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4-Hers give back to their community
By Cornelia Grace Harrison News-Herald Reporter
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Two students participating in 4-H this year have made the decision to donate all the proceeds from their animal sales to local charities.
Katarina Carman and Kaydence Vich, both 17, wanted to better their communies and did so by donating the benefits of their hard work in raising market lambs.
Vich has spent almost a decade in 4-H, showing feeder calves and steers. This year, she showed market goats and lambs. Her market lamb sold for around $1,100 and all proceeds were donated the Harrison County Cancer Crusaders. She wanted to keep her donation local and the HCCC was the first charity that came to her mind.
Carman has spent years in 4-H as well and has been in 4-H since she was around nine years old. Her market lamb sold for $10.25 per pound, and weighed in at 123 pounds!
This is Carman’s second year of donating all proceeds to the Make-
A-Wish Foundation. She chose Make-A-Wish because she felt strongly about giving other kids an opportunity to live their dream.
“Since those kids aren’t able to
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have the same opportunities as I do,” she said. “This is what I really love to do and I just wish everyone had the opportunity to do what they love and experience that at least once.”
Injury, mud, and mayhem at derby
By Cornelia Grace Harrison News-Herald Reporter
The demolition derby put on by Old Skool Motorsports and sponsored by the Harrison County Agricultural Society drew quite the crowd. The derby took place on Friday, June 23, close to the end of fair week.
Beginning at 6 p.m. was the RC demolition derby where people gathered around a wooden frame to battle their battery powered remote-controlled cars.
After that was Power Wheels, where several young kids enjoyed their own version of the derby.
Hopedale EMS, Harrisville EMS, and the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department were all on site to provide care if necessary. The Youth Class had five cars battling in the mud pit. One injury resulted in a long pause to the destruction and the driver was taken to the hospital by ambulance. As of writing, there is no update on his condition After youth, there was the Compact Feature, Run What You Brung, and Mild Big Weld Cars.
Library day creates buzz with activities
This year’s theme at the fair was bees.
Sandi Thompson, director of the Puskarich Library, greeted the crowd and introduced Misty Myscarver, whose hobby is beekeeping. The crowd, both kids and adults, leaned about bees and to handle them.
The event also offered a honey tasting, a craft, face painting, and a free book for each child.
Kids’ Pedal Pull big hit at the fair
