Page 22 Lincoln Daily News 2025 Logan County Fair Jul/Aug 2025 4-H Food, Nutrition and Health Show “rolls” through 2025 On Monday, July 28th, the 4-H Food, Nutrition, and Health show was held in the yellow door barn of the Logan County Fairgrounds. This 4-H show was hosted by the University of Illinois Extension Offi ce. Kids between the ages of eight and eighteen could submit projects in one of several categories. These categories were Cooking 101, 201, 301, 401, Food Science, Sport Nutrition, Food Preservation, Visual Arts - Food/Cake Decorating, and Health. When kids and their parents arrived, they took their projects over to the check-in table. Here, either Deana Brooks or Amanda Gray would check them in and give them everything they needed to take to the judges. The children and their parents then would wait until it was their turn. There were two judges, Heather Cosby and Stacie Skelton, who were each at their own table. One at a time, the kids would bring their projects up and present them to either Cosby or Skelton. The projects the kids brought up ranged from informative projects on healthrelated topics to baked goods. Cosby and Skelton each spent several minutes talking to each kid, asking them questions about their submissions and having a conversation. Both would occasionally provide constructive criticism so that the kids can learn and grow, but both seemed impressed overall with the quality of the submissions. Cosby, owner of Flossie and Delzena’s in Lincoln, even made a joke about wanting many of the kids to come work in her restaurant. Kade Furman submitted and presented a project on sports nutrition. Furman stated, “sports nutrition is important for players because if you don’t have sports nutrition, you can get dehydrated then you can get really hurt.” Furman stated that he plays baseball, football, and basketball. He will be taking what he learned while making this project to make some changes going forward. “I am going to eat better and not eat junk food as much.” Continued --
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