Results from SEMO District Fair competitions:
Fiddler's contest
Adult
First place, Bob King; second, Bev Reese; third, John Simmons.
Youth
First place, Liesl Schuenburger; second place, Maggie Martin.
Smile contest
First place, Jeni Schrader; second, Justin Whitkanuck; third, Susie Petzold.
Beef cattle
Polled Hereford -- grand champion heifer, Aufdenburg Polled Herefords, Jackson; reserve champion heifer, Burns Polled Hereford, Coulterville, Ill.; grand champion bull, Birk Polled Hereford, Jackson; reserve champion bull, Burns Polled Hereford, Coulterville, Ill.; grand champion steer, Erika Aufdenberg, Jackson; reserve champion steer, Joey Rubel, Cape Girardeau.
Simmental -- grand champion heifer, Triple P Farms, Jackson; reserve champion heifer, Douglas Ludwig, Jackson; grand champion bull and reserve champion bull, Triple P Farms, Jackson.
Shorthorn -- grand champion heifer, Phillip Wideman, Perryville; reserve champion heifer, Candice Wideman, Perryville.
Angus -- grand champion heifer, Brian Meier, Jackson; reserve champion heifer, Brian Wolfenkoehler, Jackson; grand champion bull, Meier Angus, Jackson; reserve champion bull, Pohlman Angus, Oak Ridge.
Gelbvieh -- Grand champion and reserve champion heifers, McDowell Gelbvieh, Jackson.
Charolais -- grand champion heifer, Ruch Charolais, Millersville; reserve champion heifer, Ryan Sides, Jackson; grand champion bull, Ruch Charolais, Millersville; reserve champion bull, Seabaugh Charolais, Jackson.
Brangus -- grand champion heifer, BJ Brangus, Charleston; reserve champion heifer, DL Brangus, Sparta, Ill.; grand champion bull, BJ Brangus, Charleston; reserve champion bull, BJ Brangus, Charleston.
Carcass Steer -- first place on foot, David Sander, Gordonville; first place carcass, Quentin Ruesler, Friedheim.
Dairy Cattle
Ayrshire -- grand champion, Kelly Lacey, Mt. Vernon, Ill.; junior champion, Green Hills Farm, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Jersey -- grand champion, Carl Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau; junior champion, Joe Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau.
Guernsey -- grand champion and junior champion, Green Ridge Guernsey, Owensville, Mo.
Brown Swiss -- grand champion and junior champion, Kenton Carlisle, Thompsonville, Ill.
Holstein -- grand champion, Schoen Farms, Oak Ridge; junior champion, H&H Holstein Farms, Hoyleton, Ill.
Milking Shorthorn -- grand champion, Alwandt Farms, Mason, Ill.; junior champion, Garners Milking Shorthorn, Pinkneyville, Ill.
Swine
Barrow show -- grand champion Geoffrey Shinn, Jackson; reserve champion, Choctaw Acres, Mascoutah, Ill.
Yorkshire -- grand champion gilt, David Gholson, Jackson; reserve champion gilt, grand champion boar and reserve champion board, Choctaw Acres, Mascoutah, Ill.
Duroc -- grand champion and reserve champion boar and grand champion and reserve champion gilt, Ed Sifford, Puxico, Mo.
Hampshire -- grand champion boar, Choctaw Acres, Mascoutah, Ill.; reserve champion boar, McCrite Hampshires, Tamms, Ill.; grand champion gilt, Choctaw Acres, Mascoutah, Ill.; reserve champion gilt, McCrite Hampshires, Tamms, Ill.
Barrow carcass show -- heavy weight, first place on foot, Choctaw Acres, Mascoutah, Ill., first place real time, Gerald Shinn, Jackson; light weight, first place on foot, Geoffrey Shinn, Jackson, first place carcass, Tim Ernst, Perryville.
Sheep
Suffolk -- grand champion ram andnd ewe, Smith Sheep Farm, Clay City, Ill.
Oxford -- grand champion ram and ewe, Smith Sheep Farm, Clay City, Ill.
Hampshire -- grand champion ram and ewe, Shannon Cathcart, Marissa, Ill.
Southdawn -- grand champion ram and ewe, Bonnie Overbeck, Jackson.
Dorset -- grand champion ram and ewe, Smith Sheep Farm, Clay City, Ill.
Cheniot -- grand champion ram, Heggmeier Sheep Farm, Nashville, Ill.; grand champion ewe, Bonnie Overbeck, Jackson.
Corriedale -- grand champion ram and ewe, Craig Sheep Farm, Clay City, Ill.
Rambaullet -- grand champion ram and ewe, Craig Sheep Farm, Clay City, Ill.
Market lamb -- grand champion lamb, John Hale, Cape Girardeau.
Jacks & Jennets -- grand champion and reserve champion jack, Craig Smith, Clay City, Ill.; grand champion jennet, F.L. Taylor Jr., Niangua, Mo.
Miniature mules -- grand champion horse mule, Tom Lysinger, Holden, Mo.; reserve champion horse mule, Lori Hughes, Buller, Mo.
Draft mules -- grand champion horse mule, Pete Miller, Oak Ridge; reserve champion horse mule, Glen Kelso, Murray, Ky.; grand champion mare mule, Pete Miller, Oak Ridge; reserve champion mare mule, Jenny Brown, Dexter.
Draft ponies -- grand champion stallion, Tom Lysinger, Holden, Mo.
Draft horses -- grand champion mare, Weston Mangels, Jackson; reserve champion mare, Norman J. Heuring, Oran; grand champion stallion, Norman Heuring, Oran; reserve champion stallion, Arletta Pappan, Richwoods, Mo.; grand champion gelding, Brian Heuring, Oran; reserve champion gelding, Weston Mangels, Jackson.
Best of Show
Poultry -- Dorothy Annis, Cape Girardeau.
Rabbit, Dorothy Annis, Cape Girardeau.
Pigeon, Betty Dedear, Ironton.
Guinea Pig, Andrea Keininger, Jackson.
Canned foods -- Verna Best, Gordonville.
Baked foods -- Dorotha Strack, Cape Girardeau.
Floriculture -- Dorotha Strack, Cape Girardeau.
Potted plants -- Dorotha Strack, Cape Girardeau.
Cut flowers -- Rodney Matthews, Sikeston.
Crafts and hobbies -- Ron Scherer, Sikeston.
Horticulture -- Dorotha Strack, Cape Girardeau.
FCE booths -- Cheerful Country Doers.
Home economics -- Carmen Sander, Sikeston.
Fine Arts- Holly Dirnberger, Oran.
FFA
Jackson FFA -- champion Angus female, Brian Meier; reserve champion Angus female, Brian Meier; champion Polled Hereford female, Annette Ruseler; reserved champion Polled Hereford female, Annette Ruesler; champion Polled Hereford bull, Andy Cook; reserve champion Hereford bull, Annette Ruesler; champion Simmental female, Shawn Peetz; reserve champion Simmental female, Shawn Peetz; champion Simmental bull, Shawn Peetz; champion steer, Erika Aufdenburg; reserve champion steer, Brian Meier; champion Holstein female, Annette Ruesler; champion Brown Swiss female, Rob Landgraf; reserve champion Brown Swiss female, Rob Landgraf; champion market lamb, John Hale; reserve champion market lamb, John Hale; champion ewe, Travis Maloney; beef showmanship, Andy Cook; swine showmanship, Annette Ruesler; dairy showmanship, Rob Landgraf.
Advance FFA -- champion barrow, Travis Griffin; reserve champion barrow, Travis Griffin.
Dexter FFA -- reserve champion ewe, Daniel Bockhold.
Oran FFA -- champion agri-mechanics metal project, Brandon Kielhofner.
Kelly-Benton FFA -- champion agri-mechanics wood project, Brian Heuring.
Perryville FFA -- sheep showmanship, Nicholas Rausch.
4-H Youth
Angus -- champion female and reserve champion female, Greg Meier, champion and reserve champion bull, Millie Wolfenkoehler.
Brangus -- champion female, Brandy Boyd; reserve champion female, Josh Boyd.
Charolais -- champion female, Ryan Sides; reserve champion female, Rusty Oliver; champion bull, Jeff Hager.
Simmental -- champion female and reserve champion female, Douglas Ludwig.
Gelbvieh -- champion female and reserve champion female, Brittany McDowell.
Shorthorn -- champion female, Phillip Wideman; reserve champion female, Candice Wideman.
Mixed breed steer -- champion Joey Rubel; reserve champion, Ginny Seiler.
Angus steers -- champion, Jamie Burgfeld; reserve champion, Greg Meier.
Polled Hereford steers -- champion, Danielle Mueller.
Charolais steers -- champion Ryan Sides; reserve champion James Amelunke.
Shorthorn steers -- champion Phillip Wideman; reserve champion Candice Wideman.
Draft horse -- grand champion mare, Brian Heuring, Oran; reserve champion mare, Ben Meier, Jackson; grand champion gelding, Adam Meier, Jackson; reserve champion gelding, Brian Heuring, Oran.
Dairy showmanship -- 14 years and older, Nicole Landgraf, Jackson; under 14, Jacob Adams, Cape Girardeau.
Brown Swiss -- champion, Nicole Landgraf, Jackson.
Holstein -- champion, Matthew Schoen, Oak Ridge.
Jersey -- champion, Justin Koerber, Gordonville.
Swine showmanship MFA Jackson -- 14 years and older, David Turner, Marble Hill; under 14, Jeremie Nothdurf, Jackson.
Grand champion barrow -- Allison Shinn, Jackson; reserve champion barrow, Leah Ruesler, Cape Girardeau.
Swine showmanship Sifford Feed Puxico -- 14 and over, first place David Turner, Marble Hill; second place, Allison Shinn, Jackson; under 14, first place, Jeremie Nothdurft, Jackson; second place, Tiffany Binford, Puxico.
Sheep -- grand champion and reserve champion, Daniel Bockhold, Dexter; showmanship under 14, Cliff Illers.
Market lambs -- grand champion and reserve champion, Daniel Bockhold, Dexter; showmanship, Cliff Illers.
4-H Best of Show
Foods, no-knead bread -- Gail Dirnberger, Oran, Eager Beavers Club.
Forestry poster -- Meagan Fornkohl, Cape Girardeau, Young Americans Club.
Photography -- Matthew Essner, Benton, Eager Beavers Club.
Entomology -- Tony Miesner, Frohna, Hawthorne Club.
Cake decorating -- Mary Catherine Fetterhoff, Jackson, Hickory Grove Club.
Visual Arts -- Gail Dirnberger, Oran, Eager Beavers Club.
Child development -- Julie Munroe, Perryville, Senero Club.
Vegetables, lady peas -- Justin Riley, Benton, Eager Beavers Club.
Field crops, corn -- Leanna Essner, Benton, Eager Beavers Club.
Woodworking -- James Aufdenberg, Burfordville, Tilsit 4-H Club.
Creative crocheting -- Melinda Bohnert, Perryville, Friendly Valley Club.
Home Environment -- Katie Kammler, Perryville, Friendly Valley Club.
Clothing -- Amy Stoll, Festus, Jefferson R-7 Club.
Other projects -- Angie Lee, Festus, Galloping Go-Getters Club.
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