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Saturday 4-H judging yields top notch
exhibitors in several categories
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[July 30, 2023]
Though the 2023 Logan County Fair does not
officially begin until Tuesday, August 1st, Saturday saw a number of
4-H judging events including the cat show, Home and Family Show, and
the Food and Nutrition show. These are activities where 4-H members
have taken on projects throughout the year, and at the show, go
before judges to present their work with the hopes of getting off to
a good start in collecting 2023 fair blue ribbons.
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first show of the day was the cat show, held in the brown door
exhibition barn on the south end of the fairground.
This year, the number of cats to be judged was limited to only one.
Hannah Smith, a 4-H member from a Sangamon County club presented
Moonlight to judge Ivy Cunningham and Superintendent Jayden
Lawrence.
While there was only one kitty in the contest, Moonlight and Hannah
would have represented very well in a larger competition. Hannah
fielded questions about her cat such as how often she cleaned the
litter box and what was her favorite activity with moonlight. She
told the judge that she cleans the litter box every other day. She
shared that Moonlight’s favorite toy is a mouse on a string and
Hannah and the kitty enjoy playing keep away with the toy.
The youngster was asked about the kitty’s health and
nutrition, vet visits and other health questions.
At the end of the day, Hannah and Moonlight received
a blue ribbon as well as the banner for the Top Indoor Cat.
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The 2023 4-H Home show was also light on participants
with five Logan County 4-H members participating in a half dozen
categories.
The most popular category was that of creative
writing, with four members participating and all walking away with
blue ribbons. Those members went before judge Christi Johnson, who
spent a great deal of time with each entrant, talking with them
about their project and the process each member used to achieve
their final product.
In the various clothing categories, Georgia Allison and Laura
Tomlinson judged the Clothing 1, Clothing 2, Shopping in Style, and
Family Heritage projects passing out blue ribbons to all the
participants.
In the Home Show, the State Fair delegates for Sewing and Textiles
are Olivia Wrage and Ellie Wrage.
[Nila Smith]
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