April 24, 2008
Lincoln County 4-H and FFA Youth Come Out On Top

Photo by Hayley Gloeckner Dakota Cluff Reserve Champion in Market Lamb.

Photo by Hayley Gloeckner Jason Wheatley Reserve Champion in Market Steer

By Dave Maxwell, Staff Writer

Once again, the 4-H and FFA youth of Lincoln County made us proud, from Dakota Cluff winning Reserve Champion in Market Lamb to Jason Wheatley turning around and winning a Reserve Champion in Market Steer. Then on Friday, Janel Meldrum placed 2nd in Junior Showmanship Swine, followed by Brook Higbee with a 2nd place in Junior Showmanship Lamb. Tyler Center placed 1st in Intermediate Showmanship Steer, followed by Tyler Higbee with a 2nd and Hallie Lewis with a 4th. Then Kimberly Lewis placed with a 3rd in Junior Showmanship Steer and Kelsie Mathews following with a 5th. However, you will note by the results below that all the 4-H and FFA youth did amazing down at the Clark County Fair. You ALL deserve a big hand. Also, we must thank the leaders for the time and effort they invested in these youth, Sue Higbee, Debbie Meldrum and Heather Center, thank you. If you’ve never had the chance to come out and experience a junior livestock show, I encourage you all to attend the 2009 Clark County Fair, you would be amazed at what these youth can do with livestock.

Judging was Terry Burks from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture

April 10th (Thursday) Market Day: This is where the animals are judged on their quality to sell. They are broken into Divisions based on weight. Division 1 being the lowest to Division 4 being the highest. Within each Division you will find a number of classes.

Market Swine
Division #2
Class #2
Clayton Higbee blue ribbon
Bracken Haworth blue ribbon 3rd place in 2nd Division
Ethan Simmers blue ribbon

Class#3
Jason Wurtz blue ribbon
Tabor Maxwell blue ribbon

Division #3
Class #1
Chauncey Haworth blue ribbon

Class #2
Paden Higbee blue ribbon
Trey Haworth blue ribbon

Class #3
Janel Meldrum blue ribbon

Division #4
Anika Meldrum blue ribbon 3rd place in 4th Division

Market Lamb
Division #1
Braden Center blue ribbon
Dakota Cluff blue ribbon 2nd place in 1st Division “Reserve Champion of Market Lamb”
Dyllon Cluff blue ribbon 4th place in class
Jesse Mathews blue ribbon 3rd place in class
Kelsie Mathews red ribbon

Division #2
Brook Higbee red ribbon

Division #3
Madison Mathews blue ribbon 4th place in 3rd Division

Division #4
Derrek Shumway blue ribbon

Market Steer
Division #1
Class #1
Catelyn Sanders blue ribbon 1st place in class 1
Michelle Wheatley blue ribbon 2nd place in class 1

Class #2
Hallie Lewis blue ribbon 2nd place in 1st Division
Kale Leavitte blue ribbon 3rd place in 1st Division
Kimberly Lewis blue ribbon 5th place in 1st Division

Division #2
Class #1
Tyler Center blue ribbon 3rd place in 2nd Division
Blake Clark blue ribbon 2nd place in class 1
Kade Wadsworth blue ribbon
John Harris blue ribbon

Class #2
Kelsie Mathews blue ribbon 2nd place in class 2

Class #3
Cord Higbee blue ribbon 4th place in 2nd Division
Jayce Gardener blue ribbon 4th place in class
Jeremy Roemer blue ribbon 5th place in class

Division #3
Class #1
Jason Wheatley blue ribbon 2nd place in 3rd Division “Reserve Champion of Market Steer”
Joshua Roemer red ribbon

Class #2
Tyler Higbee blue ribbon 3rd place in 3rd Division

Division #4
Class #1
Weston Gardner blue ribbon
Jaycie Cluff blue ribbon

Class #2
Logan Center blue ribbon
Chase Leavitte blue ribbon

April 12th (Friday) Showmanship Day: This is where the 4-H and FFA youth are judged on how well they present themselves and their animals to the judge. They are broken into three groups based on their age Senior, Intermediate, and Junior.

Showmanship Swine
Janel Meldrum 2nd Place in Junior Showmanship

Swine Showmanship
Lamb Brook Higbee 2nd place in Junior Showmanship Lamb

Showmanship Steer
Tyler Center 1st place in Intermediate Showmanship Steer
Tyler Higbee 2nd place in Intermediate Showmanship Steer
Kimberly Lewis 3rd place in Junior Showmanship Steer
Hallie Lewis 4th place in Intermediate Showmanship Steer
Kelsie Mathews 5th place in Junior Showmanship Steer

*Cord Higbee won record book for Beef

*Tyler Higbee won 2nd place in Rate of Gain in Steer at 3.94 pounds per day

Visit the complete photo gallery of the participants at www.lincolncountyrecord.com.