One of the final activities of the 2007 Wallowa County Fair was the 4-H/FFA Awards Program, where top exhibitors were presented with trophies, plaques and other extra awards from local sponsors.

Presenting the awards were outgoing members of the Wallowa County 4-H Court Sierra Hopkins and Shelby and Malinda Tienhaara. The final awards they gave out were to their successors on the court, Brooke Greenshields, Emily Howerton and Alex McCadden.

Following are the award winners and the names of award sponsors.

2007 Wallowa County Fair Awards Program4-H Leadership

4-H Court – Brooke Greenshields, Emily Howerton, Alex McCadden. (Cedar Hill Farm, John and Gail Hillock, Gladys Nobles)

4-H Home Ec

4-H Foods and clothing – High point foods, Bretta Wentz; high point clothing, Alison Curry (sponsor for both, South Fork Grange).

4-H Food Preservation – Best exhibitor, Bretta Wentz (Jardon Home Brands, maker of Ball and Kerr preserving products).

4-H Art – Best of show, Bailey Dutcher (Wallowa Valley Arts Council).

4-H Photography – Best of show, Riley Wortman (Walter and Joy Klages).

4-H Books

Record books – Champions, junior Ashtin Olsen, intermediate Sarah Butterfield senior Ayesha Wortman (sponsor for all, Hurricane Creek Grange). Reserve champions, junior Reanna Royse, intermediate Silje Christoffersen, senior Ashley Morehead (John and Amy Johnson).

Reporter book – champion, junior Anna Rinehart (Greg and Eva Oveson).

4-H Dog

All-Around Dog Member – Senior, Bevy Bemrose (Millie Read); intermediate, Silje Christoffersen (Heath and Holly Turner); junior, Cody Arbogast (Bob and Karen Bennett); first-year junior, Anna Rinehart (Gobbler’s Knob Emporium).

Dog agility – Junior open, Cody Arbogast; intermediate open, Sierra Hopkins; senior open, Elise Jablonski; first-year mini, Anna Rinehart; senior mini Bevy Bemrose (Vemco).

Dog obedience state fair team – Intermediates, Malinda Tienhaara, Bethany Bemrose, Olivia Woods, Silje Christoffersen. Senior, Elise Jablonski.

4-H Small Animals

High Point – Rabbit project, Riley Wortman (Bear Creek Logging). Poultry project, Riley Wortman (Dale Potter). Individual poultry herdsman, Leanna Deal (CP Engraving).

Junior poultry project, Shelton Baty.

Showmanship – High point, Riley Wortman (Les Schwab); junior, Emma Carlson; intermediate, Leanna Deal; senior, Riley Wortman. (Randy Wortman family)

4-H Livestock

Herdsmanship – Champion livestock club, Lostine Rascals; high point individual, Stephanie Simpson.

Hard Luck Award for Livestock – Casey Marino (Duke and Rhee Lathrop).

Eddie Nobles Memorial Community Service Award – Riley Wortman.

All-Around Livestock Showmen – Grand champions, senior Trevor DeVore (Wallowa County Grain Growers), intermediate, Skyler Waters (Sports Corral), junior Myranda McFetridge (Butterfield Ranch). Reserve grand, senior Ayesha Wortman (Vallee Lyn Ranch), intermediate Alex McCadden (Joyce and Steve Zollman), junior Emily Ketscher (Dan and Sue Duncan).

4-H Livestock Judging (county fair, ribbons) – champions, senior Ashley Graning, intermediate Alex McCadden, junior Bretta Wentz; reserve champions, senior Ayesha Wortman, intermediate Karlee Riggs, junior Holly Taylor.

Overall livestock judging – champions, senior Riley Wortman (Kevin’s Tire Shop), intermediate Alex McCadden (Roger Nedrow memorial, by Klista Nedrow Steinbeck); junior, Cody Arbogast (Wallowa County Grain Growers).

Livestock Judging travel teams – senior, Ashley Graning, Ayesha Wortman, Andrea Schaefer, Rochelle Wortman, Heather Bruce; intermediate, Alex McCadden, Karlee Riggs, Cody Arbogast, Landra Skovlin, Tyrel Warnock; junior, Nikolai Christoffersen, Brock Hickman, McKenna Miller, David Ribich, Emily Ketscher.

Rate of Gain – Swine, 1st, Matthew Staigle (Ken and Schevelle Wortman); 2nd, Cody Hopkins and 3rd, Dustin Denton. (Julie Kooch). Lamb, 1st, Bretta Wentz; 2nd, Trevor Wentz; 3rd, Noel Taylor. (Grant and Barbara Warnock) Beef, 1st, Ayesha Wortman (Joseph Hardware); 2nd, Kip Krebs (Valley Meat Service).

4-H Beef

Jidge Tippett Memorial Award – all-around beef project, Trevor DeVore (Doug and Janie Tippett).

4-H Market Steer – Grand champion, Myranda McFetridge (Mr. and Mrs. Royce Horton, Norman Beach); reserve grand, Ashtin Olsen (Joe and Shari Warnock and the family of Dennis Beach).

Best Angus exhibit – Myranda McFetridge (Derrel and Clarann Witty). Western States Angus Auxiliary Award, Myranda McFetridge.

Supreme female, all breeds – Amanda Spang (ABS Global).

4-H Beef Showmanship – Champions, senior Ayesha Wortman (Joe Beach Memorial), intermediate Alex McCadden (Community Bank), junior Myranda McFetridge (Liz and Randy Garnett), first-year junior, Ashtin Olsen (Wallowa Forest Products). Reserve champions, senior Trevor DeVore (John and Amy Johnson); intermediate BJ Warnock (Sonny and Jeannie Hagenah); junior Cody Arbogast (Art and Judy Brock).

All-Around Beef – senior Ayesha Wortman (Stangel Industries), intermediate Alex McCadden (Don and Bonnie Marks), junior Myranda McFetridge (Dennis Beach family).

Dairy cow – champion, Bretta Wentz.

4-H Sheep

4-H Market Lambs – Grand champion, Meagan McKenzie (Maxine Kooch); reserve grand champ, Alex McCadden (Greg and Gail Johnson).

Outstanding Junior Sheep Member – Mikayla Frei and Spencer Shelton (Randy Doud Memorial).

4-H Sheep Showmanship – Champions, senior Monique McKenzie, intermediate Whitney Schaefer, junior Sarah Kunkle. (Kane and Nancy Maasdam). Reserve champs, senior Mitchell Shelton, intermediate Alex McCadden, junior Emily Ketscher. (Doug and Dianne Mitchell). First-year junior champ, Tristan Morehouse (Caryl Coppin); first-year junior reserve champ, Kristyn Young and Jared Leckey (Marilyn Frink and Nancy Frink Maasdam).

All-Around Sheep – Senior, Rochelle Wortman (Aschenbrenner Hamps); intermediate, Alex McCadden (Skye and Penny Krebs); junior, Sarah Kunkle (Dave and Pat Murrill).

4-H Swine

Market Hogs – Grand champion, Jordan Wulff; reserve grand champion, Trevor Lewis.

4-H Showmanship – Champions, senior Victoria Silveria, intermediate Skyler Waters, junior David Ribich (South Fork Ready Mix, Dan and Cynthia Warnock, Mike and Rhonda Shirley). Reserve grand champ, senior KC Kunkle, intermediate Karlee Riggs, junior Erik Hogg. (Elwayne and Bonnie Henderson, Valley Meat Service and Bud and Cass Botts). First-year junior champion, Sidney Cooney; first-year reserve champ, Brock Hickman. (Julie Kooch).

See FFA winners and more fair results next week.