(Atlantic) The Southwest Field 4-H Table Setting Contest was held Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic, Iowa.
The Table Setting Contest is a fun way to learn how to properly set a table, plan nutritious meals, express originality and creativity in choosing a theme, present to a judge, express knowledge of food, nutrition and food safety, and have fun in planning a special occasion meal for entertaining. Youth may choose to enter a casual or formal table setting exhibit.
A champion junior, intermediate, and senior level individual or team was selected from each of the local counties across the Southwest Iowa field in the two categories of casual and formal and given the opportunity to represent the county at the Southwest Field Table Setting Contest. Participating 4-H members included 4th-12th graders from Adair, Carroll, Cass, Clarke, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, East Pottawattamie, West Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Union.
Champion Junior Casual Table Setting: Avery Becker & Hunter Wise, Cass County
Reserve Champion Junior Casual Table Setting: Garth Ferro, West Pottawattamie County
Junior Casual Participants: Alivia Williams, Adair County; Avery Becker & Hunter Wise, Cass County; Lydia Miller, Clarke County; Viviana Pollock, Montgomery County; Abbie Hill, Page County; Bayylor Kalb, East Pottawattamie County; Garth Ferro, West Pottawattamie County; Caroline Ramaeker, Union County
Champion Junior Formal Table Setting: Haizley Nothwehr, Page County
Reserve Champion Junior Formal Table Setting: Avery Lee, Cass County
Junior Formal Participants: Avery Lee, Cass County; Hallie Wallace, Fremont County; Payton Doyle, Montgomery County; Haizley Nothwehr, Page County; Monroe Nelson, Shelby County
Champion Intermediate Casual Table Setting: Andy Hansen
Reserve Champion Intermediate Casual Table Setting: Ruby Cate Marso
Intermediate Casual Participants: Ella Soyer, Carroll County; Ruby Cate Marso, Guthrie County; Andy Hansen, Page County; Mackenzie Stegeman, West Pottawattamie County
Champion Intermediate Formal Table Setting: Brecklynn Driskill
Reserve Champion Intermediate Formal Table Setting: Blaire Robson
Intermediate Formal Participants: Oakley Skow, Cass County; Blaire Robson, Guthrie County; Ivy Clementine Konsbruck, Harrison County; Pearyle Dow, Page County; Brecklynn Driskill, Union County
Champion Senior Casual Table Setting: Macy Burg
Reserve Champion Senior Casual Table Setting: Hannah Comer
Senior Casual Participants: Aubree Williams, Adair County; Macy Burg, Cass County; Laurin Davis, Guthrie County; DJ Nathaniel, Mills County; Hannah Comer, Page County; Lexi Slick, Union County
Champion Senior Formal Table Setting: Brock Driskill
Reserve Champion Senior Formal Table Setting: Erin Lewis
Senior Formal Participants: Chloe Ohms, Adair County; Lily White, Carroll County; Josie Millikian, Cass County; Erin Lewis, Harrison; Ali Hansen, Page County; Brock Driskill, Union County
