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The Butler County Butlers and Maids Youth Council took top honors in both the Spotlight on Safety Skit and Outstanding Youth Council contests. The awards were presented during the youth annual meeting, Dec. 7 at the Embassy Suites in Dublin.

A Spotlight on Safety contest is held during the area One-Day Fall Youth Conferences. The purpose of the skits is to help the teens learn more about safety, and then present the information in a fun way to their peers. The three area winners compete for the state title. At the state contest, the Summit Summiteers took second place and the Auglaize Awesome Aardvarks took third. Butler County's winning skit was a take off on "The Wizard of Oz" in which the characters followed the yellow brick road to Safety Town, and along the way learned about home and fire safety.

On a national level, the Morgan Misfits, Morrow Big Dogs and the Butlers and Maids were recognized for winning awards from the National Safety Council. To earn the awards, the councils performed local safety education and safety projects to help their county Farm Bureaus and communities.

In the Outstanding Youth Council contest, youth councils are judged in areas such as community and Farm Bureau supporting activities, service, member attendance and safety. The Mahoning Marketeers and Summit Summitters were tied for the top youth council in the Pioneer Area and the Auglaize Awesome Aardvarks were the top council in the Buckeye Area.

The 2003 State Youth Committee took office at the meeting. The committee is charged with planning events such as the Spring Fun Event, Youth annual meeting and Summer Leadership conferences. .It meets on a monthly basis with adviser and OFBF Director of Young Leaders Darrell Rubel. The committee members are Emily Reidlinger, chair; Michelle Eck, vice chair, Chris Snyder, Yvonne Fair, Nate Colston, Cory Honneman, Heather Ballinger, Sara Presnoil, and Joey Schnell.

The next statewide youth activity is the Spring Fun Event, to be held in early 2003. Contact your county Farm Bureau if you would like to get involved in a local youth council.

Cutline: The Butler County butlers and Maids are repeat winners in the Outstanding Youth Council contest.

Cutline: The 2003 State Youth Committee took office during the youth annual meeting. The group is responsible for assisting with the planning of youth events.