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With a final swing of the gavel, the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) raised $300,000 for the 16 exhibitors of 4-H and FFA Grand Champions in the Sale of Champions Saturday, August 18, at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Five champion records were broken during the Sale. The Reserve Champion 4-H Market Heifer sold for a record $35,000, besting the previous mark of $28,000 set in 2011.

Mikayla Pfab of Granger was named Champion High Point Exhibitor in the FFA Horse Show held Wednesday, August 8, and Thursday, August 9, as part of the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Jane Hoffman of Deloit was Reserve Champion High Point Exhibitor. Pfab competed with 129 exhibitors from 62 FFA chapters who showed a total of 175 animals. Complete results below: DRAFT BREEDS Aged Horses 1) Kim Blackford, New Virginia DRAFT SHOWMANSHIP Draft Showmanship 1) Kim Blackford, New Virginia 2) Ethan Bair, Keswick HIGH POINT AWARDS Champion High Point Horse – Mikayla Pfab, Granger Champion Hight Point Exhibitor – Mikayla Pfab, Granger Reserve Champion Hight Point Exhibitor – Jane Hoffmann, Deloit MULE Aged Mules 1) Arion Schnabel, Sheffield Champion Mule – Arion Schnabel, Sheffield OTHER LIGHT HORSE BREEDS 1, 2 and 3-Year-Olds 1) Dustin Bigler, Decorah Aged Horses 1) Leslie Marvin, Bellevue 2) Rachel Ostrem, Radcliffe 3) Morgan Franzen, Decorah 4) Dalton Frana, Decorah Broodmares 1) Dustin Bigler, Decorah Champion Other Light Breed – Leslie Marvin, Bellevue Reserve Champion Other Light Breed – Dustin Bigler, Decorah PERFORMANCE 2 to 5-Year-Old Walk/Trot 1) Shania Roush, Newton 2) Caitlin Kuehn, Durant 3) Leah Paulson, Grinnell 4) Russell Seekins, Hudson 5) Tayler Foster, Riverside Trail 1) Rebecca Ness, Muscatine 2) Kourtney Smith, Cresco 3) Russell Seekins, Hudson 4) Abbey Smith, Adel 5) Micki Dunkin, Bussey Draft Horse Single Pleasure Driving 1) Kim Blackford, New Virginia Light Horse/Pony Pleasure Driving 1) Micki Dunkin, Bussey 2) Rachel Ostrem, Radcliffe Pony Western Pleasure 1) Makayla Johnston, Baxter 2) Larissa Volz, Norway 3) Alexandra Cleverley, Newton 4) Roger Kyte, Eldora 5) Sierra Kubik, Traer English Pleasure 1) Crystal McGarry, Muscatine 2) Mikayla Pfab, Granger 3) Kim Wilson, Muscatine 4) Amy Turner, Knoxville 5) Meredith Puls, Jewell English Equitation 1) Jane Hoffmann, Deloit 2) Mikayla Pfab, Granger 3) Britnni Wyma, Malcom 4) Meredith Puls, Jewell 5) Kayla Wyma, Malcom Hunter Hack 1) Katelyn De Haan, Otley 2) Amy Turner, Knoxville 3) Rachel Ostrem, Radcliffe 4) Katey Havens, Greenfield 5) Jessica Hanrahan, Prole Heavy Hitch Draft Team 1) Ethan Bair, Keswick 2/3-Year-Old Junior Horse Western Pleasure 1) Mikayla Pfab, Granger 2) Jane Hoffmann, Deloit 3) Caitlin Kuehn, Durant 4) Kaedon Volz, Norway 5) Jessica Hanrahan, Prole 4/5-Year-Old Junior Horse Western Pleasure 1) Derek Heitland, Sheffild 2) Ceara Hudnut, Deep River 3) Bailey Collins, Ames 4) Britnni Wyma, Malcom 5) Deven Heitland, Sheffield Senior Western Pleasure 1) Kourtney Smith, Cresco 2) Rebecca Ness, Muscatine 3) Kim Wilson, Muscatine 4) Crystal McGarry, Muscatine 5) Meredith Puls, Jewell Ranch Horse Pleasure 1) Brady Angstman, Dumont 2) Kirk Hatfield, Leon 3) Morgan Quick, Redding 4) Kaedon Volz, Norway 5) Arion Schnabel, Sheffield Western Equitation 1) Amy Turner, Knoxville 2) Mikayla Pfab, Granger 3) Kourtney Smith, Cresco 4) Jane Hoffmann, Deloit 5) Rebecca Ness, Muscatine Reining 1) Derek Heitland, Sheffild 2) Amy Turner, Knoxville 3) Katey Havens, Greenfield 4) Shelby Kinman, Clarinda 5) Katelyn De Haan, Otley Bareback Pleasure 1) Mikayla Pfab, Granger 2) Kim Wilson, Muscatine 3) Ceara Hudnut, Deep River 4) Rebecca Ness, Muscatine 5) Krista McKusker, Marengo PONY BREEDS 1, 2 and 3-Year-Olds 1) Jane Hoffmann, Deloit 2) Dalton Frana, Decorah 3) Jane Hoffmann, Deloit 4) Jannell Huebbe, Maquoketa Small Aged Ponies 1) Micki Dunkin, Bussey 2) Jannell Huebbe, Maquoketa Large Aged Ponies 1) Taylor Jacobs, Runnells 2) Makayla Johnston, Baxter 3) Jane Hoffmann, Deloit 4) Larissa Volz, Norway 5) Amy Turner, Knoxville Champion Pony Breed – Jane Hoffmann, Deloit Reserve Champion Pony Breed – Makayla Johnston, Baxter SHOWING Showmanship 1) Taylor Jacobs, Runnells 2) Kim Wilson, Muscatine 3) Amy Turner, Knoxville 4) Brittany Nicholson, Ellsworth 5) Rebecca Ness, Muscatine SPEED EVENTS Barrel Racing 1) Morgan Quick, Redding 2) Madison Waldo, Whittemore 3) Adam Drain, Danville 4) Jannell Huebbe, Maquoketa 5) Hunter McCullough, Knoxville Flag Race 1) Adam Drain, Danville 2) Hunter McCullough, Knoxville 3) Victoria Eckley, Hedrick 4) Jessica Hanrahan, Prole 5) Russell Seekins, Hudson Pole Bending 1) Adam Drain, Danville 2) Jannell Huebbe, Maquoketa 3) Kelsey Knoblock, Larchwood 4) Jessica Hanrahan, Prole 5) Emma Pullen, Clarinda WESTERN-TYPE HORSES 1-Year-Olds 1) Madison Wood, Rudd 2) Kim Wilson, Muscatine 3) Katey Havens, Greenfield 2-Year-Olds 1) Larissa Volz, Norway 2) Caitlin Kuehn, Durant 3) Liz Beatty, Creston 4) Ashtyn Dove, Dike 5) Shelby Keyes, Van Wert 3-Year-Olds 1) Danielle Nemmers, Earlham 2) Kaedon Volz, Norway 3) Mikayla Pfab, Granger 4) Jessica Hanrahan, Prole 5) Shania Roush, Newton Aged Mares 1) Madison Wood, Rudd 2) Katelyn De Haan, Otley 3) Amy Turner, Knoxville 4) Lauren Stewart, Marengo 5) Danielle Fulsaas, Decorah Aged Geldings 1) None Awarded 2 tie) Taylor Springer, Iowa Falls 2 tie) Kim Wilson, Muscatine 3) Katey Havens, Greenfield 4) Julie Long, Belle Plaine 5) Rebecca Ness, Muscatine Champion Western – Madison Wood, Rudd Reserve Champion Western – Taylor Springer, Iowa Falls "Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19.

Hunter Gerths of Albia won Grand Champion Market Lamb honors in 4-H Market and Performance Lamb show on Monday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Gerths' lamb was first named Division 4 Champion. In addition, Gerths's Division 3 Champion lamb received Third Honorable Mention. Brooke Kuesel of Victor exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, which stood second in the Division 4 Championship to Gerths's lamb.

  Iowa wine makers put their best glasses forward in the wine portion of the Amateur Oenology competition judged Saturday, July 28, prior to the start of the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Forty-three exhibitors with 131 wines competed in 14 categories. Competition results below: Dry Red #1 1) Ken Reimer, Elkader 2) David Blank, Warren, Pa.

Nomination Deadline is November 9 The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service has released 2013 nomination materials for the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame - the most prestigious state-level honor volunteers can receive.  The people selected are those who have forever changed their community, the state, the nation or the world with their volunteer service and action.

Premiums and ribbons were awarded in the Open Western Horse Show judged Saturday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Complete results follow: Western Horsemanship-Riders 18 and Under 1) Clara Johnson, Indianola 2) Rebecca Ness, Muscatine 3) Lisa Weatherwax, Ankeny 4) Brittany Abernathy, Indianola 5) Cheyanne Hunt, Wapello 6) Rachel VanRoekel, Pella 7) Mike Vesey, Indianola 8) Amy Turner, Knoxville 9) Nicole Banner, Ottumwa Western Pleasure-Men 19 and Over 1) Cindy Johnson, Indianola 2) Cleo Craven, Norwalk 3) Janelle Schaefer, Norwalk 4) James Thorp, Marion Registered Quarter Horse Western Pleasure 1) Cindy Johnson, Indianola 2) Brittany Abernathy, Indianola 3) Black Show Horses, Saint Charles 4) Sue Reichert, Marengo 5) Lisa Weatherwax, Ankeny 6) Mike Vesey, Indianola 7) Debbie Pierce, Carlisle 8) Moorman Performance Horses, Carlisle 9) Wilson Buckskin Horses, Muscatine Western Pleasure-Riders Ages 14 to 18 1) Brittany Abernathy, Indianola 2) Mike Vesey, Indianola 3) Lisa Weatherwax, Ankeny 4) Jake Peers, Urbandale 5) Laura Pfab, Granger 6) Gary Puls, Jewell 7) None Awarded 8) Cheyanne Hunt, Wapello 9) Jessica Taylor, Granger Walk-Trot Pleasure-Riders 19 and Over 1) Cindy Johnson, Indianola 2) Moorman Performance Horses, Carlisle 3) Robin Epp, Urbandale 4) Black Show Horses, Saint Charles 5) Sue Reichert, Marengo 6) Lisha Marsh, Grinnell 7) Debbie Pierce, Carlisle 8) Donae Hedlund, Knoxville 9) Laura McClure, Vinton Tandem Bareback-Riders 18 and Under 1) Clara Johnson, Indianola "Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19.

Top dairies competed for honors in the Brown Swiss Dairy Cattle show judged Saturday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Kruses Swiss Farm of Earlville showed the Grand Champion Female. The Reserve Champion Female belonged to Onword Swiss of Oelwein. The dairy also earned second place in both the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor contests. Lee-Anns Swiss of DeWitt collected top honors in the Premier Exhibitor and Premier Breeder contests.

Dairies competed for top honors in the Jersey Dairy Cattle show judged Saturday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. David Koss of Epworth exhibited the Grand Champion Female. The Reserve Grand Champion female was shown by Steinridge Jerseys of Lawler. Lyon Jerseys, LLC, of Toledo took first place in both the Premier Exhibitor and Premier Breeder contests.

Ribbons were awarded in the FFA Photography competition judged prior to the start of the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Complete results follow: Black and White/Toned 1) Marshal Wilz, Eddyville 2) Amanda Ratliff, Eddyville 3) Matthew Noland, Adair 4) Caitlin Reed, Fremont 5) Tayler Foster, Riverside Color 1) Katrina Van Ringelestein, Fremont 2) Alaina Martensen, Onslow 3) Morgan Diedrich, DeWitt 4) Amanda Ratliff, Eddyville 5) Anna Brooks, Blue Grass Animals, Birds and Wildlife 1) Alexandra Cleverley, Newton 2) Sierra Kaufman, Chelsea 3) Hannah Fisher, Coggon 4) Lynn Koenigsfeld, Reinbeck 5) Alex Foust, Bernard Still Life Compositions 1) Shelby McKinney, Lytton 2) Felicia Summers, Olin 3) Maria Finan, Knoxville 4) Maria Finan, Knoxville 5) Christina Dittmer, Lacona Iowa Landscape 1) Hannah Fisher, Coggon 2) Allie Renner, Independence 3) Courtney Hughs, Knoxville 4) Travis George, Slater 5) Cynthanee Heeren, Anamosa Landscape Outside Iowa 1) Eli Joslyn, Muscatine 2) Abby Pothoven, Knoxville 3) Joe Gast, Story City 4) Kristen Lowe, Dysart 5) Greigh Olson, Sumner Plants 1) Bridget Bouska, Waucoma 2) Anna Krug, Newhall 3) Mandalyn Martin, Moulton 4) Mandalyn Martin, Moulton 5) Quinn Ruth, Adair FFA 1) Christina Dittmer, Lacona 2) Sarah Doese, Fairbank 3) Savannah Wilz, Eddyville 4) Hannah Fisher, Coggon 5) Kayleigh Koch, Hawkeye Supervised Agricultural Experience 1) Levi Collins, Knoxville 2) Hunter Wilz, Eddyville 3) Matthew Noland, Adair 4) Lane Vanderhart, Knoxville 5) Sean Owens, Oskaloosa Agricultural Photo Essay 1) Dakota Nelson, Anamosa 2) Mckenna Davenport, Adair 3) Danielle Delange, Albia 4) Katrina Van Ringelestein, Fremont 5) Bret Cunningham, Dike Contemporary/Creative 1) Macy Lanser, Lynnville 2) Alexandra Cleverley, Newton 3) Gabi Martens, Wyoming 4) Cassie Rosauer, Walker 5) Benjamin Zelle, Waverly Theme Class 1) Alison Schrage, Waverly 2) Brittany Shaw, Newton 3) Kelcey Loges, Farmington 4) Austin Henningsen, Griswold 5) Alexandra Cleverley, Newton State Advisor's Choice: Katherine Newhouse, State Center State Executive Secretary/Treasurer's Choice: Emma Christensen, Shenandoah Best of Show Grand Champion: Alison Schrage, Waverly Best of Show Reserve Champion: Hannah Fisher, Coggon "Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19.

  By: Class 19 Team Leaders                 On Monday, August 13, the newly formed Spruce, Pine and Hickory NCCC Units departed for their Team Leader training project at Pilgrim Heights Camp and Retreat Center in Montour, Iowa.  The 21 Team Leaders are assisting the camp with renovation of four cabins, construction of bunk beds and removal of invasive species.