Residents of all ages who represented Marion County at the 2017 Iowa State Fair came home with prizes and medals in an array of different events.
Knoxville resident Heidi Smith, won the first place title in the 16 to 50 age group of the Ladies’ Rubber Chicken Throwing contest. Smith launched her chicken 60-feet during the contest. Second place in the Ages 16 to 50 division went to Marissa Sharp, of Oskaloosa, and Laura Hand, 34, of Des Moines, both threw 57-feet. More than 95 fairgoers participated in the popular event. A first prize of $5 and ribbons were awarded to each class.
Besides the Rubber Chicken Throwing Contest, thirty FFA members exhibited 260 real birds in the FFA Poultry Show. Pleasantville’s Skylar Windy won the Grand Champion Breeding Birds during the show. Lane Anderson of Bussey took home Champion Bantams in the Any Other Combination category in the Clean Legged group. The Pleasantville Chapter took home 3rd place overall in the competition.
Additional results below:
Champion American: Abbigail Bean, Sioux Rapids
Reserve Champion American: Abbigail Bean, Sioux Rapids
Champion Mediterranean: Sydney Hansen, Monticello
Champion English: Emily Merdink, Akron
Reserve Champion English: Emily Meerdink, Akron
Champion Miscellaneous: Sydney Hansen, Monticello
Reserve Champion Miscellaneous: Sydney Hansen, Monticello
Champion Bantams, Old English Game: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Bantams, Old English Game: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Champion Bantams, Rose Comb, Clean Legged: Chloe Engelbrecht, North Scott
Reserve Champion Bantams, Rose Comb, Clean Legged: Joshua Sundberg, Red Oak
Champion Bantams, Any Other Comb, Clean Legged: Lane Anderson, Bussey
Reserve Champion Bantams, Any Other Comb, Clean Legged: Skylar Windy, Pleasantville
Champion Bantams, Feather Legged: Skylar Windy, Pleasantville
Reserve Champion Bantams, Feather Legged: Matt Appler, West Union
Champion Bantams, Single Comb, Clean Legged: Abbigail Bean, Sioux Rapids
Reserve Champion Bantams, Single Comb, Clean Legged: Skylar Windy, Pleasantville
Champion Ducks, Market: Matt Appler, West Union
Reserve Champion Ducks, Market: Josh Boleyn, West Union
Champion Ducks, Breeding: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Ducks: John Steffon, Waverly
Champion Geese, Market: Josh Boleyn, West Union
Champion Geese, Breeding: Cody McCreedy, Atlantic
Champion Turkeys, Market: Josh Boleyn, West Union
Reserve Champion Turkeys, Market: Kyrnan Liske – Rochholz, Wilton
Champion Turkeys, Breeding: John Steffon, Waverly
Reserve Champion Turkeys, Breeding: John Steffon, Waverly
Chapter Awards
1) Newton
2) Muscatine
3) Pleasantville
4) North Fayette Valley
5) Red Oak
6) Waverly – Shell Rock
7) Sioux Central
8) Wilton
9) North Scott
10) Midland