OSU Extension: Fairfield County 4-H youth excel at the state level

Connie Smith
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The 2023 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards were presented earlier this month at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus. Local 4-H members received the following awards.

Paisley Alt from Baltimore won the Swine Achievement Award. Paisley, 15, has taken large animal projects that include horses, beef, and hogs. She has received recognition for her participation in skillathons and showmanship, exhibiting her hogs in the county and at the state fair. She is an 8-year 4-H member. Paisley is a freshman at Liberty Union High School. She is the daughter of Robert and Amanda Alt.

From left to right are Kate Johnson, Silas Koehler, Julie Ribo and Paisley Alt.
From left to right are Kate Johnson, Silas Koehler, Julie Ribo and Paisley Alt.

Kate Johnson from Carroll won the Veterinary Science Achievement Award. Kate, 16, plans to study animal science or zoology to become an exotic animal veterinarian. She has completed rabbit, poultry, and food and nutrition projects, along with veterinary science projects. She is a junior at Bloom Carroll High School and is the daughter of Kristopher and Emma Johnson.

Silas Kohler from Lancaster was selected to represent Ohio 4-H at National 4-H Dairy Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Silas, 14, is a six-year 4-H member. He enjoys helping on his family farm and is active in a variety of dairy cattle and outdoor projects. He is an eighth-grade student at Liberty Union Middle School. He is the son of Jeremy and Hannah Kohler.

Julie Ribo from Lancaster won the Gardening and Horticulture Achievement Award. Julia, 17, has focused on gardening, sewing, and food and nutrition projects during her eight years as a 4-H member. She is president of the Just Kiddin’ 4-H Club and her county Junior Leaders club. She is a junior at Berne Union High School and plans to attend college to obtain her Bachelor of Science in nursing. Julia is the daughter of Michael and Erin Ribo.

Ohio 4-H is the youth development program of Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. In 2022, over 130,000 Ohio youth participated in clubs, groups, and special interest programs.

Jr Fair tag-in for swine, sheep, goats and dairy feeders

The Fairfield County Agriculture Society and livestock show committees will be conducting the Junior Fair Livestock Tagging for the 2023 Fairfield County Junior Fair on Saturday, July 8, on the Fairgrounds. Exhibitors must tag in their market hogs, market lambs, market goats and dairy feeders (and in some species also weigh in) on that day to be eligible to show at the 2023 Junior Fair in October.

Again,  this year all market animals will be group (family tagged) and any member of the family enrolled in the project can show any animal tagged.

Tag-in Times:

  • Swine; 7 a.m. till 12 Noon

  • Market Lambs; 8 until 10:30 a.m.

  • Dairy Feeders; 8 until 10:30 a.m.

  • Market Goats: 8 until 10:30 a.m.

Lamb and goat exhibitors have the opportunity to schedule their tagging times. Find a link to the scheduling portal, as well as additional details about the tag-in at https://go.osu.edu/julytagging

4-H craft show

Over 130 vendors from 9 am until 3 pm.  Saturday, July 29. We’ll have face painting, a DJ, silent auction items, ice cream, search dog demonstrations, Showmen’s Closet (resale show clothes), Santa’s Workshop Crafts for the littles, Perry’s Ice Cream and lunch items available from our own Clearcreek Showmen 4-H Club!  And we’ll put our “hands to larger service” by collecting new, unwrapped toys for Firefighters for Kids!  Fun for the whole family!

This is our biggest and best show yet!

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