<p>The 2017 Blue Earth County 4-H Annual Achievement Celebration was held on Sunday, December 3rd, at the Main Street Plaza in Pemberton. The event was hosted by the Lyra Merryworkers 4-H Club and the Blue Earth County 4-H Federation. Over 100 4-H members, volunteers, and guests were in attendance! Appetizers were served, followed by the program and photo slideshow! </p><p>Award winners are listed below, and we’d like to sincerely congratulate each of these award winners and thank you all for your commitment and dedication to the Blue Earth County 4-H Program! </p><p>2017 4-H AWARD BANQUET WINNERS</p><p>Alumni Award: Cinda Wallace</p><p>Leader Guidance Award: Sharlie Hansen </p><p>Friend of Youth Award: Cheryl Lewis </p><p>Friend of 4-H Award: Ceresco Township Board</p><p>Outstanding 4-H’er Award: Alaina Corgard </p><p>Outstanding 4-H Family of the Year: Ulrich Family</p><p>Warm Fuzzy Awards: Robin Tietz, Mohwinkel Family</p><p>Top Demonstrator: Julia Langworthy </p><p>Champion Beef Herdsmanship: Clever Clovers Champion Dairy Herdsmanship: Amboy Area Adventurers Champion Goat Herdsmanship: Lyra Merryworkers Champion Horse Herdsmanship: Amboy & Ceresco Champion Llama Herdsmanship: Ceresco Top Notchers Champion Poultry Herdsmanship: Amboy Area Adventurers Champion Rabbit Herdsmanship: Boomerangs Champion Sheep Herdsmanship: New Horizons Champion Swine Herdsmanship: Lyra Merryworkers </p><p>Reserve Grand Champion Herdsmanship Club: New Horizons Grand Champion Herdsmanship Club: Boomerangs</p><p>State Horse Show Excellence: Lexi Hansen, Matthew Bormann</p><p>State Dog Show Excellence: Amelia Tauer, Kyle Haroldson</p><p>State Shoot Excellence Award: Jackson Gibbs, Ethan Matzke, Justin Matzke, Trevor McGregor, Gabriel Strand, Ginny Strand</p><p>State Fair Excellence Award: Annabelle Birr, Alaina Corgard, Adam Dickey, Taylor Doering, Emma Fischer, Lexi Hansen, Bethany Hiniker, Olivia Johnson, Julia Langworthy, Amelia Lawver, Megan Lawver, Aidan Oldenburg, Braelynn Randall, Trevor Rose, Cody Schwarz, Emma Severns, Patrick Thofson, Ashley Ulrich, Brianna Ulrich Outstanding Beef 4-H’er - Trevor Rose</p><p>Outstanding Dairy 4-H’er - Matthew Thofson</p><p>Outstanding Dog 4-H’er – Layne Haroldson </p><p>Outstanding Goat 4-H’er - Reid Hansen & Emma Severns</p><p>Outstanding Horse 4-H’er – Lexi Hansen</p><p>Outstanding Llama 4-H’er – Patrick Thofson</p><p>Outstanding Rabbit 4-H’er – Alaina Corgard</p><p>Outstanding Poultry 4-H’er – Keegan Plantz</p><p>Outstanding Sheep 4-H’er – Cody Schwarz & Anna Doering</p><p>Outstanding Swine 4-H’er – Emma Severns</p><p>Five Year Leader Award: Caitlin Griffin, Julie Hiniker, Dion Quiram, Michelle Starkey, Jeff Strand, Kent Thiesse, Liz Thiesse </p><p>Ten Year Leader Award: Carl Corgard, Laura Corgard, Dawn Slocum, Amy Thofson</p><p>Fifteen Year Leader Award: Chris Hawkins, Cheryl Lewis</p><p>Twenty Year Leader Award: Jodi Roelofs </p><p>Five Year Member Award: John Anderson, Kendall Anderson, Annabelle Birr, Wyatt Birr, Bethany Hiniker, Jay Hiniker, Johnathan Hiniker, Broderick Krosch, Amelia Lawver, Gabriel Lawver, Megan Lawver, Jocelyn Melvin, Joseph Schroeder, Cody Schwarz</p><p>Ten Year Member Award: Joshua Beiswanger, Taylor Doering, Emma Fischer, Lexi Hansen, Reid Hansen, April Klecker, Sander Ludeman, Brian Merritt, Matthew Thofson</p><p>Graduation Award: Connor Oldenburg, Joshua Clobes, Kayla Jobe, Kristina Schroeder, Mac Slocum, Patrick Thofson, Tanner Lewis, Trevor Lemmon</p><p>Camp Counselor Award: Therese Klages, Reid Hansen, Sara Gartner </p><p>Presidential Award: Oliver Mohwinkel, Emma Severns </p><p>Grade 9-12+ Record Awards: Emma Severns</p><p>Grade 6-8 Record Awards: Alanna Slocum</p><p>Grade 3-5 Record Awards: Joseph Schroeder Honor Club (Secetary’s Book): Amboy Area Adventurers Ceresco Top Notchers Clever Clovers Junior Olympics New Horizons Riverbend 4-H’ers</p><p>Award of Excellence (Treasurer’s Book): Amboy Area Adventurers Boomerangs Ceresco Top Notchers Clever Clovers Junior Olympics Lyra Merryworkers New Horizons Riverbend</p>