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Championship and blue ribbon results for exhibitors at the 2024 Colfax Free Fair are listed below.

Dairy Cattle 

Lyla Bjork: Dairy Showmanship, Senior (14 and older);  Dairy Heifer Holstein – Winter Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Intermediate heifer calf; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Senior Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Junior heifer calf; Dairy Heifer Holstein –  Summer Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Junior Yearling; Dairy Heifer Holstein – Senior heifer calf.

Abigail Dietsche: Dairy Showmanship, Junior (9-13); Dairy Heifer Brown Swiss – Intermediate heifer calf, Reserve Champion- Colored Breed

Anya Lange: Dairy Heifer Jersey – Junior Yearling, Grand Champion- Colored Breed; DairyHeifer Jersey – Junior heifer calf

Marlies Lange: Dairy Heifer Jersey – Intermediate heifer calf; Dairy Heifer Jersey – Junior Yearling.

Dairy Goats

Shianne Hunt: Dairy Goat – Mature Doe. Grand Champion -Dairy Goat, Reserve Champion- Dairy Goat; Dairy Goat – Mature Doe; Goat Showmanship – Senior (14 and older) Showmanship

Mazie Beyrer: Dairy Goat –  Buck Kid; Goat Showmanship – Junior (13 and under); Dairy Goat – Yearling Doe; Dairy Goat – Doe Kid.

Beef

Connor Albricht: Beef Dairy-Beef Cross – 1251lbs and over; Beef Showmanship; Senior (14 & older)

Tyler Albricht: Beef Showmanship – Junior (9-13)

Abigail Dietsche: Beef Showmanship – Junior (9-13); Beef Breeding Class (50% beef or more) – Junior yearling heifer

Addysyn Durand-Goldsmith: Beef Dairy-Beef Cross – 1251lbs and over; Beef

Showmanship – Junior (9-13); Beef 100% Beef – 1300 pounds and over

Maxwell Martinson: Beef Breeding Class (50% beef or more) – Summer yearling

John Riebe: Beef Bred and Owned; Beef Breeding Class (50% beef or more) – Junior yearling heifer; Beef Showmanship – Senior (14 & older) Showmanship

Broderik Wantoch: Exploring Beef

Dalila Wantoch: Exploring Beef

Gabriella Wantoch: Beef Breeding Class (50% beef or more) – Junior yearling heifer, Grand Champion- Heifer, Reserve Champion- Heifer; Beef Breeding Class (50% beef or more) – Junior heifer; Beef Bred and Owned – Bred and Owned; Beef Breeding Class (50% beef or more) – Cows, two years and over;  Beef 100% Beef – 1300 pounds and over; Beef Breeding Class (50% beef or more) – Pair of calves.

Swine

Brenna Berg: Market Swine – Light Market Barrow

Hunter Roberts: Breeding Swine (purebred or crossbreed) – January Breeding Gilt, Reserve Champion Breeding Gilt; Market Swine – Medium Market Gilt; Market Swine – Medium Market Barrow

Abigail Sikora: Market Swine – Medium Market Barrow, Grand Champion Market Barrow; Swine Owners of all junior ages – Bred and Own

Blake Sikora: Swine Showmanship – Senior (10th-12th grade), Showmanship; Market Swine – Light Market Barrow

Gabrielle Sikora: Swine Owners of all junior ages – Bred and Own

Jeffrey Sikora: Market Swine – Medium Market Gilt; Swine Showmanship – Senior (10th-12th grade)

Chase Albricht: Market Swine – Heavy Market Gilt, Reserve Champion Market Gilt; Market Swine – Heavy Market Barrow, Grand Champion Market Barrow; Swine Showmanship – Intermediate (7th-9th grade)

Nate Edwards: Market Swine – Light Market Gilt

Ella Harder: Swine Showmanship – Junior (3rd-6th grade)

Jonah Harder: Swine Showmanship – Junior (3rd-6th grade)

Maxwell Martinson: Market Swine – Heavy Market Barrow; Market Swine – Heavy Market Gilt, Grand Champion Market Gilt; Swine Showmanship – Intermediate (7th-9th grade)

Jamie Maves: Breeding Swine (purebred or crossbreed) – January Breeding Gilt, Grand Champion Breeding Gilt

Sheep

Aden Bazille: Sheep Showmanship – Senior (14 & older); Sheep Other Breeds – Yearling Ram, Grand Champion Ram; Sheep Suffolk & Hampshire – Yearling Ewe; Sheep Other Breeds – Yearling Ewe; Sheep Other Breeds – Ewe Lamb, Reserve Champion Ewe

Ethan Bazille: Sheep Other Breeds – Yearling Ewe; Sheep Showmanship –  Junior (9-13); Sheep Suffolk & Hampshire – Ram Lamb

Reese Woodford: Sheep Wool Breeds – Ewe Lamb; Sheep Wool Breeds – Ram Lamb

Cheyennah Millermon: Sheep Market Sheep – a single wether, Reserve Champion Wether; Market Sheep – Pen of market wethers (2)

Blake Sikora: Sheep Suffolk & Hampshire – Aged Ram

Mazie Beyrer: Sheep Suffolk & Hampshire – Ewe Lamb, Grand Champion Ewe; Market Sheep – Pen of market wethers (2); Market Sheep – a single wether, Grand Champion Wether; Sheep Showmanship – Junior (9-13);  Sheep Other Breeds – Ewe Lamb

Katelynn Bazille: Sheep Wool Breeds – Ewe Lamb; Sheep Wool Breeds – Yearling Ram, Reserve Champion Ram; Sheep Showmanship – Senior (14 & older), Showmanship; Sheep Suffolk & Hampshire – Ewe Lamb.

Poultry

Lyla Bjork: Poultry Asiatic Varieties – Roosters; Poultry Bantams – Hens; Poultry Bantams – Young Cockerel, Grand Champion Cockerel; Poultry Mediterranean Varieties – Hens; Poultry Continental – Young Cockerel, Reserve Champion Cockerel; Poultry Showmanship – Senior (14 & older), Showmanship; Poultry English Varieties – Hens; Poultry Bantams – Young Pullet, Grand Champion Pullet; Poultry Ducks – Young Female; Poultry Ducks – Old Female; Poultry Bantams – Roosters

Shelby Pinder: Poultry Showmanship – Junior (13 & under); Poultry Bantams – Roosters; Poultry Any other standards – Roosters; Poultry Any other standards – Hens, Reserve Champion Pullet; Young Cockerel; Poultry Cross Varieties – Young Pullet

Sienna Pinder: Poultry Bantams – Young Pullet; Poultry American Varieties – Roosters; Poultry American Varieties – Roosters; Poultry American Varieties – Young Pullet 

Gabrielle Sikora: Poultry Bantams – Hens

Mazie Beyrer: Poultry Exploring – Exploring Poultry; Poultry American Varieties – Hens

Rabbits and Cavies

Cheyennah Millermon: Rabbit & Cavy Small Fancy – Doe over 6 months; Buck under 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Mini Rex- Red –  Buck over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Mini Rex- Red – Doe under 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Mini Rex- Red – Doe over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Small Fancy – Buck over 6 months, Grand Champion Buck

Savana Millermon: Rabbit & Cavy Cavies – Old Sow

Shelby Pinder: Rabbit & Cavy Lop – Doe over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Wool – Buck over 6 months

Blake Sikora: Rabbit & Cavy Showmanship – Senior (9th-12th grade); Rabbit & Cavy Small Fancy – Doe over 6 months

Gabrielle Sikora: Rabbit & Cavy Large Fancy – Doe over 6 months, Reserve Champion Doe;  Rabbit & Cavy Lop – Buck over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Wool – Doe over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Wool – Buck over 6 months

Jeffrey Sikora: Rabbit & Cavy Wool – Doe over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Showmanship – Senior (9th-12th grade), Showmanship; Rabbit & Cavy Any Other Large Breed-Commercials – Buck over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Any Other Large Breed-Commercials – Doe over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Large Fancy – Doe over 6 months

Aubrey Nelson: Rabbit & Cavy Showmanship – Intermediate (7th & 8th grade)

Aubrey Nelson: Rabbit & Cavy Lop: Buck over 6 months, Reserve Champion Buck; Rabbit & Cavy Lop – Doe over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Mini Rex- Red – Doe over 6 months, Grand Champion Doe; Rabbit & Cavy Mini Rex- Red – Buck over 6 months; Rabbit & Cavy Small Fancy – Buck over 6 months

Graham Schaffner: Rabbit & Cavy Exploring rabbit – Exploring rabbit-cavy; Rabbit & Cavy Showmanship – Junior (3rd-6th grade)

Crops and Garden Vegetables and Fruit

Maya North: Crops & Garden Plant & Soil Experiment – Poster pertaining to plt

repro; Crops & Garden Vegetables & Fruits –  Rhubarb.

Posters

Lyla Bjork: Posters (8th grade and up) – Safety

Susan Holmen: Posters (8th grade and up) – Any other poster

Abigail Sikora: Posters (8th grade and up) – Safety

Maya North: Posters (3rd-6th grade) – Any other poster; Posters (3rd-6th grade) – Dairy.

Clothing and Sewing

Ingrid Holmen: Fun with clothing (3rd-6th grade) – Lunch bag or tote bag; Fun with clothing (3rd-6th grade) – Any other sewing

Shelby Pinder: Sew Much More (7th-8th grade) – Any other sewing

Mazie Beyrer: Fun with clothing (3rd-6th grade) – Any other sewing

Megan Christensen: Sew Much More (7th-8th grade) – Lap quilt

Aubrey Nelson: Sew Much More (7th-8th grade) – Article made with polar fleece.

Knitting and Crocheting

Amelia Schmitt: Crocheting (7th grade and up) – Afghan, Grand Champion; Crocheting (7th grade and up) – Purse; Crocheting (7th grade and up) – Scarf, hat or slipper Elizabeth Schmitt: Knitting (7th grade and up) – Any other article

Megan Christensen: Knitting (7th grade and up) – Hat

Addysyn Durand-Goldsmith: Crocheting (7th grade and up) – Any other article; Crocheting (7th grade and up) – Bedspread or tablecloth

Ella Harder: Crocheting (3rd-6th grade) – Small purse

Aubrey Nelson: Crocheting (7th grade and up) – Any other article.

Food Preservation

Lyla Bjork: Pickles

Abigail Sikora: Vegetable

Blake Sikora: Fruits

Jeffrey Sikora: Fruits; Dehydrated foods

Aubrey Nelson: Freezer Jam

Gabriella Wantoch: Applesauce; Vegetable.

Food and Nutrition

Morgan Wolf: Decorated Cakes – 3rd-6th grade

Lyla Bjork: 9th grade and up – Nationality cookie

Amanda Lemler: 9th grade and up – Angel food, Grand Champion

Gabrielle Sikora: Decorated Cakes – 7th- 8th grade

Mazie Beyrer: (3rd-6th grade) – Drop cookie; (3rd-6th grade) –  Muffins

Ava Freeland: Decorated Cakes – 3rd-6th grade

Coen Nelson: (3rd-6th grade) –  Fruit pie

Graham Schaffner: Decorated Cakes –  3rd-6th grade

KaLeigh Shane: Decorated Cakes – 9th grade and up

Kennedy Shane: Decorated Cakes:  9th grade and up.

Jewelery

Mazie Beyrer: Jewelry & Beadwork, Wire and Miscellaneous Beginning (3rd-6th grade) – Jewelry

Megan Christensen: Jewelry & Beadwork, Wire and Miscellaneous Advanced (7th grade and older) –  Jewelry

Ella Harder: Jewelry & Beadwork, Wire and Miscellaneous Beginning (3rd-6th grade) – Jewelry

Woodworking

August Holmen: Beginning (3rd-6th grade) – Woodworking items

Robert Holmen: Advanced (7th grade and older) – Woodworking items, Grand Champion.

Metal Work

Jeffrey Sikora: Advanced metalwork (7th grade and older) – Metalworking item

Jonah Harder: Beginning metal work (3rd-6th grade) – Metalworking item.

Drawing and Painting

Savana Millermon: Advanced (7th grade and older) – Meme that you designed using any method

Megan Christensen: Advanced (7th grade and older) – Water color; Advanced (7th grade and older) – Crayon; Advanced (7th grade and older) – Pen or pencil; Advanced (7th grade and older) – Tempera

Ella Harder: Beginning (3-6th grade) – Tempera; Beginning (3-6th grade) – Meme that you designed using any method; Beginning (3-6th grade) – Pen or pencil

Zoey Lomen: Beginning (3-6th grade) – Pen or pencil

Maya North: Beginning (3-6th grade) – Meme that you designed using any method

Gabriella Wantoch: Beginning (3-6th grade) – Water color; Beginning (3-6th grade) – Crayon; Beginning (3-6th grade) – Pen or pencil.

Arts and Crafts

August Holmen: 3rd-6th grade – Creative wall hanging; 3rd-6th grade – Any other project completed; 3rd-6th grade – Pottery (any other)

Ingrid Holmen: 3rd-6th grade – Pottery (wheel thrown bowl)

Robert Holmen: 12-14 years old – Any other project completed; 12-14 years old – Pottery (wheel thrown bowl); 12-14 years old – Pottery (wheel thrown cup); 12-14 years old – Pottery (any other)

Susan Holmen: 9th-12th grade – Pottery (any other); 9th-12th grade – Pottery (wheel thrown cup)

Amanda Lemler: 9th-12th grade – Ceramics glazed item kitchen

Jocelyn Lemler: 12-14 years old – Ceramics, figurines glzed or stained

Deegan McInnis: 12-14 years old – Holiday decoration (any holiday); 12-14 years old – Lego Kit; 12-14 years old – Creative wall hanging

Cheyennah Millermon: 9th-12th grade – Any other project completed, Grand Champion; 9th-12th grade – Creative wall hanging ;9th-12th grade – Any other project completed, Grand Champion

Abigail Sikora: 12-14 years old – Decorated T-shirt or sweatshirt on hanger; 9th-12th grade – Ceramics, figurines glzed or stained; 9th-12th grade – Basketry

Blake Sikora: 9th-12th grade – Decorated T-shirt or sweatshirt on hanger

Gabrielle Sikora: 12-14 years old – Decorated T-shirt or sweatshirt on hanger; 12-14 years old – Ceramics glazed item used out of doors

Jeffrey Sikora: 9th-12th grade – Decorated T-shirt or sweatshirt on hanger

Megan Christensen: 12-14 years old – Two scrapbook pages, same theme; 12-14 years old – One scrapbook page, any theme; 12-14 years old – Holiday decoration (any holiday)

Michael Christensen: 3rd-6th grade – Decorated T-shirt or sweatshirt on hanger; 3rd-6th grade – Ceramics glazed item kitchen; 3rd-6th grade – Lego Kit; 3rd-6th grade – Lego Kit

Braxton Moritz: 3rd-6th grade – Ceramics, figurines glzed or stained

Aubrey Nelson: 12-14 years old – Pottery (any other); 12-14 years old – Two scrapbook pages, same theme; 12-14 years old – Any other project completed

Gabriella Wantoch: 3rd-6th grade – Decorated T-shirt or sweatshirt on hanger; 3rd-6th grade – Any other project completed.

Photography

August Holmen: 4 photos of different subjects; Four photos of nature (color); Four photos of landscape (B&W); Enlargement

Ingrid Holmen: Four photos of nature (B&W)

Jocelyn Lemler: Four photos of nature (color)

Shelby Pinder: Four photos of nature (color)

Abigail Sikora: Four photos of nature (B&W)

Gabrielle Sikora: Enlargement

Jeffrey Sikora: Enlargement; Four photos of animals (B&W); Four photos of animals (color); 

Ava Freeland: Four photos of animals (color)

Zoey Lomen: Four photos of animals (color); Four photos of animals (color)

Gabriella Wantoch: Four photos of animals (B&W).

Home Furnishings

August Holmen: Room accessory for home

Deegan McInnis: Rug; Any other article for home use

Megan Christensen: Wall hanging; Room accessory for home.

Child Care and Family Living 

Michael Christensen: Youth child care project – Homemade toy by exhibitor

Houseplants and Plant Crafts

Amelia Schmitt: 7th grade and older – Flowering plant; 7th grade and older – Terrarium, must use enclsoed container 7th grade and older Vine type

Elizabeth Schmitt: 7th grade and older – Foliage plant over 1 year old

Lyla Bjork: 7th grade and older – Vine type; 7th grade and older – Terrarium, must use enclsoed container; 7th grade and older – Dish garden, Grand Champion

Deegan McInnis: 7th grade and older – Vine type; 7th grade and older – Dried arrangement – no silk flowers; 7th grade and older – Foliage plant; 7th grade and older – Artificial flower arrangement

Savana Millermon: 7th grade and older – Artificial flower arrangement.

Handyman

Hans Harder: A refinished, repaired, or constructed article for use in…Sport or recreational purpose, Grand Champion

Aubrey Nelson: A refinished, repaired, or constructed article for use in… Any other article of wood and other materials.

Wildlife Management

Susan Holmen: Wildlife – Collection of wildflower seeds

Mazie Beyrer: Wildlife – Chart with tacks made by different fur bearing animals; Wildlife – Exhibit of 10 wildflowers native to Wis

Ella Harder: Wildlife – One pint of homemade maple syrup

Hans Harder: 19. One pint of homemade maple syrup

Graham Schaffner: Wildlife – Diorama of a biome including wildlife that would live there.

Outdoor Recreation

Cheyennah Millermon: Recreation – Poster an archery safety

Blake Sikora: Recreation – Display of photos of fish caught

Megan Christensen: Environmental-Recycling – Article or artwork  from discarded materials

Michael Christensen: Rocketry – Single stage rocket

Maxwell Martinson: Recreation – 5 hand tied flies; Recreation 5 handmade jigs; Recreation – A psoter of six game fish of Wis.

Self-Determined Projects

August Holmen: Learned in an in-depth way documentation

Susan Holmen: Learned in an in-depth way documentation, GFrand Champion

Animal and Veterinary Science 

Lyla Bjork: Vet Science – Meaningful in the study of vet science as a project

Ingrid Holmen: Vet Science – Animal diseases

Blake Sikora:Vet Science – Animal diseases

Small Engines

Michael Christensen: Any homemade machine or device

Open Class

Stephanie Beyrer: O: Digitally Enhanced – Animals

Darryl Mewes: F: Food Preservation – Any other item 

Cora Scharlau: A: Cultural Arts – Jewelry; G: Foods—no limit. – Cookies, plate of 3; G: Foods—no limit – Bars, plate of 3; I: Home Furnishings – any other item 

Marie Swartz: G: Foods—no limit – Candy,  plate of 3; F: Food Preservation – Beans; G: Foods—no limit – any baked items using dairy products; F: Food Preservation – Tomato, whole, quartered or crushed F: Food Preservation – Pickles, relish or salsa; G: Foods—no limit – Nationality cookie, plate of 3

Joseph Verdon: A: Cultural Arts – any other item ; A: Cultural Arts – Pen or pencil sketch;  A: Cultural Arts – Pen or pencil sketch;  A: Cultural Arts – Pen or pencil sketch Grand Champion; A: Cultural Arts – Pen or pencil sketch 

Marguerite Holmen: G: Foods—no limit – Decorated Cake 

Melissa Holmen: N: Color –  Collection of three, same person