Friday, July 20, 2012

N-B Video: Puckering up for a pig — 2012 4-H Fair

Kent Ulmer, president of the Wells County 4-H Association and swine superintendent, hesitantly kisses a piglet during the Thursday, July 19, 4-H auction at the completion of a fair-long fundraiser. During this year's fair, officials displayed several milk jugs bearing pictures of county residents, and the person whose jug received the most money had to pucker up. Learn more in the Friday, July 20, News-Banner. (Video by Justin Peeper)

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Photo scrapbook: Wednesday, July 18







  • For video of the royal showmanship, click here.
  • For video of the pedal pull, click here.
  • For video of the robotics demonstration, click here.

N-B Video: Jayde Sills wins 2012 Royal Showmanship competition

A record-breaking 12 4-H members compete in the royal showmanship competition Wednesday, July 18. Jayde Sills took home the trophy and belt buckle after more than two hours of competition. Learn more in the Thursday, July 19, News-Banner. (Video by Chet Baumgartner)

N-B Video: A robot tours the fairgrounds

The Huntington County 4-H Robotics Team demonstrates its robot at the Wells County 4-H Fair Wednesday. The team, part of the nationwide organization FIRST, came to help spark interest in creating a similar initiative in Wells County. The team built the robot for the FIRST competitions, which are held at the beginning of the year. This year, they had to design a robot to shoot basketballs and balance on a ramp. (Video by Chet Baumgartner)



To learn more about FIRST, which offers programs for students of different ages, click here.

Kids' Pedal Pull

Many children participated in the Kids' Pedal Pull Wednesday evening at the 4-H Fairgrounds. The Bluffton Optimist Club sponsored the event. (Photos and video by Jessica Williams)




Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Photo scrapbook: Tuesday, July 17

Highlights from Tuesday at the fair.







For video of the chalk art, click here.

N-B Video: Decorating the park with chalk

From dragons to flowers, more than a dozen children added color to the parking lot at the 4-H Fair Tuesday, July 17. (Video by Chet Baumgartner)