Calhoun County Expo

10/11/2026

🍀 THE UNION
🎉 Congratulations to The Union! 🎉
Brockelyn Anderson: Beef – 5 blue; Swine – 5 blue
TreyG Anderson: Swine – 2 blue
Piper Bergquist: Goat – 3 blue; Poultry – 2 blue
Conner Higgins: Beef – 1 blue
Carson Hildreth: Farm Model Display – 1 blue
Brantley Johnson: Woodworking – 1 red
Harris Kinney: Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Hayden Kinney: Swine – 2 blue
Dalton Meyer: Beef – 3 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue; Photography Challenge – participation
Reid Meyer: Beef – 1 blue
Kaylee Mogler: Poultry – 2 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Woodworking – 1 blue
Ayla Parker: Sewing & Needle Arts – 1 blue
Isabella Sackfield: Poultry – 3 blue and 1 red; Photography – 9 blue and 1 red; Food & Nutrition – 2 blue; Home Improvement – 3 blue
Ceacilia Sackfield: Poultry – 4 blue; Rabbit – 2 blue; Photography – 3 blue and 1 red; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Home Improvement – 3 blue
Kevin Small: Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Grayson Stevens: Photography – 1 blue; Health – 1 blue; Woodworking – 1 blue
Jamison Stevens: Photography – 1 blue
Zoey Stevens: Photography – 1 blue; Child Development – 1 blue
Brynlee Vogel: Sheep – 3 blue
👏 Congratulations to all of The Union exhibitors!

10/10/2026

💙💛 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FFA EXHIBITORS! 💛💙
A big congratulations to all of our FFA members who participated at the fair! We are proud of the hard work, time and dedication these exhibitors put into their projects. Thank you for being part of the Calhoun County Expo!
🌾 Manson NW-Webster FFA
Caitlyn Bilstad: Poultry – 3 blue; Photography – 1 blue and 1 red; Sewing Challenge – participation
Owen Compart: Sheep – 5 blue
Peyton Davis: Sheep – 4 blue
Millie Egli: Horse – 10 blue and 1 red
Hailey Jondle: Sheep – 5 blue
Abby Langenwalter: Goat – 3 blue
Aiden Nelson: Beef – 2 blue
Emery Pelz: Sheep – 3 blue; Swine – 3 blue
Brock Saxton: Poultry – 3 blue
Madelyn Wittrock: Horse – 8 blue, 1 red and 1 white
🌾 Pilot Creek FFA
Natalie Burke: Beef – 2 blue
Nathan Burke: Beef – 3 blue; Swine – 5 blue
Aubrey Erickson: Beef – 2 blue
Bailey Stuart: Beef – 2 blue
🌾 SCC FFA
Ella Baker: Goat – 2 blue; Sheep – 3 blue
Cade Higgins: Beef – 1 blue
👏 Congratulations to ALL of our FFA exhibitors!
We love seeing our young people bring their projects to the Expo, work hard, learn new skills and represent their FFA chapters. You are a big part of what makes the Calhoun County Expo so special! 💙

10/09/2026

🍀 NORTH BUTLER BLAZERS
🎉 Congratulations to the North Butler Blazers! 🎉
Chase Aden: Beef – 2 blue; Sheep – 2 blue; Swine – 5 blue
Cole Aden: Beef – 2 blue; Sheep – 1 blue; Swine – 5 blue
Braelynn Clark: Goat – 2 blue; Horse – 7 blue and 1 red; Photography – 7 blue and 1 red
Kinley Clark: Goat – 3 blue; Photography – 9 blue and 1 red; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Eliason DeWalt: Beef – 2 blue; Sheep – 6 blue
Cash Freimuth: Beef – 3 blue
Harper Halt: Swine – 5 blue
Hunter Hammen: Woodworking – 1 blue
Chase Lamphier: Sewing & Needle Arts – 1 blue
Christian Lamphier: Poultry – 2 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Sewing & Needle Arts – 1 blue
Clara Long: Clothing $20 Challenge – 1 blue; Horse – 2 red; Poultry – 1 blue and 1 red; Rabbit – 5 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Photography Challenge – 2 participation
Avery Patterson: Sheep – 3 blue
Ford Patterson: Sheep – 2 blue
Hank Patterson: Sheep – 2 blue
Madilyn Ruge: Sheep – 2 blue; Swine – 2 blue
Brooks Stuart: Beef – 1 blue; Sheep – 3 blue; Swine – 3 blue
Bryce Stuart: Beef – 2 blue
Halle Stuart: Swine – 3 blue
Lyla Stuart: Sheep – 3 blue; Swine – 3 blue
AJ Tucker: Science, Engineering & Technology – 1 blue
Lucas Tucker: Poultry – 2 blue; Rabbit – 2 blue
👏 Way to go, North Butler Blazers!

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

🍀 MANSON CRATERS
🎉 Congratulations to the Manson Craters! 🎉
These exhibitors showed just how many different ways our youth can learn, create and grow through the fair!
Annalee Bernau: Rabbit – 3 blue
Jameson Bernau: Rabbit – 4 blue
Thomas Bilstad: Poultry – 3 blue; Rabbit – 3 blue; Sewing Challenge – participation
Alyssa Dencklau: Beef – 4 blue; Poultry – 7 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 7 blue; Sewing & Needle Arts – 3 blue; Family & Consumer Science – 2 blue
Hudson Heun: Beef – 2 blue; Poultry – 3 blue and 1 red; Photography – 3 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Science, Engineering & Technology – 1 blue
Cory Jondle: Poultry – 4 blue; Sheep – 3 blue; Science, Engineering & Technology – 1 blue
Hailey Jondle: Science, Engineering & Technology – 1 blue
Kale Kraft: Beef – 1 blue; Photography – 4 blue
Brinley Lenz: Goat – 3 blue
MacKenzie Moser: Home Grounds Improvement – 1 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue
Lydia Niewoehner: Rabbit – 2 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Bucket of Flowers – participation
Aven Reuter: Photography – 1 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; 4-H Communications Poster – 1 blue; Bucket of Flowers – participation; Photography Challenge – participation
Griffin Reuter: Photography – 3 blue; Visual Arts – 2 blue; Citizenship – 1 blue; 4-H Communications Poster – red; Bucket of Flowers – participation; Photography Challenge – participation
👏 Congratulations, Manson Craters!🍀

10/08/2026

🍀 LOGAN LARKS
🎉 Congratulations to the Logan Larks! 🎉
From livestock to photography, horticulture, visual arts and more, this group had a great showing!
Holtyn Haberl: Beef – 2 blue
Jaxtyn Haberl: Beef – 2 blue
Emmersyn Hildreth: Horticulture – 1 blue
Eden Hiler: Horticulture – 1 blue; Home Grounds Improvement – 1 blue; Photography – 5 blue and 1 red; Visual Arts – 2 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue
Gwen Hiler: Horticulture – 1 blue; Photography – 5 blue; Visual Arts – 4 blue
Karys Hiler: Photography – 3 blue and 1 red; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue
Peyton Johnson: Visual Arts – 1 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue
Abigail Kistenmacher: Photography – 3 blue; Sewing & Needle Arts – 2 blue
Emma Kistenmacher: Home Grounds Improvement – 1 blue; Photography – 1 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue
Ruby Meyer: Photography – 2 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 2 blue
Stella Meyer: Photography – 4 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Leo Ollinger: Beef – 1 blue
Kaden Ramthun: Beef – 1 blue; Poultry – 3 blue and 1 red
Ty Reynolds: Beef – 2 blue; Educational Presentation – 1 blue; Goat – 4 blue; Photography – 1 blue; Visual Arts – 1 blue
Baylee Roby: Photography – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Bryce Roby: Music – 1 blue
Gabriella Schwartz: Educational Presentation – 1 blue; Goat – 2 blue; Music – 1 blue; Photography – 4 blue; Sewing & Needle Arts – 1 blue; Bucket of Flowers – participation
Avery Solko: Horticulture – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Bailey Solko: Extemporaneous Speaking – 1 blue; Photography – 4 blue; Visual Arts – 5 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Graham Solko: Food & Nutrition – 1 blue
Reese Sommers: Clothing $20 Challenge – 1 blue; Photography – 5 blue and 2 red; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 4 blue; Science, Engineering & Technology – 1 blue; Bucket of Flowers – participation
Madison Wiederin: Rabbit – 2 blue; Sewing & Needle Arts – blue
👏 Way to go, Logan Larks!

10/08/2026

🍀 JACKSON PIONEERS
🎉 Congratulations to the Jackson Pioneers! 🎉
What an awesome variety of projects from this group!
Noah Blair: Sheep – 5 blue
Brinkley Block: Beef – 4 blue
Chance Block: Beef – 2 blue
Chloe Davis: Pets – 1 blue; Photography – 2 blue and 1 red; Visual Arts – 1 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Consumer Management – 1 blue; Food & Nutrition – 2 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue; Thirty Meal Challenge – 1 blue; Citizenship – 1 blue; 4-H Communication Poster – 1 blue; County Challenge – 2 blue
Makinlee Hingeley: Clothing Selection – 1 blue; Share the Fun – 1 blue; Poultry – 2 blue and 1 red; Rabbit – 2 blue; Horticulture & Plant Science – 1 blue; Clothing & Fashion – 1 blue; Bucket of Flowers – 1 participation
Khrysta Kraft: Pets – 1 blue; Photography – 9 blue
Camdyn Macke: Sheep – 2 blue; Photography – 5 blue; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue; County Challenge – 2 participation
Aiden Melody: Sheep – 4 blue
Caroline Melody: Sheep – 3 blue
Brynn Potts: Beef – 3 blue
Cole Reynolds: Beef – 4 blue; Home Improvement – 1 blue; Swine – 3 blue
Kinley Richardson: Beef – 2 blue
👏 Congratulations, Jackson Pioneers! We are proud of you!

10/07/2026

⭐ INDEPENDENT MEMBERS
🎉 Congratulations to our Independent Members! 🎉
We are proud of these exhibitors and all the work they put into their projects!
Karson Wuebker: Swine – 1 blue
Kaylee Wuebker: Beef – 4 blue; Horse – 11 blue; Pet – 1 blue; Rabbit – 2 blue; Animal Science – 1 blue; Photography – 1 red; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Swine – 3 blue
Rylan Wuebker: Beef – 2 blue; Pet – 1 blue; Rabbit – 1 blue and 1 red; Food & Nutrition – 1 blue; Swine – 1 blue
Sophia Wuebker: Horse – 9 blue and 2 red; Photography – 4 blue
👏 Great job representing Calhoun County!

10/07/2026

🎯 CALHOUN COUNTY HOT SHOTS
🎉 Congratulations to our Calhoun County Hot Shots fair participants! 🎉
These youth put in the time, effort and practice, and we are proud of everything they accomplished!
Kylon Baker: Goat – 3 blue
Brock Barlett: Fair Shoot – 5 participation
Bryatt Barlett: Fair Shoot – 5 participation
Eva Cline: Fair Shoot – 5 participation
Gideon Cline: Fair Shoot – 5 participation
Ysabella Cline: Fair Shoot – 5 participation
Calvin Hiler: Fair Shoot – 5 participation; Photography – 3 blue
James Hiler: Fair Shoot – 4 participation; Photography – 4 blue and 1 red; Food & Nutrition – 2 blue; 4-H Communication Poster – 1 blue; Self Determined – 1 blue
Sydney Hiler: Photography – 2 blue; Visual Arts – 2 blue
Sophia McCoy: Fair Shoot – 3 participation
Whitney McCoy: Fair Shoot – 4 participation
William McCoy: Fair Shoot – 5 participation
Brock Saxton: Fair Shoot – 3 participation; Photography – 1 blue
Richard Saxton: Fair Shoot – 3 participation
Shannon Saxton: Fair Shoot – 2 participation; Poultry – 5 blue; Photography – 4 blue and 1 red; Sewing & Needle Arts – 1 blue; Woodworking – 1 red; County Challenges – 4 participation
Benjamin Worley: Fair Shoot – 6 participation
Bailey Zinnel: Fair Shoot – 4 participation; Poultry – 5 blue; Photography – 6 blue and 1 red; Visual Arts – 3 blue; Sewing & Needle Arts – 1 blue and 1 red; Woodworking – 1 blue; County Challenges – 3 participation
👏 Congratulations, Hot Shots!

10/07/2026

We are incredibly proud of all of the youth who represented Calhoun County at the 2026 fair! From livestock and photography to woodworking, food & nutrition, visual arts, communications and so much more, these kids put in countless hours preparing their projects. 💙
Over the next several posts, we’ll be recognizing our participants by club and FFA chapter and celebrating their accomplishments!
👏 Congratulations to ALL of our exhibitors! Your hard work, dedication and willingness to learn are exactly what 4-H and FFA are all about.
Calhoun County Dog Project 🐾
Lily Bartels — Dog: 2 blue; Visual Arts: 2 blue; Photography: 5 blue
Kane Becker — Photography: 3 blue, 3 red; Goat: 2 blue
Madison Becker — Photography: 2 blue, 1 red
McKenna Becker — Photography: 1 blue; Goat: 3 blue; Beef: 1 blue
Ava Calmer — Beef: 1 blue; Bucket of Flowers: participation; Photography: 3 blue, 1 red; Visual Arts: 2 blue; Dog: 2 blue; Home Improvement: 1 blue
Layla Calmer — Beef: 1 blue; Bucket of Flowers: participation; Photography: 3 blue, 1 red; Home Improvement: 2 blue
Ava Carlson — Animal Science: 2 blue; Photography: 3 blue; Visual Arts: 3 blue; Dog: 3 blue
Olivia Carlson — Outdoor Adventures: 1 blue; Photography: 2 blue; Visual Arts: 3 blue; Child Development: 1 blue; Citizenship: 1 blue; 4-H Communications Poster: 1 blue
Peyton Davis — Visual Arts: 1 blue; Sewing & Needle Arts: 1 blue; 4-H Communications Poster: 1 blue
Alivia Lynch — Photography: 3 blue; Visual Arts: 1 blue; Home Improvement: 1 blue; Science, Engineering & Technology: 1 blue
Alex Zehr — Beef: 2 blue; Pet: 1 blue; Photography: 1 blue; Visual Arts: 1 blue; Family & Consumer Science: 1 blue
Jordan Zehr — Beef: 3 blue; Photography: 2 blue, 1 red
🐾 Way to represent, Calhoun County Dog Project!