Local boy has entry in Governor?s charity steer show

AMES ? Tyler Raub, 13, of Mt. Pleasant will have one of his steers featured in the 2015 Governor?s Charity Steer Show.

This will mark the 33 consecutive year the beef industry has raised funds to help families who utilize the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa.

This year, the show ring competition takes place Saturday, Aug. 15, at 4 p.m., in the Pioneer Livestock Pavilion at the Iowa State Fair when celebrities will lead 25 steers around the ring, vying for the championship designation, as well as appealing to the crowd for a showmanship award.

James Vandenberg, former quarterback for the University of Iowa, will be the celebrity leading Raub?s steer.

Immediately following the competition, the steers will be sold at auction with proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Both the show ring event and the auction are open to the general public.

Since the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association began the Governor?s Charity Steer Show in 1983, the effort has raised more than $2.5 million for the Des Moines, Iowa City and Sioux City Ronald McDonald House Charities. The houses provide a ?home away from home? for families of seriously?ill children being treated in area hospitals.