The Hill County Fair Creative Arts Sale of Champions was held Friday evening, January 17, and creative youth from throughout the county had a chance to sell their items to the public. Grand and reserve champion winners and their buyers are featured below.
Grand Champions
Gracie Griffith, Bynum ISD, loaf bread, $1,500 to Haus Cattle;
Lakyn Kettler, home school, mixed medium art; $3,500 to Bobcat Contracting;
Remington Schimpf, Whitney ISD, still life photography; $500 to Hunter and Melissa Barnes;
Andie Brockette, Abbott ISD, recycled items, $2,000 to the Brockette familiy;
Lydia Withers, Hill County Christian Academy, candy, $600 to Citizens National Bank;
Weston Sustala, Abbott ISD, pencil art, $1,000 to Craig and Wendy Sustala, Helen and Edward Kubala, Dennis and Mary Jane Sustala, Badlands Cattle, Matt Sustala and Amanda and Brandon Rigney;
Cooper Grams, Bynum ISD, metal craft, $500 to Poor Boys LP Gas;
Annie Peacock, Blum ISD, ribbon/yarn crafts, $600 to Hunter and Melissa Barnes, Rogers Farms;
Lillian Dudik, Penelope ISD, cookies, $800 to Huse Welding;
Melanie Farr, home school, animals in pencil/marker, $300 to Poor Boys LP Gas;
Camille Rogers, Hillsboro ISD, plant/flora, $1,000 to Hill County Seed;
Gage Brassell, home school, leather crafts, $800 to Hunter and Melissa Barnes, County Judge Justin Lewis;
Lacey Olalde, home school, ribbon/yarn crafts, $400 to Alisha Garland;
Kamryn Villalpando, Whitney ISD, cakes, $600 to Earl Krieg;
Cyerra Mitchell, Aquilla ISD, portrait/people/pencil/marker, $300 to County Judge Justin Lewis;
Cheyenne Linder, Abbott ISD, photography – scene/landscape, $400 to Poor Boys LP Gas;
Eric John Dudik, Penelope ISD, recycled items, $800 to Huse Welding;
McKenley Roden, Aquilla ISD, quilts, $500 to Hill County Farm Bureau.
Reserve Champions
Jedidiah Hurtt, Itasca ISD, fudge, $300 to Bowman Environmental;
Ellyzabeth Cook, home school, photography – nature/scene/landscape, $300 to Crystal Valley Transport;
Landyn Kettler, First Baptist Christian School, clay, $3,500 to Bobcat Contracting, LLK Realty, 5T Express, Kettler Cattle Co.;
Thomas Kolar, Abbott ISD, pillows, $600 to Bobcat Contracting;
Ella Ball, Aquilla ISD, muffins, $300 to Citizens National Bank;
Connie Merrill, Bynum ISD, photography – animals, $600 to Dana Marshall;
Mattie Whalen, Bynum ISD, paper crafts, $2,000 to David Ivey;
Cassidy Dudik, Penelope ISD, fabric items, $1,000 to Shane and Faye Fortenberry;
Ellie Moss, Aquilla ISD, decorated cupcakes, $200 to Hill County Farm Bureau;
Katelynn Heaney, home school, art – scene/landscapes in pencil/marker, $400 to Lydia Abney with Julie Siddons Real Estate;
Sophie Farr, home school, photography – black and white/sepia, $400 to Gloria Moss;
Benjamin Motley, Aquilla ISD, paper crafts, $400 to Edison Properties;
Natalee Abreu, Hillsboro ISD, stuffed articles, $500 to Bowman Environmental;
Regan Volcik, Hillsboro ISD, decorated cupcakes, $500 to Dana Marshall;
Hannah Lewis, Aquilla ISD, photography – still life, $700 to Micro Title and Waggoner Law Firm;
Tanly Svacina, Penelope ISD, models, $400 to Shane and Faye Fortenberry.
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