State Fair Press Releases
- Media Advisory:
4-H Activities in the Junior Department at the Illinois State
Fair
 Some
facts & figures on 4-H in Illinois (pdf)
- 2007
Illinois State Fair Jr. Department Schedule (pdf)
- 4-H
Scavenger Hunt: Find 4-H Projects & Win a Prize (pdf)
- 4-H
Leaders and Members to be Recognized During Clover Celebration
at the 2007 Illinois State Fair (pdf)
- 4-H
Promotes Youth Leadership in Science, Engineering & Technology
(pdf)
- Illinois
4-H Recognizes VALUED Volunteers at Illinois State Fair (pdf)
(Counties: Carroll, Champaign, Kane, Kankakee, Knox, Lawrence,
Macoupin, McHenry, Peoria, Richland, Wabash)
- Photos from the Junior
Department during the Illinois State Fair
July 14
August
8, 2007
August
9, 2007
- Poultry:
Grand Champion Poultry
Meat Pen Winner from DeKalb County
(Counties: DeKalb and Warren)
Grand
Champion:
Angie Boesche, 16, DeKalb (DeKalb County) with her Poultry Meat
Pen of Cornish White Rock Cross chickens.
Reserve Grand Champion:
Peter Elliott, 16, Monmouth (Warren County) with
his Poultry Meat Pen of Cornish Cross chickens.
- Invitational
4-H Livestock Judging Contest (Counties:
Christian, Edgar, Henry-Stark, Jasper, Lawrence, Madison, Marion,
Mercer, Woodford)
Jasper County Livestock Judging Team
Front Row L-R:
Adam Helregel
Michael Finley
John Lidy
Jordan Rauch
Back Row L-R (coaches): Garrett Helregel, Brock Tarr, Travis Tarr
August 10,
2007
- 4-H Projects Have
High Quality and Quantity at Illinois State Fair
- Meat Goat: Franklin
County Youth Wins Meat Goat Show at 2007 Illinois State Fair
(Counties:
Franklin and Henry)
Grand Champion Meat Goat:
Ryan Sanders, 19, from Benton, Ill. (Franklin County).
Reserve
Grand Champion Meat Goat:
Dustin DeReu, 19, from Geneseo, Ill. (Henry County).
- Superior Young Producer:
Swine (Counties:
Clinton, Ford, Johnson, Knox, Mercer, Tazewell, Wayne)
- Swine Showmanship
Results (Counties:
Adams, Bureau, Iroquois, Knox, Lee, Logan, Mercer, Montgomery,
Vermilion)
 8.17.07
- Barrow: Madison County
Youth Wins Top Honors at 2007 Illinois State Fair Junior Barrow
Show (Counties:
Madison, Fulton and Bureau)
Grand Champion Barrow:
Miles
Toenyes, 17, from Highland,
Ill. (Madison County)
Reserve Grand Champion Barrow:
Kelly
Miller, 17, from Smithfield,
Ill. (Fulton County)
Grand
Champion Barrow Land of Lincoln:
Bryce Walters, 13, from Tampico,
Ill. (Bureau County)
August
11, 2007
- Wether: Champions Named
in the 2007 Illinois State Fair Jr. Sheep Show (Counties:
McLean, Menard, Knox, Clark)
Grand Champion Wether:
Lynsie Bane, 17, from Arrowsmith,
Ill. (McLean County).
Reserve
Grand Champion Wether:
Jarod Whitcomb, 15, from Greenview, Ill. (Menard County).
Grand
Champion Land of Lincoln Wether:
Sarah DeSchepper, 14, from Victoria, Ill. (Knox County)
- Superior Young Producer:
Beef (Counties:
Edgar, Effingham, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Schuyler, Shelby, Warren) CORRECTED 8.22.07
- Steer: Day Big at 2007
Illinois State Fair Junior Steer Show
(Counties: Moultrie, Kane, Livingston)
Grand Champion Steer:
Nicholas Day, 15, from Lovington,
Ill. (Moultrie County)
Reserve Grand Champion Steer:
Dan Hartmann, 19, from Maple Park,
Ill. (Kane County)
Grand Champion Steer Land of Lincoln:
Danny Zehr, 13, from Graymont,
Ill. (Livingston County)
- 4-H
Royalty Provide Union to 4-H Family Spirit Award Recipients
(pdf) Illinois 4-H Foundation
(Counties: DuPage, Massac, Union)
Bauer-Hileman
Family Tree (pdf) Illinois 4-H Foundation
(Counties: DuPage, Massac, Union)
Bauer-Hileman
Family
- Legacy
of Leadership Scholars Recognized at 4-H Family Picnic (pdf)
(Counties:
Boone, Fulton, Kane, Knox, Marion, Rock Island, Will)
L-R: Dennis Campion, Associate Dean, Extension & Outreach; Chris Francis, Will County; Jillian Martin, Kane County; Casey Braddock, Marion County; Mary Lynn Bowman, Knox County; Richard Clark, Interim Assistant Dean & Director, 4-H Youth Development; Rich Clemmons, Interim Director, Illinois 4-H Foundation.
- 4-H Hall of Fame Honors
44 New Inductees (pdf)
(Counties: Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeWitt, DuPage, Edwards, Effingham, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Knox, Logan, Macoupin, Madison, Marshall-Putnam, Mason, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Monroe, Moultrie, Pike, Randolph, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Wabash, Warren, Wayne, White, Whiteside, Williamson)
August
13, 2007
August 18, 2007
- Superior Young Producer: Dairy - press release (Counties: Clinton, DeKalb, DeWitt, Piatt, Shelby)
L-R:
Chuck Hartke, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director
Angie Boesche, DeKalb County
Mikayla Krause, Piatt County
Chris Kollmann, Clinton County
Josh Huelsmann, Clinton County
Janell Baum, DeWitt County
Ashley Willner, 2007 Illinois State Fair Queen
- Showmanship: Supreme Dairy
L-R:
Judge: Paul Moyer, Roaring Springs, PA
Reserve Supreme Dairy Showmanship: Justin Kilgus, Fairbury (Livingston County)
Supreme Dairy Showmanship: Michelle Fluty, Bloomington (McLean County)
- Supreme Champion Female - Dairy: press release (Counties DeWitt and Kane)
Supreme Champion Female:
Judges (L-R) Paul Moyer, Roaring Springs, PA; Lynn Zehr, Graymont, IL; and Steve McDonald, Princeton, IL.
Janell Baum, DeWitt County
Ashley Willner, 2007 Illinois State Fair Queen
Chuck Hartke, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director
Reseve Supreme Champion Female
Reseve Supreme Champion Female:
Judges (L-R) Paul Moyer, Roaring Springs, PA; Lynn Zehr, Graymont, IL; and Steve McDonald, Princeton, IL.
Alec Zierer, Kane County
Ashley Willner, 2007 Illinois State Fair Queen
Chuck Hartke, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director
- State 4-H Dairy Judging Team Selected (Counties: Bond, Boone, Clinton, DeKalb, Livingston, McHenry, Piatt, Warren) 8.21.07
Post Fair
- Superior Young Producer: Sheep (Counties: DeKalb, Iroquois, Jefferson, Kendall, Marshall, Pike, Saline, Sangamon)
8.24.07
L-R: Richard Cobb, Sheep Superior Young Producer Contest Coordinator. Suzanne Storms, Annie Larson, Ellie Bretzman, Hannah Haile, Dylan Wise and Dale Lehman, Superintendent of Illinois State Fair Sheep Show.
- Jr. Department Livestock Showmanship Results (Counties:
Adams, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Iroquois, Jasper, Kankakee, Knox, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Montgomery, Moultrie, Sangamon, Vermilion, Warren, Whiteside, Woodford)
9.4.07
-
Photos Selected for Illini Photography Display at State 4-H Office
(Counties: Bond, Clinton, DeKalb, Jasper, Jersey, JoDaviess , Logan, White, Winnebago) 9.4.07
- Artwork Selected for Illini Arts Exhibit at State 4-H Office
(Counties: Mason, Randolph, Sangamon) 9.4.07
For additional information or questions, contact Natalie Bosecker
at 217-265-8207.
4-H CAN
Make a Difference
Results from the 2007 Illinois State Fair Junior Show: Livestock
are available on the Illinois Department of Agriculture web site
at: http://www.agr.state.il.us/isf/competition/index.php
then select a species from the Junior option.
Results available:
| Species |
Show Date |
Result Available |
| Horse & Pony |
July 10-15 |
posted |
| Rabbits |
August 8 |
posted |
| Poultry |
August 9 |
posted |
| Goats: Pygmy |
August 10 |
posted |
| Goats: Dairy |
August 13 |
posted |
| Swine |
August 10 |
posted |
| Sheep |
August 10-11 |
posted |
| Beef |
August 9-11 |
posted |
| Dairy Cattle |
August 16-19 |
posted |
| Beef-Land of Lincoln |
August 9-11 |
posted |
Dairy-Land of Lincoln |
August 16-19 |
posted |
| Goats (Pygmy)-Land of Lincoln |
August 10 |
posted |
| Horse-Land of Lincoln |
July 10-15 |
posted |
| Sheep-Land of Lincoln |
August 10-11 |
posted |
| Swine-Land of Lincoln |
August 10 |
posted |
| Dogs |
August 25 |
posted |
Results from the 2007 Illinois State
Fair Junior Show: General Exhibits
Approximately 3,600
4-H members are expected to exhibit general projects (non-livestock)
during the 2007 Illinois State Fair.
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