During a ceremony in which 4-H members were recognized and awarded ribbons, Heidi Kolberg and Kyle Quick were named the 2011 Kosciusko County 4-H Queen and King respectively.
It was noted that the king and queen represent “inward values and actions.” But Kolberg and Quick couldn’t help but outwardly express their excitement at being queen and king.
“It’s an opportunity that I’m really privileged to be a part of, and I’m privileged to be a part of 4-H,” said Kolberg. “I feel honored. I’m looking forward to making appearances and helping out wherever I can.”
Quick said he also felt it was a great honor and opportunity.
“I’m obviously looking forward to the concert,” said Quick. “Everyone says that. But I’m also looking forward to seeing what goes on behind the scenes. Things I haven’t had a chance to see since I’ve been showing (animals at the fair).”
Kolberg is the daughter of Doyle and Cindy Kolberg and lives in Syracuse. She is in her ninth year in 4-H and belongs to the Syracuse Community Hands and the Kosciusko County Jr. Leaders clubs. She has held the offices of president, secretary, reporter and health and safety leader.
Her projects include junior achievement record, senior achievement record, alfalfa, dairy foods, fine arts, miscellaneous crafts, floriculture, baked foods, preserved foods, health, junior leaders, sewing, sheep and swine.
She will be a senior this fall at Wawasee High School, and after graduation plans on attending Indiana Wesleyan University to major in computer graphics or pre-art therapy.
Quick is the son of Jill Landrigan of Warsaw. He just graduated from Warsaw Community High School and will attend Purdue University and plans to work for a local agriculture business and expand on the family farm.
This is his 10th year in 4-H and belongs to the Pierceton Hayseeds and has held the offices of president, vice president and secretary. His projects include swine, dairy, dairy beef, dairy calf feeder steer, poultry and woodworking, shooting sports and junior leaders.
Quick’s sister, Kristin Quick, was named princess, while Josh Montel was named prince.
Kristin is also the daughter of Jill Landrigan of Warsaw and she just completed her junior year at Warsaw Community High School. This is her eighth year in 4-H and has taken swine, dairy feeder steers, dairy beef, dairy, poultry, junior leaders, baked foods and preserved foods. She belongs to the Pierceton Hayseeds 4-H club where she has held the office of secretary.
After graduation, she plans on attending Purdue University to major in business and marketing to work for a local orthopedic company or travel and do mission work.
Montel is the son of Brent and Sarah Montel of Claypool. He is a junior at Whitko High School, and upon graduation he plans to attend college to pursue a career with large animal veterinary or biomedical.
He is in his ninth year in 4-H where he belongs to the Monroe-Go-Getters and 4-H Junior Leaders. He has held the offices of president, 4-H junior leader representative on council and junior committee representative for goats. His projects include library, veterinary science, photography, goats, swine, dairy calf feeder, steers, tractor and woodworking.
The annual fashion revue also took place Thursday night. Scholarships, awards and honoring of nine-year, 10-year and final year members also took place. Look for photos of those recognized Thursday night next week in the Times-Union as photographer Gary Nieter will provide pages of photos of winners and events from the fair. Nieter was also honored Thursday night as a “Friend of 4-H” for his work in helping promote the fair each year.
The Kosciusko County 4-H Fair runs July 10-16 at the county fairgrounds. The theme this year is “Blue Jeans and Country Dreams.”
