4-H’ers Receive State Consumer Choices Awards

4-H’ers from across North Dakota met in Bismarck to compete in junior and senior Consumer Choices events July 26.

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 breakfast cereals, luggage and sunglasses, then gave reasons on one product in each of the divisions they ranked.

The top senior teams are:

• First place, Morton County - team members: Dominick Goettle, Rachel Goettle, Tyrza Hoines, Kirsten Presler and Renae Tokach
• Second place, Walsh County - team members: Haley Fingarson, Abby Zikmund, Bill Klose, Tricia Zikmund and Megan Ramsey
• Third place, Mountrail County - team members: Myles Odermann, Jonanthan Rosencrans, Mariah Billadeau and Kaska Weidman
• Fourth place, Stark/Billings counties - team members: Kelsey Hibl, Kyleigh Brydl, Valerie Kerner, Anna Friedt and Kayla Scholes
• Fifth place, Pembina and Cavalier counties - team members: Morgan Longtin, Josh Ulvog and Tia Klein

The top 10 individuals and their county are:

• First place – Rachel Goettle, Morton
• Second place – Dominick Goettle, Morton
• Third place – Abby Zikmund, Walsh
• Fourth place – Kayla Scholes, Stark/Billings
• Fifth place – Myles Odermann, Mountrail
• Sixth place – Megan Ramsey, Walsh
• Seventh place – Tricia Zikmund, Walsh
• Eighth place – Ellen Schnabel, McIntosh
• Ninth place – Renae Tokach, Morton
• Tenth place – Jonathan Rosencrans, Mountrail

The top junior teams are:

• First place, Walsh County - team members: Emily Laaveg, Emily Zikmund, Julia Koppang, Gretchen Brummond and Beatrice Kjelland
• Second place, McKenzie and Dunn counties - team members: Krystal Wold, Karissa Monsen, Andrina Turnquist and Colby Dukart
• Third place, Cass County - team members: Colton Christmann, Jarrett Lardy, Derek Phelps, Anna Stoppleworth and Carlie Kieffer
• Fourth place, Morton County - team members: Dalton Sougstad, Mikayla Schirado, Brandon Hoines, Savannah Samuels and Kathryn Goettle
• Fifth place, McLean County - team members: Tyler Barnhardt, Maria Wirtz and Thomas Heidelberger

The top 10 individuals and their county are:

• First place – Emily Laaveg, Walsh
• Second place – Andrina Turnquist, McKenzie
• Third place – Karissa Monsen, McKenzie
• Fourth place – Julia Koppang, Walsh
• Fifth place – Emily Zikmund, Walsh
• Sixth place – Brandon Hoines, Morton
• Seventh place – Jarrett Lardy, Cass
• Eighth place – Rebecca Liffrig, Oliver
• Ninth place – Marisa Smith, Sargent
• Tenth place – Krystal Wold, McKenzie

NDSU Agriculture Communication - Aug. 1, 2011