Kylee Reed, Sigourney FFA, won Overall Grand Champion Market Beef, Champion Market Steer, Champion Purebred Steer at the 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Kylee Reed, Sigourney FFA, won Overall Grand Champion Supreme Breeding Heifer; Champion Simmental Heifer, Champion Commercial Heifer, at the 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair. 23 Queen Autumn Belvel.
Kylee Reed, Sigourney FFA, won Third Overall Breeding Heifer and won Champion Main Anjou Breeding Heifer at the 4-H/FFA Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Colt Reed, Sigourney FFA, won Overall Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Heifer and Champion Angus Heifer at the 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Kendyl Noel, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Champion Red Angus Breeding Heifer at the 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Cole Millikin, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Champion Market Heifer at the 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Kendyl Noel, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Champion All Other Breeds (Hereford) Breeding Heifer at the 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
2023 Queen Autumn Belvel with Kylee Reed, Sigourney FFA, won Senior Beef Showmanship; Madison Fry, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Intermediate Showmanship; Sawyer Cason, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Junior Beef Showmanship at the 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Market Beef Pen of Three Champions were Isaac Striegel, Keota FFA, won Grand Champion Beef Pen of three and Senior Champion Beef Pen of Three Feeder; Michelle Jacobs, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Grand Champion Beef Pen of three, Intermediate Champion Beef Pen of Three Feeder, Champion Beef Pen of Three Rate of Gain and Champion Beef Pen of Three Carcass; Johnathan Jacobs, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Champion Beef Pen of Three Carcass; Stephen Jacobs, Patriotic Panthers, won Junior Champion Beef Pen of Three Feeder at the 2023 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Madison Fry, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Champion Market Beef Heifer and won Third Overall Champion Market Beef at the 2023 4-H/FFA Beef show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Teagan Swearingen, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Champion Swine Pen of three at the 2023 4-H/FFA Swine Show at the Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Teagan Swearingen, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Champion Purebred Market Gilt at the 2023 4-H/FFA Swine Show at the Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Lexi Swearingen, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Champion Purebred Market Gilt at the 2023 4-H/FFA Swine Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Gamble Fry, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Third Overall Market Pig and won Champion Market Gilt at the 2023 4-H/FFA Swine show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
2023 Queen Autumn Belvel presenting the 2023 Swine Showmanship awards. Colt Reed, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Senior Swine Showmanship; Karley Greiner, Keota FFA, won Intermediate Swine Showmanship; and Gamble Fry, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Junior Swine Showmanship at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Madison Fry, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Overall Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Gilt, Champion Purebred Breeding Gilt, Reserve Champion Commercial Breeding Gilt and Third Overall Breeding Gilt at the 2023 4-H/FFA Swine Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Colt Reed, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Overall Grand Champion Breeding Gilt, Champion Commercial Breeding Gilt at the 2023 4-H/FFA Swine Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Colt Reed, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Overall Grand Champion Market Hog, Champion Market Barrow, Reserve Champion Market Barrow at the 2023 4-H/FFA Swine Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
2023 Expo Queen Autumn Belvel with Michelle Jacobs, who won Reserve Champion Intermediate Bucket Calf at the 2023 4-H Bucket Calf Show at the Keokuk County Expo Fair.
2023 Expo Queen Autumn Belvel with Iris Steinhart, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, who won Reserve Champion Junior Bucket Calf at the 2023 4-H Bucket Calf Show at the Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Eleanora Ferrell, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won the Junior Goat Showmanship award at the 4-H/FFA Goat Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Also pictured is 2022 Queen Brookelyn Hemsley.
2022 Queen Brookelyn Hemseley presented the Top Ten Goat Rate of Gain awards to Champion Meat Goat Rate of Gain to Landon Clarahan, English Valleys FFA. Reserve Champion Meat Goat Rate of was won by Owen Mather, Liberty Leaders 4-H, Bryker Frazier, Emily Sieren, Kaylee Frazier, Emily Sieren, Haylea Oostra, Landon Clarahan, Kaylee Frazier, and Izzy Heisdorffer.
Haylea Oostra, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, showed the Champion White/Speckled Face Market Ewe, Champion Sheep Carcass, Top Ten Sheep Rate of Gain at the 2023 4-H/FFA Sheep Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
The 2023 Sheep Carcass awards were presented by 2022 Queen Brookelyn Hemsley to Champion Haylea Oostra, Patriotic Panthers 4-H; Reserve Champion Isaac Striegel, Lafayette Feeders 4-H; Carley Clarahan; and Isaac Striegel (4). at the 2023 4-H/FFA Sheep show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
Maci Crow, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, showed at the 4-H/FFA Horse at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
The 2023 4-H/FFA Horse show was held on July 11 at the Keokuk County Expo Fair. 4-H and FFA members receiving purple, blue and red ribbons and awards were, front row, Jolie Voss, Colten Voyles, Neela Thompson, Maci Crow, Jayde Snakenberg, Abe Axmear, Connor Harris, Octavia VanPatten; back row, 2022 Queen Brookelyn Hemsley, Abby Harris, Kaylee Lacey, Ella Haines, Edie Axmear, Clara Hanselman, Ella Bruns, and Tony Doane.
The 4-H members exhibiting rabbits at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair and receiving blue ribbons with their rabbits were Kylee Kier, Paxton Wehr, Quinton Wehr, Sam Loper, Bryker Frazier, Wyatt Wehr, Klay Wehr, Jorja Davis, and Delayna Danner.
The 2023 4-H/FFA Rabbit show was held July 12 at the Keokuk County Expo Fair. Those receiving ribbons and awards were, from left, Jorja Davis, Riverside 4-H, won Overall Reserve Champion Rabbit; Sam Loper, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Overall Grand Champion Rabbit, Champion Market Rabbit, and won Junior Rabbit Showmanship; Paxton Wehr, Keokuk County Hot Shots 4-H, won Intermediate Rabbit Showmanship; Klay Wehr, Keokuk County Hot Shots 4-H, won Champion Fur; and Delayna Danner, Riverside 4-H, won Senior Rabbit Showmanship.
Maci Crow, right, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Champion Duck. Also pictured on the left is her Champion Reserve and Reserve Overall Champion Rooster at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair.
The 2023 4-H/FFA Poultry show was held July 12 at the Keokuk County Expo Fair. Those receiving ribbons and awards were, from left, Maci Crow, Patriotic Panthers 4-H won Champion Duck, Champion Bantam, and Reserve Champion Rooster; Paxton Wehr, Hot Shots 4-H, won Champion Rooster and Reserve Overall Champion with his Rooster; Lucy O’Rourke, Liberty Leaders 4-H, won Junior Poultry Showmanship; Brookelyn Hemsley, Lafayette Feeders 4-H, won Overall Champion Poultry, Senior Showmanship, Champion Single Layer Hen, and Champion Poultry Pair of Hens. 4-H members receiving blues were Delayna Danner, Lucy O’Rourke, Reid Danner, Levi Myers, Nathan Wehr, Chloe Zittergruen, Paxton Wehr, Wyatt Wehr, Quinton Wehr, Klay Wehr, Maci Crow, and Brookelyn Hemsley.
The 2023 4-H Clothing Style Show was held July 13 at the Keokuk County Expo Fair. All participants received a blue ribbon. Special awards were presented to Allie Morrison, Liberty Leaders 4-H, won the Overall Fashion Revue rosette; Carley Clarahan, Patriotic Panthers 4-H and Seamrippers United 4-H, won the Overall Clothing Selection rosette; and Jayde Snakenberg, Stick-to-It 4-H, won the Overall $20 Challenge rosette. Ella Haines, Riverside and Seamrippers United 4-H, was selected to represent Keokuk County at the Iowa State Fair for her Fashion Revue outfit. Gabrielle Kustes, Liberty Leaders 4-H, was selected to represent Keokuk County at the Iowa State Fair for her Clothing Selection outfit and her $20 Challenge outfit. 2023 Clothing Style Show participants receiving blue ribbons were, from left, first row, Allie Morrison, Blakleigh Northup, Mylie Morrison, Graciela Herrera, Jayde Snakenberg; back row, Harpyr Hinnah, Maddyn Hinnah, Layken Lee, Elliana Patterson, Carley Clarahan, and Ella Haines. Not available for the photo was Gabrielle Kustes.
The 2023 4-H Communications participants were Josie Goldman, Levi Weber, Blakleigh Northup, Nevaeh Beinhart, Jayde Snakenberg, Amelia Phillips, Delayna Danner, Carley Clarahan and Haylea Oostra. Receiving purple were Haylea Oostra, Delayna Danner, Josie Goldman, Levi Weber. Receiving blue were Blakleigh Northup (2), Nevaeh Beinhart, Jayde Snakenberg, Amelia Phillips, and Carley Clarahan. The 2023 4-H Communications day at the Keokuk County Expo Fair was held on July 11. Share the Fun dance acts were presented by Carley Clarahan and Blakleigh Northup. Working Exhibits were presented by Haylea Oostra and Delayna Danner. Educational presentations were presented by Josie Goldman, Blakleigh Northup, Kinley Weber, Levi Weber, Jayde Snakenberg and Nevaeh Beinhart and Amelia Phillips. Selected for 2023 State Fair Communications activities were Carley Clarahan, Patriotic Panthers 4-H with her Share the Fun dance; Haylea Oostra, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, with her Working Exhibit on Frisbees; Delayna Danner, Stick-to-It 4-H, with her Working Exhibit on Friendship Bracelets; Josie Goldman, Stick-to-It 4-H, with her Educational Presentation on Pets; and Levi Weber, Riverside 4-H, with his Educational Presentation on First Aid Kits. Delayna Danner received the Best Overall Communication rosette award.
The 2023 4-H Pet show was held on July 11 at the Keokuk County Expo Fair. Participating and receiving awards were, from left, Jorja Davis received blue; Haylea Oostra with two blue; Josie Goldman, Stick-to-It 4-H, won Champion Other Pet with her mouse; Levi Myers, Riverside 4-H, won Champion Indoor Cat and Champion Outdoor Car; and Nathan Wehr received blue.
The Top Ten Individual Beef Rate of Gain awards were given at the 2023 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Queen Autumn Belvel; Champion Beef Rate of Gain Nora Bayliss, Lafayette Feeders 4-H; Kearney Greiner (2); Cole Millikin; Delayna Danner; Kearney Greiner; Tierney Greiner (2); Cole Millikin; McKinley Chittick.
4-H members receiving State Fair recognition and special award rosettes were recognized during the intermission of the Talent Show judging at the 2023 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Front row, Sam O’Rourke, Lucy O’Rourke, Kinley Weber, Maleigh Eiben, Jayde Snakenberg, Iris Steinhart. Back row, Haylea Oostra, Conner O’Rourke, Chloe Zittergruen, Ella Haines and Carley Clarahan. Not available were Naomi Wadsworth, Josie Goldman, Levi Weber, Karlee Parizek, Allie Morrison, Kaylee Frazier, Delayna Danner, Neveah Beinhart, Lexi Swearingen, Wyatt Donald, Nathan Wehr, and Gabrielle Kustes.