Hello 4-H Families!

We made it through the 2024 Marias Fair Fun Time! Thank you to all who helped to make this a successful fair!

We had a great sale this year and have a new sale record!

2024 Sale Averages:

46 steers at $7.72/lb.

5 Goats at $18.20/lb.

14 lambs at $19.53/lb.

43 swine at $17.20/lb.

2024 gross: 111 head at $693,732

2023 gross: 94 head at $632,291

2022 gross: 115 head at $602,224

Thank you to all who bought 4-H animals and everyone that supported them. We would not be as successful without you!

Please make sure to check out the Achievement awards on our website . You can nominate other members on the member nomination form. There is a form for Leader and Alumni of the year as well.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions at all!

Kim & Jackie

2024 Marias Fair Awards

Delaney Clark

Senior Beef Showmanship- 1st Place

Overall Beef Showmanship- Grand Champion

Market Beef- Grand Champion

Bred Heifer Project- Reserve Champion

Senior Livestock Judging Team- 1st Place

Top Demo/Illistrated Talk- Friday

Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk- 1st Place

Top Interview- Beef

Round Robin- Reserve Champion

Dylan Clark

Senior Swine Showmanship- 1st Place

Breeding Animal- Grand Champion

Top Toole County Breeding Heifer

Top Overall Breeding Heifer any breed Red Angus Influenced Steer 50% or more

Senior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place

Senior Individual Livestock Judging- 3rd Place

Top Interview- Beef Breeding

Wylie Frydenlund

Pre-Junior Swine Showmanship- 3rd Place

Level 1 Bareback Equitation- 3rd Place

Hog Carcass- Reserve Champion

Desirae Salois

Junior Swine Showmanship- 3rd Place

Top Demo/Illistrated Talk- Friday-

Junior Team Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk- 2nd Place

Top Junior Career Communications

Overall All other Categories- 1st Place

Jagger Flesch

Junior Beef Showmanship- 1st Place

Overall Beef Showmanship- Reserve Champion

Market Beef- Reserve Champion

Breeding Animal- Reserve Champion

Beef Carcass- 4th Place

Brinlee Flesch

Junior Beef Showmanship- 2nd Place

Most Promising Beginner- Beef

Junior Livestock Judging Team- 2nd Place

Junior Livestock Individual- 3rd Place

Regan Torgerson

Senior Beef Showmanship- 2nd Place

Angus Influenced (50% or more)

Best of Class Visual Arts- Drawing

Kaylee Nickol

Junior Sheep Showmanship- 2nd Place

Junior Livestock Judging Team- 2nd Place

Junior Livestock Judging Individual- 2nd Place

Top Junior Demo/Illistrated Talk- Friday

Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk Team-2nd Place

Sheep Carcass- Grand Champion

Corin Scarborough

Junior Showmanship- 3rd Place

Level 2 Western Horsemanship- 3rd Place

Senior Best of Class- Mechanical Science Exhibit

Top Interview- Mechanical Science- Robotics

Jadis Scarborough

Level 4 Western Horsemanship- Grand Champion

Orion Vetch

Pre- Junior Dairy Goat Showmanship- 1st Place

Dairy Goat Showmanship- Runner Up

Pre- Junior Market Goat Showmanship- 3rd Place

Pre- Junior Poultry Showmanship- 2nd Place

Pre- Junior best of class Goat exhibit

Most Promising Beginner- Goat

Pre- Junior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place

High Point Toole County

Overall High Point- 3rd Place

Top Interview- Leathercrafting

Top Interview- Poultry

Top Interview- Dairy Goat

Bridger Ergenbright

Junior Demo/ Illistrated Talk- Saturday

Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk-2nd Place

Overall Demo/Illistrated Talk Team- 2nd Place

Preslee Flesch

Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair project

Senior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place

Top Interview- Beef/Dairy

Hadley Ergenbright

Overall Hen or Pullet- Grand Champion

Overall Poultry- Grand Champion

Pre- Junior Poultry Showmanship- 1st Place

Pre- Junior Livestock Judging Team- 3rd Place

Pre- Junior Demo/Illistrated Talk- Saturday

Benson Weishaar

Pre- Junior Dairy Goat Showmanship- 2nd Place

Grace Hemmer  

Hen or Pullet- Reserve Champion

Best of Class- Poultry Exhibit

Overall High Point- 4th Place

Alethea Smith

Junior Poultry Showmanship- 2nd Place

Overall Poultry Showmanship- Reserve Champion

Gwendolynne Hegyes

Junior Poultry Showmanship- 3rd Place

Anissa Smith

Pre- Junior Best of Class Sewing Exhibit

Top Pre- Junior Fashion Revue

Morgan Riphenburg

Junior Best of Class Sewing Exhibit

Siera Jansen

Junior Best of Class Poultry Exhibit

Moira Hemmer

Pre- Junior Best of Class Rabbit Exhibit

Overall Top Cat Project 

AUGUST

1st- Famers Market 4-6pm @ City Park

4th- Blazing Saddles Clube Meeting 2pm @ Ambulance Barn

6th- Kountry Kids Meeting 6:30pm @ Leavitt Group- Working on record books, Dash In to follow

7th- 4-H Council meeting 6:30pm @ Extension Office

8th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park

15th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park

20th- Open House at Elementary School

22nd- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park  

29th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park  

SEPTEMBER

1st- Blazing Saddles Club Meeting 2pm @ Ambulance Barn  

5th- Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park

8th- Kountry Kids Meeting 2pm @ Exhibit Building- Club Elections

12th- Last Farmers Market 4-6pm @ City Park