Allamakee County 4-H Expressions Day participants headed to State Fair ...


Pictured above are 4-H youth who will be representing Allamakee County at the Iowa State Fair. Left to right - Front row: Katherine Hagen, Hannah Hagen, Mia Kurth; Back row: Annelise Ellingson, Breelyn Dahlstrom, Diana Davison, Gabriel Mattson, Natalie Byrnes, Paisley Vine. Submitted photo.

Pictured above are all participants in the 2019 Allamakee County 4-H Expressions Day Program and Style Show. Left to right - Front row: Hannah Hagen, Katherine Hagen, Brinnly Rea, Ali Melcher, Hailey Stein, Tegan Dahlstrom, Trevor Block, Mia Kurth; Back row: Willa Troendle, Annelise Ellingson, Breelyn Dahlstrom, Diana Davison, Gabriel Mattson, Natalie Byrnes, Paisley Vine, Ashlin O’Neill, Kylie Troendle, Lydia Corwin. Submitted photo.

A total of 18 Allamakee County 4-H youth recently showcased their talents by competing in various communications and clothing events during the 2019 Allamakee County 4-H Expressions Day Program and Style Show held at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon Sunday, June 23. Several received top awards and will have the opportunity to represent Allamakee County at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, August 8-18.

4-H’ers winning top honors in Educational Presentations and who will be representing Allamakee County at the Iowa State Fair include Breelyn Dahlstrom, Diana Davison, Hannah Hagen and Gabriel Mattson. 4-H’ers performing Educational Presentations are judged on stage presence, vocal projection, organization, visual aids, educational value of topic, and how well they kept their audience interested as they present their information.

Representing Allamakee County at the Iowa State Fair in the category of Working Exhibits will be Natalie Byrnes, Mia Kurth and Paisley Vine. Working Exhibit participants are judged on their ability to describe, demonstrate or teach a product or skill directly to a small audience.

Selected to represent Allamakee County in the Clothing Selection category at the Iowa State Fair is Diana Davison. The Clothing Selection category provides participants the opportunity to develop skills when buying clothes, based on fit, care, construction and cost.

Annelise Ellingson, Gabriel Mattson, and Hannah and Katherine Hagen will also be representing Allamakee County at the Iowa State Fair in the category of Share-The-Fun. In Share-the-Fun, members perform before an audience purely for the sake of enjoyment.