2016 4-H Fair Winners Announced

See photos from the 4-H Fair here.
Special Contests and Awards:
THE RUTH STEENLAND MEMORIAL 4-H LEADER AWARD
Winner:  Jamie Carpenter, The Wranglers 4-H Club      
4-H MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Winner(s): Rebecca Thompson, Barnyard Buddies; Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies 
FRANK L. GERMANIO, SR. 4-H EXEMPLARY SERVICE AWARD
Winner:  Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies 
HORSE CARE & MANAGEMENT
Winner: Kate Pantelione, The Wranglers 
STALL CARE & MANAGEMENT AWARDS:
Individual Winner – Kate Pantelione, The Wranglers; Club Winner –  The Wranglers 
OUTSTANDING TEEN AMBASSADOR
Winner:  Nick Schalek, Milky Ways 
HORSE & LIVESTOCK ROUND ROBIN GRAND CHAMPION
Winner:  Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies 
BEST CLUB GARDEN:
Winner:  Milky Ways 
CLOVERBUD RECOGNITION 
GRADUATING SENIORS RECOGNITION
Contributors to the Special Contests and Awards Category:
Stiles Farm & Nursery, Sally & Warren Stiles
Jeanette Rea Keywood
Loretta Schellinger – In Memory of Ralph Schellinger Sr., President 4-H Foundation
BJ & John Webersinn – In memory of friends and family no longer with us but forever in our hearts
Ocean View Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Niedwesice
Sharon & Herb Siefken
County of Cape May – Board of Chosen Freeholders
Sisters Sweet Shoppe
Eisele’s Bees & Trees
General Awards:
BEST IN SHOW FRUIT & VEGETABLE AWARD
Winner: Coryn Dykhouse, Star Hollow Riders – Cucumbers  
BEST IN SHOW HOUSEPLANT
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – African Violet 
BEST IN SHOW PLANT PROPAGATION
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – The Three Sisters
BEST IN SHOW FINE ARTS
Winner: Kelly Suter, Shore Blazers – Beach Landscape
RUNNER-UP FINE ARTS
Winner: Tessa Wozunk, Hy-Riders – Skippin the Confusion
BEST IN SHOW CREATIVE CRAFTS
Winner: Nora Conover, Needle & Thread – Pottery
RUNNER-UP CREATIVE CRAFTS
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies – Paper Mache Poultry
BEST IN SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY – Senior
Winner – Colby Schalek, Milky Ways – Butterfly “On the Rocks”    
RUNNER-UP PHOTOGRAPHY – Senior
Winner –  Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – A “Peak” at Heaven
BEST IN SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY – JUNIOR
Winner –  Emily DiGilio, Needle & Thread & Kitchen Phanatics – Lily Dew
RUNNER-UP PHOTOGRAPHY – JUNIOR
Winner – Mina LaFrance, Star Hollow Riders – Summer Black-Eyed Susan
BEST IN SHOW CREATIVE WRITING – SENIOR                
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies – June 30, 2011, That’s the Day She Went to Heaven
RUNNER-UP CREATIVE WRITING – SENIOR
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – Saving Grace
BEST IN SHOW WOODWORKING
Winner:  Coryn Dykhouse, Teen Ambassadors & Star Hollow Riders – Wooden Puzzle 
BEST IN SHOW HOME FURNISHINGS
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies – My House Both Green and Tiny
BEST IN SHOW JUNIOR TEXTILES & CLOTHING (4^TH -8^TH grades)
Winner: Nora Conover, Needle & Thread – Dress         
BEST IN SHOW SENIOR TEXTILES & CLOTHING (9^TH -13^TH grades)
Winner: Kelly Suter, Shore Blazers – T-Shirt Quilt
BEST IN SHOW HOBBIES and COLLECTIBLES   
Winner:  Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – Matchbox Collection 
BEST IN SHOW SCRAPBOOK/GENERAL (Non 4-H Topic)
Winner: Isabella Holly, Scales & Tails – Summer ’15 Scrapbook
BEST IN SHOW SCRAPBOOK / 4-H CLUB
Winner: Lower Cape May Regional High School – 4-H Club Scrapbook 
BEST IN SHOW SHOE BOX EXHIBIT
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies– Human Anatomy
BEST IN SHOW JUNIOR FOODS and NUTRITION (4^TH-8^TH grades)
Winner:  Kate Pantelione, Wranglers – Kate’s Smoked London Broil    
BEST IN SHOW SENIOR FOODS and NUTRITION (9^TH-13^TH grades)
Winner:  Kristen Hughes, Milky Ways – Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake  
BEST DECORATED CAKE
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Barnyard Buddies and Tightlines – Ghostbuster Cake 
BEST HEALTH, FITNESS AND/OR SAFETY AWARD
Winner:  Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies– Blood Donation “Facts About Donating Blood”
BEST IN SHOW MARINE SCIENCE
Winner: Nature Center of Cape May – Manta Ray World Traveller 
BEST IN SHOW COMPUTERS
Winner: Coryn Dykhouse, Star Hollow Riders & Teen Ambassadors – Born to Race Recycled to Ride      
BEST IN SHOW NATURAL SCIENCE EXHIBIT
Winner: Drew Ludman, Milky Ways – What Do Birds Like to Eat 
BEST IN SHOW 4-H PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Winner: Rutgers 4-H Teen Leadership Program at the Nature Center of Cape May 
BEST IN SHOW 4-H INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Winner: Colby Schalek, Milky Ways – Fallen Fighters 
BEST IN SHOW 4-H CLUB EXHIBIT – LOCKWOOD 4-H YOUTH CENTER:
1^st Place: Lower Cape May Regional H.S.
2^nd Place: Needle & Thread
3^rd Place: Pitchforks & Buckets 
BEST IN SHOW 4-H CLUB EXHIBIT – HORSE BARNS:
1^st Place: Shore Blazers
2^nd Place:  Hy-Riders
3^rd Place: Star Hollow Riders                     
BEST IN SHOW 4-H CLUB EXHIBIT– LIVESTOCK BARNS:
1^st Place: Barnyard Buddies
2^nd Place: Milky Ways
3^rd Place:   Pitchforks & Buckets 
BEST IN SHOW 4-H PERFORMANCE / JUNIOR
(Project Record Books)
1^st Place:  Nora Conover, Needle & Thread
2^nd Place: Elise Heim, Shore Blazers
3^rd Place:  Mina LaFrance, Star Hollow Riders                                     
BEST IN SHOW 4-H PERFORMANCE / SENIOR
(Project Record Books)
1^st Place: Drew Ludman, Milky Ways  
2^nd Place: Annabella Halbruner, Wranglers
3^rd Place: Andrew Heim, Shore Blazers 
BEST IN SHOW SPECIAL FEATURE
Winner: Thomas Germanio, Barnyard Buddies – Jersey Fresh 
BEST IN SHOW ADULT EXHIBIT
Winner: Gayle Crookston, Kitchen Phanatics – Paper Piece Quilt
BEST IN SHOW 4-H PROGRAM FOCUS EXHIBIT ($50)
Winner: 4-H Teen Ambassadors – Large World with Airplanes & Passports
BEST IN SHOW INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY/EDUCATIONAL
Winner: Drew Ludman, Milky Ways – The Battle of the Falkland Islands           
BEST IN SHOW OPEN YOUTH – (4th-12^th grades)
Winner:  Wetlands Institute Summer Nature Program, Wetlands Institute – One World Ocean
BEST IN SHOW SEEING EYE DOG – Adult
Winner: George Mathis, PPAWS        
BEST IN SHOW SEEING EYE DOG – Youth
Winners: Alexis Mathis, PPAWS – Pride 
Contributors to the General Awards Category:
BJ & John Webersinn – In memory of friends and family no longer with us but forever in our hearts
Ocean View Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Niedwesice
John & Darlene Sturm – In memory of Doris Sturm
Turf & Farm Supplies, Inc., Allen Carter
Mouse Trap Lanes, Holly Crain
Thomas Barry Marine Construction, Inc., Tom & Sally Barry
Alicia Arnold – In memory of Brother and Parents
Elvina Johnson
Michele’s Country Suds Dog Spa, Michele Haggerty
Pikolycky Family
Marlene Conover
Stiles Farm & Nursery, Warren Stiles
Gina Baldwin & Ray Rose – In memory of Albert Baldwin, Jean Avery and Matthew McDonald
Sharon Siefken
Court House Cleaners, Jennifer Armstrong
Gayle Crookston
Master Gardeners Association
Senator Jeff Van Drew, Assemblyman Andrzejczak, Assemblyman Land
Donald E. Webersinn – In memory of Ginny Webersinn
Carol Lynn Resorts, Carol Saduk
Marilou & Dr. James Rochford
Pam Gaskill
The Lockwood Family – In memory of Edith Lockwood
Eisele’s Bees & Trees
Lower Cape May Regional High School 4-H Club
JJD Painting, LLC, Judy DiGalbo – In memory of Raymond Bailey, Sr.
JJD Painting, LLC, Judy DiGalbo – In memory of Donna Rocap-Moore 
Horse Awards:
GRAND CHAMPION MODEL HORSE
Winner:  Caitlin Tomlin, Shore Blazers – Todd 
RESERVE CHAMPION MODEL HORSE
Winner: Andrew Heim, Shore Blazers – Pardon Me   
GRAND CHAMPION VERSATILITY
Winner: Erin Schalick, Hy-Riders – Dlux Color Edition 
RESERVE CHAMPION VERSATILITY
Winner: Coryn Dykhouse, Star Hollow Riders – King Solomon 
OUTSTANDING YOUTH SPORTSMANSHIP IN THE HORSE AREA
Winner: Jessica Raymond, Star Hollow Riders          
OUTSTANDING 4-H HORSE SHOW MOM
Winner: Melissa Mathis, Star Hollow Riders
OUTSTANDING 4-H HORSE SHOW DAD
Winner: Craig DeGenova, The Wranglers 
GRAND CHAMPION WESTERN GROOMING & SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Kate Mihal, Hy-Riders – Sonny’s Ferrari
RESERVE CHAMPION WESTERN GROOMING & SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Caitlyn Martindale, Hy-Riders – Monochrome Monitor
GRAND CHAMPION ENGLISH GROOMING & SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Erin Schalick, Hy-Riders – Dlux Color Edition
RESERVE CHAMPION ENGLISH GROOMING & SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Rebecca Thompson, Barnyard Buddies – Rascal
BEST ENGLISH RIDER AT FAIR
Winner: Kelly Suter, Shore Blazers – Good Feelin’    
BEST WESTERN RIDER AT FAIR
Winner: Erin Schalick, Hy-Riders – Dlux Color Edition
BEST BEGINNER RIDER / ENGLISH
Winner: Gabriella Coombs, Shore Blazers – Geronimo
BEST BEGINNER RIDER / WESTERN
Winner: Kate Mihal, Hy-Riders – Sonny’s Ferrari
Contributors to the Horse Awards Category:
Ocean View Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Niedwesice
Sea Horse Farm, Maria Schumann
C & C Marine Towers, Charles Coulter
Hayfield, LLC, Jeanne DeVico
Gloria Holmstrup MacLeod – In memory of John MacLeod
John & Joanne Champion – In honor of Anna Champion Oney
Bill Riches – In memory of Ray and Joe Howell
Mary Start – In memory of Pippi Longstockings
South Jersey Marina, Colleen Weber
Linda Horner – In fond memory of former Horse Council President & Club Leader, Patricia S. Horvath
Brenda Start – In loving memory of Pippi Longstockings
Joseph Grandizio Papperman– In memory of my aunt Jane Gummel who loved the third week in July as much as me.
Livestock Awards:
GRAND CHAMPION GOAT
Winner: Trinity Hamann, Pitchforks & Buckets         
GRAND CHAMPION GOAT SHOWMANSHIP
Winner:  Tessa Wozunk, Milky Ways
GRAND CHAMPION HOG           
Winner: Sam Barry, Barnyard Buddies
RESERVE CHAMPION HOG
Winner: Thomas Germanio, Barnyard Buddies
GRAND CHAMPION SHOWMANSHIP HOG
Winner: Sarah Schuler, Barnyard Buddies
RESERVE CHAMPION SHOWMANSHIP HOG
Winner: Isabella Holly, Milky Ways
GRAND CHAMPION LAMB
Winner: Sam Barry, Barnyard Buddies
GRAND CHAMPION LAMB SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies
GRAND CHAMPION STEER
Winner: Sam Barry, Barnyard Buddies
GRAND CHAMPION CATTLE SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Sam Barry, Barnyard Buddies
GRAND CHAMPION RABBIT
Winner:  Cadence Golley, Pitchforks & Buckets – New Zealand
RESERVE CHAMPION RABBIT
Winner: Kelly Hunter, Pitchforks & Buckets – Mini Satin
GRAND CHAMPION RABBIT & CAVY SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Barnyard Buddies – Himalayan
RESERVE CHAMPION RABBIT & Cavy SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Trinity Hamann, Pitchforks & Buckets – English Lop
GRAND CHAMPION CAVY
Winner: Hannah Wright, Milky Ways – American Teddy
BEST FUR
Winner: Cadence Golley, Pitchforks & Buckets – Holland Lop
BEST EGG  
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies
GRAND CHAMPION POULTRY
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Barnyard Buddies – Barred Rock Hen
RESERVE CHAMPION POULTRY
Winner: Drew Ludman, Milky Ways – Golden Lace Wynotte
GRAND CHAMPION CHICKEN SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Amanda Schuler, Tightlines and Barnyard Buddies
RESERVE CHAMPION CHICKEN SHOWMANSHIP
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies
GRAND CHAMPION WATERFOWL
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – Australian Spotted Hen  
RESERVE CHAMPION WATERFOWL
Winner:  Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – Snowy Grey Silkie Duck
BEST IN SHOW HERPETOLOGY
Winner: Isabella Holly, Scales and Tails – Leopard Gecko
CUTEST BARN ANIMAL
Winner: Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies – Lamb “Ivory”
MOST VALUABLE BARN WORKERS:
Youth:  Cody Hanek, Barnyard Buddies
Adult: Glenn Hanek, Barnyard Buddies
4-H SPIRIT OF JAY AWARD
Winner: Kelly Hunter, Pitchforks & Buckets
Contributors to the Livestock Awards Category:
Ocean View Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Niedwesice
Gina Baldwin & Ray Rose – In memory of Angela & Albert DiMarino, Joe & Josephine Hanek, and Tim & Nancy Rose
Mary Start – In memory of Pippi Longstockings
Lynne Germanio – In memory of Frank Germanio, Sr. and his parents Bernard & Anne Germanio
Germanio Brothers Farms, Frank & Ross Germanio – In memory of Frank L. Germanio, Sr.
Susan Garner & Alicemarie Lees – In loving memory of our parents, Albert & Linda Beers
No Frills Farm, Charles Taylor – In memory of Shep Taylor
The Mudhaven Homestead, Jen Sawyer
The Riggins Family – In memory of Helen Griffiths
Cody Hanek – In memory of cousins, Albert Baldwin and Matthew McDonald
Glenn & Barbara Hanek – In memory of Joe & Josephine Hanek, Jean Avery, Albert Baldwin and Matthew McDonald
Debi & Tom Papperman – In honor of our children
The Lockwood Family – In memory of Melville (Bill) Lockwood, former 4-H Agent
JJD Painting, LLC, Judy DiGalbo – In memory of Raymond Bailey, Sr.
JJD Painting, LLC, Judy DiGalbo – In memory of Donna Rocap-Moore