Great Week for Potter County 4-H Members at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show

The Cow Patty Kickers 4-H club had a meet-and-greet with the Secretary of Agriculture, George Greig, and then sang How I Love My America to the audience of hundreds at the Farm Show Opening Ceremony.  Those singing were Evie Russell, Mira Terrette, Ashley Anderson, Shelby Baker, Jacob Anderson, Marissa Baker, Marcus Murphy, David Talkington and Frances Kujawski.  This same group also worked the state 4-H booth in the Family Living section.

On Wednesday, the Potter County Farm Safety Quiz team competed and took fourth place honors statewide.  Team members Jenna Gabreski, Rachel Eller, Bryan Supplee, and Heather Supplee, all from the Showstoppers 4-H Club, answered questions on Farm Safety in two separate rounds against some tough Quiz Bowl competitors.

Lauren and Rebekah Fair were asked to present a session on entomology because of their experience with the bug collecting and identification project.  The girls did a one hour workshop on Thursday at the Penn State College of Ag booth.

Two Silver Bits 4-H Horse and Pony Club members showed in the Market Hog classes placing as follows - Noelle Nichols placed 6th in the Division 8 Crossbred Hog class and Kourtney Kosa placed 5^th in the Division 11 Crossbred Hog class.  Both girls are students at Northern Potter High School.

Alumni 4-H member Kristen Hayman was one of 26 students who received a $3,500 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation on Tuesday, January 10.  Kris is a Junior at Penn State University majoring in Animal Science.  Agriculture Secretary, George Greig, presented the awards.

Thirteen members from three clubs submitted entries in the family living division.  Submitting entries were from Beyond the Horizons 4-H club- Lauren Fair, Rebekah Fair, Sarah Fair, Robert Schoonover, Alison Wright, Isaac Wright, Peter Wright and Sarah Wright; from Shinglehouse Sew Cooks- Shayla Wilhelm, Catherine Kohl and Sarah Fuller; Crazy Critters- Hannah Greene and Heather Greene.

Placings were as follows:

Best of Show-Alison Wright- 4-H Crafts- Drawing

Best of Show- Lauren Fair- 4-H Opportunities- Entomology

First Place

Isaac Wright- 4-H Food & Nutrition- Oatmeal Muffins

Shayla Wilhelm- 4-H Textiles- Apron

Rebekah Fair- 4-H Textiles- Stitched Item

Rebekah Fair- 4-H Textile Art- Crochet & Knitting

Sarah Wright- 4-H Textile Art- Crochet & Knitting

Alison Wright- 4-H Sketchbook- Painting

Rebekah Fair- 4-H Sketchbook- Drawing

Rebekah Fair- 4-H Opportunities- Entomology

Lauren Fair- 4-H Opportunities- Entomology

Isaac Wright- 4-H Opportunities- Wildlife is All Around Us- 4

Peter Wright- 4-H Opportunities- Outdoor Adventures

Heather Greene- 4-H Textiles- Quilt

Second Place

Alison Wright- 4-H Food & Nutrition- Snickerdoodles

Hannah Greene- Clothing Open- Crochet Children’s Garment

Alison Wright- 4-H Textile Art- Crochet

Heather Greene- 4-H Textile Art- Crochet & Knitting

Lauren Fair- Crafts Youth- Cloth Toy

Alison Wright- 4-H Opportunities- PA 4-H Centennial Poster

Peter Wright- 4-H Opportunities- Club 3D Display

Lauren Fair- Hobbies- Photography- Color-Altered Image

Sarah Fuller- 4-H Clothing- Blouse

Third Place

Catherine Kohl- 4-H Textile- Blouse

Heather Greene- 4-H Textile Art- Crochet & Knitting

Rebekah Fair- 4-H Sketchbook- Painting

Rebekah Fair- 4-H Sketchbook- Sculpture

Heather Greene- 4-H Opportunities- Learning About Horses

Rebekah Fair- 4-H Opportunities- PA 4-H Centennial Poster

Fourth Place

Rebekah Fair- Hobbies- Photography- Black and White- Domestic Animals

Lauren Fair- Hobbies- Photography- Black and White- Wild Animals

Rebekah Fair- Hobbies- Photography- Color- Wild Animals

Fifth Place

Lauren Fair- Hobbies- Photography- Black and White- Domestic Animals

Rebekah Fair- Hobbies- Photography- Black and White- Wild Animals

Lauren Fair- Hobbies- Photography- Black and White- Critter

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