Beef honors at Marion County Fair crown De Haan and Hartgers
De Haan of Pella earned reserve champion with a cross bred breeding heifer and top honors in her class. Hartgers of Pella won breed championship in Angus with a junior yearling and placed high in multiple Angus and crossbred classes. Other finalists include Walster, De Haan sisters, Hartgers relatives, and numerous placings across Hereford, Shorthorn, crossbred, and Angus divisions, with club groups led by Lake Prairie 4-H and Triple A Angus clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn de Haan
Debra Hartgers
Marion County
Ne de Haan
Pella
Hartgers
Stuart Walster
Melanie Walster
Dan Hartgers
Angus
Stanton Eysink
Darla de Haan
Sheep show results highlight four H youth in Pella
Tim Booy of Pella led with the top 4 H placement as his Suffolk ewe lamb won first in the sheep competition. He also placed fourth in lightweight pen of three lambs and had ninth and tenth in lightweight market lamb events. Other top placers include Rick Van Gorp and Melanie Walster with multiple Suffolk classes, Burt Blom in three weight divisions, Lori Vander Beek, Rick Spoelstra, Randy Van Roekel, Bill Blom, and additional finishers in heavyweight and lightweight categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Mathes
Pella
Bradley Rietveld
Otley
Marty van Vliet
Anata
Hugh Vriezelaar
Monroe
Jackie Valster
Valerie Newendorp
Tim Booy
Marion County Fair
Booy
Rick van Gorp
Melanie Walster
Stuart Walster
Suffolk
Burt Blom
Lori Vander Beek
Rick Spoelstra
Randy van Roekel
Bill Blom
Tim Body
Champion steer brings $1 per pound at Marion fair auction
The grand champion steer sold for $1 per pound at Marion county fair auction Friday night, purchased by Knoxville merchants. The reserve steer went for 61 cents a pound to W B Rhinehart, while the champion litter hogs fetched $52 per hundredweight, bought by Bob Schafer of Moorman Feeds. Champion hog and lamb individuals and pen of three lambs were not sold, advancing to the state fair per the Marion county extension service. Knoxville merchants led buyers, with Pleasantville merchants and the Pella Co op also large buyers in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Fair
Knoxville
W.B. Rhinehart
Bob Schafer
Moorman Feeds
Marion County Extension Service
Pleasantville
Pella
Also Mentioned on This Page
de Haan, Hartgers
Sherryll ‘Eysink
Hereford
Vaughn Newendorp
Ken van Woerkom
Mark Kaisand
Curtis Kaisand
Jay van Woerkom
Randy’ Toom
Craig Kaisand
Pam Toom
Darrell Boot
Daren van Wyngarden
Kelvin Bokhoven
Brad van Huizen
Jon van Woerkem
Shelley Ver Meer
Lake Prairie
Mary van Zee
Thesf
Kpll-Fm
Philco AM Radio
Admiral
Litton
Meyer’s Radio & TV
Quay
Iain Pella
Pella Jaycees
Farmers Co-op
Ray Vos
Virgil Terpstra
Karl Magnussen
Barbara Noftiger
Paul Johnson
CS Ca
Denny van Gorp
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