Several area adults and youth participated recently in the Sanborn County Open Class Show held in conjunction with the 4-H Achievement Days on Aug. 1 and Aug. 4.

Participants brought their exhibits to the 4-H Building in Forestburg on Aug. 1 where they were judged by 4-H static judges. Exhibitors were able to choose from several different project areas including: art, culinary, crafts, clothing, needlework, photography and horticulture.
Helping to enter and display the many entries were committee members Leona Klinkner and Grace Zimmerman.

Results are:

Art: Danielle Brooks – painting, red ribbon; Dilyn Brooks – potted plant, blue ribbon; Delaney Zoss – crayon art, red ribbon; Devyn Brooks – Q-tip tree painting, red ribbon; Elizabeth Brooks – canvas photo, blue ribbon, tree canvas photo, red ribbon.
Culinary:  Brady Larson – triple berry rhubarb jam, red ribbon, dill pickles, blue ribbon; Taja Brooks – peach jam, *blue ribbon, blueberry cherry jam, red ribbon; Donna Linke – peach jam, *blue ribbon, blueberry cherry jam, *blue ribbon, pickled cantaloupe, blue ribbon, beet pickles, blue ribbon; Bryce Larson – pickle relish, red ribbon; Roxanne Larson – dill pickles, red ribbon.
Constructed Clothing: Janet Maeschen – constructed children’s dress, *blue ribbon; Allison Britton, constructed pajama pants, red ribbon.
Crafts: Suzanne Erwin – recycled, blue ribbon; Fay Young – recycled, red ribbon; Dvonne Hansen, pillow covering, blue ribbon, cowboy leather cuffs, blue ribbon, rebuilt saddle, blue ribbon; Cindy VanLaecken, recycled metal scraps, red ribbon.
Needlework: Fay Young – Barbie makeup dresser with rug, blue ribbon; Shana Clarambeau – crochet scarf, blue ribbon, knit scarf, red ribbon; Mary Fredricks, bed quilt, *blue ribbon, bed quilt, blue ribbon, fabric hanging, red ribbon, Halloween hanging, red ribbon; Dvonne Hansen – used leather scrap pillow cover, red ribbon.
Photography: Mike Rankin – totem pole, blue ribbon, turtle, red ribbon, Alaskan mountain range, blue ribbon; Sherryl Rankin – butterfly on flower, blue ribbon, bareback riding, *blue ribbon, prairie dog, yellow ribbon, Lizzie, red ribbon, glacier calving, blue ribbon, sea lions, red ribbon; Elizabeth Brooks – Devil’s Tower, blue ribbon, eaglets, yellow ribbon, wood duck, blue ribbon, windy sunset, blue ribbon, patriotic cowboy, blue ribbon.
Horticulture: Brady Larson – potatoes, blue ribbon, tomatoes, red ribbon; Allison Britton, potatoes, blue ribbon, black cherry tomatoes, red ribbon, egg plant, red ribbon; Bryce Larson – potatoes, red ribbon, tomatoes, red ribbon.
Exhibits marked with * indicate “Best of Show” and will be going to the State Fair Open Class.