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Top Left To Right: (Tribune photos by Dana Gilbertson)
--Record Breaker Eggs:
The Grand Champion Eggs where purchased for more than $1,000 at Thursday’s
4-H Celebration Auction at the Porter County Fair. Pictured are Justin Reed,
a 4-H member of Jackson Volunteers, and buyer Fred Pressell of Century 21
Estates of Valparaiso. The dozen eggs where donated back to Justin and his
family, his parents are James and Jeanne Reed.
--Local Supporters of 4-H:
R.V. Sutton Excavating of Liberty Township purchased the
Reserve Champion Semmental Steer from 4-H member Stephanie Chaplin at last
night’s 4-H Auction at the Porter County Fair. Pictured with the steer from
left to right are purchasers Nancy, Spencer and Rudy Sutton along with steer
owners Christopher and Stephanie Chaplin. The Steer was purchased for $1.25
per pound.
--Purchases Champion Meat Geese:
Local buyers and Duneland community members, Bob and Vicki
Rhoda purchased the Champion Meat Geese from the Livestock Auction at the
Porter County Fair 4-H auction Thursday evening. Pictured left to right are
4-H Achievement King Brandon Crombs, geese owners Lindsay and Rob Summa, and
purchasers Vicki and Bob Rhoda who purchased the geese duo for $350.
Center Row: (Tribune photos by Dana
Gilbertson)
--Local Buyer: Bonnie
Swarner of Loomis Spectacle Boat Rental Inc. in Liberty Township purchased
the Reserve Champion White Turkey at the Annual 4-H Celebration Auction at
the Porter County Fair. Pictured right of Bonnie is the owner of the turkey
Brandon Reeve. The turkey was purchased for $300.
--Champion Meat Ducks:
Amanda Tofte-Patrick. a member of the Jackson Volunteers 4-H Club, shows off
her champion meat ducks in the show ring at the Porter County Fair. The
Annual Celebration Auction took place on Thursday evening. Amanda's buyer
was Howe Insurance of Monon, Ind, and the ducks where purchased for $450.
--Preparing for Auction:
Jeanne Bullock of Chesterton stands outside the lamb and sheep barn before
getting dressed for the show ring. Jeanne is showing her 1st and 2nd place
lambs at the Thursday evening 4-H Livestock Auction. The lambs were sold for
$3.75 and $3.00 per pound. Jeanne also displayed goats at this year’s fair.
(Tribune photo by Dana Gilbertson)
--Showing goats: Brittney Biddle of Lakeshore Drifters 4-H Club prepares to show her 2nd
place Dairy Wether at the Livestock Auction at this year’s Porter County
Fair. Brittney's parents are Dean and Penny.
Bottom Row:
--Three to get ready: The Lutze family of Jackson Township was fully represented at this year’s
4-H Fair. All three Lutze siblings exhibited in the Sheep Project. Here
Katrina, 16, Elena, 12 and Matthew, 9, prepare their sheep for the 4-H
Celebration Auction Thursday evening. The trio are all 4-H members with the
Jackson Volunteers. Katrina earned Reserve Champion Royale Lamb Carcass in
the Sheep Project. Parents are Mark Lutze and Hilda Demuth-Lutze.
(Tribune photo by Dana Gilbertson)
---Reserve Champion: Katrina Lutze earned Reserve Champion Royale Lamb Carcass in the Sheep
Project at the 4-H Fair. Here she shows off her ribbon and plaque. Katrina,
16, attends Chesterton High School and is a Jackson Volunteer 4-H Club
member. Her parents are Mark Lutze and Hilda Demuth-Lutze.
(Tribune photo by Abigail Canright)
Posted 7/29/2005
