4-H auction is a good show
By JANA SLACIAN and JOSEPH SLACIAN
Friday, July 18, 2008 10:54 PM EDT
Two animals - the Grand Champion Steer and the Grand Champion Swine - brought in $18,400 together.
Throw in another $3,000 for a park bench, and the annual Wabash County 4-H Auction on Friday night had the makings of a good show.
The auction began at 5 p.m. and continued past 10 p.m. before the last swine crossed the auction stand.
Auctioneers from around Wabash County took turns as the 4-Hers, one-by-one, paraded their animals through the show arena. Bidders, seated directly in front of the show ring, had the auctioneers screaming throughout the night as they busily raised the bids for the youths' animals.
The largest amount raised was $9,400 for Levi Allen's Grand Champion Steer. A group of buyers (they are listed later in the story) combined their efforts to purchase the animal.
Tyler Shepherd's Grand Champion Swine raised $9,000, again purchased by a large group of buyer. Shepherd planned to donate 10 percent of the money raised to the 4-H Building Fund.
Throughout the night, 4-Hers shed tears as they worked with their animals for the last time this year.
After the sale, many sought out their buyers and shook hands to thank them. Some even gave their buyers thank-you cards.
The total amount raised during the sale was not available at press time.
Here is a list of those who purchased Grand Champion or Reserve Champion animals or other specialty items during the auction:
-- Patrick Rosenbarger's Grand Champion Turkey was purchased by First Farmers Bank & Trust, $200.
-- Caitlin Dingess' Reserve Champion Duck was purchased by First Merchants Bank, Cripe Mobile Home Transport and Beachamp & McSpadden for $350.
-- Drake Richter's Grand Champion Turkey was purchased by Gorman Center for Orthodontists for $ 325.
--Erin Dawes' Reserve Champion Turkey was purchased by Peebles Reality for 210.
- -Madalyn Dale's Grand Champion Meat was purchased by Gorman Center for Orthodontics and Midwest Eye Consultants for $275.
--- Alexis Wagoner's Reserve Champion Meat was purchased by Eads Bulldozing for $110.
--Bryant Wiley's Grand Champion Egg was purchased by Troy Eads Excavating and Shepherd's Chevrolet for $300.
-- Seth Truss' Grand Champion Meat Pen Single Fryer was purchased by Farm Bureau Insurance and Bill Preston for $400
--Austin Kirtlan's Grand Champion Meat Pen 4 Class was purchased by Kirtlan Automotive for $450.
--Austin Trumps' Reserve Champion Meat Pen 4 Class was purchased by the paper and Miller Furniture for $400.
--Drew Clark's Grand Champion Meat Pen 6 Class was purchased by Quality Electric, Miller's Merry Manor and Bucheri, McCarty and Metz for $500.
-- Jensen Lassiter's Grand Champion Pygmy Goat was purchased by Shepherd's Chevy- Cadillac, Beacon Credit Union, Great Grandma, Grandma and Grandpa K., Linda Moore, Mom and Dad, Tammy Newman, Mary Ann and Gary, Grandma Pugh, and Pitts Mowing Service for $925.
-- Calvin Unger's Grand Champion Pygmy Goat Milk was purchased by Wabash County Republicans: State Rep. 22 Bill Ruppel, State Sen. District Gary "Doc" Dillon, County Commissioners Les Templin, Brian Haupert and Scott Givens, County Councilmen Ted Little, Mike Ridenour, Sheriff Leroy Striker, Judges Chris Goff and Bob McCallen, Recorder Nancy Gribben, Auditor Jane Ridgeway, Surveyor Cheri Slee, Assessor Kelly Schenkel, Treasurer Luann Layman, Clerk Lori Draper, Wabash Mayor Bob Vanlandingham, Wabash City Councilman Scott Long, North Manchester Town Board; Diane Haupert, Jim Smith, Randy Head for State Senate, Carol Whitesel for County Coroner, Barry Eppley for County Commissioner, Sharon Shaw for County Treasurer, Daryl Evans for County Council, Steve Hicks, Roger Prater, Phillip Dale, Bill Konyha, Dan Vanderpool, and friends of Wabash County Republicans for $ 325.
-- Kevin Clupper's Grand Champion Board Goat Milk was purchased by D&J Radabaugh for $250.
-- Samuel Gardners' Grand Champion Dairy Goat was purchased by FJ Retting for $375.
-- Jackie McConnell's Grand Champion Dairy Goat Milk was purchased by First Merchant's Bank, North Manchester, Meyer GMC, North Central Co-Op, Farm Bureau Insurance John Elzroth Agent, Swhiart Trucking, Sherman Farms, Finley, OH, R.J. Brown Trucking North Manchester, and Dorais Chevrolet for $700.
-- Taylor Chamberlain's Reserve Champion Sheep was purchased by TEK Club Lambs, Southworth Ford, True Value, The Paper, Draper Construction, Tom and Teresa Ehret, Poole Foods, Howard and Gail Kern, X-Treme Auto, Doug Lehman Attorney at Law, Brian Beeks Construction, Jeff Warnock and family, Warnock Show Cattle, Friermood Tires, Wabash, Friermood Tires, North Manchester, Joe Martin Star Financial, Triple A Glass, Crazy Horse Outfitters, Cornerstone Veterinarian, Crossroads Bank, Max Pitts Yamaha, Wabash Portable Equipment, Poole Meat Market, Judge Bob McCallen, M&B Body Shop, Farm Bureau Insurance Ron Baer, Rick and Robin Unger, Rick Fisher Attorney at Law, Beacon Credit Union, GMS Graphics, Eads Building, Andrew Glasscock, Travis and Tanner Chamberlain, H&K Wrecker, Troxel Equipment, Brainard Excavating, Brad and Kim Tennant, Monte and Chris Chamberlain, RHT Building Services, Peebles Reality, Grandpa and Grandma Chamberlain, First Merchant Bank, A&A Cleaning, Midwest Eye, Tri-W Electric, Brodbeck Seeds, Nomanco Trailers, Steve Flack and family, and Fraternal Order of Police, Wabash for $3,800.
-- Megan Franks; Champion Rate of Gain Goat was purchased by Two Guys Working, Builders Mart, and Dr. Joe Richter for $950.
-- Levi Allen's Grand Champion Beef Cow was purchased by Grandma Deeter and Bob, Andy, Mike, Jenny, Betsy and Families; Grandma Allen; Leo and Laura Judy; Tiffany and Amelia Roser; Kalmbach Feeds; Elden Stoops Law Office; Shepherd's Chevrolet-Cadillac; David L. Mann, CLU, CFP; Grandstaff-Hentgen Funera Home; Joe and T'na Carroll and Collin Buzzard; Fred and Mel Hoover Farms and Dave, Debbie and Brett Williams.
Also, 4-H Friends, ADM Aliance-Bryan Rodibaugh; Agro Chem; Andon Boocher; Ayres Farms; Basket Lanes and GSR-Shelly Graves; Beacon Credit Union; Bill and Janet Kirkpatrick; Bill and Marcia Johnson; Brent and Lisa Paxton Family; Brodbeck Seeds; Bruce and Carma Foster and Nicole, Jessica and Justin Weirick.
Also, Cat Excavating and Construction, CHART Nutrition, David and Chris Sands and family, Denny Buick-Pontiac-GMC, Deniss Greer Family, Designs at the Cabin North Manchester, Dorais Chevrolet, Guenin Law Office, Andrew Glasscock, No. 1, Dr. Bing Fowler Eads and Sons Bulldozing, Egolf Forestry Services, Farm Bureau Insurance JoEllen Studio, First Finical Bank, Fraternal Order of Police, Fred Squires Family, and Friends of 4-H for $9,400.
Also, Friermood Tire North Manchester, Friermood Tires and Aligment, Gaunt and Son Asphalt, Hot Off the Press, Joe, Mary, and Jim Vogel, John Hacker, Keys Gift and Photo, Kokomo Grain, Lengrich Meats, Main View North Manchester, Maurice Frazee Family, Max and Donna Highley, Midwest Eye Consultants, Mike and Cindy Pyle, Nesrle Purina, Poole's Meat Market, Purina Show Chows, Randy and Cathy Duhamell, Slack Suffolks and Club Lambs, Supporters of 4-H, Tanner and Travis Chamberlain, Tri-W, and Young's Culligan for $9,400.
-- Hayley Brantley's Country Born and Bred Champion Beef Cow was purchased by Watson Farm, New Holland Logansport, First Farmers Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Shane Richey Heritage, Louis Dreyfus Claypool, Triple L. Trucking Inc., M&M Feed Mark and Matt Schuler, Agventure/McKillip Seeds, Friermood Tire North Manchester, Houlihan Lawnmower Sales, Central Indiana Insurance Bob Birk and Rhonda Dale, MFY Design Mitch and Shawna Meyer, and Nomanco for $3,500.
-- Spencer Penrod's Grand Champion Dairy Cow Milk was purchased by Spiece for $300.
-- Wabash County 4-H Horse and Pony Club Park Bench was purchased for $3,000 McKillip Seed, Double A Fence, Brodbeck Seed, First Financial Bank, Mike Carrothers, Wells Fargo Bank, Wendt & Sons, Key'ts Gifts & Photos, the Fraternal Order of Police, D&J Radabaugh, Gaunt & Son Asphalt, Dennis Minnix, Farrier, Manchester Farm Center, Shepherd's Chevrolet and Oldsmobile, Triple LLL Trucking, Paul's Floor Covering, Tri-W Plumbing and Heating, Mann's Heating and Cooling, Dickerhoff Electric, Talpine Farm, Zahm's Trailer Sales, Mark Metzger Auctioneering, Carr Show Horses, the paper, Well's Chiropractic.
Also, Michelle Amor Equine Dentist, Midwest Eye Consultants, North Manchester, Kent Mullenix Horseshoeing, Hiner Printing, Tailwind Farm and Feed, Brett Young Horseshoeing, Gilbert, Narragon & Terrill, Schwartz Harness Shop, Off-Duty Ranch, M&R Contstruction, Dr. Dan Croner, DDS, Crazy Horse Arena, Crazy Horse outfitters, Horseshoe hill Leather, Troxel Equipment, Dr. Pilgrim, Countryside Vet Hospital, North Central Co-op, Anderson Horse Farm, Brian Haupert, County Commissioner, AgPlus, DeLaughter-McKee Funeral Home and Bill and Mary Earle.
-- Wabash County Dog Club 4-H Show Box Hand Made was purchased by AgroChem, Cornerstone Veterinary Clinic and Eads and Son Bulldozing for $800.
-- Building Fund U.S. and Indiana Flag was purchased by FJ Rettigs for $1100
-- Tyler Shepherd's Grand Champion Pig was purchased for $9,000 by Gaunt & Son Asphalt, Amelia & Tiffany Roser, Erica, Morgan and Levi Allen, Johnson Engraving, Jerry Johnson, Hoosier 1 Realty, Lindzy Farms, Jim and ConnieRosen, Leo and Laura Judy, Ayres Farms, Jeff & Natalie Rager Family, R.J. Brown Trucking, Swihart Grain, North Manchester Moose Family Center, Time Out Inn, Ruppel Electric, Temporary Designs by Nicole, Cutting Edge Show Pigs, Sunglow Feeds, Chad howard, Hire's Gifts & Electronics, Shepherd's Chevrolet Cadillac employees, CutAbove, ADM Alliance Nutrition, Bryan Rodibaugh, Crossroads Bank, AgroChem, Main View, Friermood Tire, Friermood Tire, North Manchester, State Rep. Bill Ruppel, Scott's Landscape Services, Brett Slack and Slack Farms, Jeff and Beth Shambarger, Rick and Nan Michael, J.P. Pitts lyons Truck and Trailer Sales, Shepherd Family, BIT Computers, Gilbert Naragon & Terrill, Michael Farms, Haupert Brothers Trucking, Wabash County Truck Wash, Mike Mussey Family, Eco Water, Butterbaugh Oil, Midwest Eye Consultants, Nate Trump, Viking ER Properties, Andon Boocher-Adam Bedo Show Pigs, Country Clippers, the News Journal, the paper of wabash county, Jeff and Gwen Mize, Lake City Bank, Key's Gifts & Photo, Ag Plus, Troy Eads Excavating, DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary, First Merchant Bank, Lazy E Farms, Eads & Son Bulldozing, First Financial Bank.
-- Noelle Patrick's Reserve Champion Pig was purchased by Shepherd's Chevrolet-Cadillak, Main View, Ag Plus, DeLaughter-McKee Mortuary, Butterbaugh Oil Co., Mike and Jay Reed, Reeds Seeds Pioneer Hubrid, Fahs Brown Plumbing, Dr. William Hankee, Country Clipper, Beacon Credit Union, Crossroads Bank, Slater's Fruit Market, Manchester Rental, ADM Alliance Nutrition-Bryan Rodibaugh, Cutting Edge Show Pigs and Underwood Angus Farms.
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