Wednesday was a day of competition in pies, cookies, breads, and rabbits at the Angelina County Youth Fair at the George H Henderson Jr Expo Center in Lufkin.  You can get the complete list of winners later in this blog.  Once again on the Merrell in the Morning Show today we featured some of those winners in home economics.  They are from left to right, Holden Boulware, Haley Brazil, Taylor Brazil, Brooke Long, Paige Rawlinson, Autumn Witt, Kimberlin Arnold, and Kendall Jackson.

And many of these youngsters were kind enough to go through the process of baking their award winning entries once again and on short notice so that we DJ's could stuff our faces.  Top row l-r, Cherry Scones, Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars, Irish Bread. Middle row, Chocolate Pretzel Peanut Butter Bars, Amish White Bread. Bottom row, refrigerated cheese bread, homemade monkey bread.

There's still plenty of competitions going on at the youth fair over the next couple of days, plus the carnival begins operation today.  Get more details about all the events of the youth fair by clicking here.

                        HOME ECONOMICS

Pies:  First Place: Pre-Junior –Holden Boulware, Zavalla 4-H

Pies:  First Place:  Junior – Hannah Holt, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Pies:  First Place:  Senior – Alli Bartlett, Lufkin FCCLA

Cookies:  First Place: Pre-Junior – Rebecca Paige Rawlinson, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Cookies:  First Place:  Junior – Erin Laroe, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Cookies:  First Place:  Senior – Corinne Caraway, 4-H Horse Club

Bar Cookies:  First Place: Pre-Junior – Benjamin Penn, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Bar Cookies:  First Place:  Junior – Haley Brazil, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Bar Cookies:  First Place:  Senior – Heather Phillips, Huntington FCCLA

Quick Breads: First Place, Pre-Junior –Brooke Long, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Quick Breads: First Place, Junior – Kendall Jackson, 4-H Horse Club

Quick Breads:  First Place, Senior – Katelynne Flowers, Lufkin FCCLA

Yeast Breads:  First Place, Pre-Junior – Taylor Brazil, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Yeast Breads:  First Place, Junior – Kimberlin Arnold, 4-H Horse Club

Yeast Breads:  First Place, Senior – Autumn Witt, Lufkin FFA

Correction on Breeding Rabbits from Tuesday’s show.

               BREEDING RABBIT SHOW

Grand Champion AOB Bucks – Chloe Murray, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Reserve Champion AOB Bucks – Dalton Moreno, Diboll 4-H

Grand Champion AOB Does – Garret Ashabranner, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Reserve Champion AOB Does – Kaitlyn Gates, Central 4-H

Grand Champion Dutch Buck – Samantha Belue, Zavalla FFA

Reserve Champion Dutch Buck – Raymond Glover, Diboll 4-H

Grand Champion Dutch Doe – Shawn Pigg, Zavall 4-H

Reserve Champion Dutch Doe – Samantha Belue, Zavalla FFA

Best of Show – Chloe Murray, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Best Opposite – Garret Ashabranner, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Jr. Rabbit Showmanship – Kyler Duren, Blue Ribbon 4-H

Sr. Rabbit Showmanship – Lynsey McFarland, Hudson FFA