Statement issued Monday:

Ten year and final year 4H members were recently recognized at the Allen County Fair. There were forty young people who completed 10 years of participation in the 4-H program. They were:

Winston Armbrster of New Haven, member of Maumee Go Getters 4-H Club

Rebecca Bacon of Fort Wayne, of Blue Ridge Equestrian Team 4-H Club

David Berning of Hoagland, member of Marion BG’s 4-H Club

Christina Bienz of Fort Wayne, member of Marion BG’s 4-H Club

Amber Bradtmueller of Hoagland, member of Marion BG’s 4-H Club

Bryn Buchanan of Leo, member of Dog Club

Joel Dunten of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Cassie Edwards of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Maleah Fick of Fort Wayne, member of Saddle Bums 4-H Club

Serena Fuelling of New Haven, member of Maumee Go Getters 4-H Club

Caleb Gross of Churubusco, member of Eel River 4H Club

Kelsey Houser of Huntertown, member of Perry Boosters 4-H Club

Becky Jacobs of Woodburn, member of Maumee Go Getters 4-H Club

Eliyah Kemp of Fort Wayne, member of Three Rivers 4-H Club

Kathryn Krueger of Fort Wayne, Dog Club

Michael Kuhn of Fort Wayne, member of Eel River 4H Club

Keighlea Martin of Fort Wayne, member of Perry Boosters 4-H Club

Taylor Matteson of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Samantha Moody of Hoagland, member of Caprine Capers 4-H Club

Nicole Mudrack of Fort Wayne, member of Three Rivers Rabbit Raisers 4-H Club

Sarah Nixon of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Derek Oliver of Leo, member of Eel River 4H Club

Mackenzie Reed of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Stephanie Rennecker of Fort Wayne, Eel River 4H Club

Abigale Richardson of Huntertown, member of Eel River 4H Club

Jordan Riley of Monroeville, member of Individual Study

Jessica Rodenbeck of Churubusco, member of Eel River 4H Club

Elizabeth Rohlf of Monroeville, member of Marion B G`s 4-H Club

Casey Ryan of Fort Wayne, member of Eel River 4H Club

Daniel Ryan of Fort Wayne, member of Eel River 4H Club

Kaitlyn Schmidt of Fort Wayne, member of Eel River 4H Club

Amber Shank of Fort Wayne, member of Perry Boosters 4-H Club

Josie Shultz of Fort Wayne, member of Perry Boosters 4-H Club

Katlyn Stein of Fort Wayne, member of Golden Hearts

Timothy Stein of New Haven, member of New Haven Clovers 4-H Club

Rebekah Steiner of Fort Wayne, member of Crafty Cubs 4-H Club

Hannah Swihart of Fort Wayne, member of Eel River 4H Club

Nathan Talbott of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Luke Timmerman of Huntertown, member of Eel River 4H Club

Amber Traster of Fort Wayne, member of Three Rivers Rabbit Raisers 4-H Club

Eighteen young people participated in their final year of 4-H. They were:

Cole Anderson of Churubusco, member of Llama Lovers 4-H Club

Jared Archer of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Colton Brown of Huntertown, member of Eel River 4-H Club

Dillon Faylor Fort Wayne, member of Perry Boosters 4-H Club

Kari Hammond of Fort Wayne, member of Monroe Hustlers 4-H Club

Sarah Knotts of Fort Wayne, member of Three Rivers 4-H Club

Ria Lanning of Fort Wayne, member of Three Rivers 4-H Club

John Morman of Monroeville, member of Golden Hearts 4-H Club

Michelle Novak of Butler, member of Dog Club

Tyler Olinske of Fort Wayne, member of Individual Study

Kayla Parnin of Fort Wayne, member of Marion B G`s 4-H Club

Deanna Rennecker of Fort Wayne, member of Caprine Capers 4-H Club

Justine Rennecker of Fort Wayne, member of Llama Lovers 4-H Club

Meghan Smith of Fort Wayne, member of Eel River 4H Club

Jasmine Stippich of Monroeville, member of Sport Horse 4-H Club

Natalie Spurgeon of Roanoke, member of Pleasant Pals

Blake Weil of Woodburn, member of Harlan Harmony 4-H Club

Christina Wierzbowski of Leo, member of Llama Lovers 4-H Club