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PAGE 14 | FAIR                                                                                                     AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
        Muskingum County’s first ever                                            4-H Awards Ceremony


        Ohio Fairs’ Queen comes home Winners (cont.)
        to the County Fair                        by Lynette Dotson              2024 4-H State Trips & Camps Scholarship Recipients

                                                                                 Sponsored by Muskingum County 4-H Endowment Fund, Tractor Supply Company
                                                                                 Paper Clover and State Level Sponsors
                                                                                 Citizenship Washington Focus:
                                                                                 Hayden Weck, Adamsville Renegades
                                                                                 Ohio 4-H State Leadership Camp:
                                                                                 Kylie Bradley, Highland Go-Getters
                                                                                 Braylie Burkey, Adamsville Renegades
                                                                                 William Dearing, Wakatomika Valley

                                                                                 2024 4-H Ambassadors

                                                                                 Landyn Andrews           Hoof Beats
                                                                                 Koby Bradley             Highland Go Getters
                                                                                 Kylie Bradley            Highland Go Getters
                                                                                 Braylie Burkey           Adamsville Renegades
                                                                                 Addison Derry            Highland Go Getters
                                                                                 Maddy McConnell          Flocks of Fun
                                                                                 Titus Morrow             Highland Go Getters
                                                                                 Emily Rexroad            Flocks of Fun
                                                                                 Hayden Weck              Adamsville Renegades


                                                                                 Project Award Winners

        The Ohio Fairs’ Queen and 2023 Muskingum County Fair Queen Leah Schuhart pictured in the 2024   Lillian Adams   Clothing  James McCandlish STEM
        Jr. Fair Parade.    Lynette Dotson                                       Aubrey Allen   Dog                   Aaron McConnell   Knots
                                                                                 Ella Allen     Family History        Aaron McConnell   Knots
            Leah  Schuhart was  crowned  2024  offer,” Schuhart said after being handed   Andrew Benz   Gardening     Jack McDonald    County Winner - Tractor 3
        Ohio  Fairs’ Queen  in  January making  the microphone.                  Luke Blaney    Self-Determined       Randy Merckle III  Gun Safety
        her the first from Muskingum County to     “This has by far been one of the most   Weston Blaney   Food & Nutrition  Delaney Mock    State Fair Horse

                                                                                                                                    Participant

        receive the honor.  She competed with  exciting  experiences of my life.  It has     Becca Bradley   Gun Safety     Adalynn Moffatt   Demonstrations &
                                                                                                Scrapbooking
        77 young ladies for the title. Schcuhart  taken me on so many adventures. I have   Brianna Bradley  Food & Nutrition            Illustrated Talks
        has been busy  attending  county  fairs  traveled over 4,800 miles all across the   County Winner   Horseless Horse  Casey Moore    Food & Nutrition
        throughout Ohio and has been promot-  state of Ohio and visited 33 fairs  in the   Koby Bradley   Family History  Titus Morrow    Woodworking
        ing  both  agriculture  and  Muskingum  past year, 30 just this summer. Each one             Home Decorating  Emily Moyer    Woodworking
        County.                              of these fairs is incredibly  unique  and   Kylie Bradley   Scrapbooking  Molly Myers   Cats


            “I can  not tell you  what a  thrill  it  fun  and has   amazing  people present.     Aubrey Braun   Leadership    Molly Myers  Geology
                                                                                                Woodworking
        was to be in the audience back in Janu-  But what I can confidently say after so   Alivia Britenburg  Food & Nutrition  Case Nutbrown    Demonstrations &
        ary when Leah who was representing  much travel is there is no fair quite like   Bronc Burkey   County Winner - Roping            Illustrated Talks
        us at the Ohio Fairs’ Queen Contest was  Muskingum County.  The people here at   Addison Davis   Fishing      Andie Osborn   Food & Nutrition
        crowned the first ever Ohio Fairs’ Queen  this fair have raised me to be the young   Addison Derry   Photography            Demonstrations &
        from Muskingum County.  This is a tre-  woman who I am today.  They’ve taught            Gardening                          Illustrated Talks
        mendous achievement.  --  She has been  me the skills which have brought me to   Addison Derry    Demonstrations &   Reese Osborn   Clothing
                                                                                                                                    Demonstrations &




                                                                                                Illustrated Talks
        to a lot of fairs and is representing Musk-  this point.  They have given me the expe-  Alyssa Derry    Demonstrations &             Illustrated Talks
        ingum County very very well,” stated 4-H  riences that define me as a person and I             Illustrated Talks  Samuel Osborn   Demonstrations &
        educator with the Ohio State University  am so incredibly grateful,” Schuhart ex-  Chloe Derry    State Fair Horse             Illustrated Talks
        Extension Office, Jamie McConnell.   plained to the crowd.                              Participant           Erica Parrill    Food & Nutrition
            During the 178th Muskingum Coun-     During  the ceremony,  Schuhart   Evelynn Dilley    Cavy             Marshal Patterson Insects 1
        ty Blue Ribbon Fair, Schuhart led the cor-  presented  a  plaque  to  the Muskingum   Preslie Dry    State Fair Horse   Landon Patton    County Winner -

                                                                                                                                    ATV Safety



                                                                                                Participant
        onation ceremony for the 2024 royalty.   County Fair Board which has names of   Zachary Dunn    Lawncare      Colleen Piccone  Food & Nutrition
            “These  kids are the  best  of what  the Muskingum County Fair Queens dat-  Izabelle Etters    State Fair Horse   McKenzie Pitcock  Scrapbooking
        Muskingum County 4-H and FFA have to  ing back to 1970.  There are a few miss-           Participant          Emily Rexroad   Collectibles
                                                              ing  names that    Laila Fleming    Gardening                         Pet Rabbit
                                                              need  to  be  filled   Lillyanne Fuller    Creative Arts              Canning and Freezing
                                                              in   and   several  Bostyn Gallagher   Solar Energy     Bailey Rice    Clothing
                                                                                 Lexie Geyer
                                                                                                                                    Woodworking
                                                                                                                      Kaid Ritchey
                                                                                                 Food & Nutrition
                                                              nameplates  for  fu-  Maverick Graham  Welding          Abigail Robbins   Demonstrations &
                                                              ture Queens.  The                 Fishing                             Illustrated Talks
                                                              plaque was on dis-  Natalie Graham   Clothing           Serenity Rose    Creative Arts
                                                              play at Schuhart’s   Ryan Griefenstine Welding          Bristol Sands    Ohio Birds
                                                              booth throughout                  Woodworking           Bell Scarberry    Woodworking
                                                              the duration of the   Carson Hallowell   Small Engines  Madison Scott    Workforce Prep
                                                                                                                      Isayah Sealey
                                                                                                                                    Photography
                                                                                 Anna Harlan
                                                                                                State Fair Horse
                                                              fair.                             Participant           Dylan Sims    Laundry
                                                                  You can  fol-  Cameron Hogue  Woodworking           Mya Smarr     Healthy Living
                                                              low the  rest of                  County Winner - Tractor 4  Roman Smarr    Pet Rabbit
                                                              Schuhart’s journey   Carter Hogue    County Winner -    Mathias Smith    Food & Nutrition
                                                              on her Facebook                   Discovering 4-H       Landen Snell    Money Management
                                                              and Instagram pag-  Clara James    Demonstrations &     Mandi Sowers    Reptiles & Amphibians
                                                                                                Illustrated Talks

                                                                                                                                    Quilting
                                                                                                                      Lael Swingle

                                                              es.                Evan James     Photography           Lydia Tedrick    Food & Nutrition
                                                              @ohiofairsqueen2024               Demonstrations &      Lucy Thorne    Cake Decorating
                                                                                                Illustrated Talks     Tristan Umphelette Woodworking
                                                                                 Nash Jones     Self-Determined       Chloe Unger    Demonstrations &
                                                                                 Wade Jones     Flight                              Illustrated Talks
                                                              Ohio Fairs’ Queen   Ridge Kincheloe   Beekeeping        Adrian Valentine   Pet Rabbit
                                                              booth at the 178th   Marshall Knicely   Woodworking     Caden Wasson    Insects 2
                                                              Muskingum County   Justin Knoll    Food & Nutrition     Jay Webb      Food & Nutrition
                                                              Fair.              Kendra LaMay    Food & Nutrition     Hayden Weck   Assistance Animals

                                                                                                                                    Electricity
                                                                                 Ayvalin Lemaster   Cake Decorating

                                                                 Lynette Dotson  Austin Lynn    Cats                                Food & Nutrition
                                                                                                Food & Nutrition      Reganne Wheeler  County Winner -
                                                                                 Alyssia Madden   Polar Science                     Dog Obedience
                                                                                 Addie Martin    Trees                Luella Young    Vet Science 1
                                                                                 Ammon Martin    Knots                Rosalee Young    Scrapbooking
                                                                                 Kylie Martin   Robotics
                                                                                                Basic Archery
                                                                                 Hudson Matchett   Rockets
                                                                                 Harrison May    Woodworking
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