Chicken Fan: Third year 4-H member Maddie Mottinger, 7th grader at Chesterton Middle School, is shown with her Bantam Chicken. Ducks, geese, chickens, roosters and more are on display at this year’s Porter County Fair in the rabbit and poultry barn. Maddie’s parents are Ryan and Jessica of Jackson Township. (Tribune photos by Dana Gilbertson)

Dairy Project: Stacie Culp, of Chesterton is pictured with her 2 year old heifer named Eleanor. The cow/dairy show will take place in the Livestock Arena on Thursday morning at 8 a.m. The Annual 4-H Livestock Celebration Sale will be held Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in the Livestock Arena. The Porter County Fair continues through Saturday July 28th.

At the Fair: 4-H members Lilli Tofte-Tourloukis, age 9, and brother Gianis, age 7, and sister Jeni, age 11, showed their crossbred blue butt swine at Tuesday morning’s 4-H Market Swine Show. The children’s parents are Angelo and Charlene of Jackson Township. This year’s Porter County Fair 4-H Livestock Celebration Sale starts Thursday evening at 6 p.m. in the Livestock Show Arena.

Visit Sheep and Goats: Gracie Rehtorik, age 5, of Chesterton is shown petting a sheep owned by longtime 4-H member Jeanne Bullock of the Duneland area. Gracie will be entering kindergarten at Bailly Elementary this fall and Gracie’s mom Susan taught 3rd grade to Jeanne at Bailly a few years ago.

Ready to Go: Justin Duty, age 10, of the Duneland area is ready and waiting for his competition later in the week with his horse Jake. The duo will be competing on Wednesday in Western Pleasure and on Friday morning with speed events such as barrel racing. The Porter County Fair Horse Arena will be having events each day starting at 10 a.m. Justins parents are Russ and Dawn.

Grand Champion in Flower Design: 4-Her Amanda Tofte-Patrick, sophmore at Chesterton High School shows off her Grand Champion fresh flower potting plant design in the 4-H Exhibit Building at this year’s Porter County Fair.

Artwork on Display: The Porter County Fair 4-H Exhibit building has lots of great projects on display by local 4-H members. Adam Tofte-Patrick, 5th grader at Liberty Intermediate has his pen drawing of his dog Dottie on display. Adam’s parents are Dennis and Kelly of Jackson Township.

Posted 7/25/2007