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P r o j ect Winners

Thursday, August 29, 2013

2013 DEFIANCE COUNTY

JUNIOR FAIR

Thursday, August 29, 2013

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Ashley Peter bred and raised the champion beef market steer, which sold for $3,900, at the Defiance County Fair. Shown from left are: Pam Peter; Dan Vetter of Vetter Farms; Randy Headley

of H&W Auto; Jack Speiser of the Jack and Mick Speiser family; Ashley Peter and Mallory Peter. Not pictured is Jim Schmidt Family Dealership, who also contributed to the purchase.

Karlstadt Machining had the winning bid of $725 for kiss the queen at the Defiance County Fair. Here Ryan Jacob of Karlstadt Machining gets a kiss from fair queen Abigail Friend.

Porter Retcher won best of breed (Californian) reserve champion doe and litter, second place Californian doe, first place doe and litter and first place Californian buck at the rabbit show at the Defiance County Fair.

Junior fair winners include, from left: Chasity Kittle, county winner in both Cats 2 and Becoming Money Wise, Zach Betz, county winner in Dogs for Animal Care; ; Angela Betz, county winner in pet rabbit; and Lucas Rohrs, county winner and state fair delegate for Pathways to Culinary Success.

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Whitney Smith raised the reserve champion beef market steer at the Defiance County Fair. The steer sold for $2,300. Shown are, front row, from left: Ohio Rep. Tony Burkley, Treasurer Vickie Myers, Clerk of Courts Amy Gailbraith, Brian Miller of Sherwood State Bank, Jerry

Sanders of Jewell Grain, Whitney Smith and Blake Smith. Back row, from left: Fran Kime of Tireman,Judge Jeff Strausbaugh, Ohio Sen. Cliff Hite, Prosecutor Morris Murray and Commissioner Otto Nicely.

Junior fair win-ners include, from left: Payton Hugg, county winner and state fair delegate in You can Quilt, Karrie Smith, county winner in Horseless Horse, Evan Mallet, county winner in Play the Role, and Terrin Betz, county winner in creative writing.

The grand champion market goose, raised by Quintin Graves, sold for $400. Shown are Jesse Haver (left) of the Fairview Young Farmers and Graves.

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The champion dairy steer at the Defiance County Fair sold for $1,000 and was raised by Kristine Culler. Shown are, from left: Randy Eisel of Hicksville Grain, Brent Petersen of Jewell Grain,

Rick Hall of Spartan Crop Insurance, Joe and Ryan Lucas of Innovative Ag, Kristine Culler and Riley Lucas of Innovative Ag.

Kristine Culler won champion heavy-weight dairy steer, cham-pion heavy-weight dairy feeder, reserve champion dairy feeder calf, champion dairy steer, cham-pion middle-weight dairy steer, sil-ver tray award, was a 4-H atten-dant and won the 2013 hay rodeo.

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The reserve champion dairy steer, raised by Eme Sprow, sold for $1,000. Shown are, from left: Zach Retcher, Brian Miller of Sherwood State Bank, Chuck Wonderly of Archbold Equipment, Ryan

and Joe Lucas of Innovative Ag, Joe Radabaugh of Edon Farmers Co-Op, Riley Lucas of Innovative Ag and Sprow.

Wesley Bok (left) raised the champion lac-tating dairy cow, which sold for $350. Shown with Bok is Brent Petersen of Jewell Grain.

Madeline Zachrich won first place in first year showmanship, first year English equitation, first year English pleasure, first year walk/trot horsemanship and first year walk/trot pleasure.

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The grand champion market hog, raised by Katie Davis, sold for $1,200 at the Defiance County Fair. Back row are, from left: Denny Vetter and Scott Vetter of Arc Solutions, Randy Eisel of Hicksville Grain and Kevin Stuckey of Cooper Farms. Front row are: Davis (left) and Mary Ann (center) and Christina Meyer.

The reserve champion dairy feeder calf raised by Kristine Culler, sold for $650 at the fair. Shown are Jay Hornish of Farm Credit Services and Culler.

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The reserve champion market hog sold for $950. It was raised by Samuel Bruce. Shown are: Kiara Bruce, Sam Bruce (center) and Paul Stuckey of Rupp Seeds and Miller Family Show Cattle.

Marissa Rohlf (center) raised the champion dairy market wether at the Defiance County Fair which sold for $600. Shown with Rohlf are Judge John Rohrs III and Lea Rohrs.

Jonathon McCoy raised the champi-on market duck, which sold for $450. Shown are Troy Bowling (left) of Chief Supermarkets and McCoy.

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The champion dairy feeder calf, raised by Kaitlyn Zeedyk, sold for $1,000 at the fair. Shown, from left are: Tim Moser of State Bank; Brett,

Brandon and Brady Zeedyk; Kaitlyn Zeedyk; and Randy Eisel of Hicksville Grain; Not pictured is another buyer, Custom Agri Services

Korbyn Martin raised the reserve champion boer market wether, which sold for $550, at the fair. Shown, from left are: Doug Engel of the Doug and Pam Engel family; Prosecutor Morris Murray, Martin and Cliff Vandemark of Cliff Vandemark and family.

East Allen Ag and Turf purchased the reserve champion market goose, raised by Ethan Friend, for $350. Here, Friend shows off the goose.

Winners at the fair included Brett Nester (left), best FFA field crop; Evan Johns (center), cham-pion heavy weight beef feeder, reserve champion beef feed-er calf and second place showmanship; and Kayla Rethmel, champion light weight dairy feeder.

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Janelle Bok raised the champion boer market wether, which sold for $650, at the fair. Shown, from left are: Prosecutor Morris Murray, Treasurer Vickie Myers, Recorder Cecilia Parsons, Bok, Commissioner Otto Nicely and Brent Peterson of Jewell Grain.

Kelly Limbaugh raised the reserve champion dairy market weth-er, which sold for $550. Shown from left are: Lisa, Dave and Milan Karlstadt of Karlstadt Machining; Mike, Kelly and Lindsey Limbaugh.

Jessica Hammond won first place Western showmanship, reserve champion showman-ship, first place hunter under saddle first place Western pleasure, first place Western horsemanship and grand champion Western horsemanship at the Defiance County Fair. R i s s i e

Holifield won b e g i n n e r pygmy goat showmanship and trail class in hand at the fair.

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Allison Flory raised the grand champion single roaster rabbit, which sold for $500, at the fair. From left are: John Higbea of Higbea Embroidery, Amber Schliesser, Flory and Brent Petersen with Jewell Grain.

Ethan Potter raised the reserve champion meat pen rabbits, which sold for $425 at the Defiance County Fair. Shown are, back row: Randy Eisel (left) of Hicksville Grain and Scott (center) and Denny Vetter of Arc Solutions. Front row are: Ethan Potter (left) and Logan Potter.

The reserve champion single roaster rabbit, raised by Natalie Hammersmith, sold for $550 at the fair. Shown are Logan Schroeder (left), Hammersmith and Kyle Weber of First Federal Bank.

Mariah Dunlap won champion toggen-burg doe in show, reserve champion record-ed grade doe in show, reserve champion toggenburg doe in show and reserve cham-pion nubian doe in show at the fair.

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At left, Kelsey Johnston raised the champion market turkey, which sold for $600, at the fair. Shown back row from left are: Cindy Becher, Anita Rethmel, Johnston, Kyle Weber and Kierstin Joost of First Federal Bank and Craig Beecher. Front row are Bethany Singer (left), Logan Schroeder (cen-ter) and Anthony Singer.

The reserve champion turkey, raised by Ethan Friend, sold for $375. Shown are: Ryan Imbrock (left) of Cooper Farms, Friend (center) and Kevin Stuckey of Cooper Farms.

Brady Karzynow (left) won first place begin-ning showmanship rabbits and Ethan Potter won reserve champion meat pen.

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The grand champion meat pen of poultry was raised by Caleb Savage and sold for $475. Shown are, from left: Randy Eisel of Hicksville Grain, Lori

Wein of Wein and Shearer Mechanical, Scott Vetter of Arc Solutions, Savage and Denny Vetter of Arc Solutions.

The Tinora Young Farmers purchased the champion meat pen rabbits for $450. The rabbits were raised by Hanna Johnson. Shown from left are: Kay Guilford, Johnson, Brian Etchison, Tate Etchison and John Coressel of the Tinora Young Farmers.

Maggie Pollard won cham-pion crossbred heifer, champion high percent Maine heifer, cham-pion beef feeder calf, champi-on middle weight beef feeder, reserve champion market lamb and champion junior showman-ship lamb.

Janelle Bok won champion boer market and wether goat, best boer doe in show, born and raised boer as well as market wether goat.

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Blake Zeedyk raised the reserve cham-pion market duck, which sold for $525. Back row, from left are: Randy Eisel of Hicksville Grain; Tim Moser of State Bank; Ryan, Holli

and Lilly Zeedyk and Larry Retcher. Front row are: Addy Zeedyk (left), Blake Zeedyk, Emma Zeedyk and Heaven Holtsberry of Apache Dairy Bar.

The reserve champion meat pen of poultry sold for $625. It was raised by Baeden Hancock. Shown are, from left:

Hancock, Dave Sines of Sines Excavating, John Higbea of Higbea Embroidery and Chad Hall of Spartan Crop Insurance.

Wesley Bok won grand champion dairy cow and intermediate showmanship while Michaela Ketcham won first place Western horse pleasure 9-13, first place Western showmanship 13-15 and first place interme-diate pattern class at the Defiance County Fair.

Maddi Price (left) won barrel racing cham-pion 14-19, pole beginning champion 14-19 and down and back champion 14-19. Desirae Mack won reserve champion pullets and first place large fancy chickens over 1 year.

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The reserve champion lactating dairy goat, raised by Kaylee Sauber, sold for $400. Shown are, from left: Chris Puffinberger, David Miller of Moose Lodge 2094, Dante Klender, Sara Grant, Sauber and Christian Klender.

The grand champion lactating dairy goat, raised by Kaitlyn Wiley, sold for $550. Shown are Randy Eisel (left) of Hicksville Grain, Ray Mendenhall of Archbold Equipment and Wiley.

Fair winners included Molly Hammersmith (left), reserve champion pen of two lambs; Kelsey Johnston (center), grand champion market turkey; and Natalie Hammersmith, reserve champion single market rab-bit, senior showmanship market lamb.

Among the junior fair winners were Thomas Vance, first place contesting show-manship, first place Western horsemanship 13-15, first down and back and champion of champion contesting; and Samantha Vance, first place easy gaited equitation, first keyhole race 9-13 and second place down and back 9-13.

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The reserve champion pen of two market lambs, raised by Molly Hammersmith, sold for $550. Shown are, from left: Kelsey Johnston, Logan Schroeder, Hammersmith and Dave Stevenson of the Defiance County Farm Bureau.

The grand champion market lamb, raised by Garrett Crall, sold for $600 at the fair. Shown, from left are: Randy Eisel of Hicksville Grain, Scott Miller and Mike Schnitkey of Farmers & Merchants State Bank and Crall.

Jack Ordway won first in division heavy-weight market hog at the Defiance County Fair.

At right, Isaac Shininger won first place trail, first place grooming and second place first year horse-manship at the fair.

K e l s e y Hudnall won first place goat intermediate showmanship and first and second place market class at the Defiance County Fair.

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Nathan Delagrange (left) raised the reserve champion lactating dairy cow, which sold for $300.

Shown with Delagrange is Phil Yoder of Yoder Tire.

The grand champion pen of two market lambs, raised by Amy Rethmel, sold for $600 at the fair. Shown are, from left: Rick Hall of Spartan Crop Insurance, Brett Dietrich, Eric Weber of First Federal, Anthony Singer, Brent Petersen of Jewell Grain and Rethmel.

Fair winners included Dominic Mansel-Pleydell (left), reserve champion large fancy poultry; Rose Mansel-Pleydell, first place poultry senior showmanship, second place horse-manship 16-19, second place senior rabbit showmanship and 2013 showman of showmen; and Joshua Mansel-Pleydell, champion large fancy exhibit and overall reserve champion poultry exhibit.

Brittany Conkey won cham-pion beef senior showmanship, champion light weight beef feeder, silver tray award, reserve champion heavy weight beef steer and reserve champion mainetainer heifers.

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The reserve champion market lamb, which sold for $1,000, was raised by Maggie Pollard. Shown are, back row from left: Randy Eisel of Hicksville Grain, Chad Johnson of Johnson Family Farms, Sharon

Delong and Brad Spitnale of Citizens National Bank and Cecilia Pollard. Front row are: Mallory Peter (left), Grace Bok (center) and Maggie Pollard.

Winners at the fair included Katelyn Brunner (left) with first place in rally advanced A dogs, novice B dogs, groom-ing 14-19, English hunter horse 9-19, trail, reining, champion of champion show-manship and English pleasure 14-19; and Georgia Hines, first place rally B, first place intermediate showmanship, sec-ond place obedience, overall high point showmanship, first place grooming 9-13, first place pony showmanship, first place pony horsemanship, second place pony pleasure, second place trail 9-13 and reserve champion horsemanship.

Chelsie Porter won first place Western showmanship 9-12, sec-ond place Western horseman-ship 9-12, second place groom-ing horse 9-13 and was an Ohio State Fair delegate in Veterinary Science 1- Airedales to Zebras.

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from left: Ethan Friend, reserve champion market goose and reserve champion market tur-key; Gabrielle Friend, cham-pion commercial ewe lamb; Angela Betz, grand champion doe and litter, best overall decorated rabbit and poultry contest, first in division pig catch, grand champion pig catch and junior rabbit show-manship; Quintin Graves, grand champion market goose; and Zachary Betz, champion fancy rabbits and best of show rabbits.

Whitney Smith won champion middle weight beef steer and reserve cham-pion beef steer.

Junior fair winners include Eme Sprow (left), reserve champion Yorkshire barrow Ohio State Fair, class winner in swine and reserve champion dairy steer; Destiney Kittle (center), first place beginner novice B and pre-novice; and Megan Schubert, champion light weight beef steer.

Angela Betz was the winner of the Decorated Rabbit and Poultry Contest.

Colin Etchen won grand champion laying hens at the Defiance County Fair.

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Winners at the Defiance County Fair included, from left: Sam Froelich, first place flags; Corey Buckhaus, best of breed and grand champion commercial rabbit; Oakely Demar, first place youth

9-13 barrels and first place youth 9-13 pole bend-ing; and Amber Schliesser, first in division market hog class 13.

Robert Wachtman won reserve champion fancy rabbit at the fair.

Wyatt Fruth (left) won first place pet goat class and first place senior kid doe while Maggie Kwiatkowski won first place low working hunter, first place beginner hunt seat over fences, first place keyhole 14-19, second place reining, second place flags, second place draft showmanship and reserve champion contesting.

Kelly Limbaugh won the ani-mal calling contest at the fair.

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Thank you to the following volunteers for providing assistance with the Livestock Sale.