Exhibitors line up some of Osage County’s best cattle during the stockman competition at Sunflower Days 4-H Fair.
Exhibitor results of the 2017 Melvern Sunflower Days 4-H Fair, held June 22-24, 2017, at Melvern, have been released as follows:
Arts and Crafts
- Tracy Wilk, purple, grand champion
Ceramics
- Kiera McNellis, purple, blue, blue
- Ryanne McNellis blue, blue, blue
- Lily Shultz purple
- Solomon Shultz, blue, blue
- Kieren Shultz, blue, blue
- Isaac Shultz, blue
- Solomon Shultz, blue
Leather
Pastels
- Allie Kneisler, purple, reserve champion
- Allie Kneisler, blue
- Ethan Kneisler, red
Sculpting
3-D Construction
- Martin Ramos, red
- Justin Brinkley, purple
- Ethan Kneisler, purple
- Allie Reeser, blue, blue
- Alex Vest, red
- Austin Vest, red
Other
- Tracy Wilk, purple, blue
- Braelyn McNally, red
Fiber Arts
- Ryanne McNellis, red
- Kiera McNellis, blue reserve champion
- Lily Shultz, blue
- Kieren Shultz, blue
- Lily Shultz, purple, grand champion
Clothing
- Ryanne McNellis, blue, blue, red
- Ellie Sowers, purple, reserve champion
Constructed
- Kiera McNellis, red, blue, red
- Allie Reeser, blue
Purchased
- Nocona Brinkley, blue
- Allie Kneisler, purple, grand champion
- Lily Shultz, blue, purple
- Kieren Shultz, blue, blue
- Solomon Shultz, blue, purple
- Isaac Shultz, blue, blue
Electricity
- Ethan Kneisler, purple, grand champion
Foods
- Braelyn McNally, blue, blue
- Lynnea Nelson, blue
- Allie Kneisler, blue
- Ellie Sowers, purple
- Allie Reeser, red
- Kieren Shultz, purple, grand champion
- Solomon Shultz, blue
- Morgan Young, purple
- Justin Brinkley, purple
- Dylon Harris, blue
- Isaac Shultz, blue
- Tracy Wilk, purple, reserve champion, blue
- Lily Shultz, blue
Horticulture
- Tracy Wilk, blue
- Tracy Wilk, red
- Kilene Tate, blue, red
- Kilene Tate, purple, blue, blue, blue
- Kilene Tate, purple
Photography
- Grace Schultze, blue, white
- Allie Kneisler, blue, blue
- Ethan Kneisler, red, blue
- Ryanne McNellis, white, blue
- Jessie Sandoz, purple, white
- Lynnea Nelson, purple, grand champion, red
- Allison Reeser, red, blue
- Justin Brinkley, blue, blue
- Martin Ramos, red, red
- Kiera McNellis, red
- Dylon Harris, blue
- Austin Vest, blue, red
- Ricky Vest, red, white
- Alex Vest, white, red
- Isaac Shultze, purple, purple
- Solomon Shultz, purple, reserve champion, purple
- Kieren Shultz, purple, blue
- Tracy Wilk, purple, purple
- Nocona Brinkley, red, white
- Lily Shultz, blue, blue
- Kiera McNellis, white
- Dylon Harris, red
Shooting Sports
Woodworking
- Allie Kneisler, blue
- Ethan Kneisler, purple, grand champion
- Dylon Harris, red
- Kendall Young, blue
Space Tech
Wildlife
- Justin Brinkley, purple
- Lynnea Nelson, purple
Miscellaneous
- Willing Workers, purple, treasurer notebook
Livestock – Stockman Competition
Senior Division
- Dalton Hook, grand champion; buckle sponsored by Sloop Sales and Hook Repair.
- Jamison Corwine, reserve; buckle sponsored by Hook Farms.
Intermediate
- Hailey Gillespie, grand champion; buckle sponsored by Melvern/Ottawa Coop.
- Ethan Kneisler, reserve champion; buckle sponsored by Melvern/Ottawa Coop.
Junior
- Braelyn McNally, grand champion; buckle sponsored by Litch Farms/Pioneer Seed.
- Katy Lowry, reserve champion; buckle sponsored by Willow Creek Farm/Jones Family Angus.
- Brig Corwine, blue
Pee Wee
- Brayden Gillespie, grand champion; buckle sponsored by Melvern branch of Lyndon State Bank.
- Gradey McNally
Here are some photos of the fair provided by Frontier Extension District.
Food and other projects are displayed at Melvern Community Center.
Visions of ribbons attracted many young photographers to the photo exhibition.
Rambunctious but friendly hogs do their part to train kids to be stockmen.
The 2017 stockmen competition buckle winners were, front, from left, Brayden Gillespie, Ethan Kneisler, Braelyn McNally , Katy Lowry, back, Jamison Corwine, Dalton Hook, Hailey Gillespie, and 4-H exhibit coordinator Danny Rice.
Results compiled by Danny Rice; photos thanks to Frontier Extension District.
