PULASKI COUNTY 4-H FAIR HORSE & PONY RESULTS - 2022

2022 4H Horse and Pony Contesting Show

Costume Class

Joanna Miller (horse: Moe) - First
Maddison Earp (Milo) - Second
Kinzey Hileman (Nautilus) - Third
Sophia Watwood (Bo) – Fourth
Karaline Keller (Doobe) - Fifth
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe)
Chris Watwood (Echo)
Breanna Robinson (Doc)
Kegan Beck (Coda)

Senior Pole Bending (Horse)

Hailey Isom (horse: Sierra) - First
Breanna Robinson (Doc) - Second
Lloyd Lavender (Tex) - Third
Natalie Smith (Ginger) – Fourth
Tia Peter (Mac) – Fifth
Lily Button (Cookie)
Ella Hague (Stretch)
Alison Grothaus (Lady Mae)
Andi Bettcher (Scout)
Joanna Miller (Mo)
Kegan Beck (Coda)

Intermediate Pole Bending (Horse)

Maci Earp (Horse: Lady) – First
Lynna Widner (Ziggy) – Second
Lila Lavender (Beaula) – Third
John Hileman (Daisy) – Fourth
Hutch Martin (Scarlett) - Fifth

Junior Pole Bending

Maddison Earp (Horse: Milo) – First
Reese Martin (Daisy)
Sophia Wood (Bo)

Senior Pony Pole Bending

Tia Peter (Horse: Banjo) – First
Kelsey Conner (Joey) – Second
Emmitt Lavender (Benny) - Third

Intermediate Pony Pole Bending

Marissa Perry (Horse: Honey)
Laney Bettcher (Hazel) – First

Junior Pony Pole Bending

Maddison Earp (Horse: Fresno) – First
Reese Martin (Chief of Fourwinds) – Second
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe) – Third
Sophia Watwood  (Echo)

Senior Barrel Race (Horse)

Hailey Isom  (Horse: Sierra) – First
Natalie Smith (Ginger) – Second
Alison Grothaus (Lady Mae) – Third
Breanna Robinson  (Doc) – Fourth
Lloyd Lavender (Tex) – Fifth
Ella Hague (Stretch)
Joanna Miller (Mo)
Lily Button (Cookie)
Andi Bettcher (Scout)
Tia Peter (Mac)
Kegan Beck (Coda)

Intermediate Barrel Race (Horse)

Maci Earp (Horse: Lady) – First
Lila Lavender (Beaula) – Second
Lynna Widner (Ziggy) – Third
Hutch Martin (Scarlett) – Fourth
Karaline Keller (Doobe) – Fifth

Junior Barrel Race (Horse)

Maddison Earp (Horse: Milo) – First
Reese Martin (Daisy) – Second
Sophia Watwood (Bo)

Senior Pony Barrel Race

Kelsey Conner (Horse: Joey) – First
Tia Peter (Banjo) – Second
Emmitt Lavender (Benny) – Third

Intermediate Pony Barrel Race

Laney Bettcher (Horse: Hazel) – First
Marissa Perry (Honey) – Second

Junior Pony Barrel Race (Horse)

Reese Martin (Horse:Chief of Fourwinds) – First
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe) – Second
Sophia Watwood  (Echo) – Third
Maddison Earp (Fresno)

Senior Flag Race (Horse)

Hailey Isom (Horse: Sierra) – First
Lloyd Lavender (Tex) - Second    
Lily Button (Cookie) – Third
Natalie Smith (Ginger) – Fourth
Alison Grothaus (Lady Mae) – Fifth
Breanna Robinson (Doc)
Andi Bettcher (Scout)
Kegan Beck (Coda)
Ella Hague (Stretch)
Joanna Miller (Mo)
Tia Peter (Mac)

Intermediate Flag Race (Horse)

Maci Earp (Lady) – First
Lila Lavender (Beaula) – Second
Lynna Widner (Ziggy) – Third
Hutch Martin (Scarlett) – Fourth
John Hileman (Daisy) – Fifth
Karaline Keller (Doobe)

Junior Flag Race (Horse)

Reese Martin (Horse: Daisy) – First
Maddison Earp (Milo) – Second
Sophia Watwood (Bo)

Senior Pony Flag Race

Tia Peter (Horse: Banjo) – First
Kelsey Conner (Joey) – Second
Emmitt Lavender (Benny) – Third

Intermediate Pony Flag Race

Laney Bettcher (Horse: Hazel) – First
Marissa Perry (Honey) – Second

Junior Pony Flag Race

Reese Martin (Horse: Chief of Fourwinds) – First
Maddison Earp (Fresno) – Second
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe) – Third
Sophia Watwood (Echo)

Senior Key Hole Race (Horse)

Lloyd Lavender (Horse: Tex) – First
Natalie Smith (Ginger) – Second
Alison Grothaus (Lady Mae) – Third
Breanna Robinson  (Doc) – Fourth
Lily Button (Cookie) – Fifth
Andi Bettcher (Scout)
Tia Peter (Mac)
Kegan Beck (Coda)
Joanna Miller (Mo)
Ella Hague (Stretch)
Hailey Isom (Sierra)

Intermediate Key Hole Race (Horse)

Lynna Widner ((Horse: Ziggy) – First
Maci Earp (Lady) – Second
Hutch Martin (Scarlett) – Third
John Hileman (Daisy) – Fourth
Lila Lavender (Beaula)
Karaline Keller (Doobe)

Junior Key Hole Race (Horse)

Reese Martin (Horse: (Daisy) – First
Maddison Earp (Milo) – Second
Sophia Watwood (Bo)

Senior Pony Key Hole Race

Emmitt Lavender (Horse: Benny) – First
Tia Peter (Banjo) – Second
Kelsey Conner (Joey)

Intermediate Pony Key Hole Race

Laney Bettcher (Horse: Hazel) – First
Marissa Perry (Honey) – Second

Junior Pony Key Hole Race

Reese Martin (Horse: Chief of Fourwinds) – First
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe) – Second
Maddison Earp (Fresno) – Third
Sophia Watwood (Echo) – Fourth

Senior Speed and Action (Horse)

Natalie Smith (Horse:Ginger) – First
Lily Button (Cookie) – Second
Breanna Robinson  (Doc) – Third
Tia Peter (Mac) – Fourth
Hailey Isom (Sierra) - Fifth
Kegan Beck (Coda)
Andi Bettcher (Scout)
Ella Hague (Stretch)
Alison Grothaus (Lady)
Joanna Miller (Mo)
Lloyd Lavender (Tex)

Intermediate Speed & Action (Horse)

Maci Earp (Horse: Lady) – First
Lila Lavender (Beaula) – Second
John Hileman (Daisy) – Third
Hutch Martin (Scarlett) – Fourth
Lynna Widner (Ziggy)

Junior Speed & Action (Horse)

Reese Martin (Horse: Daisy) – First
Maddison Earp (Milo) – Second
Sophia Watwood (Bo)

Senior Pony Speed & Action

Tia Peter (Horse: Banjo) – First
Kelsey Conner (Joey) – Second
Emmitt Lavender (Benny) – Third

Intermediate Pony Speed & Action

Marissa Perry (Honey) – First
Laney Bettcher (Hazel) – Second

Junior Pony Speed & Action
Reese Martin (Horse: Chief of Fourwinds) – First
Sophia Watwood (Echo) – Second
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe) – Third
Maddison Earp (Fresno)

Ride A Buck

Maci Earp (Horse: Lady) – First
Ella Hague (Stretch) – Second
Breanna Robinson (Doc) – Third
John Hileman (Daisy) – Fourth
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe) – Fifth
Alison Grothaus (Lady Mae)
Marissa Perry (Honey)
Lynna Widner (Ziggy)
Kelsey Conner (Joey)
Maddison Earp (Milo)
Lily Button (Cookie)
Emmitt Lavender (Benny)
Lila Lavender (Beaula)
Lloyd Lavender (Tex)
Hailey Isom (Sierra)
Karaline Keller (Doobe)
Kegan Beck (Coda)

Egg Race

Kelsey Conner (Horse: Joey) – First
Maci Earp (Lady) – Second
Lynna Widner (Ziggy) – Third
John Hileman  (Daisy) – Fourth
Hailey Isom (Sierra) – Fifth
Ella Hague (Stretch)
Alison Grothaus (Louie)
Marissa Perry (Honey)
Maddison Earp (Milo)
Lily Button (Cookie)
Jocelyn Hileman (Babe)
Emmitt Lavender      Benny
Lila Lavender (Beaula)
Lloyd Lavender (Tex)
Reese Martin (Chief of Fourwinds)
Karaline Keller (Doobe)
Sophia Watwood (Echo)
Breanna Robinson (Doc)
Kegan Beck (Coda)

Bouncy Horse Team Race

Ella Hague
Alison Grothaus
Marissa Perry
Lynna Widner
Maddison Earp
Maci Earp
Lily Button
Jocelyn Hileman
Emmitt Lavender
Lila Lavender
Lloyd Lavender
Hutch Martin
Reese Martin
Laney Bettcher
Andi Bettcher
Sophia Watwood
Breanna Robinson
Kegan Beck                         
 
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Local News Briefs

Winamac Community HS 2025 commencement exercises June 1

Senior photos featured

WINAMAC - Commencement exercises for the Class of 2025 at Winamac Community High School will be at 2 p.m., Sunday June 1, at the high school gymnasium.

Diplomas will be presented to 81 seniors.

Yakym district staff to hold local mobile office hours June 2 in Winamac

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) has announced that his staff will hold mobile office hours in Pulaski County Monday, June 2, in Winamac.

Yakym’s mobile office will visit throughout Indiana's Second District in June to assist constituents with casework questions.

Circus comes to town June 17

WINAMAC - The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Winamac Tuesday, June 17, at the Winamac Town Park for two shows, the first starting at 5:30 p.m., and the second beginning at 7 p.m. Each show lasts about an hour and a half.

The event is sponsored by the Winamac Kiwanis Club.

4-H Fair Parade June 30

The 2025 Pulaski County 4-H & Community Fair Parade, with the theme "Grow it, Show it, Play it at 4-H," will step off at 6 p.m., Monday, June 30, in downtown Winamac.

The parade is organized by the Winamac Kiwanis Club in partnership with the Pulaski County Fair Association. The parade grand marshal will be 2025 Halleck Award winners Don and Lynn Darda. 

U.S. 421 to be resurfaced south of Medaryville

PULASKI COUNTY - Indiana Department of Transportation contractor E&B Paving LLC will begin a resurfacing project for U.S. 421 between the two junctions of SR 14 on or after Tuesday, May 27.

During resurfacing activities, the road will be reduced to one lane with flaggers directing traffic in the area where work is occurring. This project will be ongoing through early August.

  

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Yakym surprises 'Hoosier Heroes' with Congressional records

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 27) –Congressman Rudy Yakym honored two local first responders Tuesday recognizing their “exceptional service and commitment to their communities.”

Pulaski County Deputy Christopher Parish and Culver Community Police Chief Ryleigh Carr received entries into the Congressional Record.

Young, colleagues address shortage of mental health providers in schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 27) – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) reintroduced the Mental Health Excellence in Schools Act to address the shortage of mental health providers in schools by boosting the pipeline of graduate students trained to become school psychologists, counselors, and social workers.

“Access to mental health resources improves the safety, well-being, and academic success of Hoosier students,” said Sen. Young. “Our bill will both support the school-based mental health workforce and address the critical need for these professionals.”

Pulaski County unemployment rate drops to 2.4% in April

Pulaski County's unemployment rate dropped to 2.4 percent in April, down from 3.1 percent in March, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday, (May 22). The rate was 3.1 percent a year ago.

The county had 6,777 employed persons in a labor force of 6,943 in April. In March those numbers were 6,753 of 6,967. A year ago the numbers were 6,388 of 6.591.

61 Pulaski County students earn Ivy Tech degrees, certificates

KOKOMO (May 9) - Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Service Area, which includes campuses and instructional sites in Kokomo, Loganspor and Peru, celebrated the Class of 2025 with three commencement ceremonies Friday, May 9.

The events, divided by schools, honored 1,128 students who are expected to have completed work on 1,432 degrees and certificates by the end of the Fall 2024 and Spring and Summer 2025 terms.

  

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Human Services celebrates 50 years

Pulaski County Human Services (PCHS) continued the celebration of its golden anniversary Wednesday (May 28) at its annual Senior Citizen Health and Resource Fair in Star City.

PCHS is a non-profit organization that provides assistance to low-income, disabled, and elderly households, as well as general public-transportation and referral services in Pulaski County.

Alliance Bank Junior Board welcomes new members

The Alliance Bank Junior Board of Directors welcomed nine new members for the 2025-26 school year during their annual celebration Sunday, May 4.

Students are selected for the board through an application process. Each of the participating schools are typically represented by two students from both their junior and senior classes.

West Central HS awards diplomas to 41 seniors

Senior photos featured

FRANCESVILLE - The 58th annual commencement exercises at West Central High School were held Sunday (May 25), in the school gymnasium. Diplomas were awarded to 41 seniors.

The program opened with a baccalaureate service at 2 p.m., sponsored by the West Central Ministerial Association, followed by the commencement ceremonies. 

West Central names 2025 valedictorian, salutatorian

West Central High School has named its top academic seniors in the Class of 2025. They are Valedictorian Aletheia Peter and Salutatorian Jalie Glasford.

West Central will hold commencement exercises Sunday, May 25, at the school gymnasium.

West Central HS holds 2025 senior awards program

FRANCESVILLE - West Central High School held its annual Senior Awards program Monday evening (May 12). Seniors were recognized for various academic and athletic awards, honor roll, and scholarships.

Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2025 will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 25, at the school gymnasium.