Last month 4-H members, along with their families, celebrated their annual 4-H recognition event at the Jerauld Co. Ag Building.
This year marked the 16th year for the Cloverbud Club, a program for kids K-3 who are too young to be in the 4-H program. Members receiving their Cloverbud promotion certificates were Tatum Powell, Memphis Hanson, Kix Coleman and Kactus Coleman.
Graduating 4-H members who received recognition and congratulations include: Udell Barber, Raylee Fagerhaug, Harlee Heim, Troy Fastnacht, Hannah Heezen, Abby Kolousek, Carissa Scheel and Caroline Witte. Carissa Scheel and Harlee Heim received the 4-H key award, the highest award in the 4-H program.
Also recognized during the event was the Friend of 4-H award recipient, Kama Bruns and the Alumni recipient, Alicia Roesler.
Members receiving premiummoneyandproject awards have completed the year’s requirement set forth by the 4-H Parent/ Leader Association. The point system for Jerauld-Buffalo Co. awards consists of points accumulated for County and State judging, County Horse Show, Rodeo, Livestock, Display Exhibits and Shooting Sports. To be eligible for awards, youth are required to give a talk or demonstration, judge, attend meetings, participate in a community service project and complete and turn in their record book.
Receiving Senior Project Awards: Carissa Scheel-Home Environment (tie), Writing and Public Speaking, Breeding Sheep Brooklyn Caffee-Home Environment (tie) Teagan Scheel-Visual Arts, Breeding Swine, Market Swine Mercedes Jones-Food and Nutrition, Photography, SR Static All Around, Landen Christensen-Horticulture Alexis Roesler-Eggs, English Showmanship, Air Pistol, Air Rifle Rylan Fagerhaug-Wool Harlee Heim-Breeding Beef (tie), Breeding Goat, Market Goat Makynna Heim-Breeding Beef (tie), Market Beef Abby Kolousek-Trail Isabella Kolousek-Hunt Seat, Western Showmanship, Western horsemanship, Ranch Riding Barrels, Hunter Equitation over Fences, SR All Around Horse
Receiving Junior Project Awards: Wyatt Fagerhaug -Wood Science Tenley Olinger-Home Environment, Clothing, Horticulture, JR Static All Around, Breeding Sheep, Breeding Goat, BB Gun Lily Roesler-Visual Arts, Hunt Seat, Western Showmanship, English showmanship, Trail, Poles, Air Pistol, JR All Around Horse, Air Rifle Kaycee Scheel-Foods & Nutrition, Eggs Haven Heber-Robotics Mauer Jones-Photography, Welding, Engineering, Range Science, Poultry Hunter Heezen-Market Beef Hastin Heezen-Breeding Beef
Receiving Beginner Project Awards
Crawleigh Reiner-Home Environment, Visual Arts, Robotics, Geology (tie), Entomology (tie), Beg Static All Around, Market Goat, Trail, Barrels, Western Horsemanship, Beg All Around Horse, BB Gun Cara Van Dyke-Foods & Nutrition Torree Olinger-Photography, Clothing, Breeding Goat, Breeding Sheep Kershaw Reiner-Automotive, Geology (tie), Entomology (tie), Breeding Beef, Market Goat, Western Showmanship Harley Heber-Hobbies & Collections Devin Mentele-Air Pistol Myles Tanke-Swine, Poultry Dalen Van Dyke-Breeding Sheep
Shooting Sports State Qualifiers: Harley Heber, Parker Karsky, Bailey Mentele, Devin Mentele, Torree Olinger, Crawleigh Reiner, Kershaw Reiner, Maverick Roduner, Weston Roduner, Myles Tanke, Haven Heber, Mauer Jones, Connor Karsky, Tenley Olinger, Bailey Roduner, Billy Roduner, Lily Roesler, Brookyn Caffee, Alexis Roesler.
State 4-H Finals Rodeo Qualifiers: Kadillac Coleman, Ella Fagerhaug, Raylee Fagerhaug, Wyatt Fagerhaug, Carolyn Feist, Weston Feist, Hannah Heezen, Hunter Heezen, Selah Havlik, Briggs Lingen, Liberty Mikkelson, Jaylen Pivec, Lucas Pivec, Crawleigh Reiner, Jayla Schley, Caroline Witte.
Round Robin: Senior Teagan Scheel, Junior Tenley Olinger
Ultrasound Contest:
Beef: Grand Champion-Remi Yost, Reserve-Connor Karsky Swine: Grand-Teagan Scheel, Reserve-Blake Miller Goat: Grand-Carissa Scheel, Reserve-Mesa Rasmussen Sheep: Grand-Teagan Scheel, Reserve-Caleb Van Dyke Jerauld-Buffalo leaders and members thank all the amazing sponsors for their continued support.
If you’re interested in being a 4-H member, go to https://v2.4honline.com and enroll.