For a nice display of the talents of local youths — not to mention a break from the heat — the 4-H Exhibit Hall is the place to visit from now through Friday. From Kipslynn Tincher’s owl-shaped latch hook rug...
Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN
...to Alaina Chew’s multi-tiered cake design...
Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN
...to Boston Clark’s gold and pink prom dress, there’s no shortage of beauty on display.
Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN
Meanwhile, other young people put their ingenuity to work turning something old into something new, like Brody Roseboom turning an old oxygen canister into a charcoal grill.
Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN
Additionaly, Kainan Beasley made a headboard largely from baseball bats, Stone Stauch turned an old chair into a planter and Aiden Beadles manufactured a porch table from his grandpa’s old chicken crates. These and hundreds of other 4-H projects will remain on display at the Putnam County Fairgrounds through Friday evening.
Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN