4-H’ers Compete in Consumer Choices Contests

4-H’ers from across North Dakota met at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot to compete in the junior and senior Consumer Choices events on July 27.

Consumer Choices requires youth to make informed decisions on consumer-related classes and then tell the judge their reasons for ranking the classes. This year, 4-H’ers ranked two classes each of energy bars, MP3 players and photography, then gave reasons on one of each of the divisions they ranked.

The top senior teams are:

• First place, Burleigh County - team members: Jayce Doan, Josie Carlson, Mikaela Miller and Neil Lelm
• Second place, Walsh County - team members: Allyson Durkin, Allie Beneda, Andrew Brummond, Tricia Zikmund and Megan Ramsey
• Third place, Morton County - team members: Dominick Goettle, Mariah Higgins and Renae Tokach
• Fourth place, Divide-McKenzie-Williams counties - team members: Marissa Ekness, Dakota Marschner, Katie Wold and Mallory Nygard
• Fifth place, Grant-McIntosh counties - team members: Kayla Scholes, Amber Ketterling and Amy Bechtle

The top 10 individuals and their county are:

• First place - Mikaela Miller, Burleigh
• Second place - Katie Wold, Divide-McKenzie-Williams
• Third place - Renae Tokach, Morton
• Fourth place - Neil Lelm, Burleigh
• Fifth place - Kaylee Lackman, Oliver
• Sixth place - Anna Freidt, Stark-Billings
• Seventh place - Jonathan Rosencrans, Mountrail
• Eighth place - Kayla Scholes, Grant-McIntosh
• Ninth place - Andrew Brummond, Walsh
• Tenth place - Tia Klein, Cavalier-Ransom-Towner

The top junior teams are:

• First place, Morton County - team members: Kristen Presler, Tyrza Hoines, Rachel Goettle, Mikayla Schirado and Theresa Wanner
• Second place, Oliver County - team members: Rebecca Liffrig, Tanner Berger, Peter Liffrig, William Liffrig and Emily Klein
• Third place, Barnes County - team members: Drew Oberlander, Kassidy Olson, Darris Thoreson and Camille Kawasaki
• Fourth place, Cass County - team members: Colton Christmann, Jaelyn Lardy, Jarrett Lardy, Danielle Roeber and Ashley Stoppleworth
• Fifth place, Walsh County - team members: Hayley Fingarson, Michael Nord, Emily Laaveg, Emily Zikmund and Esten Beneda

The top 10 individuals and their county are:

• First place - Rachel Goettle, Morton
• Second place - Theresa Wanner, Morton
• Third place - Darris Thoreson, Barnes
• Fourth place - Karissa Monsen, McKenzie
• Fifth place - Allison Voigt, Renville
• Sixth place - Mikayla Schirado, Morton
• Seventh place - Emily Klein, Oliver
• Eighth place - Tanner Berger, Oliver
• Ninth place - Rebecca Liffrig, Oliver
• Tenth place - Colton Christmann, Cass

For more information, contact your county office of the NDSU Extension Service. Photos and cutlines may be available at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/gallery. Check your e-mail for the username and password to access this site.