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Pink Genetics of Douds took home the Grand Champion Gilt honors at the Spotted Swine Show judged Thursday, August 18, at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Niehaus and Feldman Genetics of Greene exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Gilt and the Reserve Grand Champion Boar. Joel Olson of Atkins claimed Grand Champion Boar. Fee Farms of Ackworth claimed Premier Exhibitor honors.

The English Society Horse Shows took place August 15 through 17 in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Complete results below: Five-Gaited Open 1) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella 2) Fred Wendt, Nora Springs Five-Gaited Stake 1) Fred Wendt, Nora Springs 2) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella Three-Gaited Iowa Owned 1) Green Wood Stables, Indianola Three-Gaited Stake 1) Green Wood Stables, Indianola Three-Gaited Pleasure -- 17 & Under 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 2) Ron Salisbury, Johnston 3) Green Wood Stables, Ankeny Three-Gaited Pleasure -- 18 & Over 1) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella 2) Green Wood Stables, Altoona 3) Gretchen Stanislav, Granger 4) Robert Vermeer, Pella Three-Gaited Pleasure Stake 1) Green Wood Stables, Altoona 2) Ron Salisbury, Johnston 3) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella 4) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 5) Robert Vermeer, Pella 6) Gretchen Stanislav, Granger Pleasure Model 1) Green Wood Stables, Altoona 2) Robert Vermeer, Pella Five-Gaited Pleasure Horse 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 3) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa Five-Gaited Show Pleasure Stake 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 3) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa Country Pleasure English -- 17 & Under 1) Green Wood Stables, Urbandale 2) Jordan Derros, Urbandale 3) Shelly Braunschweig, Grimes Country Pleasure English -- 18 & Over 1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 3) Sara Eaton, Des Moines 4) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 5) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk 6) Herron Stables, Van Meter Country Pleasure English Stake 1) Green Wood Stables, Urbandale 2) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 3) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 4) Sara Eaton, Des Moines 5) Jordan Derros, Urbandale 6) Herron Stables, Van Meter Country Pleasure Western -- 17 & Under 1) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa Country Pleasure Western -- 18 & Over 1) Caitlyn Ferin, Ankeny 2) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 4) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 5) Caroline Anderson, Ottumwa 6) Lesley Stucker, Johnston Country Pleasure Western Stake 1) Kathy Rhoades, Des Moines 2) Caitlyn Ferin, Ankeny 3) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 4) Caroline Anderson, Ottumwa 5) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa 6) Lesley Stucker, Johnston Country Pleasure Model 1) Sandra Swalla, Newton 2) Tamra Padgett, Ute 3) Shelly Braunschweig, Grimes 4) Fay Coulthard, Kellogg 5) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella Fine Harness Iowa Owned 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole Fine Harness Open 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole Fine Harness Stake 1) Kokopelli Equine, Prole Park Pleasure 1) Sally Graf, Clive 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Park Pleasure Stake 1) Sally Graf, Clive 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Park Open 1) Mary Okeefe, Cumming 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Park Stake 1) Mary Okeefe, Cumming 2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton Saddle Seat Equitation -- 17 & Under 1) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk Saddle Seat Equitation Stake 1) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton 2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk Hackney Harness Pony Single 1) Carol Lawson, Altoona Hackney Harness Pony Single Stake 1) Carol Lawson, Altoona Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving 1) Heavenly Acres, Dysart 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 3) Judith McDonough, Douds Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving Stake 1) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 2) Judith McDonough, Douds 3) Heavenly Acres, Dysart Roadster Pony Single - Open 1) G & S Ponies, Monroe 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid Roadster Pony Single - Amateur 1) Amanda Simpson, Grimes 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 3) Judith McDonough, Douds Roadster Pony Stake 1) Amanda Simpson, Grimes 2) Bruce Gardner, Madrid 3) G & S Ponies, Monroe Morgan Mare at Halter 1) Shalie Chapman, Adel Morgan Gelding at Halter 1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella 2) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella 3) Judy Gauger, Marengo Morgan Grand & Reserve Grand Champion Grand) Shalie Chapman, Adel Res.

On September 24 the Center Point Historical Society will hold their 7th annual Center Point Cemetery Walk at 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Please arrange for your own golf cart if needed. In case of rain Walk will be at the Depot Museum with projected photos of grave sites.

Payton Vogel of Hartley- Melvin- Sanborn exhibited the Supreme Female Champion in the FFA Breeding Beef show held Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Hannah Mitchell of Lenox won the Reserve Supreme Female title. Bailey Schaben of Boyer Valley exhibited the Supreme Champion Cow-Calf, and Jerad Shires of South West Valley received Reserve Supreme Champion.

Kameron Roberts and his parents,Tyler and Tara Roberts and Kara Toms, have learned just how many people are there for him since Kameron, age 7, was diagnosed with cancer on July 19. Fund-raisers, donations to an account at Dupaco Credit Union, wonderful doctors and nurses, and the other young patients and parents they have met at U of Iowa Hospitals have all helped the family deal with the challenges and emotions of childhood cancer.

On Thursday, August 31, 2017 Ranae Leanne Becker, age 47, of Vinton, Iowa, appeared in the Iowa District Court in and for Benton County for pronouncement of judgment and sentence. Previously, on July 13, 2017, Ms. Becker had entered a guilty plea to the offense of Theft in the First Degree (a class C felony) for embezzling nearly $50,000.00 from the Benton Development Group from January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2014 when she served as the Group's Executive Director.

Raegan Junge reads a note she wrote for hurrican victims receiving the donated items she is shipping to a Red Cross shelter in Texas, as her friend and neighbor Payton Armstrong helps fill the box. For more than half of her life, Raegan Junge has been making news as she helps people throughout the United States who have been affected by tornadoes and other natural disasters.

Rjtnt Farm of Lawler exhibited the Grand Champion Bull and the Champion Iowa Bull in the Miniature Herford Cattle Show judged August 18 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Smith Mini Herefords of Fairfield took home the Reserve Grand Champion Bull banner and the Premier Breeder banner. Grand Champion Prospect Steer was award to Rolling Hills Minature Herefords of Blakesburg.

Webster Farms of Walker was awarded the Grand Champion Bull banner in the Angus Show judged Tuseday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Schroeder Angus of Clarence claimed Reserve Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull titles. Abby Collison of Rockwell City showed the Grand Champion Female as well as the Grand Champion Iowa Female. Maddy Udell of Sioux City exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Female.

Max Petzenhauser of Story County exhibited the Grand Champion Market Meat Goat in the 4-H Market Meat Goat show judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. The Reserve Grand Champion Market Meat Goat banner went to David Iehl of Linn County. Petzenhauser also exhibited the Third Place Overall Market Meat Goat. Fallon Finnegan of Benton County won Fourth Place Overall, and Jayce Malone of Polk County rounded it out with Fifth Place Overall.