Todd County 4-H’ers receive awards
The 2016 Todd County 4-H Achievement Program was held Nov. 20 at the Browerville Community Center. More than 150 area organizations, businesses and individuals sponsored numerous awards to deserving 4-H’ers and their leaders. The awards listed here are for clubs and leaders in the northern part of Todd County.
Debra Durheim and Delvin Durheim, Wykeham Willing Workers, received the ruby pin for 30 years of adult leadership. Marcella Abrahamson, A-1, earned the emerald pin for 25 years. of adult leadership. The gold pin for 10 years was presented to Teresa Perish, A-1.
Receiving honorary pins for successfully completing ten years of 4-H work were: Rachel Paskewitz, A-1; Parker and Tanner Gjerstad, Hustlin Rustics; Josiah Cole and Kirstin Sudbeck, Independent 4-H’ers; Sara Carstensen, Lone Star; and Brian Kunerth, Wykeham Willing Workers.
Receiving awards for past officers of the leaders council were: president-Rebekka Paskewitz, A-1; treasurer-Rachel Paskewitz, A-1; and reporter-William Harrington, Lone Star. Receiving pin awards for serving on the executive committee were: Northeast District-Sara Carstensen, Lone Star; Northwest District-Haylie Wielenberg, Wykeham Willing Workers.
The 2016 Outstanding Youth Leader Award was presented to Rebekka Paskewitz, A-1. Paskewitz also received an educational scholarship for the Norman and Julie Krause family.
Crystal Halbersma, Hustlin Rustics, received awards for both champion and reserve champion needlework exhibit; Reserve champion child development award went to Taylor Perryman, Independent 4-H’er, and champion creative arts-fine arts award winner was Hailey Schleter, Independent 4-H’er. John Carstensen, Lone Star, received reserve champion Creative Arts-Crafts award.
Alexis Tweeter, A-1, received a food and nutrition award.
The Michael Wielenberg Family, Wykeham Willing Workers, were the recipients of the fruit sales award sponsored by the Todd County 4-H Leaders Council.
Livestock trophies were awarded to champion 4-H exhibits at the Todd County Fair. They included:
Sheep - Derek Pratt, Hustlin Rustics, champion sheep, champion ewe lamb and champion senior sheep showmanship; Parker Gjerstad, Hustlin Rustics, reserve champion sheep, champion market lamb and reserve champion senior showmanship; and Ella Claseman, Wykeham Willing Workers, reserve champion intermediate showmanship.
Swine - Zachary Lenz, Lone Star, champion swine exhibit and swine rate of gain; Wyatt Lenz, Lone Star, reserve champion swine; William Harrington, Lone Star, senior reserve champion showmanship; and Kaitlyn Bristlin, Lone Star, novice reserve champion showmanship.
Beef - Crystal Halbersma, Hustlin Rustics, champion beef, reserve champion beef, champion beef heifer, champion beef cow/calf-feeder calf and senior champion showmanship; Derek Pratt, Hustlin Rustics, champion market beef and senior reserve champion showmanship; Ellie Dukowitz, A-1, novice champion showmanship.
The Champion Premier Showmanship Award was presented to Rachel Halbersma, Hustlin Rustics.
Rabbits - Sara Carstensen, Lone Star, champion rabbit; Julie Trantina, A-1, champion senior rabbit showmanship; Jenna Kunerth, Wykeham Willing Workers, champion intermediate rabbit showmanship; and Blake Lenz, Lone Star, champion novice rabbit showmanship.
Rachel Halbersma, Hustlin Rustics, received one of the veterinary science awards.
4-H’ers receiving awards for outstanding work at the county fair 4-H horse show included: Brenna Thompson, Kirstin Sudbeck and Gabrielle Becker, Independent 4-H’er; Sheyanne Hemmingson, Wykeham Willing Workers; Shayla and Noelle Host, Hustlin Rustics.
Kirstin Sudbeck, Independent 4-H’er, received a horse-related and horseless horse award.
Cash awards included these: pets-Brady Perryman, Independent 4-H’er; cats-Mckenzie Bromeling, Lone Star; Robotics-Riley Deitering and Jason Trantina, A-1.
Photography and video awards included one presented to Brady Perryman, Independent 4-H’er.
Natural Science awards included one of Natalie Fisk, Lone Star, for indoor gardening champion.
Jasiah Paskewitz, A-1, received one of the potato awards.
Recipient of the Fishing Sports Award was Nicolas Claseman, Wykeham Willing Workers, and Rachel Halbersma, Hustlin Rustics received the Shooting Sports Award.
Recipients of the tractor awards was Jake Klim, Hustlin Rustics, and Jason Trantina, A-1.
Recipient of the Rodney Wolf Memorial Award given to a younger 4-H’er exhibiting a colored breed dairy animal was Haylie Wielenberg, Wykeham Willing Workers.
Jasiah Paskewitz, A-1, received a state fair dairy award.
Other dairy award recipients included: Parker Gjerstad, Hustlin Rustics, grand champion dairy exhibit, reserve champion dairy exhibit, champion Holstein and champion milking shorthorn; Wyatt Lenz, Lone Star, champion Brown Swiss; Zachary Lenz, Lone Star, champion Guernsey; Haylie Wielenberg, Wykeham Willing Workers, champion Jersey; Rachel Paskewitz, A-1, champion crossbred; and Marcus Kunerth, Wykeham Willing Workers, junior champion dairy animal.
Dairy showmanship awards included Champion Senior Showperson-Parker Gjerstad, Hustlin Rustics; Reserve Champion Senior Showperson-Rachel Paskewitz, A-1; Champion Intermediate Showperson-Alexis Tweeter, A-1; and Reserve Champion Novice Showperson-Haylie Wielenberg, Wykeham Willing Workers.
Goat award recipients included Marcus Kunerth, Wykeham Willing Workers, champion goat and champion dairy goat; Sara Carstensen, Lone Star, reserve champion dairy goat; Josiah Cole, Independent 4-H’er, reserve champion market goats, champion market goat rate of gain, champion senior dairy goat showperson and reserve champion senior market goat showperson; Hailey Schleter, Independent 4-H’er, reserve champion senior dairy goat showperson and champion senior market goat showperson; Joshua Schleter, Independent 4-H’er, champion intermediate dairy goat showperson; Kaitlyn Bristlin, Lone Star, novice dairy goat showperson; Natalie Fisk, Lone Star, reserve champion novice dairy goat showperson; Nathan Trantina, A-1, champion intermediate market goat showperson; and Sheyanne Hemmingson, Wykeham Willing Workers, reserve champion novice market goat showperson.
A graduation certificate and a 4-H memento were presented to 4-H’ers graduating from 4-H this year. Those included Laura Becker, Independent 4-H’er; Rachel Halbersma, Hustlin Rustics; Amber Hlatky, Wykeham Willing Workers; Alex Lunemann, Hustlin Rustics; Karina Perish, A-1, Taylor Perryman, Independent 4-H’er; and Derek Pratt, Hustlin Rustics.
