New Law Increases Speed Limit to 70 mph on Rural Four-Lane Highways, Lowers Excessive Speed Limit to Promote Safety

CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law to increase the speed limit from 65 to 70 miles-per-hour (mph) on rural four-lane highways, and to lower the limit by five mph for excessive speeding. The law will bring Illinois' speed limit in line with 36 other states that have speed limits of 70 mph or higher on some portion of their roadways, including other large states such as California, Florida, Texas and Ohio, and neighboring states such as Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa and Michigan. The bill passed with significant bipartisan support in both chambers.

"This limited five miles-per-hour increase will bring Illinois' rural interstate speed limits in line with our neighbors and the majority of states across America, while preventing an increase in excessive speeding," Governor Quinn said. "I encourage all motorists to continue to respect our traffic laws, avoid distractions and exercise common sense behind the wheel to protect the safety of themselves and others."

Sponsored by State Senator Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) and State Representative Jerry Costello Jr. (D-Smithton), Senate Bill 2356 increases the maximum speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on four-lane divided highways outside of urban areas. The law allows Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair and Will Counties to opt-out by adopting an ordinance that sets a lower maximum speed limit, empowering counties to make adjustments based on their own local needs.

The new law also includes an additional safety provision, which lowers the limit by five mph at which drivers may be charged by law enforcement with excessive speeding. Currently, the threshold for penalties is 31 mph over the limit. The new law lowers that threshold to 26 mph over the limit to increase safety on Illinois roads.

The law is effective January 1, 2014.

Illinois joins 36 other states with speed limits of 70 mph or higher, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

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DES MOINES, IA (08/19/2013)(readMedia)-- Top dairies competed for honors in the Holstein Dairy Cattle show judged August 9 at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.

Clover-Hill Farms of Tipton showed the Grand Champion Female and Reserve Grand Champion Female Banners. Clover-Hills was also the Premier Exhibitor and tied for Reserve Premier Breeder with Le-o-La Holsteins of Peosta.

Lyons Holsteins of Castalia claimed the Premier Breeder and Reserve Premier Exhibitor titles.

Additional results below (name, hometown and animal identification):

Junior Heifer Calf - March 1 to May 31, 2013

1) Gibbs Holsteins, Epworth, Gibbs Fire Byhalia, 3/2/2013, 72015827

2) Quality-Ridge Holsteins, Coggon, QUALITY-RIDGE MYSTIC-ET, 3/1/2013, 142418723

3) Z-Breeze Holsteins, Postville, Nu-Wave Z-Breeze Brax Envy, 3/2/2013, 71771570

4) Bushman Dairy, Calmar, DB Extreme Amy, 3/10/2013, 72481869

5) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL BWIRE GENTRY-RED, 3/3/2013, 72165131

6) Twin Elms-VU, Readlyn, Twin Elms Vu Dancer Red ET, 3/1/2013, 69618350

7) Madren Holsteins, Redfield, Madren Heztry Lorna, 3/1/2013, 142403912

8) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, MS Farnear-TBR Aria Adler, 3/2/2013, 72437575

9) Canoe Ridge Dairy, Decorah, Canoe-Ridge Colt Kraisan, 3/2/2013, 71767654

10) Darryl Banowetz, Charlotte, Banberg Braxton Adele, 3/2/2013, 72301171

11) Bushman Dairy, Calmar, Edgebrook Goldwyn Courtney, 3/3/2013, 840003012524432

12) H & H Farms, Cresco, H & H Star Sanchez Maggie, 12/1/2012, 142258080

13) Quality-Ridge Holsteins, Coggon, QUALITY-RIDGE BRAXTON MEGAN, 3/2/2013, 142418688

14) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, CLOVERHILLFM GOLDCHIPS AHOY, 3/4/2013, 72514320

15) Tower-Ridge Farms, Anamosa, Tower-Ridge AT Mags, 3/2/2013, 72717747

16) Darryl Banowetz, Charlotte, Banberg Braxton Saltine, 3/3/2013, 72301173

17) H & H Farms, Cresco, Huhe Alexander Lacy, 12/1/2012, 142262737

18) Mike Scott, Westgate, Luck-E Fever Joker, 3/3/2013, 69873747

19) Madren Holsteins, Redfield, Madren Destry Taz, 3/20/2013, 142403930

20) Cost Farms, Cedar Rapids, COST PALERMO VOLLIE, 3/3/2013, 142384451

21) West Grove Holsteins, Waterloo, West-Grove Ability Dawn- TW, 3/17/2013, 142406335

22) Biercrest Farms, Van Horne, Biercrest Atwood Lanarae, 3/4/2013, 72630443

23) West Grove Holsteins, Waterloo, West Grove Chris Penni-Red, 3/14/2013, 142406371

24) Geise Dairy, DeWitt, 386 R, 3/1/2013, 72253485

25) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc., Ruthven, Hawkeye Colt- P Ensn- Red, 4/30/2013, 8406030009829447

26) West Grove Holsteins, Waterloo, West Grove Ability Dusk- TW, 3/17/2013, 142406344

Intermediate Heifer Calf - Dec. 1, 2012 to Feb. 28, 2013

1) Canoe Ridge Dairy, Decorah, Canoe-Ridge Dusk Keisha, 12/3/2012, 71767649

2) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, CLOVERHILLFM BRXTN AFTON-ET, 12/4/2012, 70956502

3) Darryl Banowetz, Charlotte, Banberg P Frosty Freeze, 12/1/2012, 71394927

4) Mohrview Farm, Inc., Omaha, Neb., Siemers Brst Jubilee-Red-ET, 12/2/2012, 840003011130080

5) Stempfle Holsteins, Maynard, Stempfle Sid Hailey, 12/16/2012, 71245706

6) John Butz Butz Hill, Cedar Rapids, Jacob's Goldwyn Last Chance, 12/12/2012, CAN 107591106

7) Z-Breeze Holsteins, Postville, Z-Breeze Dusk Rapunzel, 1/6/2013, 71771568

8) Cost Farms, Long Grove, Cost Bigtime Tajarah, 12/4/2012, 142382570

9) Rockin-K Holsteins, Cedar Falls, Rockin-K Sanchez London, 12/25/2012, 142303584

10) Tower-Ridge Farms, Anamosa, Tower Ridge, 12/10/2012, 72717743

11) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, MS Apples Alexa, 12/2/2012, 72227627

12) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc., Ruthven, Redalen Windbrook Loretta, 12/5/2012, 71455369

13) Madren Holsteins, Redfield, Madren Atwood Marla, 12/1/2012, 142403903

14) Mike Scott, Westgate, Scottmore Hero Macarena, 12/5/2012, 71850663

15) Irish-Grove Dairy, Castalia, Granite Road Astroid Dea, 12/5/2012

16) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, Farnear Banji Banjello, 12/7/2012, 71290955

17) Biercrest Farms, Van Horne, Biercrest Jones Anja-Red, 12/2/2012, 72365431

18) Kris-Del Farms, Davenport, Kris-Del Atwood Far, 12/24/2012, 59017635

19) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL COLT SPARKLE-RED, 12/20/2012, 721651234

20) Cost Farms, Cedar Rapids, COST BROKAW MISTLETOE, 12/26/2012, 72015821

21) Kris-Del Farms, Davenport, Kris-Del Alexander J-Lo, 1/6/2013, 59017640

22) Cost Farms, Cedar Rapids, COST GOLD CHIP MINAJ-ET, 12/2/2012, 142277458

Senior Heifer Calf - Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2012

1) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Le-O-La JH Goldraya-Et, 9/3/2012, 71303591

2) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Le-o-La JH Gold RAYANN- ET, 9/3/2012, 71303590

3) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL BWIRE GANESSA-RED, 9/1/2012, 70638738

4) John Butz Butz Hill, Cedar Rapids, Jeanlu Goldwyn Gracy, 9/26/2012, CAN 108042298

5) Stempfle Holsteins, Maynard, Stempfle Windbrook Glitter, 9/23/2012, 71245667

6) Cost Farms, Cedar Rapids, COST ATWOOD MANHATTAN-ET, 9/2/2012, 142238433

7) Twin Elms-VU, Readlyn, CS-Red Vae- Braxton Corky- ET, 9/8/2012, 69618349

8) Courtlane Holstein, Ridgeway, Coutlane Hero Breeze, 9/2/2012, 7130904

9) Hillview Dairy Inc., Ollie, Regwall Tommie Susan, 9/2/2012, CAN 11510540

10) Arthuracres, Maynard, Sco-ho Alex Jackpot 2003-ET, 9/3/2012, 72304573

11) Courtlane Holstein, Ridgeway, Courlane Dempsey Dish, 10/25/2012, 71309099

12) Z-Breeze Holsteins, Postville, Z-Breeze Braxton Perry, 10/16/2012, 71771561

13) ArthurCreek Dairy, Sumner, Ragnar Lauthority Liv, 9/6/2012, 71588074

14) Eldo Pries, Waverly, Milksource Comet Alison, 9/14/2012, 71251969

15) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, CLOVERHILLFM GOLD VINCA-ET, 9/10/2012, 70956496

16) Canoe Ridge Dairy, Decorah, Canoe-Ridge Rufus Destiny, 9/9/2012, 66406322

17) Irish-Land Farms, Delmar, Irish-Land Chyl Corrette, 9/2/2012, 142297180

18) Cost Farms, Long Grove, Cost Palermo Dapper, 9/24/2012, 142382600

19) Caleb Lyons, Manchester, Wildrose Lexor Jalisha, 9/1/2012, 70959547

20) Eagle View Dairy LLC, Nashua, Eagle-View Mr Callum Averi, 11/8/2012, 71935829

21) H & H Farms, Cresco, H&H Star Goldsun Macy-ET, 9/11/2012, 142258044

22) HB Holsteins, Marengo, H-Broke Chris Envy, 9/4/2012, 142444078

23) Cost Farms, Cedar Rapids, COST BROKAW TA-LEAH, 9/2/2012, 142209536

24) Bailey Martins, Luana, FRONT-ROW JVOLKER TRIXI-RED, 10/28/2012, USA 72215739

25) Nors Holsteins, Decorah, Nors Dorian Hammer Darcy, 11/12/2012, 71440993

26) Geise Dairy, DeWitt, 382 R, 11/10/2012, 72253481

27) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc., Ruthven, Sipka Destry Shirley-Et, 9/19/2012, 71926698

Summer Yearling Heifer - June 1 to Aug. 31, 2012

1) H & H Farms, Cresco, Duckett Dusk Lexus-ET, 6/1/2012, 70929599

2) Lyonsview Dairy Farm, West Union, TERRA-MCCREE CLEAR P-RED-ET, 7/1/2012, 71492764

3) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL ATUDE WILLOW-RED, 6/1/2012, 70638733

4) Nordic-Haven Holsteins, Decorah, Nordic-Haven BWR Lotto-Red, 7/3/2012, 71135264

5) Stempfle Holsteins, Maynard, Fradon Sid Jozzy, 6/1/2012, 11251240

6) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, Farnear Uno Bridge Brit, 6/1/2012, 71290844

7) Darryl Banowetz, Charlotte, Butz-Hill A Missy Mile-ET, 6/1/2012, 71290832

8) West Grove Holsteins, Waterloo, West-Grove Chris Lexi, 6/9/2012, 142282236

9) Caleb Lyons, Manchester, Wildvale Clark CeCe RC, 6/18/2012, 71452543

10) Rolyn-Creek, Waukon, Rolyn-Creek Levi Beaut, 6/1/2012, 69653328

Junior Yearling Heifer - March 1 to May 31, 2012

1) Gibbs Holsteins, Epworth, Gibbs Atwood Swayna, 4/12/2012, 141920045

2) Courtlane Holstein, Ridgeway, Courtlane Guthrie Rose, 3/2/2012, 71309063

3) Tower-Ridge Farms, Anamosa, Tower-Ridge Dun Kandi-ET, 3/1/2012, 70456142

4) Irish-Land Farms, Delmar, MS-SBK Cheryls Cute One, 5/1/2012, 141974875

5) Stempfle Holsteins, Maynard, Stempfle Sid Kristen, 3/1/2012, 71245599

6) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, CLOVERHILLFM HAYWIRE-RED-ET, 3/1/2012, 70956478

7) Fishersons, Edgewood, Fishersons Redman Hiccup, 3/3/2012, 70491713

8) Lyonsview Dairy Farm, West Union, DL-LYONSVIEW BUTTERFLY, 3/25/2012, 637700480

9) Madren Holsteins, Redfield, Madren Sanchez Lanal, 3/2/2012, 141926685

10) Eagle View Dairy LLC, Nashua, Eagle-View SID Mazaradi, 4/5/2012, 70692898

11) Quality-Ridge Holsteins, Coggon, QUALITY-RIDGE BRAXTON MARGE, 3/20/2012, 141902258

12) Cost Farms, Long Grove, Cost Brett Torque, 3/1/2012, 141917791

13) Z-Breeze Holsteins, Postville, Z-Breeze Braxton Campaign, 3/12/2012, 71771553

14) Ander-Oaks, Clinton, Benton Dee Dora Guthrie, 3/4/2012, 142191961

15) Hanson Hilltop, Waukon, Hanson Hilltop Cadet Hottie, 3/13/2012, 69653317

16) Nors Holsteins, Decorah, Nors Bryn Colt P Brelynn-ET, 3/13/2012, 69791345

17) Geise Dairy, DeWitt, 362 R, 3/8/2012, 71299107

Winter Yearling Heifer - Dec. 1, 2011 to Feb. 29, 2012

1) Gibbs Holsteins, Epworth, Gibbs Jasper Andree- ET, 12/8/2011, 141735946

2) Bushman Dairy, Calmar, DB Sid Dani-ET, 12/3/2011, 68653571

3) Coonridge Holsteins, Monticello, Sclo Coons Delle Arina, 12/3/2011, 141726892

4) Arthuracres, Maynard, Arthuracres Atwood Adele- ET, 12/4/2012, 141801294

5) Darryl Banowetz, Charlotte, Banberg Clark Cranberry, 1/29/2012, 70509496

6) Caleb Lyons, Manchester, Lango Shot 1201, 1/1/2012, 141961651

7) Kris-Del Farms, Davenport, Kris-Del Sanchez Fantasy, 1/5/2012, 58683974

8) Kris-Del Farms, Davenport, Kris-Del Braxton Priscilla, 1/6/2012, 58683975

9) Z-Breeze Holsteins, Postville, Nu-Wave Sanchez Gina, 12/1/2011, 69852615

10) Rolyn-Creek, Waukon, Hanson Hilltop Ijaz Gas, 12/9/2011, 69653302

Senior Yearling Heifer (Not in Milk) - Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2011

1) Moon, Adney and Ferguson, Monona, Paltzex- TP Fever Carefree, 9/4/2011, 141699363

2) KCCK Holsteins / P & A Ayrshires, Dyersville, Hamlett Hill Bea-Ann-ET, 9/1/2011, 141787411

3) Stempfle Holsteins, Maynard, Stempfle Atwood Glice-ET, 11/2/2011, 70231885

4) Schulte Bros., Watkins, Schulte Bros KBT Razzel-ET, 9/2/2011, 141736385

5) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Le-o-La Jordan Tori, 9/2/2011, 69737284

6) Mohrview Farm, Inc., Omaha, Neb., Mohrview Atwood Tilly, 10/16/2011, 70922811

7) Quality-Ridge Holsteins, Coggon, QUALITY-RIDGE SANCHEZ MANDY, 9/20/2011, 141587048

8) Cost Farms, Long Grove, Vosberg Garret Susie, 9/11/2011, 141591731

9) Blue Skies Swiss & Holsteins, Hillsboro, Blue Skies Redlnn Jacy Red, 9/30/2011, 41833934

10) Geise Dairy, DeWitt, MYA, 10/31/2011, 71686740

11) Hanson Hilltop, Waukon, Hanson Hilltop Re D Beeper, 10/8/2011, 69653286

Junior Best Three Females

1) Gibbs Holsteins, Epworth

2) Courtlane Holstein, Ridgeway

3) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia

4) Cost Farms, Cedar Rapids

5) Stempfle Holsteins, Maynard

6) Canoe Ridge Dairy, Decorah

7) Quality-ridge Holsteins, Coggon

8) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton

9) Madren Holsteins, Redfield

10) Tower-Ridge Farms, Anamosa

11) Darryl Banowetz, Charlotte

12) West Grove Holsteins, Waterloo

13) Cost Farms, Long Grove

Junior Two-Year-Old Cow - March 1 to Aug. 31, 2011

1) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL SECURE GINSENG-RED, 3/1/2011, 66937094

2) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, Farnear Atwood Milli, 6/2/2011, 70639229

3) Coonridge Holsteins, Monticello, Coonridge Goidroy S515, 6/27/2011, 70346876

4) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Le-o-La Sanchez Megan, 3/2/2011, 68737255

5) Quality-Ridge Holsteins, Coggon, QUALITY-RIDGE AT MURPHY-ET, 6/3/2011, 141593041

6) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL REALITY WINE-RC, 3/1/2011, 66937095

7) Gibbs Holsteins, Epworth, Gibbs Domain Aurora, 3/3/2011, 141201861

8) Tower-Ridge Farms, Anamosa, Tower Ridge Baltimore Gwen, 3/2/2011, 66979501

9) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc., Ruthven, Hawkeye Time Cathrin, 3/18/2011, 80003005969704

10) Darryl Banowetz, Charlotte, Savage-Leigh Atwd Latoya-ET, 3/2/2011, 840003007810289

11) Blue Skies Swiss & Holsteins, Hillsboro, Blue Skies Spanky Roxann, 3/4/2011, 141275079

12) Courtlane Holstein, Ridgeway, Lady Macland S Gabby, 3/3/2011, 141202116

13) Moneek View Farm, Castalia, Moneek Perseus Blazer, 3/8/2011, 68853376

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow - Sept. 1, 2010 to Feb. 28, 2011

1) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, CLOVERHILLFM ATD AZKABAN-ET, 1/10/2011, 68859009

2) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, Morgan Miss Demeanour, 9/1/2010, 11099518

3) Mike Scott, Westgate, Scottmore Balt Hooligan-ET, 11/5/2010, 68976010

4) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc, Ruthven, Pineyvale Penn-Octo Dream, 1/1/2011, 141200824

5) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, CLOVERHILLFM ATWD AURORA-ET, 1/19/2011, 68859011

6) Cost Farms, Cedar Rapids, DUCKETT-SR ALEX MELODY-ET, 9/30/2010, 70292608

Junior Three-Year-Old Cow - March 1 to Aug. 31, 2010

1) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL RLY BABY CAKES-RED, 4/8/2010, 66937075

2) Mike Scott, Westgate, Scottmore Goldwyn Helga ET, 3/22/2010

3) Madren Holsteins, Redfield, Madren Baltimor Milady, 4/18/2010, 140847754

4) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, CLOVERHILLFM ROY VILLANOVA, 6/4/2010, 68858993

Senior Three-Year-Old Cow - Sept. 1, 2009 to Feb. 28, 2010

1) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Regancrest Chanel-Et, 2/22/2010, 66625236

2) Moneek View Farm, Castalia, Scha-Way Rdlou Luscious-Red, 1/8/2010, 140469615

3) Coonridge Holsteins, Monticello, Coonridge Sanchez Copzo, 9/3/2009, 70357824

4) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL RLITY 7 WINKS-RED, 12/10/2009, 66937065

5) H & H Farms, Cresco, New-Star Adv Harmony-Red-ET, 9/15/2009, 64476334

6) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Le-o-La Miss Macy, 12/2/2009, 66527781

7) Courtlane Holstein, Ridgeway, Courtlane Shottle Daisy-ET, 9/2/2009, 66841019

8) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc., Ruthven, Royal-Ridge Aspen Audrie, 11/19/2009, 141057079

9) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill, Goodman Toymaker Aubrey, 10/2/2009, 66823403

10) Biercrest Farms, Van Horne, Herbertview Domain Domino, 9/24/2009, 106364944

11) Kris-Del Farms, Davenport, Kris-Del Laramec Lainy, 1/17/2010, 55714552

12) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc., Ruthven, Howe-AE Emilla-Red-ET, 9/3/2009, 66481772

Cow Four Years Old - Sept. 1, 2008 to Aug. 31, 2009

1) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, ERNEST-ANTHONY AMORA-ET, 1/27/2009, 68659695

2) Bushman Dairy, Calmar, Gibbs Jasper Abileene, 9/4/2008, 139499153

3) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, Farnear Gold Banji, 4/9/2009, 66840460

4) Steinridge Jerseys, Lawler, Croaky-Pond Bolivia Remnate, 12/23/2008, 139781379

5) Coonridge Holsteins, Monticello, Walnutt-knoll Tal Dream-et, 11/21/2008, 69550808

6) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Ms-Shottle Cameo, 4/27/2009

7) Blue Skies Swiss & Holsteins, Hillsboro, Bridgeview - CA Fost Jazz - Red, 9/10/2008, 139707829

8) Blue Skies Swiss & Holsteins, Hillsboro, Bridge View - CA Les Charity, 8/11/2009, 140086405

9) Farnear Holsteins, Farley, Blondin Goldwyn Sweet, 5/1/2009, 105900712

10) Moneek View Farm, Castalia, Moneek Talent Terabeauta-ET, 9/1/2008, 65375205

11) Stempfle Holsteins, Maynard, Butz-Hill Goldwyn 1326, 3/8/2009, 63373213

12) Biercrest Farms, Van Horne, Ernest-Anthony Bellini-ET, 1/16/2009, 68659687

13) Kris-Del Farms, Davenport, Kris-Del Pronto Layken, 3/4/2009, 55508161

Cow Five Years Old - Sept. 1, 2007 to Aug. 31, 2008

1) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Le-o-La Talent Libby, 3/15/2008, 6371991

2) Moneek View Farm, Castalia, Da-So-Burn Advent Blaze-ET, 9/18/2007, 62739545

3) Hawkeye Holsteins, Inc., Ruthven, MS Durham Rina-ET, 12/2/2007, 138789842

4) Canoe Ridge Dairy, Decorah, Saquitne Granger Mol Milly, 11/25/2007, 138826248

5) Liddle Vu Acres, Tripoli, Mriah, 11/19/2007, 64555988

Aged Cow - Before Sept. 1, 2007

1) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia, LYONS-DL ADVNT GENNIFER-RED, 3/3/2007, 53580016

2) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, ARETHUSA SS VALISA-ET, 9/27/2006, 138012348

3) Madren Holsteins, Redfield, Madren Dundee Maddie, 5/10/2002, 207640865

Lifetime Production

1) H & H Farms, Cresco, North Clayton Talent Hillma, 12/9/2004, 50750000

Best Three Head

1) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia

2) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta

3) Blue Skies Swiss & Holsteins, Hillsboro

4) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton

5) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

6) COST FARMS, Cedar Rapids

7) Quality-Ridge Holsteins, Coggon

8) Courtlane Holstein, Ridgeway

Best Four Head

1) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia

2) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta

3) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

4) Moneek View Farm, Castalia

5) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton

6) Blue Skies Swiss & Holsteins, Hillsboro

7) COST FARMS, Cedar Rapids

8) Quality-Ridge Holsteins, Coggon

Produce of Dam

1) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia

2) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton

3) Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta

4) Gibbs Holsteins, Epworth

5) COST FARMS, Cedar Rapids

Daughter-Dam

1) Lyons Holsteins, Castalia

2) H & H Farms, Cresco

3) Moneek View Farm, Castalia

4) Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton

5) COST FARMS, Cedar Rapids

6) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

Junior Champion Female: Gibbs Holsteins, Epworth, Andree

Junior Reserve Champion Female: Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Gold Raya

Intermediate Champion Female: Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Chanel

Intermediate Reserve Champion Female: Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, Azkaben

Senior Champion Female: Clover-Hill Farms, Tipton, Amora

Senior Reserve Champion Female: Le-o-La Holsteins, Peosta, Libby

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Before Karen Kataline knew what a calorie was, she was restricted to 500 of them a day. At dinner, she was not served the same foods as her parents and brother. She remembers being hungry all the time.

Kataline was a toddler beauty queen and performer.

"I'd started performing in dances and beauty pageants at the age of 3 in the 1960s," says the author of a new, award-winning memoir, "Fatlash: Food Police & the Fear of Thin," (www.KarenKataline.com). "My mother wanted me to be a star, and she was obsessed with my weight and appearance. She wanted me to be thin.''

Years of being forcibly held to a restrictive diet had a profound effect. As a child Kataline learned that she could "win" by eating as much food as she could sneak without getting caught. She especially sought the foods that were denied her, from gravy to chocolate bars.

"When parents - or some government agency or official - make food choices for individuals, it sets people up to develop eating disorders," says Kataline, an experienced mental health therapist with a master's degree in social work from Columbia University. "Many times, a child wouldn't have a weight problem at all if his or her parent weren't superimposing their own fear and anxiety about it onto the child."

Likewise, Kataline is troubled by increasing efforts to legislate food choices for adults, from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to ban super-sized sugary drinks to Los Angeles City Council's prohibition against fast-food restaurants in certain minority neighborhoods,

"The attempt to control a choice as personal and critical to our survival as what we put in our mouths creates serious consequences - whether the control is imposed by an overzealous parent or an army of food police," she says. "Government attempts to force people to eat in a particular way will have the backlash of actually making people fatter."

Kataline offers these suggestions for families who want their children to have a healthy relationship with food - and with themselves.

• Teach children "body integrity" - that they have autonomy over their own body. Ultimately, each of us is responsible for the choices we make, and that includes the choices involving our bodies, Kataline says. Teach children to recognize the differences between healthy and unhealthy choices, and encourage healthy choices by emphasizing its their body and they must both expect and accept the consequences - good and bad - for the choices they make. "Children will learn to moderate their eating habits when they are in touch with their own hunger signals," she says. "When someone else takes responsibility for that, they lose touch with it."

• Set boundaries and respect them. It's normal for parents to revel in their child's accomplishments. But there's a problem when they desperately need  their child to look a certain way, or excel in a particular area, Kataline says. They are imposing their own issues and arrested development on their child -- she calls it "Princess by Proxy." Living through their child and having their child's appearance and accomplishments feed their own need for attention and recognition, or their own political agenda, makes the child a proxy for the adult's agenda and can result in mental and emotional damage to the child. "Parents need to work out these issues for themselves, or with the help of a therapist, and establish boundaries that respect the child's autonomy," Kataline says. "By the same token, we as citizens need to set similar boundaries for our politicians and take responsibility for our own choices."

• If your child is making a lot of unhealthy food choices, encourage her to "check in with herself" to identify the cause. "Sometimes the body says what the mouth cannot," Kataline says. Significant weight gain can be a child's body armor, protecting her from something that feels painful but she's unable to articulate. As a young performer and pageant star, Kataline says she was sexualized at a very early age - given a sexual persona through hair styles, makeup, costumes and even dance moves. Adults' response made her feel vulnerable. The overeating that began as a way to beat her mother's strict dietary rules eventually became a way to protect herself from the looks that made her uncomfortable.

About Karen Kataline, MSW

Karen Kataline is a social worker, public speaker and performer whose professional and personal perspective on the effects of beauty pageants on young children has won the 2013 Sponsor's Choice Award for the National Indie Excellence Awards; the 2013 NIEA Award Winner for Women's Issues and Addiction & Recovery; 1st place Evvy Award, Colorado Independent Publishers Association; and was a finalist in Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Awards. Kataline received her master's degree in Social Work from Columbia University and has worked with teenagers, the elderly and the profoundly traumatized. She taught communications at the New School for Social Research, Parsons School of Design in New York, New Jersey's Montclair State College and Fairleigh Dickenson University, among others. She also continues to perform as a talk radio host, broadcaster and voice-over artist, in musical comedies, and in television and film.