Courtesy of Spirit – Hill – Ogema 4-H

TOWN OF SPIRIT – The 79th annual Spirit – Hill – Ogema 4-H Fair was held at the Spirit Town Hall on Friday, July 30 and Saturday, 31.

Twenty-two 4-Hers from the Hillbillies, Happy Hoboes, Wilson Workers, and Hamburg Hawks clubs exhibited over 300 entries. Traditional in-person events, including exhibit judging, lunch, games, and skits, returned after last year’s all-virtual fair.

Reigning queen Anja Lind crowned Hamburg Hawks member Katelyn Schult, daughter of Scott and Colleen Schult, the 2021 Spirit – Hill – Ogema 4-H Fair Queen.

The post-fair meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Spirit Town Hall. The meeting is open to the public.

For more fair history or to view additional photos, visit the fair website: www.sites.google.com/site/spirithillogema4hfair/ or find the fair on Facebook.

Below is a list of Special Merit Ribbon Winners and Trophy Winners, organized by 4-H Club.

Hamburg Hawks

Derek Schult: Merit – Phenology project; Katelyn Schult: Trophy (Photography Best of Show) & Merit – color flower enlargement, Merit – 3 nature photos, Merit – 3 photos showing symmetry, Merit – black & white pet enlargement, Trophy (Communications Best of Show) – Dorothea Lange display, Trophy (Drawing & Painting Best of Show) & Merit – mixed media neurographic art, Merit – wood turned pen, Merit – wooden side table, Trophy (Flowers Best of Show) – Celosia.

Wilson Workers

Brook Peterson: Trophy (Beef Best of Show) – Composite Charolais heifer, Trophy (Pets Best of Show) – tortoise, Trophy (Rabbit Best of Show) – English Angora, Merit – digitally enhanced photo.

Happy Hoboes

Henry Kielsmeier: Trophy (Woodworking Best of Show) & Merit – item of creative design, Merit – hunting knife, Merit – wood knife handle, Merit – colored pencil Charger car drawing; Sam Kielsmeier: Trophy (Arts & Crafts Best of Show) & Merit – metal aircraft and vehicles, Merit – prepared and mounted antlers; Bailey Miller: Trophy (Poultry Best of Show) – Bantam chicken.

Hillbillies

Ahnalie Berg: Merit – insect display; Lena Berg: Merit – fish exhibit, Merit – display of a barn, Merit – painting, Merit – paper cardinals on painted birch trees; Everly Bleck: Merit – painting, Merit – exhibit about pet dog; Chloe Cummings: Trophy (Goat Best of Show) – pet goat, Trophy (Foods Best of Show) – cupcakes, Merit – horse Dallas, Merit – animal photo; Aarik Lind: Trophy (Vegetables Best of Show) – leaf lettuce, Trophy (STEM Best of Show) & Merit – LEGO log loader; Anja Lind: Trophy (Performing Arts Best of Show) – music performance, Trophy (Home Projects Best of Show) – crocheted doily, Merit – crocheted hat, Merit – nationality bread; Joren Lind: Trophy (Cloverbuds Best of Show) – pressed flowers book; Kajsa Lind: Trophy (Natural Science Best of Show) & Merit – parts of a bee poster, Merit – marker drawing, Merit – original music performance; Antonia Nelson: Trophy (Sheep Best of Show) – mature ewe, Merit – horse Spice; Heidi Nelson: Trophy (Dairy Best of Show) – Holstein heifer, Trophy (Horse Best of Show) – Sparkles; Josiah Scott: Merit – painted map.

Games Winners

Frog Jumping Contest (place, person’s name, frog name, distance in three jumps): 1^st, Katelyn Schult, Freedom, 71”; 2^nd, Joren Lind, Simon, 57”; 2^nd, Bailey Miller, Richard, 57”.

Egg Toss Competition: 1^st-5^th grade: Ben Kielsmeier and Joren Lind; 6^th-8^th grade: Eliah Harding and Leo Nelson; High school: Lydia Harding and Henry Kielsmeier; Adults: Henry Kielsmeier and Anja Lind, Dave Harding and Loren Nelson.

4-H Club Tug-of-War Winners: Happy Hoboes