The Haxtun-Fleming Herald - What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope

Local 4-H members recently competed at the Colorado State Fair held in Pueblo Aug. 27-Sept. 6. The following is a list of both general project and livestock placings from the State Fair:

Market hogs: Brooklyn Plumb: Reserve Champion Spot Market Hog, first in Class 1 of Spots, first in Class 2 of Medium Weight Crossbreds, State sale qualifier.

Market poultry: Isaiah Rueter, third in Pen of 3, Meat Chickens, sixth in Roaster Single, second Hen Turkey, third Hen Turkey, first Best Tom Turkey, third Overall Market Turkey.

Market goats: Lucinda Mares, fourth in Class 3 of Medium Weights, State sale qualifier; Jaelynn Miner, 13th in class.

Market Lambs: Lucinda Mares, 11th in Class 1 of Heavy Weight Market Lambs.

Market Beef: Colby Weber, first in Class 4 of Market Steers, State sale qualifier; Cruse Weber, fifth in Class 5 of Market Steers; Tenley Becker, second in Class 8 of Market Steers.

Cake decorating: Holley Ely, Unit 2, junior, seventh place; Hailey Clapper, Unit 3, intermediate, 10th place.

Clothing construction: Keirah Nelson, Beginning Clothing, Steam 1, junior, 1st place, champion.

Electric: Juan Albino Nunez III, Magic of Electricity, junior, first place, champion.

Foods and nutrition: Jessica Owens, Cooking 301, Unit 3, yeast rolls, senior, second, reserve champion.

Global citizenship: Aly Lock, Study of Another Country, senior, third.

Heritage arts: Margaret Kleve, Quilting Unit 1, intermediate, first, champion; Aubrey Bieber, Quilting Unit 2, junior, second, reserve champion; Eleanor Kleve, Quilting Unit 2, intermediate, seventh; Leah Struckmeyer, Quilting Unit 3, senior, sixth.

Horseless horse: Emma-Leigh Myers-Oberle, Unit 1, intermediate, third.

Leadership: Isaac Strauss, Put Leadership to Practice, senior, third.

Leathercraft: William Oliver, Intro to Leathercraft and Stamping, junior, 10th; Paige Oliver, Intro into Leathercraft and Stamping, intermediate, fifth; Sarah Schlachter, Beginning Leathercraft Carving, intermediate, third; Leah Edwards, Leather Carving, junior, second; Caleb Santistevan, Leathercraft Carving, intermediate, second; Jayce Boerner, Coloring and Shading, intermediate, second; Brooklyn Plumb, Sewing Leather, senior, second.

Photography: Layna Wear, Photography Basics, Unit 1, senior, ninth.

Robotics and engineering: Dylan Bazan, Give Robotics A Hand Stand, junior, sixth.

Scrapbooking: Kaylee Lock, Two-Page Layout, junior, second; Grace Stone, Two-Page Layout, intermediate, sixth.

Sportfishing: Emalee Clapper, Take the Page, junior, eighth.

Welding: Jaelynn Miner, Intro to Metal Work, Unit 1, junior, fourth.

Wildlife: Emalee Clapper, The Worth of Wild Root, junior, second.

Woodworking: Mason Boerner, Measuring Up, junior, 10th; Greyson Biesemeier, Measuring Up, intermediate, first, champion; Braden Plumb, Finishing Up, senior, eighth.