Madison Messenger - December 9th, 2018

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Congratulations go out to county’s top 4-Hers
The annual Madison County 4-H banquet
was held Dec. 2 with 117 4-H members,
parents and invited guests in attendance.
Madison County Fair royalty led the
“Pledge of Allegiance:” Whitney Stires,
queen, Speedy Spurs Livestock 4-H Club;
Kayden Warnock, princess, Helping Hands
Happy Hearts 4-H Club; and Callie Jenkins,
princess attendant, Born in a Barn 4-H
Club.
To offer more recognition opportunities
to 4-Hers, the Madison County 4-H Extension
program developed a participation
record sheet that youths used to keep track
of their 4-H activities and accomplishments.
4-Hers present at the banquet who received
awards for participation included:
* Bronze honors—Maria Coulardot, Town
& County Kids; Max Gerckens, Clover Clippers;
* Silver honors—Ross Gerckens, Clover
Clippers; Hannah Green, Beginners to Winners;
Sarah Green, Beginners to Winners;
Zoe Hutson, Town & Country Kids; Victoria
Sanguino, Clover Clippers; Trenton Vance,
Clover Clippers; and
* Gold honors—Addie Barnhill, Canaan
Pathfinders; Arcie Barnhill, Canaan
Pathfinders; Sophie Brand, Yes We Can;
Donna Campbell, Jumpers & Flyers;
Matthew Canterbury, Yes We Can; Hope
Fetherolf, Exclusively Equine; Lillian
Finke, Born in a Barn; Olivia Finke, Born
in a Barn; Bridget Haggy, Canaan Pathfinders;
Noah Haggy, Canaan Pathfinders;
Samuel Haggy, Canaan Pathfinders;
Brooke Hermiller, Clover Clippers; Mason
Hermiller, Clover Clippers; Sydne Hermiller,
Clover Clippers ; Isabel Hiles,
County Bunch; Shea Huntington, Beginners
to Winners; Will Huntington, Beginners to
Winners; Dakota Hutson, Town & Country
Kids; Callie Jenkins, Born in a Barn; Emily
Mathews, Jumpers & Flyers; Landon
Mayabb, Helping Hands Happy Hearts; Zavier
Mayabb, Helping Hands Happy Hearts;
Molly Metcalf, Exclusively Equine; Kayla
Miller, Exclusively Equine; Olivia Rinesmith,
Fairfield Rascals; Hayes Smith,
Helping Hands Happy Hearts; Will Smith,
Canaan Prize Winners; Whitney Stires,
Speedy Spurs Livestock; Garrett Vance,
Clover Clippers; Olivia Vance, Clover Clippers;
Addie Wilkin, Helping Hands Happy
Hearts; and Elliana Wilkin, Helping Hands
Happy Hearts.
* Cloverbuds (ages 5-8)—Skylar Tackett
of Helping Hands Happy Hearts and Jacob
Hiles, Country Bunch.
Camp Counselors and staff recognized
for planning and overseeing the Let’s Giddy
Up & Go to 4-H Summer Camp. Present included
Olivia Rinesmith, a Fairfield Rascals
4-H Club member who served as a counselor,
and adult volunteers Joel Buckland of
Helping Hands Happy Hearts 4-H and
Kevin Clemmons of Country Bunch 4-H.
Outstanding 4-H members recognized for
their care, hard work, energy and dedication
to the 4-H motto, “To Make the Best Better,”
included:
* Outstanding 4-Her/Junior—Noah
Haggy, Canaan Pathfinders; Hayes Smith,
Helping Hands Happy Hearts;
* Outstanding 4-Her/Intermediate—
Emily Mathews, Jumpers & Flyers; Kayden
Warnock, Helping Hands Happy Hearts;
and
* Outstanding 4-Her/Senior—Whitney
Stires, Speedy Spurs Livestock.
The Weldon Brown award is given in
honor of the late Weldon Brown who was executive
secretary of the Senior Fair Board
for many years and is awarded to Junior
Fair Board (JFB) members who show outstanding
leadership, reliability and dedication
to the Junior Fair. This one-time award
is presented to JFB members who have
served as chairpersons of their division,
have excellent meeting and workday attendance
records, and go the extra mile or hour
to help make the Junior Fair possible.
This year’s award recipient is Haylee Henry
of the Speedy Spurs Livestock Club.
Volunteers recognized for their years of
service included:
* One year—Jackie Bolin, Fairfield Rascals;
Joel Buckland, Helping Hands Happy
Hearts; Christen Rinehart, Born in a Barn;
* Two years—Valerie and Steve Hermiller,
Clover Clippers;
* Three years—Jodie Marks, Mud Run
Hustlers;
* Four years—Emily Davis and Gennie
Davis, Yes We Can;
* Five years—Jody Campbell, Jumpers &
This year’s Outstanding 4-Hers in Madison County include: (from left) Whitney Stires of
the Speedy Spurs Livestock, Kayden Warnock of the Helping Hands Happy Hearts 4-H
Club, Emily Mathews of the Jumpers & Flyers 4-H Club, Noah Haggy of the Canaan
Pathfinders 4-H Club, and Hayes Smith of the Helping Hands Happy Hearts.
Flyers; Bridget Wilkin, Helping Hands
Happy Hearts;
* Six years—Deetra Huntington, Beginners
to Winners;
* Eight years—Jenny Sweet, Helping
Hands Happy Hearts;
* 11 years—Chris Fetherolf, Exclusively
Equine;
* 15 years—Savannah Brock, Junior Fair
Board coordinator; Annette Rinesmith,
Fairfield Rascals;
* 16 years—Monroe Harbage, Clover Clippers;
* 21 years—Judy Gallimore and Heather
Mayabb, Helping Hands Happy Hearts;
* 24 years—Tammy Smith, Canaan Prize
Winners;
* 25 years—Clint Hutson, Town & Country
Kids;
* 26 years—Kevin Clemmons, Country
Bunch; Robin Hutson, Town & Country
Kids;
* 27 years—Daphne Hedgecock, Clover
Clippers;
* 33 years—Holly Stockham, Canaan
Pathfinders;
* 36 years—Kevin Stockham, Canaan
Pathfinders; and
* 42 years—Pat Gallimore, Jumpers &
Flyers.
The Honor Club award is an opportunity
for clubs to demonstrate participation on
the club and county levels by filling out a
form that highlights activities performed as
a club in the past year. This year’s honor
clubs are:
Beginners to Winners
Born in a Barn
Buckeye Rangers
Canaan Pathfinders
Clover Clippers
Dirty Boots and Shiny Belt Buckles
Exclusively Equine
Fairfield Rascals
Helping Hands, Happy Hearts
Jumpers & Flyers
Mud Run Hustlers
Prairie Raiders
Speedy Spurs Livestock
Town & country Kids
Yes We Can
The Community Service award was developed
by the 4-H Advisory Committee to
recognize clubs for outstanding service to
the community. This year’s winners are:
honorable mentions, Canaan Pathfinders
and Exclusively Equine; third place, Helping
Hands Happy Hearts; second place, Yes
We Can; and first place, Beginners to Winners.
This year’s Friend of 4-H is Madi-Lon
Inc., a group of individuals who generously
donated to the Madison County 4-H summer
camp program. Thanks to the group’s
financial support, Madison County youth
will be able to experience the outdoor adventures
of 4-H summer camp for years to
come. Madi-Lon sees 4-H as a unique program
that can foster passion and dreams.
The group recognizes the monetary challenges
local families might face when it
comes to providing their children with this
type of recreational and leadership programming.
Gold-level 4-H participation winners for
Madison County 4-H