IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AT THE FAIR YESTERDAY. NEARLY A FULL
GRANDSTAND LAST NIGHT FOR THE CRAIG MORGAN COUNTRY SHOW.
ATTENDANCE SATURDAY WAS 4,435, DOWN FROM LAST YEAR ON SATURDAY WHEN
ATTENDANCE WAS 5,396. LOWER ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR BEING BLAMED DAILY
ON THE HOT WEATHER.
THE BEEF SHOW WAS HELD YESTERDAY AND THE TOP TWO WINNERS ARE SHOWN
BELOW.
TYLER MOOTHART OF MILES HAD THE GRAND CHAMPION, A PUREBRED SIMANTHAL
WEIGHING 1296 POUNDS. HE WILL BE A SOPHOMORE AT NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL IN GOOSELAKE. HE IS THE SON OF SHELLY WILSON AND DOUGLAS MOOTHART AND
A MEMBER OF THE MILES MAVERICKS 4-H CLUB. ALSO A MEMBER OF THE NE
FFA. HE IS GOING TO SELL THE STEER AT THE LIVESTOCK AUCTION TODAY.
HE IS SHOWN BEING INTERVIEWED BY ME IN THE PHOTO JUST BELOW.
IN THE SECOND LOWER PHOTO, I INTERVIEWED GARRETT MOELLER, ALSO OF MILES AND ALSO A SOPHOMORE AT NORTHEAST. HIS PARENTS ARE WARREN AND MICHELLE
MOELLER OF MILES AND HE IS THE SECRETARY OF THE PRESTON TRAILBLAZERS
4-H CLUB AND A MEMBER OF THE NE FFA. HIS ANGUS STEER WEIGHED 1318 POUNDS AND HE WILL TAKE THE STEER TO THE GOVERNOR'S STEER SHOW IN DES MOINES
IN AUGUST.