4-H Livestock Show Results

Taylorville, Ill. — On Wednesday July 19, 2023 the 4-H Livestock Shows took place at the Christian County Fairgrounds. The Beef Show began at 8:00am, followed by the Swine & Sheep Shows, and Goat Show. Megan Myerscough and Jeremy Crouch served as the judges for the Livestock Shows. Thank you to the livestock superintendents, parents, and volunteers who helped make the Livestock Shows a success. The Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, and Showmanship winners are listed below:

 

Swine:
    • Grand Champion Gilt – Cydney Bertolino 
    • Reserve Grand Champion Gilt – Isabel Pistorius 
    • Grand Champion Barrow – Cooper Bertolino 
    • Reserve Grand Champion Barrow – Isabel Pistorius
    • Sr. Showmanship – Emma Pistorius
    • Intermediate Showmanship – Carsyn Bertolino
    • Jr. Showmanship – Emery Hedden

 

Goat:
    • Grand Champion Meat Doe – Levi Paulek
    • Reserve Grand Champion Meat Doe – Elayna Harker
    • Grand Champion Meat Buck – Brody Buzzard
    • Intermediate Showmanship – Elayna Harker
    • Sr. Showmanship – Brody Harker

 

 

Sheep:
    • Grand Champion Ewe – Ryker Beckmier 
    • Reserve Grand Champion Ewe – T. Kade Beckmier
    • Grand Champion Market Lamb – Dalton Cruit
    • Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb – Olive Ryan
    • Grand Champion Ram – Ben Wamsley
    • Reserve Grand Champion Ram – Abby Wamsley
    • Sr. Showmanship – T. Kade Beckmier
    • Intermediate Showmanship – Charlee Ryan
    • Jr. Showmanship – Harper Ryan

 

Beef:
    • Grand Champion Heifer – Cole Paulek
    • Reserve Grand Champion Heifer – Will Curtin  
    • Grand Champion Steer – Cole Paulek 
    • Reserve Grand Champion Steer – Waylon Paulek
    • Sr. Showmanship – Will Curtin
    • Intermediate Showmanship – Layne Bliler
    • Jr. Showmanship – Payton May

 

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4-H General Show Results

Taylorville, Ill. - On Monday, July 17th, 2023 the 4-H General Show took place at the Christian County Fairgrounds Expo Building. During the show, 4-Hers display their knowledge and dedication to each one of their projects. 4-H members are asked to answer judges' questions to show their expertise. Thank you to the General SHow judges, parents, and volunteers that helped make the 4-H General Show a success. Christian County 4-H members who received best of show or were chosen as state fair delegates/state fair alternates are listed below:


Communications
    • State Fair Delegates: Connor Eggimann – Creative Writing


ESports
    • State Fair Delegates: Benjamin Wamsley - eSports


Family Heritage
    • State Fair Delegates: Kyle Jackle-Hugh – Family Heritage

 

Floriculture
    • State Fair Delegates: Cara Eggimann – Floriculture A

 

Interior Design


     Best of Show:

Macy Richards – Design Decisions, Intermediate


    State Fair Delegates:

Benjamin Wamsley – Design Decisions, Intermediate,

Macy Richards – Design Decisions, Advanced


Fishing/Wildlife
    • State Fair Delegates: William Pistorius – Sportfishing 1


Photography
    • State Fair Delegates: Payton May – Photography 1


Veterinary Science
    • State Fair Delegates: Abby Erlenbush – Veterinary Science


Visual Arts
    • Best of Show: Isaac Blakley – Heritage Arts, Calum Shanks – Metal, Judson Shanks – Clay, Abigail Wamsley – Food Decorating, Abby Erlenbush – Fiber, Ben Wamsley – Chalk/Carbon/Pigment


    • State Fair Delegates:

Abigail Wamsley – Food/Cake Decorating, Abigail Erlenbush – Food/Cake Decorating, Ben Wamsley – Chalk/Carbon/Pigment, Jhenner Walker – Chalk/Carbon/Pigment, Judson Shanks – Clay, Abigail Erlenbush – Fiber, Isaac Blakley – Heritage Arts, Calum Shanks – Metal, Abby Wamsley – Scrapbooking, Cara Eggimann – You can Quilt, Conner Eggimann - Leather


Welding
    • State Fair Delegates: Deacon Shanks – Welding, 


Woodworking
    • Best of Show: Jhenner Walker – Woodworking 1
    • State Fair Delegates: Jhenner Walker – Woodworking 1, Hunter Mahan – Woodworking 1

 

4-H Food & Nutrition Show Results

Taylorville Ill. - On Thursday, July 13th, 2023 the 4-H Foods/Nutrition and Clothing projects were shown to the judges at the Christian County Extension Office. 4-H members are asked questions about their projects to demonstrate their skills and knowledge to the judges. Christian County 4-H members who received best of show or were chosen as state fair delegates/state fair alternates are listed below:

 

Foods and Nutrition


    • Best of Show:

Nora Curtin - Cooking 101

Payton May – Cooking 201

Caroline Hedden – Cooking 301

Chloe Grant – Cooking 401 

 

State Fair Delegates:

Nora Curtin – Cooking 101

Ben Wamsley – Cooking 101

Molly Zucco – Food Preservation

Caroline Hedden – Cooking 301

Kyle Jackle-Hugh – Cooking 401

Payton May – Cooking 201

Chloe Grant – Cooking 401

 

Clothing and Textiles


    • Best of Show:

Payton May – Clothing 1


    • State Fair Delegates:

 

Payton May – Clothing 1,

Molly Zucco – Clothing 2,

Adele Zucco – Clothing 1

Christian County Fair

 

Posted July 22, 2023

 

CENTRAL COMMODITY FS SPONSORS "TOT-ROD" KIDDIE TRACTOR PULL SATURDAY AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY AG FAIR

 

 

Central Commodity F-S again hosted the annual "Tot-Rod" Kiddie Tractor Pull on Saturday at the Christian County Ag Fair. 

 

 

Over 40 children from ages 3 to 12 participated.

 

 

 

 

 

Winners included:

in the 3-4 year old division:
1st place - Walt Wilhour
2nd place - Karmella Lawrence
3rd place - Miles Nickel

In the 5-6 year old division:
1st place - Daniel Stone
2nd place - Olivia Briggs
3rd place - Keegan Scoles

In the 7-8 year old division:
1st place - Wyatt Sanders
2nd place - Jett Amos
3rd place - Anthony Gant

In the 9-10 year old division:
1st place - Boyd Dammerman
2nd place - Nikayla Lawrence
3rd place - Remi Fleming

And in the 11-12 year old division:
1st place - Teddy Fleming
2nd place - Fisher Dammerman
3rd place - Leah Amos

WTIM Radio broadcast the event from the Christian County Ag Fair Saturday morning.

 

Posted July 20, 2023

 

 

Big Crowd Attend Christian County Ag Group Ag Appreciation Dinner

 

A great crowd of both agriculture and non-ag residents from Christian County and surrounding area, attended the 29th Annual Christian County Ag Group Ag Appreciation Dinner held over the noon hour today at the Christian County Ag Fair.

 

The Ag Group is a committee of local civic and business leaders whose goal is to keep agriculture in the spotlight in Christian County.

 

Monies they raise each year go to pay for the annual dinner, as well as to fund scholarships for high school seniors going to college majoring in ag related fields.

 

 

This year, 3 students received one-thousand dollar scholarships.  The family of long-time Christian County Soil and Water Conservation District chair Mark Roth, who passed away last November, also gave money to the Ag Group so that 3 students could receive ag scholarships this year.  Scholarship winners Karsen Manuel, Jhia Walker, and Cole Paulek were presented certificates to honor their scholarship. Mark's wife Diana spoke as the scholarships were being presented.

 

 

 

 

 

4 Christian County 4-H'ers that earned the right to travel to Scotland to experience agriculture there, then spoke to the Ag Appreciation Dinner audience.  Chloe Grant thanked the Ag Group for the scholarship they received.

 

 

Ben Wamsley enjoyed the various livestock shows they attended in Scotland and Ireland.

 

 

Jay Bliler told the Ag Appreciation Dinner crowd he liked seeing the various rural living historical sites they toured.

 

 

Emma Pistorius liked comparing agriculture between our country and Scotland.

 

 

 

Guest speaker for the Ag Appreciation Dinner was Mark Gebhards, Executive Director of the Governmental Affairs and Commodities Division at the Illinois Farm Bureau.

 

Gebhards spent most of his time talking about just getting back from Washington where a new 5-year Farm Bill is being debated.   He said he doesn't expect the new bill to get passed in September, but more hopeful it'll get done by the end of this year to avoid an election year.

 

 

Gebhards added that state bills regulating citing of wind, solar and C-O-2 pipelines are also on the radar from Illinois Farm Bureau's standpoint, due to their impact on farmer property rights.

 

This was the last year that Marietta Dunkirk, owner of Country Girl Catering, catered the annual Ag Group Ag Appreciation Dinner.   Dunkirk is retiring.

 

Posted July 19, 2023

 

Day Two of the Christian County Fair- Beef, Sheep, and, Swine Show

 

 

Levi Paulek

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show.


4-H member, Levi Paulek brought his goats and swine to the fair for his second year participating. Levi says keeping the goat's hair conditioned and show-ready can be difficult.

 


Paulek provides some insight into showing his goats and swine. These steps are important for 4-H’ers to remember as the judges want to see a clean act.

 


Before showing swine Paulek notes that there is a special feed to make the animals appear more filled out. Paulek also shared a story with Regional Radio News about a rouge swine.

 


Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Levi Paulek appeared as a guest on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning.
 

 

Kate Waterman

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show.


4-H member, Kate Waterman is staying busy, tending to her sheep and swine that she brought to the fair to show.


Waterman began by telling Regional Radio News a little about what it takes to get the animals ready for the show.

 


Sheering sheep is an important factor when presenting that animal to the judges. Waterman is no stranger to this task.

 


As for what the judges will be looking for, Waterman says that each judge is different, but size, build, and frame are all factors to be prepared for.

 


Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Kate Waterman appeared as a guest on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning.
 

 

 

Emma Pistorius

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show.


4-H member, Emma Pistorius is a veteran at the Christian County Ag Fair, going on eight years showing animals. This year Emma brought some swine to show.


There were perfect conditions on Tuesday, especially for the swine that need to be cooled off constantly.

 


Although the swine do everything in their power to make it difficult for the 4-H’ers, they are no match for the well-trained Pistorius and the other members.

 


Pistorius explains the way in which the 4-H members show off pigs, she notes that it may sound a bit inhumane but the swine are happy and healthy.

 


Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Emma Pistorius appeared as a guest on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning. 
 

 

 

 

 

Posted July 18, 2023

 

Pageant Winners Reminisce on Their Success

 

The Christian County Agriculture Fair has officially begun. Getting the fair started off right is the Little Miss, Jr. Miss, and the Miss Christian County pageant. Lauren Phillips was the 2022 Miss Christian County winner and the spot is up for grabs now in 2023. The Little Miss Pageant begins at 6:00 P.M. and the Jr. and Miss pageants begin at 7:00.


Reporting live from the Christian County Fairgrounds Tuesday morning was Leroy Klimola, he was joined by Paige Van Dyke, the 2023 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen, and Lauren Phillips, the 2022 Miss Christian County Winner.


Phillips will be retiring her crown this year but the memories and relationships taken from pageantry will last her a lifetime.

 


Paige Van Dyke has had a successful run in the pageant circuit beginning her career in 2018, winning the Jr. Miss Clay County Fair Queen. Now that Van Dyke knows the ropes, she is attending many county fairs and giving knowledge of her experience to other pageant participants whenever she can.

 


Lauren Phillips fulfilled her duties of recruiting new contestants for this year's pageant. Phillips has brought in eight new possible Miss Christian County participants to compete in the variety of acts.

 


Van Dyke reminisced on past pageants and who has helped her along the way. She thanked her family and pageant directors for guidance and offered a piece of advice for future contestants saying, you just need to try it.

 


Stay tuned to Regional Radio News for updates about the Christian County Fair and make sure to visit taylorvilledailynews.com for information following the event.


Paige Van Dyke and Lauren Phillips appeared as guests on WTIM’s remote coverage of the Christian County Fair.
 

 

 

Christian County Ag Fair Officially Opens With Ribbon Cutting

 

 

The Christian County Ag Fair officially kicked off this (Tues) morning with a ribbon cutting in front of the fair office that was broadcast live on WTIM.

 

Here's Regional Radio News reporter Leroy Kleimola and Miller Media Group president Randal J. Miller with the call of the ribbon cutting.

 

 

A host of Fair Board members, county and city leaders attended the ribbon cutting.

 

Taylorville alderman Larry Budd, also a Fair volunteer, told Regional Radio News why he works at the fair each year.

 

 

Former Christian County Board chair Tim Carlson has also been a long-time fair volunteer.

 

 

 

WTIM reporter Leroy Kleimola (right) interviewed the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and the Miss Christian County Fair 2022 during our live coverage Tuesday morning.

 

Here are some pictures from the Fair during a stroll Tuesday morning:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listen for extensive coverage from the Christian County Ag Fair all this week on the Miller Media Group stations.

 

 

Posted Monday, July 17, 2023

4-H General Shows Begin at the Christian County Agriculture Fair

 

Cara and Conner Eggimann

 

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show.
4-H members Conner and Cara Eggimann have been working on their presentations for a while. Conner has specialized in leather working and communications, while his twin sister, Cara, displayed her artistic works in the form of flowers and clay figures.

 

 

Conner enjoys creative writing and is able to show his work at the 4-H General Show.

 

 

Cara Eggimann has had a busy schedule, working on a flower arrangement, quilting, and creating art with clay.

 

 

Cara created a quilt with remaining materials from a last project that she hopes her dolls will love.

 


Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Conner and Cara Eggimann appeared as guests on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning. 

 

Jared Lauwerens

 

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show.
4-H member, Jared Lauwerens has kept himself busy with an interior design project.

 

 

Lauwerens describes why he chose interior design for his project and what sparked his interest.

 

 

Lauwerens says that one of his greatest takeaways from his years with 4-H is the friendships.

 

 

Designing and building is nothing new to Lauwerens. In last year's show, Lauwerens displayed his woodworking talent.

 

 

Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Jared Lauwerens appeared as a guest on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning.  

 

 

Abigail Erlenbush

 

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show.
4-H member, Abigail Erlenbush showed what has kept her busy in the past few months. Erlenbush focused on projects surrounding, veterinary technician, baking, and using fibers for visual art.


 

 

Veterinary science is one field that Erlenbush has specialized in and is presenting a poster with her findings of an illness that has affected one of her own horses.

 

 

Erlenbush tested her skills in the quilting field, creating her own afghan from scratch.

 

 

Erlenbush recounts her favorite memory from her years with 4-H.

 

 

Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Abigail Erlenbush appeared as a guest on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning.  

 

Abby Wamsley

 

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show. 
4-H member, Abby Wamsley took some time to share some of the projects she's been working on like scrapbooking, cake decorating, and family heritage.

 

 

Wamsley speaks on one of her favorite projects she was able to work on.

 

 

Wamsley explains her cooking process and the time that was needed for this section.

 

 

Showing sheep takes much preparation. Wamsley describes her regimen when getting sheep ready for showing.

 

 

Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Abby Wamsley appeared as a guest on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning.  

 

Ben Wamsley
 

4-H kicked off the Christian County Agriculture Fair Monday with the 4-H General Show.
4-H member Ben Wamsley has been working on his E-Sports, interior design, and painting projects.

 

 

Wamsley has submitted his E-Sports project for the third year in a row. 

 

 

Wamsley is also staying busy as a livestock judge in this year's competition.

 

 

Find a schedule of events for 4-H and all the events happening at the fair this week, at https://taylorvilledailynews.com/. Ben Wamsley appeared as a guest on WTIM’s live coverage of the Christian County Ag Fair Monday morning.  

 


 

IT ALL STARTS THIS TUESDAY!

 

Posted July 15, 2023

 

It all starts Tuesday...the big Christian County Ag Fair at the Fairgrounds in Taylorville.   It's a full week to spotlight the importance of agriculture to Christian County and Central Illinois.

Tuesday kicks off the Fair with the ribbon cutting at 10am in front of the fair office, and the Little Miss and Miss Christian County pageants at 6pm.

Wednesday at the Christian County Ag Fair features several 4-H shows, the annual Senior Citizens Appreciation Dinner, Community Day vendors in the Expo, and stock car races at the Grandstand at 7.

Thursday's highlights include the first-ever Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance Wine Experience in the Expo Building from 4 to 9pm, and the stock truck pull at the Grandstand at 7pm.

Friday at the Christian County Ag Fair includes the Wine Experience from 4 to 10pm, and the I-T-P-A tractor pull at the Grandstand at 7.

Saturday rounds out the Fair with more 4-H judging, a Classic Car Cruise, Chilli Cook-Off, Scovill Mobile Zoo, and at 6pm in the Grandstand, the Demo Derby.

The Miller Media Group will broadcast over 8 hours of coverage starting on Monday with livestock judging, and concluding Saturday broadcasting live from the Kiddie Tractor Pull.  

Read all the results from judging as they're made available to us, by clicking the Christian County Ag Fair icon to the right of the masthead at taylorvilledailynews-dot-com.

 

 

 

THE 81ST ANNUAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY AG FAIR QUEEN PAGEANTS WERE HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 18TH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS GRANDSTAND IN TAYLORVILLE.

2023 MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY ROYALTY

L - R:  1ST RUNNER UP HAILEY DURHAM OF PANA; 2023 MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY HAYLEIGH MANUEL OF PANA, 2ND RUNNER UP AND MISS CONGENIALITY MAGGIE HOLTHAUS OF STONINGTON

 

2023 JR. MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY FAIR ROYALTY

 

L - R:  1ST RUNNER UP HOLLY KRUSE OF TAYLORVILLE; 2023 JR. MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY AND MISS CONGENIALITY REAGAN FUNDERBURK OF TAYLORVILLE; 2ND RUNNER UP OLIVIA GARREN OF TAYLORVILLE

 

 

2023 LITTLE MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY ROYALTY

 

FRONT ROW L - R:  1ST RUNNER UP HAZEL SKINNER OF TAYLORVILLE; 2023 LITTLE MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY VIOLET SKINNER OF TAYLORVILLE; 2022 LITTLE MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY QUINN HANCOCK; 2ND RUNNER UP KENNEDY HARRIS OF KINCAID

BACK ROW L - R:  2022 MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY LAUREN PHILLIPS; 2022 JR. MISS CHRISTIAN COUNTY ELLA HOHENSTEIN 

Wednesday, July 19th

8:30 am

4-H Beef show

10:30 am

4-H Sheep and Goat Show - Sheep Barn

Following Sheep & Goat Show

4-H Swine Show - Swine Barn

11:00 am

Senior Citizens Appreciation Dinner-Beer Tent | PDF Flyer



2023 Sponsors: Christian County Seeds|Golden Harvest|Stonington Fertilizer, Inc

4 pm - 7pm

Community Day/Vendor Fair | PDF Flyer



2023 Sponsor: Sparlkight

7:00 pm

Stock Car Races



2023 Sponsors: ABC Supply Screen Printing & Graphics, R&B Peters Construction, White Line Trucking Co. Inc., Landmark of Taylorville, Inc., First National Bank in Taylorville, Bob Ridings Central IL Ford Dealer Association, Discount Liquor, Wrightway Construction, Inc., Amity Mart, Carmean Electrical Services Inc., Ayars Bank a Facility of The First National Bank of Nokomis, Stonington National Bank, Great Western Products, Trinity Chrysler Dodge Jeep & Ram

8pm - 12am

Brushville



Sponsor: Christian County Seed LLC/Darrick Fleming Golden Harvest

Thursday, July 20th

4pm - 9pm

Christian County Fair and Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance Wine Experience - Expo Building | PDF Flyer



2023 Sponsor: Discount Liquor of Taylorville Entertainment Stage in Expo Building Sponosored by: Carmean Electrical Services, Inc.

Balloon Display sponsored by Designed With Detail

7:00 pm

Stock Truck Pull



2023 Sponsors: Stephen Coy Construction Inc., White Line Trucking Co. Inc., Linco Precision LLC El Paso Illinois, Sloan Implement Taylorville - Assumption, Agco/GSI, Great Western Products, Jenner Ag., Barker Implement, Taylorville Farm and Home Supply, Micenheimer Bros., Koehl Brothers LLC Assumption, Blain’s Farm & Fleet Decatur

9pm - 12am

Cody Lee Moomey Music

Friday, July 21st

4pm - 10pm

Christian County Fair and Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance Wine Experience - Expo Building | PDF Flyer



Sponsored by: Discount Liquor of Taylorville Entertainment Stage in Expo Building Sponosored by: Carmean Electrical Services, Inc.

Balloon Display sponsored by Designed With Detail

7:00 pm

ITPA Tractor Pull



2023 Sponsors: Linco Precision LLC El Paso Illinois, Sloan Implement Taylorville - Assumption, White Line Trucking Co. Inc.

At intermission of Tractor Pull Innovative Technology Precision Farming First time demonstration from Linco Precision LLC

9pm - 12am

Lady Luck

Saturday, July 22nd

8:00 am

4-H Open and Junior Swine-Breeding & Barrows ---Swine Barn

8:00 am

4-H Junior and Open Beef Show -----Beef Show Barn

10 am - 1pm

Classic Car Cruise | PDF Flyer



2023 Sponsors: White Line Trucking Co. Inc. ABC Supply Screen Printing & Graphics, Blakley Heating Cooling & Plumbing, Nestys Burger Joint Taylorville, R & B Peter’s Construction, Evolve Jiu Jitsu

10:30 am

4-H Open Goat Show- Sheep Barn

12:00 pm

Illinois State Championship Chilli Cookoff | PDF Flyer

2pm - 4pm

Scovill Mobile Zoo - South Expo Building | Flyer



2023 Sponsors: Nesty’s Burger Joint, Blakely Heating Coolong and Plumbing

6:00 pm

Demolition Derby | Flyer



2023 Sponsors: Copeland Trucking Inc., White Line Trucking Co. Inc., Discount Liquor of Taylorville, Midland Community Bank, FNB of Pana, CTI, Landmark of Taylorville,

9pm - 1am

Stereo Typical

Fair Sponsors 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Sponsors 2023