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Congratulations to the Johnson Family
Congratulations to theKrebs Family
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Craig, Stephanie & Keagan SteCK • SteCK Cattle869 190th Ave • Woodstock, MN 56186
319.530.8790 Craig • 402.680.1254 Stephanieonline: www.steckcattle.com • facebook.com/steckcattle
Sire. i80 DAM. Miley 43W (WDM)MaineTainer/Chianina
Featuring cattle from DJS Shorthorns & DUNK Cattle Co.
Sire. BUDDy lOVe DAM. Cherri 809 (SOlUtiON) PB ShorThorn
Sire. ChAriSMA DAM. AUgUStA PriDe 1374 (BlOODStONe)PB ShorThorn
Sire. ChAriSMA DAM. ChelSie 269MMaineTainer/ShorThornPluS
Sire. MONOPOly DAM. Miley 43W (WDM)Chianina
Sire. i80 DAM. Miley 43W (WDM)MaineTainer/Chianina
Sire. ChAriSMA DAM. Cherri 360W (VegAS)PB ShorThorn
Sire. i80 DAM. JeNNy (iriSh WhiSkey SON)3/4 Maine-anjou
TheSe feMaleS Sell oCToBer 3rd!
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Craig, Stephanie & Keagan SteCK • SteCK Cattle869 190th Ave • Woodstock, MN 56186
319.530.8790 Craig • 402.680.1254 Stephanieonline: www.steckcattle.com • facebook.com/steckcattle
Sire. i80 DAM. Miley 43W (WDM)MaineTainer/Chianina
Featuring cattle from DJS Shorthorns & DUNK Cattle Co.
Sire. BUDDy lOVe DAM. Cherri 809 (SOlUtiON) PB ShorThorn
Sire. ChAriSMA DAM. AUgUStA PriDe 1374 (BlOODStONe)PB ShorThorn
Sire. ChAriSMA DAM. ChelSie 269MMaineTainer/ShorThornPluS
Sire. MONOPOly DAM. Miley 43W (WDM)Chianina
Sire. i80 DAM. Miley 43W (WDM)MaineTainer/Chianina
Sire. ChAriSMA DAM. Cherri 360W (VegAS)PB ShorThorn
Sire. i80 DAM. JeNNy (iriSh WhiSkey SON)3/4 Maine-anjou
TheSe feMaleS Sell oCToBer 3rd!
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champion maine-anjou heifer, 2015 sd spotlightsib sell in 2015!
res. supreme champion heifer, 2014 sdsusib sell in 2015!
champion mainetainer heifer, 2014 arkansas state fair, open & jr shows sib sell in 2015!
champion aob heifer, 2015 ozark empire fairchampion mainetainer heifer, 2015 mo state fair
3rd overall champion continental heifer, 2014 belt buckle calf champion maine heifer, 2015 ft worth, jr show calf champion maine heifer, 2015 san antoniochampion maine heifer, 2015 san angelo
a sampling of the cattle we’ve raised & sold in our past sales.
Working With families to create champions in the ring and in life.
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WilloW SpringS Cattle CompanyeriC, linSay, maSon, Whitney & Catelyn Walker
14844 Walker road • prairie grove, arkansas 72753 eriC: 479-601-3567 • [email protected]
Cody green, ShoW & Sale Cattle: 479-979-5223garrett loChner, ShoW & Sale Cattle: 520-870-5226
champion maine heifer, 2013 ohio beef expo
5th overall & reserve champion mainetainer,2013 sdsusib sell in 2015!
div champion maine heifer, 2012 american royalsib sell in 2015!
division champion crossbred heifer, 2013 oye3rd overall heifer, 2014 two steppin, ring 2class winner, 2014 nwss sib sell in 2015!
supreme champion heifer, 2014 cowtown show, both ringsres. supreme champion heifer, 2014 u of a block & bridle
2015 WilloW SpringS Cattle Company - online Sale ConSultantS dave allan, texas - 979.561.7115 • Brandon callis, oklahoma - 979.204.1265 • craig steck, minnesota - 319.530.8790
cory thomsen, south dakota - 605.730.2397 • cory miller, nebraska - 402.319.9579
mainetainer & shorthorn daughter’s
sell from this many time champion!
pb simmental daughters will be offered from this unique pb simmental donor!
mainetainer daughters from this popular supreme champion heifer from the american royal.
offering a great mainetainer heifer from this past junior national champion in both the chi and mainetainer rings.
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When you want the very best.
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2015 FALL EDITION · ISSUE 44
SHOW RESULTS FROM 17SHOWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
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Features + Departments16 From The Editor17 About us18 From Our Readers27 Under Cover28 Page Twenty-Eight63 Hall of Fame78 The Bloombergs206 Weaver: Loadstar214 App216 Blinn College222 Funtimes228 Burt’s Best Bites232 Baking & Barntime236 Recipe240 Faces + Places: IA271 Church Sign292 Message300 Upcoming Events306 News311 Thank You
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HARMONY HILLKnebel Family, IN
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HALL OF FAMEDon Greiman, IA
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DEEP ROOTSWilliams Family, VA
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VOTEDBEST LIVESTOCK
SHOW PUBLICATIONBEST OF THE BARNS
From advertisements and champion exhibitor bios to exclusive articles and show coverage, it truly grasps the essence of The Showtimes.
It does not matter what you do. I have friends that are cattle producers, pharmacists, stock brokers and teachers. While not all of them see a barn or pasture on a daily basis, their roots in agriculture have unquestionably led them to the successful and rewarding lives that they are enjoying today.
There is no better life than that that we are living. Tom Brady can have four Super Bowl rings and Taylor Swift can have more Twitter followers than the Hereford Association has show entries; but they do not have all of the opportunities available to them that people involved with the livestock industry do. I would never call showing and raising livestock a hobby or of unimportance, because you never know what one moment - a champion slap, being left standing, a conversation, or maybe feeling the exhaustion of many early mornings and late nights - will influence someone to become.
God Bless,
Lisa ReidOwner/Editor
Asingle moment can define your life. This past state fair season, a judge mentioned how there is more to life than a cattle show. He was absolutely correct, but at the same token,
he was completely wrong. It goes without saying that faith, family and friends should hold precedence in one’s life and ultimately be tied to every decision and action you make. It is also true that showing cattle and being a part of the livestock industry has defined my family - and we are not alone.
When I was younger and focusing all of my attention on my show cattle and hogs, a friend told me that one day I would have to quit my hobby and join the real world outside of the show ring. That hobby ultimately turned into my career. This Fall Edition marks the 44th issue of The Showtimes.
With every issue of The Showtimes we strive to put a product together that is the best tool available to advertisers promoting their cattle, products or service as well as capture the lives and emotions of the people that are the livestock industry. With that being said, I am excited for everyone to read through this issue of the magazine.
THE INFLUENCE THE SHOW INDUSTRY HAS ON OUR LIVES.THE BEST LIFE
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from our readers
Cade Austin, WIThank you for sponsoring the Grand Champion Maine-Anjou Female at Junior Nationals. It is companies like you that make families happy to receive such an award. This banner will be hanging in our barn for a very long time.
Lazy JB Angus, COThank You! We think your magazine is awesome.
Sterling FFA, COThank you very much for donating the banners to Northeastern Colorado Stock Show. Our chapter greatly appreciates your generosity and support of youth in agriculture.
American JuniorMaine-Anjou AssociationWe cannot thank you enough for all the Showtimes has done for us and our juniors. Our show’s banners and decorations were simply out of this world. We greatly appreciate all that The Showtimes Magazine does for us!
Rachel Spencer, COYou did an outstanding job with the video of the steer show and the photography is top notch.
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Multiple Jr. Breed AssociationsOur mailbox has been filled with thank yous from members of the Jr. Breed Associations for supporting their Jr. Nationals!
ON THE MAP: NEW SUBSCRIBERSThe Showtimes welcomes new subscribers! In each issuewe will feature 10 of our new subscribers on our map!
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Trey Logan, NEShowing off his custom Showtimes white showstick at the Burt County Fair in Oakland, NE.
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Kayla Morrow
Grand Champion Steer - Blackout Jackpot
Bayley Kroupa
Grand Champion Steer - Blackout Jackpot 2
Dalton Lind
Grand Champion Steer - Blackout Jackpot 3 Dalton Lind
Grand Champion Steer - 2015 Colorado State Fair
Baylor Bonham (Steer purchased by Baylor Bonham)
Grand Champion Steer - 2012 American Royal
Bayley Kroupa
Grand Champion Steer - 2014 American Royal
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Wayne & Barb Ohlrichscell: 402.649.5804 • cell: 402.649.6911 • home: 402.371.069555943 Hwy. 275, Norfolk, NE • www.showsteers.com/ohlrichsHLRICHSO
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th
ON-LINE SALE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
ON-LINE SALE
Selling Steers and Heiferssired by some of the best
in the industry ... Man Among Boys,
Unstoppable, Monopoly, GrizzlyBear, I-80, Steel Force, UnoMas, Chopper and Ready 2
Rumble to name a few.
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Wayne & Barb Ohlrichscell: 402.649.5804 • cell: 402.649.6911 • home: 402.371.069555943 Hwy. 275, Norfolk, NE • www.showsteers.com/ohlrichsHLRICHSO
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th
ON-LINE SALE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
ON-LINE SALE
Selling Steers and Heiferssired by some of the best
in the industry ... Man Among Boys,
Unstoppable, Monopoly, GrizzlyBear, I-80, Steel Force, UnoMas, Chopper and Ready 2
Rumble to name a few.
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under cover
It seems that our lives become a series of annual events. Especially in the show cattle world. We look forward to the North American, Denver Stock Show, Fort Worth our state fairs, expos and respective Junior Nationals. On our local radio and TV stations every year a little ditty comes on with a corny guy singing “It’s that time of season, it’s that time of year the Allen County Fair is here. Fall is in the air and with it comes all the excitement of “It’s that time of season, it’s that time of year. Our annual Harvest of Excellence is here. This year marks number 19 for us. We are so proud of this years offering of Chianina and Maine influenced calves as well as a few
Herefords, Angus and a surprise or two along the way.
We started Winegardner Show Cattle back in the 80’s and it is finally coming to the vision that we had for
it many years ago with Tyler and Natalie on board as well as our son-in-law Kurtis and daughters
Hannah and Ashlie all playing big roles in our business. We can’t forget our precious
grandsons Beckett and Ryker who are good daily reminders of how much God has richly
blessed our family. We believe strongly in God and traditional family values.
It has been truly a blessing to work with the Reid family and The Showtimes once again.
What a professional, creative and top notch publication.
We are so pleased to offer the best of our proven genetics to you and your family this Fall on the first Saturday in November. We welcome visitors any time and would love for your family to drop in, see the calves and visit with you about the vision you have for your operation.
Call or text us anytime and we would be happy to answer your questions about our breeding program.
May God Bless you and yours this beautiful Fall! Until we see you on November 7th! Sincerely, The Winegardner Family
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS ISSUE’S COVER.BY THE WINEGARDNER FAMILY, LIMA, OH
HARVEST OFEXCELLENCEStarting with the Sept/Oct issue we thought it would be neat to showcase our cover advertiser. From this point forward, we will go under cover to bring you more information about who;s on each cover of The Showtimes!
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THIS ISSUE WE FEATURE 28 THINGS YOU COULD EAT
ON-A-STICK AT THE 2015 IOWA STATE FAIR!
twenty-eightLook for our
next Page 28
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Year End Edition!A specialthanks to JordanJohnson, WY fortaking thesephotos!
Caprese Salad
On-A-Stick
FunnelCake Sticks
Cornbrat
Golden Fried Peanut Butter and Jelly On-A-Stick
Hot Lips
UltimateBacon Brisket
Bomb
Unicorn Lollipos
Spicy Shrimp On-A-Stick
PickleOn-A-Stick
HotBologna
GriddleStick
FruitOn-A-Stick
CrazyTater
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CrewPete Hunter 515-571-5630Jess Recknor 507-383-8529
John R. HagieClarion, [email protected] CycloneTrace.com
October 16, 2015Clarion, Iowa
Cattle available for viewing Sept. 15
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Reserve Grand Champion Steer, ’15 Iowa State FairCongratulations to the Ferguson Family
5th Overall Grand Champion Steer, ’15 Illinois State FairCongratulations to the Tomhave Family
Champion Angus Steer and Third Overall Land ofLincoln, ’15 Illinois State FairCongratulations to the Torrey Family
Reserve Heavyweight Crossbred Steer,’15 Illinois State FairCongratulations to the Breedlove Family
Reserve ChampionShorthorn Steer, ’15
Illinois State FairCongratulations to the
Line FamilyChampion ShorthornSteer, ’15 IndianaState FairCongratulations tothe Clifford Family
Reserve Champion Chi Steer, ’15 Indiana State FairCongratulations to the Selke Family
Sold as TAG 22 in our
’14 Sale.
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BRANDON, CATHY, CHARLEE & CHANDLER JONES309.747.2169Brandon cell: 309.370.108127304 N. 2025 East RoadGridley, IL 61744
[email protected] located 4 miles South of Gridley on 2025 East Road.
Congratulations to all families who purchased cattle from us!
Good cattle and Great kids make the success possible.
Jones Show Cattle 6th Annual SaleStop by our open house at our place October 31st &November 1st. Cattle available for viewing afterOctober 1st!
Bids Close on-line Sunday, November 1st atwww.cwcattlesales.com.
Cattle will be coming in all fall and will be available on a first come,first serve basis after our November 1st online sale.
Other ChampionsInclude ...
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Grand Champion Steer, ’15 Illinois State Fair
Congratulations to the Line Family
Grand Champion Steer, ’15 Indiana State Fair, Congratulations to the Hoover Family
Grand Champion Owned Female, ’15 National Junior Angus ShowCongratulations to the McCabe Family
ReserveChampionSimmental Steer,’15 Illinois StateFair Open ShowCongratulationsto the MartinFamily
Sold as TAG 7 in our
’14 Sale.
Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer, ’15 Indiana State FairCongratulations to the Greenwald Family
Reserve Champion Crossbred Steer, ’15 Missouri State Fair 4-H ShowCongratulations to the Bremer Family
PICK YOUR NEXTCHAMPION ...
Heifers available all Fall!!
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PHOTOGRAPH BYTHE SHOWTIMES
RAININGONSHOWDAYThe Core family covers their heifer with a tarp on the way over to the show ring in Des Moines, Iowa.
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A PACKEDSHOW RINGIN IOWAEvery seat was filled for the 2015 Iowa State Fair Junior Breeding Heifer Show!
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PHOTOGRAPH BYTHE SHOWTIMES
ABOVEPUEBLODalton Lind (upper left steer) and other market steer exhibitors break their calves down on the wash racks in Pueblo, Colorado following their classes. Dalton’s steer went on to win Grand Champion that night. This photo was captured with our Showtimes Phantom!
the big picture
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A LIFE FILLED WITH AGRICULTURE.
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As exhibitors fit their calves in preparation for the much anticipated 2015 Iowa State Fair Market Steer Show, The Showtimes sat down with State Fair Ambassador Don Greiman in the cozy beef superintendent’s office located on the northeast side of the Cattle Barn. Nearing 89-years-old, Greiman has led a life actively tied to the cattle industry. From serving on the Iowa State Fair Board for 44 years to being highly involved with the Angus Breed as both a producer and as a voting delegate (where he hasn’t missed a meeting in 59 years), it appears that everything he is associated with encompasses cattle and has the reputation for excellence. Greiman’s rich history in the cattle arena dates back a few generations to when his grandfather laid the foundation to where the Greiman family is today. As Don began to tell us his story on that uncharacteristically chilly Iowa Summer day, we were all hanging on to his every word in interest, captivation, and ultimately respect.
Wanting to escape the religious persecution in Germany, the Greiman family made their way to the United States when Don’s grandfather was 9-months-old. Having to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a three-and-a-half to four-month journey by sail boat, Don’s grandfather was the only child under two-years-old to survive the trip. Landing in New Orleans, the family sailed up the Mississippi River to East Central Iowa where his grandfather and four brothers decided to settle. After making root in Garner, Iowa, Don’s grandfather grew up to marry another German immigrant and raise a farm family consisting of 14 children – 10 boys and 4 girls (Addis, Don’s father was the 13th born). All of which grew up to maturity.
The Greiman name has always been
tied to agriculture. While Don’s grandfather’s farm was comprised of predominately high quality Percheron horses and Shorthorn cattle. At the time, the Shorthorns were a big, rough looking breed that are not what we are used to seeing today. When it came time to sell the cattle, his grandfather would ship the calves by train to the huge Union Stockyards in Chicago. On a particular shipment of carload of his Shorthorn fat cattle to the Chicago market in 1893, his grandfather saw a poster advertising the sale of purebred yearling Angus bull calves was being held on the shores of Lake Michigan. His grandfather was excited to have his first opportunity to see this new breed of cattle, and took a trolley across town from the
Union Stockyards to the Columbian Exposition grounds. He fell in love with the first sight!
Don’s grandfather immediately observed that these Angus appeared earlier maturing and smoother finishing, which would mean less time on feed and a more desirable carcass. He quickly decided that he could take the money from the sale of his fat cattle and purchase on of these Angus bull calves. He selected what he thought were three best bull calves to be sold, but when the bidding began, the opening bids were more than he received for all his carload of cattle on the fat market. He returned home quire dejected, but he never gave up.
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Don’s eyes sparkled as he led into the introduction of Angus cattle into their family’s operation. A while after the sale in Chicago, his grandfather saw a note at the local elevator advertising a man wanting to trade an Angus bull in return for a Percheron stallion. Having quality Percheron horses of their own, Don’s grandfather lined up to make the trade of one of his top Percheron stallions in return for the bull. It was his opportunity to get his feet wet in the breed that he so desperately wanted. At that time, letters where the main source for communication rather than telephones. After some correspondence, they had agreed to ship each other their respected animal via train – sight unseen. When the
day came to pick up the bull, Don’s grandfather and six of his sons went to the train station. When the door opened, you can image the shock on their faces when a four-month-old hairy Angus bull calf was there to greet them. Many friends and people that knew them joked about how the Greiman’s got “snookered” having sent a top end Percheron stallion for a little calf.
Little did they know that that one calf would develop nicely into a bull that they used on their Shorthorn cows. While other producers were getting $4.00/100 for their cattle, the calves that the Greiman’s had crossed with that Angus bull were selling for $7.00/100 – nearly double! The
buyers in Chicago said they would never have trouble selling their calves at a premium price if they brought that same quality! At that revelation, Don’s grandfather proclaimed, “We ain’t gonna do nothing but Angus.” And that is just what they did. While Don’s grandfather had Purebred Angus, it was not until his father, Addis, began to work with his cattle that they began to register the cattle.
When Don’s father, uncles and aunts turned 21, they each received 160 acres of land right there in Garner, Iowa from their parents. Now with land of his own and the love for Angus in his blood, Addis acted upon his want to raise registered Angus cattle. At the time, Fred Hanhe, the Editor for the Angus Journal was a mentor of Don’s father and advocated how the Angus breed was comprised of “good individuals and good genetics. It’s like a building, you need a good foundation.” From that point forward, the Greiman family has never slowed down with the Angus breed. While his father exhibited at district fairs to promote their Angus - which were still a fairly new breed - he himself began showing at the county level at the age of 10. While they lived very close to the Minnesota border, they would show at the Minnesota State Fair where there were not many Angus breeders as a way to advertise their genetics. Addis had a keen eye when it came to cattle; a trait that has been passed down for many generations.
Don began college at Iowa State University in 1947. He then had to defer his enrollment, having to return home to Garner to help his father who had got ulcers in World War II. He returned to school and graduated in 1952. While at ISU, he was a member of the livestock and meats judging team. In fact, he was a member of the 1951 National Champion Meats
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Judging Team. It was his roll as a livestock evaluator that ultimately led to his position on the Iowa State Fair Board.
In 1965, Don was attending the American Royal Livestock Show. While watching the Purebred Angus Show, the Secretary-Manager of the Iowa State Fair Board approached him, and told him that he needed his help because the Iowa State Fair Board did not have anyone on the Board involved with the production of any species of purebred livestock. Don was appalled to think that Iowa raised so much livestock and that it was such an important part of the Fair, and not to have the purebred industry more involved on the Iowa State Fair Board. One of the interesting aspects of the Iowa State Fair is that it is the only State Agency that has its Board not be politically appointed, but elected by popularity in each of the state’s six districts. Before he knew it, Don held the position and was well on his way to 44 years of service. He has the record of being the longest tender of being a Board member, and one of two to ever be President of the Board two different times. After retiring from the Board, he was appointed an Ambassador. He has the distinction of not missing a day at the Iowa State
Fair in forty-nine years, and has missed attending only eight years of his eighty-nine years of life.
It is easy to see as either an exhibitor or simple attendee of the Iowa State Fair, that the fair as a whole is ran right. Much of this overall success is due in part to the continuity of the Iowa State Fair Board. Just as Don’s roots go back to that of the livestock industry and producing purebred livestock, the board as a whole is constructed of individuals that live the life they are representing at the State Fair. Just as a good foundation is required for a good Angus program, a good foundation is required for a top notch State Fair.
To say that Don’s involvement in agriculture is extensive and that he fits well into a leadership roll would be an understatement. Throughout his life he has made a notable difference by serving on multiple boards - including the American Angus Association Board of Directors (which he sat on during the initiation of the Certified Angus Beef program), the Iowa Beef Breeds Council, the Iowa Farmers Grain Dealers Board, the Hancock County Beef Producers Association, the North Central Iowa Angus Association, and the Iowa State University Alumni Association. Last year, he was honored to receive an award by the American Angus Association at their annual meeting for the Greiman Family’s contribution to the advancement and improvement of the Angus Breed. Another prestigious recognition Don has received for his involvement with the Iowa State Fair came in 2009 when he was presented with the Heritage Award by the International Association of Fairs and Expositions; which is their highest honor. The list of organizations taking note to Don’s influential life in agriculture does
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not end there. He has been given the Iowa 4-H Alumni Award and was inducted into both the Iowa 4-H and the Association of Iowa Fairs’ Hall of Fames. Don’s active lifestyle expands past the livestock industry to his community as well, where he takes an active role with his church and the local Rotary Club. He is a strong supporter of Iowa State athletics where he has been an ISU season ticket holder for both football and basketball for 55-years – and he rarely misses a game. In fact, his license plate reads “True Fan.”
Don Greiman is more than a State Fair Ambassador, past State Fair Board Member, or Angus Producer. He is a man that has taken his family’s base and love for agriculture and the Angus breed and built off of it to help grow the next generations of agricultural enthusiast. Don and his wife Yvonne have passed the responsibility of the operation of the over a century old Purebred Angus Herd and the farm operation to their son Ted, and daughter-in-law, Mary. With the success they have already accomplished by taking the Angus herd to the next level. Grandsons, Cole and Kyle Greiman, 5th generation producers, have both shown the Grand Champion Bred and Owned Angus Female at the National Junior Angus Show in 2010 and 2011. It will be fun to see what marks the Greiman family makes next on the livestock industry. As Don prepared to take Laurie on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Iowa State Fair – which had just been voted as the top state fair in the country by our readers for the second time - and the rest of us geared up to cover the steer show, we were left with the words of Tim Hindel, the beef superintendent whose office we had been meeting in, “Don Greiman is the Iowa State Fair.” ▪
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Congratulations Don Greiman on being our latest Hall of Fame Member! Turn the page to view our entire Showtimes Hall of Fame. To view each member’s feature, please visit our online Hall of Fame at theshowtimesmagazine.com!
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1. The best advice I’ve ever received is...
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special feature
The past, present and future of a family farm dating back to 1762.
BY THE WILLIAMS FAMILY, VA
DEEPROOTS
Charlie “Herk” Williams grew up on the 808-acre Pioneer Farms in historic Fairfield, Virginia, located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, raising commercial cattle, purebred Suffolk sheep, corn, hay and small grains. He was always eager to be outside riding tractors, and helping with the livestock. When he began the seventh grade in 1972, he started a market steer and lamb project for the local 4H. Every year after that, he worked with steer projects and was fairly successful. His lamb projects were highly competitive and often won. During high school the family went into the dairy business and it is still being run today by his brother John. In 1987 Charlie married Meredith Woundy at a ceremony on the farm. After 17 years they decided to change their role in agriculture and Charlie stopped working at the dairy. He loved working in the dairy business
but he decided that his main interest was in the beef industry. He purchased 21 registered Angus cattle from various production sales and producers. Slowly the herd grew to over 95 head. In 2005 they bought a registered Hereford heifer and their daughter Olivia showed her at the First Virginia Club Calf Producers Show in January 2006. Slowly, Charlie sold the Angus and started a purebred Hereford cow herd. They began reaching out to Hereford producers on the east coast to find good show heifers and quality cows. After a few successful show heifer finds, they decided to branch out their search. In 2009 they found a heifer from Michigan that was extremely successful at the larger shows. The next year they decided to go back to the same sale and found another heifer that was of very high quality. She was shipped to Ohio for them to pick up at another production sale. At that sale they
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discovered and purchased a heifer that would go on to be named supreme heifer at many shows and state fairs. These heifers were the foundation for many good progenies to come.
Over the years Olivia (now sixteen years old) has become very involved with the National Junior Hereford Association. The Williams family has attended 6 Junior Nationals that has allowed them to travel across the nation and meet many new people. Seeing so much of the country while spending quality family time has been a wonderful tradition. In 2014 Charlie and Olivia were very involved in helping to put on the National Junior Hereford Expo in held for the first time at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The show offered them a huge opportunity to get to know many people that are instrumental in making all the Junior Hereford events possible. Olivia has also attended PRIDE through the NJHA for the last two summers. PRIDE is a leadership conference for youth interested in furthering their professional goals. Olivia is the current President of the Virginia Junior Hereford Association and enjoys bringing new youth into the world of Herefords and teaching them how to fit and show.
Another interest filling Olivia’s time is livestock judging, which she has been competitive in since the age of nine through the Rockbridge 4-H Stockman’s Club. This coming January her team has earned the right to travel to Denver for the national judging contest at the National Western Stock Show.
The Williams family farm has a long line of history dating back to 1762. John Mackey, Olivia’s seventh great grandfather, purchased the farm in 1762. The Stone house that the Williams family lives in was built in 1796 and is on the National Historic Register. The Williams house is a three-bay, two-story house built of irregularly coursed limestone rubble. A date stone near the top of the west wall, inscribed “W M/ 1796,” indicated the construction date. The house was built for the marriage of William Mackey and his bride Elizabeth and has been in the family continuously since then. William and Elizabeth had 13 children, which made a tight fit in a four room farm house. Williams mother Mary helped keep the farm going with a whiskey distillery that was left to her by her second husband, Joseph Little. In the late 1800’s the farm was left to Charlie Mackey who had no children. When his wife Cornelia died he asked his cousin Inez Mackey to come and keep house for him. When Charlie Mackey passed away, he left the farm to Inez. Inez married Dewitt Talmadge Williams and Inez remained the owner until her death in 1989. The farm was left to Charles D. Williams Sr. until his death in November of 1997 when the farm was then put into a family trust, which still exists today. Currently the farm is raising Herford cattle, hay, corn and small grains.
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The beef herd now consists of over a hundred mature cows, Hereford and Crossbred. A.I. and Olivia’s past show bulls offer the quality genetics to help improve the herd each year. The registered Hereford herd produces high quality bulls that are then marketed to local and regional buyers. The higher quality heifers are kept as replacements and prospect show heifers. A few steers and heifers are marketed to local 4H and FFA members to show at local shows. The calving cycles split between late spring and Mid-fall, which allows the Williams’ to a marketable calf crop almost year round. The better fall heifers are halter broken and advertised to Junior’s in Virginia and surrounding states in early summer while the spring heifers are advertised in late fall. Most bulls are early spring born and therefore advertised early fall to buyers looking at next year’s breeding’s. The breeding program decisions are usually made after seeing the champions and division winners from national shows and the higher selling calves from large production sales each year. Each year new genetics are incorporated into the program to keep things “fresh”. A select few exceptional crossbred cows are kept each year and then artificially inseminated to the popular club calf bulls from that year. The calves from these matings are often sold for local shows and county fairs. Olivia has started to help with the breeding decisions of her past show heifers and she has had a few very “fancy” calves born from those decisions.
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Over the years, with the help of Dr. Allen Strecker DVM who is the farm vet and family friend, Olivia has been able to successfully show club calf based heifers. Olivia wants to continue showing and raising Herefords but is enjoying adding a club calf influence into the herd in hopes of producing quality show heifers and steers that can be shown successfully at any level. A production sale to market these heifers and steers is also a goal that Olivia would like to achieve. With quality mature cows, breeding for progeny with good genetics is already a main priority on the farm and Olivia hopes to increase the herd number as well as increasing the quality of each cow. Olivia hopes to be able to increase the Embryo Transfer use on the farm, which would help to more easily create “big time” show calves for the future. Olivia is now looking at junior colleges where she can continue livestock judging, with the ultimate goal of becoming a lawyer specializing in agriculture. She and her parents will continue to breed quality Herefords as well as manage the farm for future generations of the family. ▪
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Location: College Station, TX
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Reserve Champion Chianina FemaleMaddy Udell
Grand Champion Purebred FemaleJake Bloomberg
Purebred Females
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My family has been showing, raising, and exhibiting Simmental cattle way before I was even thought of. The
pleasure of finishing out my last junior national and final show as a junior exhibitor could not have wrapped up in a better way. My grandma called me before I left and said, “Jake, my wall is starting to look a little bare if you know what I mean!” My family is what drives me to be successful! ▪
Finishing his junior show career at the backdrop.BY JAKE BLOOMBERG, IL
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Reserve Champion Percentage FemaleAli Muir
Grand Champion Percentage FemaleMaddy Udell
Percentage Females
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Grand Champion SteerBlair Vohrs
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Reserve Champion SteerMax Kaplan
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Grand Champion Simbrah FemaleCaleb Fuchs
Reserve Champion Simbrah FemaleDulcie Fields
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Ch. Simbrah Cow/Calf Pair Cassidy Fuchs
Res. Simbrah Cow/Calf PairCarolyn Perry
Champion B&O % Female AK Philips
Champion Fullblood HeiferFaith Onstot
Reserve Fullblood HeiferKylie Matticks
Reserve B&O % FemaleTanner Howey
Champion % Cow/Calf PairBrooklyn Burden
Reserve % Cow/Calf PairTucker Sawatzky
Champion PB Cow/Calf PairMorgan Phillips
Reserve PB Cow/Calf PairAubree Blissard
Simbrah Females
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Date: June 20-25, 2015
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Reserve Champion Owned FemaleDawson Dal Porto
Grand Champion Owned FemaleEsther McCabe
Owned Females
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Champion Heifer Calf Div. 1Hannah Barrett
Champion Heifer Calf Div. 2Cash Langford
Champion Heifer Calf Div. 3Austin Nowatzke
Reserve Heifer Calf Div. 1Ryne Friesen
Reserve Heifer Calf Div. 2Morgan Scilacci
Reserve Heifer Calf Div. 3Kiera Stehr
Champion Jr. Heifer Div. 1Tyler Coleman
Reserve Jr. Heifer Div. 1Kallie Knott
Champion Int. Heifer Div. 1Carter Ward
Reserve Int. Heifer Div. 1Logan Boyd
Champion Int. Heifer Div. 2Esther McCabe
Reserve Int. Heifer Div. 2Kathryn Coleman
Champion Jr. Heifer Div. 2Mary Oliver
Reserve Jr. Heifer Div. 2Morgan Wise
Champion Jr. Heifer Div. 3Neil Ellmore
Reserve Jr. Heifer Div. 3Carter Ward
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Champion Int. Heifer Div. 3Dylan Denny
Champion Division 4Sydney Schnoor
Champion Division 5Shayne Myers
Reserve Int. Heifer Div. 3Taylor Adcock
Reserve Division 4Tyler Coleman
Reserve Division 5Leslie Rogers
Champion Division 6Samuel Wallace
Reserve Division 6Jared Radcliffe
Ch. Owned Late Sr.YearlingCarter Ward
Res. Owned Late Sr. YearlingAshley McKenny
Champion Division 7Tyler Coleman
Reserve Division 7David Smith
Champion Early Sr. YearlingDawson Dal Porto
Reserve Early Sr. YearlingAllison Manchester
Grand Champion SteerSarah Pelton
Reserve Champion SteerRyan Callahan
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Grand Champion Bred & Owned FemaleChase Anderson
Bred & Owned Females
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned FemaleSydney Schnoor
Grand Champion B&O BullRyan Callahan
Reserve Champion B&O BullShelby Stabler
Grand Champion B&O SteerRyan Callahan
Reserve Champion B&O SteerTrista Bates
Grand Champion Cow/Calf PairReagan Skow
Res. Champion Cow/Calf PairKarisa Pfeiffer
Gr. Ch. B&O Cow/Calf PairColby Perry
Res. Ch. B&O Cow/Calf PairReagan Skow
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Reserve Champion Market SteerJulia Frye
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Date: August 28, 2015
Location: Pueblo, CO
Market Steer Judge:Blake Bloomberg, OK
Candid Photos:The Showtimes
Results/Photos: Show Photo by Katina
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DALTON SHARES HIS STORY.BY DALTON LINDM
y name is Dalton Lind and I am 17 years old and currently a senior at Eaton High School. A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to have won Grand Champion Steer at the Colorado State Fair. Winning the State Fair this year was extra special to my family and I as it was our last state fair. In 2012, my brother Colton,
had Reserve Champion and since then winning the State Fair has been the goal that my family has been striving for.
This winter and spring I was lucky enough to have multiple successes in the show ring with my steer “Big O”. Having won Reserve at the Sneak-a-Peak Preview, Reserve at the National Western Stock Show, Reserve at Green and Gold and finally Grand Champion at the Blackout show this last March.
Though without the help of multiple individuals, I would not have been able to accomplish all that I did this year. I would like to thank my brother Colton, who spent many hours in the barn while I was gone playing baseball. Wade and Kaylene Rodgers, who sold me the steer, Wayne and Barb Ohlrichs, who raised “Big O”, Nolan Ferguson who helped fit and clip at the numerous prospect shows, My Cousin, Taylor Dorsey, who helped fit “Big O” at State Fair, and Dustin and Kim Dorsey, who have always supported me in and out of the show ring. And finally, a huge thank you is also owed to the rest of the Rodgers Cattle Company crew for all their help with my steer and the rest of my family for allowing me to do what I love and reach my goals.
In addition to winning the State Fair, my high school baseball team won their 11th State Championship this spring, and was also named Max Prep Small School National Champions. In addition to my team’s accolades, I also received a baseball scholarship to Iowa Western, where I will pitch next fall. All I can say is I have been extremely blessed with an amazing year in and out of the show ring, without the help and support of my family and friends, none of this would have been possible. Winning the Colorado State Fair is nothing short of awesome!
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ALYSSA SHARES HER STORY.BY ALYSSA DEPORTER
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H ello, my name is Alyssa DePorter. I am a Junior at Platte Valley High School in Kersey, Colorado. I am currently serving on the Executive Committee for the Platte Valley FFA Chapter. I would first like to thank The Showtimes Magazine for the
opportunity to write a few words and for the love and support throughout my showing career. Since I was a young girl, I have had an interest in showing and raising livestock. I started showing lambs and pigs when I was nine years old, and I was hooked on exhibiting livestock. I have always been a very goal oriented girl. At age nine, I came up with a goal to win Grand Champion in all four species (pig, goats, sheep and steers) at the Weld County Fair. With the help of my family, we started after this goal. In 2009, we won the pig show. In 2010, we won the goat show. In 2012, we won the steer show, and finally, we won both grand and reserve lamb in 2013. For quite a few enjoyable years I spent countless hours in the barn and my love for being in the barn has never stopped and never will. Winning the Colorado State Fair wasn’t just one day rolling up to Pueblo, Colorado to just get lucky with a hand shake and a banner. Months and months of preparation determines the fate of your success. No matter how hard I worked, I always had some one helping me along the way to guide me through the year. First I would like to thank my father Travis and
my wonderful Bonus Mom Toni for giving me the most wonderful opportunity of showing livestock. Also to all the men and women who have taught me how to properly show,feed and fit my animals, these people include the Naibauer family, Huwa family, Jess Nighswonger, Ty Bayer, Kirby Eaves, Ty Allen, Tyson Rule, Travis Otterstad, Larissa Seewald, Becca Peter, Victor Mares and many other people dedicated to the industry. Lastly I would like to thank my best friend Charlee Teague for being my main supporter and future business partner. All of my experiences with showing livestock have brought me down a path to what I would like my future to hold. My plans after high school and when I am too old to show are that I would like to attend a junior college and immediately follow up with a senior college. During college I would also like to be on a successful judging team and evaluate livestock. Over all winning the Colorado State fair is one of my greatest accomplishments for not only myself but for all the folks that support me. I take my hat off to the entire lamb show that day; it was a very impressive line up of sheep. I was especially impressed with the livestock that my fellow Weld County peers brought to the show that day! I have a couple more years to show and enjoy my love for the show ring and will dedicate my future to do my part to keep this industry alive and growing.
Hope to see you all at the next show!
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Grand Champion Market LambAlyssa DePorter
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Reserve Champion Market LambKayla Frink
Grand Champion Market HogRidge Kayser
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Reserve Champion Market HogAlli Stromberger
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Grand Champion Market GoatJakob Juul
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Reserve Champion Market GoatCamron Shepherd
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Grand Champion Breeding HeiferJoslyn King
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Reserve Champion Breeding HeiferKolbi Franklin
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GRAND STEER$60,000
GRAND HOG$32,000
GRAND LAMB$15,000
GRAND GOAT$6,000
SALE TOTAL$531,000
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Grand Champion Market SteerAaron Suhr
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Date: August 18-19, 2015
Location: Des Moines, IA
Steer Judge: Jack Ward, MO
Heifer Judge: Brett Barber, TX
Candid Photos:The Showtimes
Results/Photos: Linde
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3rd Overall SteerElizabeth Jones
4th Overall SteerKeaton Otto
5th Overall SteerGrace Voss
Champion Division 2Aaron Suhr
Reserve Division 2Maggie Ferguson
Champion Division 3Grace Voss
Reserve Division 3Kennedy Core
Champion Division 1Joseph Herr
Reserve Division 1 Tomi Rodgers
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Champion SimmentalJamie Flynn
Reserve SimmentalMakenna Buesing
Champion ChianinaRoss Hoefling
Reserve ChianinaMaggie Ferguson
Champion ShorthornElizabeth Smith
Reserve ShorthornSadie Stolte
Champion ShorthornPlusCade Ticknor
Reserve ShorthornPlusColton Webb
Champion CharolaisElizabeth Jones
Reserve CharolaisKarlie Wosepka
Champion Hereford Aiden Pals
Reserve Hereford Abby Anderlik
Champion Maine-AnjouKeaton Otto
Reserve Maine-AnjouDustin Lund
Champion LimousinHannah Al-Mazroa
Reserve Limousin Carson Walrod
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Champion AOBBrad Edge
Reserve AOBKorbyn Dewey
Champion AngusAustin Staudt
Reserve AngusAbraham Kinrade
Grand Champion Market HeiferAinsley Lovrien
Reserve Champion Market HeiferRiley Jansen
3rd Overall Market HeiferCole Neil
A GREAT YEAR AARON SHARES HIS STORY.BY AARON SUHR
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M y name is Aaron Suhr and I am a senior at Waukee High School. I have shown cattle for 9 years and goats the last 4 years. Winning the Iowa State Fair has been a dream come true. This has been a
goal of mine since I started 4-H. All my hard work and dedication paid off, and that grand champion slap was one I will never forget! At that time I felt that everything that I had done this summer from the early mornings to the late nights in the barn paid off. My days started
at the barn getting calves in before it got hot and didn’t end until it got cool enough to kick calves out. My days consisted of a lot of rinsing, brushing, and blowing on my calves. I also have received help with my calves from my older brother Colton Suhr, and my dad Rod Suhr. This dream of mine couldn’t have been possible without Justin Mogck who raised this great one. I truly appreciate the support of my family and couldn’t have done it without them. Our weekends this summer consisted of traveling to open shows and I was honored to win eight shows during this time and three reserves. This has been a great year for me and my steer “Todd”, and one I will never forget!
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4th Overall Breeding Heifer Wyatt Pryor
5th Overall Breeding HeiferNick Deppe
Grand Champion Breeding HeiferSara Sullivan
Breeding Heifers
Reserve Champion Breeding HeiferKiley Elder
3rd Overall Breeding HeiferKennedy Core
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Champion Maine-AnjouPacey Hawkins
Reserve Maine-AnjouTaylor Duckett
Champion MaineTainerWyatt Pryor
Reserve MaineTainerCade Van Vliet
Champion HerefordNick Deppe
Reserve HerefordNicole Petersen
Champion CommercialSara Sullivan
Reserve CommercialKennedy Core
Champion AngusKennedy Core
Reserve AngusJordan Johnson
Champion Sim Solution Kiley Elder
Reserve Sim Solution Karlee Griswold
Champion ChianinaSara Sullivan
Reserve ChianinaLuke Streit
Champion SimmentalCarli Henderson
Reserve Simmental Kal Swanson
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Reserve CharolaisJacob Weber
Champion Composit CharolaisParket Elder
Reserve Composit CharolaisReid Nichols
Champion Red AngusJarrin Goecke
Reserve Red AngusBrady Edge
Champion AOB Brynn Nickle
Reserve AOB Chase Van Vliet
Champion ShorthornJennifer Holliday
Reserve ShorthornJoshua Darbyshire
Champion ShorthornPlusAbi Henderson
Reserve ShorthornPlus Dylan Kiepe
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Grand Champion Market Hog 4-HLexie Berry
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Reserve Champion Market Hog 4-HMackenzi Marek
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Location: Sacramento, CA
Steer Judge: Shane Bedwell, CO
Results/Photos: Show Photo By Katina
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Grand Champion Overall Market SteerAshley Lynch
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Reserve Champion Overall Market SteerMegan Ashbrook
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Champion Market HeiferMackenzie Woods
Champion AOB 4-H SteerMegan Ashbrook
Champion Crossbred 4-H SteerJulia Dayton
Reserve Market HeiferAllie Autrey
Reserve AOB 4-H SteerBrittany Hefner
Reserve Crossbred 4-H SteerBrittany Hefner
Champion Overall Market HogWyatt DeBusk
Champion Overall Market LambMaggie Madden
Champion Overall Market GoatClayton Sardella
Reserve Overall Market HogLucia Abreu
Reserve Overall Market LambTyler Wilkerson
Reserve Overall Market GoatAlexis Cano
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Supreme Champion BullMekenzie Autrey
Reserve Supreme Champion BullKatelynn Boyd
Supreme Champion Cow/Calf PairLogan Pomi
Supreme Champion FemaleBrittany Hefner
Reserve Supreme Champion FemaleChad Brossard
Reserve Supreme Champion Cow/Calf PairMadison Andrade
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Location: Columbus, OH
Hog Results: Mapes Livestock Photography
Results/Photos: Linde
Reserve Champion Market AnimalOliver McGuire
Grand Champion Market AnimalTyler Clark
Market Animals
3rd Overall Market AnimalMontana Hulsmeyer
4th Overall Market AnimalColby Watson
5th Overall Market AnimalCarter Smith
Champion Market HeiferLori Millenbaugh
Reserve Market HeiferHallie Roberts
Champion AngusSydney Sanders
Reserve AngusStetson Bryson
Tyler Clark is from Covington, Ohio and showed the Grand Champion Steer at the 2015 Ohio State Fair. Tyler’s parents are Scott & Shannon and he has one sister, Madison. Tyler and his family are no stranger to the Ohio State Fair as they have been showing cattle there for the past 46 consecutive years. Although they’ve landed in the Top 5 numerous times, this was the first year that they captured the number one spot. They’re truly the epitome of the phrase “work hard and never give up”. Tyler is a sophomore at Black Hawk College, East Campus and has plans to transfer to complete his BS degree. ▪
Capturing that number one spot.BY TYLER CLARK, OH
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Champion ChianinaAddison Jones
Champion HerefordSamantha Norman
Champion Maine-AnjouMontana Hulsmeyer
Reserve ChianinaLori Millenbaugh
Reserve HerefordAngela Distl
Reserve Maine-AnjouTyler Clark
Champion ShorthornLandon Richards
Reserve ShorthornSamantha Norman
Champion Crossbred Div. 1Delaney Jones
Reserve Crossbred Div. 1Kelsey Conrad
Champion ShorthornPlusKendra Gabriel
Reserve ShorthornPlusDawson Osborn
Champion AOBCurtis Harsh
Reserve AOBCole Hiser
Champion Crossbred Div. 2Tyler Clark
Reserve Crossbred Div. 2Brooke Hayhurst
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Champion Crossbred Div. 3Tyler Clark
Champion Crossbred Div. 4Oliver McGuire
Champion Crossbred Div. 5Elizabeth Heintz
Reserve Crossbred Div. 3Carter Smith
Reserve Crossbred Div. 4Colby Watson
Reserve Crossbred Div. 5Ashley Peter
Supreme Champion HeiferAustin Hunker
Reserve Supreme Champion HeiferAdison Niese
Junior Heifers
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3rd Overall HeiferZach Altvater
4th Overall HeiferMya Hetrick
5th Overall HeiferMeghan Reed
Champion ChianinaAltvater
Reserve ChianinaThompson
Champion BalancerMoore
Champion GelbviehMoore
Reserve GelbviehBrown
Champion HerefordLove
Reserve BalancerAllen
Reserve HerefordJones
Champion AOBDavidson
Reserve AOBDilger Lawrence
Champion AngusCrowe
Reserve AngusPugh
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Champion ShorthornHetrick
Champion ShorthornPlusNiese
Champion SimmentalReed
Reserve ShorthornDahse
Reserve ShorthornPlusGerdeman
Reserve SimmentalHarsh
Champion % SimmentalDilger Lawrence
Reserve % SimmentalSanders
Champion LimousinMoore
Champion LimFlexAllen
Champion Maine-AnjouSchaub
Reserve LimousinGurney
Reserve LimFlexMoore
Reserve Maine-AnjouCollins
Champion MaineTainerHunker
Reserve MaineTainerTopmiller
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Reserve Champion Prospect Heifer CampbellCo. Cattle
Grand Champion Prospect HeiferCampbellCo. Cattle
3rd Overall Prospect HeiferKendra Gabriel
4th Overall Prospect HeiferKendra Gabriel
5th Overall Prospect HeiferKendra Gabriel
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Reserve Champion Prospect Steer Gage Robinson
Grand Champion Prospect SteerNoah Cox
3rd Overall Prospect SteerKayla Hayhurst
4th Overall Prospect SteerCourtney Hagler
5th Overall Prospect SteerAlex Daniel
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Grand Champion Market LambBailee Amstutz
Reserve Champion Market LambLogan Harvel
Grand Champion Market GoatPaige Pence
Reserve Champion Market GoatZach Johnson
Grand Champion Market BarrowTroy Elwer
Reserve Champion Market BarrowAshton Dominique
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Date: September 3-7, 2015
Location: Huron, SD
Results/Photos: Focus Marketing Group
SOUTH DAKOTASTATE FAIR
Supreme Champion FemaleChesney Effling
Breeding Cattle
Supreme Champion BullShade Bunker
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Date: August 7-23, 2015
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Steer Judge: Jim Williams
Hog Results: Mapes Livestock Photography
Results/Photos: Photos by Lucy
Reserve Champion SteerAustin Berenda
Grand Champion SteerBryceston Hoover
Market Animals
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3rd Overall SteerHarper Henny
4th Overall SteerCheyanne Bowman
5th Overall SteerAustin Porter
Champion Belted GallowayAbigail Booe
Reserve Belted GallowayLily Ford
Champion ShorthornMcKenna Clifford
Champion Red PollKhrista Edge
Champion Charolais Bethany Warne
Reserve CharolaisMacy Dillon
Champion HerefordHattie Duncan
Reserve HerefordSamuel Lawrence
Champion AngusAnna Scurado
Reserve Angus Clint Main
Champion SimmentalMya Lorenz
Reserve SimmentalWyatt Stiewalt
DIVING IN HEAD
FIRST HORSES, CHARLIE & THE ULTIMATE PRIZE. BY BRYCESTON HOOVER, IN
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H ow did a kid who has shown horses since age 5 exhibit the Grand Champion Steer at the 2015 Indiana State Fair? It’s a pretty interesting story! Let me tell you about it.
My name is Bryceston Hoover, and I’m from Hanna, Indiana. I live in LaPorte County which is in Northern Indiana, near southern Lake Michigan. I’m 14 years old and a freshman at South Central High School. My parents are Bruce and Debbie Hoover. I have three siblings – Brittaney, 26; Bryant, 23, and Brett, 17. They are very accomplished horse showmen.
Until about 4 years ago, horses were the most important animal project on our farm. Now, beef cattle are just as important (if not more!).
My show career started with horse showmanship at age 5. It was understood that I would follow along in my siblings’ footsteps. Then, at age 10, my course really changed – all because of a
conversation at a wedding reception.
I had wanted a calf since I started 4-H. But, I was a horse showman with no experience in cattle. I had seen the calves at Todd Shireman’s farm in Wanatah, Indiana, which was only 7 miles from me. My brother had shown some hogs from Shiremans earlier that summer so I had seen their calves and wanted a calf of my own. But, my parents said no.
So, on December 30, the Shiremans told my parents at a wedding reception that they had one “no sale” steer with the tag “Charlie” left. (Cattle check-in was December 31.)
On the morning of December 31, I was told to get in the truck. Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds during cattle check-in. Todd Shireman walked over to me and said,” Sign this paper – he’s yours!” There, in the trailer, was Charlie! My parents did not know it yet, but Charlie would change my life (and theirs) forever.
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My parents told me that Charlie was my project, and I would need to do the work myself. So, I did. And, by age 10, I had learned how to wash, rinse, blow, and feed a 4-H beef steer. The Shireman Family - Todd, Rita, Dr. Clint, and Nate - have helped me every step of the way.
Charlie earned 4th overall at the LaPorte County Fair., and I was hooked.
I have continued to set bigger goals for my cattle project each year. In 2013, I exhibited the Grand Champion Steer at the LaPorte County Fair – amazing day for me. LaPorte is a tough county with around 200 head of cattle exhibited each year.
In 2014, Todd Shireman said I was ready to have a calf at a higher level. We picked out a Simmental steer I named Nelson. Nelson was breed champion at several open shows and was Champion Simmental at both Hoosier Beef Congress and the Indiana State Fair, earning him Hall of Fame honors.
My Indiana State Fair Grand Champion Steer is a story in itself. You see, I almost killed him! Soon after I got him, he refused to drink. I tried everything. After about a week, we realized some stray current was making its way to the water tank. He was getting a shock every time he tried to drink! (That’s why his name was Shocker.) He always seemed a little green to take to any winter shows, so Shocker never saw a show until showmanship competition at the Indiana State Fair. I have never worked so hard in my life – feeding, training hair, and practicing with a calf whose only competitions would be twice at the Indiana State Fair.
I was proud to win the Intermediate Crossbred Showman award with Shocker. He showed like he’d done it a million times. (All that practice in my horse arena must have helped.)
When I entered the ring under Judge Jimmy Williams, my heart was beating a million miles an hour. Judge Williams spent 10 minutes evaluating Shocker and one other steer.
It seems like forever.
But, Shocker showed like he’d been in the ring his whole life. He won the class and went on to win Champion Crossbred. As I entered the Coliseum for the Final Drive that evening, I thought about how far I’d come - from a little kid showing horses to a Grand Champion Steer.
The beef cattle project has been good to me, and Shocker made it even better. I want to add, no one achieves goals alone. I thank my parents, grandparents, and siblings for their encouragement and support. I thank Todd Shireman and his family for teaching me about cattle and how to have pride and passion for what you do.
Thanks, everyone, for a phenomenal journey! ▪
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Reserve CrossbredAustin Berenda
Reserve AOBWhitney Halfhill
Reserve ChianinaCordon Selke
Reserve Maine-AnjouCheyanne Bowman
Champion CrossbredBryceston Hoover
Champion AOBBrooke Swartzentuber
Champion ChianinaAustin Porter
Champion Maine-AnjouHarper Henny
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ACHIEVING DREAMS. BY BECCA CHAMBERLIN, IN
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have been showing heifers since before I can remember; I started showing when I was three years old. It is my life; I love it. I especially love the state and national shows. I was so honored and excited to be chosen the 2015 Indiana State Fair Supreme Heifer. It is so awesome to show under the spot lights of the coliseum in the Grand Drive at
my State Fair. To be slapped as the top heifer was amazing! I spend a lot of time in the barn all year with my heifers and I am humbled when it pays off like it did this year. I am also very blessed by family and friends who help me achieve my dreams in this industry. It takes a great team and I definitely have that; I am so thankful. ▪
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Supreme Champion HeiferBecca Chamberlin
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Reserve Supreme Champion HeiferWarner Ott
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3rd Overall HeiferCole Reibolt
4th Overall HeiferKallie Anne Knott
5th Overall HeiferSheridan Fox
Champion ShorthornPlusBecca Chamberlin
Reserve ShorthornPlusAshley Peterson
Champion ChianinaKendall Leonhard
Reserve ChianinaClaire Trennepohl
Champion HerefordClaire Trennepohl
Reserve HerefordPayton Farmer
Champion ShorthornSheridan Fox
Reserve ShorthornStetson Herzog
Champion AngusKallie Anne Knott
Reserve AngusKade Patton
Champion CharolaisKallie Anne Knott
Reserve CharolaisAshlee Kerr
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Reserve AOBJordyn Sills
Reserve SimmentalCameron Eggersman
Reserve Sim SolutionGage Tebo
Champion Red AngusTaylor Scott
Champion AOBBraydon Reiboldt
Champion SimmentalCole Reibolt
Champion Sim SolutionClaire Trennepohl
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Reserve Maine-AnjouBruce Morris
Reserve MaineTainerEllie Sennett
Reserve CrossbredMaci Chamberlin
Reserve LimousinClaire Richards
Champion Maine-AnjouWarner Ott
Champion MaineTainerBrooke Hayden
Champion CrossbredEthan Hamm
Champion LimousinClaire Richards
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Grand Champion BarrowBrady Newhouse
Reserve Champion BarrowTroy Michael
Grand Champion Feeder CalfJared Beer
Reserve Champion Feeder CalfBrandon Schoeneman
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Date: August 13-23
Location: Springfield, IL
Hog Results: Mapes Livestock Photography
Results/Photos: Cindy Cagwin-Johnston
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Junior Heifers
Junior Heifer Judge: Matt Claeys, IL
Supreme Champion HeiferLogan Johnson
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3rd Overall HeiferAshley Moore
4th Overall HeiferKorbin Collins
5th Overall HeiferLogan Johnson
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Champion AngusHailey Boyd
Champion AOBKagney Collins
Champion ChianinaAshley Moore
Reserve AngusDillion Lemenager
Reserve AOBJamie Moore
Reserve ChianinaNicole Haverback
Champion CharolaisBeau Bennett
Reserve CharolaisTrent Bertsche
Champion MaineTainerLogan Johnson
Reserve MaineTainerKyle Ferguson
Champion Red AngusNicole Adolph
Reserve Red AngusGenna Vanwye
Champion Maine-AnjouAdam Gradert
Champion Polled HerefordKagney Collins
Reserve Polled HerefordJess Hawk
Reserve Maine-AnjouDalton Line
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Champion SimmentalLogan Johnson
Champion % SimmentalGary Wynne
Reserve SimmentalLeslie Walker
Reserve ShorthornJoseph Peters
Champion LimousinMicah Ott
Champion ShorthornPlusKorbin Collins
Reserve ShorthornPlusSkye Schumaker
Reserve LimousinDominic Ruppert
Reserve HerefordKorbin Collins
Reserve % SimmentalDerek Richie
Champion ShorthornBrian Clapp
INDIANA STATE FAIR
My name is AJ Line. I recently won the 2015 Illinois State with my steer raised by Brad Smith of Estherville, IA. My parents are Todd & Joyce Line and I have two siblings, a brother, Dalton, and a sister, Payton. I live on our family farm in Seaton, IL, where we row crop 2,500 acres of corn and soybeans. We also manage 160 head of Simmental and Maine cows, in which we raise an assortment of breeding and club calves from. I am a sophomore at Black Hawk College East Campus in Galva, IL. After receiving
my Associates Degree, I plan to transfer to a 4-year university, where I will major in Ag Business. I would like to thank Jason Roeder, Brandon Jones, Willie Weis, and Derek Evens for their help with “Smitty” this year. I would also like to thank Monsanto and Governor Bruce Rauner for purchasing my steer for $65,000 at the Illinois State Fair Sale of Champions. I am blessed and thankful to be a part of such a great industry. ▪
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SMITTY FOR THE W
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND A CHAMPION.BY AJ LINE, IL
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Grand Champion Steer Crossbred Div. 2AJ Line
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Reserve Champion SteerCrossbred Div. 3Ashtin Guyer
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3rd Overall SteerShae Varner
4th Overall SteerTaylor Donelson
5th Overall SteerAbby Tomhave
Champion Crossbred Div. 1Trevor Frerichs
Reserve Crossbred Div. 1Sydney Wisnefski
Reserve Crossbred Div. 2Shae Varner
Champion HerefordTaylor Donelson
Reserve HerefordRiley Bradshaw
Reserve SimmentalKelton Cheline
Champion AngusDylan Torrey
Reserve AngusGarrett Handsaker
Champion AOBShae Varner
Reserve AOBAbby Tomhave
Reserve Crossbred Div. 3Jordan Breedlovereedlove
Champion SimmentalMaddie Hanson
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Champion Market HeiferJack Jungmann
Champion ShorthornBrian Clapp
Reserve ShorthornPayton Line
Grand Champion BarrowDylan McCafferty
Grand Champion WetherTrace Titus
Grand Champion Meat GoatSkylynn Fleming
Reserve Champion WetherCole Ellerbrock
Reserve Champion Meat GoatTara Hummel
Reserve Champion BarrowKolby Harrs
Reserve Market HeiferCraig Henderson
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Date: August 6-16, 2015
Location: West Allis, WI
Lauren May Candids: May Family
Results/Photos: The Midwest Herdsman
Reserve Champion SteerOlivia Leahy
Grand Champion SteerLauren May
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Reserve AOBRyan Ranke
Champion ChianinaAustin Wenck
Champion HerefordCeara Cull
Reserve HerefordBrett Jones
Champion Maine-AnjouAllyson Whitcomb
Reserve ChianinaAlexa Bader
Reserve Maine-AnjouAlexis Kast
Champion CrossbredLauren May
Champion ShorthornBailey Jones
Reserve ShorthornKaylee Chapman
Reserve CrossbredOlivia Leahy
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BRINGING HOME TWO SUPREME
TITLES.BY LAUREN MAY, WI
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My alarm is set for 3am with a busy day ahead. On this day, I am more nervous than ever. I have two steers and a heifer to get ready. With my days of summer dedicated to caring for my cattle, it all comes down to this day at the Wisconsin State Fair.
First let me introduce myself. My name is Lauren May, I am 15 years old and I live in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. I attend Mineral Point High School and this year
I am a sophomore. I am involved in various activities such as volleyball, gymnastics, and of course my priority is showing cattle.
By the time we got to the fairgrounds it was about 4:30 and I knew with every second and minute that passed, it was getting closer to the time I would be stepping into the show ring. My brother and I took my steers down to the ring to exercise and then we came back up to feed and wash them. When we finally got them dry it was time to start fitting, that’s when my nerves really started to kicked in. When we finally walked down to the show ring I knew I had to show my steer the best I possibly could. There are so many tough competitors at our state fair so I knew I had to bring on my A game. We were on deck to go into the next class in the staging area where you can only bring one fitter. I brought my brother, Brock, because he always says the best things to calm my nerves or make me laugh before I go in.
When I got into the ring my nerves started to settle down and my steer was
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showing like a dream. I won my class and then I had to go back in for division. As we waited to go into division I knew it would be tough. As we lined up head to tail, the judge made his comments and then he made his selection for Champion Crossbred. I was so happy and I started to cry. The first thing I did when I got out of the ring was hug my brother. But, there was still a lot of showing left to do.
Next, we started to fit my Hereford heifer, Babe, because she had been selected champion Hereford the night before. This heifer is probably my favorite animal on our place. We have a great bond together and I knew she would act great for me. As I entered the ring they announced my name and what county I was from. The previous day judge came in to make his selection. The atmosphere was building with emotions and the bleachers were packed. I love the excitement all of this brings, my stomach turns with anticipation. We all made a final circle around the ring. Then the two judges both made their final remarks and then one walked behind my heifer and selected her as Supreme Champion Heifer. The only person down there to celebrate with me was my dad because everyone else was fitting on
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my steer getting him ready to go into the ring next for the Grand Champion selection.
I came out of the ring and went up to where the steers were lining up. Then it was time to head into the ring with my steer. Again, they announced my name and my county, and the feeling of that never gets old. Your heart starts beating fast as you see all the people in the crowd. I especially get butterflies when I see all my family and friends in the crowd cheering me on. The judge gave everyone one last look. He then came and shook my hand and slapped my steer. I couldn’t believe what just happened. My steer had been selected Grand Champion and my heifer was Supreme Champion. This time my whole family was there to celebrate with me. At the time I didn’t know what to feel. I was just so thankful and overjoyed
with what had just happened. It was an awesome feeling knowing that all my hard work had paid off.
The next day, we moved our animals to the Camp of Champs, which is the champion of each breed of the cattle, pigs, and lambs. We stayed for the next four days showing the public the champion animals and explaining to them what it is like to raise a champion and how much work they are. The Camp of Champs was a lot of fun. I met a lot of new people and it was such a great experience.
Finally, I need to thank everyone who made my state fair such a great one. First, I would like to thank the Neil family and Loverin family for raising my steer and selling him to me. I would also like to thank my family and friends that
came to watch me at the fair. Next, I would like to thank Bruce Suddeth and his family for their help and support and for being my second family. And of course my own family. My siblings Shea and Jaclyn for coming to watch me. My brother, Brock for all his help and for sharing all his knowledge with me. I honestly couldn’t do it without him and I’m so thankful for him because he is one of my big supporters! Mom and Dad for being the best parents and always believing in me. Without them I wouldn’t be the person I am today. Also, my dad for being great at what he does. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be showing today. Finally, I would like to thank God for all these wonderful opportunities and amazing people I have met through this industry. Thank you and good luck to everyone this show season! ▪
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Supreme Champion Heifer HerefordLauren May
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Champion CommercialMadelyn Huschitt
Reserve CommercialHeidi Tremaine
Champion Low % AOBBraden Abney
Reserve Low % AOBMegan Rowe
Champion AngusJack Henderson
Champion Maine-AnjouJames Griswold
Reserve Maine-AnjouTrent Gerlach
Reserve AngusAllison Hawthorne
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Champion ShorthornBrodie Abney
Champion % SimmentalSarah Lillesand
Champion SimmentalAustin Wenck
Reserve ShorthornSavannah Siegler
Reserve % SimmentalAlexis Timmel
Reserve SimmentalDamin Hadorn-Papke
Reserve HerefordBrett Jones
Reserve High % AOBTrent Bertsche
Market Barrows
Grand Champion BarrowMatt Doney
Reserve Champion BarrowSteven Blume
Grand Champion LambCalvin Reilly
Reserve Champion LambSteven Blume
Market Lambs
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Date: August 27 - September 7, 2015
Location: St. Paul, MN
Results/Photos: Minnesota State Fair
Reserve Supreme Champion HeiferDylan Miner
Supreme Champion HeiferJadelyn Wiliamson
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3rd Overall HeiferRachel Paskewitz
4th Overall HeiferRiley Johnson
5th Overall HeiferWhitney Olson
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Champion ChianinaAndrea Thate
Reserve ChianinaAustin Adermann
Champion CommercialRiley Johnson
Champion Composite CharolaisKylee Kohls
Reserve Composite CharolaisClay Blair
Champion % SimmentalWhitney Olson
Reserve CommercialJayma Benda
Reserve % SimmentalSara Weber
Champion AOBNicholas Mensink
Reserve AOBClay Wilking
Champion Black AngusDylan Miner
Reserve Black AngusAlyssa Nesler
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Champion GelbviehEthan Schafer
Reserve GelbviehKatie Kokett
Champion HerefordDavid Donnelly
Champion LimousinLaura Church
Reserve LimousinJoanna Moser
Champion Red AngusKiersta Lind
Reserve HerefordHans Lind
Reserve Red AngusLeland Bjorklund
Champion ShorthornPlusLanden Fohrman
Reserve SimmentalTeagan Young
Champion ShorthornShayna DeGroot
Champion SimmentalRachel Paskewitz
Reserve ShorthornMorgan Small
Reserve ShorthornPlusAshley Nye
Champion Maine-AnjouJadelyn Wiliamson
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his is my last year showing 4-H livestock. For the past 21 years our family has been involved in 4-H and has exhibited a variety of livestock. I have really focused on showing sheep at various shows but always enjoyed working with beef cattle. I accomplished my dream of winning Grand Champion Market Lamb at the 2012 Minnesota State Fair and Grand Champion Market Lamb at AK-SAR-BEN. But I never imagined I could actually win grand champion steer at our
State Fair but it happened and it was the icing on my 4-H career. We bought “Ron” the composite Charolais steer, from Greg and Jess Recknor, in January just before the weigh in deadline. Greg called and asked if I wanted to show a steer my last year at state fair. I felt like we had found a calf I could put my time and energy into. From my experience showing champion sheep, I knew how much hard work and dedication it would take to produce a champion. So I focused on Ron, and set a goal to win the Minnesota State Fair. Competition is very tough and sometimes unpredictable in our county and state level so it’s still hard to believe we won. I know I couldn’t have asked for a better team to accomplish this goal. The “A” team consisted of my brother Jake, Greg Recknor, Jess Recknor and Jayson Olson. Major support came from my brothers, John and Jared and of course my Dad, and Mom. There are many hardworking, deserving exhibitors in Minnesota 4-H so I am very humbled to have my steer chosen as Grand Champion at the 2015 MInnesota State Fair. ▪
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THE ICING ON TOP
REACHING THE DESIRED GOAL AFTER
A SUMMER OF HARD WORK & DEDICATION.
BY JED KNUTSON, MN
This is my last year showing 4-H livestock. For the past 21 years our family has been involved in 4-H and has exhibited a variety of livestock. I have really focused on showing sheep at various shows but always enjoyed working with beef cattle. I accomplished my dream of winning Grand Champion Market Lamb at the 2012 Minnesota State Fair and Grand Champion Market Lamb at AK-SAR-BEN. But I never imagined I could actually win grand champion steer at our
State Fair but it happened and it was the icing on my 4-H career. We bought “Ron” the composite Charolais steer, from Greg and Jess Recknor, in January just before the weigh in deadline. Greg called and asked if I wanted to show a steer my last year at state fair. I felt like we had found a calf I could put my time and energy into. From my experience showing champion sheep, I knew how much hard work and dedication it would take to produce a champion. So I focused on Ron, and set a goal to win the Minnesota State Fair. Competition is very tough and sometimes unpredictable in our county and state level so it’s still hard to believe we won. I know I couldn’t have asked for a better team to accomplish this goal. The “A” team consisted of my brother Jake, Greg Recknor, Jess Recknor and Jayson Olson. Major support came from my brothers, John and Jared and of course my Dad, and Mom. There are many hardworking, deserving exhibitors in Minnesota 4-H so I am very humbled to have my steer chosen as Grand Champion at the 2015 MInnesota State Fair. ▪
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Grand Champion SteerJed Knutson
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Reserve Champion SteerElizabeth Wasmoen
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3rd Overall SteerGavin Mulder
4th Overall SteerMarin Eeg
5th Overall SteerKatelyn Hartwig
Champion Crossbred Div. 3Katelyn Hartwig
Reserve Crossbred Div. 3Nicholas Thate
Champion HerefordJack Donnelly
Champion Crossbred Div. 1Kendal Bjorklund
Reserve Crossbred Div. 1DJ Scotting
Reserve CharolaisCarlie Jackson
Champion AngusDylan Smith
Reserve AngusCaleb Speltz
Champion LimousinJordan Hoover
Reserve LimousinCasper Witt
Reserve HerefordJackson Walsh
Reserve Crossbred Div. 2Gavin Mulder
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Champion Market HeiferGarrett Stadheim
Champion ShorthornPlusAbby Endres
Reserve Maine-AnjouScott Christopher
Champion ShorthornMikayla Wetzel
Reserve ShorthornPlusMikayla Hubin
Champion Simmentald
Reserve SimmentalJarred Jans
Reserve Champion BarrowDalton Dykstra
Reserve Champion GiltCamryn Reuter
Reserve Champion Mkt. LambJessica Wiebe
Grand Champion BarrowRyan Franz
Grand Champion GiltLance Becker
Grand Champion Mkt.LambMatthew Wiebe
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Date: July 17 & 18, 2015
Location: Cleveland, GA
Judge: Kipp Williams
Results/Photos: Georgia Limousin Association
GEORGIA LIMOUSINASSOCIATION FIELD DAY
Supreme Champion FemaleKeely Shultz
Reserve Champion FemaleWill Frost
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Date: August 2015
Location: Sedalia, MO
Results/Photos: Pearl’s Pics
Reserve Champion SteerCole Murphy
Grand Champion SteerLaurin Dilly
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Champion GelbviehCarter Mitchell
Champion Shorthorn Pacey Dugger
Reserve HerefordBrooklyn Adam
Reserve ShorthornHunter Heuser
Champion AngusLuke Bruns
Champion ChianinaAustin Thomas
Champion Maine-AnjouCole Murphy
Reserve AngusAshton Brockman
Champion CharolaisLexi Bremer
Reserve Maine-AnjouOlivia Gerloff
Champion LimousinGage Baker
Reserve LimousinKaylee Lower
Champion ShorthornPlusKylee Dameron
Reserve ShorthornPlusJadyn Lower
Champion SimmentalChezney Early
Reserve MaineTainerJulia Timbrook
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Reserve GelbviehVictoria Nowack
Reserve Maine-AnjouAlexis Couldry
Champion AngusCarter Ward
Champion CharolaisCaitlin Jedlicka
Champion SimmentalElla Fischer
Reserve SimmentalBailey McAlister
Champion ChianinaJaden Riley
Reserve ChianinaHailey Eads
Champion LimousinDrake Wood
Reserve LimousinMikah Edwards
Champion CrossbredAiden Kleinman
Reserve CrossbredCole Murphy
Reserve AngusCarter Ward
Reserve CharolaisConnor Kisner
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Reserve HerefordTory Miller
Champion SalersLandon Liebhart
Champion ShorthornMarlena Long
Reserve ShorthonKatie Buswell
Reserve SalersKaileen Dohrman
Reserve Champion BarrowEmily Montgomery
Reserve Champion LambKayla Morrow
Grand Champion BarrowKaycee Vandiver
Grand Champion LambSydney Tomlin
Reserve Champion GoatShanon DeHaan
Grand Champion GoatTrent Kempker
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Date: August 8-15, 2015
Location: Douglas, WY
Results/Photos: Wyoming Livestock Round Up
Reserve Champion Market BeefCarson Wurdeman
Grand Champion Market BeefHayden Peterson
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Reserve Champion Market HogNoelle Chapman
Grand Champion Market GoatBrayson Burch
Reserve Champion Market GoatPaige Miller
Grand Champion Market LambKacyee Thomas
Reserve Champion Market LambCandee Coxbill
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Location: Minot, ND
Results/Photos: North Dakota State Fair
Reserve Supreme Champion HeiferBraeden Bailey
Supreme Champion HeiferFletcher Hennessy
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3rd Overall HeiferMadison Sundsbak
4th Overall HeiferEli Hennessy
5th Overall HeiferLynsey Schmitz
Grand Champion SteerKaitlin Geyer
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Reserve Champion SteerGracie Blaser
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Date: July 15-19, 2015
Location: Lansing, MI
Results/Photos: Mapes Livestock Photography
Reserve Champion SteerErica Kopolneck
Grand Champion SteerBen Ross
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Grand Champion LambBrad Chapman
Reserve Champion LambMadalyn Stewart
Grand Champion GoatMorgan Bolinger
Reserve Champion GoatBlaine Pish
Grand Champion HogLauren Wildt
Reserve Champion HogTy Cool
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Location: Goodland, KS
Results/Photos: Legacy Livestock Imaging
Grand Champion SteerJoslyn King
Grand Champion HeiferWeston Schrader
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Reserve Champion HeiferBen Nikkel
3rd Overall HeiferHayden Stubbs
Reserve Champion SteerJake Nikkel
3rd Overall SteerJaelyn Dailey
Grand Chamipon Mkt. GoatSheldon Johnsen
Reserve Champion Mkt. HogElizabeth Ross
Grand Champion Mkt. LambNeal Ehler
Reserve Champion Mkt. LambJacque Murdock
Grand Champion Mkt. HogParker Franz
Reserve Champion Mkt. GoatBrooke Strine
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Where It Gets
HOTIn December
Badger Kick-Off Classicpresented by UW Saddle & SirloinDecember 4-6, 2015Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI
Contact: Alexus Butler - 920 296-6712 Alexa Roscizewski - 262 470-9832 [email protected]
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2014 Grand Champion HeiferCongratulations Madison Udell
2014 Grand Champion Market AnimalCongratulations Kayla Morrow
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THE POWER TO PERFORM ®
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I FEED WITH HONOR.
KNOW MORE TOMORROWTHAN I DID TODAY.
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special feature
Harmony Hill is a purebred, multi-breed, seedstock operation, owned and operated by the Knebel Family of Winamac, Indiana. With their primary emphasis on elite phenotypic quality, they raise and sell cattle that fulfill the most fundamental basics of profitability and function, while having the elite look demanded by their customers to promote their respective operations in a show ring setting. Through success of their cattle on a national scale, they continue to strive towards raising elite seedstock that prove to be profitable investments for their customers.
Their story begins in the winter of 1997. Garrett’s cousins the Ruff brothers were preparing a couple show steers that they had collected for the Hoosier Beef Congress. In growing up on a large-scale dairy operation, Garrett, age eight, decided he would attend that winter to experience his first beef cattle show. His mother, Jennifer, had given him twenty dollars for food while he was in attendance in Indianapolis. Freshly settled in, after watering his cousin’s thirsty steers and completely ruining their chance of weighing into a lighter class, he walked to the supply trailer and used the twenty dollars his mother gave him to purchase a can of adhesive and a comb. He returned home after the show with his new purchases and pleaded with his parents for a beef animal. From that point forward, the passion to breed and exhibit purebred seedstock has never wavered.
In 1999, Dan Knebel, Garrett’s father, purchased his first group of yearling heifers from a predominantly Chianina breeder from Hagerstown, Indiana, Mark Cronk. With those thirteen heifers, and Garrett’s first show heifer, a Simmental, the Knebel Family started breeding and raising beef cattle. Over the years, the herd continued to build and slowly transformed from a mostly Continental-influenced herd, to a more British-Influenced herd. It became apparent to them at that point in time that much more attention needed paid towards deeper sided, softer-appearing cattle that were
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How one family achieved success and continues to grow within the cattle industry
with their elite seedstock operation . BY GARRETT KNEBEL, IN
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more flexible
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alternative became Angus
cattle. Not only were they extremely easy-
fleshing and successful to exhibit, but Garrett and
his sister Catherine found the American Angus Association to have
the most opportunities for junior members at the time, and quickly identified themselves with that
association.
While Garrett was off at college,
his father was the backbone of their
program and its direction. Garrett
would try and get home as often as he could
to prepare some cattle to sell or attend a show or two. However, Dan has about as much passion for the cattle as anyone, and he kept forging ahead, trying to keep things afloat while also managing his trucking company. Through Garrett’s time spent at Butler Community College and Oklahoma State University on their respective
livestock judging teams, he gained skills, knowledge, and built relationships that made his time spent in
Kansas and Oklahoma very worthwhile. El
Dorado is where he met his best friend
Michael “Karl” Kinna, who
has been an integral partner of Harmony Hill and the Flash
and Function Sale since.
In the spring of 2013, after having an extra special crop of heifers, they decided the thought of having a heifer sale was either now or never. Thus dawned the start of the Flash & Function Sale. They knew they had the quality to deliver success, but the idea of finding homes for the twenty top-end females they had hand selected out of their programs, was
a daunting task. In putting together the sale offering every year, the main criteria for selection was/is soundness, practicality and function, with enough look to be competitive in the show ring. Garrett and Karl happened to meet another future industry leader while in college, named Morgan Meisenheimer. After deciding to have a sale, they knew that Morgan had the talent to deliver, and wanted her assistance in marketing their cattle. Garrett says, “Morgan, quite simply, is in a league of her own. It is my belief that great livestock photographers have to also be incredible livestock evaluators. It is about bringing out the specific animal’s best qualities and
FROM STAGE TO SHOW RING >>>
The name Harmony Hill was derived from the Knebel family’s love of music. Garrett and Catherine Knebel sang country music semi-professionally for a while during and after college. They called themselves “Strings of Aberdeen”. To the unassuming public, it was a fresh, catchy name. But to them, it referenced a hidden meaning of “show strings” of “Aberdeen Angus” cattle. With Garrett and Catherine’s love of singing country music together, the Knebel family collectively decided on Harmony Hill as their name of choice for their cattle endeavor.
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angles, all in a single photograph or video. Morgan is as critical a read on livestock as anyone, and her ability to evaluate, coupled with her natural, family-given artistic eye, is a lethal, unparalleled combination.”
Harmony Hill’s emphasis in selecting and breeding cattle in their program is heavily phenotype based. With Garrett’s judging experience in college, coupled with his natural ability to read the future in livestock derived from his father; aligning a solid foundation of cows to breed from has been an exciting and rewarding endeavor. With the undying philosophy taught by Mr. Chris Mullinix that good cattle are built from the ground up; that philosophy has remained the foremost important thing in their selection of elite cattle within their program. Rarely will anyone see an animal marketed from Harmony Hill, or shown by them, that isn’t large footed, extremely flexible in their joints, and sound moving. That is the most basic requirement for an animal to remain in their program. Furthermore, Garrett has found the basic element of maturity to be a leading selection tool. They will always select for cattle that are later maturing, and will continue to expand in all directions through
calving. Garrett states that cattle are still sold by the pound, and not all larger cattle require more input. He also despises cattle that are quick, and early maturing. It’s their goal at Harmony Hill to raise sound, easy fleshing, skeletally extended cattle that mature at or above a six frame
score.
The most challenging element, they feel, in their specific industry is poor, or bias evaluation of cattle at major livestock shows. It should be the goal of everyone involved within the cattle industry to create the most elite, profitable cattle that the United States
possibly can; and with poor, bias, or political evaluations, comes set back. There is nothing more frustrating to them than evaluators that continue to be selected and quite simply cannot break down an animal. Equally as unnerving is a lack of public justification over the microphone when certain decisions are made. Most judges have a tendency to just describe an animal’s phenotype, as opposed to providing comparative justification as to why a certain decision was reached. If judges can describe their reasoning for certain decisions, that needs to be respected. But if there’s no conscious reasoning within a class, how do judges expect to maintain respect for
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themselves? Paying what livestock exhibitors do to attend livestock shows, it is imperative to select judges that will provide an unbiased, educated, experienced opinion as to why certain animals are more profitable than others. The close decisions become personal preference, and that’s understandable. However, if cattle are genuinely evaluated, personal preference should be few and far between.
Currently, Garrett works full time for Agassiz Seed & Supply in West Fargo, North Dakota as a Territory Business Manager. While overseeing the decisions at home, he actually plans to settle down in the Northern Great Plains, and expand the cattle operation in that direction. Dan and Jennifer live at the home place in Winamac, Indiana, as Dan manages his trucking company and Jennifer directs the special education program at a local school corporation, alongside building a start-up
homemade ice cream business with her daughter, Catherine. They are fortunate enough to have Ian Hall, a young cattleman from Berthold, North Dakota, as Operations Manager for Harmony Hill and Coordinator of the Flash & Function Sale.
Harmony Hill and their partners will hold the third edition of the Flash & Function Sale on October 17th this fall. They will offer twenty to twenty-five elite show heifers, in a phone bid-off. Information on the sale can be found on their facebook page, Flash & Function, or on their website at WWW.HARMONYHILLCATTLE.COM. ▪
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Attitude is the power to stay positive despite the circumstances. When you have a positive attitude, you are optimistic and hopeful. That way of thinking can be contagious to those around you, even your fellow showmen.
How you look at your next big show can have a powerful effect on the results you will see. Have a negative attitude and your work leading up the show and even prep on show day will be more difficult and a lot less fulfilling. Stay positive despite the hard work and any setbacks you may have with your animal will directly affect how you achieve your goals and attain success.
Things don’t always go as planned with your livestock projects. How you react and handle these tough situations shows a lot about your character and the effect you have on others. Be kind, helpful and respectful both in and out of the ring. Wish your competitors good luck and, although winning your class is a great feeling, it may not always happen. If it doesn’t, keep a positive attitude, be gracious and congratulate the winners on a job well done. We learn just as much from losing as we do from winning.
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Do’s and Don’ts of ATTITUDEMake a choice. Your attitude is your choice. When you accept responsibility for your attitude, you can see every experience as an opportunity to learn and grow. You can choose to be positive or choose to be negative. Which one do you prefer?
Blame others. When things don’t go your way in the ring on show day, it’s easy to blame the judge, blame other exhibitors for cheating, etc. However, by blaming others, you lose control of the situation
and the ability to choose to stay positive.
Be in control. You are responsible for the input you allow from your fellow showmen. Do you know someone who always has a poor attitude, blames others or plays the victim? Do you enjoy being around that person? An old adage says, “correct the faults in yourself that you find in others.”
Let exhaustion bring you down. You work long and hard getting your animals ready for show time, and lack of sleep often comes along with it. Fatigue, however, can also wipe out a positive attitude.
Allow yourself time to rest and relax so you can have a great attitude no matter the situation.
Make a contribution to others. Ever see someone upset or down about how she placed in a class? Next time, try to encourage that person, compliment her…the more you share your positive attitude with others, the better you make their day and the more you reinforce it in your own life.
Repeat your mistakes. Practice makes permanent. If you react poorly after losing, make a conscious effort to work on evaluating what you can do better next time. When you practice choosing a good
attitude, controlling your environment and encouraging others, you’ll find being positive is much easier to come by!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO MIRANDA D......winner of the INFLUENCE Weaver Leather prize package! Read below to learn how she demonstrates INFLUENCE with her livestock projects. Thank you to everyone who entered!
“For as long as I can remember, I’ve been told that no matter where you are, people are always watching. I don’t believe being influential means you give the best speeches or have the most awards. I believe that you can influence those around you by even doing everyday things. I believe that I influence my fellow showmen because I not only strive to be my best in the show ring, but also outside the ring. At shows, being kind and respectful influences people to do the same. I know as showmen, it’s hard to lose, but I know you influence people in the way that you react to the loss. The same thing can be
said about winning. As a showman, I always try to influence my fellow showmen in positive ways. I think that happiness is contagious and it only takes one to make a whole group happy. I want everyone to enjoy the show life as much as I do, so I try my hardest to be a positive influence.”
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HOW IS YOUR ATTITUDE?Take a look at the Do’s and Don’ts on the previous page. Can you think of a situation where you had to work on having a positive attitude? What happened and how did you overcome it? How did your reaction affect others around you?
Join us at facebook.com/thewinnersbrand or thewinnersbrand.com and click on the link provided to share your ATTITUDE story! You will be entered for a chance to win a Weaver Leather Livestock prize package and your story will be shared in the next issue of Showtimes Magazine!
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So much for the FALL BREAK from stock shows, seems like I didn’t have one this year! The older I get the faster the merry-go-round spins and I have yet to catch the brass ring for a free ride! Time to get down to some serious business ‘EATING.’ Regardless of where I go, I try to find that little place the locals like to frequent that has the Mom & Pop home cooking that is so hard to find on the road.
AMERICAN ROYALI just as well start with Kansas City and my number one place to eat on the road ‘Stroud’s North.’ This is the absolute, hands down, best place I can recommend to dine at on the road. From the fried chicken that they claim to choke themselves to the steaks, I have tried almost everything on the menu and have never been disappointed with anything. The meals are served family style with refills on the sides along with fresh cinnamon rolls with every order! Moving on.... I searched for years to find a fish place that I would recommend and was taken to that establishment by Ernie Radino who grew up in the Kansas City, Kansas neighborhood where ‘City Fish & More’ is located. I must say I am forever grateful to him for sharing this spot with me. City Fish is not a place you would drive by and say, “that place looks like it has the best fish around these parts,” but buddy it does! I was treated to my first ‘Basa’ at City Fish and have since made several trips to the west side to eat ‘Basa.’ It was explained to me that it’s a Vietnamese catfish. I can’t guarantee that, but one thing is for sure, it is the best – the price is right on for the quantity and quality at City Fish & More. I have another little joint, and I do mean little, that I like to frequent while in Kansas City, ‘Town Topic Hamburgers.’ It is located just east of the American Royal on Broadway Street. This little fifty’s diner has been around forever and puts out some the best burgers and fries. I wouldn’t recommend taking a large group there due to seating and parking but the food is sure worth the wait if you do happen to catch them at a busy time. TULSA STATE FAIR Going south from Kansas City I wind up at Tulsa for the Tulsa State Fair and wouldn’t you know it, I do a little eating while I’m there! I’m going to try and keep it short for Tulsa as it seems I’m always eating there! Elmer’s BBQ is very
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high on my list of Go-To places in Tulsa. The ribs and smoked bologna are some of the very best in the nation, not to mention the homemade desserts! Elmer’s has been around for over 35 years and I can see why. I tried very hard not to included ‘Los Cabos’ on my list for Tulsa, but I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk about it some more. I have to thank Brandi Herndon for sharing this spot with me. The selection here is unmatched! I have not had anything from the menu that I would not try again. The price and parking are very good here!!! OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR Down the turnpike to the west is the State Fair of Oklahoma in OKC. I could write a book on places to eat in OKC, but time and space doesn’t allow for that so I’m sticking to my guns on this one. Needless to say, it is a repeat favorite of mine but I just can’t help it - ‘Jimmy’s Roundup Café & Fried Pies’ is the ultimate stock show place to dine with a group of adults or hungry stock show kids. The menu here is unmatched for choice, price, quality and quantity. The Chicken Fried Steak here is almost as good as my wife’s and that is saying something!!!! I’m thinking that’s about enough for now and once again I have to apologize to the folks going to Ak Sar Ben for not having a place to recommend for you to dine at. I keep saying to please feel free to send me your favorite places to eat so I can do a ‘professional’ revue for myself. I do promise to try some new places on my world tour this fall so I can have some new places to elaborate on. You can now find Burt’s Best Bites on the Showtimes APP to find the list of dining establishments that have made THE LIST! Till next time! ▪
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meet the exhibitor
From the show ring to the kitchen. BY ASHLEY WIEBE, MN
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Some may recognize the Wiebe family as the “livestock showing Wiebes”, but many others would actually recognize them as “the good baker Wiebe’s.” Some of you reading this are thinking, “Who are these Wiebe people?” Let’s digress a second.
The Mark & Sarah Wiebe crew calls Bingham Lake, Minnesota home. Mark heads up the family crop and livestock farm, running about 1100 acres of crops and crossbred cattle. Sarah is the glue that holds the operation together by running the books, homeschooling the kids, and holding down the fort while the gang is gone showing. Ashley is an Ag teacher in Muscatine, Iowa, and is in the process of expanding her sheep flock. Jake works at Nickel Construction on the field tiling crew and helps Mark with the crop farming during busy times. Brooke is finishing her last year of nursing school at the University of South Dakota. Jessie is heading to Montana for a year at Arrowhead Bible College, and the rest of the crew- Megan, Matt, Dani Jo and Zach are at home.
To this family of ten, food is something that comes naturally. With that many mouths to feed, a huge garden, endless canned and frozen foods, and a supply of home raised meat, you develop a knack for being efficient and also get to do some kitchen experimenting along the way. This holds especially true in the summer, and you can bet when you see the Wiebe crew at a show there is a container (or two) of cookies, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, or some kind of treat somewhere in the truck and trailer.
There have been good bakers on both sides of the family for generations, but Sarah didn’t
start too much in the kitchen until Jake was born. That’s when the bread baking and cookie making really took off. All the kids have grown up learning to bake and cook and of course, eating the end results. The goodies were hits at family get togethers, church potlucks, and any occasion there was to bring food. From word of mouth, Sarah started getting calls to do some catering of her most requested dishes, such as cinnamon rolls, egg bakes, shredded beef, homemade buns, shredded potatoes, twinkies, brownies and more. Though this has slowed down with the business of life, making and decorating cakes still happens regularly. All this baking, of course, takes time, and what better way to efficiently do it than by having the kids help out. The life lessons, intra-personal skills, salesmanship, business savvy and the ability to work in the kitchen turned out to be invaluable, especially when it came to 4-H food projects. This year Jessie tackled this in a whole new way.
The question got brought up all the time - “Hey Wiebe’s, can we have your recipes or better yet, will you make a cookbook?” Several of them talked about making one, yet, the years crawled by with no cookbook. Jessie decided to take matters into her own hands and started compiling recipes - no small feat. With Sarah’s help in organization, Ashley’s contribution with recipes, Jessie’s dedication and everyone else’s willingness to test new recipes, Wiebe Cookin’ was born. Not only has the cookbook been a smash hit, it has earned Jessie a grand champion in food and nutrition at the county fair and has been helping her pay for college.
After costs of getting the cookbooks made are covered, Jessie gets the rest of the money to go to her college fund. Cookbooks are
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available from any Wiebe for $15 and can be mailed out or delivered to many shows across the Midwest. There is also a Facebook page set up just for the cookbook. You can find it at Wiebe Cookin’.
Just like baking and cooking, livestock has been in both sides of the Wiebe family for generations. Sarah showed dairy cattle, beef steers and a few breeding sheep. Mark grew up milking dairy cattle and showed a few sheep, but mostly raised hogs. Grandpa LeRoy Wiebe raised hogs a long time and put up the first finishing barn in 1972. As the years progressed, so did the emphasis on raising show pigs. At one point, Mark was up to 80 sows and raised numerous Minnesota State Fair FFA and county fair winners. Sarah, Ashley and Jake spent lots of hours road-tripping with Mark around the country in search of the latest and greatest genetics before social media and internet sales got hot.
It was only a matter of time until the Wiebe children headed to the show ring. Since they are similar in age, Ashley and Jake got started at the same time by helping Mark with pig sales and running up to the infamous Polka
Town Hog Show. Jake liked it, but Ashley wasn’t so fond of being pushed around by the hogs. The aunts and uncles decided to intervene a little and found a pair of skinny little ewe lambs to show at the jackpot show at the county fair. “Elvira” and “Elmira” may not have done very well and showmanship skills had a lot to be desired, but with that show in 1996, Todd Franz, Darcy Dahna, Stacy Harland helped jump start the next thing.
Ashley and Jake continued showing home raised hogs through the late 1990’s. With crashing hog prices, semen prices rising and falling conception rate, Mark decided that instead of continuing to downsize, it was time to get out of the pig business. By this point, jackpot sheep showing was starting to take more time, and Ashley decided she liked red calves and wanted to show some. It was out of the pigs and into the cattle business. Ashley purchased half of two Shorthorn heifers and showed a heifer or two
at county fair a few years. Jake liked it and jumped in by showing steers. Mark started buying a few Shorthorn heifers, and pretty soon the cattle herd was taking off. Some open shows, county fair, a couple of trips to Minnesota State Fair and a few Shorthorn PACE shows worked their way in between jackpotting sheep all over the Midwest. There had been a few highlights in the sheep ring, but knowledgeable help from Ty Allen, Uncle Terry Harland, plus extra work in showmanship really started to pay off, and success in the Northern Plains Club Lamb
1999Mark with herd boar “Mac”
1996Ash (L) & Jake (R)
at their very firstsheep show
2000Ashley at Aksarben with “Paprika”
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Circuit started to come.
By 2003, Ashley and Jake were the only Wiebe kids really known. Brooke didn’t want to show until later into her career, and Jessie was quite a bit younger than the others. There had been a little success with the sheep, but this year a wether from Rule Sheep Co changed things with a win for Ashley at the Minnesota State Fair. The cattle and hog showing was still a thing but took a backseat to the sheep, and the rest, as they say, is history. Brooke decided she wanted in on this livestock thing, Jessie finally grew up a little, and the success at jackpot shows and Midwest livestock events continued. 2005 was a great year with a sheep from Keith Berry
that ended up winning the heavy division and making a run for overall at Aksarben. Jamie Goedken helped
make 2008 a great year by breeding the sheep “SpiderMonkey” that won so many jackpot shows. But Jake and Jessie quickly overshadowed that with Grand and Reserve Champion Market Lamb honors at the Minnesota State Fair.
As Ashley and Jake got older and started to age out and Brooke and Jessie started to take over, both had their fair share of successes in the show ring, including lots of jackpot show champions and numerous reserve champions at the Minnesota State Fair. Little did most people know, there were a lot more than four Wiebe showmen. When Brooke graduated out and Megan and Matt made their showing debut, a lot of people started asking where all these Wiebe kids kept coming from. The big surprise for many of them was there were still more kids at home yet!
While sheep are still the main event in the Wiebe show barn, there are still pigs in the picture. The cattle have transformed from Shorthorns to mostly crossbreds. Now it’s Jessie’s last year of 4-H and Matt’s first year showing at state fair. The little kids are waiting their turn, and the older kids always seem to find a way to come home for the big shows.
Whether it’s livestock or baking - you can be sure at the Wiebe farm, they’ll be doing it family style. ▪
WIEBE COOKIN’ RECIPE >>> TWINKIES>>>ON THE NEXT PAGE
2008Jake with the Franz bred Minnesota
State Fair Champion Market Lamb
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236 ingredients:1 box cake mix (yellow, white or chocolate)1/3 cup oil1 cup water3 eggs5 Tablespoons flour1 cup water½ cup shortening½ cup softened butter1 cup sugar2 teaspoons vanilla
Directions:In a large bowl mix: cake mix, oil, 1 cup water, and eggs. Beat according to box directions. Fill cupcake tins and bake according to box directions. Cool completely. For the filling: shake flour and 1 cup water in a container until smooth. Stir and cook until it’s thick like paste. Cool completely. Add shortening, butter, sugar and vanilla. Beat at least 8 minutes, until it’s fluffy. Use a star tip on a cake decorating tube to pipe filling into each cupcake. Use the remaining filling to frost. These freeze great.
If you’ve ever been to a livestock show the Wiebe family is at, there is a good chance you probably seen Twinkie Cupcakes being handed out. Not only is this recipe easy to make, it is one of our most requested treats! (photo - The Arthur family eating twinkies at a MN jackpot show)
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Fall is finally here, and
we have everything you
need to get ready for
the upcoming shows!
This issue we preview
the Tulsa State Fair,
American Royal, NILE
and World Beef Expo!
Over the next several
pages we share the
upcoming judges,
schedule, places to eat
and fun facts from Tulsa,
Kansas City, Billings and
Milwaukee. Best of luck at
the shows!
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DATEOctober 1-11, 2015
LOCATIONTulsa, Oklahoma
ESTABLISHED1903
SLOGANGoat-tastic!
TULSA STATE FAIR
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Funnel Cake on a Stick
Jalapeno White Cheddar and BaconCream Cheese on a Stick
Pineapple Whip Float
Philly Donut Burger
Waffle and Pancake Burgers
Market Steer Show Wed. October 7 8:00AM
McDonald’s Night of Champions Wed. October 7 7:00PM
College Livestock Judging Contest Sat. October 10 7:00AM
FIND THE COMPLETE SCHEDULEONLINE AT TULSASTATEFAIR.COM!
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MAP OF THE BARNS
Oklahoma Joes BBQ
333 W. Albany St.Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Recommended by:Chris Embersonon Facebook
Hideaway Pizza
Multiple Locations
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Tally’s
1102 S. Yale Ave.Tulsa, OK 74112
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Bill’s Jumbo Burger
2002 E. Admiral Blvd.Tulsa, OK 74115
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Mi Cocina
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5 PLACES TO EAT IN TULSA FROM OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
MORE ON OUR APP FIND ALL OF OUR FAVORITES ON OUR FREE SHOWTIMES APP!
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Tulsa 2014 GRAND CHAMPIONS
STEER LAUREN BILDERBACK $37,700
HOG DELYNNA BEARD $12,950
LAMB EMILY SMITH $12,000
GOAT JOHNNA STOTTLEMYRE $13,125
Market SteersJunior Breeding HeifersMarket HogsBreeding GiltsMarket LambsJunior Breeding EwesMarket Goats
2015 TULSA STATE FAIR JUDGES.........................................................................Mark Hoge
..........................Jim Bloomberg and Ryan Rash.......................................................................Brandon Ogle
.........................................................................Andy Rash..........................................................................Josh Cody
......................................................Jason Simpson....................................................................Kyle Smithwick
Over 1 million guest are expected to attend the Fair (1.1 million was our attendance number last year).
Over 20,000 livestock show and contest entries and over 7,000 livestock exhibitors and participants The McDonald’s Night of Champions showcases the champion youth with their champion animals in the Grand Drives of each Junior Market Animal Show.
Eat a Rib Eye Sandwich at the OklahomaCattlemen’s Beef Tent
Attend a PRCA Rodeo and Concert Series
Ride the Tulsa State Fair Sky Ride
Visit the Made In Oklahoma Building and 650 other Venders
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DATEOctober 21 - November 1, 2015
LOCATIONKansas City, Missouri
ESTABLISHED1899 / 115th American Royal Livestock Show
SLOGANWhere the Best are Shown!
AMERICAN ROYAL
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ABOVE KCWe took the above photo with our Showtimes Phantom last year at the American Royal! This photo shows the Missouri River to the left, the Kemper Arena and American Royal in the middle and the Kansas City skyline in the upper right!-
THINGS TO DOKansas City is filled with things to do. Visit the Power & Light, attend a Chiefs game or go to the Plaza Shopping District!4
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TOP 5 PLACES TO EAT IN KANSAS CITY
MORE ON OUR APP FIND ALL OF OUR FAVORITES ON OUR FREE SHOWTIMES APP!
Jack Stack
101 W. 22nd Kansas City, Missouri
Argossy Buffett
777 NW Argosy Pkwy.Riverside, Missouri
Houston’s
4640 Wornall RoadKansas City, Missouri
Grinders Pizza
417 E. 18th StreetKansas City, Missouri
Recommended forBreakfast or Lunch
Chuy’s Tex Mex
209 W. 46th TerraceKansas City, Missouri
2006 146 284 488 104 1182 1697 34
Year Steers Hogs Lambs Goats Heifers Exhib. States
2007 136 329 442 105 1222 1623 34
2008 132 411 424 107 1065 1557 34
2009 161 342 395 122 1180 1752 36
2010 98 349 383 94 1107 1692 39
Past Livestock Show Stats 2006-2010
2011 74 341 307 77 1077 1534 34
2012 79 288 230 96 1187 1607 37
2013 109 363 240 130 1052 1665 36
2014 89 509 272 142 1137 1792 34
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OPEN BREEDING CATTLE:AngusBraunviehCharolaisGelbviehHereford LimousinLowlineMaine-AnjouMiniature HerefordSalersShorthornSimmental
JUNIOR HEIFER SHOWS:AngusAOB/CommercialBraunviehCharolais Hereford LimousinMaine-AnjouShorthornSimmental Supreme
JUNIOR MARKET ANIMALS:GoatLambSteerSwine
SHOWMANSHIP CONTESTS:SteerGoatLambSwineJunior Heifer
OTHER:Pedigreed GiltTeam Fitting
2015 AMERICAN ROYAL JUDGES
.........................Chris Styles, Brentford, SD.................Robert Alden, Hamilton, MO
...................Cam Sparrow, Vanscoy, SK..........................Jeff Gooden, Iberia, MO.............................Dan Shike, Urbana, IL...............Scott Schaake, Manhattan, KS
............................Jeff Gooden, Iberia, MO..........Shane Lindsey, Prairie City, IA
...Robert Alden, Hamilton, MO.......................Shawn Varner, Kearney, MO
...............Brent Murphy, Houstonia, MO.......................Mark Ebling, Burnet, TX
..................Travis Pembrook, Fairview, OK...Brent Murphy, Houstonia, MO
.................Shawn Varner, Kearney, MO................Harlan Yocham, Sapulpa, OK
...............Travis Pembrook, Fairview, OK................Brent Murphy, Houstonia, MO
............Tom Klingner, Unionville, MO................Tom Klingner, Unionville, MO..............Harlan Yocham, Sapulpa, OK
.............Steve Reimer, Chamberlain, SD
...............................Josh Taylor, Perkins, OK........................Brad Ellerbrock, Atkinson, IL..................Shane Bedwell, Fort Collins, CO..................Kent Bennington, Monticello, IN
........................Shawn Varner, Kearney, MO...............................Josh Taylor, Perkins, OK........................Shawn Varner, Kearney, MO..............................................................TBA
...........Jara Settles, Kansas City, KS
................................................TBA.............Tracy Goretska, Corydon, IA
Market Steer Show Sat. October 24 1:00PM
Market Goat Show Fri. October 23 9:00AM
Market Lamb Show Sat. October 24 8:00AM
Market Hog Show Crossbreds Sat. October 24 1:00PM
Market Hog Show Pedigreed Sun. October 25 7:30AM
Junior Premium Auction Sun. October 25 5:00PM
4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Thurs. October 29 7:00AM
College Livestock Judging Fri. October 30 7:00AM
Supreme Heifer Drive Sun. November 1 12:00 Noon
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BAYLOR BONHAM, OK
2011
ELIZABETH JONES, IA
2007
TIFFANI PRUITT, OK
2008
BROCK MAY, WI
2010
MACEY GORETSKA, IA
2009
BROCK MAY, WI
2013
ALEX ALLIGER, IA
2006
KY STIERWALT, OK
2005
BROCK MAY, WI
2014
BAILEY KROUPA, SD
American Royal 2005-2014 GRAND CHAMPIONS
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2001 $40,000 $10,000 $7,500
2002 $57,500 $11,500 $5,500
2003 $42,000 $8,500 $4,500
2004 $42,000 $17,000 $19,000 $15,000
2005 $100,000 $23,000 $16,000 $13,000
2006 $115,000 $11,000 $5,500 $4,500
2007 $150,000 $30,000 $12,000 $11,000
2008 $75,000 $17,000 $8,500 $10,000
2009 $60,000 $27,000 $14,000 $5,500
2010 $60,000 $7,500 $15,500 $9,000
Year Steer Hog Lamb Goat
Past Junior Auction Grand Champion Stats 2001-2014
2011 $60,000 $20,000 $10,000 $5,500
2012 $100,000 $32,000 $10,000 $9,000
2013 $170,000 $40,000 $60,000 $6,000
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SHOWTIMES BOOTHBe sure to stop by The Showtimes Booth in Kansas City this year! For the 6th year in a row, we will have a booth with free magazines! We will be covering the shows both weekends. Look for photos, updates and a new episode of Show Center from the American Royal!
DID YOU KNOWWhile the American Royal is considered one of America's premier livestock shows today, it began as a Hereford cattle show. In October of 1899 the National Hereford Show was held in Kansas City. The estimated attendance was 55,000!
Jerrod Arthur clips on a steer atthe 2014 American Royal on show day.
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more than a two dozen other breed shows. In addition to the Open and Junior Cattle shows, World Beef Expo of-fers wide variety of activities. The Showcase Cattle Sale brings in bidders and spec-tators on Saturday afternoon and on Saturday night, the Supreme Champion Cattle
Drive is a spectacular event showcasing the best of the best. Top notch educational seminars, an indoor/outdoor tradeshow and a youth sweepstakes contest round out the schedule of activities.
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oday I am sitting reflecting on my daughter’s last year of 4-H with her Horse project named Crow. What an awesome run it has been. It all started with a friend’s dad loaning us a horse for the summer to use as a 4-H project. Little did we know what that one summer would lead to? We took the horse to a
$50/month rental stall at the county fairgrounds. We bought hay for $2/bale from the horse owner. We bought feed at $9/bag. We had to purchase a saddle but didn’t make a very good choice, so we borrowed one for that first year. All in all we got in pretty cheap but the memories of that first year were like the credit card commercial, “priceless!”
My daughter fell in love with the horse and the whole competition of barrel racing, poles, stakes and the catalog race. The very first year she won showmanship and was immediately trust into the “Champion of Champions” for horses. Remember that was our first year and we didn’t even know
PASTOR RANDY DAVIS TALKS ABOUTWHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE.
BY PASTOR RANDY DAVIS, LIMA, OH
HOW WE MET RANDYWe met Randy Davis when we visited Lima, Ohio for Maine Junior Nationals back in 2012. He is the Winegardner family's pastor. They had asked him to give a sermon during the show. We were greatly impressed with Randy. Since then, we have listened to his sermons in our office from time to time. When Brad Winegardner came out to Colorado to judge our show we visited about having Randy write a message for our upcoming issues. We hope you enjoy his message!
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what that meant. It was ok that she didn’t win since she had no idea how to show any of the other animals at all. But what a first year it was.
For the last 6 years I have watched my daughter gain confidence on that ole horse of hers. Last year she had 5 events and got 5 ribbons. This year she was 2 out of 4 and got 6th in the other two. She has had so much fun riding that horse and making friends. I have seen her go from the one needing lots of help with her horse and riding to the one helping others. She has gone from being lead to leading others. There is so much more to 4-H than the project.
So why am I sharing all of this? Many times as a pastor I am asked to do the funeral of people whom I have never had the opportunity to meet. People ask me all the time how do you do that? Well, I have learned a few things in ministry and one of them is to use the Bible to help people in need. One of my favorite funeral scriptures is Philippians 1:9-10 9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.
There are a couple of points I make from this scripture. #1. One of the most important things we do in the loss of a loved one is to reflect on our life with the deceased. Remembering all the good times and maybe even a couple of the bad. But we reflect and remember our life with them. Reflection is something that we do too little of and only s needed. I want to challenge each of you reading this article today to “Reflect on your show season!” And don’t just reflect on the end result of how many ribbons you won or missed out on. Showing is so much more than that. How many of life’s lessons did your kids learn? How much time did you get to spend together that would not have happened if it were not for showing these animals? Is your kid learning to lead or still being lead by others for now?
Reflect on your life and what really matters! I love how my daughter is cheering on her friends showing horses who may beat her some times but she wants them to do their
best. At the same time she is going to go run her pattern as hard as she can and try to beat that same friend she just cheered for. She has recognized that the competition is only part of this 4H world. Are we able to see the things that really matter reflected in our kids? Or are they picking up some not so good habits of showing from us?
Now I admit the horse arena may be a little different than the cattle ring, but the lessons learned should be very similar. I hope that you will reflect on your season of showing and that as you reflect on your season of showing you will be reminded of what really matters. I think my daughter would say the times we sit outside our camper, just me and her and her friends talking, eating and laughing are some of the best times of this whole process. It is not all about ribbons and hardware. It is about relationships and learning to be a leader.
Don’t forget to reflect and don’t just reflect, reflect to change! That is the second point I like to make in my funeral services. It is not enough to recognize the error of our way; we actually have to do something about it. Make some changes this off-season. Apologize to your kids if necessary for a bad attitude. Make things right with others you have competed against. But don’t forget to reflect and reflect to change!
What really matters in life? Love God and love each other! It is the great commandment. How are you doing in your relationship with God? It will affect your relationship with others. Make adjustments as needed this off-season and lets all do a better job of leading the way to a personal relationship to Jesus Christ that can be followed by others. Enjoy the harvest season! ▪
Randy Davis Lead Pastor First Assembly of God Church 1660 Findlay Road Lima, OH 45801 [email protected] limafirst.chu
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EUGENE ‘GENE’ RITCHEYOctober 3, 1928 – August 17, 2015
The adored husband, father, grandfather, cattlemen, friend and true innovator, Gene Ritchey, passed away, August 17, 2015 at the age of 86.
He was born in Brighton, CO on October 3, 1928 to Phinace and Clara (Heitman) Ritchey. He married Naomi Jo Heneger on April 3, 1960 in Brighton; together they raised
three children. Gene grew up in Brighton and attended Independence School and graduated from Brighton High School in 1947 and went on to attend Colorado A&M. After attending college, Gene served in the Air National Guard from 1949-1952, and like his personality dictated, he bravely volunteered to walk ‘ground zero’ of Yucca Flats, AZ for the testing of an A-bomb detonation in the sky above him. After serving our Country, Gene returned home and worked on the family dairy. In 1964 Gene invented the Ritchey Cattle Ear Tag, one of the first tags that made it possible for individual livestock identification. That same year, Gene and his wife Jo, founded Ritchey Livestock ID and continued to develop innovative products that lead the industry still today. Gene stayed active in the family business his entire life.
Over the years, the agricultural industry has recognized Gene's pioneering spirit and honored him with numerous awards and accolades. In 1989, Beef Magazine honored him as one of 25 people ‘Who Made a Difference’ in the cattle industry. Another 25 years later, Beef Magazine honored Gene again in their 50th anniversary issue as a continued industry leader. In 1996, the Colorado FFA Foundation inducted Gene into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame, acknowledging his outstanding contribution to Colorado agriculture. Later, Gene was inducted into The Showtimes Magazine’s Hall of Fame. To be inducted, individuals must achieve something great, and Gene was regarded for continued technological advances in livestock identification.
Gene loved to invent things and had ideas on how to improve everything. He enjoyed turkey shoots and going fishing and never refused a good piece of pie. He loved to
spend quality time with his family and truly appreciated life’s many blessings. His spirit, generosity, kindness and aspiration to make everything he touched better, inspired everyone he came in contact with. His grandkids will surely miss his legendary pancakes and homemade caramel syrup, and the world will miss his smile, but his legacy will rightly live on forever.
'Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not.’ -Edward Kennedy June 8, 1968 ▪
CODY MCCULLOUGH (DUHAIME)Cody McCullough (Duhaime), 19, of Allerton, Iowa passed away on September 6, 2015.
Cody McCullough tragically passed in his home in Kewanee, IL. Cody was Canadian born on July 9th, 1996, to parents Keith Duhaime and Karen McCullough. He began his
life on a small farm near Vawn, Saskatchewan, expressing his deep love for cattle and the outdoors at a very young age. He soon established a close relationship with his older sister. Erin and Cody were always together you could often find them playing out in the horse pasture with their miniature horses or going on long adventures in any of their make-believe forests.
Once in Iowa, the home-schooled young man longed for an education beyond the books. He found his true passion in life... fitting and exhibiting show cattle across the country. He spent many long hours rinsing and working on his show calves down at the barn with Chuck and Erin. Cody would always claim that he had the best show mom in the industry. Always knowing if he needed anything he would only have to find where mom had it back at the stalls. He grew fond of the Sullivan and Rogers enterprises in Iowa, and worked for both companies. He was swift to morph from student to teacher as he pursued the honor of being a Stock Show University Professor, and clipping/fitting for some of the top names in the industry. He was also fortunate to take home several honorable national titles along the way. Following this agricultural path lead him to Blackhawk East Community College, where he was in the
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process of obtaining an Agricultural Production degree. Upon graduation, he intended to begin his own herd of Maine-Anjou influenced females, while keeping his role with Sullivans and proudly wearing that professor’s jacket. Cody was driven for himself, but even more driven for others. He never met a stranger, just a friend he hadn’t met yet. His crooked cheesy smile and welcoming arms will be remembered by all of his friends.
Cody will be dearly missed by his entire family, friends and the livestock industry. ▪
JIMMY DEWAYNE BENTONJimmy DeWayne Benton passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Fredrick, OK at the age of 49. Jimmy Benton was born June 12, 1966 in Tulsa Oklahoma to Paul R. Benton and Lynda S. Benton. He was one of three children born to this union.
Jimmy attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater
and went on to graduate from University of Tulsa where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree. He had an entrepreneur spirit and successfully owned and operated several local businesses throughout the years including JR’s Bar in Tulsa and Stillwater as well as Fabtek Manufacturing in West Tulsa. After moving to Florida he owned Kokomo Beach Club where during that time he met Duane Baudino. Jimmy returned to Oklahoma, where he and Duane started their business ShowString together.
Jimmy had many friends in Tulsa and the surrounding communities, and kept in touch with them throughout the years while maintaining strong ties to his roots. His father was an avid race car owner and passed that love on to Jimmy. Jimmy went on to own and race Sprint cars as well.
Jimmy will be missed by many. ▪
Starting this Fall, all new Showtimes videos will be available on Vimeo instead of YouTube. All of our past videos will still be available to view on our YouTube page as well as our free Showtimes App. Look for new episodes of Show Center from Tulsa, Kansas City and louisville. This Fall on Vimeo, our free Showtimes App, website and Facebook!
Since 2011, we’ve released 125 plus Showtimes videos that have received over 147,317 views! We’ve filmed shows across the country including state fairs, junior nationals, national shows and jackpots! Some of our most viewed videos to date include the 2015 NWSS Market Hog Video with 8,733 views, 2015 NWSS Steer Video with 8,098 views and the 2012 Aksarben Steer Video with 5,748 views!
Watch our latest show video from the2015 Colorado State Fair on Vimeo!
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Laurie Reid of The Showtimes Magazine represented our publication again this year at the 2015 Colorado State Fair Junior Livestock Sale! After all three of us grew up showing and selling our livestock at the Colorado State Fair, it is a way for us to give back. We enjoy supporting the youth each year at the sale. The Showtimes is a member of the Denver Rustlers.
THE SHOWTIMES BUYS IN PUEBLO, CO
We are excited to announce the Blackout Jackpot 4! Next year’s show will be held March 18-20, 2016 at The Ranch in Loveland, Colorado with the Green & Gold Showdown. Brandon Callis will be judging the heifers and Jim Williams will be sorting the steers. Visit theshowtimesmagazine.com/blackout4 for the most recent information. We have many exciting announcements about the show that we will share in the coming months!
BLACKOUT JACKOT 4 ANNOUCED
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We would like to thank everyone who helps distribute and promote The Showtimes Magazine to shows, sales and events across the country!
Showtimes EastThe Humphrey Family, IL
Showtimes SouthMason and Whitney Walker, AR
A Special Thanks to:The Schnoor Family, CAThe Farmer Family, INJoe Sullivan, IATwisted Stitch, KSBob and Jennifer Bruns, TXJason Simpson, COBo Sanders, OKSullivan Supply, IA/TXMatt Lautner Cattle, IASummit Farms, IACindy Cagwin-JohnstonOpie Campbell, OHJoseph Lolli, MOHannah Wine, MTHeidi Anderson, KSBurt Derryberry, OKBob May, WIZack Eatherton, WAJoseph O'Sullivan, MNJeana Hurlbut, SDGerald Green, MIThe Winegardner Family, OHAnna Loftin, LAThe Knutson Family, MNThe Dorsey Family, COBlind Badger Ranch, COThe Miller Family, WYMatt Leo, CAPro-Fit Show Supply, IL
We would also like to thank the numerous other livestock shows, jackpots and families that help distribute The Showtimes Magazine all year long!
THANKYOU!
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American RoyalAndis
Badger Kick-Off ClassicBeacons of LightBecker Ridge FarmBellar Cattle Co.Blach Cattle & Triple JB Cattle Co.Blach Cedar FiberBlack Friday SaleBlackout Jackpot 4Blind Badger RanchBonham Show CattleBrandt FarmsBrass KnucklesBreeders WorldBrighton SaddleryBrock Welshans Show CattleBrower/Craft Show CattleBrowning Cattle CompanyBuck Cattle Co.Bushy Park Farm
Caldwell Show CattleCampbellCo. CattleCattle VisionsCompetitive Edge GeneticsCopeland Show CattleCopus Cattle CompanyCover-All SignsCW Cattle SalesCyclone Trace Cattle Company
Dynasty
Electric Cleaner Company
First Choice Online Sales
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Ohlrichs Otto Show CattleOxy-Explosion
Pacific ShowcasePaulsen CattlePearl’s PicsPembrook Cattle CompanyPeterson Show CalvesPurple CirclePurple Reign Cattle Company
Ranch House DesignsRevivalRiley Round Up For MSRural Route Creations
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ADVERTISE For advertising information, please contact us at Phone: 303.941.1004 Email: [email protected]: theshowtimesmagazine.com/advertise
NEXT ISSUE Nov/Dec 2015 Year End EditionAvailable: November 10, 2015 Ad Deadline: October 10, 2015
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Sale catalog will be on-line
September 22nd & Videos will be
on-line October 10th ... both at
www.maternallegends.com
Chi ...April, Who Da Man x 588
Shorthorn / MaineTainer ... February, SULL Red Reward x 636
MaineTainer / Chi... March, Irish Whiskey x 1602Y
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farmsJohn, Dede, Sara & Sage • James • Nick
John Elder, 402.650.1385 • Josh Elder, 402.650.1380Dunlap, Iowa 51529 • www.maternallegends.com
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Selling 205 Head ...•40 PB Shorthorn Open Heifers •30 ShorthornPlus Open Heifers •40 Shorthorn, ShorthornPlus, Hereford & Red Angus Bred Heifers
•25 Hereford Open Heifers •25 Maine/Chi Open Heifers •10 Angus Open Heifers
•30 Charolais, Simmental, Red Angus & Lim-Flex Open Heifers•5 Shorthorn Donor Cows •Frozen Embryos & Semen
MATERNAL LEGENDS SALESunday, October 18, 2015 • at the farm, Dunlap, IA
3/4 Simmental ... March, Pilgram x Broker/Hairietta
Maine-Anjou ... April, I-80 x 319
Angus ... February, American Classic x Pippa
ShorthornPlus ... April, King Kong x 107
Polled Hereford ... March, C Miles Mckee 2103 x Diana 01
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Offering an unbelievable set Of females. YOu can’t affOrd tO miss this sale.
Foxy Ladies saLe :: November 28th :: 6 Pm CstWest PoiNt LivestoCk auCtioN :: West PoiNt Nebraska
rYan, crYstal, hadleY & WYatt dunklauWayne Ne :: ryan 402.369.2025 Crystal 309.221.1247 :: Jake Gale 402.389.100 www.dunkcattleco.com
merlin & delOres feltWakefield Ne :: 402-287-2488James 402.369.0513 :: [email protected] hansen, herdsman :: 402-518-0522 www.feltfarms.com