Several Win 4-H Awards
Both youth and adults have recently been recipients of various 4-H awards: Blaine Walker was elected president and Kevin Hillger first vice-president of the District 6 4-H Council; Charlene Belew, Glasscock County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Science, was elected secretary of the Texas Association of Extension 4-H Agents, and Marissa Schwartz placed sixth in the Texas 4-H Record Book competition, Swine category.
Karla Hoelscher and Charlotte Kellermeier received the county Silver Spur Award; the Glasscock County Commissioners’ Court (County Judge Wilburn Bednar and Commissioners Mark Halfmann, Jimmy Strube, Marck Schafer and Michael Hoch) was given the county-level Hank Thompson Friend of 4-H Memorial Award and Carol Batla and Linda Avery were chosen for the local Outstanding Adult Leader Award.
The Outstanding Junior Girl award went to Sarah Hoelscher, Outstanding Intermediate Boy went to Chapman Royall, Outstanding Senior Girl went to Marissa Schwartz and Outstanding Senior Boy went to Cade Halfmann; Kevin Hillger won the J.T. Rutherford Award, and Macy Schwartz and Kevin Hillger won the 4-H Gold Star Award, the highest given on the county level.