By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — Purdue Extension of Kosciusko County crowned the fair’s royalty court and awarded 4-H members for dozens of projects during the annual public fashion revue and awards night on Thursday, July 8.

This year’s 4-H king is Cameron Zimmerman. He is an eight-year 4-H member with the Milford Helping Hands, where he has held the offices of recreation officer and junior member on the swine committee. His projects have included swine market litter, beef, beef feeder calves, consumer clothing, create-with-a-mix, foods, sewing, photography, sport fishing and shooting sports. He is a student at Wawasee High School and plans to attend an agriculture college on either a wrestling or football scholarship with the goal to take his current swine operation to the next level and become nationally known for his pigs. He also plans to coach either football or wrestling and start preaching at a church. His parents are John and Peg Zimmerman.

4-H queen is Arrington Krull, a nine-year 4-H member with Milford Helping Hands. Her projects have included beef, goats, swine, photography, miscellaneous crafts, garden, fashion review, wearable arts, gift wrapping, foods, Lego, creative writing, blacksmithing and verbal communications. She has held the offices of reporter, secretary, treasurer and inspiration leader in her local club. She is a student at Wawasee High School and plans to attend Purdue University to study either animal or plant science and entrepreneurship and come back to the family farm as a seventh generation farmer and raise hogs, goats and row crops. Her parents are Shawn and Lissa Krull.

Logan Schuller is this year’s 4-H prince. He is an eight-year 4-H member with the Goat Club. His projects have included garden, wildlife, soil and water, beekeeping, forestry, consumer grilling, goats, poultry, health, electric, library, weather, plant science, Lego and sport fishing. He has served as a recreation leader and is a student at West Noble High School.  His parents are Tyler and Heather Schuller.

The 4-H princess is Alyssa Swanson, an eight-year 4-H member with the Leesburg Mighty Farmers, where she has held the offices of song leader and reporter. Her projects have included rabbit, dairy, rabbit poster, miscellaneous crafts, photography and gift wrapping. She is a student at Warsaw Community High School and her future plans include studying abroad with the intent to get a degree in either language education or physical therapy. Her parents are Eric and Kelley Holo.

Other winners are as follows:

Fashion Revue
Beginner Division Grand Champion — Isabelle Rettinger
Beginner Division Reserve Grand Champion — Gentry Bouse
Junior Division Grand Champion — Kinley Crabb
Junior Division Reserve Grand Champion — Lillian Dunbar
Senior Division Grand Champion — Erin Rivetch
Overall Construction Grand Champion — Kenlee Grady

Consumer Clothing
Beginning Junior Champion and State Fair Rep — Isabelle Rettinger
Beginning Junior Reserve Champion — Halley Lechlitner
Intermediate Champion and State Fair Rep — Jasmine Fuller
Advanced Clothing Champion and State Fair Rep — Cameron Zimmerman
Consumer Clothing Overall Grand Champion — Cameron Zimmerman

Special General Projects Awards
Consumer Meats: Beef — Hayden Lechlitner (Kos Co Cattlemen)
Consumer Meats: Grilling — Caleb Lechlitner (Maple Leaf Farms)
Wildlife — Logan Schuller (Claypool Classics 4-H Club)
Genealogy — Brian Dunbar (Kosciusko County Historical Society)
Consumer Meats: Poultry — Carson Shepherd (Creighton Brothers)

Scholarships

4-H Council Scholarship — Claire Beer, Justin Beer, Audrey Carl, Baylee Duncan, Brittany Duncan, Kendra Kline, Kaitlin Neese, Elena Ramirez, EllaMae Reiff, Blake Roose, Elizabeth Schmidt

Anglin-Bishop Scholarship — Baylee Duncan, Brittany Duncan and Kaitlin Neese

Indiana 4-H Foundation Senior Scholarships — Justin Beer, EllaMae Reiff, and Brittany Duncan

Indiana 4-H Accomplishment Scholarships — Justin Beer and Katrielle Rodgers

2021 Animal Science Meat and Milk Production Accomplishment Scholarship — Sydney Petersen and Jackson Templin

2021 Leadership Development Scholarship — Brittany Duncan

Communication/Expressive Arts

Fine Arts — Sarah Grindle; Gift Wrapping — Anna Stevens; Miscellaneous Crafts — Arrington Krull; Needlecraft — Kinely Crabb; Traditional Scrapbooking — Brianna Feldman; Wearable Art — Kaitlin Neese; Cake Decorating — Serena Lesko; Creative Writing — Kyle Hamel; Photography — Elizabeth Kasten; Sewing — Kinley Crabb

Engineering and Technological Science

Aerospace — Melanie Hertzler; LEGO Construction — Addison Armstrong; LEGO Creative Scene — Braylin Adams; Computer Project — Owen Stevens; Electric — Carter Grady; Woodworking — Noah Richardson

Plant and Environmental Science

Farm Toy Scene — Zackary Schultz; Recycling — Kendra Kline; Beekeeping — Logan Schuller; Collections — Kaitlin Neese; Hay — Evan Wood; Floriculture — Talia Holder; Forestry and Wildlife — Logan Schuller; Garden — Justin Hall; Genealogy — Brian Dunbar; Geology — Seth Helvey; Fire Safety — Hunter Imhoff; Soil and Water Science — Logan Schuller; Sport Fishing — Cameron Zimmerman; Weather and Climate Science — Isabelle Rettinger; Soybeans, Small Grains and Corn — Trevor Roberts

Healthy Living

Baked Foods — Leila Knepp; Preserved Foods — Hudson Shepherd; Create-With-A-Mix — Sophie Higgins; Dairy Foods — Riley Shepherd; Microwave Cooking — Delaney Shriver; Health — Isabelle Rettinger; Home Environment — Emerson Krull; Shooting Sports — Thomas Boggs

Animals

Cat Poster and Pocket Caged Critters Poster — Braylin Adams; Dog Poster — Kaitlin Neese; Poultry Display Board — Kera Owens; Rabbit Poster — Alyssa Swanson; Veterinary Science — Hayden Lechlitner; Pocket Caged Critter Animal — Jason Moore

10-Year Members
Jacob Baker, Adam Beer, Claire Beer, Justin Beer, Haylee Brown, Audrey Carl, Baylee Duncan, Brittany Duncan, Nicole Eppelmann, Augusta Garr, Sarah Grindle, Madeline Hamm, Jonathan Helvey, Kevin Hesser, Danielle Jenkins, Olivia Johnson, Jaxon Katschke, Kendra Kline, Serena Lesko, Destiny Marsillett, Travis McCoy, Kaitlin Neese, Malory Phillips, Elena Ramirez, EllaMae Reiff, Blake Rose, Elizabeth Schmidt, Shane Shepherd, Zachary Smith, Alexis Stevens, Wyatt Stutzman, Jeremiah Wilson

Final Year Members
Taylor Biddle, Cameron Brown, Delbert Burbank, Dane Dillman, Kaige Michael, Jaynee Miller, Erika Teune, Arika Warren

Top 10 4-Hers
Arika Warren, Kevin Hesser, Jacob Baker, Kendra Kline, Kaitlin Neese, Justin Beer, Zachary Smith, Alexis Stevens, Jonathan Helvey, Brittany Duncan

Tenure Award Winners
Kaitlin Neese and Delbert Burbank

4-H Pinnacle Award
Kevin Hesser