Local 4-H'ers rule the runway...

Seventeen young ladies took to the runway in the annual Bates County 4-H Fashion Revue and show held on June 11, 2012, at the First Christian Church in Butler. Set to an Olympic theme, the 4-H members modeled fashions ranging from pajamas to more formal wear.

According to Bates County 4-H Youth Specialist Alan J. Mundey, winners in the event will compete at the State Fashion Revue in Columbia in September. In the junior division (ages 8-10) of Clothes You Make, Shaylee Terry (County Line 4-H) received top honors; Aubry Terry (County Line 4-H) will represent Bates County at the state event in the Clothes You Make intermediate division (ages 11-13) and Tiffany Newkirk (V-52 4-H) takes the state stage in the senior division (ages 14 and older) of Clothes You Make.

State qualifiers in the Clothes You Buy category are intermediate division winner Katie Kostuke (All American 4-H) and senior division winner Jaclyn Crawford (Amsterdam 4-H).

In the judging classes competition, Shaylee Terry placed first in the Junior Division; Katie Kostuke was the top judger in the Intermediate Division; and Jaclyn Crawford and Erin Armentrout tied for first in the Senior Division.

Other blue ribbon winners participating were Katelyn Anderson, Ella Armentrout, Erin Armentrout, Gabby Cole, Emily Kostuke, Sarah Long, Emma McIntire, Abbigayle Muller, Kaitlin Murrell, Victoria Newkirk, Brianne Popplewell, and Brooklyn Popplewell.

Thanks to volunteer 4-H leaders Shannon Crawford and Carla Armentrout for organizing the event again this year.

State 4-H Fashion Revue Qualifiers: from left Jaclyn Crawford, Aubry Terry, Katie Kostuke, Shaylee Terry, and Tiffany Newkirk

-our thanks to Alan Mundey