Childress County 4-H Year End Banquet spotlights local youth

Sterling Bruce receives the second-ever Pam Foster Memorial Award at the 2025 Childress County 4-H Year End Banquet Monday, Aug. 25 at Fair Park City Auditorium. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

Childress County 4-H Foodies Cambri Willis, left, and David Rister, right, receive their Clover aprons from Childress County 4-H Volunteer Sandy Koepke.

Childress County 4-Her Tripp Tippett gives the introduction at the 2025 Childress County 4-H Year End Banquet Monday, Aug. 25 at Fiar Park City Auditorium.

Cambri Willis, Brantly Session, Blaze Session and Liesel Schaefer receive the Bronze Star Award.

Record Book Award recipients include, back row, from left: Blaze Session, Bryson Session, Quay Bruce, Liesel Scheafer, Ryker Schaefer, Sterling Bruce, and front row, from left, Brantly Session, Cambri Willis, Rhett Schaefer, Kage Whitaker, Kolt Whitaker.

Quilt of Valor participants are recognized at the 2025 Childress County 4-H Year End Banquet Monday, Aug. 25 at Fair Park City Auditorium. The second year Childress County 4-H has participated in the National Quilts of Valor Foundation Program, this year’s quilt was given to local veteran James Gray, U.S. Army Sergeant First Class, during the Childress Elks Lodge’s Memorial Day Service. From left: Quilt of Valor Program Leader Ann Ricks, Leisel Schaefer, Cambri Willis, Miranda Henry, Bianca Escobedo.

Kage Whitaker and Rhett Schaefer are named Rookies of the Year.

Ryker Schaefer receives the Silver Star Award.