CLEARFIELD – The 152nd Clearfield County Fair 4-H and FFA awards ceremony was held Thursday night at the Livestock Show and Sale Arena.
Jana Davidson, 4-H extension educator, said they have a lot to celebrate this year. In her opening comments, she explained that the 4-H program is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
This year, all 4-H alumni were invited to celebrate. Davidson also spoke about past 4-H members and what their time in 4-H meant to them. Fair Queen Misti Bruner helped hand out the awards and recognize the recipients.
The awards given for the evening were:
Centre Hill Grange, Best Grange Exhibit
Thundering Hoofbeats 4-H Club, Best 4-H Exhibit
Michael Minicucci, Best 4-H Vegetable Exhibit
Liz McAndrew, 4-H All Breed Champion Horse (2 years and under)
Chelsea Folmar, 4-H All Breed Champion (3 years and over)
Abby Lee, 4-H All Breed Reserve Champion Horse (2 years and under)
Liz McAndrew, 4-H All Breed Reserve Champion Horse (3 years and over);
Devon Turner, Best-in-Show 4-H Rabbit
Devon Turner, Grand Champion 4-H Rabbit Showman
Sydney Turner, Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Rabbit Showman;
Shelby Flanagan, 4-H Bantam Award
Ryan Lazauskas, Best 4-H Beef Exhibit
Benjamin Kline, Best FFA Beef Project
Mindy Hutchins, Best 4-H Swine Exhibit
Ashley Durandetta, Best FFA Swine Exhibit
Shelby Flanagan, Best 4-H Poultry Exhibit
Amanda Pennington, Best 4-H Sheep Exhibit
Gust Fisch, Best 4-H Goat Exhibit
Amanda Pennington, Grand Champion Market Lamb Showman;
Gust Fisch, Grand Champion Market Goat Showman;
Jordan Fairman, 4-H All Breed Dairy Champion
Jordan Fairman, Senior Champion 4-H Dairy Showmanship;
Austin Fairman, Intermediate Champion 4-H Dairy Showmanship
Jordan Fairman, Grand Champion 4-H Dairy Showman
Reuben Hicks, Grand Champion Cheese
Sydney Turner, Grand Champion 4-H Poultry Showman;
Benjamin Kline, Grand Champion Market Steer Showman
Amanda Pennington, Grand Champion Market Swine Showman
Chelsey Hughes, Livestock Judging Senior Division Winner
Amanda Pennington, Livestock Judging Intermediate Division Winner
Brandon Daubs, Livestock Judging Junior Division Winner
Reuben Hicks, Tractor Driving Contest
Benjamin Kline, Grand Champion Market Beef Steer
Reuben Hicks, Grand Champion Market Dairy Steer
Kyle Johns, Grand Champion Market Swine
Benjamin Kline, Grand Champion Market Lamb
Gust Fisch, Grand Champion Market Goat
Marissa Brothers, Grand Champion Market Chicken
Shane Graham, Grand Champion Market Turkey
Randy Nelen, Grand Champion Market Cornish Hen
Tyson Stone, Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen
Reuben Hicks, Grand Champion Cheese
Other awards given were to Amanda Pennington for the Outstanding Sportsmanship Award and to Michael Minicucci for the Spirit Award.
Following the presentation of the awards, Davidson gave special recognition to the 4-H and FFA Royalty Contest, 4-H Force Robotics and the 4-H alumni present. After all the awards were given, a hoedown with dinner and entertainment was sponsored by Clearfield County 4-H Clubs.
