horse Confirmation and Trail; Braylee Cose: 3 blues and 3 purples, 1st Place in Western Horsemanship, 1st Place in Ranch Horse Walk/Trot, Champion Reserve Junior Ranch Horse Walk/Trot, 2nd Place Ranch Rail Pleasure, 2nd Place Hunter Under Saddle, and 3rd Place English Walk/Trot; Jerzee McDonald: 2 purples and 1 white, 1st Place in Flags and 2nd place in barrels; Briella McDonald: 2 purples and 2 blues 1st place class barrels and Overall Grand Champion Barrels (All age divisions); Makenna Ebersole: 1 purple, 2 blues, 2 reds, and 1 white. 2nd Place English Walk/Trot, Junior Reserve Champion English Walk/Trot, 3 Place Ranch Horse Walk/Trot, 3rd Place Ranch Rail Pleasure, Junior Reserve Champion Ranch Rail Pleasure; Jaelynn Hedges: 1 blue, 2 reds, and 1 white. 2nd Place Ranch Horse Confirmation; Sandra Dawson: 4 reds and 2 whites, 3rd place Western Walk/Trot, 3rd Place Western Pleasure
4-H Swine:
Lauren Oakes: 2 purples and 4 blues, 1st in class Duroc and 2nd in class Commercial Breeding Gilt; Paisley Lautner: 2 purples and 1 blue; Gavin Scheuermann: 2 blues
4-H Sheep:
Emmalin Wright: 2 purples and 1 blue, 2nd in Class 1 Black Face Commercial Ewe, 2nd in Class 5 Black Face Commercial Ewe; Breanna Pope: 2 purples and 1 blue, 3rd in Class 4 Black Face Commercial Ewes, 3rd in Class 2 Black Face Commercial Ewes; Grant Miller: 3 blues; Tyler Pope: 2 purples, 2nd in Class Speckled Face Ewe, 2nd in class white face market lamb; Isaac Karber: 2 blues; Cody Stephenson: 1 purple and 4 blues; Elise Badger: 3 purples and 3 blues, 1st in Class White Face Market Lamb, Reserve Champion White Faced Market Lamb, 3rd in Class White Face Ewe Lamb; Taylor McDowell: 3 Blues; Aspen Jacobs: 2 blues
4-H Goat: Aspen Jacobs: 2 blues; Tatum Tucker: 2 purples, 4 blues, 3rd in Class 6 Breeding Does under a year.
4-H Poultry:
Cody Stephenson: 8 blues and 2 reds
4-H Beef:
Elise Badger: 1 Blue 2nd in Maine Anjou Market Class #1; William Thorp: 1 Blue
4-H Static:
Photography – Becca Anderson, Blue (Considered for Professional Photographers of Iowa Gallery); Bailey Anderson, Blue; Ella Tasler, Blue; Ella Tasler, Blue; Chelsie Thompson, Blue
Child Development – Bailey Anderson, Blue
Food and Nutrition – Natalie Towers, Blue; Ella Ostrander, White; Ella Tasler, White; Becca Anderson, Red; Paisley Allen, Red; Madison Christensen, Blue; Paisley Allen, White; Hayden Miller, Blue; Nic Black, Blue
Sewing and Needle Arts – Grace Curtis, Blue
Consumer Management – Savannah Lansman, Blue (Recipient of a $500 Iowa State Scholarship)
Citizenship – Jaelynn Hedges, Blue
Home Improvement – Savannah Lansman, Blue; Logan Marshall, Red
Communication Posters – Rylan Hostetler, Certificate of Recognition; Bailey Anderson, Certificate of Excellence
Science, Engineering, Technology – Aden Bardole, Red; Eli Hardaway, Red; Elijah Glendenning, White; Rylan Hostetler, Red
Thrifty Meal Challenge – Savannah Lansman, Blue
Health – Savannah Lansman, Blue
Animal Science – Savannah Lansman, Blue
Visual Arts – Lucy Van der Linden, Blue; Ella Tasler, Red
Clothing and Fashion – Eli Hardaway, Red
Working Exhibits – Bailey and Becca Anderson
Educational Presentation – Ella Tasler
