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Marshall Meyer shows Champion Purebred Female at State Fair Breeding Sheep Show
Marshall Meyer of Benton County exhibited the Supreme Champion Purebred Female in the 4-H Breeding Sheep show Tuesday at the 2016 Iowa State Fair.
Lane Vander Linden of Marion County exhibited the Reserve Supreme Champion Purebred Female.
Karlyn Snider of Marshall County snagged the Champion Commercial Ewe award, while Nicole Zuber of Iowa County claimed the Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe title.
Tyler Atkinson shows Reserve Champion Junior Spring Doe at State Fair
Chloe Goretska of Wayne County exhibited the Grand Champion Doe in the 4-H Breeding Meat Goat show judged Friday at the 2016 Iowa State Fair.
The Reserve Grand Champion Doe banner went to Taylor Decious of Marion County. Maegan Schorpp of Kossuth County claimed Third Place Overall. Decious also took home the Fourth Place Overall title and Olyvia Malone of Des Moines County received Fifth Place Overall.
CP girl is runner up in Junior Cowgirl Queen contest
Maggie Holzworth of West Des Moines was crowned Senior Cowgirl Queen Friday at the 2016 Iowa State Fair. Alexus Coleman of Monroe earned the title of Junior Cowgirl Queen.
The Junior Cowgirl Queen Attendants include the four runners-up in the competition for young women ages 10 to 15. The attendants are Abby Mccormick of Indianola, McKenna Clark of Carlisle, Alexus Callyn Fox of Center Point and Sierra Chittenden of Norwalk.
Benton County 4H Foundation Thanks Community
The Benton County 4H Foundation held a silent auction at the 2016 Benton County Fair. There were fifteen items donated by 4H clubs and individuals for the auction. The auction earned $1510 for the 4H Foundation to be used for scholarships, trips, camps and other needs of the 4Hers.
The 4H Foundation would like to thank everyone that donated and bid on the items to make the silent auction a success.
Selken family holds 75th reunion

Thanks to all who made Fair Queen contest a success
The Benton County Fairboard would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Payton Sash as the 2016 Benton County Fair Queen, Bobbie Hilmer as the 2016 Benton County Fair Princesses, Macy Arbuckle 1st runner up and Carly Selken 2nd runner up and Macy Arbuckle as Miss Congeniality. The Benton County Fair Board would like to thank Daisy Johnson, Elizabeth and Juli Martin, Keri Weber for participating in the contest.
NCCC Maple 3 team buids bike, hiking trails in Vinton

Benton County Community Foundation Annual Grant Ceremony Held

Vinton Garden Club
JUNE 29, 2016
The Vinton Garden Club member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., District II and Central Region met at 12:30, June 29, at Kiwanis Park to plant a Coffee tree for Arbor Day then continued on to secretaries office at fairgrounds for meeting and design workshop assisted by Fran Stueck, Master Flower Show Judge.
Fran Stueck called the meeting to order at 1:25.
Fisher elected to ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors
Duane M. Fisher of Mt. Auburn, Iowa, a 1973 and 1980 (M.S.) graduate in agriculture education who is a retired agriculture educator and FFA advisor for Vinton Shellsburg Community Schools, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Iowa State University Alumni Association. His term will expire in 2020.
The role of the ISU Alumni Association Board of Directors is to establish policies regarding the finances, property, management, and activities of the Association for the purpose of engaging constituents in the further advancement of Iowa State University and the Alumni Association.