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Edgewood youth named 4-H State DiplomatNew Mexico Ellen Bardwell of Edgewood was inducted as a 4-H State Diplomat during the annual 4-H Senior Leadership Retreat Jan. 17, in Albuquerque. The daughter of Karen Bardwell, she is a sophomore at Moriarty High School. She has been a 4-H member for eight years and has served as a county council officer and participated in showing pigs and steers. Outside of 4-H she participates in FFA. She joins Wil Hodnett of Portales, Shane Bramblett of Grenville and Hannah Kate Bradshaw as the 2009 state diplomats. "I want to be a role model and to expand my leadership skills," Bardwell said of why she wanted to be on the diplomat team. The senior 4-H members will share the diplomat responsibilities, which include assisting with the parade and tours at the New Mexico State Fair, planning and conducting the Senior Leadership Retreat in conjunction with the 4-H State Ambassadors, and assisting with the 4-H State Conference. They will also attend a 4-H youth camp in Arizona. Ellen Bardwell of Edgewood was inducted as a 4-H State Diplomat during the annual 4-H Senior Leadership Retreat Jan. 17, in Albuquerque. (NMSU Photo by Jane Moorman.)
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