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Ward County 4-H members earned top honors in several categories in static exhibits at the North Dakota State Fair as well as in contests held during the fair.
Award of Excellence recipients in contests included: Raegan Albert and Lainey Rockwell of Ryder, TEAM Illustrated Talk (pre-teen); Sophia Carlton, Norwich, Buy and Show (pre-teen); Tabitha Hauge, Surrey, Project Expo (pre-teen); and Rebecca Tetrault, Bowbells, Interpretative Reading (teen).
Ward County 4-H'ers had 833 entries in animal and static exhibits.
Receiving awards in static exhibits were: Reagan Bahnsen, Minot, honorable mention, dish or miniature garden; Marissa Beck, Minot, grand champions for ceramics (teen) and green onions, reserve champion for soybeans and honorable mentions for pre-packaged kit item and drawing (both teen); Brooklyn Bloms, Carpio, grand champion and an honorable mention for enlarged photos (teen); Amber Braasch, Minot, grand champion for scrapbook and honorable mention for leather craft (both teen); Shelsey Brandvold, Ryder, reserve champion for enlarged photo and honorable mention for pre-packed kit item (both teen); Ella Brown, Minot, reserve champion for original design item (pre-teen); Titus Bulow, Minot, grand champion, yeast bread (pre-teen); Sophia Carlton, Norwich, honorable mentions for crochet and non-traditional knit (both pre-teen); Clay Carpenter, Granville, reserve champion, enlarged photo (teen); Braxton Ehli, Minot, reserve champions for veterinary science (pre-teen) and mixed container garden and honorable mention for yeast rolls or breadsticks (pre-teen); George Engelhard, Carpio, grand champion for machine-embroidered item (pre-teen) and reserve champion for quilt (pre-teen); Hazel Engelhard, Carpio, reserve champion, quilted item (pre-teen); Isabel Engelhard, Carpio, honorable mention, quilted item (teen); Skylar Fetzter, Max, honorable mentions for glue solution and drawing (both pre-teen); Abby Finke, Berthold, reserve champion, non-traditional knit item (teen); Miyah Harvey, Minot, honorable mention, leathercraft (teen); Tabitha Hauge, Surrey, grand champion for advanced food skills, reserve champion for small animals (pre-teen) and civic education and honorable mention for cats (pre-teen); Adela Heberlie, Des Lacs, grand champion, leathercraft (teen); Axle Holter, Donnybrook, grand champions for bars and cake (teen); Shae Jensen, Donnybrook, grand champion, cookies (teen); Morgan Keen, Donnybrook, honorable mention, tomato products (teen); Tayler Knoke, Surrey, honorable mention, global and cultural education (pre-teen); Alyssa Korgel, Minot, honorable mention, glue solution (teen); Callie Korslien, Douglas, honorable mention, woodworking (pre-teen); Nadia Lemer, Berthold, reserve champion, horse (pre-teen); Sadie Lemer, Berthold, grand champion, horse (teen); Paislee Lozensky, Max, reserve champion, ceramic-mold (pre-teen); Breanna Mindt, Minot, reserve champion, personal development and leadership; Grady Mostad, Minot, reserve champion, global and cultural education (pre-teen), and reserve champion, flax; Emmy Novak, Minot, grand champion, cake (pre-teen), and honorable mention, potted plant; Miranda Novodvorsky, Douglas, honorable mention, enlarged photo (teen); Zach Peterson, Minot, reserve champion, recycled piece; Clara Potts, Minot, honorable mention, writing/printing (pre-teen); Lydia Repnow, Minot, grand champion, photography (teen); Lainey Rockwell, Ryder, reserve champion, beef (pre-teen), and honorable mention, floral arrangment (pre-teen); Virginia Sauder, Donnybrook, grand champion, pie (pre-teen), and honorable mention, quilted item (pre-teen); Anne Schauer, Carpio, grand champion, cake (teen); Cason Schenfisch, Minot, grand champion, sculpture (pre-teen); Gage Schenfisch, Minot, honorable mention, sculpture (pre-teen); Gabe Scheresky, Max, grand champion, metal arts (pre-teen), and reserve champion, photo exhibition; Nathaniel Schmidt, Minot, grand champion, forestry (pre-teen); Jason Shappell, Minot, grand champion, hand-embroidery (pre-teen), and grand champion, cookies (pre-teen); Piper Thompson, Minot, reserve champion, beekeeping (pre-teen); Chase Wiltse, Minot, reserve champion, rhubarb; Kyleigh Wiltske, Minot, honorable mention, volunteerism and service learning (teen).