Local Winners Earn Recognition at U.P. State Fair

Local residents earning recognition in the U.P. State Fair Tuesday, August 14, through Sunday, August 19, include the following:

Tiffany McCord, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Horse - Fitting and Showing 14 and up; 1st place Junior Horse - Grand Champion Fitting and Showing; 2nd place Junior Horse - Trail English/Western 14 and over; 2nd place Junior Horse - Pole Bending 14 and over; 2nd place Junior Horse - Plug Race 14 and over; 1st place Junior Horse - Keyhole; 1st place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Dutch, Old Buck; 2nd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Mini Rex, Old Buck; 2nd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Old Buck; 2nd and 3rd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Old Doe; 1st and 2nd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Young Buck; 2nd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Young Doe; 2nd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Fitting and Showmanship 13 and up; 1st place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Reserve Champion Fitting and Showmanship.

Alyssa McCord, of Pickford, 1st and 3rd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Old Buck; 1st place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Old Doe; 3rd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Young Buck; 1st and 3rd place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Young Doe; 1st place Junior Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Fitting and Showmanship 9-12.

Sarah Mastaw, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Heifer Calf 4/1 - 5/31/07; 2nd place and 3rd place Junior Heifer Calf 1/1 - 3/31/07; Junior Yearling Heifer 1/1 - 2/28/06; 1st and 2nd place 2 Year old Calvd 1/1 - 9/30/05; 1st place Senior Champion Female; 1st place Reserve Champion Female; 1st and 2nd place Cow 2 Years and Last Calf Born 2005; 1st place Aged Cow 3 Years and last Calf Born 2006; 1st place Champion Cow and Calf; 1st place Two Females/By Exhibitor; 1st place Junior Bull Calf 1/1 - 3/31/07; 1st place Champion Bull Calf; 1st place Grand Champion Bull; 1st place Pair of Calves, Bull and Heifer; 1st place Getof Sire- 4 Animals; 1st place Junior Beef - Junior Heifer Calf; 1st place Junior Beef - Champion Heifer Calf; 1st place Junior Beef - Junior Yearling Heifer; 1st place Junior Beef - 2 Year Old Heifer; 1st place Junior Beef - Aged Cow; 1st place Senior Champion; 1st place junior Beef - Grand Champion Female; 1st place Junior Beef - Cow 2 Years and Last Calf Born 2007; and 1st place Junior Beef - Pair of Females.

Burnt-Land Farms of Pickford, 1st place Junior Heifer Calf 1/1 - 3/31/07; 1st place Champion Heifer Calf; 2nd place Two Females/By Exhibitor; 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred Black Face Ewe 1-2 years of age; 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred Black Face Champion Ewe; 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred White Face Ewe 2 years and older; 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred White Face Ewe 1-2 years of age.

James DeGreif, of Sault Ste. Marie, 1st place Junior Beef - Champion Simmental Steer Class; and 2nd place Junior Beef - Fitting and Showmanship 13-14; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 13- 14; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Intermediate 11-13.

Derrick Leese, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Beef - Fitting and Showmanship 17-19; 1st place Junior Sheep - Market Lamb; 1st place Junior Sheep - Grand Champion Market Lamb; 1st place Junior Sheep - Fitting and Showmanship 17-19; 1st place Junior Sheep - Grand champion Fitting and Showmanship; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 17- 19.

Dakota Gapinski, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Sheep - Market Lamb; 1st place Junior Sheep - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 3rd place Junior Sheep - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10.

Chelsea Kronemeyer, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Sheep - Market Lamb; 3rd place Dairy Cattle - Holstein Friesian Calf; 2nd place Dairy Cattle - Jersey Heifer Calf; 2nd place Dairy Cattle - Jersey Junior Yearling Heifer; 2nd place Dairy Cattle - Jersey Best Three Females; 3rd place Junior Dairy - Holstein Friesian Heifer Calf; 2nd place Junior Dairy - Jersey Heifer Calf; 2nd place Junior Dairy - Jersey Junior Yearling Heifer; 1st place Junior Sheep - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 3rd place Junior Sheep - Market Livestock Record Keeping Intermediate 11-13; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Intermediate 11-13.

Lindsey Kronemeyer, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Sheep - Market Lamb; 1st place Dairy Cattle - Jersey Heifer Calf; 1st place Dairy Cattle - Jersey Reserve Junior Champion Female; 1st place Junior Dairy - Jersey Heifer Calf; 3rd place Junior Dairy - All Breed Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 1st place Junior Sheep - Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 3rd place Junior Sheep - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10.

Bobbie Ann Love, of Rudyard, 1st place Junior Sheep - Market Lamb; 1st place Junior Sheep - Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 2nd place Junior Sheep - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 1st place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10; 1st place Junior Swine - Grand Champion Beginning Market Livestock Record Keeping.

James Love, of Rudyard, 1st place Junior Sheep - Market Lamb; 1st place Junior Sheep - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 2nd place Junior Sheep - Market Livestock Record Keeping Intermediate 11-13; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Intermediate 11-13; 1st place Livestock Skillathon Junior Division.

Abbie Galloway, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Beef - Fitting and Showmanship 13-14; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 13- 14; 1st place Junior Swine - Grand Champion Fitting and Showmanship; 2nd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Intermediate 11-13.

Christy Galloway, of Pickford, 2nd place Junior Beef - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 1st place Junior Swine - Reserve Market Champion; 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Intermediate 11-13.

Daniel Rye, of Pickford, 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred Suffolk Ram 2 years and older; 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred Suffolk Ram Lamb Under 1 year; 3rd place Open Sheep - Purebred Suffolk Flock; 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred Suffolk Pen of 2 lambs; 3rd place Open Sheep - Purebred Suffolk Pair of Yearling Ewes; 1st place Open Sheep - Purebred Suffolk Get-of-Sire; 1st place Open Sheep - Wether Types Breeds Ewe 1-2 years of age; 1st place Open Sheep - Premier Sheep Exhibitor.

Alex Crimin, of Sault Ste. Marie, 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 3rd place Dairy Goats - Alpine Yearling Milker; 3rd place Dairy Goats - Alpine Milker 5 years and older; 2nd place Dairy Goats - Alpine Dam and Daughter; 3rd place Dairy Goats - Alpine, Produce of Dam; 2st and 2nd place Dairy Goats - All Other Breeds, Junior Doe Kid; 3rd place Dairy Goats - Alpine Youth, Yearling Milker; 3rd place Dairy Goats - Alpine Youth, Milker 5 years and older; 2nd place Dairy Goats - Alpine Youth, Dam and Daughter; 3rd place Dairy Goats - Alpine Youth, Produce of Dam; 1st and 2nd place Dairy Goats - All Other Breeds, Junior Doe Kid; 1st place Dairy Goats - Fitting and Showmanship 11-12; 2nd place Dairy Goats - Grand Champion Fitting and Showmanship.

David Zellar, of Newberry, 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 2nd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10.

Paula DeGrief, of Sault Ste. Mare, 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10.

Bradley Galloway, of Pickford, 1st place Junior Swine - Fitting and Showmanship 9-10; 3rd place Junior Swine - Market Livestock Record Keeping Beginning 9-10.

Mike McCord, of Pickford, 1st place Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish - Young Buck; 1st and 3rd place Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Young Doe.

RoxAnn McCord, of Pickford, 2nd and 3rd place Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Young Buck; 2nd place Poultry & Pet Stock - Rabbits Polish, Young Doe.

Tina Love, of Rudyard, 1st place Livestock Skillathon Adult Division.