Thirty outstanding 4-H members from the Panhandle area were honored at the 65th annual Gold Star Banquet hosted by District 1 of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service on October 18 at West Texas A&M University.
Among those recognized were Donley County 4-H members Brenna Ellis and Levi Gates.
To qualify for the Gold Star Award, the highest 4-H honor at the county level, a 4-H’er must be at least l5 years old, have completed three years of club work, be an active member and complete a record book.
Other area 4-H members honored were: Armstrong County – Haley McLaughlin and Brooks Myers, Briscoe County – Vanessa Beltran and Benjamin Trevino, Carson County – Molly Babcock and Payton Ogletree, Collingsworth County – Hunter Stark, Dallam County – Erin McDaniel and Jolie Bowers, Deaf Smith County – Avery Detten, Donley County –, Gray County – Rebecca Scott, Hall County – Braylee Brooks, Hemphill County – Haeleigh Thompson and Leah Moreno, Moore County – Bentlee McKay, Ochiltree County – Karson Pribble and Tatum Oquin, Oldham County – Lynlee Spinhirne and Mason Neelley, Potter County – Bailee McAlister and Emily Schooler and Ransley Bates, Randall County – Emily Fields and Kade Lawrence and Kyle Guerrero, Roberts County – Landry Dukes, Sherman County – Samantha Unruh, and Wheeler County – Wes Shaw.
The annual Gold Star Banquet was supported by the Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Hereford; Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative, Dalhart; North Plains Electric Cooperative, Perryton; Swisher Electric Cooperative, Tulia; Greenbelt Electric, Wellington; and Lighthouse Electric, Floydada.
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