August 2024 Newsletter
Hello 4-H Families!
We made it through the 2024 Marias Fair Fun Time! Thank you to all who helped to make this a successful fair!
We had a great sale this year and have a new sale record!
2024 Sale Averages:
46 steers at $7.72/lb.
5 Goats at $18.20/lb.
14 lambs at $19.53/lb.
43 swine at $17.20/lb.
2024 gross: 111 head at $693,732
2023 gross: 94 head at $632,291
2022 gross: 115 head at $602,224
Thank you to all who bought 4-H animals and everyone that supported them. We would not be as successful without you!
Please make sure to check out the Achievement awards on our website . You can nominate other members on the member nomination form. There is a form for Leader and Alumni of the year as well.
As always, please reach out if you have any questions at all!
Kim & Jackie
2024 Marias Fair Awards
Delaney Clark
Senior Beef Showmanship- 1st Place
Overall Beef Showmanship- Grand Champion
Market Beef- Grand Champion
Bred Heifer Project- Reserve Champion
Senior Livestock Judging Team- 1st Place
Top Demo/Illistrated Talk- Friday
Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk- 1st Place
Top Interview- Beef
Round Robin- Reserve Champion
Dylan Clark
Senior Swine Showmanship- 1st Place
Breeding Animal- Grand Champion
Top Toole County Breeding Heifer
Top Overall Breeding Heifer any breed Red Angus Influenced Steer 50% or more
Senior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place
Senior Individual Livestock Judging- 3rd Place
Top Interview- Beef Breeding
Wylie Frydenlund
Pre-Junior Swine Showmanship- 3rd Place
Level 1 Bareback Equitation- 3rd Place
Hog Carcass- Reserve Champion
Desirae Salois
Junior Swine Showmanship- 3rd Place
Top Demo/Illistrated Talk- Friday-
Junior Team Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk- 2nd Place
Top Junior Career Communications
Overall All other Categories- 1st Place
Jagger Flesch
Junior Beef Showmanship- 1st Place
Overall Beef Showmanship- Reserve Champion
Market Beef- Reserve Champion
Breeding Animal- Reserve Champion
Beef Carcass- 4th Place
Brinlee Flesch
Junior Beef Showmanship- 2nd Place
Most Promising Beginner- Beef
Junior Livestock Judging Team- 2nd Place
Junior Livestock Individual- 3rd Place
Regan Torgerson
Senior Beef Showmanship- 2nd Place
Angus Influenced (50% or more)
Best of Class Visual Arts- Drawing
Kaylee Nickol
Junior Sheep Showmanship- 2nd Place
Junior Livestock Judging Team- 2nd Place
Junior Livestock Judging Individual- 2nd Place
Top Junior Demo/Illistrated Talk- Friday
Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk Team-2nd Place
Sheep Carcass- Grand Champion
Corin Scarborough
Junior Showmanship- 3rd Place
Level 2 Western Horsemanship- 3rd Place
Senior Best of Class- Mechanical Science Exhibit
Top Interview- Mechanical Science- Robotics
Jadis Scarborough
Level 4 Western Horsemanship- Grand Champion
Orion Vetch
Pre- Junior Dairy Goat Showmanship- 1st Place
Dairy Goat Showmanship- Runner Up
Pre- Junior Market Goat Showmanship- 3rd Place
Pre- Junior Poultry Showmanship- 2nd Place
Pre- Junior best of class Goat exhibit
Most Promising Beginner- Goat
Pre- Junior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place
High Point Toole County
Overall High Point- 3rd Place
Top Interview- Leathercrafting
Top Interview- Poultry
Top Interview- Dairy Goat
Bridger Ergenbright
Junior Demo/ Illistrated Talk- Saturday
Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk-2nd Place
Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk Team- 2nd Place
Preslee Flesch
Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair project
Senior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place
Top Interview- Beef/Dairy
Hadley Ergenbright
Overall Hen or Pullet- Grand Champion
Overall Poultry- Grand Champion
Pre- Junior Poultry Showmanship- 1st Place
Pre- Junior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place
Pre- Junior Demo/Illistrated Talk- Saturday
Benson Weishaar
Pre- Junior Dairy Goat Showmanship- 2nd Place
Grace Hemmer
Hen or Pullet- Reserve Champion
Best of Class- Poultry Exhibit
Overall High Point- 4th Place
Alethea Smith
Junior Poultry Showmanship- 2nd Place
Overall Poultry Showmanship- Reserve Champion
Gwendolynne Hegyes
Junior Poultry Showmanship- 3rd Place
Anissa Smith
Pre- Junior Best of Class Sewing Exhibit
Top Pre- Junior Fashion Revue
Morgan Riphenburg
Junior Best of Class Sewing Exhibit
Siera Jansen
Junior Best of Class Poultry Exhibit
Moira Hemmer
Pre- Junior Best of Class Rabbit Exhibit
Overall Top Cat Project
AUGUST
1st- Famers Market 4-6pm @ City Park
4th- Blazing Saddles Clube Meeting 2pm @ Ambulance Barn
6th- Kountry Kids Meeting 6:30pm @ Leavitt Group- Working on record books, Dash In to follow
7th- 4-H Council meeting 6:30pm @ Extension Office
8th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park
15th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park
20th- Open House at Elementary School
22nd- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park
29th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park
SEPTEMBER
1st- Blazing Saddles Club Meeting 2pm @ Ambulance Barn
5th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park
8th- Kountry Kids Meeting 2pm @ Exhibit Building- Club Elections
12th- Last Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park