2019 Logan County Fair

Page 162 2019 Logan County Fair LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 28-August 4, 2019 In the Hereford class Charlotte Toohill brought in a light weight competitor. Rex Brooks, Addam Hoebert, and Porter Schwantz brought in the mid-weight animals and as stated earlier, Brooks took the breed championship. James ‘JR’ Lynn brought in the only entry in the Shorthorn breed, a steer weighing 1,135 pounds. In the Simmental breed, Porter Schwantz was back in the ring with his light weight steer. If the last name sounds familiar to beef ranchers, its probably no wonder. Across the ring Herman Schwantz was keeping a watchful eye on the proceedings as a volunteer helping with the 4-H show. Asked to confirm that Porter was ‘his,’ he smiled and said “sometimes.” We have to assume the rest of the time Porter belongs to his mother! However, on this day Herman was claiming the boy and happily revealed that this is his first year showing 4-H cattle. In the end, Porter did well for his first year of showing, walking out of the ring leading the Reserve Champion in the Simmental class. Vivienne Pratt won the Champion Simmental with her mid-weight steer coming in at 1,260 pounds. The Crossbred/AOB class was the largest class of the day with five entries across all three weight levels. In the light weight category Paige Finchum, Kennadie Finchum and Greg Toohill brought in animals. The single entry in the medium weight class was brought in by Austin Curry. In the heavy weight class, two animals weighing in at 1,330 pounds and 1,440 pounds were brought in by Jayden Lawrence and Cullen Tyson. In that breed class Paige took the Champion Crossbred/AOB and Tyson took Reserve. Then it was time for the Grand Champion competition. Those entering the ring were the champions from each of the breed classes; Wade Davis (Angus), Rex Brooks (Hereford), JR Lynn (Shorthorn), Vivienne Pratt (Simmental), and Paige Finchum (Crossbred/ AOB). CONTINUE