(Rock Island, IL)  The concept of  A BOOK BY ME allows children to interview Holocaust victims, World War 11 survivors  and other heroes and write about them.  The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities and the Holocaust Education Committee of the Greater Quad City Area will be celebrating their work at a Red Carpet event today,  Sunday August 23 from 2:00 - 3:00 at the Tri-City Jewish Center in Rock Island. In attendance will be the young authors, the illustrators and two "heroes" who are the subject of two of the newly published books.

One hero in attendance is World War II veteran Casimer "Casey" Celske who is one of the few surviving members of the celebrated World War II Special Forces unit known as The Devil's Brigade or The Black Devils. While part of the Special Service Force, Casey was wounded twice. The first wound came from shrapnel that hit his head, face and ears, splitting his helmet in two and knocking him unconscious. It killed the soldier next to him in the foxhole. Then in Anzio, Italy he was wounded in the leg when a bullet from a machine gun struck him as he crawled on his belly across a wheat field. "I was lucky," he insists. "I was wounded twice but I just kept quiet because I'd seen so many dead kids or ones with legs blown off. It was horrible."

It was during the attack at Anzio that the brigade got their nickname. Some say the diary of a dead Nazi soldier was found saying "The black devils are all around us every time we come into the line. We never hear them coming." Another German prisoner stated "They are treacherous, unmerciful and clever. You cannot afford to relax." The Black Devils were immortalized years later in Hollywood in a 1968 movie titled "The Devil's Brigade" starring William Holden. The film portrays the first mission of the Italian campaign, the seemingly impossible task of capturing an impregnable Nazi mountain stronghold called Monte La Difensa. Casey knew how to handle mules from life on the farm back in Wisconsin. He volunteered to bring a pack of four with supplies up the mountain in Italy. The plan was to lead one and have the other three follow but that plan didn't work all the time because mules can be stubborn. It was an extremely cold and tedious journey up the mountain.

A great victory was won when Monte la Difensa was in Allied hands and eventually the Allies took the other mountain peaks nearby. Afterward, they tried to catch up to Patton's Army who were at the Battle of the Bulge. They never did find them and Casey's unit was near the Czech border in the spring of 1945 when the news came that the Allies had won the war in the European theater. Today Casey is a decorated war veteran with a bronze star and two purple hearts. In 2013, the United States Congress passed a bill to award the First Special Service Force members the highly prestigious Congressional Gold Medal. By his side will be young author Halie Parkinson of Aledo, Illinois. She is proud to tell his story for young readers.

Another "subject" for the A BOOK by ME Human Rights Series in attendance will be Father Marvin Mottet of Davenport. Father Mottet worked tirelessly on civil rights issues and brought Reverend Martin Luther King Jr to the Quad Cities to speak. In addition, he had Mother Teresa come for an event. He is a social justice champion and his story will be documented by Sophie Jackson of Moline. She is the newest young author in the A BOOK by ME series.

Many young writers and artists will be attending to receive L'dor Vador awards. A major component of Judaism is passing traditions from generation to generation. In Hebrew this is known as L'dor Vador. The young people involved in the A BOOK by ME writing process have assured that important stories of the Holocaust, Human Rights and Heroes will be told to the next generation.

The celebration will include praise for the Scott County Regional Authority as the Jewish Federation received a spring grant allowing the Holocaust Education Committee to donate 2,900 copies of children's books about local subjects from the Holocaust Series. In addition, the celebration will include a number of smaller grants and the fact that over two dozen books in the series are now available on Amazon. To see those available, visitwww.abookbyme.com and see the link on the right hand corner. 

WHAT:  Red carpet event to celebrate young writers
WHERE: Tri-City Jewish Center Rock Island
WHEN:  Sunday, August 234rd 2 pm

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BANDITS LOSE 7-RUN LEAD TO SQUANDER SWEEP

Kane County is the first team since June 10 to score 10 runs off Quad Cities pitchers

GENEVA, Ill. (August 23, 2015) - The Quad Cities River Bandits scored seven runs while batting around in the second inning to take an 8-1 lead, but they lost their largest lead in a game in more than two years, as the Kane County Cougars rallied to ultimately take the lead in the eighth inning of a 10-9 win that kept the visitors from sweeping the three-game series at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark Sunday afternoon.

The River Bandits (34-21 second half, 79-44 overall) lost a seven-run lead for the first time since April 6, 2013 (also an 8-1 advantage at Kane County in a 13-10, 11-inning win) and a lost a game in which they held a seven-run lead for the first time since April 16, 2010, when they squandered a 9-1 lead at Clinton in an 11-10, 11-inning loss. On Sunday, Quad Cities put the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position in the ninth inning with one out, but Cougars closer Zac Curtis retired left fielder Drew Ferguson and center fielder Jason Martin on consecutive groundouts to end the third straight one-run contest between the teams with the two best records in the Midwest League.

Quad Cities scored its first seven runs off Cougars left-hander Josh Taylor. In the first inning, center fielder Jason Martin hit a one-out single to right field, stole second base and scored on designated hitter Ramon Laureano's RBI single to left field. Kane County (38-17, 74-49) immediately tied the score in the bottom of the inning against right-hander Brock Dykxhoorn, as shortstop Ildemaro Vargas had a leadoff bunt single, stole second base and scored on second baseman Henry Castillo's RBI single.

In a 1-1 tie beginning the second inning, River Bandits catcher Trent Woodward and shortstop Kristian Trompiz began their respective three-hit games with consecutive singles. Taylor walked third baseman Luis Reynoso, before Ferguson hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly to right field. Martin then popped up a bunt that catcher Elvin Soto dropped when he collided with Taylor near the first-base line. With the bases loaded, the next six batters each collected an RBI. First baseman Bryan Muñiz singled, and Laureano walked to end Taylor's outing after 1 1/3 innings. Left-hander Hector Hernandez - a River Bandit in 2011 and 2012 in the St. Louis Cardinals organization - then allowed three straight singles to second baseman Jose Fernandez, right fielder Ryan Bottger and Woodward, who had two hits in the inning. Trompiz's sacrifice fly made it 8-1 before Hernandez escaped. Taylor was charged with seven runs - six earned - on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts, while Hernandez lasted 3 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and a second-inning earned run while striking out two batters.

The Cougars' comeback began in the bottom of the second inning against Dykxhoorn. Third baseman Joe Munoz and Soto hit consecutive singles, and Vargas chopped a one-out ground ball off Muñiz's glove to score Munoz. Dykxhoorn's one-out balk scored Soto, and Castillo's two-out RBI single made it 8-4. In the fifth inning, first baseman Marty Herum hit a leadoff double to right-center field and scored on Munoz's two-out RBI single. After Quad Cities added a sixth-inning run against right-hander Jency Solis on Bottger's sacrifice fly that scored Martin, the Cougars answered in the bottom of the sixth inning with right fielder Victor Reyes' walk preceding Vargas' two-run home run. That finished Dykxhoorn's start, after he allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits (both career highs) in five-plus innings.

Left-hander Zach Davis (0-1) relieved Dykxhoorn for two scoreless innings, matching Cougars right-hander Ryan Burr (1-0). But with a 9-7 lead in the eighth inning, Davis began by hitting Vargas with a pitch, and designated hitter Cody Regis added an infield single. Castillo hit an RBI single to center field, and Herum drove a go-ahead, two-run double to right-center field for a 10-9 lead. In the ninth inning, Woodward greeted Curtis with a leadoff single. Curtis' error on Trompiz's sacrifice put runners at first and third bases, and Reynoso sacrificed Trompiz to second base before Curtis and Herum handled consecutive ground balls to give Curtis with his league-best 29th save.

BANDITS USE EARLY LEAD TO ELUDE COUGARS

Quad Cities moves within three games of Kane County in the second-half Western Division race

GENEVA, Ill. (August 22, 2015) - The Quad Cities River Bandits scored three first-inning runs and never lost the lead, as left fielder Drew Ferguson and second baseman Jose Fernandez each homered, before right-hander Angel Heredia allowed two ninth-inning runs but stranded the tying run at third base to save a 6-5 win over the first-place Kane County Cougars at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark Saturday night.

Holding the best record in baseball, the playoff-bound River Bandits (34-20 second half, 79-43 overall) won their second straight one-run game over the Cougars (37-17, 73-49) and became the first visiting team to win a series in Kane County since Bowling Green June 3-5.

River Bandits center fielder Bobby Boyd began the game with a bunt single fielded by Cougars All-Star first baseman Marty Herum. After Cougars left-hander Jared Miller (3-4) struck out Ferguson, All-Star third baseman Nick Tanielu grounded a single into left field. With Boyd and Tanielu both running, designated hitter Bryan Muñiz grounded an RBI single off the glove of shortstop Ildemaro Vargas into left field to score Boyd. After Fernandez walked to load the bases, right fielder Ramon Laureano grounded to All-Star third baseman Cody Regis, whose throw on a force attempt went past catcher Michael Perez, allowing Tanielu and Muñiz to score.

After the three-run first inning, Miller allowed four hits over the next five innings, with the only additional run coming on Ferguson's first Midwest League home run on a drive down the left-field line to a picnic deck for his first Midwest League home run. Miller was charged with four runs - three earned - on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

River Bandits right-hander Joshua James (6-3) held the Cougars to two singles by Vargas through the first four innings. James faced one batter over the minimum until the fifth inning, when second baseman Henry Castillo grounded a triple down the first-base line and scored on a sacrifice fly from Cougars All-Star center fielder Colin Bray to cut the lead to 4-1.

Kane County put the tying run on base for the first time in the sixth inning, when Vargas hit a one-out double to right field, Regis hit an RBI single to left-center field, and James hit Herum with a pitch. That ended James' outing after 5 1/3 innings in which allowed six hits without a walk or strikeout. Right-hander Eric Peterson entered and hit Castillo with his first pitch to load the bases with a 4-2 lead. After Bray flied out to right field, Peterson's wild pitch scored Regis to make it 4-3. With the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position, Peterson got catcher Michael Perez to fly out to left field. James was charged with all three earned runs, but Peterson held the one-run lead for 2 2/3 scoreless innings, working around a walk in the seventh inning and error and hit batter in the eighth inning.

Ferguson and Fernandez helped Quad Cities add insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively, against Cougars right-hander Nick Baker. Ferguson hit a seventh-inning, two-out single to right field, marking his first three-hit game as a River Bandit. He then stole second base on the same play as a Baker wild pitch, allowing Ferguson to reach third base, before another wild pitch scored him. In the eighth inning, Fernandez hit a leadoff drive over the left-field wall for his second Midwest League home run this season and a 6-3 lead.

In the ninth inning, Heredia began with a three-run lead and struck out Perez - the only strikeout by a Quad Cities pitcher in the game - before a one-out walk to designated hitter Joe Munoz and two-out walk to left fielder Chuck Taylor. Vargas then hit a two-run triple to right-center field - his game-high fourth hit - to make it 6-5, before Regis flied out to Boyd, giving Heredia his team-high ninth save.

BANDITS BULLPEN SILENCES FIRST-PLACE COUGARS

Using a franchise-record 32nd pitcher this season, Quad Cities beats Midwest League ERA leader

GENEVA, Ill. (August 21, 2015) - The Quad Cities River Bandits fell behind, 2-0, in the first two innings but rallied for three runs in the fifth inning, while left-hander Steve Naemark and right-hander Elieser Hernandez combined for 5 2/3 scoreless relief innings in a series-opening 3-2 victory over the first-place Kane County Cougars at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark Friday night.

With their 33rd comeback win of the season, the River Bandits (33-20 second half, 78-43 overall) kept their hold of the best record in Minor League Baseball while denying the Cougars (37-15, 73-48) a chance to trim their magic number to clinch a second-half playoff berth. Quad Cities also made history in the bottom of the first inning, when right-hander Thomas Eshelman made his Midwest League debut. The Astros' second-round pick in this June's draft became the 32nd different pitcher the team has used this season, topping the 56-year Midwest League franchise's previous single-season high of 31 pitchers used in 2005. Eshelman allowed both Kane County runs after leadoff walks in the first two innings, but he lasted a career-high 3 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

Eshelman began the first inning by walking Cougars left fielder Chuck Taylor, who went to third base on designated hitter Henry Castillo's one-out single to left-center field. All-Star first baseman Marty Herum hit an RBI single to right field, scoring Taylor for a 1-0 Cougars lead. After All-Star center fielder Colin Bray walked to load the bases, shortstop Dawel Lugo to hit into an inning-ending double play.

In the bottom of the second inning, Eshelman opened with a walk to Cougars third baseman Joe Munoz, followed by catcher Elvin Soto's single to right field and right fielder Victor Reyes' RBI double down the third-base line for a 2-0 lead. With runners at second and third bases, Eshelman struck out Taylor before consecutive groundouts by second baseman Ildemaro Vargas and Castillo to end the inning. That began a stretch of seven straight batters Eshelman retired before Soto's one-out double in the fourth inning to end Eshelman's outing.

With Eshelman's exit, Naemark (1-0) entered in the fourth inning and allowed an infield single to Reyes. With Reyes at first base and Soto at third with one out, Reyes broke for second base, while second baseman Jose Fernandez cut off a throw from catcher Trent Woodward and threw back to home plate to get Soto for the inning's second out. Naemark got Taylor to ground out to end the inning.

Entering with a Midwest League-leading 2.47 ERA, Cougars right-hander Brad Keller (7-9) allowed two hits and a walk in the first four innings, but right fielder Ramon Laureano began the fifth inning with an infield single to Lugo. Woodward walked, and on a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Luis Reynoso, Keller overthrew first base, allowing Laureano to score and putting Woodward and Reynoso at third and second bases, respectively. After center fielder Bobby Boyd struck out, designated hitter Drew Ferguson lined a game-tying single to right-center field. Then All-Star third baseman Nick Tanielu bounced an infield single behind second base, where Vargas only stopped the ball from reaching center field, as Reynoso scored for a 3-2 Quad Cities lead. Keller was charged with three runs - two earned - on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings. The Cougars bullpen combined to allow two hits and no walks in four scoreless innings.

With a 3-2 lead, Naemark allowed a fifth-inning leadoff double to Vargas, who went to third base on Castillo's sacrifice. Herum walked before Naemark got two straight popups, including an inning-ending sliding catch by Laureano in right field. Hernandez also got help from Laureano's diving catch in the right-center field gap to end the sixth inning with the tying run at first base. Hernandez scattered three hits without walking a batter and striking out three in four scoreless innings to earn his first Midwest League save.

Top Honors Awarded in Angus Show at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/21/2015)(readMedia)-- Woodruff Angus of Milton was awarded the Grand Champion, Intermediate and Senior bull banners in the Angus Show judged Wednesday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

The Reserve Grand Champion Bull was exhibited by Webster Farms of Walker.

2k Cattle Enterprises of Glen Have, Wis. exhibited the Grand Champion Female. The Reserve Grand Champion Female was shown by Johnson Corner Cattle of Ft. Dodge.

Additional results below:

Cow/Calf -- Cows 3 Years of Age & Younger

1) Courtney Younge, Ventura

2) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

3) R&C Angus, Monticello

4) Janssen Angus, Earlham

5) Roberts Angus, Albert City

Junior Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2015 & After

1) Hannah Rogers, Wilton

2) Courtney Younge, Ventura

3) R&C Angus, Monticello

4) Paulsrud Angus Farm, Danbury

5) Gannon Angus, Inc., Colfax

6) Carter Angus, Vermillion, S.D.

7) Jerad Shires, Corning

8) Gannon Angus, Inc., Colfax

9) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

10) Roberts Angus, Albert City

Junior Heifer Calf -- February, 2015

1) Becker Ridge Farm, Atlantic

2) Schermer Angus, Clarion

3) Buck Creek J&K, Prescott

4) Glew Performance Cattle, Manchester

5) Jason Schroeder, Durant

6) Paulsrud Angus Farm, Danbury

7) Glew Performance Cattle, Manchester

8) Mallory Espenscheid, Traer

9) Holst Farms Inc, LeClaire

10) Henderson Farms, Drakesville

11) Audra Haglund, Boone

12) Schermer Angus, Clarion

13) Oak Ridge Angus, Laurel

Junior Heifer Calf -- January, 2015

1) Henderson Farms, Drakesville

2) Brandt Farms, Corning

3) K&J Angus, Larchwood

4) Buck Creek J&K, Prescott

5) Evan Henning, Janesville, Wis.

6) Bullerman Angus, Adrian, Minn.

7) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

8) Audra Haglund, Boone

9) L&D Angus, Corning

Junior Heifer Calf -- January, 2015

1) Brandt Farms, Corning

2) Bullerman Angus, Adrian, Minn.

3) Moffitt Angus Farm, Colfax

4) Holst Farms Inc, LeClaire

5) Head Angus Farms, Derby

6) L&D Angus, Corning

7) Hickory Knoll Angus, Tipton

8) DKT Angus Farm, Ottumwa

Late Senior Heifer Calf -- November & December, 2014

1) Lone Willow Acres, Fennimore, Wis.

2) Sugar Maple Angus, Bloomington, Wis.

3) Evan Henning, Janesville, Wis.

4) Julia Deppe, Waverly

5) Lexie Moore, South English

6) Abe Troyer, Kalona

7) Kenny Angus, Schaller

8) Kara Collison, Rockwell City

9) Holst Farms Inc, LeClaire

10) Carter Angus, Vermillion, S.D.

11) Hickory Knoll Angus, Tipton

12) Hickory Knoll Angus, Tipton

Early Senior Heifer Calf -- September & October, 2014

1) 2K Cattle Enterprises, Glen Haven, Wis.

2) Webster Farms, Walker

3) Henderson Farms, Drakesville

4) Baxter Knapp, Bloomfield

5) Grady Claussen, Stockton

6) Megan Collison, Rockwell City

7) Schroeder Angus, Clarence

8) Houks Angus, Blakesburg

9) Houks Angus, Blakesburg

10) Glew Performance Cattle, Manchester

11) DKT Angus Farms, Ottumwa

Late Summer Yearling Heifer -- July & August, 2014

1) Garrett Coffland, Blairstown

2) Franchesca DeVore, Promise City

3) Shipman Livestock, Manhattan, Kan.

4) GPS Cattle Company, Elkart

Early Summer Yearling Heifer -- May & June, 2014

1) Terry Kruse, Rudd

2) Webster Farms, Walker

3) Shelby Greiman, Goodell

4) Breeze-Hill Angus, State Center

5) Skarda Angus Farms, Afton

6) Becker Ridge Farm, Atlantic

7) Collin Cory, Altoona

8) Morgan Knapp, Bloomfield

9) Roberts Angus, Albert City

10) Taylor Duckett, New Liberty

11) Grady Claussen, Stockton

13) Behnke Angus Farms, Kahoka, Mo.

April Junior Yearling Heifer -- April, 2014

1) Terry Kruse, Rudd

2) Breeze-Hill Angus, State Center

3) Lexi Knapp, Bloomfield

4) Reed McCormick, Pleasantville

5) JOHNSON CORNER CATTLE, Ft Dodge

6) Schermer Angus, Clarion

7) Haley Greiman, Perry

8) Breeze Hill Angus, State Center

9) Evan Henning, Janesville, Wis.

10) Buck Creek J&K, Prescott

11) Brandon Pettit, Prole

12) Leah Crock, Mechanicsville

13) Mardesen Cattle Company, Oxford

14) Black Ridge Family Cattle, Ottumwa

March Junior Yearling Heifer -- March, 2014

1) JOHNSON CORNER CATTLE, Ft Dodge

2) Suzanne Henning, Janesville, Wis.

3) Norris Farms, Corydon

4) Holmes Cattle Co., Benton

5) Garrett Coffland, Blairstown

6) Plum Creek Angus, Algona

7) Abby Greiman, Perry

8) Danna Shires, Corning

9) Hotz Farms, Lone Tree

10) Maas Catttle Company, Adair

March Junior Yearling Heifer -- March, 2014

1) Shipman Livestock, Manhattan, Kan.

2) Skarda Angus Farms, Afton

3) STERLING KRIEGEL, Brooklyn

4) Steele Land & Livestock, Anita

5) Mardesen Cattle Company, Oxford

6) Hotz Farms, Lone Tree

7) Behnke Angus Farms, Kahoka, Mo.

8) Roscoe Valley Farms, Pulaski

9) Jerad Shires, Corning

March Junior Yearling Heifer -- March, 2014

1) Ryland McCormick, Pleasantville

2) Becker Angus, Diagonal

3) Grace Greiman, Goodell

4) Webster Farms, Walker

5) Kara Collison, Rockwell City

6) Buck Creek J&K, Prescott

7) 3M Angus, Dewitt

8) Paulsrud Angus Farm, Danbury

9) Joel Herring, Cedar Falls

10) Lauryn Saathoff, Akron

11) Paul Pisarik, Solon

12) Black Ridge Family Cattle, Ottumwa

13) Sugar Maple Angus, Bloomington, Wis.

Early Junior Yearling Heifer -- February, 2014

1) Webster Farms, Walker

2) Shipman Livestock, Manhattan, Kan.

3) Lexie Moore, South English

4) Holmes Cattle Co., Benton

5) Blueprint Cattle Co, Otley

6) Becker Ridge Farm, Atlantic

7) Maas Catttle Company, Adair

8) Oak Ridge Angus, Laurel

9) DKT Angus Farms, Ottumwa

Early Junior Yearling Heifer -- February, 2014

1) Becker Angus, Diagonal

2) Sydney Younge, Ventura

3) Morgan Knapp, Bloomfield

4) Dakota DeVore, Promise City

5) Jordan Dawson, Urbandale

6) Carly Main, Buffalo Center

7) Jensen Angus Farm, Plainfield

8) Taylor Westhoff, Pulaski

9) Schermer Angus, Clarion

10) Abby Collison, Rockwell City

11) L&D Angus, Corning

Early Junior Yearling Heifer -- January, 2014

1) Megan Collison, Rockwell City

2) Jensen Angus Farm, Plainfield

3) Evan Henning, Janesville, Wis.

4) Skarda Farms, Afton

5) Jackson Soy, Columbus Junction

6) Webster Farms, Walker

7) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

8) Sam Burmeister, Muscatine

Early Junior Yearling Heifer -- January, 2014

1) Bullerman Angus, Adrian, Minn.

2) Brooklyn Treinen, Marcus

3) K&J Angus, Larchwood

4) Baxter Knapp, Bloomfield

5) K&J Angus, Larchwood

6) Bennett Farms, Gravity

7) Purdum Angus Farms, Creston

Late Senior Yearling Heifer -- November & December, 2013

1) Terry Kruse, Rudd

2) Emma Troyer, Kalona

Early Senior Yearling Heifer -- September & October, 2013

1) Mardesen Cattle Company, Oxford

2) Hannah Rogers, Wilton

3) Becker Ridge Farm, Atlantic

4) Woodruff Angus, Milton

5) Behnke Angus Farms, Kahoka, Mo.

Junior Bull Calf -- March 1, 2015 & After

1) Janssen Angus, Earlham

2) Carter Angus, Vermillion, S.D.

Junior Bull Calf -- January & February, 2015

1) Jason Schroeder, Durant

2) Hunter Bros, Chariton

3) Carter Angus, Vermillion, S.D.

4) Breeze-Hill Angus, State Center

5) Breeze Hill Angus, State Center

6) Audra Haglund, Boone

7) Buffalo Trail Farm, Latimer

Junior Bull Calf -- January & Febuary, 2015

1) 2K Cattle Enterprises, Glen Haven, Wis.

2) Schermer Angus, Clarion

3) Henderson Farms, Drakesville

4) MR Cattle Company, Wilton

5) Hickory Knoll Angus, Tipton

6) K&J Angus, Larchwood

7) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

8) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

9) Hickory Knoll Angus, Tipton

10) DKT Angus Farms, Ottumwa

11) Audra Haglund, Boone

12) Hickory Knoll Angus, Tipton

13) Oak Ridge Angus, Laurel

Late Senior Bull Calf -- November & December, 2014

1) Schermer Angus, Clarion

2) Mallory Espenscheid, Traer

3) Abe Troyer, Kalona

4) Kenny Angus, Schaller

Early Senior Bull Calf -- September & October, 2014

1) Schroeder Angus, Clarence

2) Buffalo Trail Farm, Latimer

Late Summer Yearling Bull -- July & August, 2014

1) Double C Stock Farm, New Sharon

Early Summer Yearling Bull -- May & June, 2014

1) Woodruff Angus, Milton

March Junior Yearling Bull -- March, 2014

1) Sugar Maple Angus, Bloomington, Wis.

2) Burns Angus, Oxford

3) Behnke Angus Farms, Kahoka, Mo.

4) Maas Catttle Company, Adair

Early Junior Yearling Bull -- January & February, 2014

1) Brandt Farms, Corning

2) Megan Collison, Rockwell City

3) Holmes Cattle Co., Benton

4) Buffalo Trail Farm, Latimer

5) Mike Wells Wishing Well Angus, Columbus Junction

Senior Yearling Bull -- September thru December, 2013

1) Webster Farms, Walker

2) Brandt Farms, Corning

Summer Senior Yearling Bull -- May thru August, 2013

1) Woodruff Angus, Milton

2) Conrad Angus Ranch, Keosauqua

Two-Year Old Bull -- January thru April, 2013

1) Gannon Angus, Inc., Colfax

Junior Get of Sire

1) Schermer Angus, Clarion

2) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

3) Audra Haglund, Boone

Get of Sire

1) Schermer Angus, Clarion

Breeders Six Head

1) Webster Farms, Walker

2) Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

Produce of Dam

1) Janssen Angus, Earlham

2) R&c Angus, Monticello

Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair Champion: Courtney Younge, Ventura

Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair Reserve Champion: Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Henderson Farms, Drakesville

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Hannah Rogers, Wilton

Champion Senior Heifer Calf: 2k Cattle Enterprises, Glen Haven, Wis.

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: Webster Farms, Walker

Champion Intermediate Female: Terry Kruse, Rudd

Reserve Champion Intermediate Female: Webster Farms, Walker

Champion Junior Female: Johnson Corner Cattle, Ft Dodge

Reserve Champion Junior Female: Suzanne Henning, Janesville, Wis.

Champion Senior Female: Mardesen Cattle Company, Oxford

Reserve Champion Senior Female: Hannah Rogers, Wilton

Champion Junior Bull Calf: Faust Cattle Company, Strawberry Point

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf: Schroeder Angus, Clarence

Champion Senior Bull Calf: Schroeder Angus, Clarence

Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf: Schermer Angus, Clarion

Champion Intermediate Bull: Woodruff Angus, Milton

Reserve Champion Intermediate Bull: Double C Stock Farm, New Sharon

Champion Junior Bull: Brandt Farms, Corning

Reserve Champion Junior Bull: Megan Collison, Rockwell City

Champion Senior Bull: Woodruff Angus, Milton

Reserve Champion Senior Bull: Webster Farms, Walker

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No Horsing Around for FFA Competitors at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/21/2015)(readMedia)-- Jane Hoffman of Denison was named High Point Exhibitor at the FFA Horse Show judged Wednesday during the 2015 Iowa State Fair. Hoffman also showed the High Point Horse.

Meredith Williams of Hudson was named Reserve High Point Horse Exhibitor and showed the Reserve High Point Horse.

Additional results below:

Champion Barrel Racing: Morgan Quick, Mount Ayr

Reserve Champion Barrel Racing: Tiffany Delker, Indianola

Champion Flag Race: Hunter McCullough, Knoxville

Reserve Champion Flag Race: Skylar Bloom, DeWitt Central

Champion Draft Breeds: Ethan Bair, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Reserve Champion Draft Breeds: Ethan Bair, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Champion Draft Showmanship: Skie Campbell, Brokaw

Reserve Champion Draft Showmanship: Ethan Bair, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Champion Trail Class: Jane Hoffman, Denison

Reserve Champion Trail Class: Elyse Buysse, West Liberty

Champion Draft Horse Single Pleasure Driving: Skie Campbell, Brokaw

Reserve Champion Draft Horse Single Pleasure Driving: Kim Blackford, I-35

Champion Light Horse/Pony Pleasure Driving: Rachel Ostrem, Jewell

Champion Heavy Hitch Draft Team: Ethan Bair, Tri-County (Thornburg)

Reserve Champion Heavy Hitch Draft Team: Skie Campbell, Brokaw

Champion English Pleasure: Meredith Williams, Hudson

Reserve Champion English Pleasure: Elyse Buysse, West Liberty

Champion English Equitation: Jane Hoffman, Denison

Reserve Champion English Equitation: Caitlin Fjeld, Forest City

Champion Hunter Hack: Rachel Ostrem, Jewell

Reserve Champion Hunter Hack: Jessica Hanrahan, Winterset

Champion Two-to-Five Year Old Walk Trot: Crystal McGarry, NE Gooselake

Reserve Champion Two-to-Five Year Old Walk Trot: Shania Roush, Baxter

Champion Pony Western Pleasure: Jane Hoffman, Denison

Reserve Champion Pony Western Pleasure: Taylor Reynolds, Pekin

Champion Junior Western Pleasure (two and three-year-old): Zaidy Frank, Creston

Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure (two and three-year-old): Jessica Hanrahan, Winterset

Champion Junior Western Pleasure (four and five-year-old): Meredith Williams, Hudson

Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure (four and five-year-old): Deven Heitland, West Fork

Champion Senior Western Pleasure: Meredith Williams, Hudson

Reserve Champion Senior Western Pleasure: Deven Heitland, West Fork

Champion Western Equitation: Jane Hoffman, Denison

Reserve Champion Western Equitation: Katie Rinkert, Indianola

Champion Reigning: Deven Heitland, West Fork

Reserve Champion Reigning: Dani Nemmers, Earlham

Champion Bareback Pleasure: Jane Hoffman, Denison

Reserve Champion Bareback Pleasure: Sierra McCullough, Knoxville

Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure: Jessica Beatty, Creston

Reserve Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure: McKaila Von Rentzell, Earlham

Champion Pony Breeds: Jane Hoffman, Denison

Reserve Champion Pony Breeds: Taylor Reynolds, Pekin

Champion Mule: Bailey Brummel, Murray

Champion Other Light Breeds: Rachael Ostrem, Jewell

Reserve Champion Other Light Breeds: Katrina Rogers, Lone Tree

Champion Western-Type Horse: Shania Roush, Baxter

Reserve Champion Western-Type Horse: Kaden Volz, Benton Community

Champion Showing: Elyse Buysse, West Liberty

Reserve Champion Showing: Meredith Williams, Hudson

Equestrian Team Award:

1) Mount Ayr

2) Knoxville

3) Earlham

4) Creston

5) West Liberty

6) Tri-County

7) Indianola

8) Brokaw

9) NE Gooselake

10) Hudson

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