News : Parade of Champions Honors Benton County 4-H members for success at Fair

Any Andrews: Champion and Reserve Champion Dairy Goat

Andy Schanbacher: Supreme Champion Dairy

Cassie Kenney: Champion Junior Trails and Champion and Reserve ChampionSmall Pony

Chelsea Schminke: Grand Champion Breeding Ewe

Christine Ballard: Champion Non-Commercial Individual Poultry

Emily Meyer: Champion and Reserve Champion Miniature Breeding Beef

Grant Wittmer won several trophies in the Beef Show.

Grant Wittmer showed the Champion and Reserve Champion Ponies in the Horse Show.

Keri Webster: Reserve Champion Junior Trails Class

Champion Mini Horses: Natalie Barnes, Champion (right) and Larissa Volz, Reserve Champion.

Michael Vajgrt: Champion Purebred Cow/Calf

Natalie Barnes: Champion Mini Horse

Olivia Cox: Reserve Champion Purebred Cow/Calf

Olivia Cox in the Parade of Champions with her Reserve Champion Purebred Cow/Calf

Paige Sears showed the Champion Meat Goat.

Michael Vajgrt: Champion Purebred Cow/Calf

Natalie Barnes: Champion Mini Horse

Olivia Cox: Reserve Champion Purebred Cow/Calf

Olivia Cox in the Parade of Champions with her Reserve Champion Purebred Cow/Calf

Paige Sears showed the Champion Meat Goat.

Ross Karsten showed the Champion Hereford Heifer.

Dorothy Zaugg, Champion, and Nick Zaugg, Reserve Champion Bucket/Bottle Lamb winners

Will Crees showed the Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef.

Taya Fuerhelm: Champion Light Horse Western Pleasure (Juniors)

Tarik Goken showed the Grand Champion Market Beef.

Swine show: Individual Market Hog Champiion Jared Engelking, left, & Reserve Champion Tanner Brecht

Sammi Krug showed the Overall Champion Bucket/Bottle Calf.

2010 Fair Queen Taylor Davis and Princesses Emily Schmidt & Paige Sears led Parade of Champions.

Rachel Sackett: Champion Commercial Breeds Cow/Calf

Tayte Lindemeier: Champion Other Breeds Heifer

Dustin Schanbacher, Senior Dairy Showmanship Champion.

Aaron Sackett: Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer

Julie Long: Champion Light Horse

Jr. Sheep Showmanship Champ Tayte Lindemeier, and Int. Showmanship Champ Austin Leng

Cassie Kenney: Champion and Reserve Champion Small Pony

Karley Kenney: Intermediate Showmanship Champion and Int/Sr. Horsemanship Champion

Taya Fuerhelm: Champion Light Horse Western Pleasure (Juniors)

Jakob Long: Champion and Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer.

The Champions of the Benton County Fair in every animal and livestock category paraded in front of the audience in the beef show ring Sunday, during the last day of the 2010 Benton County Fair.

4-H and FFA members who showed poultry, rabbits, meat goats, swine, sheep, beef and dairy cattle, bucket/bottle calves and horses were included in the parade, which has become an annual event in recent years.

The champions and reserve champions in each show were included in the parade. Showmanship winners at each level were also honored.

Below is the list of winners, as presented to the audience (some winners did not participate in the Parade):

Poultry:

Champion Non-Commercial Individual Poultry: Christine Ballard

Reserve Champion Non-Commercial Individual Poultry: Willow Huber

Champion Poultry Exhibit: Ivy Huber

Reserve Champion Poultry Exhibit: Willow Huber

Senior Showmanship: Megan Ternus.

Intermediate Showmanship: Kylee Sells

Junior Showmanship: Nicolas Thompson

Rabbit:

Grand Champion Rabbit Overall: Alice Littrel

Reserve Grand Champion Rabbit Overall: Christine Ballard

Senior Showmanship: Kristen Riggle

Intermediate Showmanship: Larissa Volz

Junior Showmanship: Raynee Kraklio

Meat Goat:

Champion Meat Goat: Paige Sears

Reserve Champion Meat Goat: Christine Ballard

Senior Showmanship: Christine Ballard

Intermediate Showmanship: Peyton Sash

Junior Showmanship: Raynee Kraklio

Swine:

Grand Champion Individual Market Hog: Jared Engelking

Reserve Grand Champion Individual Market Hog: Tanner Brecht

Winner's Showmanship: Chelsea Schminke

Senior Showmanship: John Engelking

Intermediate Showmanship: Paige McAtee

Junior Showmanship: Bryce Hodnefield

Sheep:

Grand Champion Breeding Ewe: Chelsea Schminke

Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Ewe: Haley Meyer

Grand Champion Individual Market Lamb: Chelsea Schminke

Reserve Grand Champion Individual Market Lamb: Shelby Karr

Winner's Showmanship: Brandon Andresen

Senior Showmanship: Logan Takes

Intermediate Showmanship: Austin Leng

Junior Showmanship: Tayte Lindemeier

Champion Bucket/Bottle Lamb: Dorothy Zaugg

Reserve Champion Bucket/Bottle Lamb: Nick Zaugg

Dairy:

Supreme Champion Dairy: Andy Schanbacher

Reserve Supreme Champion Dairy: Andy Schanbacher

Champion Senior Dairy: Andy Schanbacher

Reserve Champion Senior Dairy: Andy Schanbacher

Champion Junior Dairy: Andy Schanbacher

Reserve Champion Junior Dairy: Shelby Karr

Champion Dairy Goat: Amy Andrews

Reserve Champion Dairy Goat: Amy Andrews

Senior Goat Showmanship: Mattie Walker

Senior Shownship: Dustin Schanbacher

Intermediate Showmanship: Kelsey Franck

Junior Showmanship: Zach Bierschenk

Bucket/Bottle Calf

Overall Champion: Sammi Krug

Reserve Overall Champion: Margaret Bruce

Beef:

Champion Purebred Cow/Calf: Michael Vajgrt

Reserve Champion Purebred Cow/Calf: Olivia Cox

Champion Commercial Breeds Cow/Calf: Rachel Sackett

Reserve Champion Commercial Breeds Cow/Calf: Trevor Rommann

Champion Angus Heifer: Michael Vajgrt

Reserve Champion Angus Heifer: Kendra Miner

Champion Red Angus Heifer: Jacob Bruce

Reserve Champion Red Angus Heifer: Morgan Bossler

Champion Shorthorn Heifer: Jakob Long

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer: Jakob Long

Champion Simmental Heifer: Miranda Fortune

Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer: Grant Wittmer

Champion Hereford Heifer: Ross Karsten

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer: Aaron Sackett

Champion Miniature Breeding Beef: Emily Meyer

Reserve Champion Miniature Breeding Beef: Emily Meyer

Champion Other Breeds Heifer: Tayte Lindemeier

Reserve Champion Other Breeds Heifer: Grant Wittmer

Grand Champion Beef Heifer: Tanner Brecht

Reserve Grand Champion Beef Heifer: Michael Vajgrt

Grand Champion Market Beef: Tarik Goken

Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef: Will Crees

Senior Showmanship: Emily Olson

Intermediate Showmanship: Rachel Sackett

Junior Showmanship: Olivia Cox

Horse:

Champion Mini Horse: Natalie Barnes

Reserve Champion Mini Horse: Larissa Volz

Champion Small Pony: Cassie Kenney

Reserve Champion Small Pony: Cassie Kenney

Champion Pony: Grant Wittmer

Reserve Champion Pony: Grant Wittmer

Champion Light Horse: Julie Long

Reserve Champion Light Horse: Karley Kenney

Junior Showmanship: Rebeka Coffland

Intermediate Showmanship: Karley Kenney

Senior Showmanship: Abbie Darland

Champion Small Pony Western Pleasure: Cassie Kenney

Champion Small Pony Western Pleasure (Juniors) Katy Ward

Reserve Small Pony Western Pleasure (Juniors) Rachel Montgomery

Champion Pony Western Pleasure (Intermediates/Seniors): Larissa Volz

Reserve Champion Pony Western Pleasure (Intermediates/Seniors): Grant Wittmer

Champion Light Horse Western Pleasure (Juniors): Taya Fuerhelm

Reserve Champion Light Horse Western Pleasure (Juniors): Lex Stull

Champion Light Horse Western Pleasure (Intermediates/Seniors): Karley Kenney

Reserve Champion Light Horse Western Pleasure (Intermediates/Seniors): Lindsay Nooren

Junior Horsemanship: Lex Stull

Reserve Junior Horsemanship: Taya Fuerhelm

Intermediate/Senior Horsemanship: Karley Kenney

Reserve Intermediate/Senior Horsemanship: Abbie Darland

Champion Junior Trails Class: Cassie Kenney

Reserve Champion Junior Trail Class: Keri Webster

Champion Intermediate/Senior Trail Class: Danielle Gallet

Reserve Champion Intermediate/Senior Trail Class: Danielle Gallet