Gracie Cobb walked out of the Jonesburg Community Building on Oct. 10 with another Outstanding 4-H award.

The 14-year-old from the Bellflower Boosters was selected Outstanding 4-H Girl in the age 14 and over division at the Montgomery County 4-H Banquet and Recognition Ceremony.

Now, Cobb is planning to hang that plaque on her bedroom wall to go along with the other three Outstanding 4-H plaques she won in the past. She also received first-year girl, 10 and under girl and 11-13 girl awards.

“It means a lot because I have been in 4-H for so long,” Cobb said. “I tried to be as involved as I could. With all of the other activities, it’s hard sometimes.”

There were plenty of awards that were given out during the 90-minute event that honored the members of the seven county 4-H clubs – Bellflower Boosters, Montgomery Progressors, Middletown Meddlers, Jonesburg Kountry Kids, Rhineland Explorers, Big Spring Busy Beavers and the Coon Creek Cronies of Wellsville. Before the awards ceremony, a dinner was served by Zerr Catering.

“This was a great opportunity to celebrate 4-H members in Montgomery County,” said Kim Cullom, the 4-H Youth Associate.

Awards were given out to longtime volunteers such as Trisha and Steven Happe, Sarah Rothermich and Valerie Uthlaut. There were club awards, membership pins and county and state medals given away.

Jillian Weekley of the Boosters received a pin for her five-year service with 4-H. She said the best part of being in 4-H is establishing relationships with many people.

“You make new friends everywhere you go, so it’s fun,” said Weekley, who is an eighth grader at Montgomery County Middle School.

Lynn Knoepflein of the Progressors and Liam Wilkinson of the Meddlers earned the Outstanding 4-H First Year awards in the girls and boys divisions, respectively.

Bella Nichols of the Boosters (girls) and Brody Ludy of the Kountry Kids (boys) won the Outstanding 4-H 10 and under awards. Leah Kleinsorge of the Meddlers (girls) and Grayson Gerding of the Progressors (boys) received Outstanding 4-H awards in the age 11-13 division. Jonah Happe of the Busy Beavers won the Outstanding 4-H award in the 14 and over boys division.

Ludy, who is 10, applauded the Kountry Kids for hosting the event.

“I want to thank them for doing all of this for everybody,” he said.

Cobb, who is a freshman at Montgomery County High School, earned her award for her numerous contributions in 4-H throughout the year. She served as the Boosters’ president, exhibited six items and showed a hog at the Montgomery County Fair and received a total of seven ribbons during county judging achievement day.

Cobb joined the Boosters when she was 8 years old. She received a pin for her seven years of service in 4-H.

“What I like about 4-H is you get so many opportunities that you never thought you would get,” Cobb said. “The opportunities are just amazing. You make so many good friends. You have so many different friends. You meet a lot of new people. I think it’s a great organization to join.”

Cobb had an older brother, Derrick, who was a member of the Boosters. That influenced her to get involved in 4-H.

“He loved it,” Cobb said. “It’s just a great opportunity. It teaches you all of the leadership skills and everything. I heard so much about it from my friends and family. So I decided to join.”

Cobb has already made some big plans for the next several years with the Boosters.

“I’m looking forward to getting more people involved in making 4-H in Montgomery in general a bigger experience for younger kids and their families,” Cobb said. “So I just want to expand it and show what 4-H is really about.”