The Christian County 4-H members had a successful week at the Illinois State Fair, showing their projects and livestock on the biggest stage. Christian Ribbon Winners went to Deacon Shanks for his work in welding and Ben Wamsley for his baking project. A total of 48 4-H members across the state of Illinois competed in showing and illustrating their knowledge of their beef, swine, and sheep.

$1,000 scholarships went to the top nine highest-scoring individuals, four of those winners were Christian County 4-H members. Ben Wamsley, Audrey Curtin, Isabel Pistorius, and Jay Bliler have been awarded the scholarships.

Amanda Cunningham, 4-H Youth Development Coordinator could not be more proud of all the 4-H members that competed.

With many different fields to dive into 4-H members are not limited to agriculture-related endeavors. Heritage Arts, sport-fishing, welding, and robotics are just some of the educational tracks young 4-H members can be interested in.

A new season for the Christian County 4-H is approaching as September programs are already beginning to be coordinated. Cunningham, with the help of the Youth Leadership Team, is prepared for another month of engagement.

Under the youth readiness section of programs, a banking class will take place on September 12th from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This class is for everyone ages 12-18 and not just 4-H members.

The Youth Leadership Program and the 4-H members will be filling birthday bags for the local food pantries. These bags will have the necessary items to bake a cake so anyone celebrating their birthday can do so right.

For information on the Christian County 4-H, you can visit their Facebook page at Christian County 4-H.

Amanda Cunningham appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.