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Butler County FairJune 25-29, 2014

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Mark your calendars now for the2015 Butler County Fair - June 24-28

On behalf of the Butler County Fair Board

Thanks to all the attendees, participants, volunteers and

sponsors that made the 2014 Butler County Fair

a success.

Butler County Fair 2014

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Thank You Volunteers!A great big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who helped in any way to make the

4-H portion of the 2014 Butler County Fair a big success!

Every event ran smoothly and that is to the credit of the supporters of 4-H in Butler County. Because of YOU, 4-H in Butler County continues to grow.

Again, thanks from Butler County Extension staff and the 4-H program!

Home economics, art, science and engi-neering, ag exhibit blue ribbons and out-staning juniors 4-H exhibitors in grades 5-12 were con-sidered for state fair by Butler County Ex-tension Office staff. Fourth-graders received a special purple ribbon as an outstanding junior, but were not eligible for the state fair (Aug. 7-17). Results are listed from the conference evaluation of home economics, expressive arts, engineering, personal development, agriculture natural resource divisions Albion Dandy Dozen: Hailie Petersen – 6; Megan Johnson – 4; Melanie Johnson – 5; Laura Edeker – 1; Chelsea Johnson – 4; Charity Johnson – 5; Britney Gibson – 1; Britney Gibson – 1; Seyann Luhring – 5; Adison Williamson – Little Clover Partici-pation; Kaylee Johnson – Little Clover Par-ticipation. Albion Go-Getters: Wyatt Junker – Little Clover Participation; Luke Edeker – 1; Michael Howard – 1; Tristan Easton – 9; Wallace Helmke – 2; Collin Johnson – 2. Butler BB’s: Mallory Hoodjer – 3; Sierra Vance – 4; Cheyenne Behrends – 4; Kayla Jacobs – 1; Allyson Essink – 2; Makayla Holub – 2; Jenna Myers – Little Clover Participation; Bailey Myers – 4; Emily Leerhoff – 14; Emily Doty – 9; Kate-lyn Essink – 5; Emily Wedeking – 3. Butler County Young Riders: Josie Oldenburger – 5; Adeline Gibson – 4; Eva Wessels – Little Clover Participation; Amber Tyler – Little Clover Participation; Kaycee Wiebke – Little Clover Participa-tion; Courtney Reyna – 2; Lane Leerhoff – 2; Christine Reyna – 5; Emma Eberline – Little Clover Participation; Dillon Eberline

– Little Clover Participation; Hannah Finch – 3; Mollie Buss – Little Clover Participa-tion; Clay Brase – 1; Cody Nehl – Little Clover Participation; Cori Brase – Little Clover Participation; Fletcher Buss – 3; Mollie Wise – 8; Kievan Oldenburger – 1. Coldwater/Dayton Busy Gophers: Lauren Jepperson – 1; Nadie Treichel – 5; Brynn Salge – 1; Cassidy Staudt – 8; Kaleb Salge – 1; Haily Backer – 1; Averiana Ram-ker – 2; Rainy Kock – 4; Karter Faust – 9; Lucas Goodrich – Little Clover Participa-tion; Jacob Goodrich – 1; Sarah Goodrich – 9. East Butler Ramblers: Carter Leerhorr – 8; Avery McEnany – Little Clover Par-ticipation; Dawson Barnett – Little Clover Participation; Alex Jones – 5; Wyatt Jensen – Little Clover Participation; Weston Jen-sen – Little Clover Participation; Katelynn Johnson – 4; Casey Leerhoff – Little Clover Participation. Greene Golden Eagles – Ray Seidel – 9; Macy Endelman – Little Clover Par-ticipation; Brylee Landers – 7; Tiffany Cassmann – 7; Jordan Osterbuhr – Little Clover Participation; James Seehusen – 1; Justin Hanson – 6; Katelyn Shultz – 5; Emy Osterbuhr – 8; Erika Brinkman – Little Clover Participation; Alexis Brinkman – Little Clover Participation; Alex Shultz – 5; Brandon Reiher – 3; Clay Shultz – 6; Rebecca LaRue – 9; Andrew Morton – 3; Daylene Ritter – 4. Jackson Lucky Clovers: Ceanna Cap-per – Little Clover Participation; Cailyn Hardy – Little Clover Participation; Syd-ney Lovrien – Little Clover Participation; Makenzie Bloker – 2; Madison Bloker – 3; Mollie Bloker – Little Clover Participation;

McKayla Lebeck – 1; Emma Wedeking – Little Clover Participation; Emma Poppe – 4; Rachel Borchardt – Little Clover Par-ticipation; Ainsley Lovrien – 7; Janet Bor-chardt -4; Amber Henning – 5. Jefferson Livewires: Natalie Heeren – Little Clover Participation; Lauren Flesh-ner – Little Clover Participation; Carly Strauser – 6; Addyson Clark – 5; Dawson Clark – 6. Monroe Clever Clovers: Emma Wolff – Little Clover Participation; Ellie Wolff – 1; Genna Huisinga – Little Clover Partici-pation; Tommy Janssen – Little Clover Par-ticipation; MaKenna Brouwer – 5; Libby Janssen – 4; Jesse Brouwer – Little Clover Participation; Noah Oldenburger – 1; Nich-olas Oldenburger – 1; Kyle Sherburne – 3; Caleb Graham – 3; Sydney Rule – 4; Bobbi Sicard – 8; Cassi Brouwer – 9; Jared Brou-

wer – 3; Danielle Eisentrager – 12; Jared Eiklenborg – 1; and Hannah Finch – 5. Shell Rock Rockets: Mattie Janssen – 4; Miranda Janssen – Little Clover Partici-pation; Simon Garbes – 1; Macy Janssen – 3; Joslynn Miller – 7; Isabella Mohn – 6; Allison Mohn – Little Clover Participation; Lucas Mulder – Little Clover Participation; Cayla Rosendahl – Little Clover Participa-tion; Collin Chesnut – 4; Ethan Hennings – 2; LizBeth DeGroote – 2; Colton DeGroote – 1; Alivia Bixby – Little Clover Participa-tion; McKenzie Feckers – 3; Brayden Feck-ers – 3; Hannah Hennings – 6. The Clover Patch: Charlie Hood-jer – Little Clover Participation; Maranda Wordes – Little Clover Participation; Tea-gan Sowers – Little Clover Participation; Makayla Wordes – Little Clover Participa-tion.

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2014 State Fair Winners Announced Butler County is very proud of all the young people who participated in the 4-H program and we want to recognize those who have displayed outstanding exhibits in the local fair. The Butler County 4-H staff wants to announce State Fair winners from the Non-Livestock judging held Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The following people are sending their projects on to the Iowa State Fair to be held in Des Moines in August. We wish all these young people the very best as they exhibit at the State Fair.

Agriculture & Natural Resources: Hannah Hennings, Waverly Janet Borchardt, Clarksville Creative Arts: Danielle Eisentrager, Dumont Sydney Rule, Aplington Emy Osterbuhr, Allison Karter Faust, Waterloo Megan Johnson, Parkersburg Visual Arts: Molli Wise, Shell Rock Danielle Eisentrager, Dumont Emy Osterbuhr, Allison Madison Bloker, Clarksville

Hannah Hennings, Waverly Food & Nutrition: Katelynn Johnson, Clarksville Collin Chesnut, Shell Rock Sewing/Needle Work: Carly Strauser, Waverly Tiffany Cassmann, Bristow Mady Bixby, Allison Home Improvement: Addyson Clark, Allison Karter Faust, Waterloo Brylee Landers, Greene Ellie Wolff, Aplington Child Development:

Collin Chesnut, Shell Rock Clothing & Fashion: Brynn Salge, Greene Personal Development: Hannah Hennings, Waverly Emy Osterbuhr, Allison Makayla Holub, Clarksville Isabella Mohn, Shell Rock Poster: Addyson Clark, Allison Katelyn Shultz, GreeneScience, Engineering & Technology: Luke Edeker, Parkersburg Noah Oldenburger, Parkersburg

4-H State Fair Winners 4-H working exhibits, ex-temporaneous speaking, edu-cational presentations at lo-cal, state level In working exhibits, 4-H’ers demonstrated a skill while instructing others who are learning the skill. Those who participated in this event at the local level and received blues are listed. They ad-

vanced to the Iowa State Fair (Aug. 7-17). Danielle Eisentrager, Du-mont, and Bobbi Sicard, Ap-lington Jodie Johnson, Aplington, and MaeAnna Ubben, Iowa Falls Emy Osterbuhr, Allison Ray Seidel, Cedar Falls, and Alex Shultz, Greene

Alternates are: Hannah Hennings, Waverly; Addy Bixby, Clarksville; Macy Janssen, Shell Rock; Kate-lyn Shultz and Clay Shultz, Greene; and Addyson Clark, Allison In extemporaneous speak-ing and educational presenta-tions, 4H’ers participated and received blue ribbons. Listed

individuals advanced to the Iowa State Fair (Aug. 7-17). and will be advancing on to the Iowa State Fair: Jake Goodrich, Greene Hannah Hennings, Waver-ly Emily Leerhoff, Clarks-ville Makayla Holub and Miran-da Vance, Clarksville

4-H Show Results

Kassi Rice, supreme champion female (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

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Market Aplington’s Jodie Johnson captured grand champion market beef honors, with Libby Janssen of Wellsburg claiming reserve. Also, Allison’s Marc Johnson had the champion Butler County raised market beef, and Ainsley Lovrien of Clarksville took Re-serve. Champion market heifer went to Lovrien as well, with Keivan Oldenburger of Parkers-burg claiming reserve. Additional blue ribbons were won by: McKenzie Feckers, Keivan Oldenburger, James Seehusen, Nicole Heeren, Josie Olden-burger, Kasidy Mohwinkle, MaKenna Brou-wer, Madison Johnson, Jase Wiebke, Simon Garbes, Abbie Wix, Lauren Jepperson, Missy Aswegen, Collin Chesnut, Amanda Eiklen-borg, Jaima White, Evan Bixby and Dalton Feckers.Breeding Supreme champion female went to Kassi Rice of Parkersburg, while Johnson grabbed reserve honors. Champion cow/calf went to Eryn Lindell of Greene, and Kasidy Mohwinkle of Apling-ton took reserve. Johnson also had the champion commer-cial beef heifer, while Rice earned reserve

honors in category. Champion rate of gain went to Dalton Feckers of Shell Rock, and Allison’s Abbie Wix was next best in reserve. Others taking blues were: Libby Janssen, McKenzie Feckers, Kolbi Rice, Colton Klin-genborg, Blake Johnson, MaKenna Brouwer, Eryn Lindell, Brady Feckers, Simon Garbes, Nash Arkulari, Jacob Wolff, Ellie Wolff, Dal-ton Feckers, Rice, McKenzie Feckers, Marc Johnson and Katelynn Johnson. Bucket bottle Fifteen, including 14 Little Clovers, par-ticipate in the bucket/bottle, including: Nash Arkulari, Ceanna Capper, Dillon Eberline, Emma Eberline, Lauren Flesh-ner, Jordan Osterbuhr, Wyatt Junker, Alivia Bixby, Weston Jensen, Wyatt Jensen, Sydney Lovrien, Allison Mohn, Emma Wedeking, Eva Wessels and Jaiden White.Showmanship Senior champ - Marc Johnson, Allison Senior reserve - Jodie Johnson, Aplington Intermediate champ - Abbie Wix, Allison Intermediate reserve - Kassie Rice, Park-ersburg Junior champ - Kolbi Rice, Parkersburg Junior reserve - Ainsley Lovrien, Clarks-ville

4-H/FFA Beef Show Results

MARKET RESERVE CHAMPION – Libby Janssen, Wellsburg

CHAMPION BUTLER COUNTY RAISED MARKET – Marc Johnson, Allison

RESERVE CHAMPION BUTLER COUNTY RAISED MARKET BEEF – Ainsley Lovrien, Clarksville

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET – Jodie Johnson, Aplington

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Shell Rock’s Dalton Feckers topped the competition in the beef rate of gain contest at the Butler County Fair. Feckers’ calf averaged a weight gain of 4.24 pounds. Runner-up honors went to Allison’s Ab-bie Wix, with an average weight gain of 3.87 pound per day.

Top10finishersarelisted. Dalton Feckers, Shell Rock - 4.24 pounds Abbie Wix, Allison - 3.87 Simon Garbes, New Hartford - 3.73 Nicole Heeren, Allison - 3.65 Josie Oldenburger, Parkersburg -3.52 JaimaWhite,Plainfield-3.52 MaKenna Brouwer, Aplington - 3.49 Abbie Wix, Allison - 3.49 Keivan Oldenburger, Parkersburg - 3.36 James Seehusen, Greene - 3.36

4-H/FFA Beef Rate of Gain Results

TOP 10 RATE OF GAIN, from right: Dalton Feckers, Shell Rock; Abbie Wix, Allison; Simon Garbes, New Hartford; Nicole Heeren, Allison; Josie Oldenburger, Parkersburg; Jaima White, Plainfield; Abbie Wix, Allison; Keivan Oldenburger, Park-ersburg; and James Seehusen, Greene

Abbie Wix and James Seehusen [top photo] and Marc (left) show cows during the market beef competition.

CongratulationsFair Winners!

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Wellsburg’s Zac Benning earned cham-pion purebred market swine at the Butler Fair. Nate Hemann of Parkersburg took re-serve champ. Blue ribbons went to: Braydan Steere, Keivan Oldenburger, Abby Benning, Molly Benning, Nate Hemann and Libby Janssen.Market gilt Champion – Simon Garbe, New Hart-ford; Reserve champion – Luke Edeker,

Parkersburg Blue ribbons went to: Brent Gibson, Jaima White, Liberty Epley, Cael Lupkes, Bryce Bruns, Brady Feckers, Britney Gib-son, Luke Edeker, Laura Edeker, McKenzie Feckers, Dalton Feckers, Ainsley Lovrien, Kaleb Salge and Garbes.Market hog Champion –Garbes; Reserve champion – Laura Edeker, ParkersburgMarket barrow

Champion – Laura Edeker; Reserve champion –Ainsley Lovrien, Clarksville Blues went to: Britney Gibson, Abby Benning, Ainsley Lovrien, Braydan Steere, Molly Benning, Dalton Feckers, Liberty Epley, Zac Benning, Kaleb Salge, Bryce Bruns, Luke Edeker, Simon Garbes, Jaima White, Brady Feckers, Nate Hemann, Lau-ra Edeker and McKenzie Feckers.Pen of three Blues went to: Cael Lupkes, Bryce

Bruns, McKenzie Feckers, Simon Garbes, Dalton Feckers, and Brady Feckers.Showmanship Senior champion – Laura Edeker; Re-serve champion – Dalton Feckers, Shell Rock Intermediate champion –Nate Hemann, Parkersburg; Reserve champion – McKen-zie Feckers, Shell Rock Junior champion – Lovrien; Reserve champion – Brayden Steere, Greene

4-H/FFA Swine Show

CHAMPION MARKET BARROW – Laura Edeker

C H A M P I O N MARKET GILT – Simon Garbes, New Hartford

CHAMPION PEN OF THREE – Simon Garbes, New Hartford

We would like to Congratulate All the Fair Exhibitors on A Job

Well Done. You Are All Winners!

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Bryce Bruns ofAllison placed first inthe 4-H/FFA swine carcass contest at theButlerCountyFair.Bruns’ hog contained62.81percentleanpork. Laura Edeker of Parkersburg took re-serve,withherhogcontaining58.70per-centleanpork. Atotalof30pigsenteredtheshow,witheachexhibitorpermittedoneentry. Listed are the top10placewinners inorder. Bryce Bruns, Allison LauraEdeker KalebSalge,Greene NateHemann,Parkersburg BradyFeckers,ShellRock McKenzieFeckers,ShellRock JaimaWhite,Plainfield BraydanSteere,Greene LukeEdeker,Parkersburg AinsleyLovrien,Clarksville

4-H/FFA Swine Carcass Results

TOP 10 SWINE CARCASS, from right: Bryce Bruns, Allison; Laura Edeker; Kaleb Salge, Greene; Nate Hemann, Parkersburg; Brady Feckers, Shell Rock; McKenzie Feckers, Shell Rock; Jaima White, Plainfield; Braydan Steere, Greene; Luke Edeker, Parkersburg; and Ainsley Lovrien, Clarksville

MARKET GILT BLUE RIBBON – Bryce Bruns, Allison

Simon Garbes directs his pig during the swine show.

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Brown Swiss, ayshire, holsteins and com-mercial dairy Clarksville’s Emily Doty earned over-all supreme female champion honors, with Parkersburg’s Melanie Johnson named re-serve. Parkersburg’s Megan Johnson took champion junior heifer honors, with Mela-nie Johnson as reserve. Melanie Johnson also received champion and reserve dairy herds. Showmanship awards were given to: Senior champion - Emily Doty, Clarks-ville; Res; senior champion - Michael Howard, Parkersburg; I n t e r m e d i a t e champion- Collin Johnson, Parkersburg; Res; intermediate champion - Melanie Johnson, Parkersburg; Junior champion - Megan Johnson, Parkersburg; Res; junior

champion - Melanie Johnson, Parkersburg Individual blue ribbons went to: Doty (ayshire); Megan and Melanie Johnson (both brown swiss); and Doty, Michael Howard, Charity Johnson, Chelsea John-son, Megan Johnson, Melanie Johnson, Collin Johnson and Wallace Helmke (all holsteins).

Dairy goat James Mobley of Aplington swept hon-ors in champion and reserve champion non-milking goat honors, along with earning the champion milking goat award. Showmanship awards were given to: Senior champion - James Mobley, Ap-lington; Junior champion - Hailey Backer, Greene.

4-H/FFA Dairy and Dairy Goat Show

JUNIOR HEIFER CHAMPION – Megan Johnson, Parkersburg

OVERALL FEMALE RESERVE CHAMPION – Melanie Johnson, Parkersburg

Parkersburg’s Melanie Johnson shows a Holstein dairy cow during fair week.

Butler County Fair 9 August 21, 2014

2014 Butler Fair Queen

Emily MennengaMiss Clarksville, Emily Mennenga, poses with parents, Pat and Dale Mennenga, after being named Butler County Queen 2014.

Butler County Queen Emily Mennenga walks a dairy cow around the arena.

Butler Fair Queen Emily Mennenga stopped by to greet Joe Nichols before his grandstand concert. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net

Butler County royalty included, from left: Miss Congeniality, Mady Bixby of Allison; second run-ner-up, Maddie Demero of New Hartford, 2014 B.C. Queen, Emily Mennenga of Clarksville; first runner-up, Emily Dolan of Greene; and 2013 B.C. Queen Allison Schrage of Allison.

Butler County Fair Queen candidates pose during coronation in front of the grandstand.

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Gonna make it. Gonna make it. Kids participated in the pedal pull event Saturday. (Photo courtesy JamieWalters.net)

Hard work pays off at the fair

4-Hers show goats to the judge during competition Thursday.

Emily Doty of Clarksville shows a Holstein in the 4-H dairy show.

The top cows are lined up for the judge to pick market beef winners Friday dur-ing the fair.

Sharon Chesnut reacts to getting her third bingo of the day.

Junior 4-Hers and the Butler County Queen, Emily Mennenga, are given the chance to show pigs around the fair arena.

CONGRATULATIONSFAIR EXHIBITORSOn A Great Job!We’re Proud of You!

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Abbie Wix, intermediate champion beef showman (Courtesy Photo JamieWal-ters.net)

Ainsley Lovrien, reserve champion junior beef showman (Courtesy Photo Ja-mieWalters.net)


NOT so ‘Sunny and 75’... fun in the rain

Chuckwagons compete head-to-head on the dirt track Saturday. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Old-fashioned cars were featured in the figure 8 races, but weather eventually postponed the event. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

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Rain or Shine... the Fair Must Go On

A rainy day made for a slippery, entertaining scrambles. (Courtesy Photos JamieWalters.net)

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Molli Wise of Shell Rock captured both champion halter and reserve champion hal-ter horse honors at the 4-H/FFA Horse Show. Showmanship ribbons were awarded to: Champion senior horse showman - Molli Wise Reserve champion senior horse showman - Candace Taylor Champion intermediate horse showman - Korrigan Hippen Reserve champion intermedi-ate horse showman - Gabbi Kampman Champion junior horse showman - Beth Homeister Reserve champion junior horse showman - Cailey Reyna Blue ribbons were given in re-spective classes of pony and horse to: Adeline Gibson, Hannah Finch, Christine Reyna and Molli Wise. In the performance division, blue ribbon winners, included: Hailey Finch, Korrigan Hippen, Josie Oldenburger, Candace Taylor, Molli Wise, Beth Homeister, Gabbi Kamp-man, Christine Reyna, Trey Morris, Cailey Reyna, Olivia Taylor and Courtney Reyna.

Youth Horse Show Results

Molli Wise, champion and reserve champion halter. (Courtesy Photo JamieWal-ters.net)

Josie Oldenburger poses for a photo. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Gabbi Kampman, intermediate reserve champion showman. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Trey Morris takes a candid after winning a blue ribbon. (Courtesy Photo Ja-mieWalters.net)

Candace Taylor, reserve champion senior showman. (Courtesy Photo JamieWal-ters.net)


Youth Horse Show

Allison’s Beth Homeister [left] rides saddle raising the flag during a 4-H horse show routine.

Adeline Gibson earned blue ribbons in the youth horse show during the fair. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Cailey Reyna takes a breather on her brown friend. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Molli Wise, champion senior showman. (Courtesy Photo Ja-mieWalters.net)

Candace Taylor rounds the area during a performance. (Cour-tesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Korrigan Hippen performs at the fair. (Courtesy Photo JamieWal-ters.net)

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Nate Hemann of Parkersburg won cham-pion and reserve champion individual mar-ket lambs at the 4-H/FFA Sheep Show. Blue ribbon winners were: Justine Grum-mitt, Noah Oldenburger, Jared Brouwer, Sarah Goorich, Jacob Goodrich, Kyle Sher-burne, Trevor Rule, Nick Oldenburger, Brit-ney Gibson, Brynn Salge and Sydney Rule. Champion pen of three was awarded to Kyle Sherburne of Aplington, with Syd-ney Rule, also of Aplington, taking reserve champion honors. Others receiving blues were: Sarah Goodrich, Nick Oldenburger, Noah Oldenburger, Jacob Goodrich and Haily Backer. Champion ewe lamb was awarded to Kyle Sherburne of Aplington, with Parkers-burg’s Nate Hemann of Parkersburg earning reserve champion honors. Others receiving blues were: Sydney Rule, Jacob Goodrich, Hailey Backer, Kyle Sherburne, Seyann Luhring, Trevor Rule, Sarah Goodrich, Nick Oldenburger and Noah Oldenburger. Both champion purebred ram and reserve

champion honors went to Seyann Luhring of Parkersburg. Triston Easton of Dumont also received a blue ribbon. Luhring of Parkersburg was champion and reserve champion purebred ewe as well, with Tristan Easton of Dumont grabbing a blue. Sheep showmanship awards went to: Senior champion showman - Nate Hemann, Parkersburg Res. senior champion showman - Sydney Rule, Aplington Champion intermediate showman - Kyle Sherburne, Aplington Res. intermediate champion showman - Nick Oldenburger, Parkersburg Champion junior showman - Trevor Rule, Aplington Res. junior champion showman - Seyann Luhring, Parkersburg Joslynn Miller of New Hartford was the champion and reserve champion in meat goat. Champion showman of meat goat went to Jacob Goodrich of Greene.

Sheep and Meat Goat Results

Champion and reserve champion purebred ewe – Seyann Luhring, Parkersburg (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

James Mobley [right], champion milking goat and champion non-milking goat (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Haily Backer, junior champion dairy goat showman (Courtesy Photo Ja-mieWalters.net)

Jacob Goodrich, champion meat goat showman (Courtesy Photo JamieWal-ters.net)

Joslynn Miller, champion and reserve champion meat goat (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)


Greene’s Haily Backer tallied the most rate of gain in the sheep contest of the But-ler County Fair. Behind her in second was Parkersburg’s Nick Oldenburger.1.233 Hailey Backer, Greene 157 ending1.083 Nick Oldenburger, Parkersburg 1191.05 Sydney Rule, Aplington 1371.05 Hailey Backer, Greene 1351.017 Brynn Salge, Greene 1381.017 Noah Oldenburger, Parkersburg 115.967 Hailey Backer, Greene 131.95 Jacob Goodrich, Greene 146.95 Trevor Rule, Aplington 128.95 Kyle Sherburne 118

4-H/FFA Sheep Rate of Gain

4-Her’s line up the lambs for the judge. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Trevor Rule, Kyle Sherburne (champion ewe lamb), Nate Hemann (reserve champion ewe lamb) (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Sydney Rule [center], reserve champion pen of three (Courtesy Photo Ja-mieWalters.net)

Nate Hemann of Parkersburg won champion and reserve champion in-dividual market lambs at the 4-H/FFA Sheep Show.

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Greene’s Jake Goodrich and Shell Rock’s LizBeth DeGroote took champion and reserve champion in commercial rabbit honors at the Butler County Fair, respec-tively. For fancy rabbit, Parkersburg’s Kassi Rice won champion, while Waterloo’s Kar-ter Faust took reserve champ. Champion Fancy Rabbit – Kassi Rice, Parkersburg Showmanship awards went to: Senior champion - Bobbi Sicard, Ap-lington

Senior res. Champion - Jake Goodrich, Greene Intermediate champion - Kassi Rice, Parkersburg Res. intermediate champ - Sarah Go-odrich, Greene Junior champ - LizBeth DeGroote, Shell Rock Junior res. Champ - Karter Faust, Water-looCavie results Greene’s Sarah Goodrich earned the champion guinea pig.

Cedar Falls’ Ray Seidel swept awards in commercial poultry, taking champion and reserve champion honors. For fancy poultry, Parkersburg’s Josie Oldenburger won the champion award, while Seidel was named reserve. Showmanship honors went to:Intermediate champion - David Eisentrag-

er, Aplington Res. Interemediate champion - Josie Oldenburger, Parkersburg Junior champion - Ray Seidel, Cedar Falls Res. junior champion - LizBeth De-Groote, Shell Rock

4-H/FFA Poultry Results

4-H/FFA Rabbit Results

Jake Goodrich, champion commercial rabbit. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Luke Goodrich shows his guinea pig in the Little Clover cavie. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Guinea pigs were shown in the cavy part of the rabbit show. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)


In the 4-H/FFA Pet Show, Sarah Go-odrich of Greene and Allison’s Beth Ho-meister took champion and reserve cham-pion honors in the overall pet category. Greene’s Alysha Fox earned champion costume pet, while Aplington’s Hannah Finch won champion dog with Emma. Receiving blues were: Goodrich, Ho-meister, Charity Johnson, James Mobley, Elijah Stolfus, Andrew Haan and Keivan Oldenburger. Showmanship awards went to: Senior champion showman - James Mo-bley, Aplington Intermediate champion showman - Sar-ah Goodrich, Greene Junior champion showman - Beth Homeister, Allison

Pet And Dog Show Results

Charity Johnson, Beth Homeister (junior pet showman), James Mobley (senior pet showman), Sarah Goodrich (interme-diate pet showman) and Elijah Stolfus (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Hannah Finch, champion dog. (Courtesy Photo JamieWal-ters.net)

Keivan Oldenburger and Andrew Haan hold family cats. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Everyone was a Winner at the 2014 Butler County Fair!

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(Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

2013 Butler Fair Queen Allison Schrage meets up with Joe Nich-ols before his concert on grand-stand Thursday of fair week. (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Showman awards – Braydan Steere (junior reserve champion), Ainsley Lovrien (junior champion), McKenzie Feckers (intermediate reserve champ), Nate Hemann (interme-diate champ), Dalton Feckers (senior reserve champ) and Laura Edeker (senior champ) (Courtesy Photo JamieWalters.net)

Maddie Poppe of Clarksville made two solo appearances in the pavilion Thursday and Friday of the fair.

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