Sit back, grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy the show — at least that’s what 4-H members and families and friends did at Tuesday night’s barbecue and style revue.
As part of the Allen County Fair, 4-H members demonstrated their buymanship and clothing construction skills Tuesday night at the North Community Building. Earlier in the day their entries had been judged.
The building was decorated with a circus theme including balloons that looked like popcorn and a buffet that included an array of more than 100 cupcakes.
After the participants modeled their outfits the winners were awarded ribbons for grand and reserve champion.
Extension agent for family and consumer sciences, Kathy McEwan, was the script reader for the night, assisted by Kari Gull, office professional, and district director Carla Nemecek.
There were two projects to be judged — construction and buymanship. In construction the participants sew their own clothing and are judged on “the quality of sewing, their sewing techniques and the actual garments, the fit and how they model it,” McEwan said.
For buymanship the youths were judged on “being a good consumer and shopper. How they put together outfits,” the consumer factor is a major part of the buymanship project, McEwan said.
There were three levels of construction groups. Delaney Umholtz, in a perfectly tailored business suit, won the grand champion.
The reserve champion went to Clara Wicoff, who was not at the event.
In addition, there were four levels for the sewing competition. The winner of level one was Madilyn White, who made a two-layered pink skirt.
The winner for level two was Tori White for having made Bermuda shorts with a black tank top and green jacket. Tori made this outfit with school starting in a few weeks in mind.
Level three was Brooklyn Storrer, who made a bag and not a garment. Krystal Smith won for level four and she also did not make a garmet but a bag. (NEED TO CALL KATHY TO DOUBLE CHECK THE LAST NAMES).
The boys buymanship had four boys participating and Trey Wilson, 10-year member, was the only senior in the project.
Reserve champion for the junior group was Jackson Wilks, whose outfit can double as being ready to “go out or just hand out,” McEwan said.
The junior grand champion was Isaiah Wicoff who wore black knee-length shorts, a white T-shirt and an opened button up checkered shirt to go over his shirt.
