Dominating Open Beef Show Honors For Kilbarger and Deitrick
Edward Kilbarger of Lancaster and Charles Deitrick of Zanesville led the open class beef show at the Athens County Fair. Kilbarger’s Herefords earned top spots in senior calf, senior and grand champion bull, junior yearling bull, and summer yearling heifer, while Deitrick swept most Aberdeen Angus divisions including junior and senior champion bull and the grand champion bull. Deitrick also won multiple Angus classes and top female championships. Other placings included Kathy Kilzer in Charolais junior yearling heifer, and a range of junior and senior winners across Hereford and Aberdeen Angus divisions.
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Edward Kilbarger
Lancaster
Charles Deitrick
Zanesville
Athens County Fair
Kilbarger
Deitrick
Kathy Kilzer
Millfield
Daryl Ball
Amesville
John Adams
Athens
Arrow Farms
Johnson Farms
Albany
Mike Cuckler
Stephen Dishong
Adams
Larry Keirns
Veteran Debby Perry Wins Top Junior Dairy Honors at Athens County Fair
Debby Perry, a Route 50W resident, captured top junior dairy honors at the Athens County Fair showing a Jersey cow. She also earned the Ohio Junior Breeders Association top Jersey female award. Second and third in senior showmanship went to David Ashworth and Bonnie Allen, with multiple rosettes and trophies awarded by Allen Hardware and D and D Equipment. The event featured novice showmanship, goat classes first-year judging by Harold Kaeser, and a grand champion gerbil named Charlie France.
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Debby Perry
Athens County Fair
Worley Perry
Route 50W
Scott Farm Equipment Co
Ohio
Kay Perry
Judy Allen
Harold Blazier
Brian MacDonald
John Simpson
Amy MacDonald
Jackie Sayre
Hand of Lancaster
Brent Morris
Randy Motter
John Adams
Charlie France
Larry Chipps
Carl Williams
Bonnie Allen
Albany
Hill Country
Cow Hill Country
Debbie Perry
Tom Harman
Multiple Honors in Open Class Dairy Show at Athens County Fair
Holsteins and Ayrshires competed with Judy Gift winning senior and grand champion female plus multiple cow awards. Bonnie Allen earned junior grand champion and top places in senior yearling heifer and junior heifer calf. Lynette Dougan won senior yearling heifer and cow three to four years old. Jersey Parish Show results followed with numerous champions and first place animals.
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Athens County Fair
Judy Gift
Bonnie Allen
Lynette Dougan
Steve Dougan
Gerald Hawk
Ayrshire
Bill Harman
Kay Perry
Rodney Perry
Steve Perry
Jersey Parish
Service Restored After Local Telephone Outage Incident
Athens General Telephone Co. reports all exchanges back to normal after a disruption. A 200 pair cable was partially cut during the night at West Breeze Trailer Park, authorities said.
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Athens General Telephone Co
West Breeze Trailer Park
Dogs Judged For Obedience in Athens County 4-H Clubs
Members of Athens County 4-H dog obedience clubs Canine Capers and Peppy judged dogs in a local obedience event. The event showcased training progress and earned ribbons for top performers.
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Athens County
Two Days Of Fair Remain At Athens County Fair 1973
The Athens County Fair enters its final two days with the Junior Fair Livestock sale set for 7 p.m. in the sheep and swine building. Grand champion steer was Mike Conrad’s cross Charolais, named on Tuesday. last year Tad Grover paid 1.30 per pound for Bob Weekley’s grand champion. Today will see grand champion sheep and swine, plus beef, sheep and swine judging. Friday features harness racing at 5 30 p.m. and a horse show at 8 p.m. Saturday closes with Fun Day for youths 7 to 19 at 10 a.m., harness racing at 1 p.m., a pony pull at 3 30 p.m., and a horse pulling contest at 8 p.m. Wednesday included dogs competing for state fair bids. winners include Pam Books Cannonball, Jessica Smith Song, Jennifer Mehr Tego, Teresa Fielder Tootsie, Jackie Bennett Lady, Connie Hensley Polly. Judges noted Nick Nichols of Columbus.
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Athens
Bob Weekley
Athens County Fair
Pam Books
Cannonball
Jessica Smith
Jennifer Mehr
Tego
Teresa Fielder
Tootsie
Jackie Bennett
Connie Hensley
Polly
Bill Wright
Pat Smith
Ann Bennett
Malcolm Davis
Keith DeMell
Rachel Hardener
Nick Nichols
Columbus
Birth Report at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lester Fields of Athens welcome a daughter. The hospital lists admitted and discharged patients including Mrs Leo Jarvis Mrs William Wethington Mrs William Mitchell from Athens and others from Amesville Cincinnati Albany Chesterhill Old Washington Florence Smith and Florence. Admits include Jerry Johnston Marsha Snow Kenneth Coen and Lou Ellen Sparkman.
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Leo Jarvis
William Wethington
William Mitchell
Athens
Kenneth Wolfe
Amesville
Jerry Johnston
Cincinnati
Marsha Snow
Kenneth Coen
Albany
Lou Ellen Sparkman
Chesterhill
Richard Gustana
Old Washington
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Tad Cuckler
Dan Dry
Keith de Mell
St. Bernard
Brandy
Keith
Harold Kaeser
Ohio State University
Beverly
Carl Willams
McConnelsville
Tracie Harman
David Ashworth
Jim Hayes
Guys
Kenny Ashworth
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Lester Fields
Tom Henderson
Steve Richter
Thomas Frank
David Ley
Arthur Wooley
James Patrick
John Causey
Carol R. Seifert
Samuel Jones
Howard Hawk
Glen Hashman
Lee Elliott
Florence Smith
Daniel Pierce
Herman Curry
Maywood Smith
Jerry Hendrickson
Gibson
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
First National Bank
C.D
Elsonville
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