59th Annual Rockwall Youth Fair results announced

Enthusiasm and excitement filled the air as the 59th Annual Rockwall Youth Fair got underway with more than 200 entries. The activity, held at the Rockwall ISD Ag Complex on Riding Club Road, took place from Wednesday, March 21 through March 24, 2012.

The Youth Fair was held as an achievement event for all youth involved in agriculture livestock projects, Ag. Mechanics projects, as well as clothing and textiles.

Youth from across the county exhibited skills and knowledge including skills of goal setting, project preparation and exhibition. Youth participating in the Shop Divisions demonstrated skills welding as well as creative design techniques.  Clothing and textile participants demonstrated skills in sewing as well as color and texture combinations, and composition.

Other youth in the animal divisions demonstrated skills of teamwork, character, and critical thinking. Most importantly, the young people showed skills of good sportsmanship. Families shared valuable quality time together and friendships were made and nurtured.

Following the Livestock Show on Saturday, the Market Sale was held and market animals were sold to the highest bidder. Funds received from the sales assist the young people in further development of their agriculture interests or are often put aside to help pay for college.   Buyers participating in this year’s event include:

Grand Champion Market Steer – Circle M Farms

Grand Champion Market Hog – Eldorado Chemical

Grand Champion Market Lamb – The Fatted Calf

Grand Champion Market Goat – Circle M Farms

Grand Champion Pen of Broilers – Dwight Lindop

Reserve Champion Market Steer – Endevour General Agency

Reserve Champion Market Hog – Farmers Electric Cooperative

Reserve Champion Pen of Market Rabbits – Birdsong Electric

Reserve Champion Pen of Broilers – Dwight Lindop

Additional buyers included:

Jeff Adams, Robert and Stephanie Adams, Alliance Bank, American National Bank, Blackland Railroad, Blasé Family Farms, Brookshires, Community Bank, Don Gage, Skip Goodwin Cattle Company, Heath Lawn & Tree Care, Heritage Land Bank, JJJ Ranch, Lakeside Chevrolet, Lakeside National Bank, Ralph Parman, James Patrick, Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall, Restaurant AVA, Rockwall County Farm Bureau, Rockwall Veterinary Hospital, Service Electric, Bob and Mary Sue Smith, and Southwest Ford of Greenville.

The Rockwall Youth Fair Board and exhibitors appreciate all of the buyers for their support as many purchased more than one lot.  Also recognition is given to the many individuals who made up the “Buyers Poole” contributing to many of the lots.

Special contributors to the success of the 2012 Rockwall Youth Fair include Corky Randolph and Alliance Bank for the donation of belt buckles provided for the Champion and Reserve Champion Market Animal exhibitors, as well as belt buckles for the Showmanship winners.

Also, recognition is given to The Fatted Calf for donating the High Point Buckle for Thursday night’s Junior Livestock Judging Contest.

Appreciation also goes to Chick-Fil-A for providing hot chicken breakfast sandwiches for the exhibitors and volunteers, as well as Heritage Land Bank for providing pizza and sodas for the workers at the Agriculture Awareness Day on Friday.

The show was sponsored by the Rockwall Youth Fair Board. Members include Ron Evans – President; Robert Adams – Vice President; Michelle Morris – Secretary; and Cindy Knochel – Treasurer.

Other board members include Mike Donegan, Kevin Fowler, Paul Montgomery, Jackie Pullen, Travis Reynolds, Randy Schieberle, Oliver Spiller, Stanley Springer and Honorary Director, Odis Lowe.

Advisors to the board are Rockwall Agricultural Science Instructors, Casey Jones and Bobby Fowler and Rockwall County Extension Agent, Todd K. Williams.

The Youth Fair Board presented a special award to Don Gage for his continued support of the Rockwall Youth Fair.

Reported awards for the achievement event are as follows:

Ag. Mechanics Show

Judges –  David Burton – Ag Science Instructor, Boles High School; Kevin Dillard – Ag Science, Savoy High School

Grand Champion – Tucker Doughty; Reserve Champion – Callie Merritt; Showmanship – Ryan Ullom

Clothing Show

Best of Show Clothing Junior – Jordan Huff; Best of Show Clothing Intermediate – Sarah DiGirolamo; Best of Show Non-Clothing Junior – Corinne Moody; Best of Show Non-Clothing Intermediate – Victoria Reynolds

Livestock Show

Judge of Breeding Animals, and Market Broilers, Lambs & Rabbits – Loyd Nations, Van ISD Ag. Science Instructor

Judge of Market Goats, Hogs and Steers – Stu Dildine, Bullard ISD Ag. Science Instructor

Senior Showmanship:   Cale Merritt

Market Swine

Light Weight:

1^st         Jacob Hillman

2^nd        Callie Merritt

3^rd        Cody Miller

4^th                 Alyssa Adams

Medium Weight:

1^st         Cale Merritt

2^nd        Ben Adams

3^rd        Jacob Robinson

4^th         Sam Crowell

5^th         Brook Peters

6^th         Ryan Ullom

7^th         Cade Miller

Heavy Weight:

1^st         Mackenzie Crowell

2^nd        Carson Pittman

3^rd        Chandler Houser

4^th         Cameron Defebaugh

5^th         Luke Termin

Grand Champion:          Callie Merritt

Reserve Champion:      Mackenzie Crowell

Breeding Hogs

Class 1

1^st      Allen Bornemann

Class 2

1^st            Callie Merritt

Class 3

1^st Cale Merritt

2^nd Callie Merritt

3^rd  Callie Merritt

Grand Champion         Cale Merritt

Reserve Champion      Callie Merritt

Beef Show

 Junior Showmanship:    Kirsten Miller

Senior Showmanship:    Will Morris

 Market Steers

 Light Weight

1^st         Elliot Dewire

Light Medium Weight

1^st         Kirsten Miller

2^nd        Zoey Ford

3^rd         Sydney Garber

Medium Weight

1^st         Blake Adams

2^nd        Will Morris

Heavy Weight

1^st         Tanner Howey

2^nd        Joshua Born

Grand Champion:          Blake Adams

Reserve Champion:      Will Morris

Breeding Beef Heifers

Junior Heifer Calves

1^st        Tanner Howey

Senior Heifer Calves

1^st         Ethan Spearman

Grand Champion:          Tanner Howey

Reserve Champion:      Ethan Spearman

Goat Show

Junior Showmanship:    Ashlyn Stembridge

MARKET GOATS

Light Weight

1^st          Ashlyn Stembridge

2^nd        Gage Mitchell

Light Medium Weight

1^st            Anna Schieberle

2^nd        Ashlyn Stembridge

3^rd        Laura Donaldson

4^th         Cole Donaldson

5^th         Olivia Donaldson

Heavy Medium Weight

1^st         Carson Glasscock

2^nd        Trevor Rowe

3^rd        Kaitlyn Rothbauer

Heavy Weight

1^st         Ashlyn Stembridge

2^nd        Kylee Adams

3^rd        Reece Simpson

4^th         Bradley Simpson

Grand Champion:          Ashlyn Stembridge

Reserve Champion:      Ashlyn Stembridge

BREEDING GOATS

Doe Kids          (0-6 months)

1^st         Ashlyn Stembridge

Junior Does      (6-12 months)

1^st         Bailey Pennington

2^nd        Carson Pennington

Grand Champion:          Ashlyn Stembridge

Reserve Champion:      Bailey Pennington

Lamb Show

Grand Champion:          Emily Ullom

Broiler Show

Grand Champion:          Shelby Rowe

Reserve Champion:      Noah Ford

3^rd place:      Erin Self

Rabbit Show

Market Rabbits

Junior Showmanship                             Sarah Harper

Senior Showmanship                             Samantha Cox

Grand Champion Pen:                           Samantha Cox

Reserve Champion Pen:                       Bobbie Carr

3^rd        Kate Pierce

4^th         Olivia Born