2003 4-H Record Book Winners Announced

By Bruce Fickenscher

Extension Agent

November 21, 2003

Farm Credit Services of Southern Colorado, represented by Gail Harvey, sponsored and presented savings bonds to Kiowa County’s top three 4-H Livestock Record Book winners. Receiving awards were: Kami Stum in Market Swine, Megan Fickenscher in Market Beef, and Vincent Koeller in Market Poultry.

Jessica James completed the top Horse record book and was awarded a savings bond sponsored by Paul and Christie Geist.

Other Livestock Record Book winners were as follows:

Junior Division: first – Vincent Koeller (Market Poultry), second – Vincent Koeller (Market Sheep), third – Shane Lessenden (Breeding Sheep), fourth – Kelcie Smith (Market Goat) and Shane Lessenden (Market Sheep), fifth – Kirbi Stum (Market Swine)

Intermediate Division: first – Kevin Lindholm (Market Swine), second – Tara Spady (Market Poultry), third – Carrie Roberson (Market Rabbit) and Dally Lessenden (Breeding Sheep), fourth – Tara Spady (Breeding Beef), and fifth – Carrie Roberson ( Breeding Poultry).

Senior Division: first – Kami Stum (Market Swine), second – Megan Fickenscher (Market Beef), third – Kami Stum (Breeding Sheep), fourth – Megan Fickenscher (Market Swine), and fifth – Millicent Spady (Breeding Beef).

Junior Horse Division: first – Katie Sander, second – Shane Lessenden, and third – Jamie Lane

Intermediate Horse Division: first – Jessica James and second – Dally Lessenden

In the Club Record Book contest the order, from first to third, for Secretary Books: Haswell Milemarkers, Prairie Queen, and Sheridan Lake Livewires, for Treasures Books: Sheridan Lake Livewires, Prairie Queen, and Haswell Milemarkers, and for Club Scrapbook: Haswell Milemarkers, Sheridan Lake Livewires, and Prairie Queen. The Scrapbook awards were sponsored by the Kiowa County Press.

Special awards went to two members who were Grand Champions at the 2003 Colorado State Fair, Millicent Spady in Gardening, and Shalyn Laird in Home Environment. Both young ladies received engraved 4-H clocks sponsored by Barlett and company and By Golly Liquor, respectively.

Other State Fair participants receiving recognition as Unit champions included: Billy Brandt (Horticulture unit 3) by Saffer Spray Service, Cardon Brandt (Horticulture Unit 2) by Eads Auto Supply, Chevaun Glover (Garden unit 3 and Intermediate Team – Creative Cooks) by L and M Processing and Just Betty’s, Shalyn Laird (Intermediate Team – Creative Cooks) by Eads Consumer Supply and C-Store, Vincent Koeller (Entomology unit2) by Eikenberg Farms, Jayce Negley (Leathercraft unit 1) by Kiowa County Abstract, and Jennifer Negley ( Ceramics unit 3) by Precision Pest Control.

Thank you to all award sponsors for your support of the 4-H program in Kiowa County. It is a great commitment on your part to support our youth.

The Haswell Milemarkers and the Sheridan Lake Livewires both received 100 percent completion certificates. All of their members, who enrolled in projects, completed them by the specified dates. The Sheridan Lake Livewires were also named the 2003 Top 4-H Club. This is a traveling trophy that is awarded based on a point system for participation in the 4-H program and is the 19th year it has been awarded.