July 26, 2001

4-H Members Win Rabbit and Poultry Awards at the North Dakota State Fair

The following 4-H members won awards in the rabbit and poultry shows at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot, July 25-26. Winners are listed by event with name, hometown, category and placing. For more information, contact your county office of the NDSU Extension Service.

Adams
Penny Nester, Reeder, Mini Lop senior doe, champion; Mini Lop senior lop, reserve; Florida White intermediate doe, champion; senior rabbit showmanship, champion

Bottineau
Victoria Loe, Bottineau, French Lop senior doe, champion; French Lop senior doe, reserve; Holland Lop senior buck, champion; Netherland Dwarf senior doe, champion; senior rabbit showmanship, reserve
Griffin Gessner, Newburg, australorp pullets, champion
Nolan Gessner, Newburg, cochin breeding cock, reserve

Burleigh
Mimi Stanley, Bismarck, Jessey Wooly junior buck, reserve; junior rabbit showmanship, champion

Grant
Nathan Achtenberg, New Leipzig, Mini Rex intermediate doe, champion; australorp cockerel, champion; leghorn cockerel, reserve; Rhode Island red pullet, reserve; australorp pullet, champion; young birds, reserve; Rhode Island red pullets, reserve; American blue wheaten breeding cockerel, reserve; dark brown leghorn young birds, reserve
Matt Achtenberg, New Leipzig, junior poultry showmanship, champion

McLean
Kyle Erickson, Ruso, silverlace polish, reserve; female fantail pigeon, champion
Dallas Erickson, Ruso, black Old English breeding trio, champion; muscovy duck - breeding pair, reserve; Indian fantail pigeons - breeding pair, reserve

Mercer 
Lloyd Prock, Hazen, Satin intermediate doe, reserve; junior rabbit showmanship, reserve; cochins, champion; silver appleyard male duck, reserve; silver appleyard female duck, reserve; junior poultry showmanship, reserve
Adam Walsnk, Hazen, trio of young birds, champion; hi-q heavyweights, champion; brown Chinese male goose, champion; Chinese female goose, champion; cayuga male duck, champion; senior poultry showmanship, reserve

Morton
Michelle Kraft, Mandan, light brahma breeding cockerel, champion; sumantra breeding pullet, champion; modern game young birds, champion; birchen cochrin breeding hen, reserve; African male goose, reserve; perkin female duck, champion; white call duck - breeding pair, champion; perkin market duck, champion; senior poultry showmanship, champion

Mountrail
Jayme Olson, Plaza, Dutch intermediate doe, reserve; market rabbit, champion; blue Old English breeding pullet, reserve; crele Old English breeding cock, champion; crele Old English breeding hen, champion

Ransom
Courtney Bischof, Lisbon, Silver Martin junior doe, reserve

Renville
Katie McDonald, Deering, Jessey Wooly junior doe, champion

Slope
Kelly Moliter, New England, English Spot senior doe, champion

Stark
Alecia Dukart, Dickinson, Silver Martin senior buck, champion

Stutsman
Austin Visser, Spiritwood, Dutch senior buck, champion
Laura Juelfs, Medina, Flemish Giant senior buck, champion
Jonathon Juelfs, Medina, Himalayan senior doe, champion; Himalayan senior buck, reserve
Paul Herman, Ypsilanti, white rock trio, champion

Ward
Amanda Wilson, Minot, Holland Lop senior buck, reserve
Ann Garber, Minot, Mini Rex senior buck, reserve
Trevor Hieb, Netherland Dwarf senior doe, reserve
Faith Yliniemi, Satin senior buck, champion
Alex Schmidt, Minot, perkin market duck, reserve
Rylan Sundsbak, Carpio, male fantail pigeon, champion; male fantail pigeon, reserve; female owl pigeon, reserve; red helmet pigeons - breeding pair, champion

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For questions during the fair, contact:

Jennifer L. Dobrowski
State Fair 4-H Communications
Fair Office (701) 838-3570

After the fair, contact:

Becky Koch
NDSU Ag Communication, Fargo
(701) 231-7875