Best Of Show Exhibit Awards At State Fair

Claire Wiskirchen of Ewing, member of the Walnut Grove 4-H Club in Lewis County and Erin Bash of Kahoka and Mason McDaniel of Kahoka and members of the Ashton Cloverleaf 4-H Club in Clark County were among fifty-one youth whose projects were selected as Best of Show entries in the 4-H Building at the Missouri State Fair.

Exhibits were selected from nine categories: Healthy Living, Shooting Sports, Plant and Animal Science, Communication and Expressive Arts, Leadership and Personal Development, Environmental Science and Natural Resources, Engineering and Technology, Exploring 4-H and Self-Determined. All exhibits in the 4-H Building received blue ribbons at the local level before being showcased at the Missouri State Fair. . Claire Wiskchen’s project was a tree sap book and jar of syrup she made in her Forestry project. Erin Bash’s project is a “Hooked on You” Earring Sales Display exhibited under Entreprenuership. Mason McDaniel exhibited a dog bowl stand he constructed for his Dogs project.
More than 55,000 members strong, Missouri 4-H is an active dynamic organization of young people who are learning, growing and preparing to be the leaders of today and tomorrow- making a real difference in their community, country and world. 4-H is the youth development program of the University of Missouri and the nation’s Cooperative Extension System.
For more information on Missouri 4-H, visit 4h.missouri.edu. For more information about the University of Missouri 4-H program, contact Katie Hogan, County Engagement Specialist in Youth Development at the Clark County Extension Office at 660-727-3339, or by contacting the Lewis County Extension Office at 573-767-5273.