Honors and recognition given during 4-H Roundup Awards Night

4-H Roundup Awards Night was held on Sunday, Sept. 9, with many 4-H'ers, parents, sponsors and others attending at the Eddy County Fair Grounds in New Rockford.  

The supper was sponsored by the Eddy County 4-H Executive Council and the Eddy County 4-H clubs. Entertainment included a slide show of the 4-H year. The following is a list of the awards, the sponsor of each award and the award recipient(s).

Individual Awards

 • Agronomy, Eddy Co. Ag. Improvement Association- Christopher Becker

 • Clothing and Textiles, Quilt Essentials, Devils Lake- Tillie Swart

 • Creative Arts, 4-H Executive Council-Rebekah Widmer

 • Food and Nutrition, Miller's Fresh Foods-Tillie Swart

 • Horticulture, Beauty Builders Garden Club- Sandra Larson

 • Overall Ag, Eddy County Farm Bureau-Christopher Becker

 • Overall Family Living, 4-H Executive Council- Sandra Larson

 • Overall Livestock, Eddy County Farm Bureau- Wilson Howard

 • Consumer and Family Science, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Tolna- Tillie Swart

 • Photography, Central Pharmacy - Macey Wobbema

 • Hog Showmanship, Cooperstown Vet Clinic, Cooperstown-Wilson Howard

 • Sheep Showmanship, 4-H Executive Council- Keegan Anderson

 • Overall Showmanship, G&R Grain and Feed- Keegan Anderson

 • Small Animal, Eddy County Farm Bureau- Rebekah Widmer

 • First Year 4-H Achievement, Eddy County Farmers Union- Chaztin Wobbema and Tillie Swart

 • Third Year 4-H Achievement, 4-H Executive Council- Macey Wobbema and Lora Wobbema

 • Achievement: 13 and under, Eddy County Farmers Union- Claire Becker and Lora Wobbema

 • Achievement: 14 and over, Superior FCE New Rockford- Sandra Larson

 • Achievement 14 and over, Bank Forward- Keegan Anderson

 • Horsemanship: 13 and under, Circle Trail Riders- Rikka Gudmunson and Lance Ziegler

 • Leadership, 4-H Executive Council- Sandra Larson

 • Key Club, Eddy County 4-H Council- Sandra Larson

 • Donald McAvoy Memorial, Circle Trail Riders- Wilson Howard

 • Land Judging Certificates-Nicholas Berglund, Maria Becker and Macey Wobbema

County Medals

 • Citizenship- Sandra Larson

 • Clothing and Textiles- Maria Becker

 • Poultry- Rebekah Widmer

 • Food and Nutrition/Food Preservation- Claire Becker

 • Garden/Horticulture- Christopher Becker

 • Photography- Macey Wobbema

 • Wood Science- Lora Wobbema

Club Awards

 • Most Blue Ribbons Per Club Member- Rough Riders 4-H Club

 • Outstanding 4-H Club- Trail Riders 4-H Club

First Year Leader Certificate and Pin

Mary Koenig, Raiders; Amy Wobbema, Tiffany; and Lisa Howard, Trail Riders.

Special Awards 

Senator Joan Heckaman of New Rockford was named Supporter of the Year.

Eddy County 4-H received a $2,500 donation from producer Tim Becker, the Eddy County recipient of the America's Farmers Grow Communities fund awarded by Monsanto.