Twenty-five Freeborn and Mower County 4-H members participated in the 4-H Communications Contest that was held March 15.

4-H&8217;ers were able to participate in categories such as public speaking, creative writing, photojournalism, storytelling, interpretive reading, poster making and cartooning. A new category for this year was team drama.

Each category is also split into four age categories &8212; Cloverbud, Beginner, Intermediate and Senior. The overall theme of this year&8217;s contest was &8220;Minnesota&8217;s Sesqucentennial Celebration.&8221;

Winners from Freeborn County were:

Poster making:

Addie Wagner-Intermediate, Hayward 4-H

Photojournalism: Derek Wagner-Intermediate, Hayward 4-H; Anna Payne-Senior, Hartland 4-H.Cartooning:

Loius Wagner-Cloverbud, Hayward 4-H; Addie Wagner-Intermediate, Hayward 4-H

Creative writing:

Betsy Wagner-Beginner, Hayward 4-H; Emma Payne-Intermediate, Hartland 4-H; Molly Wagner-Senior, Hayward 4-H.

Interpretive reading: Annabelle Randall-Intermediate, Willing Workers; Molly Wagner-Senior, Hayward 4-H.