The Hill County Fair Creative Arts Sale of Champions was held Friday evening, January 16, 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
Wyatt Moss, Aquilla ISD, kindergarten, home-baked crafts, $1,500 to Sheriff Hunter Barnes, Frontier Support Logistics, County Judge Shane Brassell
Landyn Kettler, homeschool, kindergarten, crafts – home accessories, $4,000 to ST Express, LLK Realty and Kettler Cattle Co.
Rustin Manaseri, Itasca ISD, kindergarten, textiles – pillows, $2,100 to Bowman Environmental
Thomas Kolar, Abbott ISD, second grade, home-baked foods – brownies, $600 to Williamson County Equipment
Cannon Carmichael, Blum ISD, second grade, art – paint, $600 to First National Bank of Central Texas
Mattie Whalen, Bynum ISD, fourth grade, photography – plant/flora, $3,300 to David Ivey
Lillian Sneed, Aquilla ISD, third grade, crafts – birdhouses, $700 to Hill County Farm Bureau
Briley Hutchinson, Penelope ISD, second grade, textiles – clothing/fabric items, $500 to Sheriff Hunter Barnes
Emerson Dugan, Itasca ISD, seventh grade, home-baked foods – decorated cakes, $1,200 to Bowman Farms
Lydia Withers, Hill County Christian Academy, fifth grade, art – oil/acrylic – scene/landscape, $700 to the Bates family
Levi Ball, Aquilla ISD, fifth grade, photography – people, $600 to Citizens National Bank
Gage Brassell, homeschool, eighth grade, crafts – leather craft, $1,000 to Frontier Support Logistics
Micah Hurtt, Itasca ISD, sixth grade, textiles – quilts, $600 to Four Kings Dairy
Kenna Claridy, Whitney ISD, 10th grade, home-baked foods/canned vegetables, $500 to Hill Regional Hospital
Libby Pruner, Whitney ISD, ninth grade, art – oil/acrylic – animals, $1,000 to Lake Whitney Learning Center
Kaitlyn Marshall, Hillsboro ISD, 10th grade, photography – nature/scene-landscape, $600 to Hill Regional Hospital
Cutter Cox, Itasca ISD, 11th grade, crafts – metal craft, $1,800 to Bowman Environmental
Parker Dugan, Itasca ISD, 11th grade, textiles – needlework, $1,200 to Bowman Environmental
Reserve Grand Champions
Remington Fox, Aquilla ISD, pre-kindergarten, home-baked foods – loaf bread, $600 to General Implement
Haze Holt, homeschool, pre-kindergarten, art – watercolor, $500 to Frontier Support Logistics, Sheriff Hunter Barnes
Ellie Whalen, Bynum ISD, kindergarten, photography – still life, $2,100 to Janna Landig
Caroline Pruitt, Abbott ISD, first grade, crafts – models, $1,000 to Hykel family
Ella Ball, Aquilla ISD, third grade, home-baked foods – muffins, $500 to Poore Boys Propane
Hannah Motley, Aquilla ISD, fourth grade, art – pencil, $500 to Lake Whitney Learning Center
Ty Reeves, homeschool, fourth grade, photography – nature/scene-landscape, $700 to Bowman Environmental
Stetson Fox, Aquilla ISD, third grade, crafts – recycled items, $500 to Edison Properties
Lakyn Kettler, homeschool, second grade, textiles – pillows, $4,000 to LLK Realty, ST Express, Kettler Cattle Co.
Annie Peacock, Blum ISD, fifth grade, home-baked foods – cupcakes, $500 to Poore Boys Propane
Abigayle Melton, Hill County Christian Academy, seventh grade, art pencil – marker – scene/landscape, $900 to Lenn Williams
Holly Williams, Bynum ISD, seventh grade, photography – nature/scene-landscape, $1,800 to Lenn Williams
Benjamin Motley, Aquilla ISD, sixth grade, crafts – paper crafts, $500 to David Cook for Texas Senate
Rylla Wohleb, Hill County Christian Academy, fifth grade, textiles – clothing/fabric items, $1,100 to Earl Krieg
Allison Lewis, Aquilla ISD, 10th grade, art water color-pastel – portraits/people, $2,000 to County Judge Shane Brassell, District Judge Justin Lewis, Sheriff Hunter Barnes, David Cook for Texas Senate
Raley McCurdy, Aquilla ISD, 12th grade, photography – plant/flora, $1,400 to Frontier Support Logistics, Sheriff Hunter Barnes
Kimber Barnes, Hillsboro ISD, ninth grade, crafts-leather craft, $1,700 to Frontier Support Logistics
Lacey Olalde, homeschool, ninth grade, textiles – ribbon/yarn craft, $500 to Citizens National Bank
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