The 2008 Logan County Fair has dubbed some winners before the fair gates officially opened.

Many 4-H members, who entered projects including writing, electricity, photography and creative arts, have already received blue ribbons for their efforts and contributions to this year's fair.

Animal weigh-in also took place Monday night to prepare for the week's upcoming livestock shows. (Photos and audio interview included.)

Some of this year's winners are listed below.

Creative Arts Overall Winners:

1^st Place Junior Division: Ashley Wilson

1^st Place Senior Division: Emily Jones

Woodworking Overall Winner:

1^st Place Senior Division: Evan Nolan

Electricity Overall Winner:

1^st Place Senior Division:

Kwinton Mansfield

Money Management Winners:

1^st Place Teens on the Road to Financial Success:

Brooke Sheeley

Health Winners:

1^st Place Aid in Action:

Meagan Rutan

Special Interest Winners:

1^st Place Collectibles: Amber Gibson

1^st Place Athletics: Sarah Bell

1^st Place Growing With Others: Sydney Bollinger

Human Decorating and Design Overall Winner:

1^st Place Senior Division Mackenzie Risner

Hog Hurdles Overall Winners:

1^st Place Junior Division: Rita Winner

Photography 1^st Place Winners:

Tractor Project Winner:

Bicycle Adventure Overall Winner:

ATV Adventure Overall Winner:

Vegetable Gardening Winner:

Flower Gardening Winner:

Horseless Horse Winner:

Small Engines Project Winners:

Veterinary Science Overall Winner:

Overall Scrapbooking Winners:

Writing Overall Winner:

Listen to 4-H Educator Annie Davis discuss what the judges are looking for in first prize winners.

In other fair news, animal weigh-in took place at various livestock barns.

The animal weigh-in helps determine weight classes for the livestock shows and auctions and to make sure that no animals were under finished or over finished in their weight gain goals.

Pictured below are Rita Winners first-prize hog, hurdles and a winning Veterinary Science project.