2021 Fair

2021 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July/August 2021 Page 253 Thursday, August 5 Photos by Nila Smith Jacob Lawrence wins Grand Champion Steer Riley works quickly, just as the swine judge did on Wednesday. Again, she has a sharp eye, plenty of experience and she doesn’t waste time pondering. She knows what she likes and she knows what will be expected if an animal is to move on to the state fair and have a good showing. All the classes this year were low on numbers. In the Angus breed the Finchum girls, Paige and Kennadie cleaned house with the only two entries in the breed. Kennadie entered in the Light Weight Black Angus and Paige in the Medium Weight class. Porter Schwantz took it all in the Simmental breed, showing two steers in two weight classes to make up the entire show. Judge Riley noted that Schwantz was going to leave happy no matter what she said, but the fact was the animals were top notch and could have stood up against some competition no problem. Jacob Lawrence was pulling double duty, in the final breed class at the steer show and also competing across the gravel road at the sheep barn at about the same timing. Lawrence led his steer into the arena at the very end of the show with his OAB Heavy Weight, the last class and weight of the show. He did his job and so did his animal and when the dust settled, he was the winner of the Grand Champion Steer. Lawrence took his steer to the green curtain for a picture with the judge and Miss Logan County Fair Caroline Ahrends. Logan County also has a championship competition for all British breeds, something not all counties offer. The grand Champion British went to Osborn’s feisty runaway and Reserve Champion British went to Paige Finchum.