For the Tomahawk Leader
SPIRIT – The 80th annual Spirit-Hill-Ogema 4-H Fair was held at the Spirit Town Hall on Friday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 13.
A total of 23 4-Hers from the Hamburg Hawks, Happy Hoboes and Hillbillies clubs exhibited over 300 entries.
Reigning queen Katelyn Schult crowned Hillbillies member Kajsa Lind, daughter of Nathan and Kaarin Lind, the 2022 Spirit-Hill-Ogema 4-H Fair Queen.
The post-fair meeting will be held on Thursday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Spirit Town Hall, W1316 Hwy. 86, Brantwood. It is open to the public.
For more fair history or to view additional photos, visit the fair website at www.bit.ly/3PUy11w or find the fair on Facebook.
Special Merit Ribbon Winners and Trophy Winners by 4-H Club, as well as game winners, are as follows.
Hamburg Hawks
Katelyn Schult: Merit – black and white foliage photo; Merit – color action photo; Merit – color pet photo; Merit – paper maché fox.
Happy Hoboes
Ben Kielsmeier: Trophy (Foods Best of Show) – blueberry muffins; Merit – brownies; Merit – original short story.
Henry Kielsmeier: Trophy (Natural Science Best of Show) – handmade hunting knife; Merit – leather knife sheath; Merit – welded flowers garden art.
Sam Kielsmeier: Merit – wooden carved horse.
Josiah Scott: Merit – sketchbook.
Hillbillies
Lena Berg: Trophy (Cloverbuds Best of Show) and Merit – display about dairy cattle; Merit – zucchini bread.
Everly Bleck: Merit – watercolor painting.
Chloe Cummings: Trophy (Goat Best of Show) – meat goat; Trophy (Rabbit Best of Show) – Mini Rex buck; Merit – model of Spirit Fair; Merit – miniature barn scene.
Jackson Jablonsky: Trophy (Mechanical Projects Best of Show) and Merit – four cycle engine model; Trophy (STEM Best of Show) – model truck; Merit – peach jam.
Aarik Lind: Trophy (Beef Best of Show) – steer, Jr. calf; Merit – model rocket; Merit – Buff Orpington chicken.
Aksel Lind: Merit – items found on a nature hike.
Anja Lind: Trophy (Performing Arts Best of Show) – music performance; Trophy (Home Projects Best of Show) and Merit – crocheted afghan; Trophy (Communications Best of Show) – original short story; Merit –original essay.
Joren Lind: Trophy (Poultry Best of Show) – California White hen.
Kajsa Lind: Trophy (Drawing and Painting Best of Show) – pencil drawing of a human eye; Merit – landscape pencil drawing; Trophy (Photography Best of Show) and Merit – summer scene; Merit – flower enlargement; Merit – arrangement of fresh wild materials.
Antonia Nelson: Trophy (Horse Best of Show) – Jax; Trophy (Arts and Crafts Best of Show) – leather saddlebags; Merit – leather bridle; Merit – leather horse breastplate.
Heidi Nelson: Trophy (Dairy Best of Show) – Holstein heifer calf; Trophy (Sheep Best of Show) – Lincoln Longwool ewe; Merit – leather purse; Merit – three stalks silage corn; Merit – summer scene photo.
Game winners
Frog Jumping Contest (Person’s Name, Frog Name, distance in three jumps): 1st, Katelyn Schult, Queenie, 65”; 2nd, Jackson Jablonsky, Fred, 58”; 3rd, Fletcher Walcisak, Air Jordan, 57”; shortest, Forrest Walcisak, Baby Croix, 13”.
Egg Toss Competition: Kindergarten and under, Kayza and King; 1st-5th grade, Tyger and Ma’kiyah, Waylin and Fletcher; 6th-8th grade, Derek Schult and Aarik Lind; young adult, Clayton Lyons and Henry Kielsmeier; adults, Micah and Micah, Chris and Maki.
Two-Man Saw Competition: Small log, Micah and Anthony; big log, Henry Kielsmeier and Adam Kielsmeier.
4-H Club Tug-of-War Winners: Hillbillies.
