Winners for Douglas County 4-H Fashion Revue – Alexandria Echo Press

ALEXANDRIA

— The annual Douglas County 4-H Clothing and Textiles Day and Fashion Revue was recently held at Lake Community Church on Tuesday, July 30.

The theme for the public style show was “Celebrate Your Success in 4-H,” and it included outfits modeled by several 4-H members. The two individuals emceeing the event were Callie Taveirne, 4-H summer intern, and Aleyna Taveirne, Douglas County 4-H youth leader.

There were two components to the Fashion Revue. The first was “Clothes You Make” and the second was “Clothes You Buy.”

According to the press release, the Fashion Revue program gave 4-H members the opportunity to:

Develop skills in planning, selecting and making clothing
Select suitable accessories and confidently model a garment that was made or purchased
Build self-confidence and poise
Develop good posture and a sense of style
Practice leadership skills and roles
Take part in community affairs and demonstrate citizenship and responsibility
Explore career opportunities in the fashion and textiles industry

The Fashion Revue Court of Honor winners were presented with medallions at the event.

Reagan Lennes was the Clothes You Buy Court of Honor Champion and the overall Clothes You Buy Champion.

Selected for the Fashion Revue Court of Honor in the Clothes You Buy category were Moriah Loween, Jayne Nelson, Lydia Mason, Reagan Lennes, Lucy Nelson and Brynley Lennes. The overall champion was Reagan Lennes.

CYBGr3-5CRCHM (1).jpg — The Clothes You Buy winners in grades 3 through 5 were, from left to right, Honorable Mention Kate Nelson, Champion Lucy Nelson and Reserve Champion Madaline Sanborn.

In the Clothes You Buy Conference Judging for grades 3 through 5, the champion was Lucy Nelson, the reserve champion was Madaline Sanborn and the honorable mention was Kate Nelson. In the same category for grades 6 and up, the champion was Reagan Lennes and the reserve champion was Moriah Loween. The overall champion was Reagan Lennes.

CYBGr6+CRC.jpg — The Clothes You Buy winners for grades 6 and up were Champion Reagan Lennes (left) and Reserve Champion Moriah Loween.

Selected for the Fashion Revue Court of Honor in the Clothes You Make category were Skylar Johnson, Jayne Nelson, Rita Thesing, Moriah Loween, Kate Nelson and Elim Jo Loween. The overall champion was Skylar Johnson.

CYM_Court of Honor.jpg — The Clothes You Make Court of Honor included, from left to right, Moriah Loween, Kate Nelson, Skylar Johnson, Elim Jo Loween, Jayne Nelson and Rita Thesing.

The Clothes You Make winners in grades 3 through 5 were, from left to right, Champion Lucy Nelson, Reserve Champion Kate Nelson and Honorable Mention Elim Jo Loween.

In the Clothes You Make Conference Judging for grades 3 through 5, the champion was Lucy Nelson, the reserve champion was Kate Nelson and the honorable mention was Elim Jo Loween. In the same category for grades 6 and up, the champion was Skylar Johnson and the reserve champion was Lydia Mason. The overall champion was Skylar Johnson.

CYMGr6+CRC.jpg — The Clothes You Make grades 6 and up winners were Champion Skylar Johnson (left) and Reserve Champion Lydia Mason.

Quilts were also judged during the event and the winners were, in grades 3 through 5, Champion Elim Jo Loween and Reserve Champion Kylie Williams.

Q-Gr3-5CRC (2).jpg — When judging quilts for grades 3 through 5, Elim Jo Loween (left) was named champion and Kylie Williams was named reserve champion.

For grades 6 and up, the quilt winners were Champion Moriah Loween and Reserve Champion Lilibelle Hokanson. The overall quilt champion was Moriah Loween.

Q-Gr6+CRC.jpg — The quilt winners for grades 6 and up were Champion Moriah Loween and Reserve Champion Lilibelle Hokanson (not pictured).

During the Fashion Revue program, youth involved in the performing arts project area entertained the audience with musical performances. The winners for this were, in grades 3 through 5, Evie Meissner as champion and Kate Nelson as reserve champion.

The performing arts grades 3 through 5 winners were Champion Evie Meissner (right) and Reserve Champion Kate Nelson (left).

For grades 6 and up, the performing arts winners were Thomas Dutcher as champion and Lydia Mason as reserve champion. Other performers included Evelyn Eigen, Ruby Meissner and Jayne Nelson.

PAGr6+CRCOverall.jpg — The performing arts grades 6 and up winners were Champion Thomas Dutcher (right) and Reserve Champion Lydia Mason (left).

Champion plaques for the event were sponsored by Elden’s Fresh Foods, Cub Foods, Joe and Mary Keller, Christina Lakers 4-H Club and the Hokanson Family. Award sponsors included Andria Theatre, Bon Jos, Casey’s Amusement Park, Community Vacuum and Sewing, KXRA Radio Station, Magpie, Maurices, Special Memories, Target and Walmart. The winner medallions were sponsored by Ag Country/Farm Credit Services.

“Thank you to Lake Community Church for hosting the event and to the parents, grandparents and supportive adults for helping youth prepare for this event,” said the press release.

For those interested in learning more about 4-H, contact Douglas County 4-H at 320-762-3890 or email

mnext-douglas@umn.edu

Madison Melby is an intern reporter for the Alexandria Echo Press. She has lived in Alexandria since moving to the area in 2016. She is currently attending the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, majoring in english and minoring in creative writing and ensemble music.

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