Fair winners awarded for 4-H/FFA; 150 participate

From 1902 to 2008, 4-H has been providing youth with positive opportunities to develop life skills.  With nearly 7 million youth actively involved, 4-H is the largest youth organization in the nation. 

Over 45 million alumni have been “making the best better” by using the skills learned through their 4-H experience.  In the beginning, 4-H met the needs of youth by providing agricultural information that assisted with crop production as well as the preservation of food to last through long winters.  Today, 4-H projects still meet the needs of youth, but through public speaking, computer technology, rocketry, welding, woodworking, fitness, biotechnology, and more. 

Youth from urban communities, military installations, after school programs, home schools, public and charter schools benefit from research based educational opportunities that are 4-H programs designed to meet the ever changing needs of 5-19 year olds.

The 2008 Cochise County Fair was a great success with 4-H and FFA Exhibits displayed by over 150 4-H & FFA youth members.

 Below are the Champion and Reserve award winners from the 4-H Building and Dog competition.  Congratulations to all participants and many thanks to the numerous volunteers and donors who helped to make it a great year.

Emily Addington - San Pedro Spirits 4-H: Reserve Jr.  Mechanical Sciences

Dominic Arellano - Double Adobe 4-H: Champion Jr. Horticulture; Reserve Jr. Educational Exhibits

Irene Charette - San Pedro Trailblazers 4-H: Reserve Sr. Dog Showmanship

Valeria Cordova - Desert Stars 4-H: Champion Jr. Mechanical Sciences

Victoria Cordova - Desert Stars 4-H: Reserve Jr. Crafts

Levi Couillard - New Horizons 4-H: Champion Jr. Educational Exhibits

Clary Cunningham - Stewart District 4-H: Champion Jr. Food Preparation; Reserve Jr. Food Preparation

Kaycee Forsyth - Stronghold 4-H: Champion Sr. Ceramics/Pottery; Reserve Sr. Food Preparation; Reserve Sr. Photography-color; Champion Sr. Building Exhibitor

Rudy Garcia - Desert Stars 4-H: Reserve Jr. Photography-Story Board

Caitlin Henry - Coronado 4-H: Champion Sr. Food Preparation; Champion Sr. Photography-color; Reserve Sr. Photography-Story Board; Reserve Sr. Building Exhibito

Rebekah Shannon Henry - Coronado 4-H: Champion Jr. Photography-Story Board; Reserve Jr. Photography-color

Crysten Johnson - San Pedro Spirits 4-H: Reserve Sr. Ceramics/Pottery

Mikayla Klein - San Pedro Trailblazers 4-H: Reserve Jr. Paper-Fiber-Leather Craft

Bertha Lazalde-Ruiz - San Simon Roadrunners 4-H: Champion Jr. Paper-Fiber-Leather Crafts

Andrea Lugo - Desert Stars 4-H: Reserve Jr. Cake Decorating

David Mariotte - Double Adobe 4-H: Champion Jr. Entomology; Champion Jr. Applied Arts; Reserve Jr. Educational Exhibits

Sarah Mascarenas: Stewart District 4-H: Hi Point Pre-Novice Dog Obedience; Reserve Sr. Overall Hi Point Dog

Amy Micinske - San Pedro Trailblazers 4-H: Reserve Jr. Quilting; Reserve Jr. Building Exhibitor

Ophelia Micinski - San Pedro Trailblazers 4-H: Champion Jr. Clothing; Reserve Jr. Clothing

Raul Montano - Desert Stars 4-H: Reserve Jr. Photography-color

Colton Morris - San Simon Roadrunners 4-H: Champion Sr. Educational Exhibits

Allison Ortega - Desert Stars 4-H: Champion Sr. Crafts

Nick Ortega - Desert Stars 4-H: Champion Jr. Crafts; Reserve Jr. Mechanical Sciences

Abbigail Segovia - Double Adobe 4-H: Champion Jr. Cake Decorating

Zachary Smith - Stewart District 4-H: Champion Jr. Recycled Crafts

Kit Tensfeldt - San Pedro Spirits 4-H: Hi Point Advanced Dog Obedience; Champion Sr. Dog Showmanship; Champion Sr. Dog Agility; Champion Sr. Overall Hi Point Dog

Danielle Tessman - Coronado 4-H: Champion Jr. Ceramics-Pottery; Champion Jr. Quilting; Champion Jr. Photography-color; Reserve Jr. Horticulture; Champion Jr. Building Exhibitor; Reserve Hi Point Pre-Novice Dog Obedience; Champion Jr. Dog Showmanship; Champion Jr. Dog Agility; Champion Jr. Overall Hi Point Dog

Erin Unger - Coronado 4-H: Champion Sr. Photography-Story Board; Reserve Sr. Photography-color

Javier Villalobos - Desert Stars 4-H: Reserve Sr. Crafts

Breanna Watkins - Double Adobe 4-H: Champion Sr. Cake Decorating; Champion Sr. Quilting

Marie Whiting - San Pedro Spirits 4-H: Reserve Hi Point Advanced Dog Obedience; Reserve Jr. Dog Showmanship; Reserve Jr. Overall Hi Point Dog