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Mikayla Pfab of Granger was named High Point Exhibitor in the FFA Horse Show held Wednesday and Thursday as part of the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Pfab competed with 129 exhibitors from 62 FFA chapters who showed a total of 175 animals. Additional results below: Champion Barrel Racing – Morgan Quick, Redding Reserve Champion Barrel Racing – Madison Waldo, Whittemore Champion Flag Racing – Adam Drain, Danville Reserve Champion Flag Racing – Hunter McCullough, Knoxville Champion Poles – Adam Drain, Danville Reserve Champion Poles – Janell Huebbe, Maquoketa Champion Draft Breed – Kim Blackford, New Virginia Champion Draft Showmanship – Kim Blackford, New Virginia Reserve Champion Draft Showmanship – Ethan Bair, Keswick Champion Trail – Rebecca Ness, Muscatine Reserve Champion Trail – Kourtney Smith, Cresco Champion Draft Horse Single Driving – Kim Blackford, New Virginia Champion Pony/Light Horse Pleasure Driving – Micki Dunkin, Bussey Reserve Champion Pony/Light Horse Pleasure Driving – Rachel Ostrem, Radcliffe Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure – Brady Angstma, Dumont Reserve Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure – Kirk Hatfield, Leon Champion Heavy Hitch Draft Team – Ethan Bair, Keswick Champion Hunter Hack – Katelyn De Haan, Otley Reserve Champion Hunter Hack – Amy Turner, Knoxville Champion English Pleasure – Crystal McGarry, Muscatine Reserve Champion English Pleasure – Mikayla Pfab, Granger Champion English Equitation – Jane Hoffmann, Deloit Reserve Champion English Equitation – Mikayla Pfab, Granger Champion 2-5 Year Walk-Trot – Shania Roush, Newton Reserve Champion 2-5 Year Walk-Trot – Caitlin Kuehn, Durant Champion Pony Western Pleasure – Makayla Johnston, Baxter Reserve Champion Pony Western Pleasure – Larissa Volz, Norway Champion Junior Horse Western Pleasure (2 and 3 year olds) – Mikayla Pfab, Granger Reserve Champion Junior Horse Western Pleasure (2 and 3 year olds) - Jane Hoffman, Deloit Champion Junior Horse Western Pleasure (4 and 5 year olds) – Derek Heitland, Sheffield Reserve Champion Junior Horse Western Pleasure (4 and 5 year olds) – Ceara Hudnut, Deep River Champion Senior Western Pleasure – Kourney Smith, Cresco Reserve Champion Senior Western Pleasure – Rebecca Ness, Muscatine Champion Western Equitation – Amy Turner, Knoxville Reserve Champion Western Equitation – Mikayla Pfab, Granger Champion Reining – Derek Heitland, Sheffield Reserve Champion Reining – Amy Turner, Knoxville Champion Bareback Pleasure – Mikayla Pfab, Granger Reserve Champion Bareback Pleasure – Kim Wilson, Muscatine Champion Pony Breed – Jane Hoffmann, Deloit Reserve Champion Pony Breed – Dalton Frana, Decorah Champion Mule – Arion Schnabel, Sheffield Champion Other Light Breed – Leslie Marvin, Bellevue Reserve Champion Other Light Breed – Rachel Ostrem, Radcliffe Champion Western – Madison Wood, Rudd Reserve Champion Western – Taylor Springer, Iowa Falls Champion Showing – Taylor Jacobs, Runnells Reserve Champion Showing – Kim Wilson, Muscatine "Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19.

Lisa Criss-Dickerson of Centerville earned Best of Show honors in the Fabric and Threads Clothing Construction competition judged prior to the start of the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Taraneh Prosser of West Des Moines won the Sweepstakes award. Fabric and Threads exhibits are on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the William C.

Farm crops took to the judging table in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy on Thursday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Complete results below: FIELD CORN Single Ear 1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 4) David Klindt, Bettendorf 5) James Klindt, Bettendorf 6) Kevin Glanz, Manchester   Longest Ear 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Sterling Weeda, Holstein 3) Dillon Weeda, Holstein 4) Julie Weeda, Holstein 5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 6) Paul White, Ames   Ten Ears, Yellow Corn 1) James Klindt, Bettendorf 2) Kevin Glanz, Manchester 3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea 4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center 5) David Klindt, Bettendorf 6) Jay Van Wert, Hampton   Ten Ears, White Corn 1) David Klindt, Bettendorf 2) James Klindt, Bettendorf 3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center 4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 6) Red Corn Farm, Melvin   Ten Ears, Open-Pollinated Corn 1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin 2) James Klindt, Bettendorf 3) David Klindt, Bettendorf 4) Mary Zelle, Waverly 5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Thirty Ears 1) James Klindt, Bettendorf 2) David Klindt, Bettendorf 3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 6) Jay Van Wert, Hampton   Full Gallon Shelled Corn 1) David Klindt, Bettendorf 2) James Klindt, Bettendorf 3) Red Corn Farm, Melvin 4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 5) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 6) Kevin Glanz, Manchester   Standard Bushel Basket Ear Field Corn 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) James Klindt, Bettendorf 3) David Klindt, Bettendorf 4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 5) Lynne Pfantz, State Center 6) Oxford Farms, Cambridge   First Time Exhibitors, Yellow Corn 1) Steve Murty, Gladbrook 2) Kevin Glanz, Manchester 3) Thomas Huck, Waverly   New Crop, Yellow Corn 1) James Klindt, Bettendorf 2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center 3) David Klindt, Bettendorf 4) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater 5) Chuck Werner, Chelsea   New Crop, White Corn 1) James Klindt, Bettendorf 2) David Klindt, Bettendorf   Ornamental Corn 1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Dwight Sanders, Vinton 4) David Klindt, Bettendorf   Sweepstakes: James Klindt, Bettendorf   First Place Overall: James Klindt, Bettendorf   FORAGES, GRASSES AND LEGUMES Alfalfa 1) David Klindt, Bettendorf 2) James Klindt, Bettendorf 3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Alsike Clover 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Birdsfoot Trefoil 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 4) Mary Zelle, Waverly   Smooth Bromegrass 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Medium Red Clover 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 3) David Klindt, Bettendorf 4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Millet 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Orchard Grass 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 4) Mary Zelle, Waverly   Reed Canarygrass 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 3) Mary Zelle, Waverly 4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Sudan 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Sweetclover 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 4) Mary Zelle, Waverly   Timothy 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Any Other 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Sweepstakes: Ginger Werner, Chelsea   POPCORN Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn 1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Commercial, Yellow Hybrid Popcorn 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Dawn Troutner, Melbourne   Commercial, Mushroom Hybrid Popcorn 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea 3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea   Ornamental, Japanese Hulless/White Rice Popcorn 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Red Corn Farm, Melvin 3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Ornamental, Strawberry Popcorn 1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin 2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea 3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center   Ornamental, Lady Finger Type Popcorn 1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea 2) Dawn Troutner, Melbourne 3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Ornamental, Any Other Popcorn 1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea 4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Ornamental, Shelled Popcorn 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center 3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 4) Becky Poduska, Chelsea   Sweepstakes: Ginger Werner, Chelsea   SHEAF GRAINS Brome Grass for Seed 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Millet for Seed 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Early Oats 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Mary Zelle, Waverly 4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Mid Season Oats 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton   Late Season Oats 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Orchard Grass 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea   Rye in Straw 1) David Klindt, Bettendorf 2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Grain Sorghum 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 3) Casey Cortum, Norwalk   Spring Wheat in Straw 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 4) Jay Van Wert, Hampton   Winter Wheat in Straw 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Sweepstakes: Chuck Werner, Chelsea   SMALL GRAINS AND LEGUMES Early Oats 1) None Awarded 2) David Klindt, Bettendorf 3) James Petersen, Knoxville 4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea   Mid Season Oats 1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 2) David Klindt, Bettendorf 3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center 4) Thomas Huck, Waverly   Late Season Oats 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea   Oats - Any Other Officially Recognized Variety 1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 3) David Klindt, Bettendorf 4) Dwight Sanders, Vinton   Red Clover Seed 1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea   Spring Wheat 1) None Awarded 2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Winter Wheat 1) David Klindt, Bettendorf   Any Other 1) David Klindt, Bettendorf 2) Willard Hoskin, Keosauqua 3) Steve Murty, Gladbrook   SOYBEANS Early Soybeans 1) Mary Zelle, Waverly 2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 4) Rick Baumhover, Chariton 5) Lynne Pfantz, State Center 6) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Mid Season Soybeans 1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 2) James Klindt, Bettendorf 3) Thomas Huck, Waverly 4) Mary Zelle, Waverly 5) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 6) Ginger Werner, Chelsea   Late Season Soybeans 1) Mary Zelle, Waverly 2) Oxford Farms, Cambridge 3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 6) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater   Specialty Food Soybean 1) Kevin Glanz, Manchester 2) Mary Zelle, Waverly 3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly   Soybean Bundles 1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton 2) Mary Zelle, Waverly 3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea 4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly 5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea 6) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater   Sweepstakes 1) Mary Zelle, Waverly   First Place Overall (classes 37-39) 1) Mary Zelle, Waverly   First Place Overall (class 40) 1) Kevin Glanz, Manchester won   “Nothing Compares” to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19.

Amanda Martin of Atkins, Iowa, will be attending Creighton University along with almost 1,000 other freshmen this fall. Martin, a graduate of Benton Community High School, who will be entering into the College of Arts & Sciences, will be part of a freshman class that is academically strong, diverse and engaged in community and service activities.

By: Rachel Lebeaux   Heather Peck is a native Iowan who currently resides in North Liberty. Heather enlisted in the United States Navy right out of high school and spent six years serving, two on active duty and four in the naval reserves. Her two years on active duty were spent as a member of the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington DC.

Bonnabelle Rayner of Lone Tree was awarded Best of Show honors in the Fabric and Threads Sewing for the Home contest judged prior to the start of the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Sweepstakes honors were awarded to Marcia Handsaker of Nevada. Fabric and Threads exhibits are on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the William C.

By Emma Mills   AmeriCorps NCCC’s Oak 2 worked with the Lutheran Disaster Response in Minot, N.D. They were helping to restore homes that were effected in the Mouse River flooding last summer. Minot has had NCCC teams present since the flood happened in June of 2011. Many of the homes in the area had been mucked and gutted before the arrival of Oak 2.

By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Mark Robertshaw   Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri   Mark is serving as the Pine 6 NCCC Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. He chose to serve because it will be a once in a lifetime experience that adds a very unique attribute to his medical school applications.   Mark graduated from DeSmet Jesuit High School in May 2007 and the University of Notre Dame in May 2011 with a Bachelor of Science.

  Jake Keppy of Durant captured the Grand Champion Market in the FFA Market Swine Show judged Thursday and Friday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Keppy's hog first won the Champion Purebred Market Pig banner on the drive to the championship. Earning the Reserve Grand Champion title this year was Chelsea Schminke of Van Horne. Alexis Delaney of DeWitt claimed the Reserve Champion Purebred Market Swine award.

  Youth from across Iowa captured the spotlight at the FFA Breeding Swine Show on Friday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Alicia Lane of Spragueville captured the Champion Commercial Gilt title, while Jake Keppy of Durant took the Reserve Champion Commercial Gilt title. Champions in the FFA Breeding Swine Show included: Champion Berkshire Gilt – Brandon Reed, Ottumwa Reserve Champion Berkshire Gilt – Austin Lane, Spragueville Champion Chester White Gilt – John Engelking, Keystone Reserve Champion Chester White Gilt – John Engelking, Keystone Champion Duroc Gilt – Amy Sampson, Nevada Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt – Cory Sampson, Nevada Champion Hampshire Gilt – Jennifer Arkfeld, Portsmouth Reserve Champion Hampshire Gilt – Jake Keppy, Durant Champion Poland China Gilt – Abigail Leufsen, Anamosa Reserve Champion Poland China Gilt – Dakota Olson, Keswick Champion Spotted Gilt – Austin Hofman, Sioux Center Reserve Champion Spotted Gilt – Noah Taylor, Bouton Champion Yorkshire Gilt – Alicia Lane, Spragueville Reserve Champion Yorkshire Gilt – Seth Warren, Glenwood Champion Other Breeds Gilt – Zach Caslavka, Muscatine "Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19.