OSU Extension Portage County held its annual celebration on Oct. 9 at Wingfoot Lake State Park to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of its 4-H volunteers as well as the Gold Medal and Youth Award winners.
The Portage County 4-H Gold Medal Awards are used to recognize members who have shown outstanding effort, personal growth, an increase of knowledge and skill and outstanding achievement in their category.
Youth Gold Medal Award Winners:
Lauren Lynn- Sheep
Harland Kisamore- Sheep
Alexis Huffman- Poultry
Cora Riemenschneider- Public Speaking
Cora Riemenschneider – Clothing & Textiles
Kirsten Reid- Swine
Reese Diehl- Swine
Gyllien Anderson- Personal Development
Gyllien Anderson- Fashion Revue
Kasey Phillip- Beef
Logan Lynn- Beef
Taylor Wadsworth- Market Goat
Xavier Miller- Foods & Nutrition
Tessa Galloway- Cooking
Allison Krieger- Hippology
Lauren Krieger- Achievement (Overall)
Harrison Blay- Livestock Master
Jeff Hoffman- Shooting Sports
Cliff Hoffman Jr.- Shooting Sports
Trips and Opportunities:
Tessa Wood & Gyllien Anderson – Citizen Washington Focus
Tessa Wood, Henry Harnar, & Ammon Hottensmith – Sea Camp
Kiedis Hottensmith & James Harnar – Space Adventure Camp
Sophia Wood – Camp Canopy
Sophia Wood – 4-H Leadership Camp
CARTEENS Volunteers:
Tessa Wood
Maria Lonneman
Rhonda Lonneman
Chuck Hoskin
Duane Hunsicker
Portage County 4-H Endowment Scholarship:
Tessa Galloway
Gyllien Anderson
Shelby Firth
Ella Leonard
Maria Lonneman
Riley Hanan
4-H Volunteers
1-4 Year Volunteers
Crystal Lee – 1
Kimberly Hoffman – 1
Kristen Fenshaw – 1
Lindsay Gleason – 1
Lynn Bango – 1
Maria Brown – 1
Rebecca Evans – 1
Ashley Roosa – 1
Larissa Catcott – 1
Sarah Thiel – 1
Kristen Barnett – 2
Lee Lance – 2
Danny Sweitzer – 2
Courtney Tayerle – 2
Karin Wright – 2
Holly Dussel – 3
Margaret Huffman – 3
Angela Janson – 3
Joanne Kuchenbecker – 3
Ava Lonneman – 3
Kaitlyn Benjamin – 3
Christina Guth – 4
Melissa Herndon – 4
Angela Langford – 4
Tonya Longstreth – 4
Roger Mansfield – 4
Elizabeth Miller – 4
Harvey Miller – 4
Erin Richards – 4
James Fox – 4
Joseph Oden – 4
Jordan Christopher – 4
Erica Seckman – 4
Christina Shane – 4
5-9 Year Volunteers
Shannon Baldasare – 5
Gail Hansen-More – 5
Gregory Krieger – 5
Jeremy Sasala – 5
Nicole Werbeck – 5
Ryan Kisamore – 5
Robert Bearss – 6
Douglas Blay – 6
Jodie Dillner – 6
Dean Engelhart – 6
Mariah Finnegin – 6
Marty Kurtz-Orf – 6
Daniel Martin – 6
Kayleigh Potts – 6
Rebecca Scott – 6
Blaine Seckman – 6
Heather Skinner – 6
Sarah Stutzman – 6
Michael Barker – 7
Darrell Langford – 7
Daniel Schrack – 7
Shawn Wadsworth – 7
Kimberly Ballentine – 8
Kellyn Bango – 8
Shauna Cales – 8
James Chandler – 8
Jennifer Coduto – 8
Laurel Fugman – 8
Whitney Gordon – 8
Don Hanan – 8
Robert Hermann – 8
Lorie Krieger – 8
Mike Lynn – 8
Jeffery May – 8
Sonja Witchey – 8
Bradley Polen – 8
Nancy Polen – 8
Barbara Rach – 8
Amy Rennecker – 8
Anna Roosa – 8
Amy Saylor – 8
Kyle Scott – 8
Tina Smithberger – 8
Ryan Tessean – 8
Christine Tuel – 8
Julienne Bearss – 9
Julie Heldreth – 9
Kirsten Keeton – 9
Kristin Lenington – 9
Becky Miller – 9
Becky Oliver – 9
Angela Polichena-Boyle – 9
Tiffany Pruitt – 9
Belinda Sasala – 9
Charlotte Wadsworth – 9
10-19 Year Volunteers
Jessica Heater – 10
Kim Nelson – 10
Melisa Lindsey – 11
Tiffany Lynn – 11
Ann Neal -11
Cathy Boring – 12
Charles Campbell – 12
Elizabeth DeLong – 12
Carrie Firth – 12
Rachele Pemberton – 12
David Smithberger – 12
Nathan Watson – 12
Kaitlin DiLellio – 12
Kathy Galloway – 13
Julie Kaiser – 13
Michelle Yeatts – 13
Bessie Zinz – 13
Renee Doraski – 14
Teresa Flynn – 14
Shannon Gallagher – 14
Brooke Kline – 14
Tanya Potts – 14
Viola Barker – 15
Megan Kline – 15
Heather Watkins-Lang – 15
Diane Ebie – 16
Brittany Kaiser – 16
Rhonda Lonneman – 16
Timothy More – 16
Russel Rennecker – 17
Matthew Shircliff – 18
20-29 Year Volunteers
Steven Hermann – 20
Stephen Heppe – 21
Vickie Hermann – 21
Carolyn Eiermann – 22
Charles Hoskin – 22
Jennifer Rice – 22
Christina Campbell – 22
Laura Heater – 24
Angela Kuchenbecker – 25
Carrie Ball – 26
Rex Ebie – 26
Pam Gardener – 26
Tom Wise – 27
30-39 Year Volunteers
Karen Watson – 30
Rhonda Lipply – 32
Debra Diehl – 33
Karen Hovey – 33
Kay Viall – 34
Kimberly Herman – 36
Charlene Rohal – 37
Chris Diehl – 38
Roberta Gallagher – 40
Linda Rufener – 40
40+ Year Volunteers
Frances Pruchenski – 42
Nancy Moss – 44
Fran Mansfield – 45
Dale Nething – 46
Patricia Shircliff – 46
Diane Bishop – 47
Debra Heppe – 49
Ruth Studer – 49
June Biltz – 60
Wayne Biltz – 65
