A Special Supplement to the Austin Daily Herald
Friday, September 17, 2010
Olivia Decker showcases her three champion horse ribbons won this year at the Mower County Fair.
A group of 4-H members spend time working at the fair.
Tim Farrell of Windom won a purple ribbon this year at the county fair for his clothing construction project.
A group of 4-H students compete at the Mower County Fair in the sheep division.
Zach Jax of the Red Rangers 4-H club walked away from the county fair with a blue ribbon for his dairy project.
Emily Sayles shows off her reserve champion ribbon for her geology project on rocks during this year’s county fair.
*All photos submitted by Mower County 4-H Minnesota of University Extension office
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Best of Fair - Mower County
A special supplement to the AUSTIN DAILY HERALD
From fashion to llamas, 4-Hers shine On left, Angela Schechinger displays her reserve champion river for her project on “Exploring Animals.” Schechinger is a member of the Lucky Clovers club.
On right, Laura Meany displays her reserve champion winning project for the clothing construction competition. Meany is a member of the Southside 4-H club.
Fair spectators line up to watch this year’s Mower County Fair auction.
Valorie Bates, a member of the 4-H Enterprise club, showcases her pig at this year’s fair.
An award for one of the county fair’s newest divisions, llamas, is on display on the awards table for this year’s Mower County Fair.
Kristine Schechinger, right, stands with Hannah Mueller and Rachel Meany, left, for the judging of this year’s llama category.
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Best of Fair - Mower County
Travis Hammermeister, a member of the Red Rock Rangers 4-H club, won blue ribbons for two categories in the dog division.
Morgan Beckman, a member of the Enterprise 4-H club, won a reserve champion award for her project on water wetlands.
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Lila Johnson, a member of the Enterprise 4-H club, won a grand champion ribbon for her project on home environment.
Blaine Anderson won grand champion for his fruit project at this year始s county fair.
Alexis Anderson, a member of the Red Rock Rangers club, holds a grand champion ribbon for her child development project.
Rachel Allen, a member of the Elkton Upstreamers 4-H club, won a champion ribbon at the county fair for her quilt project.
2010 Mower County Fair champion results Goat Market Goat Kara Sathre Lama - Obstacle Course Grade 3-5 Kaysie Allen Lama - Public Relations 3-5 Kaysie Allen Advanced Champion Kristine Iverson Lama - Costume Grades 3-5 Kristine Schechinger Lama - Showmanship - 3-5 Kristine Schechinger Goat Showmanship - Grade 9 & up Laura Meany Lama - Costume Grade 9 & up Laura Meany
Lama - Public Relations 9 & up Laura Meany Prospect Beef Steer Levi Anderson Rabbit Single Fryer Market Levi Anderson Rabbit Market Pen Lisa Stundahl Rabbit Overall Lisa Stundahl Dairy Goat Liz Meany Sheep Showmanship Grade 6-8 Logan Boyd Dairy Jr Champion Lucas Schaefer
A ribbon area was set up this year for award winners at the Mower County Fairgrounds.
Beef - Cow Caft Nick Lunning Beef - Steer Nick Lunning Beef Breeding Heifer Nick Lunning Beef Showmanship Sr Nick Lunning Dairy Showmanship Sr Paul Schafer Sheep Showmanship Grade 9 & up Rachel Beaver Goat Showmanship - Grade 3-5 Rachel Meany Sheep Ewe Rylee Fawver
Beef Showmanship Int Tessa Ivers Dairy Sr Champion Trent Reinartz Swine Barrows Tyler Berkner Lama - Showmanship 6-8 Valerie Early Swine Purebred Barrows Valorie Bates
For more results from this year始s Mower County Fair, see Page 4.
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Best of Fair - Mower County
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Mower County Fair results Swine Breeding Gilt Rabbit Showmanship Grade 6-8 Abby Jewett Rabbit 1st year Exhibitor Lama - Costume Grades 9 & up Adam Hendrikson Lama - Public Relations 9 & up Adam Hendrikson Poultry Showmanship - 9 & up Alexis Anderson Lamb Lead Grade 3-5 Amy Peterson Ashlyn Reuter Blaine Anderson Swine Showmanship 6-8 Brandon Bergene Goat Showmanship - Grade 6-8 Briana Jensen Sheep Showmanship Grade 3-5 Brock Erickson Overall Poultry Breeding Chloe Anderson Poultry Showmanship - Grade 6-8 Clark Munger Beef Breeding Heifer Collin Grass Lama - Costume Grades 6-8 Colton Allen Rabbit Single Fryer Market Colton Allen Beef Showmanship Jr Colton Ivers Goat Showmanship - Grade 3-5 Dani Jax Prospect Beef Steer Dylan Lunning Swine Showmanship 3-5 Emma Holst Poultry Showmanship - Grade 3-5 Faith Gasteiger Prospect Beef Heifer Mike Stout Beef Showmanship Sr Samatha Ivers Sheep Market Speckle Face Garret Thompson Sheep Showmanship Grade 6-8 Garret Thompson Swine Market Gilt Haley Meyer Lama - Public Relations 3-5 Isabel Beck Swine Barrows Jacob Holst Swine Purebred Barrows Jacob Holst Lama - Obstacle Course Grades 6-8 Jacob Mueller Rabbit Skillathon Int Jacob Mueller Horse - Games - Grade 6 & up Jacob Stark Fleece Jennifer Subra Lamb Lead Grade 9 & up Jennifer Subra Pigeons Jennifer Subra Sheep Market Black Face Jennifer Subra Sheep Overall Market Lamb Sheep Showmanship Grade 9 & up Jennifer Subra Lama - Public Relations 6-8 Kayline Schechinger Lama - Showmanship 6-8 Kayline Schechinger Rabbit Showmanship Grade 9 & up Kayline Schechinger Lama - Showmanship - 3-5 Kaysie Allen Dairy Goat Laura Meany Lama - Obstacle Course 9 & up Laura Meany Lama - Showmanship 9 & up Laura Meany Rabbit Market Pen Levi Anderson
Rabbit Market Pen Levi Anderson Rate of Gain - Beef Steer Levi Anderson Rabbit Poster Grade 9 & up Lisa Stundahl Rabbit Showmanship Advanced Lisa Stundahl Rabbit Skillathon Sr Lisa Stundahl Goat Showmanship - Grade 9 & up Liz Meany Rabbit Poster 3-8 Lizzy Wolterman Beef - Steer Lucas Grass Beef Market Beef Steer Lucas Grass Beef Showmanship Int Lucas Grass Dairy Top Registered Holstein Calf Lucas Schaefer Beef Market Beef Heifer Lucas Schafer Dairy Showmanship Sr Lucas Schafer Dairy Steer Lucas Schafer Dairy Jr Champion McKayla Ruechel Dairy Showmanship Jr McKayla Ruechel Dairy Top Grade Holstein Calf McKayla Ruechel Horse - performance - Grade 6 & up Megan Mullenbach Prospect Beef Heifer Mike Stout Rabbit Showmanship - Grade 3-5 Miranda Bergemann Overall Poultry Market Noah Carroll Horse - Games - Grade 5 & under Olivia Decker Horse - performance - 5 & under Olivia Decker Swine Showmanship 9 & up Rachel (Frank) Voigt Sheep Market White Face Rachel Beaver Lama - Costume Grade 3-5 Rachel Meany Lama - Obstacle Course Grade 3-5 Rachel Meany Dairy Wether Goat Sally Peterson Lamb Lead grade 6-8 Sally Peterson Beef Showmanship Sr Samatha Ivers Prospect Dairy Steer Shelby Lunning Rate of Gain - Dairy Steer Shelby Lunning Beef - Cow Caft Smantha Ivers Goat Market Goat Steven Sathre Rachel Meany Dairy Wether Goat Sally Peterson Lamb Lead - Grade 6-8 Sally Peterson Beef Showmanship Sr Samatha Ivers Prospect Dairy Steer Shelby Lunning Rate of Gain - Dairy Steer Shelby Lunning Beef - Cow Caft Smantha Ivers Goat Market Goat Steven Sathre Dairy Jr Dairy Herd Trent Reinartz Dairy Sr Champion Trent Reinartz Rabbit Overall Bailey Anderson
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Sheep Ewe Jennifer Subra Rabbit Skillathon Sr Emma Jewett Lama - Obstacle Course 9 & up Adam Hendrikson Lama - Showmanship 9 & up Adam Hendrikson Dairy Showmanship Jr Alex Ruechel Horse - performance - 6 & up Alexis Balgeman Swine Showmanship 9 & up Alexis Balgeman Rabbit Poster Grade 3-8 Alexis Kruse Lamb Lead grade 3-5 Bailey Anderson Rabbit Skillathon Sr Ben Farrell Swine Showmanship 3-5 Blaine Anderson Rabbit Poster grade 9 & up Bryer Kruse Swine Market Gilt Bryten Reuter Sheep Market Speckle Face Cassie Beaver Overall Poultry Breeding Catrina Andree Sheep Market Black Face Chloe Anderson Sheep Overall Market Lamb Chloe Anderson Dairy Wether Goat Chris Mandt Goat Showmanship - Grade 6-8 Chris Mandt Lama - Costume Grade 6-8 Chris Mandt Lama - Obstacle Course 6-8 Chris Mandt Horse - Games - Grade 6 & up Claire Mullenbach Beef Market Beef Steer Collin Grass Swine Showmanship 6-8 Colton Bjornson Poultry Showmanship -3-5 Corbin Munger Horse - Games - 5 & under Coy Stark Beef Showmanship Jr Dylan Lunning Rabbit Showmanship 3-5 Elizabeth Benson Lamb Lead - Grade 6-8 Emily Brekke Poultry Showmanship - 6-8 Emily Brekke Horse - performace - 5 & under Emily Decker Fleece Emily Subra Rabbit Showmanship 9 & up Emma Jewett Sheep Market White Face Garret Thompson Rate of Gain - Beef Steer Jackson Koenigs Swine Breeding Gilt Jacob Holst Lama - Public Relations 6-8 Jacob Mueller Overall Poultry Market Jacob Ryther Rabbit 1st year Exhibitor James Bigelow Rabbit Skillathon Jr James Bigelow Pigeons Jennifer Subra Poultry Showmanship - 9 & up Jennifer Subra Dairy Steer John Marx Rabbit Showmanship 6-8 Justin Bergemann
Joel Nelson, president of Mower County Corn and Soybean Growers Association, presented a check on behalf of the Corn and Soybean Growers to be split between five randomly chosen classes: 1. 6200 Open Truck 2. 5500 Farm Stock Tractor 3. 5500 Sportsman Tractor 4. 7500 Sportsman Tractor 5. 10500 Farm Stock Tractor
Soybean growers association supports Mower County Fair tractor and truck pull The 2010 Sponsor List for Mower County Fair tractor and truck pull includes the following: Donkers Appliance; Double K Specialty, Kyle Klahn, Paul Sween; First Farmers and Merchants, Dale Larson; Hanson Tire, Austin; Dave’s Plumbing and Heating, Rose Creek; Motor Supply; Med Gardens SW Sales; CO Brown Ins., Rich Fischer; Canney Auto; Northern County CO OP, Adams; Lyle Liquor; Agri Steel, Lyle; Witt Engineering; Anderson Radiator; NAPA, Austin; Artesian Fresh Water, LeRoy; Baudion Oil, Grand Meadow; US Bank, Austin; Young Welding, Adams; Farmers State Bank, Adams, Curt Sheely; R&S Repair, Grand Meadow; Corkey’s Corner, Adams; Boe Liling; Northern Distributing.
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