Ryan Koeller Has Highest Selling Item at 4-H Food Auction

By Kaye Kasza

Extension Agent

August 13, 2004

The third annual Kiowa County 4-H Foods Auction, held Monday night, was a great success. Sixteen food items were sold for a total of $950. Average price was $59.37. All of the foods were made by a 4-H member for their Foods or Cake Decorating project exhibit.

The highest selling item was a decorated cake made by Cloverbud member Ryan Koeller.

Food auction buyers were: Herb and Leona Morlan, Donald Oswald (2 items), Joyce Berry, Rick Harris, Vern Harris, Barbara Roberson, Bonnie Lessenden (2 items), Dwight Lessenden, Marvin Koeller, Sylvia Weeks, Virgil Lessenden, Louis James, Bruce Fickenscher and Kaye Kasza. Their support of the 4-H program is greatly appreciated.

Four-H members can only sell one item in the food auction. Those members selling an item were: Cody Fry, Chevaun Glover, Andrea Williams, MacKenzie Jones, Remington Brandy, Matea Mayo, Millicent Spady, Lakota Roberson, Tara Spady, Kelcie Smith, Brandy Turcotte, Ryan Koeller, Shalyn Laird, April Turcotte, Dally Lessenden, Alicia James. Three percent of the money from the auction is put into the 4-H Scholarship Fund, the remainder goes to the 4-H member.