The Knox County 4-H Fashion Show was held at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Bloomfield on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. Trophy winners in the Beyond the Needle Area were: Advanced Division: Trophy winners in the Beyond the Needle Area: Trophies Sponsored by Steffen Service, Crofton. Advanced Division Champion: Hudsyn Stout of Crofton; Intermediate Division Champion: Collyns Stout of Crofton; Beginning Division Champion: Harper Chambers of Bloomfield.
Trophy winners in the Clothing Construction area: Trophies Sponsored by Gary and Kayla Hinrichs.
STEAM CLOTHING 2 Champion: Hallie Kumm of Wausa; STEAM CLOTHING 1 Champion: Ella Jessen of Bloomfield. Trophy winners in the Upcycled, Make-One/Buy One & Quilt Quest Art Garment area: Trophies Sponsored by Johnson Farms, Bloomfield.
Advanced Division Champion: Starlet Nielsen of Niobrara; Intermediate Division Champion: Ella Jessen of Bloomfield. Trophy winners in the Shopping in Style Area: Trophies sponsored by Main Street Treasures, Crofton; Advanced Division Champion: Jazzmyn Wieseler of Crofton; Intermediate Division Champion: Zoey Wieseler of Crofton; Beginning Division Champion: Brenning Kumm of Wausa.
Trophy winners in the $15 Shopping Challenge Area: Trophies sponsored by Main Street Treasures, Crofton. Advanced Division Champion: Hudsyn Stout of Crofton; Intermediate Division Champion: Hallie Kumm of Wausa; Beginning Division Champion: Harper Chambers of Bloomfield.
Representing Knox County at the Nebraska State Fair 2023 will be Hallie Kumm and Collyns Stout in the Construction & Beyond the Needle Division. Hudsyn Stout will be the alternate for Construction & Beyond the Needle at the State Fair. Starlet Nielsen of Niobrara and Jazzmyn Wieseler of Crofton were chosen to represent Knox County at the Nebraska State Fair Fashion Show in the Shopping In Style division and Zoey Wieseler was chosen as the alternate.
Other results include: Beyond The Needle Beyond the Needle Intermediate Division Purple: Dylan Gulbranson of Crofton, Ella Jessen of Bloomfield, Hallie Kumm of Wausa, and Zoey Wieseler of Crofton. Beyond the Needle Beginning Division Purple: Grace Steffen of Crofton.
Steam Clothing 2 Steam Clothing 2 Purple: Makenah Steffen of Crofton. Steam Clothing 1 Steam Clothing 1 Purple: Brenning Kumm of Wausa. Steam Clothing 1 Blue: Grace Steffen of Crofton. Upcycled/ Make One/ Buy one Upcycled/ Make One/ Buy one Advanced Purple: Jazzmyn Wieseler of Crofton. Upcycled/ Make One/ Buy one Intermediate Purple: Hallie Kumm of Wausa, Makenah Steffen of Crofton.
Shopping In Style: Advanced Division Purple: Starlet Nielsen of Niobrara, and Lillian Philips of Crofton. Beginning Division Purple : Grace Steffen of Crofton. $15 Shopping Challenge: Advanced Division Purple: Starlet Nielsen of Niobrara, Jazzmyn Wieseler of Crofton, and Lillian Philips of Crofton.
Intermediate Division Purple: Ella Jessen of Bloomfield, Makenah Steffen of Crofton, Collyns Stout of Crofton, and Zoey Wieseler of Crofton. Beginning Division Purple: Grace Steffen of Crofton. Sewing For fun: Participation: Brenning Kumm of Wausa, The Clover Kids: Aletheia Dumler of Bloomfield Jocelyn Hanefeldt of Creighton Emery Stout of Crofton Eleanor Schleusener of Creighton.
The “Do You Know” Contest was held at the Knox County Fashion Show, August 3rd, 2023. In the Novice Division, Lynae Nielsen of Niobrara, Harper Chambers of Bloomfield, Grace Steffen of Crofton, Gunnar Nielsen of Niobrara and Gracie Steffen, Crofton, received Purple Ribbons. Ella Jessen of Bloomfield, Dylan Gulbransen of Crofton, Hallie Kumm of Wausa, Claire Marsh of Crofton, Kinzie Mertens of Bloomfield, Lane Nielsen of Niobrara and Makenah Steffen of Crofton received Blue Ribbons. Zoey Wieseler of Crofton received a Red Ribbon. Lastly, in the Adult Division, Starlet Nielsen of Niobrara receiving a Blue and Karyn Steffen of Crofton receiving a Red.
All entrees will be exhibited in the new 4-H Building throughout the Knox County Fair which will be held August 10th – 13th. Clothing Superintendents were Renee Zimmerman of Crofton, Michaela Jessen of Bloomfield, and Aliza Stout of Crofton. They gave of their time and worked hard to make the Fashion Show such a success!