First 4-H Pumpkin Painting Contest a Success!

(Updated: Oct. 30, 2023, 7:31 a.m.)

Cherokee County 4-H hosted its first ever Pumpkin Painting Contest at the Cherokee County Fair this year.  Youth had to preregister their pumpkins and they had to be decorated in an agricultural theme. We original had 44 preregistered youth with 38 entries coming in on the day of the fair so it was super hard to choose a winner from all the entries.

We had some of our 4-H youth helping out at the fair, as well as, a bunny from our Bunnies, Bovines, Bees, & Birds 4-H Club.

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We were able to get some great sponsors to help with the cost of ribbons, medals, and premium cash prizes to be given to the 1st through 4th place winners.  A huge thank you goes out to Wilson Building Supply, Wendy Henson with Exit Reality, John Poltrock with the Poltrock Team, and Peachtree Produce all of Murphy.

We hope to make this an annual event so be on the lookout next fall for more information.

For more information about Cherokee County 4-H Clubs or 4-H contest like the Pumpkin Painting Contest in Cherokee County, contact Shannon Coleman, at shannon_coleman@ncsu.edu or call, 828-837-2210 ext. 4.

Here are our winners per category:


Best in Show Grand Champion: Lexis King
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Best in Show Reserve Champion: Karson King
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Special Needs:


1st Place:    William Hinton            2nd Place:  Levi Robertson
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3-4 Year Old Youth Winners
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1st Place: Kenzley Chamberlain             2nd Place: Kimi Queen         


3rd Place: John Walker Thompson
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5-7 Year Old Youth Winners:


 1st Place: Faelyn Chamberlain                       2nd Place: Scott Hinton
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3rd Place: Hannah Dockery                      4th Place: Beau Mashburn
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8-12 Year Old Youth Winners:


1st Place:  Kaylee King                             2nd Place: Eliza Meiner
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3rd Place: Karson King                                 4th Place:  Demi Killian            


 

13-14 Year Old Youth Winners


1st Place: Carlie James                                2nd Place:  Natalie King
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3rd Place: Kaelyn Hedden                        4th Place: Lanie Hinton
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15-18 Year Old Youth Winners


1st Place:  Lexis King                                    2nd Place: Breeze Hinton
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