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 4-H Food demonstrations, Food & Nutrition, and Home and Family
shows were held ahead of the fair on July 14th and 16th at the Logan
County Extension Office in Lincoln. And, this past Saturday, seven
cats and kittens were at the fairgrounds for the annual 4-H Cat
Show.
This year there were six entries in three categories, two in Outdoor
Cats, three in Indoor Cats, and two in the Kitten category.
The Cat show was managed by Superintendent Shelly Miller and the
judge for the show was Debbie Goodman. Each cat was judged on a
variety of things including eyes, ears, and teeth, bone structure,
health, and temperament. Each young person entering an animal was
required to submit a notebook about his or her cat. The book was to
include health records and information from the pet’s veterinarian,
information about taking care of the cat and playing with it, and a
short story written by the exhibitor about the cat.
Entries in the Outdoor class were Katie Lynn and Ruthie Ruhl. Both
cats received blue ribbons and Katie’s Tabby with white mix took the
first place plaque.
J.R. Lynn, Sarah Starasta and Jasmine Bottoms had entries in the
Indoor Cat Category. Each of the three took blue ribbons. Sarah
Starasta took the top prize with her uniquely colored White cat with
splashes of pale Tabby/Calico markings.
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 Though J.R.’s cat didn’t take first, Judge Goodman did note to
the audience that the large white and yellow was a special cat
because it was a blood donor cat. An instance had occurred where
that another cat needed a blood donation to survive, and J.R. and
his yellow cat had stepped up and made the difference.
Ruthie Ruhl returned in the Kitten category with a young black
kitten and Roux Starr entered a large, yet still qualified as a
kitten by age, long-hair Tabby. Roux’s kitten was awarded the first
place plaque.
After the judging had been completed, Goodman posed for a picture
with each of the plaque winners.
It may have been noticed that this year there are no dog show
results for Logan County. The show this year was scheduled for
earlier in July and was a combination of the three counties served
by the local University of Illinois Extension; Logan, Menard, and
Sangamon. The show was held on July 10th at the Sangamon County
Fairground.
[Nila Smith]
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