Fourth becomes first in Pepin County futurity
Arkansaw calf owned by John and Ginger Sweeney topped the final lineup of the Pepin County Fair futurity after dairy judging July 30. The 3-year-old cow produced 17,800 pounds of milk and 651 pounds of fat in its first lactation and earned 30 Susan B Anthony dollars plus a galvanized pail. The sire is Tri-State bull 443-Danny Boy, dam from the Sweeney farm.
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Pepin County Fair
John and
Ginger Sweeney
Rt. 1
Arkansaw
Glen Quilling
Elk Mound
Sweeney
James Weiss
Mr. Quilling
Mr. Sweeney
Tri-State
Danny Boy
Sweeney Farm
Pepin County
Breck Sweeney
John Sweeney
Local 4-H teen wins two merit awards at Pepin County Fair
Wade DeLong, 15, of rural Durand, earned two merit awards at the Pepin County Junior Fair. He won in natural science for a self determined project on building a model racing car inspired by Bruce Olson of Mondovi, and in the self determined class for assembling a fishing bait collection. Wade documented the car, shaped its body from plastic and aluminum, and added detailed features. Randy Forster repeated as merit winner with three foods awards and two in flowers. Melissa Prissel earned additional awards at the fair.
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Wade DeLong
Durand
Waubeek Mounders 4-H Club
Pepin County
Wade
Dan
Linda DeLong
Randy Forster
Melissa Prissel
Raethke family dominates Pepin County Junior Fair
The Raethke family claimed five champions in seven years at the Pepin County Junior Fair where the average beef and sheep prices matched 1985 levels. Highlights include Hilary Davies selling a steer to Durand Co op for 70 cents a pound and Amy Karshbaum’s grand champion market lamb to Wieser Concrete for 1.36 a pound. The hog and dairy divisions featured Jody Bauer and Carrie Raethke among others with multiple blue ribbons and awards across foods, crafts, and showmanship disciplines.
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JoDein Bauer
Pepin County
Hilary Davies
Durand Co-op
Jill Harschlip
Durand
Amy Karshbaum
Wieser Concrete
Ben Reeser
Stockholm
Durand Case
Carrie
Merit Winner Wade DeLong at Waubeek 4-H Fair Debut
Wade DeLong of the Waubeek Mounders 4-H Club displays his merit award article from his first fair appearance as a 4-H member. The exhibit highlights his early achievement and the club’s participation in the event.
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Wade DeLong
Waubeek Mounders
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Larry Anderson
Lynn Johnson
Johnson
Anderson
Jim
Chuck Roethke
Jim Weiss
Karl Weiss
Greg Becker
Jeff Roethke
Mr. Roethke
Arnie Hoffman
Hillary Davies
Bruce Olson
Mondovi
Menomonie Raceway
Raethke
Pepin
Jody Bauer
Arkansas
Moorman’s
Steve Milliren
Miss Bauer
Security National Bank
Chuck
Miss Raethke
Glen
Myrna Raethke
Dairy Project
Greg
Roethke
Troy Bauer
Miss Roethke
Jerry Anibas
Erin Weiss
Brad Anderson
Thomas Laehn
Karren Nimmo
Adam Hutter
Nancy Brenner
Linda Achenbach
Chad Peterson
Daniel Lamphere
Tania Brantner
Kathy Sabelko
Karen Carlsen
Jen
Nifer Jahnke
Kim Pattison
Maria Anderson
Sonia Komisar
Becky Laehn
Joanne Jahnke
Kevin Roth
David Castleberg
Tracy Bechel
Carrie Roethke
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