Many people enjoyed “making and taking” during the Working Exhibits on Tuesday, July 16 at the Washington County Fair.  A large crowd flocked to the hands-on presentations during the late afternoon and left with some homemade items and valuable facts. Seven groups of 4-H’ers participated in the Working Exhibits, ranging in activities from learning about sensory slime to origami to heat safety. This project area falls under the communication division which is known for teaching youth how to demonstrate, give directions to an audience, and interact with an audience to produce a take-home product. Amelia Meller, Eleanor Van Ommen, Annie Peiffer, and Tori Marsengill earned the Judge’s Choice trophy for their dog toys exhibit. The following groups will represent Washington County at the Iowa State Fair: Grace, Elijah, Sophia, and Jenna Puttmann with “Koozie Up-cycling for Pop-sicling”, Annabelle Septer with “How to Make Stickers”, Calvin Meller and Kiera Stanerson with “Jumping Jellyfish,” and Ruby Lowenberg with “Tissue Paper Painting”