Page 31 Lincoln Daily News 2024 Logan County Fair Jul/Aug 2024 The event kicked off at 4:00 PM, with Davis calling on a 4-H group called the Early Risers to present their group project. The project, all about the demographics of their group and why they love Cloverbuds, was filled with pie charts, data, and fun drawings. The group presented their project to judge Wrage, ending the presentation with each child sharing their favorite thing about Cloverbuds. While there were some answers such as “seeing friends” and “showing our projects,” the most common answer was “everything.” After the Early Risers gave their group presentation, Davis began to call kids one at a time, directing them to one of the judges. The kids would grab their projects and make their way over to their designated judging table, many with eager parents following right behind. The judges all met the kids with a smile and introduced themselves before asking the kids about their projects. While some kids were a bit more nervous than others, all of them did a great job answering the judges’ questions and sharing interesting details about their projects. The judges also did an excellent job making connections with the kids, as to help them be less nervous and more confident. The projects also varied widely in the topics they covered. One young man put together a slide made of cut in half water bottles and a wooden container to store ping pong balls in. He would then take the ping pong balls out of the container and send them down the slide. Another young lady made a presentation on everything that goes into making banana bread. Another young man took a picture of his two ducklings and talked about them. Still another young lady used square stickers to put together a unicorn picture with a pixel art effect. A couple of young ladies created bracelets and showed them off to the judges. Another young woman showed off pictures of flowers she has been gardening. Another young man showed off snap circuits and the many things he could power with them. As the kids finished talking with the judges, they were awarded a ribbon, and their projects were collected to be displayed. Sherri Bishop, also of U of I Extension, went around collecting the projects and finding a place for them to be displayed alongside their ribbon and a tag with each kid’s name. All-in-all, about 30 kids came and presented their projects. Even though the humidity was rough, the kids all had great attitudes and Continued --
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