Van Wert County Junior Fair

09/03/2024

✨ Hog Barn Sponsor Highlight ✨
- Don & Susan Mosier - Gold Level - Thank you for your support!

09/03/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Jr. Fair Dairy Feeder Winners!

Senior Dairy Feeder Showman Champion: Maddie Gerdeman
Intermediate Dairy Feeder Showman Champion: Kayden Pugh
Junior Dairy Feeder Showman Champion: Cooper Jay
Overall Dairy Feeder Showman Champion: Maddie Gerdeman

Champion Pure Dairy Feeder: Emma Bowersock
Reserve Champion Pure Dairy Feeder: Kayleigh Rode
Champion Cross Dairy Feeder: Gracie Schaadt
Reserve Champion Cross Dairy Feeder: Addilyne Bockey

Champion Dairy Feeder Rate of Gain: Gracie Schaddt

09/03/2024

09/02/2024

Tomorrow is sale day! Please check out the schedule to know times for events.

09/02/2024

Congratulations to our Jr. Fair Goat Show Winners!

Senior Goat Showman: Gracie Schaadt
Intermediate Goat Showman: Emma Miller
Junior Goat Showman: Leah Miller
Champion Goat Showman: Jenna Deatrick

Best Pigmy Goat: Leah Miller
Reserve Champion Dairy Goat Female: Kale Kundert
Grand Champion Dairy Goat Female: Emma Miller
Reserve Champion Meat Goat Female: Jenna Deatrick
Champion Meat Goat Female: Jenna Deatrick

Reserve Champion Market Boer Goat: Jenna Deatrick
Grand Champion Market Boer Goat: Jenna Deatrick
Reserve Champion Market Dairy Goat: Emma Fent
Grand Champion Market Dairy Goat: Emma Fent

09/02/2024

Today is the LAST day to stop down at Deaf Dog for a Piggy Drink! They are donating $3 from each Piggy Drink sold to our hog barn renovation project. Not a coffee fan? They have coffee free options on the menu!

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DDC+C Announces NEW donation menu at this years fair!

Hey Van Wert! Find us daily, Tuesday thru Monday this week, at the Van Wert Co. Fair!

This year we’re donating $3 per drink, from the Piggy Drinks right back to the fair for the new swine barn!

We can’t wait to see you and yes! Our full menu will still be available ❤️❤️

09/02/2024

✨ Hog Barn Sponsor Highlight ✨
- Chad, Jenny, Claire, Jacob & Lauren Geier - Gold Level - Thank you for your support!

09/02/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Jr. Fair Poultry Show Winners!

Senior Poultry Showman: Lauren Anspach
Intermediate Poultry Showman: Joshua Denman
Junior Poultry Showman: Luke Renner
Champion Poultry Showman: Lauren Anspach

Best Eggs: Tyler Hoblet
2nd Best Eggs: Joshua Denman
Champion Waterfowl: Josie Williamson
Reserve Champion Waterfowl: Hailey Logan
Champion Bantam: Matthew Fritz
Reserve Champion Bantam: Xavier Williamson
Champion Large Fowl: Matthew Fritz
Reserve Champion Large Fowl: Josie Williamson

Grand Champion Duck: Meah Osting
Reserve Champion Duck: Matthew Fritz
Grand Champion Broiler: Hailey Logan
Reserve Champion Broiler: Ryan Hoblet
Grand Champion Roaster: Lauren Anspach
Reserve Champion Roaster: Ethan Scaggs

Overall Poultry Project Winner: Matthew Fritz

09/02/2024

Congratulations to our Jr. Fair Dairy Show Champions!

Senior Dairy Showmanship Winner: Jacelynn Korte
Intermediate Dairy Showmanship Winner: Isabelle Korte
Junior Dairy Showmanship Winner: Addisyn Karl
Champion Dairy Showmanship Winner: Connor Sheets

Champion Jersey Female: Addisyn Karl
Champion Brown Swiss Female: Kyrsten Haehn
Champion Holstein Female: Addisyn Karl
Champion Milking Shorthorn: Courtney Mefferd
Overall Dairy Female: Addisyn Karl
Reserve Overall Dairy Female: Kyrsten Haehn

09/02/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Jr. Fair Turkey Show Winners!

Junior Turkey Showman: Rileigh Roehm
Intermediate Turkey Showman: Ryder Brown
Senior Turkey Showman: Adelyn Figley
Champion Turkey Showman: Adelyn Figley

Reserve Champion Tom Turkey: Kenadi Short
Champion Tom Turkey: Evelyn Lamb
Reserve Champion Pen of 2 Hen Turkey: Rileigh Roehm
Champion Pen of 2 Hen Turkey: Evelyn Lamb

09/01/2024

Here is the final showbill for tomorrow’s Market Hog show! Show begins at 8:30 a.m.

09/01/2024

Tomorrow is the last day that our Jr. Fair exhibitors will be competing! Please read the schedule to see what shows are going on and when exhibits will be allowed to leave the grounds.

09/01/2024

08/31/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Jr. Fair Sheep Show Winners!

Senior Sheep Showman: Ryan Bowsher
Intermediate Sheep Showman: Ian Owens
Junior Sheep Showman: Easton Leibricht
Champion Sheep Showman: Elyssa Renner

Grand Champion Ewe: Ellie Adam
Reserve Champion Ewe: Ryan Bowsher
Grand Champion Ram: Ellie Adam
Reserve Champion Ram: Abigail Dickson

Best Performance Lamb Rate of Gain: Derek Young
2nd Best Performance Lamb Rate of Gain: Breanna Shellabarger
Grand Champion Performance Lamb: Memphis Miller
Reserve Champion Performance Lamb: Avery Owens

Best Market Lamb Rate of Gain: Elijah Scarlett
2nd Best Market Lamb Rate of Gain: Delana Rank
Grand Champion Market Lamb: Makenna Owens
Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Iva Owens

08/31/2024

Come out to watch the rabbit show tomorrow, horse exhibitors being recognized and stop by the dairy barn for the milk mustache contest!

08/31/2024

Here is the final program for the dairy feeder show that will be at noon tomorrow!

08/31/2024

Here is the final beef program for tomorrow mornings show. See you at 8:30 AM!

08/31/2024

There is a misprint in the overall premium book schedule. The correct time for the dairy feeder show is noon. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

08/30/2024

Tomorrow is the start of Labor Day weekend and our exhibitors have a lot going on! Check out their schedule of events and come out to support the Jr. Fair!

08/30/2024

Hog Exhibitors 🐷: Another draft of the Market show bill has been posted in the barn. Please report any FINAL changes to the JFB office by 6pm on Saturday (8/31)

08/30/2024

An updated goat program has been posted in the barn. Please have all changes to the office by 12:30 TODAY. At 12:30 the program will become final and printed for the show.

08/30/2024

✨ Hog Barn Sponsor Highlight ✨
- Ron Davis Memorial - Gold Level - Thank you for your support!

08/29/2024

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day! Check out events that will be going on for Jr. Fair exhibitors!

08/29/2024

Updated goat programs have been posted!! Please bring any corrections to the junior fair board office by 8 PM tonight.

08/29/2024

The following programs are posted in the barns: Beef Show, Dairy Show, and Dairy Feeder Show. Please bring any corrections to the Jr. Fair Board office by 10 AM tomorrow.