Fessenden-Bowdon FFA members exhibit at North Dakota State Fair

Fifty-six members of the Fessenden-Bowdon FFA Chapter recently exhibited 187 items at the North Dakota State Fair held August 22-30 in Minot.

The following grand and reserve champions awards were earned:

Grand Champion Awards

Austin Brame - Tire Rim Shop Chair; Garin Opdahl - Large Namesign; Brody Jones - Corn Sheaf; Brody Jones - Dill, white onions and apples; Logan Grover - 1st show - squash; Logan Grover - 2nd show - beans, yellow onions, yellow zucchini, cherry tomatoes (honeycomb variety)

Reserve Champion Awards

Ryan Snively - Educational Landscape plan; Keaton Keller - Welded C-Clamp; Keaton Keller - Name sign (wood and metal); Brock Fike - Intarsia; Jaco van Tonder - Large Namesign; Logan Grover - 1st show - apples; Logan Grover - 2nd show - green zucchini, cherry tomatoes (supersweet variety).

The following were the remaining results from the chapter exhibitors:

Small Routered namesigns – blue: Ella Allmaras, Lucas Copenhaver, Michael Crowder, Ebony Heilman, Rylee Jones, Karroll Wachtel, Karelynn Whitley; red - Porter Johnson, Boston Fike

Cordholders – blue: Ella Allmaras, Lucas Copenhaver, Michael Crowder, Boston Fike, Ebony Heilman, Porter Johnson, Rylee Jones, Karroll Wachtel, Karelynn Whitley.

Garbage cans- blue: Ella Allmaras, Michael Crowder; red: Lucas Copenhaver, Boston Fike, Ebony Heilman, Porter Johnson, Rylee Jones, Karroll Wachtel

Intarsia - blue: Gabe Allmaras, Neil LaPlant, Addy Neumiller; red: Logan Grover, Regan Jones, Garin Opdahl

Welcome Bear – blue: Ella Allmaras, Lucas Copenhaver, Michael Crowder, Porter Johnson, Karroll Wachtel; red: Ebony Heilman, Rylee Jones, Karelynn Whitley; white: Boston Fike

Nightstand: blue: Carter Laber, Rachel Neumiller, Marshall Peters, Aubree Rudel, Stephen Sogge, Hailey Wiesz; red: Peyton Austin, Madison Brame, Rebecca Copenhaver, Jacob Hagemeister, Luke Johnson, Brynley Long, Remington Snively, Fricke van Tonder, Klayton Volk; white: Myka Tesch

Welded c-clamps – blue: Gavin Austin, Donavin Bartz, Jon Bender, Austin Brame, Delaney Erfle, Kendra Hoff, Kadence Kost, Jackson Lematta, Ryan Snively; red: Conner Laber, Gavin Mason

Nailboxes: blue: Ava Jones, Brody Jones, Austin Wiesz, Hanna Widicker; red: Chloe Bartz, Grace Bruer

Landscape Plans: blue: Gavin Austin, Donavin Bartz, Jon Bender, Austin Brame, Delaney Erfle, Kendra Hoff, Keaton Keller, Kadence Kost, Conner Laber, Jackson Lematta, Gavin Mason

Lasered Letters: blue: Gabe Allmaras, Brock Fike, Logan Grover, Regan Jones, Addy Neumiller, Garin Opdahl

Lasered Mirrors: blue: Logan Grover, Neil LaPlant, Garin Opdahl; Red: Gabe Allmaras, Brock Fike, Regan Jones, Addy Neumiller

Large Namesign: blue: Gabe Allmaras, Brock Fike, Logan Grover, Joshua Crowder, Regan Jones, Neil LaPlant, Addy Neumiller, Nicole Neumiller

Layered Animal: blue: Jackson Lematta

Rustic Bench: blue: Keaton Keller

Lasered Farm Scene: blue: Jaco van Tonder

Shelf with hooks: blue: Kadence Kost

Reconditioned wood shelves: blue: Delaney Erfle; red: Kendra Hoff

Reconditioned wood flag: blue: Alex Heilman

Reconditioned wood Chair: red: Conner Laber

Reconditioned wooden Boot Bench: red: Jon Bender

Cutting Board: blue: Addy Neumiller

Sette for Two Bench: blue: Seth Dinius

Gun Rack: red: Donavin Bartz

CNC signs: blue: Gabe Allmaras, Brock Fike

Wagon Wheel Table: blue: Ryan Snively

Live Edge wood table with welded legs: blue: Gavin Mason

Fruit/Vegetable/crop Exhibits - Brody Jones: 13 blues, 1 red, 4 Grand Champion; Logan Grover: 22 blues, 3 red, 5 Grand champion, 4 Reserve champion.