Wednesday, August 4, 2023

Volume 4 Issue 21

Friday 4-H Nugget

Greetings 4-H Community,

Can you believe that another fair has already come and gone? What an amazing 150th year! Thank you to all of our volunteers, 4-H families, supporters and the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Board for an amazing showcase to exhibit the talents of our 4-H program. We have the 4-H results posted for you to view.

Our next Friday 4-H Nugget will have information on our fair GooseChase winners in it so be on the lookout. Be sure to check out the award winners from fair and upcoming opportunities such as the Skillathon team and much more!

If you happen to go to the great Indiana State Fair, be sure to share your photos with Robby and we will get them posted on social media. We want to feature your hard work at the state fair this year.

All the best,

Robby Kelly, Sthele Greybar & Corey Sharp

Extension Educators

2023 4-H Award/Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the following!

Rummel Grand Champion Foods

Preserved - Marley King

Baked - Andrew Stump

Health Awards

Beginner – Matthew Wesco & Emily Leeper

Intermediate – Anna Yutzy & Chad Renner

Advanced – Allison Russell & Brianna Stark

Leadership Awards

Beginner – Mason Kerns & Nevaeh Harrison

Intermediate – Kara Gwaltney

Advanced – Kendyll Stutzman

Spirit Awards

Intermediate – Ashlynn Sessler

Advanced – Lucie Tinervia & Chloe Cripe

Stewardship Awards

Beginner – Dominic Tinervia

Intermediate – Kayleena Igney

Advanced – Sharan Suthaharan

Horizon Award

Emily De Freitas

I Dare You Award

John Mark Renner

Farm Bureau Tenure Awards

Paige Jacobs and Jonathan Wesco

Millie Christofeno Perseverance Award

Paige Jacobs

WFRN Leadership Scholarship Awards

Maya Narayan and Jonathan Wesco

Janice Gawthrop Memorial Scholarship

Maya Narayan

Indiana 4-H Accomplishment Scholarship

Paige Jacobs

Indiana 4-H Foundation Scholarships

Aurora Batts, Paige Jacobs, Lydia Nisen,

Sharan Suthaharan and Jonathan Wesco

4-H Achievement Scholarships

Ella Branneman, Christina Eiler, Abigail Gall, Erica Gardner, Paige Jacobs, Kolette Kern, Riley Kitson, Maya Narayan, Elliott Newcomer, Lydia Nisen, Brianna Stark, Sharan Suthaharan, Jessica Tharp, Jonathan Wesco and Ella Yoder

Last Call for 4-H Techies!

Elkhart County 4-H is organizing two teams for the upcoming robot competition on September 9 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. There are two divisions: Junior - grades 3-8 and Senior - grades 9-12. There are only a couple of spots left! To sign up please email Corey Sharp, our new 4-H Youth Development Educator, at sharp22@purdue.edu. Click here for more information about the robot challenge and competition.

State Fair Results

Unofficial results for 2023 Indiana State Fair are available here.

Reminder: Elkhart County 4-H State Fair project pick-up will be Tuesday, August 22 from 8am-4:30pm in the Clover Hill building at Gate 5 of the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds

Livestock Skillathon CDE Team Starting!

We are looking for youth entering grades 3-12 to participate in the 2023 Livestock Skillathon Career Development Team. During practices participants will learn about livestock production, breeds, quality assurance, meat cuts and much more.

Youth will participate on teams of four in the area contest. Teams winning the area contest will advance to the state. This is open to all 4-H members even if you have no animal experience! Practices will start on Tuesday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Extension Office.

Contact Robby for more details!

Practice Dates