All-American Dairy Show Posts Youth Showmanship Results
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Brothers and sisters domi
nated the youth showmanship
contest at the All-American
Dairy Show, Sunday, Sept. 21.
More than 230 youth from nu
merous states competed for top
honors in three age divisions at
the Farm Show Complex.
Judge Mark Bachman of Pot
ter County chose Mackenzie Rey
nolds, 11, Corfu, N.Y. as champi
on showman of the junior
division. She is the daughter of
John and Shelley Reynolds. Mac
kenzie shined in her ability to
show her winter Holstein calf,
Reyncrest Mandel Happy-ET.
She was among a field of 58 par
ticipants. MacKenzie is a sixth
grade student in the Pembrooke
Intermediate School. She has
been showing for five years, and
is a member of her local 4-H club,
Genese County Dairy Club.
“I was so nervous, and then
they called my name as champi
on. I was so excited,” said Mac-
Kenzie. Results as follows were
second, Rebecca Shaw, Williams
burg, and third, Amelia Poteet,
Whiteford, Md.
Keeping the Reynolds Family
streak going was Mackenzie’s
brother Tyler, selected as chant
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pion* of the intermediate division
by Judge Sandy Crawford of
Rome from among a field of 133
youth. Tyler led his Holstein fall
calf, Miss Co-Vista Rubens
Layla, to the championship
award. Tyler is 13 years old and
attends Pembrooke High School.
He has been showing for more
than six years and belongs to the
4-H club with his younger sister.
“Pretty Cool!” was Tyler’s com
ments alter receiving the award.
Finishing the top were second,
Melissa Schuler of Fleetwood,
and third, Madison Fisher of
Newville.
In the senior division, 66 jun
iors competed for top honors.
The contest was judged by Jane
Pebble of Oxford for the show
manship portion, and the fitting
portion was judged by David
Packard of Troy. Winning the di
vision by a combined score from
both portions was Dustin Hom
ing of Stevens. Dustin is 19 and
works on the family farm, Turn
pike View Holsteins, in Stevens.
He is the son of Paul and Shirley
Homing. Dustin’s sister, Kelly,
placed ninth in the contest. His
other sister, Lindsay, was cham
pion of the junior division in 2001
and champion of the intermedi-
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American Dairy Show. This was showing in 4-H really paid off Cory Thompson of Wellsville,
Dustin’s first time to compete big.” and third, Brent Schuler of Fleet
and when asked how he felt, he Completing the field of senior wood.
Swine Enthusiasts Prepare For Eastern Regional
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Youth swine exhibitors
from across the country will be
gathering here for the third an
nual National Junior Swine Asso
ciation Eastern Regional Show,
Oct. 3-4 at the Farm Show Com
plex during the Keystone Inter
national Livestock Exposition.
The eastern regional will con
sist of a purebred gilt show, a
showmanship contest, and a Skil
lathon. Points will be awarded to
participants in these three events
and compiled toward a sweep
stakes contest, where awards will
be given to the top five contest
ants in each age division. The age
divisions are as follows: novice (8
and under), junior (9-12), inter
mediate (13-16), and senior
(17-21). Thousands of dollars will
be given away in awards and pre
miums throughout the weekend.
Registration and check-in will
be conducted from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
on Friday, Oct. 3. All junior gilts
must be in place by 6 p.m., Fri
day. Showmanship for novice
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All NJSA members ages 21
and under are invited to attend
and participate in the NJSA east
ern regional. Preregistration is
not required for the skillathon, so
all interested youth are welcome
to come out to the Farm Show
Complex and participate in this
event. A $5 entry fee will be
charged to all participants who
do not exhibit a gilt.
For more information, contact
Jennifer Shike, NSR Director of
Junior Activities, at (765)
463-3594 or (217) 485-5315. In
formation is also,, available rfiit"
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KILE Shepherd’s Leddljn^.
\RRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) primped and lovely.’’mil m"t(lLE’s
x)ks better, the sheep or the Lead Line Competition, the lead
-1 Judges will tell at the sman is also in the limelight. Both
“mational Livestock Ex- are j 0 be dressed fashionably in their
c ) Shepherd’s Lead best wool outfit (at least 80 percent
Saturday, Oct. 4, wool)
class* are to Not J ust another pretty face can
•» ewes in a steal our show. The KILE herdsper
'nd give son must not only look good, but the
■«e the sheep must also show their modeling
talents. The contestants and the
sheep must be able to work together
in the ring.
participants will begin at 7:30
p.m., followed by junior show
manship.
The Skillathon will begin at 8
a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4. All skil
lathon participants must be regis
tered by 10:30 a.m. The senior
and intermediate showmanship
contest will take place on Satur
day at 1 p.m., followed by the
purebred gilt show. Jim McCoy,
Bloomingburg, Ohio, will be eval
uating the showmanship contest
and gilt show entries. The sweep
stakes awards will be presented
following the gilt show.
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Who looks better, the sheep or the
shepherd? Judges will tell at the
Keystone International Livestock Ex
position (KILE) Shepherd’s Lead
Line Competition, Saturday, Oct. 4,
noon, at the Farm Show Complex.
The objectives of this class are to
present a class of yearling ewes in a
most attractive manner and give
spectators an opportunity to see the
best of the sheep industry.
The normal procedure at a Live
stock Show is for the animal to be all