DATE:      10/23/00
CONTACT:   Brantley Morgan, (864) 656-2687
WRITER:    Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741

Four-H'ers show winning
skills at S.C. State Fair

      CLEMSON - Four-H'ers got a chance to demonstrate their 
knowledge, presentation and food preparation skills at the 
2000 S.C. State Fair Dairy Foods, Eggonomics and Breads 
Bakeoff contests.
     Each county was eligible to enter one 4-H club member in 
each contest at the cloverleaf, junior and senior levels.
     The Dairy Foods senior division winners were: first place, 
Towanda Gregg of Marion County; second, April Heyward of 
Charleston County; and third, Cerissa Henderson of Colleton 
County.
     Junior Dairy Foods winners were: first, Brittany Turnipseed 
of Richland County; second, Sabrina Flemming of Florence County; 
and third, Kathryn Keller of York County.
     Cloverleaf Dairy Foods winners were: first, Lindsay Kyzer 
of Saluda County; second, Madeline Travelle of Berkeley County; 
and third, Lindsay Ann Curgan of Williamsburg County.
     The Eggonomics senior division winners were: first, Winn 
Dadds of Marion County; second, Meghan Pecks of Lexington County; 
and third, Alexis Calloway of Colleton County.
     Junior Eggonomics winners were: first, Allison Kyzer of 
Saluda County; second, Kathryn Keller of York County; and third, 
Katie Cooper of Lexington County.
     Cloverleaf Eggonomics winners were: first, Ben Weigold 
of Lexington County; second, Robin Booth of Richland County; 
and third, Rebecca Keller of York County.
     The Breads Bakeoff senior division winners were: first, 
Roger Glenn of Chester County and Anne Marie Martin of Anderson 
County; second, Faith Isreal of Marion County; and third, Jessica 
Weeks of Richland County.
     Junior Breads Bakeoff winners were: first, Katie Lloyd of 
Marion County; second, Heather Booth of Richland County; and 
third, Samantha Ray of Kershaw County.
     Cloverleaf Breads Bakeoff winners were: first, Jason Skaggs 
of Kershaw County; second, Courtney Lake of Saluda County; and 
third, Katelin Hinnant of York County and Ashley Isreal of 
Marion County.
     The White Lily Foods Company sponsored the Breads Bakeoff, 
the S.C. Poultry Federation sponsored the Eggonomics contest and 
the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association sponsored the 
Dairy Foods contest.
     First place winners were awarded $100 U.S. Savings Bonds. 
Second and third place won $50 U.S. Savings Bonds.
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