4-H

The annual Sanborn County 4-H Achievement Days will be held Aug. 3-5 at the 4-H grounds in Forestburg. Everything from livestock to fine art to foods to electrical to photography will be on display.  Achievement Days are an opportunity for local youth participating in 4-H to show off their hard work, and the public is invited to attend the activities on Friday and Saturday.

On Thursday, 4-Hers will enter their display exhibit entries through interview judging. Display entries are in a multitude of project areas including visual arts, electricity, foods, food preservation, horticulture, clothing, home environment, horticulture, hobbies and collections, safety, child development, eggs, plant science (crops) and wood science. During interview judging, the judge will ask the 4-H member questions about their exhibit, and then explain the reasons for the ribbon awarded.  

All ages of the public are invited to participate through the Open Class Event in the following categories: Art, Canning, Child’s Garment, Crafts, Needlework, Quilted wall hanging or pillow and Photography. Entries in each of these categories judged best of show will be taken to the State Fair to be judged in the special “County Best of Show” category. Open class entries should be brought to the 4-H Building on Aug. 3 between 4-6 p.m. Information on the open class event may be found on our website http://www.sanborncounty4h.com. Display exhibits will be available for viewing all day Friday and Saturday in the 4-H Building. 

…Read on in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Fashion Revue Contest held

By Sherryl Rankin

Achievement Days will soon be here on August 3-5! The 4-H grounds are busy with final Youth-In-Action events and preparations.  One of those events included the Fashion Revue Contest which was held on Wednesday, July 19.  

This year, the contest featured an authentic traditional Ukrainian outfit made by Senior 4-H member, Ashlee Hanson. She chose to replicate an outfit that was worn by her grandmother many years ago. Also unique was a pair of pants made by Sophie Kelly. She recycled and sewed the pants from an old coat.

The Fashion Revue Contest is an opportunity for youth to model complete outfits that are either made or selected by the exhibitor. Participants are judged on their interview, personal presentation, modeling, appearance of outfit/garment and responses to judges’ questions. This year we had four contestants who kept judge Cindy Larson busy with a total of eight outfits.  

Competing in the Fashion Revue Contest were the following 4-H members along with their ribbon placings: 

Purple – Ashlee Hanson, Anna Hunter, Sophie Kelly (3), Timothy Kelly (2);

Blue – Timothy Kelly.

…See pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn weekly Journal!

Pictured is the South Dakota Air Pistol team that included Alex Schelske, second from left, and Coach Art Kneen, far right.

Sanborn County was very well represented at this year’s National 4-H Shoot in Grand Island, Neb., with three national team members: Air Pistol – Alex Schelske, Compound Archery – Westin Hagman and Recurve Archery – Toby Kneen.  In addition, Sanborn County Shooting Sports Instructor Art Kneen was chosen to coach the National Air Pistol Team. Sanborn County Shooting Sports Instructor Audrey Kneen attended to assist each of the teams with equipment and supplies, and parents were also in attendance.

South Dakota fields a four-person team for each of the nine disciplines that can compete at the National Shoot, representing the three disciplines above as well as Air Rifle, 22 (small bore) Rifle, 22 (small bore) Pistol, Muzzleloader, Shotgun and Hunting Skills.  As a state, South Dakota took a very impressive third place finish in the nation in the overall sweepstakes competition for all disciplines.

The group arrived in Grand Island on Sunday, June 25, and spent Monday with practice during the day and Opening Ceremonies that night.  Competition began on Tuesday.  

The Air Pistol discipline uses a 4.5 mm (.177 cal.) compressed air, CO2 or pneumatic air pistol. All Air Pistol shooting is in the standing position. The first Air Pistol event was Single Shot – Rapid Fire. Competitors shoot a total of 40 record shots, with eight series of five shots where each shot is fired in three-second intervals. Individually, Schelske placed 30 of 54, and as a team, South Dakota earned second place of 13 teams.

…Read on and see pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

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