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Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 5:53 AM

4-HERS DO WELL AT STATE FAIR

4-HERS DO WELL AT STATE FAIR

    Marshall County 4-H was well-represented at the State Fair earlier this month. Local 4-Hers entered many static exhibits, took part in Youth in Action events and showed livestock. 
    County results are as follows:
Static Exhibits
    Aerospace & Rocketry: Baylee Bender- Purple, Kaylee Carlson- Purple.
    Beef Education: Cassidy Biel- Blue, Colton Biel- Purple, Maddie Biel- Blue, Treyton Biel- Blue, Emily Effling- Purple, Olivia Effling- Purple, Rylan Carlson- Purple.
    Child Development: Maddie Biel- Purple, Jasmine Biel- Purple, Emily Effling- Purple.
    Citizenship: Olivia Effling- Purple.
    Clothing & Textiles: Baylee Bender- Purple, Skylar Bender- Blue.’
    Dog: Brynlee Patterson- Purple.
    Engineering: Kaylee Carlson- Purple.
    Entomology & Bees: Riley Jones- Purple. Ruth Moeckly- Purple.
    First Aid: Emily Effling- Blue.
    Fitness & Sports: Olivia Effling- Purple.
    Food Preservation: Jasmine Biel- Purple, Kaylee Biel- Purple.
    Food & Nutrition: Treyton Biel- Purple, Maddie Biel- Blue, Colton Biel- Purple, Cassidy Biel- Purple, Kaylee Biel- Purple, Olivia Effling- Purple.
    Goats: Hunter Biel- Red, Kaylee Biel- Blue.
    Health: Ruth Moeckly- Purple.
    Hobbies & Collections: Sophie Patterson- Purple, Jasmine Biel- Purple, Kaylee Biel- Purple, Kaylee Carlson- Purple, Rylan Carlson- Purple, Olivia Effling- Purple.
    Home Environment: Hannah Knebel- Blue, Madelynn Knebel- Blue, Brynlee Patterson- Purple, Jasmine Biel- Blue.
    Horticulture: Luzetta Moeckly- Blue, Ruth Moeckly- Purple, Maddie Biel- Blue, Regan Ringkob- Purple.
    Leadership Skills Development: Baylee Bender- Purple.
    Music: Skylar Bender- Purple.
    Photography: Skylar Bender- Purple, Cassidy Biel- Purple, Blue, Ellie Feldhaus- Blue, Brynlee Patterson- White, Emmett Symens- Blue, Maddie Biel- Red, Tru Hagen- blue, Eiza Lopez Castillo- Red (2), Sophie Patterson- Blue, Regan Ringkob- Blue, Heather Storbakken- (blue), Erika Symens- Blue.
    Plant Science: Kaylee Carlson- Purple.
    Poultry & Eggs: Riley Jones- Red (2), Blue, Sophie Patterson- Blue, Purple.
    Range Science: Skylar Bender- Purple.
    Robotics: Dominic Knebel- Blue.
    Service Learning: Jayden Bender- Purple
    Sheep & Wool: Jasmine Biel- Blue, Kaylee Biel- Red.
    Veterinary Science: Ruth Moeckly – Purple, Brynlee Patterson- Red.
    Visual Arts: Kaylee Carlson- Purple, Eliana Satterlee- Purple, Linnea Satterlee- Purple, Jasmine Biel- Purple, Annalie Satterlee- Purple, Hunter Biel- Purple, Kaylee Biel- Purple, Colton Biel- Purple.
    Wood Science: Bridger Patterson- Red, Knox Brennan- Red, Tru Hagen- Blue, Sophie Patterson- Purple, Luzetta Moeckly- Purple, Emmett Symens- White.
    Workforce Preparation: Jayden Bender- Purple.
    Writing & Public Speaking: Erika Symens- Purple, Brynlee Patterson- Purple (2).

Youth In Action
    Fashion Revue: Hunter Biel- Purple, Jasmine Biel- Purple, Kaylee Biel- Blue, Jayden Bender- Purple, Skylar Bender- Purple.
    Communications: , liver Moeckly- Purple, Skylar Bender- Purple, Jayden Bender- Purple.


Beef
    Breeding Beef: Jacey Melroe- Purple, Regan Ringkob- Purple, Market Beef, 
Tru Hagen- Purple, Blue (2).
    Beef Showmanship: Tru Hagen- Blue, Regan Ringkob- Blue, Jacey Melroe- Blue.


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