Check out all the awards Beaverdam Bunch 4-H took home from the fair
The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club came home from the Allen County Junior Fair with lots and lots of awards. Here they are:
Braeden Ackerman
Growing with the Seasons – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner
Magic of Electricity – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Cierra Ackerman
Let’s Bake Quick Breads – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Ohio Birds – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Sports Nutrition 2 – A, Second Place
Ethan Ansley
Fishing for the Beginner – A
Alissa Beck
Scrapbooking – A
Let’s Start Cooking – A
Drew Beck
Level 3 Woodworking (14 yrs. & older) – A
Amber Boop
Cat 1 – A, Second Place, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair
Get Started in Art – A, Outstanding Exhibit
Jessica Boop
Cake Decorating – A
Cat 1 – A
Andrea Bourassa
Ohio Birds – A
Elizabeth Bourassa
Rockets Away (2 Liter Bottle) – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair
Addison Businger
Ohio Birds – A, Second Place
Outstanding Sheep Livestock Interview; First Place Beginner Sheep Livestock Interview
Ewe Lamb – A, A, Third Place Columbia Ewe Lamb, Fourth Place All Other Breeds
Yearling Ewe – A, Third Place Columbia Yearling Ewe
White-Faced Market Lamb – A, A
Born & Raised Market Lamb – Participant
Fleece – A, Reserve Champion
Brayton Businger
Outstanding Sheep Livestock Interview; Second Place Intermediate Sheep Livestock Interview
Ram Lamb – A, First Place Columbia Ram Lamb, Champion Columbia Ram
Yearling Ewe – A, First Place Columbia Yearling Ewe, Champion Columbia Ewe
Ewe Lamb – A, First Place Columbia Ewe Lamb, Reserve Champion Columbia Ewe
Fleece – A, Third Place
Exhibitor’s Young Flock – A
Market Lamb – A
White Faced Market Lamb – A
Born & Raised Market Lamb – Participant
Brooke Camper
Snack Attack – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Caitlyn Couch
Self-Determined (Astronomy) – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner
Carter Dyar
Robotics 2 – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair
Kim Gordon
Cavy Project – A, Second Place, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair
Yeast Breads on the Rise – A
Mallory Hardesty
Outstanding Sheep Livestock Interview; First Place Senior Sheep Livestock Interview
White-Faced Market Lamb – A, A
Born & Raised Market Lamb – Participant
Nathan Hardesty
Alcohol & Drug Abuse – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Racing the Clock to Awesome Meals – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Aryona Higley
Pen of 3 Market Rabbits – A
Single Fryer – A
Netherland Dwarf Breeding Rabbit – A
Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A
Focus on Photography – A
Rebekah Hoff
Not Just Knots – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Sydney Hoff
Yeast Breads on the Rise – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Dylan Hohenbrink
ATV Safety – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner
Amy Jebsen
Cake Decorating – A, Second Place
Luke Jebsen
Basic Archery – A, Second Place
Nicholas Jebsen
You’re the Athlete – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Sophia Kauffman
Get Started in Art – A
Matthew Piehl
Rockets Away (2-Liter Bottle) – A, Second Place
Haylie Ream
You Can Quilt – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Crossbreed Breeding Rabbit – A
Outstanding Rabbit Livestock Interview
Avery Smith
Let’s Start Cooking – A
Celia Smith
Self-Determined (Babysitting) – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair
First Aid in Action – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Trevor Smith
My Favorite Things – A
Olivia Spallinger
Ducks – Outstanding Duck Livestock Interview
Poultry Poster Contest – Fourth Place
Harley Sturgill
New Zealand Breeding Rabbit – A
Netherland Dwarf Breeding Rabbit – A
Pen of 3 Market Rabbits – A
Levi Sturgill
Netherland Dwarf Breeding Rabbit – A
Pen of 3 Market Rabbits – A
Elizabeth Swisher
Vet 1 – A
Focus on Photography – A
Fishing for the Beginner – A
Scrapbooking – A
Ceandra Thurmond
Scrapbooking – A, Second Place
The Truth About Tobacco – A
Kaitlin Thurmond
Adventures in Home Living – A, Second Place
Mackay Tuttle
Focus on Photography – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Austin Warren
Level 4 Woodworking – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair
Gracie Yarnell
Let’s Start Cooking – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Bryan Zimmerman
Level 2 Woodworking (9-13 yrs. of age) – A, Second Place
Caitlyn Zimmerman
Exploring Ponds – A, First Place, County Plaque Winner, Ohio State Fair Participant
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025
- Robert "Bob" O. Town served in the U.S. Navy
- Applications for Bluffton community pool jobs due April 10
- Bolen sentenced to 19 years to life in prison
- Tornado in Putnam County on April 2
- Pirate boys tennis edges Indians
- Brendon Matthews named Chief Executive Officer at First National Bank
- BHS spring musical is Bringing Down the House
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Tornado Watch issued for Allen, Hancock, Hardin and Putnam counties at 9:15 p.m. on April 2
- Flood Warning issued for Allen County at 11:03 a.m.
- Pirate tennis loss at Elida
- Pirate softball loses opener to Ada
- Pirate baseball falls to Ada
- Allen County will not test warning sirens on April 2
- March 2025 land transfers in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District
- April 22 crash report shows driver hit N. Dixie home
- Bluffton High School Honor Roll announced for 3rd quarter of 2024-2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Obituary for Betty C. Mumaugh
- Leo Club supports Bluffton Clean Up
- Wind, rain and potential flooding for April 2
- Grandey to major in education, play basketball at John Carroll
- Pirate tennis blanks Bath
- Pirate baseball sweeps opening twin bill vs. Pandora-Gilboa
- “I Have Not Forsaken the Word of God” reader's theater, April 13
- Easter Cantata performed on April 13 in Pandora