Douglas 4-H'ers participate in exposition and state fair

Staff Reports

There were 300 youth from Nevada who attended the 2010 4-H Expo held Aug. 23-29 in conjunction with the Nevada State Fair in Reno.

Douglas County 4-H youth who successfully completed an application, resume, and interview to become new state 4-H ambassadors were Kayla Boldrick and Melissa Stone. There are 16 Nevada ambassadors who serve for two years.

Douglas County 4-H competitors:

Creative Living - Youth

1 - Mechanical Science - Youth

02 - Rocketry (Mechanics)

Ethan McKinney Blue Award, Grand Champion

10 - Miscellaneous Arts - Youth

03 - Picture Frame

Amanda Nelson Blue Award, Grand Champion

2 - Legos & Models - Youth

01 - Original Design, Legos

Ethan McKinney Blue Award

25 - Cakes - Youth

05 - Cake Frosted

Leah McKinney Blue Award

07 - Pee Wee Cupcaked

Lillie McKinney PeeWee Award Cloverbud

30 - Clothing & Textiles - Youth

11 - Single Item - Intermediate Sewing

Amanda Nelson Blue Award, Grand Champion

31 - Educational Displays - Booths - Youth

06 - Intermediate - 4-H Member Booth

Leah McKinney Blue Grand Champion

07-Intermediate and Cloverbud 4-H Member Poster

Breanna Ross-Dee Blue Award

Olivia Ross-Dee Blue Award

Grace Shephard-Blue Award

Kameron Skellenger-Blue Award

Lindsey Swart-Blue Award

Dog

192 - Dog Showmanship

02 - Intermediate

Brandi Friesen Blue Award Grand Champion

Cody Lewis Blue Award

Courtney Hedgecock Blue Award

Audrey Pierce Blue Award

Goat - Youth

187 - Market Goat Showmanship

03 - Junior

Jeremy Aleman 1 Grand Champion, Reserve Master Showman

04 - Pee Wee

Lisa Aleman PeeWee Award Cloverbud

232 - Market Goat - Youth

02 - Feeder Goat

Jeremy Aleman 1

Class 2

Jeremy Aleman 2 Blue Reserve Champion

Poultry - Youth

191 - Poultry Showmanship

02 - Intermediate

Marshall McKown 3

04 - Pee Wee

Meleeah McKown Cloverbud Award

195 - Heavy Chickens - Youth

03 - Hens, Heavy, Prior to 12/31/09

Marshall McKown Blue Grand Champion Best Heavy, Best Large Fowl, Res.

Marshall McKown Blue Reserve Champion Res. Heavy, Res. Large Fowl

197 - Bantams -Youth

01 - Cocks, prior to 12/31/09 hatch

Marshall McKown Blue

Meleeah McKown Blue

03 - Hens, prior to 12/31/09 hatch

Marshall McKown Blue Grand Champion Best Hen, Res. Bantams

Meleeah McKown Blue

Rabbit - Youth ARBA

17 - Creme D'Argent

Brooke Miller BOV, BOSB

28 - Lilac

Shelby Patterson BOSB, BOB

29 - American Fuzzy Lop

Skylar Miller BOV, BOSB

32 - Holland Lop

Brooke Miller 2

Brooke Miller 3

Katie Meglen 5

Brooke Miller NV 9

33 - Mini Lop

Brooke Miller 3

Brooke Miller 4

Brooke Miller 7

34 - Netherland Dwarf

Brooke Miller BOV

Nick Miller BOV, BOG

Sarah Meglen, BOB, BOV

37 - Polish

Katie Meglen 3 BOB, 3BOV

Shelby Patterson BOV

39 - Mini Rex

Kasey Williams 7 BOV, BOSB

Sheep - Youth

182 - Sheep Showmanship

01 - Senior

Cheyenne Bidart 8

02 - Intermediate

Leah McKinney 1 Grand Champion and Reserve Intermediate Master Showman

03 - Junior

Ethan McKinney 2

04 - Pee Wee

Lillie McKinney PeeWee Award Cloverbud

233 - Market Lamb - Youth

Class 2

Leah McKinney Minden NV 2 Blue

Class 3

Leah McKinney Minden NV 3 Blue

Kimberly Russell Minden NV 4 Blue

Class 5

Ethan McKinney Minden NV 3 Blue

Class 6

Ethan McKinney Minden NV 4 Blue

238 - Homegrown Market Lamb - Youth

01 - Homegrown Market Lamb

Leah McKinney

Ethan McKinney

Leah McKinney 1

Ethan McKinney 5

258 - Ewe Lamb Futurity

02 - Yearling Ewes - Ewes tattooed in 2009 (2nd year of Futurity)

Leah McKinney 1 Blue

03 - Ewe Lamb - Ewe tattooed in 2010 (1st year of Futurity)

Leah McKinney Blue

263 - Wether Sire/Dam - Youth

03 - Spring Ram Lambs - Born after 1/1/10

Leah McKinney 1

06 - Yearling Ewes - Born 9/08 to 8/09

Leah McKinney 2

Leah McKinney 5

07 - Pair of Yearling Ewes

Leah McKinney 2

09 - Spring Ewe Lambs - Born after 1/1/10

Ethan McKinney 5

14 - Best Pair - Two animals, either sex, owned by exhibitor

Leah McKinney 4

Pen of Five-Carson Valley Shepherds 1st place shown by Cheyenne Bidart, Leah, Ethan and Lillie McKinney, and Kimberly Russell