WORTHINGTON — Congratulations and job well done to all Nobles County 4-H exhibitors during the 2023 Nobles County Fair last week in Worthington.
Following is the listing of champion winners by project area:
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Beef: Mackenzie DeGroot, overall grand champion; Dylan Schuett, overall reserve. Market Beef: Mackenzie DeGroot, champion; Dylan Schuett, reserve. Market steer: Mackenzie DeGroot, champion; Dylan Schuett, reserve. Market heifer: Wesley Widboom, champion; Mackenzie DeGroot, reserve. Dairy Steer: Paula Dykstra, champion. Breeding Heifer: Alexa Kilker, champion; Anna Gordon, reserve. Commercial breeding heifer: Alexa Kilker, champion; Bree Luinenburg, reserve. Charolais breeding heifer: Anna Gordon, champion; Montana Wilson, reserve. Simmental breeding heifer: Bree Luinenburg, champion and reserve. All other breeds: Montana Wilson, champion; Annabelle Altman, reserve. Prospect steer: Kierra Reetz, champion; Faith White, reserve. Prospect heifer: Annabelle Altman, champion; Autumn Luinenburg, reserve. Prospect market calf: Kierra Reetz, champion; Faith White, reserve. Dairy steer prospect calf: Paula Dykstra, champion; Cody Weidert, reserve. Cow-Calf: Montana Wilson, champion; Alexa Kilker, reserve. Cow-Calf Interview: Montana Wilson, champion; Alexa Kilker, reserve. New Vision Coop Calf: Chloe Joens, champion; Faith White, reserve. New Vision Rate of Gain: Breeta Johnson, champion; Chloe Joens, reserve. Showmanship: Anna Gordon, senior champion; Montana Wilson, senior reserve. Leah Schuett, intermediate champion; Alea Ross, intermediate reserve. Annabelle Altman, junior champion; Clara Hietbrink, junior reserve. Interview: Montana Wilson, senior champion. Noah Gravenhof, intermediate champion. Payton Hodapp, junior champion.
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Banner: Indian Lake Progressives, champion; Okabena Bees, reserve.
Child and Family Development: Liv Vander Kooi, champion; Ella Wempen, reserve.
Citizenship: Jocelyn Horn, champion
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Clothing: Constructed: Quinn Steve, champion. Upcycled: Liv Vander Kooi, champion; Jocelyn Horn, reserve. Purchased: Jocelyn Horn, champion; Whitney Henning, reserve. Sewn non-garment: Annika Hietbrink, champion and reserve.
Club Scrapbook: Grand Prairie Rockets, champion
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Club Scarecrow: Indian Lake Progressives, champion; Okabena Bees, reserve.
Club Flower Box: Okabena Bees, champion.
Community Pride: Okabena Bees, champion; Elk Tip Toppers, reserve.
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Consumer Education and Money Management: Faith White, champion; Lucas Flynn, reserve.
Corn: Emma Hietbrink, champion.
Crafts: Bryly McCuen, overall champion and Grades 9+ champion; Kaylee Taylor, overall reserve and Grades 9+ reserve. Whitney Henning, Grades 6-8 champion; Dayna McCuen, Grades 6-8 reserve. Kip Nystrom, Grades 3-5 champion; Katyn McCuen, Grades 3-5 reserve.
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Creative Writing: Lucas Flynn, overall champion and Grades 6+ champion; Jocelyn Horn, overall reserve and Grades 6+ reserve. Jack Behrends, Grades 3-5 champion; Clara Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 reserve.
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Dairy: Jacob Timmer, overall grand champion and champion 2-year-old cow; Cody Weidert, overall reserve and champion 4-year-old cow. Summer junior yearling: Aiden Timmer, champion. Fall calf: Aiden Timmer, champion. Showmanship: Trent Dykstra, senior champion; Cassidy Madison, senior reserve. Paula Dykstra, intermediate champion; Cody Weidert, intermediate reserve.
Demonstration: Demonstration Individual: Quinn Steve, champion; Liam Gordon, reserve. Demonstration Team: Danika Nordby and Liv Vander Kooi, champion. Livestock Demonstration: Annabelle Altman, champion.
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Dog: Agility: Beginner: Ryder Hohensee, champion. Elementary: Ryder Hohensee, champion; Annika Hietbrink, reserve. Advanced: Faith White, champion and reserve. Jumpers 1A: Emma Hietbrink, reserve. Jumpers 1B: Annika Hietbrink, champion. Jumpers 3: Faith White, champion; Cassidy Madison, reserve. Rally: Pre-Novice: Annika Hietbrink, reserve. Novice: Ryder Hohensee, champion. Foundation: Mara Clarke, champion. Pre-Advanced: Faith White, champion. Advanced: Faith White, champion; Ryder Hohensee, reserve. Interview: Cassidy Madison, senior champion. Emma Hietbrink, intermediate champion. Annika Hietbrink, junior champion. Open sr. showmanship: Faith White, champion. Open jr. showmanship: Annika Hietbrink, reserve. Jr. novice showmanship: Ryder Hohensee, champion. Obedience: Beginner: Ryder Hohensee, champion. Graduate beginner: Ryder Hohensee, champion. Foundation: Mara Clarke, champion.
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Engineering Design: Coyer Robinson, champion; Nelson Tarus, reserve.
Exploring Animals: Theodore Ossefoort, champion; Jocelyn Horn, reserve.
Exploring the Environment: Madilyn Jo Bollin, champion.
Fashion Revue: Purchased: Liv Vander Kooi, champion; Whitney Henning, reserve. Upcycled: Jocelyn Horn, champion; Liv Vander Kooi, reserve.
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Fine Arts: Aeryal McInnis, overall champion and Grades 9+ champion; Liam Gordon, overall reserve and Grades 6-8 champion. Kaitlyn Taylor, Grades 9+ reserve. Gretchen Lefdal, Grades 6-8 reserve. Alex Hoffman, Grades 3-5 champion; Miles Hein, Grades 3-5 reserve.
Foods and Nutrition: Whitney Henning, overall champion and Grades 6-8 champion; Kaitlyn Taylor, overall reserve and Grades 9+ champion. Jocelyn Horn, Grades 9+ reserve. Emma Hietbrink, Grades 6-8 champion and reserve. Clara Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 champion; Annika Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 reserve. Cake, Cupcake or Cookie Decorating: Leah Schuett, overall champion and Grades 6+ champion; Clara Hietbrink, overall reserve and Grades 3-5 champion. Hadley Fisher, Grades 3-5 reserve. Food Preservation: Annika Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 champion; Clara Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 reserve. Liv Vander Kooi, Grades 6+ champion; Emma Hietbrink, Grades 6+ reserve. Food Revue: Cortland Nystrom, champion; Jocelyn Horn, reserve.
Forages: Vince Vander Kooi, champion and reserve.
Contributed / Tae Nordby
Gardening: Flower gardening: Madilyn Jo Bollin, overall champion, Grades 6+ champion; Danika Nordby, overall reserve and Grades 6+ reserve. Vegetable Gardening Box: Liv Vander Kooi, champion; Mara Clarke, reserve. Largest Vegetable: Liv Vander Kooi, champion; Ava Vander Kooi, reserve. Vegetable Plate: Mara Clarke, champion; Liv Vander Kooi, reserve. Herb Gardening: Danika Nordby, champion; Ava Vander Kooi, reserve. Indoor Gardening: Annika Hietbrink, champion; Mara Clarke, reserve.
Geology: Ryder Hohensee, champion.
Global Connections: Jocelyn Horn, champion; Lucas Flynn, reserve.
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Goat: Whitney Henning, overall grand champion and meat breeding sr. doe kid; Annika Hietbrink, overall reserve and champion dairy goat milking yearling doe. Meat breeding jr. doe kid: Whitney Henning, champion. Meat Market Wether: Lauren Madison, reserve. Meat Market Goat: Lauren Madison, reserve. Dairy sr. goat kid: Grace Barber, champion. Showmanship: Claire Hoffman, senior champion; Faith White, senior reserve. Whitney Henning, intermediate champion; Emma Hietbrink, intermediate reserve. Alex Hoffman, junior champion; Annika Hietbrink, junior reserve. Interview: Claire Hoffman, senior champion. Whitney Henning, intermediate champion. Annika Hietbrink, junior champion.
Health and Wellness: Jocelyn Horn, champion.
Home Environment: Liv Vander Kooi, champion.
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Horseless Horse: Ava Vander Kooi, champion.
Industrial Technology – Metal Work: Micah Bullerman, champion; Theodore Ossefoort, reserve.
Industrial Technology – Woodworking: Grant Wieneke, overall champion and Grades 9+ champion; Emma Hietbrink, overall reserve and Grades 6-8 champion. Kaitlyn Taylor, Grades 9+ reserve. Austin Lefdal, Grades 6-8, reserve. Payton Hodapp, Grades 3-5 champion.
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Needle Arts: Quinn Steve, overall champion and Grades 6+ champion; Kaylee Taylor, overall reserve and Grades 6+ reserve. Clara Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 champion; Annika Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 reserve.
Performing Arts: Performance-based: Danika Nordby, overall champion and Grades 6+ champion; Lucas Flynn, overall reserve and Grades 6+ reserve. Annika Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 champion; Clara Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 reserve. Non-performance-based: Jocelyn Horn, champion. Presentation/Speech Individual: Jocelyn Horn, champion; Mara Clarke, reserve.
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Pets: Ryder Hohensee, champion
Pet Show: Jack Behrends, champion.
Photography: Elements: Bryly McCuen, overall champion and Grades 9+ champion; Jocelyn Horn, overall reserve and Grades 9+ reserve. Dayna McCuen, Grades 6-8 champion; Drew Wempen, Grades 6-8 reserve. Katyn McCuen, Grades 3-5 champion; Annika Hietbrink, Grades 3-5 reserve. Manipulation: Jocelyn Horn, overall grand champion and Grades 6+ champion; Hadley Fisher, overall reserve and Grades 3-5 champion and reserve. Bryly McCuen, Grades 6+ reserve.
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Plant and Soil Science: Ella Wempen, champion.
Potatoes: Holden Clarke, champion.
Poultry: Mara Clarke, overall grand champion and champion egg production pen of white egg layer chickens; Cassidy Madison, overall reserve and champion breeding pen of chickens. Chicken white egg production: Holden Clarke, reserve. Chicken brown egg production: Annika Hietbrink, champion; Cassidy Madison, reserve. Chicken breeding pen: Clara Hietbrink, reserve. Bantam breeding pen: Cassidy Madison, champion and reserve. Fancy/Hobby – female: Cassidy Madison, champion and reserve.
Contributed / Teresa Widboom
Premier Showmanship: Riley Widboom, champion; Montana Wilson, reserve.
Quilting: Liv Vander Kooi, champion; Claire Hoffman, reserve.
Rabbit: Emma Hietbrink, overall grand champion and Small Breed Sr. Doe (mini lop) champion; Faith White, overall reserve and Small Breed Sr. Doe (other purebred) champion. Large breed sr. buck: Bryly McCuen, (Flemish Giant) reserve. Large breed sr. doe: Annika Hietbrink, (French lop) reserve. Large breed intermediate doe: Annika Hietbrink, (French lop) champion. Large breed intermediate buck: Bethany Dykstra, (Satin) champion. Small breed sr. doe: Presley Junker, (Holland Lop) champion; Annika Hietbrink, (Mini Rex) champion. Small breed sr. buck: Presley Junker, (Holland Lop) reserve; Annika Hietbrink, (Havana) reserve; Annika Hietbrink, (Mini Rex), reserve. Small breed jr. doe: Dayna McCuen, (Netherland Dwarf) reserve; Annika Hietbrink, (Mini Lop), reserve. Small breed jr. buck: Katyn McCuen, (Netherland Dwarf) champion. Showmanship: Faith White, senior champion; Bethany Dykstra, senior reserve. Whitney Henning, intermediate champion; Brooke Erwin, intermediate reserve. Annika Hietbrink, junior champion; Clara Hietbrink, junior reserve. Interview: Faith White, senior champion. Whitney Henning, intermediate champion. Annika Hietbrink, junior champion.
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Science Inquiry: Annika Hietbrink, champion; Jocelyn Horn, reserve.
Self-determined: Liv Vander Kooi, overall champion and Grades 6+ champion; Jack Behrends, overall reserve and Grades 3-5 champion. Coyer Robinson, Grades 6+ reserve.
Sheep: Emma Hietbrink, overall grand champion and champion ewe lamb; Leah Schuett, overall reserve and champion black-face market lamb. Commercial January ewe lamb: Noah Gravenhof, reserve. Black-face market lamb: Karissa Bickett, reserve. Market lamb speckle face: Clara Hietbrink, champion; Kip Nystrom, reserve. Market lamb pen of 3: Leah Schuett, champion; Bristol Vande Kamp, reserve. Registered February ewe lamb: Faith White, champion. Showmanship: Faith White, senior champion. Emma Hietbrink, intermediate champion. Annabelle Altman, junior champion; Rhett Nordby, junior reserve. Interview: Karissa Bickett, senior champion. Noah Gravenhof, intermediate champion. Miles Hein, junior champion.
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Soybeans: Mara Clarke, champion.
Swine: Colby Darling, overall grand champion and champion market gilt; Ava McCoy, overall reserve and reserve market gilt. Purebred market barrow: Mara Clarke, champion; Colby Darling, reserve. Crossbred market barrow: Colby Darling, champion; Cooper McCoy, reserve. Registered January breeding gilt: Colby Darling, champion. Commercial January breeding gilt: Colby Darling, reserve. Registered February breeding gilt: Brodik Clarke, reserve. Pen of 3: Cooper McCoy, champion; Miles Hein, reserve. Interview: Riley Widboom, senior champion. Lucas Flynn, intermediate champion. Charley Widboom, junior champion. Showmanship: Torrin Clarke, senior champion; Riley Widboom, senior reserve. Colby Darling, intermediate champion; Mara Clarke, Intermediate reserve. Riley Harberts, junior champion; Charley Widboom, junior reserve.
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Technology: Joshua Horn, champion and reserve.
Veterinary Science: Kip Nystrom, champion.
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Wildlife/Biology and Management: Brooke Erwin, champion.
Youth Leadership: Jocelyn Horn, champion; Emma Hietbrink, reserve.
