4-H Sheep Show one of the biggest livestock shows of the Logan County Fair

[August 08, 2018]  On Thursday morning, at 8 a.m. a large group of youngsters, all Logan County 4-H members, gathered at the sheep barns for the annual Sheep Show.

This show was perhaps the largest livestock show of the fair this year when it comes to the number of participants.

The judge at the show certainly had a lot of tough decisions to make, particularly in the Market Wether classes where five kids participated in the Lightweight Class, six in the Medium Weight and six in the Heavyweight Class.

At the end of the day, the Supreme Overall Female Award went to Shelby Heyen. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe Lamb went to Heyen and Alex Coers.

Coers and Brayden Alexander took Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Ram Lamb.

Awards for the sheep show were sponsored by Ketcham Sheep Equipment, Ag-Land FS – Noah Green, 3J Farm – The Coers Family, Bank of Chestnut, Atlanta Ag Center – Phil Wilson, Farm Credit Illinois, Brandt Consolidated, State Bank of Lincoln, Timbercrest Village and Grieme Insurance.

The Grand Champion Wether award was given in memory of Curtis Drake by the Beason Ag 4-H Club and the winner of that award this year was Jayda Allspach.

The Senior Showmanship Award was sponsored by the Hollanders 4-H Club and the winner was Jayda Allspach. Wyatt Carlson won the Junior Showmanship Award which was sponsored by the Logan County Farm Bureau.

[Nila Smith]