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People of the fair

Sunday - August 71:00 - 3:00 p.m ................ Filling of Booths1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ............... Mandatory Jumping Practice - Saddle Horse Complex2:00 - 8:00 p.m. ............... Check in for livestock - (All animals must be brought through the main gate on Poplar St.)9:00-10:00 p.m. ............... Fair Booths in Expo Center released (walk out only)

Monday - August 88:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ....... Check in for livestock - (All animals must be brought through the main gate on Poplar St.)9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ....... Filling of Booths4:00 p.m. ......................... Deadline for ALL exhibits to be in place5:00-6:30 p.m. ................. Cloverbud displays in Expo Center & Cloverbud Poster Judging6:00 p.m. ......................... Market Animal Weigh-in6:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Barn Judging7:00 p.m. ......................... Cloverbud Stick Horse Show - Horse Arena8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ..... Junior Fair Talent Show - Bob Barnard Pavilion

Tuesday - August 98:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Judging - Jumping & Dressage9:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Dairy Skill-a-Thon - Bob Barnard Pavilion9:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Fancy Poultry Show - MAC Arena9:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Dairy Steer Show - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn9:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Dairy Beef Feeder Show - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn (Immediately following Dairy Steer Show)11:00 a.m. ....................... Saddle Horse Flag Ceremony - Barn Judging to Follow12:00 p.m. ....................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Showmanship & Halter - East Ring1:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Dairy Clipping Contest - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn

1:30 p.m. ................................ Junior Fair Sheep Show - MAC Arena5:30 p.m. ......................... Royal Court Contest & Youth Parade - In front of Grandstands7:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Miniature Horse Judging - Draft Horse Ring7:00 p.m. ......................... Horseless Horse Show - Saddle Horse Complex7:30 p.m. ......................... Food & Nutrition, & General Project Awards - Expo Center7:30 p.m. ......................... 4-H Style Review - Expo Center Stage

Wednesday - August 109:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Judging - Showmanship & Riding Classes9:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Market Poultry Show & Showmanship - MAC Arena10:00 a.m. ....................... All Dairy Judging by Breed - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn6:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Swine Showmanship - MAC Arena6:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Swine Show (Immediately following Showmanship)6:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Horseless Horse Show - Saddle Horse Arena

JENNA HOYTCounty Educator, 4-H

DAVID MARRISONCounty Educator

Agriculture

JUNIOR FAIR ADVISORS

David Marrison ................................................................ County Educator, AgricultureJenna Hoyt .................................................................................... County Educator, 4-HAbbey Averill ................................................................ Program Assistant for Ag & 4-HKaren Cooley ...................................................................................Ag. Education - FFAGretta Seaman ...............................................................................................Girl ScoutsRonald Slater .................................................................................................. Boy ScoutsSeanna & Jim Butler ................................................ Royal Court Committee Advisors

JUNIOR FAIR SCHEDULE

ABBEY AVERILLProgram Assistant forAgriculture and 4-H

The Junior Fair Board is organized with representa-tion from Junior Fair youth group participants and isresponsible for planning, conducting and evaluating vari-ous activities of the Junior Fair.

The Junior Fair Board is accountable to the SeniorFair Board. The Junior Fair Board may have advisorsrepresenting the various youth groups participating.

Perspective members must be 15 by December 31 toapply for membership. Applications are available duringthe fair at the Junior Fair office in the MAC Arena orfrom the OSU Extension office at other times. Applica-tions are due September 1st.

2011 Junior Fair Board"Fair - The Time of My Life"

Richelle Baker, AshleyBeckwith, Kayla

Beckwith, Nick Benton,Ben Betteridge, Rebekah

Bradford, DawnelleCorron, Ellen Darby,Claire Dodrill, Cody

Fetters, Courtney Fox, JoeHartley, Levi Humes,

Melanie March, BrittanyMaurer, Ashley Meaney,Anthony Montello, Sarah

Mosely, Brianna Nash,Emily Nye, Holly Nye,

Emily O‚Dell, SamanthaOliver, AJ Semai, MasonTaylor, Natalie Thomas,

and Brandi Vokurka

Role of the Junior Fair Boardand Jr. Fair committee:

Thursday - August 119:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Judging - Gaming, Trail, Extra Classes and Super Showmanship10:00 a.m. ....................... Junior Fair Goat Show/Harness & Pack Goat - MAC Arena10:00 a.m. ....................... Open Class Beef Breeding Show - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn1:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Beef Breeding Show - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn2:00 p.m. ......................... Beef Feeder Showmanship & Weight Class - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn4:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Beef Showmanship - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn6:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Steer Show - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn6:00 p.m. .......................... Jr. Fair Rabbit Showmanship/Rabbit Meat Pen/Doe & Litter Judging - MAC

Arena7:00 p.m. ......................... Parent/Advisor Horse Show

Friday - August 128:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Pleasure Show - Saddle Horse Arena10:00 a.m. ......................... Jr. Fair Dairy Showmanship - Bronze Bell Award - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn12:30 p.m. ....................... Dairy Pee Wee Show - Block Barn3:00 p.m. ......................... Junior Fair Market Livestock Sale - MAC Arena

Saturday - August 138:00 a.m. ......................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Versatility10:00 a.m. ....................... Open Class Goat Show - MAC Arena10:00 a.m. ....................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse - Gaming, Walk/Trot, Draft10:45 a.m. ....................... Rabbit Skillathon - Location TBA2:00 p.m. ......................... Small Animal Costume Show - In front of Rabbit Barn4:00 p.m. ......................... Dog Awards and Demonstration - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn

Sunday - August 1411:00 a.m. ....................... MAC Awards - MAC Arena12:00 Noon ...................... Junior Fair Saddle Horse Awards Ceremony - Saddle Horse Arena1:00 p.m. ......................... Saddle Horse Gaming Show2:30 p.m. .......................... Junior Fair Super Showman Contest - Dr. Ernie Kaszar Show Barn and MAC

Arena7:00 p.m. ......................... Large Animal Livestock released from grounds (Cattle, horses, sheep &

swine)9:00 p.m. ......................... Small Animal Livestock released from grounds (Goats, rabbits & poultry)9:00 p.m. ......................... Booth exhibits released from Expo Center

Monday - August 157:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ....... Booth Exhibits released

2011 Junior FairFlower Box Contest

All 4-H, FFA, or other Junior Fair clubs are invited to participate in the flowerbox contest for the 2011 Ashtabula County Fair. The contest is sponsored by theFairboard Auxiliary.

Flower boxes must be in place at the fairgrounds by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday,August 6, and will be judged on Monday, August 8.

Prizes: 1st place - $50 2nd place - $25 3rd place - $15

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Roger Butler

Department10-Culinary11-Canned Goods6-Hay & Silage,Grain & Seeds

CommitteesParking

Term Expires2013

Joe Bodnar

Department5-Tractor Pull9-Floriculture

CommitteesCampingAuditJr. Fair BoardAdvisoryMarket AnimalAdvisory

Term Expires2012

Superintendent of Grounds

Julie Dunbar

CommitteesCatalogContestsJunior FairboardAdvisorSponsors

Term Expires2011

Jimmy Hill, Jr.

Department13-Crafts

CommitteesCatalogParking (East)

Term Expires2011

Tony Felicijan

DepartmentGoats

CommitteesCampingParking

Term Expires2012

Scott Johnson

Department15-Granges

CommitteesCampingContestsMilking ParlorMarket AnimalAdvisory

Term Expires2012

Charles Hamilton

Department3-Draft Horses

CommitteesJunior Fairboard AdvisoryParkingSponsors

Term Expires2013

EverettHelferDepartment

14-Arts

CommitteesAuditContests

Term Expires2013

People of the fair

Darla Vargo

DepartmentNone

CommitteesCatalogEntertainmentSponsors

Secretary/Treasurer

4-H Building

- Expo Center

3 Classes

Girls 4 Years & Under

Boys 4 Years & Under

Girls 5 Years

Boys 5 Years

Girls 6 Years

Boys 6 Years

SEPTEMBER 17, 201110:30 A.M.

ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

NOON - 4:00 P.M.CONCESSION BUILDING AT FAIRGROUNDS

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

Kiddie Tractor PullSunday, August 14 • 2 p.m.


Bob Jones

Department5-Tractor Pull

CommitteesAdvertisingSponsorsCatalog

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Larry Kotnik

DepartmentNone

CommitteesAdvertisingEntertainmentExecutiveParking

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Dale March

Department5-Tractor Pull17-Photography

CommitteesAdvertisingEntertainmentExecutive

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Jerry Stitt

Department4-Draft Horse Pull12-Needlecraft

CommitteesCampingAudit

Term Expires2013

Sue Stockwell

Department4-Draft Horse Pull14-Arts

CommitteesFinance

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Tom Mazzaro

Department16-Honey, MapleSyrup & Wine

CommitteesContestsMilking Parlor

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Bob Spellman

Department1a-Beef Cattle4-Draft Horse Pull5-Tractor Pull

CommitteesFinanceExecutive

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Wynn Wessell

DepartmentNone

CommitteesMarket Animal Advisory

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Tony Struna

Department1-Dairy Cattle

CommitteesFinanceMilking Parlor

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Concession Manager

1940-1941 J.E. Creamer1942-1946 P.H. Boernger1947-1948 E.W. Tyler1949-1950 Henry Kampf1951 Frank Harmon1952-1953 S.C. French1954-1955 E.W. Lampson1956-1957 M.J.Humphrey1958-1959 T.A. Novak1960-1961 F.M. Green1962-1963 Nels Carlson1964 Claude Hurst1965 Robert Good*1965-1966 F.W. McBride1967 James Case1968 Robert Hillyer1969 Howard Kampf1970 Wallace Heidecker1971 B.J. Williams1972 Martti Ukkonen1973 George W. Bloom1974 Harold Helfer1975 Harry “Pete” Beatty1976 Clare Chapman1977 Ronald Bromley1978-1979 Gordon Housel1980 Joe David1981-1983 Lawrence Housel1984-1985 Marjory Housel1986-1993 Robert Barnard1994-1995 Tom Cole1996-1997 Robert Barnard1998-2011 Larry Kotnik

Ashtabula CountyAgricultural Society

Presidents President

Speed Superintendent

Randy Woodard

Department3-Draft Horses7-Agriculture8-Horticulture

CommitteesParking

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Vice-President

Livestock Record Keeper

People of the fair

RoosterCrowingContestBob Barnard

Entertainment

Center

Friday,

August 12

10:30 a.m.

James Mathews holds hisrecord setting Rooster “Gen-eral Lee” who broke allrecords in the county forcrowing in a half hour’s time.General Lee let out 130crows at the 2004 AshtabulaCounty Fair.

Ashtabula CountyFair

Rooster CrowingChampion

Livestock Record Keeper


BY SADIEPORTMANGazette Newspapers

JEFFERSON - Beinga member of theAshtabula County JuniorFair Board is a responsi-bility for the elite mem-bers of 4-H. Those on theboard help out with theorganizing of theAshtabula County Fair,

Junior Fair Board is a right of passage for some 4-H membersas well as ready them-selves for their own 4-Hprojects.

“Being involved withother projects in 4-H andhaving friends on theJunior Fair Board got meinvolved with the JuniorFair Board,” Olivia Ray,vice president of the Jun-ior Fair Board, said.

Those who are se-lected to be a memberhave certain require-ments they must reach inorder to apply for a posi-

tion.“You have to fill out an

application. You have tobe at least 15 and youhave to have a 4-Hproject,” Ray said.

The applicants mustalso write an essay.

“My essay was aboutwhy I wanted to be amember of the junior fairboard,” Ray said.

Ray said the topic haschanged since she ap-plied three years ago.Ray has been a member

of 4-H for five years.“You fill out an appli-

cation and the existingmembers vote on accept-ing new members,” Raysaid.

Ray has been fortu-nate during her time onthe board that there hasbeen enough spots opento accept all applicants.

“With the number [ofapplicants] that we get,we normally accept themall. Just because withmembers leaving everyyear we usually have

enough openings to ac-cept everyone,” Ray said.

Ray likes the behind-the-scenes aspect theboard is able to be a partof.

“We do a lot behind thescenes, and I can’t pickjust one thing that I likemore than the other,”Ray said. “We set up forSuper Saturday everyyear and it probablytakes about an hour.”

Ray is proud of theteamwork she sees withthe members and the ca-

maraderie is seenthroughout the executivemembers of the board.

“We have a lot of re-sponsibilities when itcomes to the fair, and weget to help with a lot,”Ashley Beckwith, secre-tary and a member of theboard for four years, said.

Beckwith has com-pleted a variety of 4-Hprojects, including rab-bits, goats and sewing.

“I’ve been a 4-H mem-

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JEFFERSON - Inter-views are over and nowthe nail biting begins as52 contestants in theAshtabula County Fair’sRoyal Court contest arebeing reviewed by thejudging panel. SeannaButler, with husband Jimof Jefferson, are co-chair-ing the contest, with win-ners to be announced onfair opening day, TuesdayAug. 9 following theYouth Parade. The showwill be held in the fairgrandstand area.

“I’ve been involvedwith the Royal Courtcommittee for 19 years.We choose the fair’s kingand queen, one runner-up for queen’s portionplus a prince and prin-cess. We choose a queenrunner-up because ourfair queen competes nextJanuary with other fairsin Ohio at the Ohio FairManagers Associationconvention. A year ago in2010 our committee alsotook over coordinatingthe Youth Parade,” saidButler.

The parade is set for5:30 p.m. on Aug. 9. Thenumber of contestants forthe royal titles is aboutwhat we usuallyget, Butler said.

Youth competing forthe titles can bemembers in county 4-H

Over 50 youth compete in AshtabulaCounty Fair’s Royal Court contest

clubs, Boy and Girl Scouttroops, FFA or cadet vol-unteers for area fire de-partments, as well as anytype of organized youthgroups, Butler ex-plained. For the king andqueen contest portion,the candidates must be15 to 19 years old. Tocompete in the princeand princess category,they are to be 12 to 14years of age.

Seven young men arecompeting for the fairking title; five for fairprince; 20 for fair prin-cess; and 20 for fairqueen.

“All the contestantsare invited to participatein the Youth Parade. Anyarea youth organizationwanting to get a float or

march in the parademust register first,’ But-ler said.

To sign up, personsand groups can call But-ler at (440) 858-2100.They will then be giventheir spot number andwhere to assemble inJefferson for the paraderoute through town to thefairgrounds. The paradeis set for 5:30 p.m. onAug. 9 at the grandstandarea on the fairgrounds.

“We announce the con-test winners after theparade and they receivetheir trophies and prizes.The Royal Court commit-tee has two major spon-sors, Clark Electric ofJefferson and local attor-ney Katherine Riedel. Wereally appreciate their

support each year,” But-ler added.

Royal Court contestcandidates includes thefollowing area youth:Royal Court King Con-test: Ben Betteridge,Conneaut; Craig Butler,Jefferson; JonathanColtman, Williamsfield;Cody Fetters, Jefferson;Patrick Martin, Dorset;Anthony Montello,Andover; and Justin Stittof Ashtabula.

Prince Contest: JoshButler, Jefferson; TylerEllsworth, Jefferson;Brad Kobernik,Jefferson, MichaelMontello, Andover; andJacob Stitt, Ashtabula.

In the fair’s princess

The royalcourt

will becrownedTuesdayevening

during thefair openingceremonies

at thefairground

grandstandsduring the

YouthParade.

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One of the most re-warding parts of beingqueen this year has beento represent and promoteour county. I’ve attendedvarious fairs and festivalspromoting our county fairand loved the excitementon young children’s faceswhen I stopped andtalked to them.

I have been an active4-H member for 10 years.As a member of LittleRebels 4-H Club, I haveenjoyed taking swineprojects as well asprojects in beef breedingand mentoring first yearmembers. I have enteredmy flowers, baking, art-work & photographyprojects at the fair. I am

JUNIOR FAIR ROYAL COURT CONTEST

2010 Ashtabula County Fair King and Queen

Queen AshleyMeaney

King Logan Nye

I am a 12 year mem-ber of Marble Masters 4-H Club taking both mar-ket hogs and steers forprojects. I have also en-joyed being involved in 4-H as a Camp Counselorfor the last five years. My4-H experiences havetaught me about agricul-ture and the value ofhard work. I plan to en-roll my children in a club& live on farm. At Grand

the 2011 president ofJunior Fair Board, 4-HFoundation Jr. member,Camp Whitewood Coun-selor, Cloverbud Counse-lor and 2008 Junior FairPrincess. This past year,I wrote monthly articlesin our area papers about4-H awareness. The mostimportant things I havelearned through 4-H areleadership and “to makethe best better.” I gradu-ated from Geneva HighSchool this spring andwill be majoring in Nurs-ing at Youngstown StateUniversity in the fall. Iplan to obtain myMaster’s degree and be-come a Pediatric NursePractitioner.

Valley High School, I wasvery active in music,thespians and sports.Through my involvementin Boy Scouts, I have be-come an Eagle Scout. Af-ter graduating in 2010, Iam now attendingBrigham Young Univer-sity and majoring in pre-medicine. I plan to attendmedical school and be-come an orthopedic sur-geon.

Queen Candidates

The Royal Court is made up of a Junior Fair King, Queen, Prince and Prin-cess. Entry forms can be picked up from the Ohio State University Extensionoffice. These forms are to be completed and returned to the Extension office bythe deadline specified on the application. Contestants will be interviewed at ascheduled time during a designated week in July. The royal court will be crownedon the evening of the fair opening ceremonies. This will take place at the fair-ground grandstands during the Youth Parade. Professional attire should be wornfor the interviews. For the pageant, queen and princess contestants should weara formal gown. The king and prince contestants should wear a suit (note: tux-edos are not necessary).

Each contestant must be a youth member of a recognized Ashtabula Countyyouth organization; 4-H, FFA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, FHA, Farm Bureau Youthor Grange Youth. Each contestant must have a complete project or display ex-hibited at the fair. Exceptions must be pre-approved by the Royal Court Com-mittee. Failure to comply will result in disqualification. Each contestant mustbe a resident of Ohio. King and Queen contestants must be between the ages of15-21 years of age as of January 1 of the current fair year. Prince and Princesscontestants must be between the ages of 12-14 years of age as of January 1 of thecurrent fair year. Contestants may not be married, nor be the parent of a child.If between the ages of 16-19 the Junior Fair Queen must enter the Ohio FairsQueen Contest at the Ohio Fair Manager's Association Convention after beingcrowned.

AshleyBeckwith,

of Rome, is the daughter ofRon and Betty Beckwith.She is a member of HappyHoppers, Jr. Fairboard.

HarleyBuckley,

of Geneva, is the daugh-ter of Shawn and JenniferBuckley. She is a memberof Trail Balzers.

MaryBurless,

of Rock Creek, is thedaughter of Sue and PaulBurless. She is a memberof Trail Balzers.

DawnelleCorron,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Chad and MaryCorron. She is a memberof Silver Stir-ups.

EllenDarby,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of John and AnnMarieDarby. She is a memberof Pierpont Mix-n-MatchPACS.

CalireDodrill,

of Geneva, is the daugh-ter of Rock and RettaDodrill. She is a memberof Silver Stir-ups and PrimeBovine.

KendallFlemming,

of Williamsfield, is thedaughter of Jeff and LisaFleming. She is a memberof Prime Bovine, Bits andTails and PVFFA.

CourtneyFox,

of Conneaut, is the daugh-ter of Vlary Jane Cole andMike Fox. She is memberof Denmark Pioneers andSilver Stir-ups.

SarahHerrmann,

of Conneaut, is the daugh-ter of Ray and MaryAnneHerrmann. She is a mem-ber of Rhythm Riders.

RachelHuskey,

of Conneaut, is thedaughter of Rawley andSharon Huskey. She is a

member of Cutting Edge.

FrogJumpingContestTuesday,

Aug. 9 at 1p.m. at theGrandstand


of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Jim and BeckyRobinson. She is a mem-ber of Jelly Beans andJumpers.

Queen Candidates continuedBreannaIrwin,

of Rock Creek, is thedaughter of Jim andHeather Irwin. She is amember of Trail Blazers.

ToriKanicki,

of Pierpont, is the daugh-ter of Bart and KellyKanicki. She is a memberof Pierpont Mix-n-MatchPACS.

TriciaLautanen,

of Williamsfield, is thedaughter of Richard andChristine Lautanen. She isa member of Beef-a-teersand PVFFA.

MikaylaLingo,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Mike and Lori Lingo.She is a member of Den-mark Pioneers.

GidgetMarrison,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of David and JaimeMarrison. She is a mem-ber of City Slickers.

KimberlyMercer,

of Williamsfield, is thedaughter of HeidiRuminski. She is a mem-ber of Mustang Wranglers.

OliviaRay,

of Orwell, is the daughterof Matt and Deb Ray. Sheis a member of Kids andCows and Little Rebels.

JuliaMiller,

of Rome, is the daughter ofSteven and Vicki Miller.She is a member of RhythmRiders.

CarolynMorrow,

of Williamsfield, is thedaughter of Richard andLynne Morrow. She is amember of Mustang Wran-glers.

HannahRobinson,

of Jefferson, is the son ofBrad and Jodie Fetters.

He is the member of Kidsand Cows and Jr.

Fairboard.

of Dorset, is the son ofBillieJo and StephenBeck. He is a member ofMilkshakes.

King Candidates

of Conneaut, is the son ofGreg and Glenda

Betteridge. He is amember of Happy

Hoppers.

Ben Betteridge, Jonathan Coltman, of Williamsfield, is the son

of Tom and DonnaColtman. He is a mem-

ber of Williamsfield Dairy-Aiders.

PatrickMartin,

of Ashtabula, is the son ofTricia Stitt and KennyTaylor and Pat and JerryStitt. He is a member ofPrime Bovine and Mud-slingers.

Justin Stitt,

CraigButler,

of Jefferson, is the son ofJim and Seanna Butler.He is a member ofDenmark Pioneers.

Anthony Montello,of Andover, is the son of

Joe and Wendy Montello.He is a member of PVFFA,

Jr. Fairboard.

CodyFetters,


Princess CandidatesAmandaBarnum,

of Kingsville, is the daugh-ter of Elaine and KyleBarnum. She is a memberof Dusty Riders.

ChandlerCandela,

of Ashtabula, is the daugh-ter of Caryn and SteveCandela. She is a mem-ber of Silver Stir-ups.

KateCrooks,

of Conneaut, is the daugh-ter of Tammy and JohnCrooks. She is a memberof Barnyard Buddies.

JackieDelewski,

of Ashtabula, is the daugh-ter of Tricia Stitt and KennyTaylor and Pat and Jerry Stitt.She is a member of PrimeBovine and Mudslingers.

EmelyForman,

of Austinburg, is thedaughter of Mike and KellyForman. She is a memberof Trail Blazers.

KarleeGray,

of Kingsville, is the daugh-ter of Rebecca andStewart Gray. She is amember of Rhythm Riders.

DevonHannan,

of Geneva, is the daugh-ter of Carol Hannar. She isa member of RhythmRyders.

CaseyHall,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Caroline and SonnyHall. She is a member ofHoppin Hoofers.

AlesiaLambert,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Toni and Traci Lam-bert. She is a member ofDenmark Pioneers.

BrittanyHennessey,

of Geneva, is the daugh-ter of Mike and JamieHennessey. She is a mem-ber of Trailblazers.

BaileeMazzaro,

of Williamsfield, is the daugh-ter of Tom and CharityMazzaro. She is a memberof Williamsfield Dairy-Aidersand Sewing Hayseeds.

AlexaLambert,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Toni and Traci Lam-bert. She is a member ofDenmark Pioneers.

ElysiaMcNutt,

of Rock Creek, is thedaughter of JennieHamilton and Mark McNut.She is a member of SilverStir-ups.

LeahMolenda,

of Rock Creek, is thedaughter of Stan and JulieMolenda. She is a mem-ber of Rhythm Riders.

AshleyRay,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Jennifer and Joe Ray.She is a member of Kidsand Cows and SewingHayseeds.

NathashaSobie,

of Hartsgrove, is thedaughter of Frank andNancy Sobie. She is amember of Saddle Horse.

CourtneyTaylor,

of Jefferson, is the daugh-ter of Michael andKathleen Taylor. She is amember of GoldenThimbles and AshCoYoung Marines.

SusanVannoy,

of Ashtabula, is the daugh-ter of Catherine and TerryVannoy. She is a memberof Saybrook Raiders.

EmilyWilson,

of Thompson, is thedaughter of Carol andRobert Lingenfelter. Sheis a member of TrailBlazers.

CamrynZapp,

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BradKobernik,

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JEFFERSON - 4-H isa time-honored traditionfor the Ashtabula Countyarea - a tradition thattranscends generationsof involvement.

“I’ve been involved in4-H for 34 years or so,and our children andgrandchildren have allbeen involved,” EstherBenich said.

Benich has seen how4-H has shaped her fam-ily.

“Our daughter grewup in the sewing club,and she now works for JoAnn Fabrics at the mainoffice in Hudson,” Benich

4-H is seen in threegenerations of the Benich family

said.Benich said her

daughter’s love for sew-ing and fabric traveledwith her to college anddeveloped into a career.

“My daughter went toOSU for clothing and tex-tiles, and that’s how shegot involved with JoAnn,” Benich said.

It was also Benich’sdaughter who got hermother involved in the 4-H program.

“I was never in 4-H asa member,” Benich said.“I came from New En-gland and we didn’t have4-H.”

Benich said she didnot have any direct in-volvement with 4-H un-til her daughter joined a4-H sewing club.

“I became an adviser,”Benich said. “When my

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JEFFERSON – AsAshtabula County resi-dents and visitors maketheir way around thefairground Thursday,Aug. 11, and see a vet-eran of the United States

Residents honor veteransat Ashtabula County Fair

Armed Forces, they canchoose to walk up tothem and shake theirhand.

For the past 12 years,the Ashtabula CountyFair Board has desig-nated every Thursday offair week as VeteransAppreciation Day, a timeto remember the menand women who servedtheir country in the

Army, Air Force, Navy,Marines and CoastGuard.

Veterans will be ad-mitted to the fairgroundsfor $1 by showing a vet-erans’ identification, De-partment of Defenseform 214 (discharge pa-pers), identification cardfrom the Veterans Ad-ministration MedicalCenter or a veterans’ or-

ganization membershipcard.

The Veterans ServiceCommission is makingveteran ID cards. Veter-ans can bring in their 214and an ID card will bemade. Veterans can showthis card at the gate foradmission.

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• noonWATER BALLOON TOSSSponsored by Junior FairBoard - MAC Arena

• 2 p.m.BUBBLE BLOWING CONTESTBob Barnard EntertainmentCenter

• 4 p.m.WATERMELON EATINGCONTESTGrandstand (Weather permitting)

• 6 p.m.DRAWING FOR 6 BICYCLES -Grandstand

See VETERANSpage 25B

daughter was old enoughto sew, she joined a sew-ing club and then Iworked my way into andgraduated into an ad-viser.”

Benich has also seenthe effect on her son andhis family as well.

“Our son, he and hiswife were both a part of4-H,” Benich said. “Theirtwo children were in-volved all their lives in 4-H.”

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JEFFERSON - Happy200th Birthday,Ashtabula County! Younever looked so good.

Ashtabula County,named after an Indianword for “fish,” was thefirst county created inthe Western Reserve. In1796, Moses Cleavelandtraveled throughAshtabula County on hisway to establish the Cityof Cleveland for the Con-necticut Land Company.Five of Cleaveland’straveling companions,James Kingsbury andhis wife and three chil-dren, remained behindin what would becomeAshtabula County. Mrs.Kingsbury gave birth to

Ashtabula County Faircelebrates county’s 200th birthday

the first known whitechild in the ConnecticutWestern Reserve duringthe winter of 1796-1797.

Although AshtabulaCounty was permanentlysettled in 1798, the OhioLegislature didn’t orga-nize the area as AshtabulaCounty until 1811, whichmarks 2011 as AshtabulaCounty’s bicentennial.

With Ashtabula Countycelebrating its 200th birth-day this year, theAshtabula County Fair isgetting in on the celebra-tion.

To celebrate the his-toric event, theAshtabula County Fairhas added some specialevents and classes to thisyear’s fair. These specialevents include theAshtabula County com-missioners serving upfree cake to celebrate thecounty’s birthday duringtheir Thursday meeting


JEFFERSON - Artis-tic arrangements usingfresh or dried plants or acombination using thetheme of AshtabulaCounty’s Bicentennialcould win someone a cashprize in this year’s flowershows at the AshtabulaCounty Fair, according toJoe Bodnar, floriculturedepartment superinten-dent.

The fair’s flower de-partment exhibit will fea-ture two separate shows.Entries for the first showwill be accepted at thehistoric Octagon Floricul-ture Building until 5 p.m.Monday, Aug. 8. The firstshow will run from Tues-

Celebrate the county’s 200thbirthday with a fair floral entry

day through Thursday,Bodnar said.

For the second show,entries can be acceptedfrom 5 to 8 p.m. on Thurs-day, Aug. 11 and from 9a.m. to noon on Friday,Aug. 12. The second showruns from Fridaythrough Sunday, Aug. 14.By setting up for twoseparate shows the floralexhibits in all classes arefresh for fair visitors tosee, he said.

“The AshtabulaCounty Master Garden-ers from the OSU Exten-sion Service help ourcommittee out for theflower shows. They dothe setting up of exhibitsand get outside judges forthe shows. We appreciatetheir help,” Bodnar said.

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JEFFERSON - Gueststo the Ashtabula CountyFair can show off theirculinary skills during theannual baking contest,held Saturday, Aug. 13,at the Expo Center.

Fairboard Auxiliary sponsorsannual baking contest and auction

If you can’t bake butstill want to indulge yoursweet tooth, you can bidon the pies, chocolatechip cookies and peanutbutter cookies during anauction held after thejudging of the contest.

The Ashtabula CountyFairboard Auxiliary,which sponsors the bak-ing contest and auction,will accept entries for thecontest from 10 a.m. to 12p.m. at the west end ofthe Expo Center on that

Saturday.Judging will last from

12-2 p.m., with the auc-tion at 2 p.m.

The contest includescategories for adults(ages 18 and up) and chil-dren (ages 17 and under).

Adults are invited tobake either an apple,peach or cherry pie forthe contest. They cansubmit two crust pies(baked in a non-return-able dish) for the contest,but they must not use a

mix. These contests arefor homemade pies only!

First- and second-place prizes will beawarded in each cat-egory, as well as onegrand prize. LongabergerBasket prizes will beawarded.

Youth are invited tobake and submit onedozen chocolate chipcookies or peanut butter

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3. Fastest time in each division will wina prize.

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PIERPOINT TOWN-SHIP - After being in-volved in 4-H throughher teen years and grow-ing up on a dairy farm,Julie Kotnik Dunbar isno stranger to thecounty’s annual summerfair. Father Larry Kotnikcaught the fair feverearly, too.

Fair fever usually at-taches itself to not onlyfarm folks, but to otherswho get involved with theagriculture society’sworkings on almost ayear-round basis. TheKotnik children were in-volved in 4-H projectsgrowing up, said LarryKotnik.

PHOTO BY DORIS COOKLarry Kotnik, Ashtabula County Fair Board president, his wife, Leora, and daughterJulie Kotnik Dunbar take a break from helping with farm duties. Kotnik and Dunbarare a father-daughter team both serving on the county fair board for a number ofyears and active in 4-H club work.

Ashtabula County Fair Board’s Kotnik family has fair feverAs for 37-year-old Julie

Kotnik Dunbar, a motherof three, she got elected tothe fair board after yearsin 4-H club work.

“I’m fortunate to be astay-at-home mom or do-mestic engineer as I callmyself,” she laughed.

“I was 19 when I endedmy 4-H involvement. Itwas sad to get out of 4-H.My last year in 4-H I hadthe grand championdairy feeder cow. It wasa very emotional time forme. I represent Ply-mouth Township on thefair board and have beenon 10 years and love it,”Dunbar said.

One of her children,MacKenzie is in 4-H now,too. She believes 4-Hclubs provide kids with asense of responsibility,structure and leadership.Dunbar said she was part

of the Beefeaters 4-Hclub with an animalproject during her 4-Hyears.

Several ofMacKenzie’s cousins,Travis Teter and AustinSchilling, also have 4-Hprojects. If they are ani-mal projects, their grand-father helps by housingthe animals at the farm.

“But the kids do thework and care for theiranimals,” Kotnik ex-plained.

Today, the Kotnik fam-ily, along with other dedi-cated county fair boardmembers, continue toserve. They work on fairplans all year long,Kotnik said. Larry’s wife,Leora, serves as a fairauxiliary member.

Larry has been on thefair board representingPierpont Township for 22

years and president forthe last 13 years. He isthe third generation tokeep the dairy farm onGraham Road going forthe Kotnik family.

“My grandfather JoeKotnik started the farmhere in 1921. It thenpassed down to my dad,Joe Sr. He’s 86 years oldand still helps out. Hetires us out sometimes,”said Larry jokingly.

The senior Kotniklives next door to Larryand Leora on part of the300 plus acres they callhome. Leora may be afarmer’s wife, but sheholds down a full timenursing job at AshtabulaCounty Nursing Home.

“After our kids wereout of school or collegeor working, I decided togo back to school and gotmy degree. So when Icome home I sometimesrun the tractor or help

out somewhere,” saidLeora.

“I have a great groupof people on our countyfair board. They all havedifferent responsibilitiesfor fair time and knowwhat to do. We meetthrough the year. Whenone fair is over, we areplanning the next,” saidKotnik.

Leora said the fairauxiliary members thisyear are not only havingthe annual pie bakingauction, but holding a bi-centennial cake decorat-ing contest, too. It willcommemorate AshtabulaCounty’s 200th birthday,she said.

“The proceeds fromour pie auction and cakecontests goes towardbeautification projects onthe fairgrounds,” Leorasaid.

“Our county residentsshould come visit the fair.

I know a lot of peopleprobably who never havebeen to the fair, but it’sgreat entertainment forfamilies. Our admissionis $7 and it includes be-ing able to go on the mid-way rides. On Wednes-day of fair week kids getin free. There are a lot ofactivities just for free atthe fair,” said Kotnik.

During the year, thefair board holds an an-nual reverse raffle event,which helps on operationcosts. They also rentsome barn areas at thefairgrounds.

The special grandstand shows do cost, ex-tra especially the countrywestern singers concerts.The fair board office isnow open daily andpeople can call (440) 576-7636 or (440) 576-0557for information relatingto events and schedulesor to enter exhibits.

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JEFFERSON - AbbeyAverill uses her knowl-edge and organizationalskills to promote themany 4-H programs andshow their worth to visi-tors of the annualAshtabula County Fair.

As program assistantfor 4-H and Agricultureof the Ohio State Univer-sity Extension inAshtabula County,Averill, working closelywith other people, pro-vides the mechanismthat keeps 4-H programsfeatured at the fair run-ning smoothly.

“Our office sets up thejudges for generalprojects (for instance).Basically, we do all thebackground work. Wealso have about 200 4-Hvolunteer advisors. Wewould not be able to dothe 4-H programs with-out volunteers,” she said.

Visitors to the countyfair can walk into the 4-H Expo building locatedat the east end of thefairgrounds and see theresults of the projects

Averill’s work enhances the 4-H fair experiencethat 4-H club membersmake with their ownhands.

The advisors and theextension office work to-gether like a well-oiledmachine.

“The advisors call theoffice with the booth sizethey want. Thursday be-fore the fair begins, wego in and set up thewalls. With the help ofseveral club membersand their advisors, weput up the booth walls.There are more than 60booths,” Averill said. “Wealso invite other groupsinto the Expo building.We invite schools,granges, Boy Scouts,Girl Scouts and the Fu-ture Farmers of Americato put up displays.”

Everything that goesinto the Expo building isorganized by Averill andothers at the extensionoffice.

Averill said it is ateam effort. The exten-sion office also coordi-nates all Junior Fair ac-tivities at the AshtabulaCounty Fair. They helpthe species chairpersonsorganize their shows,such as a rabbit show or

See AVERILL page 28B

PHOTO BY CRAIG L. HOFIUSAbbey Averill is the Ashtabula County OSU Extension program assistant for 4-H and Agriculture and has beenworking on programs and projects at the Ashtabula County Fair for several years.

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Ashtabula County Fairgrounds

Jefferson, Ohio

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JEFFERSON - Imag-ine the stories it wouldtell if only it could speak.

Celebrating 100 yearsin 2015, the Log Cabin atthe Ashtabula CountyFairgrounds offers plentyof history, a shady frontporch for relaxing and acool interior where arti-facts will be on display

If only the logcabin could speak

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JEFFERSON - Whenfair time comes, 4-Hcomes to many minds,and along with 4-H arethe plethora of animalprojects.

However, another as-pect of 4-H can sometimesbe forgotten: the generalprojects. General projectsrange from a wide varietyof subjects, from bakingand sewing toscrapbooking and archery.

Lacey Tolla has been a4-H member for aboutnine years, and she hasspent most of those yearsparticipating in generalprojects.

“This is my first yearof baking,” Tolla said.“For my first year I didrabbits and my secondyear I did insects.”

Tolla has placed withher projects about fivetimes, making it all theway to state finals. Tollahas tried out a variety ofareas, including sewing,knots and even insects.

“You actually go outand catch the insects andget to identify them,”Tolla said.

General 4-H projects show off a wide variety of knowledge and skillsTolla said she spent

her summer catching in-sects, identifying andplacing them in displaycases after they had de-ceased.

This year, Tolla hastried a hand at baking,making a cake completewith frosting and multi-flowered homemade can-dies.

“We premade the flow-ers and then we just putthem out and put themon the cake when it wasdone,” Tolla said.

Tolla has enjoyed hertime in 4-H and espe-cially her generalprojects.

“It’s pretty fun. Youcan show what differentskills you have and showyour knowledge of anarea,” Tolla said.

With the many areasof general projects, manydifferent judges are cho-sen from many differentbackgrounds.

Jo Silvers participatedin her first judging thisyear for basic foodprojects.

“I’m looking [atwhether] they know thefood pyramid, and theyhave implied that intotheir recipes,” Silverssaid.

Silvers said she was

looking at what they hadlearned through thereading of their book aswell as through hands-on experience.

“They bring insamples and they reallyget excited about theirprojects. They have tocomplete a whole bookand make all differentrecipes at home,” Silverssaid.

Silver likes to ask funquestions along with theacademic questions tolighten up the air.

“I try to make themrelax,” Silvers said.“They’re a little nervous.”

During the judging onSuper Saturday, Silvershad the pleasure of tast-ing all of the completedprojects and was im-pressed with what hertaste buds experienced.

“I’ve seen probablyabout ten, and I haveabout six or seven moreprojects to go,” Silverssaid. “It’s a lot of tasting.”

With many of the gen-eral projects, the 4-Hmembers are judged on agrading scale and are notpitted against each other.

“It doesn’t really com-pare to each other.They’re in their owngroup,” Silvers said.

Riffle and archery wasseen this year by firsttime judge John Neuvert.

“They basically bringto me a project workbookthat they’ve completedthis year and anyprojects that they’ve com-pleted this year,” Neuvertsaid.

Neuvert saw the mem-bers’ final completedprojects and made judg-ments based on what he

saw, as well as theirknowledge.

“They have a mainproject that they havecompleted. Usually it’s agun rack or a poster witharchery and riffle safety,”Neuvert said.

Neuvert thought thekids he had seen werewell versed in the ar-chery and firearms.

“So far I’m very im-pressed, and I have a few

I’m going to suggest forthe state fair,” Neuvertsaid. “I’m very impressedwith the 4-H program.”

Neuvert said manytimes the thought of fire-arms scare people intoday’s society, but the 4-H members who soughtto learn about them werealso learning the properusage of firearm.

“These kids today arestarting at a young age,

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Neuvert was glad toget his first experience asa 4-H judge and hopes tocome back again.

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JEFFERSON - Aftermonths of taking care oftheir animals, 4-H’erswill bid farewell to theirpigs, steers, turkeys andother animals during theAshtabula County JuniorFair Market Animal Sale.

The Market AnimalSale, which is conductedby the Ashtabula CountySenior Fair Boardthrough the assistance ofthe Market Animal Com-mittee, will be held 3 p.m.Friday, Aug. 12, in theMAC Arena (pig barn) onthe Ashtabula CountyFairgrounds in Jefferson.

During the animalsale, junior fair memberssell their market animalproject, which they haveraised throughout theyear and shown duringfair week. Each 4-H’er ormember of Future Farm-ers of America brings hisor her animal into thering to be auctioned off.Auctioneers at the eventvolunteer their time.

Community supports 4-H’ers at annual auction

Market Animal Sale to be held 3 p.m. FridayThe sale order this

year is: cheese baskets,market turkeys, marketchickens, market rabbits,market ducks, marketgoats, beef feeders,lambs, hogs, dairy beeffeeders, steers, dairysteers and thenunderweights andoverweights, in the samerotation.

The sale begins at ap-proximately 3 p.m. Thesale is open to the public,and registration forbuyer numbers begins at2:30 p.m. in the south cor-ner of the MAC Arenaand continues through-out the sale.

All of the animals inthe sale have receivedone-on-one care from the4-H’ers and FFA mem-bers, and the auction is afinal celebration of all ofthe hard work the 4-H’ers have put into theproject.

In some ways, theAshtabula County Fair hasseparated itself from otherfairs with its 4-H program.

Around 1995, the Mar-ket Animal Committee inAshtabula County, alongwith the Extension Of-fice, decided to rewardthe 4-H’ers instead of just

rewarding the best ani-mal. At most other fairs,just the animal is judged,sometimes giving the up-per hand to 4-H’ers whowere able to spend hun-dreds of dollars to pur-chase their animal.

The Ashtabula CountyFair wanted to make the4-H project more aboutthe kids and teens andreward them for learningabout their animal, in-cluding knowledge foundin a book, like parts of theanimal, what to do whenthey suspect an animal issick, how to house theanimal and so forth, andmore hands-on knowl-edge, such as how well the4-H’ers can show theiranimal in a ring. A judgeevaluates the animal it-self in the market class.

Because of this aspect,4-H is one of the most funand educational youth or-ganizations. Youth meetnew friends, and theylearn dedication and re-sponsibility, especiallywhen their project in-volves raising a living,breathing animal. Theytake pride and ownershipin a variety of projects.

The 4-H’ers with thehighest total scores in

each animal are re-warded with the Grandor Reserve ChampionProjects, which sell firstfor each species duringthe auction. The 4-H’ersshowing the best overallanimal in each categoryreceive the Best in Showaward. Best in theCounty and Breeder ’sOwn awards also are pre-sented.

Because of this aspectof 4-H, kids and teenslearn valuable life skillsby being involved in 4-Hand FFA, including re-sponsibility, leadershipand sportsmanship.

For their hard work,the community showstheir support. Histori-cally, community mem-bers bid higher than themarket values of the ani-mals during the livestockauction as a way to re-ward the 4-H’ers andmembers of FFA.

Buyers are welcome towalk through the animalbarns before the sale andspeak to the 4-H’ersabout their project.

Payments at the salecan be made by cash,check, VISA orMasterCard. TheCattleman’s Associationprovides refreshments atthe sale.

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• No excess fat

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• The average marketsteer is 17 months of age,weighs 250 pounds, eats20 pounds of feed a day,and a 1250 pound steerwill yield 545 pounds ofproduct in grocer’s meatcase.

Cow- a female thathas had a calf

Calf-male or female,less than 6 months old

Heifer- a female thathas not yet had a calf

Bull- male, any age Steer- castrated bull

• Judges look forproper weight for itsbreed and age

• Correct color for va-riety of breed

• Good overall physi-cal condition and fur orwool that is clean

• Straight front andhind legs

• Rabbits are groupedinto classes for judgingpurposes by breed, color,age and sex

The average marketrabbit is 70 days of age,weighs 4.5 pounds, eatsfour ounces of pellets aday, and a 4.5 pound rab-bit will yield about twopounds of meat.

Buck- male rabbitDoe- female rabbit

• Judges look for asheep that is long-bodiedand level-topped

• Good evidence ofmeatiness and adequategrowth for age

• Animals that arehealthy and alert with nodefects

• Wool that is cleanand properly prepared

• The average marketlamb is 5 months of age,weighs 120 pounds, eats3.5 pounds of grain a day,and a 120 pound lambwill yield 40 pounds ofproduct.

Ewe- female sheep,any age

Lamb- sheep lessthan 1 year old

Ram- a male sheep ofany age that is used forbreeding

Wether- a male sheepused for market

• Judges look for cowsthat are tall, long,straight, and walk onfairly straight legs

• Udders that arelarge enough to make alot of milk but can easilyadapt to milking ma-chines

• Large bodies to holdthe large amount of feednecessary

• The average dairycow is 4 years of age, pro-duces 5.8 gallons of milkper day, which weighs 50pounds and contains 1.6

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pounds of protein andwould make 5 pounds ofcheddar cheese. Dairybeef accounts for 25 per-cent of U.S. meat supply

Cow- a female thathas had a calf

Calf- male or female,usually less than oneyear old

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• The cart drivingclass demonstrates thebasic abilities of animalto pull a cart or wagon inany situation.

• The average marketwether goat is 6 monthsof age, weighs 70 to 90pounds, consumes 1.5pounds of feed per dayand a 90 pound wetherwill yield a 47 pound car-cass.

• Products from goatsinclude milk, cheese, but-ter, three types of meatand goatskins

• Dairy goats produce2 to 3 quarts of milk perday, which weighs an av-erage of about 8.6 poundsper gallon and containsan average of 3.8 percentof butterfat

• An excellent goatproduces 3500 to 4500pounds of milk in a year

• Breeding season forgoats is late August tomid March

• Birth weight of ababy goat averages 6pounds

• Goat’s milk containsmore vitamin A thancow’s milk

• Judges look for agood amount of meati-ness in the breast, drum-stick and thigh areas

• Birds with a widedepth of body and thebreasts should be full androunded

• Birds that arehealthy, with no struc-tural defects or discolora-tion of skin and feathers

• The average broilerchicken is processed at 6weeks of age, weighs 4.5pounds, eats .2 pounds ofgrain a day and a 4.5pound bird will yield 3.5pounds of product

Broiler- a chickenabout 7 weeks of age

Fryer- a chicken ofabout 8 to 12 weeks of age

Pullet- a femalechicken less than 1 yearold

Hen- a mature fe-male chicken

Rooster- a maturemale chicken

Bull- male, any age

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• Rear legs that arelong, deep and full

• Muscular shouldersand a large, lean back

• The average markethog is 5 to 6 months ofage, weighs 230 to 260pounds, eats six poundsof feed a day and willyield two hams thatweigh 20 pounds eachand two loins that weigh14 pounds each. Eachloin will yield 28 one-inchthick pork chops.

Sow- a mature fe-male hog

Boar- a male hog,used for breeding

Barrow- a youngmale pig used for market

Gilt- a young femalehog

• Judges look for bodyparts that are symmetri-cal and proportionate toone another

• Straight legs and topline and a high tail set

• Good bone densityand minimal to no bodyfat

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JEFFERSON - As 4-Hmembers gathered intothe Expo Center on theAshtabula County Fair-grounds waiting for theirgeneral projects to bejudged, a new project wasintroduced.

Quilting is now beingaccepted as a 4-H project,

4-H now offers project for quiltersbringing with it newmembers as well asjudges.

“This is my first yearjudging. I’ve never judgea project before,” EstherBunich said. “I’ve neverdone it before because it’sa brand new project for 4-H members. This is thefirst year for quilting for4-H.”

Bunich was happy tobe a part of the first yearof quilting and learnedalong with the members.

“I quilt, but I had toread the book to see whatthey’re expecting the kidsto know. So I had to learnabout it, too,” Bunichsaid.

Bunich has been aquilter for much of herlife and began with hermother.

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ber for eleven years,”Beckwith said.

Beckwith said theboard has more membersthan she could recall inpast years, but it helpswith the efficiency of theboard.

“We have a good groupthis year. It’s more thanwe’ve had in past yearsso we can get work donereally fast,” Beckwithsaid.

Kids games, sales of T-shirts and organizing thetalent show is just asmall sampling of respon-sibilities the board hasduring fair week.

“I’ve been helping withthe talent show and I re-ally enjoy that,”Beckwith said.

The board is proud ofthe work they do and allhave a strong apprecia-tion for the 4-H workethic.

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While that one day hasbeen set aside at theAshtabula County Fair-grounds to honor veter-ans and veterans’ groups,the following organiza-tions will be at the fair-grounds each day in thecommercial building:

• Aug. 9 – DisabledAmerican Veterans

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An area veterans’ or-ganization will the con-duct the flag-raising cer-emony at 9 a.m. Aug. 9.

Everett Helfer, fairboard member and U.S.Air Force veteran, saidThursday is an impor-tant day.

“We will have aflyover at 5 p.m. Aug.11. We have four planesscheduled for theflyover. Three are T-51’sfrom Titan Aircraft. Thefourth is a Zenith Cor-poration kit plane. Josh

Woodard will sing theNational Anthem beforethe flyover,” Helfersaid.

“We need to teach ourchildren about our coun-try and the ultimate sac-rifice made by many whoserved in the armedforces,” he said.

Everyone will see apermanent addition tothe fairgrounds com-pleted last year.

“It’s our Veterans Wall.We had a temporary wallin 2009. This one is per-manent. Area veteransorganizations and othersmade donations. Thewall did not cost the fairboard anything. In frontof the wall, 1,000 brickswere laid for a patio. Acouple benches are there

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for people to sit. Thebenches face the wall,”Helfer said.

Concrete plaques de-picting the emblem of theU.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S.Air Force, U.S. Marinesand the U.S. Coast Guardare affixed to the wall.

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“Bill Douglas, a personwho served in the Mer-chant Marines duringWorld War II, donatedthe Merchant Marineflag to the project,”Helfer said.

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Benich’s grandchil-dren have completed avariety of projects, rang-ing from animals to thegeneral projects.

“They showed beef,pigs, lambs,” Benich said.“My granddaughterAnnette tried a sewingproject, but that didn’tlast long.”

Benich said Annettegot her hands intomany different aspectsof 4-H and explored dif-ferent projects eachyear.

“[Annette] did geneal-ogy. She really tried avariety of things,” Benichsaid.

Benich’s grandson,

Nathan, would like tokeep the 4-H traditionalive and begin judging.

“My grandson wantsto be a livestock judge.He goes to OSU [OhioState University],”Benich said.

Three generations ofthe Benich family havegone through the 4-Hprogram, and each onebears memories and con-tinue to use their experi-ences to shape their fu-ture.

“Our son’s two chil-dren, Annette andNathan, are both still in-volved with agricultureeven though they’re notdirectly involved with 4-

BENICH From page 12B

H right now,” Benichsaid. “So, yes, 4-H cer-tainly has affected mychildren and grandchil-dren.”

Benich is proud to bea 4-H advocate and iseven participating in the

Ashtabula County Fairthis year as a first-timejudge in the newly devel-oped program, quilting.Benich and her familyare helping to keep 4-Han active part of manyyoung adults’ lives.

at the Expo Center onthe fairgrounds. Themeeing, which begins at1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11,is open to everyone at-tending the fair.

Visitors to the fairalso should stop in at theFloral Building, as theFloriculture Departmenthas added a special classthis year titled “Happy200th Birthday,Ashtabula County.”Among the other floralentries at the fair thisyear will be artistic ar-

rangements using freshor dried plants, or a com-bination, designed to cel-ebrate the bicentennial.

The Needlework De-partment and the ArtsDepartment also haveclasses dedicated to thebicentennial. The ArtsDepartment invites chil-dren from kindgarten agethrough adults to submitartwork of any medium tocelebrate the bicenential.The entries can be foundin the Expo Center andthe Grange Building dur-

ing fair week.The Ashtabula

County Fairboard Auxil-iary also invites bakersto bake up a cake deco-rated with the bicenten-nial theme for its annualbaking contest and auc-tion. The winner of thecontest will receive aLongaberger cake basketdonated by the Cake Loftof Williamsfield. Afterjuding, the cakes will beauctioned off on Satur-day, Aug. 13, along withpies and cookies baked

for the contest, at theExpo Center.

The Fairboard Auxil-iary also invited peopleto show off their patrioticpride by choosing atheme of “Happy 200thBirthday, AshtabulaCounty,” for its annualbeautification contest.Every year, people plantand decorate a garden orplanter on the fair-grounds for the contest.This year, the gardenswill be decorated withthe bicentennial theme.

FAIR From page 13B

ing Jefferson Townshipfor nine years. He tookover chairing the floricul-ture department soon af-ter coming on the board.

“The historic OctagonBuilding is just the bestplace for our flowershows. The building islisted on the NationalRegister of HistoricPlaces and I believe it’sbeen here on the fair-grounds since Civil Wardays. I’m partial to how

nice our flower shows areat this fair and think theshows are one of the bestaround among countyfairs,” Bodnar said.

The entries for thefair’s two flower showsinclude the followingclasses: Class 1-Speci-men Cut Flowers: Class2-Roses; Class 3-Gladi-olus; Class 4-HousePlants: Class 5-HangingBaskets; Class 6-ArtisticArrangements Using

Fresh or Dried Plants ora Combination; Class 7-Parade of Blooms; Class8-Hostas; Class 9-Miscel-laneous (using vases forvarious floral or grassvarieties.

There is also achildren’s division for boyand girls to enter ar-rangements there aretwo classes. Class 10 isfor children ages 4-10;and Class 11 for childrenages 11-18. Class 12 is

reserved for the BestOverall for the first showand the second show.

For more informationon specific classes andrules, fair floral exhibi-tors should pick up a fairbook at the AshtabulaCounty fairgrounds sec-retary office or areastores, said Bodnar. Allthe information for eachclass is listed under Dept.9, Floriculture in the of-ficial fair book.

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cookies. The cookies mustnot have been made witha mix and must be sub-mitted in a non-return-able container.

For the youth, cashprizes will be awarded ineach category: first place,$25; second place, $15;and third place, $10.

Immediately after thejudging, the fairboardauxiliary will auction offthe pies and cookies tothe highest bidders.

The auxiliary does notcharge an entry fee forthe contest, but entrantsmust pay gate admissionor show a valid pass toenter the fairgrounds.

Since AshtabulaCounty is celebrating its200th birthday this year,a special contest has beenadded. Bakers can showoff their patriotic pride asthey enter their speciallydecorated cakes in theBicentennial Cake-Deco-rating Contest.

This contest is open toadults only, and the rulesinclude that the cakemust be edible, meaningno platforms orStyrofoam.

For this contest,though, the cake can ei-ther be from a mix orfrom scratch.

Like with the othercontests, the cake mustbe on a non-returnabledish. The cake should bedecorated with theAshtabula County Bicen-tennial theme.

Only one entry will beallowed per person, and aprize of a Longabergercake basket, sponsored bythe Cake Loft inWilliamsfield, Ohio, willbe awarded to the bakerof the best decorated cake.

The cakes also will beauctioned off.

The Ashtabula CountyFairboard Auxiliarysponsors the event every

year as a way to raisemoney for beautifica-

tion and improve-ment projects at

the fair-

grounds.Guests can appreciate

many of the auxiliary’spast projects simply bytaking a walk around thefairgrounds.

The auxiliary has do-nated funds to help sup-port the following pur-chases and projects onthe fairgrounds: purchas-ing tables and chair forthe Expo Center; land-scaping on the fair-grounds; paving the mid-way; installing thelighted message sign;work on the PoplarStreet ditch project; pur-chasing picnic tables andbenches for use duringthe fair; purchasing paintfor fences around therace track and for theExpo Center; replacingtoilets and painting thewomen’s restroom; reno-vating the kitchen; reno-vating the office underthe Grandstands; andpurchasing fruit basketsand floral arrangementsfor speedy recovery andsympathy.

The Ashtabula CountyFairboard Auxiliary wasformed in 1993, and thewomen are active inprojects year round.

BAKE From page 14B

a turkey show.What people see up

front would not be pos-sible without the workbehind-the-scenes.

“It is of utmost impor-tance that the kids havean enriching experienceat the fair,” she said.

Averill will tell peoplethere is more to her po-sition than helping with4-H programs at theAshtabula County Fair.

“I do mostly school-en-richment programs,which are science-basedor research-based. Sev-eral examples are rocketscience, embryology andReality Day. We getpackets of information

from the OSU Extensionin Columbus. We presentit to students. ChickQuest is a programabout hatching babychickens. Reality Day isa big one for eighth-grade students. Theylearn about scenariosthat come up in every-day life,” Averill said.

Schools call her periodi-cally to present programs.

“I have been to everypublic school in thecounty,” she said.

Averill grew up on asmall dairy farm inAndover. She has beeninvolved with 4-H all herlife. She has a four-yeardegree in agricultural

education. The first twoyears she attended theAgricultural TechnicalInstitute, followed bytwo years at the OhioState University maincampus. She graduatedin 2003. She is workingon her master’s degree.

Before coming backhome to AshtabulaCounty, Averill taught ag-ricultural educating atNorth Central HighSchool in Williams County,Ohio, for three years.

She is married toBrian, an emergency ve-hicle technician.

“We were in DairyBowl together,” she said.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH AT 3:00 P.M. • OFFERING FOR SALEORDER OF SALE: Cheese Basket, Market Turkeys, Market Chickens, Market Rabbits, Market Ducks, Market Goats, Beef Feeder, Lambs, Hogs, Dairy Beef Feeders, Steers, Dairy Steers

Underweight and overweights will be sold in the same rotation as the regular sale.SUPPORT AREA YOUTH ATTENDING AND PURCHASE TOP QUALITY ANIMALS - LOCAL PROCESSORS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH YOUR PURCHASE

Al’s Trucking & Excavating • All County Disposal • Amjet Corp. • Andover Bank • Andover Bank Investments • Ashtabula County Holstein Club • AT Home Repair • Atlantic Equipment Co. • Austinburg Mill • Austinburg Vet ClinicB.P. Enterprise • Bar-D-Farms • Walter & Michal Barnes • Basic Machine • Aaron Becker • The Bird Feeder • Bob the Builder • Joe Bodnar • Boggs Family • Tim Bojanowski • Bortnick Tractor Sales • Bossy’s Way

Bowshot Cooper & O’Donnell Engineers LLC • Frank & Ruth Bradish • Briquettes Smokehouse • Burdick Roofing • Jim & Seanna Butler • Roger Butler • C A W Soil Sampling • Keith Camp, Sr. • Capp Steel ErectorsCarter Lumber Madison • Casey Kozlowski for State Rep. • Charles Auto Parts • Cherry Valley Processing • Chestnut Valley Farm • Clark Electric Plumbing • Deana Cole • G. Joseph & Jerry Colucci • Colucci’s FattoriaConcord Masonry • Hall D. Cooper • Cope Farm Equipment • Cortland Tractor • Crooked Fence Farm • Crystal Clear Water • D&M Farms • Deerfield Farms • Steve Dillon • Donald F. DiNezza • Don & Pat’s Farmette

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Thank you to the following people & businesses who purchased the animals donated back at the 2010 Ashtabula Jr. Fair Market Animal Sale:DAIRY BEEF FEEDERS: Donated by S & R Farms & Dick & Linda Springer & bought by Deerfield Farms & Gary & Janet Marcy. HOG CARCASS: Donated by Rachel Pope & bought by Bossy’s Way. MARKET DUCKS: Donated by

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Grand Champion Market SteerKyle Jones

Buyer: W. I. Miller & Sons

Reserve Champion & Best of ShowMarket Steer - Tricia Lautanen

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Reserve Best of Show Market SteerSeth Thomas

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Grand Champion & Best of ShowDairy Steer - Josh Butler

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Reserve Champion Dairy SteerCourtney Fox

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Reserve Best of Show Dairy SteerFelipe Pacheco

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Reserve Best of Show Beef FeederTyler Brown

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Grand Champion & Best of ShowDairy Beef Feeder - Jessica Krulic

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Reserve ChampionDairy Beef Feeder - Cody Fetters

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Grand Champion Market LambBen Betteridge

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Best of Show Market LambJacob Butler

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Reserve Best of Show Market LambRebecca Jackam

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Grand Champion Market HogAshley Meaney

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Best of Show Market HogNicole Visnosky

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Reserve Best of Show Market HogBrittany Clay

Buyer: Candace Reed

Reserve Best of Show Market GoatOwen Hoover

Buyer: Wright Farms Ltd

Grand Champion & Reserve Best ofShow Market Duck - James Anderson

Buyer: Betty Ann Peterson

Reserve Champion Market DuckRebecca Dillon

Buyer: Lynn Gruber

Grand Champion Market ChickenChris PellegrinoBuyer: Bill Stone

Reserve Champion & Reserve Best ofShow Market Chicken - Michael Miller

Buyer: B.P. Enterprise

Best of Show Market ChickenLogan Platt

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Grand Champion Market RabbitTyler Priem

Buyer: Saybrook Feed & Garden

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Best of Show Market RabbitAdrianna Jones

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Best of Show Dairy Beef CarcassCourtney Fox

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Best of Show Hog CarcassDesirae Hill

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Best of Show Market TurkeyStacie Ritchie

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Best of Show Beef CarcassJoshua Kearny

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Reserve Best of Show Beef CarcassHolly Nye

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Reserve Champion Beef FeederDestine Hill

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Grand Champion & Best of ShowMarket Goat - Richelle Baker

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Reserve Champion Market TurkeyGidget Marrison

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Best of Show Cheese BasketCalla Mazzaro

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Reserve Best of Show Hog CarcassTaylor Rhoads

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Best of Show Lamb CarcassJohnathan Squibbs

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Reserve Best of Show Lamb CarcassBen Betteridge

Buyer: Hal D. Cooper

Best of Show Goat CarcassNatalie Bessman

Buyer: Greenside Up Landscape & Const.

Reserve Best of Show Goat CarcassStacie Ritchie

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Grand Champion & Best of ShowBeef Feeder - Avery March

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Reserve Champion Market LambJohnathan Squibbs

Buyer: Hal D. Cooper

Best of Show Market DuckCraig Anderson

Buyer: Colucci’s Fattoria

Grand Champion & Reserve Best ofShow Market Turkey - Cassy Hall

Buyer: Seeds Orthopaedic

Reserve Best of ShowDairy Beef Carcass - Kyle Hass

Buyer: Bob the Builder

Reserve Champion Market GoatSarah Ritchie

Buyer: Elmer & Iris Geil

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2011 Ashtabula County Fair

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struggles of early settlersin the Western Reserve,and fair tradition.Though vendors, conces-sion stands and fast-paced rides clamor forfairgoers’ attention, fewfair-goers overlook thesmall structure.

Fairgoers will wantto stop inside the logcabin this year becauseit will be filled with ar-tifacts.

Fair Board memberEverett Helfer crawledup in the attic of the logcabin earlier this year.

“I wanted to see whatwas there, and lo and be-hold, there were betterthan 60 artifacts,” hesaid. “All but five arenamed.”

“They’ve been on dis-play since we foundthem,” he said.

They include a flaxbreaker more than 200years old that is used tomake sewing material.

“No one had any ideawhat it was when webrought it down, butwithin a half hour, a guycame in from SouthCounty who had been inan antiques show threeweeks earlier, and sawthe same item, andbought it. He told uswhat it was, and told usit was 200 years old ormore,” Helfer said.

The 65-item log cabindisplay includes primi-tive farm equipment,tools, household imple-

ments such as butterchurns, and others thatdate back to the area’searliest settlements.

In addition, Dave andEileen Cober, ofCortland, will add four16-foot tables of additionimplements, such aswooden bowls, hangingutensils, farm equip-ment and tools.

Helfer invites every-one to stop in and take alook.

“Seniors especiallylike to come in and lookaround,” he said. “I can’tsay that there is muchroom to sit inside, butthere is plenty of room tosit on the benches outfront, where people cansit in the shade.”

CABIN From page 19B

Since then I’ve done piecequilts like they’re teach-ing the kids here.”

With her many yearsof experience, as well asstudying the 4-H book,Bunich was looking forcertain aspects of theprojects she viewed.

“You look for colorsand various quiltingtechniques,” Bunich said.

Bunich said the colorand patterns they chooseplay a major role of thequilt’s overall appearance.

“There’s a whole sectionin the book about choosingcolors and using the colorwheel and matching col-

ors,” Bunich said.Other quilting tech-

niques are also taken intoaccount in the judging.

“We’re looking forstitching to be straightand bindings that areappropriate and neat andsewn correctly,” Bunichsaid.

Since it was the firstyear of quilting, the be-ginning book featurestwo patterns for the 4-Hprojects to showcase.

“They have in the bookjust two patterns. Eithera rail-fence pattern witha border or the four-patchpattern,” Bunich said.

The beginningquilters’ projects are alsonot full bed-size quilts.

“These are lap quilts.They’re just small,”Bunich said.

With practice and ex-perience, Bunich wasconfident the 4-Hquilters would be able tocomplete a full quilt intheir future.

“With practice, they willbe able to complete a full-size quilt,” Bunich said. “Ihad years of practice to getwhere I am today. I’ve sewnfor as long as I can remem-ber and didn’t sew a quiltovernight.”

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