EXHIBITS A BIG PART OF THE CLARK CO. FAIR
Friday, August 12th, 2011 -- 11:14 AM
When most people think of judging at the Clark County Fair, they think of animals, and for good reason: Saturday?s Livestock Sale will feature 98 swine, 28 sheep, 25 beef and six rabbits.But 4-H youth from around the county have also spent a lot of time on their woodworking projects, paintings, vegetables and photography.
It was all being judged Friday morning.
"I look at it as a learning experience for the kids," says Junior Class Photography judge Melanie Donath, "(they) should try hard."
Donath was judging the work of 3rd to 6th graders.
"The younger children do sequences and many different pictures; not the enlargements," she explains.
Dozens of 4-H youth and their parents were watching the judging on Friday, hoping for a blue ribbon, but also excited to get some constructive criticism.
But, make no mistake, showing animals continues to be one of the major draws at the fair.
On Friday, dairy animals were shown and judged.
Thursday, it was the beef.
15-year-old Mollie Attoe of Neillsville is the proud owner of the Grand Champion Female Beef and Reserve Champion Beef.
"My Grand Champion Female is a junior yearling, pure-bread Charolais. She's from our head of cattle from our house," Attoe said. "My Reserve Champion Beef is a Charolais-Angus cross, and he's also from our head of beef."
Attoe's family has had a successful run of purple (Grand Champion) and pink (Reserve Grand Champion) ribbon, but it's not easy.
"It's actually a lot of work," Attoe said, as she was preparing to clean her animals. "Between knowing what to feed them and working with for halter-breaking, it's quite a job."
This year?s Grand Champion Beef was shown by Alysja Otten of the Christie Mounders 4-H. The Grand Champion Dairy Beef was shown by Ruard (roo-AHRD) Otten, also of the Christie Mounders 4-H.
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