Kane County 4-H'ers recently competed at the county fair. Below are results from local competitors. Names are listed for each winner, followed by the name of their 4-H club and the city in which they reside.
For more information, contact the University of Illinois Kane County Extension Unit at 630-584-6166.
Public Presentations
• Grand Champion (ages 8-12) – Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion (ages 8-12) – Gwen Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates
• Gwen Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates
• Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
Cats
• Grand Champion Best in Show – Erica Johnson, Kaneville Classics, Maple Park
• Best Cage Decoration – Erica Johnson, Kaneville Classics, Maple Park
Small Pets
• Grand Champion (ages 8-12) – Madison Einwich, Westdel, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion (ages 13-18) – Elizabeth Thompson, Westdel, St. Charles
Dogs
• Grand Champion Beginner II – Sarah Frew, Fox Valley Saddle N Spur, Maple Park
• Reserve Grand Champion Graduate Beginner – Catherine Gorenz, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Novice – Steven Warner, Fabulous 4-H'ers, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Dog Care (ages 8-13) – Madison Einwich, Westdel, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Dog Care (ages 14-18) – Sarah Frew, Fox Valley Saddle N Spur, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Jr. Showmanship – Grace Acosta, Fabulous 4-H'ers, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Sr. Showmanship – Catherine Gorenz, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Co-Reserve Grand Champion Sr. Showmanship – Rachel Jarka, Kaneville Classics, Maple Park
Natural Resources
• Grand Champion Outdoor Adventures – Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Outdoor Adventures - Lucas Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Natural Resources – Audrina Lamore, Kaneville Classics, Elburn
• Grand Champion Sportfishing – Mason Cargola, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
• Grand Champion Forestry – Audrina Lamore, Kaneville Classics, Elburn
• Grand Champion Wildlife – Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates – Natural Resources
• Audrina Lamore, Kaneville Classics, Elburn
• Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Mason Cargola, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
State Fair Delegate - Forestry
• Audrina Lamore, Kaneville Classics, Elburn
State Fair Alternates – Geology
• Elizabeth Thompson, Westdel, St. Charles
Veterinary and
Animal Science
• Grand Champion (ages 15-18) – Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates
• Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
Child Development
• Grand Champion Child Development – Veronica Riva, Fabulous 4-H'ers, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Child Development – Maddie Einwich, Westdel, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates
• Veronica Riva, Fabulous 4-H'ers, St. Charles
Interior Design
• Grand Champion Design Decisions – Samantha Lederman, Kaneville Classics, Sugar Grove
• Reserve Grand Champion Design Decisions – Abby Jurczyk, Fantastics, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates
• Samantha Lederman, Kaneville Classics, Sugar Grove
State Fair Alternates
• Abby Jurczyk, Fantastics, St. Charles
Mechanical Sciences
• Reserve Grand Champion Aerospace – Nathan Biery, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
• Grand Champion Electricity – Patrick Stephen, The Challengers, South Elgin
• Grand Champion Welding – Tyler Fabrizius, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Reserve Grand Champion Welding – Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
State Fair Alternate – Aerospace
• Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates – Electricity
• Patrick Stephen, The Challengers, South Elgin
State Fair Delegates – Welding
• Tyler Fabrizius, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
State Fair Delegates – Robotics
• Patrick Stephen, The Challengers, South Elgin
Plants & Soils
• Reserve Grand Champion Floriculture – Jessica Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Reserve Grand Champion Horticulture – Bethany Hawn, The Challengers, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates - Floriculture
• Jessica Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
State Fair Delegates – Horticulture
• Bethany Hawn, The Challengers, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates – Horticulture
• Jessica Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Emma Gulstine, Westdel, St. Charles
• Elizabeth Thompson, Westdel, St. Charles
Crops
State Fair Alternates
• Tara Johnsen, Fantastics, St. Charles
Community Involvement & Global Awareness
• Grand Champion Citizenship-Individual – Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Intercultural-Individual – Emma Gulstine, Westdel, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates – Citizenship
• Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates – Intercultural
• Individual – Emma Gulstine, Westdel, St. Charles
Communication Arts
• Grand Champion Communications – Gabrielle Stephen, The Challengers, South Elgin
• Reserve Grand Champion Photography I – Luke Schildmeyer, Fantastics, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Photography II – Emily Smith, Fantastics, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Photography II – Samantha Lederman, Kaneville Classics, Elburn
• Grand Champion Photography III – Emily Schildmeyer, Fantastics, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Photography III – Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Photo Editing – Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Video – Bram Borger-Johnson, The Challengers, Batavia
State Fair Delegates – Photography
• Emily Schildmeyer, Fantastics, St. Charles
• Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Emily Smith, Fantastics, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates - Photography
• Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates – Video
• Bram Borger-Johnson, The Challengers, Batavia
State Fair Alternate – Video
• Audrina Lamore, Kaneville Classics, Elburn
Miscellaneous
• Grand Champion Consumer Education – Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St, Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Intergenerational – Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates – Health
• Nicole Collins, Burlington Ag, Geneva
• Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Alternate – Walk In My Shoes (Intergenerational)
• Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Alternate – Theatre Arts
• Rebecca Roy, Blackberry Rangers, Geneva
Visual Arts
• Grand Champion Visual Arts – Demi Schlehofer, Y-Not 4-H Club, Sugar Grove
• Grand Champion Visual Arts – Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Visual Arts – Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Visual Arts – Matheu Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Visual Arts – Bethany Hawn, The Challengers, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Nicole Saponara, Fox Valley Saddle N Spur, Batavia
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Samantha Lederman, Kaneville Classics, Sugar Grove
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Chantelle DeNicolo, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Vanessa Raisanen, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Noah Galusha, Y-Not 4-H Club, Geneva
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Emma Gulstine, Westdel, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Visual Arts – Emily Neuman, The Challengers, South Elgin
State Fair Delegates
• Demi Schlehofer, Y-Not 4-H Club, Sugar Grove
• Susie Thompson, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates
• Matheu Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Bethany Hawn, The Challengers, St. Charles
• Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Nicole Saponara, Fox Valley Saddle N Spur, Batavia
• Samantha Lederman, Kaneville Classics, Sugar Grove
• Chantelle DeNicolo, A Bit More, St. Charles
Clothing & Textiles
• Reserve Grand Champion Sewing & Textiles I – Maddie Einwich, Westdel, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Clothing Decisions – Elizabeth Thompson, Westdel, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Jr. Fashion Revue – Madison Einwich, Westdel, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Sr. Fashion Revue – Elizabeth Thompson, Westdel, St. Charles
State Fair Delegates – Fashion Revue
• Elizabeth Thompson, Westdel, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates – Fashion Revue
• Emma Gulstine, Westdel, St. Charles
Food & Nutrition
• Grand Champion 4-H Cooking 201 – Bethany Hawn, The Challengers, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Cooking 201 – Brittany McCullough, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Grand Champion 4-H Cooking 301 – Abby Jurczyk, Fantastics, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Cooking 301 – Kate Schildmeyer, Fantastics, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion 4-H Cooking 401 – Sam Urben, Fabulous 4-H'ers, Geneva
• Grand Champion Outdoor Meals – Dane Marvin, Fantastics, Batavia
State Fair Delegates - Food & Nutrition
• Bethany Hawn, The Challengers, St. Charles
• Abby Jurczyk, Fantastics, St. Charles
State Fair Alternates - Food & Nutrition
• Brittany McCullough, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Kate Schildmeyer, Fantastics, St. Charles
• Kyle McCullough, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Sam Urben, Fabulous 4-H'ers, Geneva
Swine
• Heavy Weight Champion Market Gilt – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Champion Crossbred Market Gilt Over All Weights – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Single Market Gilt, Overall – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Pen of 2 Market Gilts, Overall – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Champion Lightweight Pen Gilts - Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Heavy Weight Reserve Champion Barrow – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Reserve Champion Crossbreed Barrow Over All Weights – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Sr. Swine Showmanship – Dan Goress, Lincoln Highway, Sugar Grove
Sheep
• Grand Champion Market Lamb – Joe Gorenz, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Pen of Market Lambs – Joe Gorenz, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Sr. Sheep Showmanship – Catherine Gorenz, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
Poultry
• Reserve Grand Champion Standard Cockerel – Matheu Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Standard Cock – Joshua Childress, Kaneville Classics, Sugar Grove
• Grand Champion Standard Hen – Joshua Childress, Kaneville Classics, Sugar Grove
• Grand Champion Bantam Cock – KZ Plamondon, Hampshire Jr. Farmers, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Bantam Cockerel – Elizabeth Barton, A Bit More, Maple Park
• Reserve Grand Champion Bantam Hen – Demi Schlehofer, Y-Not 4-H Club, Sugar Grove
• Reserve Grand Champion Goose – Matheu Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Duck – Henry Plamondon, Hampshire Jr. Farmers, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Pigeon – Henry Plamondon, Hampshire Jr. Farmers, St. Charles
• Jr. Showmanship – Henry Plamondon, Hampshire Jr. Farmers, St. Charles
Goats
• Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat – Matheu Poust, Lincoln Highway, Maple Park
Dairy Cattle
• Grand Champion Red & White – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Red & White – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Sr. Champion Red & White – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Reserve Sr. Champion Red & White – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Jr. Champion Red & White – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Reserve Supreme Dairy Champion – Briley Lenkaitis, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
Rabbits
• Grand Champion Small Breed – Rachel Sorenson, Kaneville Classics, Sugar Grove
• Reserve Grand Champion Small Breed – Chantelle DeNicolo, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion Grade – Jackie Acosta, Fabulous 4-Hers, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Fancy Three – Raven Glover, Mooseheart, Mooseheart
Beef
• Grand Champion Steer – Buddy Haas, Burlington Ag, Elburn
• Champion Hereford Steer – Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
• Reserve Champion Hereford Steer – Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
• Champion Hereford Female – Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
• Sr. Showmanship – Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
• Champion Shorthorn Female – Leah Horton, Burlington Ag, St. Charles
• Champion Crossbred Steer – Buddy Haas, Burlington Ag, Elburn
• Champion Simmental Female – Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
• Reserve Champion Rate of Gain – Chase Bornemann, Big Rock Cowhands, Sugar Grove
Horse & Pony
• Reserve Grand Champion English Pony Showmanship – Chelsea Danforth, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Reserve Grand Champion English Horse Showmanship – Marissa Chapa, Y-Not 4-H Club, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Western Horse Showmanship – Marissa Chapa, Y-Not 4-H Club, Maple Park
• Reserve Grand Champion English Pony Equitation – Madde Klinkey, A Bit More, St. Charles
• Grand Champion Speed Pony – Sage Schlehofer, Y-Not 4-H Club, Sugar Grove
• Grand Champion Speed Horse – Sage Schlehofer, Y-Not 4-H Club, Sugar Grove
• Reserve Grand Champion Western Horse Horsemanship – Marissa Chapa, Y-Not 4-H Club, Maple Park
• Grand Champion Dressage Rider – Brittany McCullough, A Bit More, St. Charles