County residents take home awards in 2010 Iowa State Fair competitions
Rose Competition
Gary L. Osborn of Newton took home honors for Princess of Show Hybrid Tea/Grandiflora, Best Climbing Rose as well as King and Princess of Miniatures Show. Osborn also won the following: Any Other Dark Red, first; Any Other Red Blend, first; Large Flowered Climber, first and second; Any Other White, first; Any Other Yellow, first and second; Any Other Yellow Blend, second and third; Any Other Pink Blend, first; Any Other Red; third; Any Other Red Blend, second and third; Any Other Mauve, first; Red Blends, second and third; Five Miniatures (Exhibition Stage), second; Three Miniatures (Cycle of Bloom), second; Three Miniatures (Exhibition Stage), first.
Beard Growing Contest
Best-Groomed — Ron West, 73, Baxter, tie for first.
Most Unique — Don Larkin, 49, Newton, first.
Best Beard with Costume — Keith Mizell, 77, Newton, fifth.
85th Annual Fiddlers’ Contest
Under Age 17 — Lindsay Thomas, 16, Monroe, first; Caleb Sander, 17, Newton, fifth.
Ages 18-49 — Sam Hall, 18, Baxter, fourth.
Ages 50 and Over — Jim Christensen, 58, Newton, second.
Duroc Swine Show
Duroc Gilts — Warrick Brothers, Prairie City, third.
Duroc Boars — Warrick Brothers, Prairie City, first.
Maine-Anjou Beef Cattle Show
MT junior heifer calves (Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2010) — Vander Linden Farms, Prairie City, second.
Junior heifer calves (Jan. 2010) — Vander Linden Farms, Prairie City, third.
Junior yearling heifers (Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2009) — Lainy Wilson, Monroe, first.
Junior bull calves (Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2010) — Vander Linden Farms, Prairie City, fifth.
Champion & Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer — Lainy Wilson, Monroe, first.
Ayrshire Dairy Cattle Show
Junior Heifer Calf (March 1 - May 31, 2010) — Demi Osborn, Newton, 13th; Dakotah Osborn, Newton, 17th.
Senior Heifer Calf (Sept. 1 - Nov. 30, 2009) — Demi Osborn, Newton, 15th; Dakotah Osborn, Newton, 16th.
Junior Yearling Heifer (March 1 - May 31, 2009) — Demi Osborn, Newton, 12th; Dakotah Osborn, Newton, 13th.
Junior Two-Year-Old Cow (March 1-Aug. 31, 2008) — Dakotah Osborn, Newton, sixth; Dakotah Osborn, Newton, seventh.
Senior Three-Year-Old Cow (Sept. 1, 2006 - Feb. 28, 2007) — Demi Osborn, Newton, fifth.
Machine Shed Pies
Contest
Rhubarb — Myrna Wright, Colfax, second.
Trust Your Recipe
to Gurley’s Competition
Non-Baked Items — Deana Wright, Colfax, second.
Other Baked Items — Deana Wright, Colfax, first.
32nd Annual Monster Arm Wrestling Tournament
Men’s Right (Flyweight) — Dustin Ohmstede, 23, Newton, third.
Men’s Left (Flyweight) — Dustin Ohmstede, 23, Newton, third.
Men’s Left (Heavyweight) — Jordan Dentler, 24, Colfax, third.
Women’s (Bantam Weight) — Kelsey Lust, 19, Newton, second.
Women’s (Flyweight) — Emily Wilson, 13, Colfax, first.
Women’s (Lightweight) — Daphne Doland, 34, Newton, second.
Women’s (Middle Weight – Right) — Cassidy Hubbard, 35, Newton, first; Alicia Quick, 31, Newton, third.
Whistling Competition
17 and older — Cameron Jones, 20, Colfax, eighth.
Hampshire Swine Show
Hampshire Gilts — Brice Conover, Baxter, first.
Yorkshire Show
Boar Three — Nicole Hester, Baxter, sixth.
Brown Swiss Dairy Cattle Show
Winter Yearling Heifer (Dec. 1, 2008 - Feb. 28, 2009) — Andrew McCarthy, Prairie City, seventh.
Guernsey Dairy Cattle Show
Junior Heifer Calf (March 1 - May 31, 2010) — Pleasant Valley, Newton, seventh.
Intermediate Heifer Calf (Dec. 1, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010) — Parker Farms, Colfax, eighth.
Senior Heifer Calf (Sept. 1 - Nov. 30, 2009) — Pleasant Valley, Newton, fifth; Parker Farms, Colfax, 11th.
Junior Yearling Heifer (March 1 - May 31, 2009) — Parker Farms, Colfax, sixth; Pleasant Valley, Newton, seventh.
Junior Three-Year-Old Cow (March 1 - Aug. 31, 2007) — Pleasant Valley, Newton, second.
More Iowa State Fair results will appear in upcoming issues of the Newton Daily News.
