4-H’ers Get Jump on Fair

  • Lilly Cramer of Stromsburg baked whole wheat bread for her Culinary Challenge dish. Cramer was named Grand Champion of the intermediate division.
    Lilly Cramer of Stromsburg baked whole wheat bread for her Culinary Challenge dish. Cramer was named Grand Champion of the intermediate division.
  • Alexa Stewart of Shelby gets a closer look at an item during the Horticulture Judging contest Wednesday.
    Alexa Stewart of Shelby gets a closer look at an item during the Horticulture Judging contest Wednesday.
  • Aquinas High School Senior Rachel Wacker of Shelby shows off the dress she sewed for the Homecoming Dance. It took her more than six hours spread across multiple days to sew the matt satin dress.
    Aquinas High School Senior Rachel Wacker of Shelby shows off the dress she sewed for the Homecoming Dance. It took her more than six hours spread across multiple days to sew the matt satin dress.

    The Polk County Fair opened on Wednesday, but that does not include the multiple shows with dozens of 4-H'ers who have already participated in the Culinary Challenge, Horticulture Judging contest and Clothing Construction and Modeling Judging.  Polk County News Photos by Rick Holtz