LEWISTOWN, Illinois USA — Fifteen 4-H members from Fulton County exhibited their Aerospace projects on June 3 at the Extension Office in Lewistown. There were 13 model rockets, one poster display, and one kite exhibited.

Best of Show in Model Rockets was awarded to Matt Spangler, a member of the Checkrow Volunteers 4-H Club. He was also selected as the State Fair delegate. Alternates, in order, are Ryan Spangler, Josh Chatterton, Gavin Young, and Brittany Chatterton.

Cecily Burnham of Bryant, a member of the Monterey 4-Hers 4-H Club, was awarded Best of Show in the Kites and Displays division.
 
Ten members and three alternates were chosen to go to the State 4-H Rocket Launch, to be held June 17 in Champaign-Urbana. The delegates are Brittany Chatterton, Gavin Young, Daniel Williams, Levi Porter, Kira LeBron, Collin Lascelles, Jessie Lascelles, Kylie Crouse, Adam Duffield, and Steven Cozart. Alternates are Josh Chatterton, Ryan Spangler, and Matt Spangler.

Judge Elizabeth Burton, a retired teacher with a specialty in Science, said all the 4-H members did a wonderful job this year. She gave them lots of constructive comments as she evaluated their projects. Every project exhibited was of high quality, and therefore received a Blue rating. Hours of work are required to adequately prepare these 4-H projects for show.

4-H is the youth education program of the University of Illinois Extension. It combines education and fun, and emphasizes teaching kids skills they can use all their lives. For information on how to be a part of the 4-H Program in Fulton County, call the Extension Office at 547-3711.

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