GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
LEWISTOWN (Mifflin Co.)
A snow and ice disaster crushed
the roof of the “green building” at
the Mifflin County Youth Park
this past March but did little to
dampen the ever-growing youth
programs at the Mifflin County
Youth Fair.
Community support and the
spirit of volunteerism kicked into
action soon after the weather
broke and workers raised the roof
in plenty of time for the August
Youth Fair. Funding goal for the
structure reached $BO,OOO but
once again the community sent a
strong message of support and en
couragement to area youth by
making the 4-H and FFA livestock
sale the best in years.
Held Friday evening of fair
week, the record-setting livestock
sale brought in $69,772.94 for
4-H*ers and FFA’ers who auction
ed off their goat, sheep, swine,
beef, and, for the first time ever,
market rabbit projects.
Several swine, goats, and lambs
were sent back to the auction
block for resale with proceeds, to
taling $2,152.25, donated to the
Youth Paik Disaster Fund. The
Mifflin County 4-H Junior Lead
md champion market hog.
his
Carl Westover of Allensvlllo Planing Mill placed the top
bid for Timothy Blystone’s grand champion sheep.
Mifflin County Holds
ers earned $518.70 through resale
for their exchange program.
A gallon of milk from the grand
champion dairy cow sold at auc
tion for $195. Steele’s Rental in
Lewistown purchased the milk.
Belleville’s Agway donated the
stainless steel milk can and pro
ceeds will benefit the Youth Park
Fair Board.
First year Beef Club member
Jonas Click saw his grand cham
pion animal sell to Boss’s Steak
and Seahouse for $3 per pound,
bringing a total of $3,435 for the
1.145-pound animal. Last year’s
champion sold for $2.25 per
pound. The reserve grand cham
pion steer, owned by Josh Bowen,
went to the Camclot Restaurant
for $1,440, bringing $1.20 per
pound for a 1,200-pound steer.
Matt Kline’s grand Champion
swine sold for $3.90 per pound.
Ed Lash bought the 239-pound
pig. The reserve grand champion
swine, owned by Luke Savitts.
went for $3.10 per pound
Allensville Planing Mill bought
Timothy Blystone’s grand cham
pion lamb for $3.85 per pound,
while the reserve grand champion
went to Mike’s Landscaping for
$3.30 per pound. Ashley Blystone
owned that animal.
The grand champion goat sold
for $2.85 per pound. Olde Mill Pet
and Garden bought the 74-pound
animal owned by Becky Seitz.
Paul and Louise Brown of Paul
Brown Excavating bought the re
serve grand champion goat owned
by Chrisy Seitz.
Sunnybrook Farms bought Beth
Cooper’s 3-pound grand cham
pion market rabbit for $5l per
pound.
When the evening ended, auc
tioneer Mark Click saw a total of
208 animals walk into the ring at
least once 32 beef, 110 swine,
56 lambs, six goats, and four rab
bits.
Youth Dairy Showmanship
On Thursday afternoon during
fair week, Mifflin County’s youth
dairy participants enter the show
ring for the showmanship compe
tition.
FFA grand champion showman
was Matthew Kline and reserve
champion was Michael Kline.
Andrew Reed earned both
grand champion showman in the
4-H division and overall grand
champion showman. Chris Uh
land earned the 4-H reserve cham
pion placing while Matthew Kline
won the overall reserve grand
champion honor.
Showmanship placings were as
follows:
FFA: 1. Matthew Kline, 2. Michael Kline, 3.
Bradley Wright.
4-H: 17 years t older - Shawn Yoder: 14
to 16-yeor-olds; 1. Blue, Andrew Reed, 2.
Blue, Cindy Yoder, 3. Blue, Rachel Sellers; B
to 13-year-olds - 1. Blue, Chris Uhland, 2.
Blue, Matthew Yoder, 3. Blue, Andrew Uh
land.
First Ysar Msmbsrs (All Blue Ribbons):
1. Natalis Byler, 2. Joshua Byler, 3. Ryan
Kanagy.
Open and Youth
Dairy Type Show
That same evening, the Open
and Youth Dairy Type show be
gan with the color breeds and end
ed with selection of the premier
breeder and premier exhibitor
awards.
The Russel Kline family earned
the premier exhibitor and premier
breeder awards. They own Vem
Lee Holsteins in McVeylown.
Carolyn Loucks led her senior
2-year-old into the ring to capture
the Ayrshire grand champion.
Cassandra Houser earned the re
serve champion position with her
summer yearling.
In the Brown Swiss Show,
Chris Uhland won grand cham
pion with his junior 3-year-old.
Chris Staley took reserve cham
pion with his S-year-old. Junior
champion went to Clinton Staley.
Bethany Wingert won reserve
junior champion.
In the Jersey class. Crystal Sta
ley’s junior 2-ycar-old took the
grand champion position while
Brad Wright’s senior 2-year-old
earned him the reserve grand
champion position. Junior cham
pion went to Melissa Gro and her
winter calf.
Clinton Staley won junior
champion with his spring calf
milking shorthorn.
In the Holstein competition, a
first-time entrant took top honors
in the open show division. Vernon
Yoder of Ver-Non Holsteins cap
tured grand champion honors of
the open show with his senior
3-year-old, Miss Belleview Enit
Vemy-TW, sired by Glenafton
Enhancer, bred by Louis S. Yoder.
A junior 3-year-old owned by
Michael Kline earned for him the
reserve grand champion position
of the open show. This same cow,
Vem-Lce Glow Eloise, sired by
Camano-Island Bova Glow - ET,
earned for Kline the grand cham
pion position in the youth divi-
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Youth Fair
sion. Andrew Reed earned the rc- s*" lo ' 2 - Y ?« f j?!j : . 1 . A ;P? ro| y n Loucks -
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serve Champion position Of the Spring Call: 1. BethanWingert
youth show. Mike Kline took jun- Wlntar Call: 1. Clinton Staley,
ior champion and Matthew Kline uh
took reserve junior champion.
The show results are as follows: Fiva-Yaar-oid: cnmon staiay
AYRSHIRE
Sumnwr Yearling: 1. Cassandra Houaar
The title of premier breeder and premier exhibitor of the
Mifflin County Youth Fair went to the Kline family of Vern-
Lee Holstelns In McVeytown. Left to right are Mifflin County
Dairy Princess Erin Goss, Mike Kline, Matt Kline, and Alter
nate Dairy Princess Crystal King.
grand champion. On the right, Cassandra Houser won
junior champion with her summer yearling.
Len Hummel, representing Hoss’s Steak and Seahouse,
left, stands with Jonas Click and his grand champion beef.
Mifflin County Youth Dairy Show champions were, left to
right, reserve grand champion Andy Reed and grand
champion Michael Kline.
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