Artist Carolyn Zerkle carried her artistic flair into the presentation of her vegetables in the Horticulture section at the Los Alamos County Fair and took home a blue ribbon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Check out the rich color of these poblano peppers grown by Kevin Powers. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

A skillfully-decorated single layer cake entered by Alexandria Booton won a blue ribbon and was selected for the New Mexico 4H State Fair Exhibit. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Derek Rodriguez’s loaf of white yeast bread won a blue ribbon in the Los Alamos County Fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Alexandria Booton earned the senior 4-H High Point Exhibitor award this year. She had entries and won ribbons in multiple classes at the fair including baking and needlework. Courtesy photo

Adalene Zielie’s project book ‘Our Animal Friends’ was in the Cloverbud’s Section at the Los Alamos County Fair. Courtesy photo

Some of the 4-H Cloverbud presentations at the Los Alamos County Fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

A 4-H photo display at the Los Alamos County Fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Cloverbud entries in the Los Alamos County Fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Sylvia Stanek’s presentation on ‘Chick Personalities’ took a Grand Champion Award at the Los Alamos County Fair. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

This exhibit board showing leathercraft items by Nicholas Booton has been selected for the New Mexico State Fair Exhibit. Courtesy photo

More award winning items seen at the Los Alamos County Fair Indoor Exhibits area at Mesa Public Library. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com