Local 4-H members at their December 17 awards banquet at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Invited guests at the 4-H awards banquet December 17 are, from left, 4-H Coach Mike O’Neill. Los Alamos Reporter Maire O’Neill, Wendy Swanson and her husband, Los Alamos County Council Chair Randall Ryti. Not pictured is Del Jimenez, NMSU Agriculture Specialist. Photo by Jessica Booton
BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com
Local 4-H program participants were recognized for their accomplishments during 2022 at a December 17 banquet at Fuller Lodge. Special guests honored for their contributions to 4-H were: Del Jimenez, Agriculture Specialist for NMSU, Los Alamos County Council Chair Randall Ryti, Los Alamos Reporter Editor Maire O’Neill and 4-H Coach Mike O’Neill
Each 4-H member was recognized for their years of participation and received a pin.
5 year members
Carley Hollander
Colton Hollander
Kim Prada
Sam Prada
4 year members
Alexandria Booton
Benjamin Booton
Nicholas Booton
Kadin Hansel
3 year members
Derek Rodriguez
Dylan Rodriguez
2 year members
Chloe Blackburn
Emilia Blackburn
Gwen Booton
Ryder McClellan
Zaiden McClellan
Julia Rodriguez
Sylvia Stanek
Nico Ulrich
Adalene Zielie
1st year members
Anna Ferenbaugh
Robbie Ferenbaugh
Claire Robinson
Preslee Robinson
Lillian Schmidt
Archer Stanek
Maliyah Vigil
Kohynn Young
Kyler Young
Members who participated in 2022 county, district and state contests:
Entomology County Contest
Dylan Rodriguez
Julia Rodriguez
Adalene Zielie
Horticulture Contest
Chloe Blackburn
Carley Hollander
Colton Hollander
Derek Rodriguez
Julia Rodriguez
Adalene Zielie
Wildlife Contest
Chloe Blackburn
Colton Hollander
Lillian Schmidt
Sylvia Stanek
Derek Rodriguez
Adalene Zielie
Consumer Decision Making Contest
Alexandria Booton
Carley Hollander
Colton Hollander
Kim Prada
Sam Prada
Sylvia Stanek
Derek Rodriguez
Dylan Rodriguez
Public Speaking Contests
Gwen Booton, Dylan Rodriguez, Lillian Schmidt and Nico Ulrich in the Poetry Divisions. Gwen Booton and Carley Hollander in Presentations and Kim Prada in the Prepared Speech division
Family & Consumer Science Skill-a-thon
Chloe Blackburn
Anna Ferenbaugh
Carley Hollander
Kim Prada
Dylan Rodriguez
Adalene Zielie
Favorite Foods Contest
Chloe Blackburn
Emilia Blackburn
Alexandria Booton
Gwen Booton
Nicholas Booton
Anna Ferenbaugh
Carley Hollander
Colton Hollander
Kim Prada
Sam Prada
Derek Rodriguez
Julia Rodriguez
Nico Ulrich
Maliyah Vigil
Adalene Zielie
Family & Consumer Science Skill-a-thon
Chloe Blackburn
Anna Ferenbaugh
Carley Hollander
Kim Prada
Dylan Rodriguez
Adalene Zielie
Favorite Foods Contest
Chloe Blackburn
Emilia Blackburn
Alexandria Booton
Gwen Booton
Nicholas Booton
Anna Ferenbaugh
Carley Hollander
Colton Hollander
Kim Prada
Sam Prada
Derek Rodriguez
Julia Rodriguez
Nico Ulrich
Maliyah Vigil
Adalene Zielie
State Contests in the Senior Division:
In Favorite Foods: Alex Booton placed 4th, Sam Prada placed 3rd, and Kim Prada placed 1st and she also received the buckle award at State Conference. Carley and Colton Hollander also participated in Consumer Decision Making and Horticulture contests at State Conference this year as well.
Rio Arriba County Fair Recognition
Homemade Delights Baking Contest
Alex Booton, 1st place for her apple nut coffee cake
Anna Ferenbaugh, 2nd place for her hazelnut pralines
Colton Hollander, 1st place for his honey green chile corn muffins
Kimberly Prada, 1st place for her Macaroon Cherry pie
Dylan Rodriguez, 2nd place for Dylan’s Delightful coffee cake
Derek Rodriguez
Sylvia Stanek
Chloe Blackburn
Kadin Hansel
Emma Brown
Maliyah Vigil
Carley Hollander
Beef show: Colton Hollander was awarded the Grand Champion Heifer and Grand Showman buckles.
Lamb Show: Claire Robinson, Preslee Robinson, and Adalene Zielie exhibited in the Booster class.
Goat Show:
There were several 1st and 2nd place class winners including Nicholas Booton, Kadin Hansel, Carley Hollander, Colton Hollander, and Kohynn Young. These individuals earned a spot in the auction and sold their animal, with the exception of Kohynn’s dairy goat and Gwen Booton participated in the Booster class goat show this year too.
Carley Hollander earned the top buckle awards with her Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion goats, as well as the Grand Showmanship award.
Nicholas Booton won the Reserve Grand Novice showman award.
Poultry Show:
Emilia Blackburn, Gwen Booton, Zaiden McClellan, Claire Robinson, Preslee Robinson, Julia Rodriguez, Archer Stanek, Nico Ulrich, and Adalene Zielie. There were several first place class winners in the poultry show including Chloe Blackburn, Dylan Rodriguez, Lillian Schmidt, and Sylvia Stanek.
Chloe Blackburn was the Grand Champion poultry buckle winner this year.
Showmanship Division – Sylvia Stanek was the 1st place Novice Showman
Rabbit show:
The following members exhibited in the Booster show: Zaiden McClellan and Nico Ulrich
Ryder McClellan and Derek Rodriguez collectively earned six 1st and 2nd place ribbons in the rabbit show. Ryder earned the Grand Champion buckle award and Derek earned the Grand Champion Showmanship buckle award.
Barbara Faulkner Buckle
Kimberly Prada received the Barbara Faulkner buckle award in recognition for the best tasting Homemade Delight out of 42 entries with her Cherry Macaroon Pie. This buckle deems her as the best 4-H baker in two counties.
Our Cloverbud exhibitors are:
Emilia Blackburn, Zaiden McClellan, Preslee Robinson, Julia Rodriguez, Archer Stanek, and Adalene Zielie.
Novice exhibitors are:
Chloe Blackburn, Nicholas Booton, Clara Brown, Emma Brown, Robbie Ferenbaugh, Ryder McClellan, Lillian Schmidt, Sylvia Stanek, Dylan Rodriguez, and Maliyah Vigil.
Senior exhibitors are:
Alex Booton, Benjamin Booton, Carley Hollander, and Colton Hollander
High Point Winners
Dylan Rodriguez in the Novice age Division
Derek Rodriguez in the Junior age Division and
Alex Booton in the Senior age Division
42 of these indoor projects were also selected to advance to the state fair with 25 of those projects placing in the top 3 in their class. Those 16 members who advanced to state fair are:
Chloe Blackburn, Alexandria Booton, Benjamin Booton, Clara Brown, Emma Brown, Carley Hollander, Colton Hollander, Anna Ferenbaugh, Robbie Ferenbaugh, Kadin Hansel, Ryder McClellan, Derek Rodriguez, Dylan Rodriguez, Lillian Schmidt, Sylvia Stanek, and Maliyah Vigil
We would also like to recognize that we had great representation from (2) Los Alamos county exhibitors, Carley and Colton Hollander, in the highly competitive livestock shows at the New Mexico State Fair this year.
Colton Hollander placed 6th in the market heifer class and Carley Hollander placed 6th and 8th with her wether does.
New Mexico Food Challenge
Chloe Blackburn, Sylvia Stanek, and Maliyah Vigil.
State Events
Carley Hollander and Colton Hollander represented our county at Senior Leadership Retreat in January.
At Home Ec School in March we had Ryder McClellan, Derek Rodriguez, and Dylan Rodriguez, along with Kim Prada and Sam Prada who served as Junior Instructors.
Chloe Blackburn, Ryder McClellan, and Sylvia Stanek attended Youth Getaway in April.
Members who aged up this year:
Moving from Cloverbud to Novice:
Zaiden McClellan and Archer Stanek
Moving from the Novice to Junior age group we have:
Nicholas Booton, Ryder McClellan and Sylvia Stanek
Moving from Junior to Senior we have:
Anna Ferenbaugh, Kadin Hansel, and Kohynn Young!
Recordbook Awards
Chloe Blackburn, Emilia Blackburn, Alex Booton, Benjamin Booton, Gwen Booton, Nicholas Booton, Carley Hollander, Colton Hollander, Derek Rodriguez, Dylan Rodriguez, Julia Rodriguez, Lillian Schmidt, Archer Stanek, Sylvia Stanek, Maliyah Vigil and Adalene Zielie.
Leadership Recognition
Jessica Booton, Christopher Booton, Denise Hansel, Jenni Hollander, Michael O’Neill, Jessica Robinson, Rebecca Rodriguez, Jacqueline Ulrich, Lena Zielie, and Jacob Zielie
Kim Prada, far left, announces awards earned by 4-H members. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
4 H County Council:
Alex Booton, Benjamin Booton, Kadin Hansel, Carley Hollander, Colton Hollander, Kim Prada, Sam Prada, and Derek Rodriguez
Carley Hollander accepts a senior award from Kadin Hansel. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Three participants, from left, Chloe Blackburn, Sylvia Stanek and Maliyah Vigil participated in the New Mexico State Fair Food Challenge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Nicholas Booton, left, receives an award from Sam Prada while Chloe Blackburn receives an award from Carley Hollander. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Kadin Hansel and supporters at the December 17 4-H banquet. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
4-H members gather for a homecooked meal December 17 at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Derek Rodriguez accepts an overall junior award from Kim Prada as Alexandria Booton looks on. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Local author Phil Rink was the guest speaker at the December 17 4-H banquet. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Sam Prada presents an overall award to Chloe Blackburn. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
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