| | Tina Guidry and Cindy Prather judging poster contest |
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| | Alia Stelly, Grand Prairie, won Pet & Owner Look Alike in Rabbit Category |
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| | Brent Cortez judging female dogs |
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The 2007 St. Landry Parish 4-H club year is officially underway as exemplified by the annual 4-H Fall Activity Day held Tuesday, October 16th. The event was conducted by St. Landry Parish 4-H Agent, Lisa Benoit. 4-H members participated in the plant exhibit, pet exhibit and National 4-H Week poster contest. Overall winners in each contest received St. Landry 4-H T-shirts.
The plant exhibit included classes for foliage plants, succulent plants, flowering plants, hanging plants, miscellaneous herbs and pole plants. Ronald Nicholas, County Agent, determined which of the 25 plant exhibits were blue, red or white ribbon entries and which ones were deserving of the award designating them as overall in their prospective category.
In the pet contest, the judges not only judged the 65 pets exhibited, but also gave the 4-H’ers an opportunity to practice communication skills by explaining how they care for their pets. A poster contest was also held on Fall Activity Day. Four-H members designed 121 posters celebrating National 4-H Club Week.
Judges for the contests were Gerald Roberts, Brent Cortez, Sharon Cortez, Lee Hampton, Chuck Stelly, Deidra Rideau, Joyce Stelly, Ronald Nicholas, Sr., Tina Guillory and Cindy Prather.
Members of the parish 4-H Junior Leadership Club registered the entries and served as contest directors by facilitating the various contests. Junior Leaders participating were Melissa Rideau, Brandon Guidry, Emily Boudreaux, Martha Aucoin, James Prather, Sarah Morrow, Courtney Quirk, Chrystal Pefferkorn and Katie Johnston.
Winners in each contest are cited below:
FLOWERING PLANT OVERALL WINNER
Bliss Stelly, Leonville
FOLIAGE PLANT OVERALL WINNER
Samantha Abshire, Leonville
SUCCULENT PLANT OVERALL WINNER
Jonathan Adams, Park Vista
HANGING PLANT OVERALL WINNER
Adrienne Wheaton, Leonville
POLE PLANT OVERALL WINNER
Catlyn Lauret, Grand Prairie
MISC. HERBS OVERALL WINNER
Blaise Broussard, St. Ignatius
4-H WEEK POSTER OVERALL WINNERS
Grades 4-6: Samantha Abshire, Leonville
Grades 7-8: Byron Stelly, Leonville.
Grades 9-12: Melissa Rideau, Beau Chene
MALE DOGS
Most Colorful – Hannah Lafleur, Grand Prairie
Most 4-H Spirited – Gabrielle LaJack, Opelousas Catholic
Best Groomed – Laken Collins, Grolee
Pet & Owner Look Alikes – Ashlynn Tate, Opelousas Catholic
Best Behaved Pet – Armanai Brian, LawtellFEMALE DOGS
Most Colorful – Conor St. Amand, Grand Prairie
Most 4-H Spirited – Shawn Ware, Southwest
Best Groomed – Andrew Doucet, Grand Prairie
Pet & Owner Look Alikes – Gabrielle Miller, Leonville
Best Behaved Pet – Hunter Guidry, Grand Prairie
CATS
Most Colorful – Alyison Rougeau, East Elem
Most 4-H Spirited – Ian Attaway, Grand Prairie
Best Groomed – Cassidy Ledoux, East Elem
Pet & Owner Look Alikes – Emily Boudreaux, Lawtell
Best Behaved Pet – Katlin Miller, Central Middle
FISH
Most Colorful – Justin Randell, Grand Prairie
Most 4-H Spirited – Sadie Costanza, Grand Prairie
Best Groomed – Kristy Duong, Park Vista
BIRDS
Most Colorful – Catlyn Lauret, Grand Prairie
Most 4-H Spirited – Zachary Sylvester, Grand Prairie
Best Behaved – Bayleigh Guillory, Melville
REPTILES & RODENTS
Most Colorful – Hannah Buller, Grand Prairie
Most 4-H Spirited – Kayla Phillips, Palmetto
Best Behaved Pet – Bliss Stelly, Leonville
Pet & Owner Look Alikes – Morgan Vidrine, Grand Prairie
RABBITS
Most Colorful – Lainey Miller, Port Barre
Most 4-H Spirited – Austin Pitcher, Palmetto
Best Groomed – Autumn Lindsey, Arnaudville
Pet & Owner Look Alikes – Alia Stelly, Grand Prairie
Best Behaved Pet – Ethan Dumas, Grand Prairie