PIERCE — A variety of open class competitions took place at the Pierce County Fair, which took place July 2327 this year. Listed here are the ribbons earned by local open class entrants. Addresses are Osmond unless listed otherwise. Also listed are participants with Outstanding exhibits.
Makenzie Dick, age 9 — Recycled bucket-flowers, red
Sara Fritz — Small stuffed animal, blue; novelty crocheted, blue; nursery item, blue Jamie Gubbels — Framed pencil scratch-freehand, blue; acrylic-bird unframed, blue; ceramic dish-purple, blue; star ornament, blue; Lego kit- flowers, blue; Lego original-flowers, blue; 3D printer-epoch-white, blue; 3D printer-bird-unlisted, blue; crosswoodworking, red Levi Huwaldt of Pierce, age 9 — Lego 3D kit, blue Tanya Huwaldt of Pierce — scrapbook-Jesse, blue Spencer Koehler of Plainview — Cabbage, red; Yukon gold potato, blue; Outstanding Youth Farm Products Levi Morfeld — Mulberries, blue; cherry tomato, blue; rhubarb, blue; day lily, red Marcus Morfeld — Welded crossrailroad nails, blue Sarah Morfeld — Crocheted afghan, blue Valerie Morfeld of Norfolk — Rhubarb, blue; chives, red; basil, blue; day lily, blue; receiving blanket, blue; new sew quilt, blue; brownies, blue; rhubarb-blueberry muffins, blue; rhubarb cake, blue Kix Paulsen of Meadow Grove, age 5 — Blue decorated wreath, blue Lux Paulsen of Meadow Grove, age 8 — Centerpiece, red; acryliccheetah, blue Nox Paulsen of Meadow Grove, age 9 — White brick garden art, red; wood garden sink-pallet, blue; Champion Woodworking-Youth Clara Steffen, age 10 — Tiger lily, blue; echinacea, red; petunia-single, red; hosta, blue; sedum blue; astilbe, blue; snapdragon-short, red; butterfly bush, blue; Veronica, red; cushion mum, blue; balloon flower, red; chokecherry jelly, blue; acrylic-ice cream cones, red; cerami c figurine-
cardinal, blue; ceramic dish-melon, red; necklace with cross-beaded, blue; refrigerator magnet-butterfly, blue; Christmas tree ornaments-Lego, blue; seasonal wall hanging-Joy, red; sun catcher-Easter, red; Lego kit-hamster cage, blue; bracelet, blue; greet- ing card, blue; foam art-snowflake, blue; garden art-mushroom, blue; birdhouse-dots, red; recycled flower vase, red; unlisted-yarn girl head, blue; hot pad mat, red; homemade pillow case, blue; embroidered dish towel, blue; T-shirt, blue; freeze-dried pineapple, blue; freeze-dried onion, blue; freeze-dried blueberries, blue; freeze-dried sweet potatoes, blue Debbie Brunssen of Randolph — Outstanding Exhibitor-Food/Farm Products Sheryl Buss of Pierce — Best Canned Good Jan Goetz of Plainview — Outstanding Exhibit-Vegetable Kathy Duval — Top Food Award, Piecemaker Award Peggy Haas — Best in County-Textile Chris Hilkemann of Pierce — Judges Choice Award Kennedy Johnson — Champion Fine Arts and Crafts Derrick Kolterman of Pierce — Best Photo Jenni Kolterman of Pierce — Best Potted Plant Linda Latimer of Pierce — Superintendent Choice Award-Textiles Bella Lewon of Pierce, age 7 — Youth Best Canned Good Lyle Lingenfelter of Plainview — Champion Woodworking Erix Oppliger of Norfolk — Best Youth Photo Octavia Rosenkrans of Pierce — Top Youth Foods Award Radley Rosenkrans of Pierce — Best Youth Flower Exhibit Hazel Spreeman of Norfolk — Textile Youth Award Shari Steiner of Norfolk — Best Cut Flower, Best Textile, Best Bread Klaire Unseld of Pierce, age 8 — Champion Youth-Fine Arts/Crafts Karen Zierke — Cookie Jar Award Open Class Livestock
The following are the champions and reserve champions of all livestock divisions. Addresses were not given.
Goats — Champion Breed Doe: Mckenna Deiterman; Reserve: Corbyn Siebrandt Sheep — Champion Breeding Ewe: Emilee Olson; Reserve: Emilee Olson; Champion Market Lamb: Emilee Olson; Reserve: Gabriel Olson Swine — Champion Gilt: Dierck White; Reserve: Dierck White; Champion Barrow: Dierck White; Reserve: Swazy Herbolsheimer Cattle — Champion Angus Heifer: Dylan Schutt; Char Composite: Sawyer Weinrich; Chi: Cannon Krueger; Hereford: Sawyer Wagner/Huwaldt Cattle Co.; Maintainer: Cutter Krueger; Shorthorn: Cayden Holan; Shorthorn Plus: Cayden Holan; Simmental: Brylie Benes; Foundation Simmental: Brenna Benes; AOB: Blake Foster; County Raised: Cutter Kroeger; Overall Female: Brylie Benes; Reserve: Brenna Benes; third: Cutter Krueger; fourth: Cayden Ho- len; fifth: Blake Foster; Bull: Lillie Stern; Reserve: Alexandria Huwaldt FFA
Benjamin Huwaldt of Pierce — Eggs, purple, Grand Champion Alexandria Huwaldt of Pierce — Eggs, blue; market steer, purple, Grand Champion; senior beef showmanship, purple, Grand Champion Cody Hoffman of Plainview — Eggs, purple, Reserve Champion
