The following area 4-H members received top awards at the Crow Wing County Fair in the 4-H Building.
Aerospace: grand champion, Matthew Lagaard, Black Bear Club; reserve champion, Jared Warling, Mississippi Movers.
Bicycle: grand champion, Lindsey Young, Eagles.
Clothes You Buy: grand champion, Natasha Gallett, Black Bear; reserve champion, Matthew Lagaard.
Fine Arts: grand champion, Gallett.
Crafts: grand champion, Lindsey Lagaard, Black Bear.
Dog Exhibit: reserve champion, Gallett.
Exploring the Environment: reserve champion, Ethan Waytashek, Hot Shots.
Fashion Revue Clothes You Make: grand champion, Gallett.
Fashion Revue Clothes You Buy: grand champion, Sarah Fairbanks, Black Bear; reserve champion, Gallett.
Fishing Sports: grand champion, Fairbanks; reserve champion, Samuel Guida, Hot Shots.
Flower Gardening: reserve champion, Seth Kreutzfeldt, Independent.
Food Preservation: grand champion, Lindsey Lagaard; reserve champion, Rylie Young, Eagles.
Forest Resources: grand champion, Olivia Lundgren, Eagles.
Global Connections: grand champion, Ellen Hickman, Eagles.
Health: grand champion, Alyssa Burley, Hot Shots; reserve champion, Marissa Spencer, Hot Shots/Baxter Sandpipers.
Home Environment: reserve champion, Dalton Schreier, Hot Shots.
Horse Related: grand champion, Cheyenne Wilson, Independent; reserve champion, Alexis Visser, Black Bear.
Indoor Gardening: grand champion, Kreutzfeldt.
Pets: grand champion, Lundgren.
Photography: reserve champion, Fairbanks.
Potatoes: grand champion, Matthew Lagaard.
Safety: reserve champion, Lindsey Lagaard.
Self-Determined: grand champion, Guida; reserve champion, Fairbanks.
Vegetable Gardening: grand champion, Lindsey Lagaard.
Veterinary Science: reserve champion, Lindsey Lagaard.
Wildlife Biology: grand champion, Kaelyn Spencer, Hot Shots/Baxter Sandpipers.
Youth Leadership: Marissa Spencer.
The following area 4-H members in the Horse Project will attend the Minnesota State Horse Show Sept. 17-20 at the state fairgrounds: Tara Saley, Independent 4-H member, and Visser.
The following area 4-H members received grand champion and reserve champion on their livestock projects at the county fair Aug. 3-7:
Rabbits: Overall Rabbit exhibit reserve champion, Lindsey Lagaard. Senior Showmanship grand champion, Fairbanks; reserve champion, Lindsey Lagaard. Junior Showmanship reserve champion, Matthew Lagaard.
Poultry: Senior Showmanship reserve champion, Lindsey Lagaard.
Goat: Senior Showmanship reserve champion, Fairbanks.
Sheep: Best in Show, Alicia Moe, Daggett Drifters; reserve champion, Athena Moe, Daggett Drifters. Inter Showmanship grand champion, Alicia Moe; reserve champion, Veronica Nelson. Junior Showmanship grand champion, Athena Moe.
Swine: Best in Show, Hunter Bednar, Independent; reserve champion, Bridget Bednar, Independent. Senior Showmanship grand champion, Stafford Thompson. Inter Showmanship grand champion, Hunter Bednar; reserve champion, Bridget Bednar.
The Pet Show grand champion was Sarah Fairbanks with her mini horse, and reserve champion was Lindsey Lagaard with a rabbit. The Cat Show grand champion was Lindsey Lagaard.