The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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2024 4-H Communication Arts Participants: front row, left to right: Charli Dewald and Petra Yuja. Middle: Chloe Pierson, Zelda Yuja, Orion Ostlie, Theodore Ostlie and Landon Lund. Back: Kerigan Koepplin, Izabelle Jager, Aubrie Stangeland, Emma Stangeland and Linda Yuja. Not pictured, Nick Pierson.
2024 4-H Project Expo Participants (left to right) were Izabelle Jager and Kerigan Koepplin.
Twelve Foster County 4-H'ers displayed their talents during two recent contests, the Foster County 4-H Communication Arts Contest and the Project Expo Contest.
In the senior team division of the communication arts contest, Kerigan Koepplin and Izabelle Jager from the DSS 4-H Club won Grand Champion ribbons for their presentation, "Cousins Cuisine: Edible Cookie Dough."
In the junior team division, Nick Pierson and Chloe Pierson from the Harmony Horseriders 4-H Club earned Grand Champion rosettes for their original dramatic presentation, "Assault Toast." The reserve champion award went to Aubrie Stangeland and Emma Stangeland from the Grace City L & L 4-H Club for their performance, "The Field Trip" by David-Mathew Barnes.
In the junior individual division, Grand Champion awards were earned by Linda Yuja of the Rural Raiders 4-H Club for her interpretive reading, "Pete the Cat: Pete's Really Big Lunch" and by Zelda Yuja for her prepared speech, "Sloths." Landon Lund of the DSS 4-H Club won Reserve Champion for his interpretive reading, "Ode to Red." Orion Ostlie of Rural Raiders received honorable mention for his reading, "Really Funny Jokes."
Cloverbud participants in the contest were Charli Dewald from the DSS 4-H Club and Petra Yuja from the Rural Raiders 4-H Club.
The second contest, Project Expo, provided young people experience in planning, preparing and displaying an educational exhibit. Izabelle Jager was awarded Grand Champion for her exhibit "Flowers You Can Eat." Kerigan Koepplin won Reserve Champion with her poster "Leave No Trace."
