Jesse
Larson received the best agriculture award and Ryan Sell received the best
family & consumer sciences award at the Tripp County 4-H recognition and
awards night on Nov. 28.
The
Friend of 4-H award went to Diane Perry and Nancy Storms.
Perry
was a Gregory County 4-Her. Her main project areas were sewing and fashion
revue, but she also participated in other project areas.
She
married and moved to Tripp County where she and her husband Ken raised two
children—Scott and Kendra.
Diane
helped her children extensively with their swine, sheep, foods, cattle and
other projects.
For many
years she clerked the animal shows at the Mid Dakota Fair. One could find her
behind the announcers stand tallying ribbons for all the 4-Hers. Later, her
daughter, Kendra helped with this job.
Diane
and her family were part of a very tight group of families that always went to
the Western Jr. in Rapid City.
She
served as a member of the foods committee for many years. Her duties included
lining up judges for fair, exhibit check in and helping with the judging
process. She has been a member of the foods committee since the late 1980’s.
This past year she was instrumental in putting on a cookie workshop for 4-H
members and other youth.
After
the death of her husband in 2010 she and her children established the Kenny
Perry memorial livestock award which is given to encourage junior members
involved in sheep, swine or beef projects to participate in out of county
events and livestock judging.
Storms,
the other Friend of 4-H, is a very accomplished master gardener. She has served
on the horticulture committee for many years. Not only is she on the committee
she has helped put on many horticulture workshops.
This
lady has volunteered her time to assist with horticulture judging at the Mid
Dakota Fair for countless years.
Her
children were active members of the 4-H program and they graduated from the
program. She has continued to contribute her time and effort for the 4-H youth.
In addition
to her volunteerism, she and her husband have generously donated to the public
presentation awards and several other awards in memory of their daughter,
Kristi, who was a standout in the Tripp County 4-H program.
Alumni
awards
The
alumni awards went to Sydney Hollenbeck and Heather Heying.
They
were very involved in 4-H as a youth and have continued to give back to the
program.
Hollenbeck
was an 11 year member of the Wilson Wildcats 4-H Club. She had a well rounded
4-H career participating in horse, rodeo, cats, goats, visual arts, food
preservation, photography, horticulture and more.
Since graduating from 4-H, she has remained
active in the Tripp County 4-H program. She has shared her talents in the beef
project area by assisting with educational clinics. She helped with the first
beef skillathon held in Tripp County that was hosted by the animal &
biological sciences committee of which she is a member.
Hollenbeck
has also given her time with visual arts judging and the check in for woods and
welding projects at the Mid Dakota Fair.
Heying
has a family legacy of being involved in Tripp County 4-H.
She was
an active 4-Her, has worked as a 4-H advisor, served on the state 4-H horse
show, beef, sheep, rabbit and dog show committees. Additionally, she has
assisted with the Black Hills stock show youth day, Western Junior livestock
show, state shoot, 4-H camps and state fair events.
She was
a three time winner of the dean & directors award for programming done with
youth and volunteers.
She has
spent most of her birthdays at the state 4-H horse show.
Other
highlights were the opportunity to chaperone the state 4-H horse judging team
to nationals in Louisville, Ky and take them to Churchhill Downs and coaching
the South Dakota national horse quiz bowl team for the 2022 Denver Stock Show. She has coached Tripp
County kids to several successful horse quiz bowl, hippology and judging
events.
Meritorious
award
This
year’s meritorious award goes to Doug and Sherri Mayes.
Sherri
started as a 4-H leader at large right after graduating from high school and
has helped with the beef committee, trust fund, Mid Dakota Fair committee
chairing the hunter’s breakfast committee and 4-H concession stands. She has
also patterned herself after her parent by becoming a leader of the Clovervale
4-H Club.
She
married Doug Mayes who also comes from a long line of active 4-Hers. Doug’s
involvement as a 4-Hers included beef, horse, poultry, eggs, crops, gardening,
electricity, woods, welding, shooting sports, expressive arts, safety, food
& nutrition, music and community service.
Doug has
been a willing volunteer for many years with the 4-H rodeo, beef show, 4-H
dance and so much more.
Maggie
DeMers won the citizenship medal award.
The
leadership award went to Bailey Fairbanks, Brindy Bolander and Brianna
Gilchrist.
The
discovery 4-H recipients were Abraham Yeary, Colton Vogt, Bianca DeMers and
Lydia Wonnenberg.
4-H
clubs receiving charter seals were:
Border Bumpers, Jolly Mixers, Clovervale, New Andentures, Hamill
Hustlers, Shooting sports, Helping Hands and Wilson Wildcats.
The Mary
Lou Connelly award is presented to a 4-H club with the most youth in action
public presentations per capita of the membership. The award went to the Border
Bumpers with eight presentations. Members that did public presentations were
Elizabeth Wonnenberg, Lydia Wonnenberg, Ellika Hamiel, Cierra Bordeax, Lashya
Farmer, Camile king and Evie King.
The Margaret
Novotny learning by doing community service award went to Lena DeMers.
Hunter
Shippy received the Spirit of 4-H Award in memory of Fred and Dorothy Littau.
Naudia
Haukaas received the Bobby Fisher memorial Bobby Crocker award.
Lydia
Wonnenberg received the Bobby Fisher memorial livestock/small animal award.
Brianna
Gilchrist received the Lindy Krogman memorial shining character award.
Rustin
Schroeder received the Kenny Perry livestock award.
Bailey
Fairbanks received the Keith Myers family memorial livestock award and Amanda
Blare received the Lois Myers family memorial family & consumer sciences
award.
Maggie
DeMers received the Charles Mayes memorial horticulture award.
Crop
& plant science participation recognition went to Bianca DeMers, Kade Fenenga,
Jesse Larson and Maggie DeMers.
Horticulture
project gift bags were presented to Cierra Bordeaux, Wyatt DeBoer, Jacob Manke,
Bianca DeMers, Allie Littau, Noah Manke, Elizabeth Wonnenberg, Lena DeMers,
Evan Littau, Jocelyn Soles, Lydia Wonnenberg, Izaac Hamiel, Avery Manke, Kylee
VanZanbergen
Jesse
Larson received the Charles Froning award.
Mid
Dakota Fair herdsmanship club awards went to small animals—Wilson wildcats,
sheep—Hamill Husters, goat—Wilson Wildcats, swine—Clovervale, dairy—Wilson
Wildcats, beef—Wilson Wildcats.
The Don
Phillips memorial outstanding herdmanship award went to goat—Elizabeth
Wonnenberg, sheep—Ciarra Bordeaux, swine—Elizabeth Wonnenberg, beef—Avery
Antelope, dairy—Hudson Peters.
The
family of Larry Kauer have donated money for the calf pen of three contest.
First place went to Clovervale with Brindy Bolander, Rider Moore, Evan Littau,
Roper Moore and Abe Kaiser.
Runner
up was also Clovervale with Maggie DeMers, Allie Littau, Avery Antelope, Jaden
Graber and Riley Schroeder.
The
Kenneth Olson small animal round robin went to Evan Littau and Maggie DeMers
won the round robin champion livestock showman.
Graduating
senior scholarship winners were Katie Welker, Jesse Larson and Ryan Sell.
Leaders
awards went to Nichi Brinda, Rhonda Gilchrist, Samantha West and Melissa
Wonnenberg for five years; M. J. Waters and Dawn Covey for 25 years.
Shooting
sports awards were presented by Tim Pravecek.
Other
4-H awards from the horse show and the Mid Dakota Fair had previously been announced in the Winner Advocate this
summer.
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