Hog ‘Blossoms’ To E-town Grand Champion
(Continued (ram Pag* A2S)
linger. Class e (229-231 lb*.): 1. Me Uven
good. 2. Dele Llvengood. 3. Matisse Becker.
Clew 7 (232-233 lbs.): 1. Geoffrey Rohrer. 2.
Ashley KreMer. 3. Andrew Germak. Cless 8
(234-235 lbs.); 1. Tina Unbred. 2. Andrew
Weaver. 3. Ryan Donough. Medium Weight
Champion: Justin Good. Reserve; Dale
Uvengood.
Light Haavywalght: Clau g (236-237 lbs.}: 1.
Tracy Bolllngar. 2. Cory Pfautz. 3. Ktvin
Pfautz. Clau 10 (238-240 lbs.): 1. Rod nay
Groff. 2. Suzanna Millar. 3. Suzanoa Millar.
Clast 11 (241-243 lbs.): 1. Ryan Oonough. 2.
Geoffrey Rohrer, Todd Zurin, Una Umbrell, and Blaine
Brown.
Stoltzfus Siblings Show Champion Steers At
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas
ter Co.) Jessica and Jason
Stoltzfus, daughter and son of
Frank and Irene Stoltzfus, of Eli
zabethtown, showed the grand
champion and reserve grand
champion market steers Wednes
day night at the Elizasbethtown
Fair.
Jessica showed a 1,305-pound
Angus/Maine Angou crossbred
steer she named “Willy* to win the
competition. The steer Erst won its
heavyweight division
championship.
Jason showed a purebred Shor
thorn steer, “Atlas,” to capture the
reserve grand champion title. He
was just able jo show the steer
before starting college for the fall.
He was to have left for Messiah
College in Grantham on Thursday.
Judge of the 11-head show was
Kevin Diehl, of Fairfield (Pa.),
who said that he had just finished
observing a steer show that was
perhaps 10 times as large. ‘The
quality of animals brought before
me today is just as good,” he told
the young exhibitors.
Diehl farms 300 acres and has a
73-head cow/calf beef operation in
addition to a general farming oper
ation. He said he also shows steer
and does some judging.
He praised the youth on their
accomplishments in raising the
animals, and in showing them.
For the Sloltzfus siblings, it was
the first grand and reserve grand
championship they won with steer.
At their parents farm, which is
primarily a swine operation, the
children have raised show hogs
and sheep and just started showing
steer.
Jessica showed the supreme
champion at her 4-H roundup last
year, while Jason showed the
reserve champion market lamb at
this year’s 4-H roundup, three
weeks ago.
There are actually two different
competitions held at the local fair.
The one that the Stoltzfuses won
was for market animals that were
to be sold Thursday night The
other was for animals that weren’t
to be sold.
Kavln Pfautt. Light Haavywaight Champion:
Ryan Donough. Raaaiva: Rodnay Groff.
Haavywaight: Claaa 13 (2SO-253 Iba.): 1.
Cory Pfautz. 2. Juadn Fry. 3. Sarah Boyd.
Oa»« 14 (253-2 SS Iba.): 1. Amy Backar. 2.
Sarah Boyd. 3. Llaa Pfautt. Claaa IS
(256-2581ba,); 1. Mallaia Backar. 2. Malfaaa
Backar. 3. Qaolfray Rohrar. Claaa 16
(262-270 Iba.): 1. John Stauffar. 2. Rodnay
Groff. 3. Qaoffray Rohrar. Haavywaight
Champion: Amy Backar. Raaarva: Maliaca
Backer.
GRAND CHAMPION SWINE
Juadn Good
RESERVE
In the lightweight division of the
selling steers, Nicole Hess showed
the champion. In the medium
weight division, John Boyer
showed the champion. Jason’s
champion was a lightheavy weight.
In the non-selling competition,
two animals were exhibited, taking
the titles of champion and reserve.
Jill Hoffines showed the champ
ion, while Jessica showed another
smaller steer for reserve. Jessica
said she intends toexhibit that ani
mal at the state Farm Show in
January.
In showmanship, the overall
showman was Amy Hoffines. Jill
and Amy are the children of Robert
and Linda Hoffines, of Marietta.
Their animal entries were also well
praised by the judge.
Amy Hoffines was the senior
age champion as well. Jason was
second to her in the division,
though the judge said it was close.
Jessica Stoltzfus was the
champion in the intermediate age
division, with Jill Hoffines second.
In the junior division, Nicole Hess
was the winner, while Chris Hess
was champion in the novice
division.
ELIZABETHTOWN FAIR
Steer Show
Spiling Steer*
LIGHTWEIGHT: I.Nicole Hess;
2.Courtney Wolfgang
MEDIUM WEIGHT: t.John Boyer;
2.Chris Hess
LGIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: I.Jason
Stoltzfus; 2.John Hess; 3.Amy Hoffines
HEAVYWEIGHT: I.Jessica Stoltzfus;
2.J111 Hoffines
GRAND CHAMPION; Jessica Stoltzfus
RESERVE GRAND CHAMP: Jason
Stoltzfus
NonMlllng Steers
CLASS 1; Jill Hoffines
CLASS 2: Jessica Stoltzfus
CHAMPION; Jill Hoffines
RESERVE CHAMP: Jessica Stoltzfus
Showmanship
SENIOR DIV; I.Amy Hoffines; 2.Jason
Stoltzfus; 3.John Boyer
INTERMEDIATE: 1 .Jessica Stoltzfus;
2.Ji1l Hoffines; 3.John Hess
JUNIOR DIV; I.Nicole Hess
NOVICE; I.Chris Hess; 2.Courtney
Wolfgang
OVERALL CHAMP: Amy Hoffines
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Fair, an Angus/Malne Angou crossbreed.
Jason Stoltzfus shows his reserve grand champion steer of the Elizabethtown Fair,
a purebred Shorthorn.
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