Davison County 4-H held the annual Recognition Banquet and awards program on Nov. 7 at the Davison County fairgrounds, Mitchell.
Davison County 4-H leaders presented a $10,000 check to the South Dakota State Fair Foundation. These funds were donated to help aid in the construction of the Nordby Exhibit Hall. This future building will take the place of the old Clover Hall on the State Fair grounds.
Other awards included:
Cloverbuds Recognition:
Up and Get It: Aida Mikkonen, Hagen Tlam; Stand Up and Smile: Jordan King, Autumn Lentz, Lucas Wall (second-year Cloverbud); Lisbon Lassies and Lads: Isabella Larson, Maria Larson, Mariah Royston; Dakota Kids: Olivia Driggs, Gabriel Healy.
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FIRST- YEAR MEDALS
Dakota Kids: Cody Beaudry, Cameron Miller; Helping Hands: Ally Henkel (also in Wider Horizons), Mara Miskimins; Lisbon Lassies and Lads: Michael Freeman, Kaleigh Royston; Stand Up and Smile: Jacob King, Joey King; Up and Get It: Rylee Deinert, Lane Espedal, Kody Klumb, Brynna Sinkie.
COUNTY PROJECT MEDAL WINNERS:
DeZarae Tollefson, Sheep, Helping Hands.
Samantha Ford, Horse, Wider Horizons.
Molly Schladweiler, Jr. Leadership and Home Environment, Helping Hands.
Logan Tlam, Sheep, Up and Get It.
Sydney Tlam, Sheep, Up and Get It.
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Mitch Schladweiler, Citizenship, Helping Hands.
Charlotte Haag, Photography, Boots N Spurs.
Colette Haag, Photography, Boots N Spurs.
Mikayla Haag, Photography, Boots N Spurs.
YOUTH IN ACTION AWARDS:
Central Electric Achievement Awards: Beginner Division, Maddi Gerlach; Junior Division, Daewood Gerlach; Senior Division, Kaley Nolz.
Public Speaking Contest: First, Junior, Charlotte Haag; First, Senior, Kaley Nolz.
Special Foods Contest
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Beef Certificate: Daewood Gerlach, "Salisbury Steak" Dakota Kids.
Pork Certificate: Maddi Gerlach, "Breakfast Omelet," Dakota Kids.
JUDGING CONTESTS: Team Plaques
One Judging team: Beginner: Cooper Ducheneaux, Beginner Horse; Mercy Healy, Beginner Consumer Decision Making; Junior: Micah Healy, Junior Consumer Decision Making; Noah Healy, Junior Consumer Decision Making; Bailey Thompson, Junior Horticulture; Senior: Brooke Bigge, Senior Horticulture; Johnna Jorgensen, Senior Livestock; Lane Jorgensen, Senior Livestock; Katherine Loveland, Senior Consumer Decision Making; Autumn Urbigkit, Senior Horticulture.
Two judging teams: Beginner: Wesley Bigge, Beginner Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture; Junior: Mitch Schladweiler, Junior Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture; Emily Thompson, Junior Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture; Ally Urbigkit, Junior Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture; Abby Urbigkit, Junior Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture: Senior: Tucker Bigge, Senior Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture; Molly Schladweiler, Senior Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture.
Four judging teams: Beginner: Samantha Ford, Beginning Consumer Decision Making, Horticulture, Livestock and Horse.
DAIRY EXHIBITORS AWARDS: Trista Fuerst, Dakota Kids; Kaisa Fuerst, Dakota Kids; Matthew Freeman, Lisbon Lassies and Lads; Michael Freeman, Lisbon Lassies and Lads.
BEST ELECTRIC EXHIBIT: Damien Magnuson, Dakota Kids.
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PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
Visual Arts and Photography Awards:
Junior Visual Arts: Wes Bigge.
Senior Visual Arts: Tucker Bigge.
Senior Photography Award: Brooke Bigge.
HOME ECONOMICS AWARDS:
Clothing, first: Samantha Ford: second: Austin Froning.
Home Environment/Child Development: first, Wes Bigge; second: Elizabeth Loveland.
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Round Robin Award: Kaley Nolz.
HORSE AWARDS
Horse Show Awards:
Beginner Overall, Samantha Ford; Beginning Reserve Overall, Ally Henkel; Junior Overall, Kaitlyn Sandland; Junior Reserve Overall, Madison Arnold; Senior Overall, Shelby Riggs.
OUTSTANDING HORSE AWARDS
Outstanding Beginner Horsewoman: Samantha Ford.
Rodeo Award, All Around Junior Rodeo Award: Kaitlyn Sandland, Up and Get It.
Achievement Day Livestock Skill-a-thon winners: Beginner: Matthew Freeman; Junior: Samantha Podzimek; Senior: Kaley Nolz; Adult: Rick Podzimek.
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Achievement Day Herdsmanship Recognition: Beef, Dakota Kids; Sheep, Up and Get It; Swine, Up and Get it; Dairy, Dakota Kids; Goat, Helping Hands.
SHOOTING SPORTS RECOGNITION:
Participants in 4-H National Shoot: Michael Geidel, trap; Mackenzie Patton, 22 rifle; Collin Borgmann, air pistol.
Match 1: Recurve without sights, Senior, third place: Hannah Studenberg.
Match 2: Recurve with Sights, Senior, first: Luke Knutson.
CMP 22 Rifle Senior, first: Collin Borgmann.
Air Pistol Senior, fifth place: Collin Borgmann.
2014 STATE INDOOR SHOOT:
22 Piston, Timed Senior, second place: Collin Borgmann.
22 Pistol-Bull's-eye; Senior; second place: Collin Borgmann.
2014 STATE FALL SHOOT
Trap Team Senior, first place: Collin Borgmann, Jessica Bower, Michael Geidel, Tristen Pieper.
Skeet Senior, first: Collin Borgmann.
Skeet Senior: third place: Michael Geidel.
STATE FAIR JUDGING AWARDS
10th place Senior Horticulture Team: Brooke Bigge, Tucker Bigge, Molly Schladweiler.
State Fair and State Horse Show and Rodeo Competition
State 4-H Horse Show:
Junior Pleasure Driving, fifth place, Samantha Ford.
State Rodeo Recognition
Junior Girl Barrel Racing; second, Kaitlyn Sandland.
State Fair:
Market beef ultrasound: Michael Geidel.
Breeding Beef:
Grand Champion Hereford, Abby Repenning.
Reserve Champion Angus, Kylee Geppert.
Rabbit
Grand California, Joseph King.
Reserve Southdown Ewe, Matthew Freeman.
Breeding Sheep: Reserve Southdown Ewe, Kylee Geppert.
Davison County placed sixth in Beef Herdsmanship.
Public Speaking: The South Dakota 4-H Foundation selects purple ribbon winners who speak on "How Youth Benefit from the 4-H Program." Kaley Nolz, Dakota Kids, was recognized for her presentation at the State Fair.
SD Cattlewomen Association award for highlighting the beef industry: Kaley Nolz.
Performing Arts: Brooke Bigge.
Davison County Photo Shoot: Jeffery Petersen.
Outstanding 4-H Youth: Charlotte Haag, Samantha Podzimek, Mitch Schladweiler, Sydney Tlam.
Kiwanis Awards:
Outstanding 4-H Girl: Sara Juhnke, Dakota Kids.
Bittner Scholarships: Michael Geidel, Boots and Spurs; and Shooting Sports; Sara Juhnke, Dakota Kids.
Outstanding 4-H Club: Stand Up and Smile 4-H Club; Mary Froning and Lisa Loveland, leaders.
Outstanding 4-H Leader, Sara Jorgensen, three-year leader of Dakota Kids 4-H Club.
Outstanding Supporter of 4-H: Lakeview Veterinary Clinic.
Friend of 4-H Award: Alice Nickelson.
4-H Leaders Recognition:
Five years: Mary Geidel, Books N Spurs and Shooting Sports 4-H Club; Deb Hohn, Dog Project.
10 years: Andy Petersen, Shooting Sports 4-H Club.
15 years: Peggy Nolz, Dakota Kids 4-H Club.
20 years: David Hiles, Shooting Sports 4-H Club; Keith Struble, Shooting Sports 4-H Club.
4-H Graduate Awards: Aspen Bechen, Morgen Hines, Michael Geidel, Kylee Geppert, Sara Juhnke, Curt Jons, Cassidy Musick, Damien Wangerin.
Davison County 4-H Leaders Association Scholarships: Michael Geidel, 11-year member of Boots N Spurs and Shooting Sports 4-H Club, and Sara Juhnke, nine-year member of Dakota Kids 4-H Club.
