The Custer County 4-H Recognition Night was held Friday, November 15 at the Broken Bow
City Auditorium. The event is sponsored annually by the Nebraska State Bank and Trust Co.
and Arrow Seed Co., Inc., in conjunction with the Nebraska Extension in Custer County.
The 2019 Outstanding 4-H Leader Award was presented to Lisa McMillan and Megan
Bachman. They are currently serving as the organizational leaders of the Four Corners 4-H
Club. This award is sponsored by the Custer County 4-H Council and the Nebraska 4-H
Foundation.
The Custer County 4-H Council selected Evans Feed-Mike Evans as the 2019 “Friend of 4-
H”, for their contributions and support of the Custer County 4-H program.
The Leo C. Cooksley Memorial Award was presented to Colleen Peterson, 4-H Aide. The
Cooksley family presented the award based on Peterson’s leadership, citizenship, and
courage shown at the county fair and in the 4-H youth programming.
The Joyce Clarke Memorial Community Service Award was presented to the Four Corners
4-H Club for their excellence in 4-H community service projects during the past year.
Two and five year members received membership pins. 4-H leaders received recognition for
their 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service.
The following 4-H’ers received awards:
Outstanding 4-H Girl Sadye Glendy
Champion All-Around Exhibitor Darla Nichols
Champion 4-H Clothing Exhibitor Joslyn Reiff
Champion 4-H Home Environment Exhibitor Mia Rikli
Champion 4-H Foods Exhibitors Grace Cantrell
Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of
Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United Sates Department of Agriculture.
Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–
Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Best All-Around 4-H Home Economics Exhibitor Aubrie Birkel
Most Improved 4-H Shooter Bereket Glendy
Top 4-H Shooter Dylan Glendy
Top 4-H .22 Shooter Dylan Glendy
Citizenship Medal Darla Nichols
Clothing & Textiles Medal Katie Olson
Goat Medals Karla Nichols & Maysa Jones
Leadership Medals Jaden Baker-Welch & Darla
Nichols
Communications Medal Mahaya Jones
Bill Pedersen 4-H Horse Award Tiana Hurlburt
Home Environment Medal Mahaya Jones
Human Development/Child Care Medal Maysa Jones
Visual Arts Medal Maysa Jones
Dog Medal Mahaya Jones
4-H Beef Hardluck Award Karsyn Shaw
Angus Breed Money Kali Nelson, Breken Rynearson,
Braxon Rynearson, Raylee
Bachman, Mahaya Jones, Maysa
Jones, Emmett Palmer, Ava
Bottorf, Emersyn Palmer
Hereford Breed Money Owen Stallbaumer, Hannah
Pearson, Abby Stallbaumer,
Kaygan Witthuhn, Atlynn Witthuhn,
Emma Stallbaumer
Charolais Breed Money Halie Racicky, Brant Schmidt,
Rylee Schmidt, Brice Chaplin,
Bryce Schmidt, Regan Babcock
Simmental Breed Money Tyce Porter, Charli Pandorf, Wyatt
Porter, Chase Racicky, McKenna
Palmer, Brennan Beran, Rileigh
Beran
Shorthorn Breed Money Regan Babcock, Lainey Palmer,
Andrew Hardy, Lauryn Hardy
4-H’ERS RECEIVE HONORS
