DES MOINES, IA (08/18/2013)(readMedia)
Farmer's Challenge Competition Titles Awarded at State Fair
Teams of farmers, young and old, competed in the Adult and Youth Farmer's Challenges contest on Thursday at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.In the Adult division, each male/female team competed in six farm-related events such as bale throwing, egg gathering and an obstacle course, and were awarded points for their placement in each event. The team with the most points at the end of the challenge was named the Farmer's Challenge Champion and received a $300 cash award.
In the Young Farmer's Challenge, teams of two boys and two girls competed in bale toss and obstacle course competitions.
Complete results below:
ADULT FARMER'S CHALLENGE
1) Devan Voss, 23, Eddyville, and Steve Allgood, 25, Eddyville
2) Lindsay Calvert, 21, Guthrie Center, and Bryan Whitman, 27, Grand Mound
3) Codi Workman, 24, Delta, and Hunter Wilz, 18, Eddyville
YOUNG FARMER'S CHALLENGE
1) Tyler DeWitt, 17, Red Oak; Jake Steinbeck, 17, Griswold; Megan Striegel, 16, What Cheer; and Katie Dyson, 17, Albia
2) Jared McClannahan, 17, Indianola; Cyenna Reif, 17, Indianola; Austin Breese, 17, Indianola; and Sydney Boulin, 17, Kalona
3) Mikayla Dolch, 17, Villisca; Ryan Drilling, 18, Riceville; Bobbi Fogle, 16, Oskaloosa; and Seth Weirup, 17, Delmar
Ballet Dancer Receives Top Prize in Iowa State Fair Talent Search
Altoona resident Adrian Oldenburger, 16, placed first in the Senior division during the championship round of the 54th Annual Bill Riley Talent Search Competition held Sunday at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.
The ballet dancer walked away with an $8,000 prize for his routine.
Marjorie Gast, 16, of Cedar Falls was awarded second place and $4,000 for her classical harp solo.
Third place and $2,000 went to Adam Dostalik, 15, of Urbandale for his piano solo.
Mackenzie Fuller, 16, of Adel; Sabryna Leise, 16, Morgan Allen, 15, Kelsey Coffman, 17, and Kaitlyn Minor, 17, of Earlham placed fourth and received $1,000 for their tap dance performance. Hattie McConnell, 19, of Indianola placed fifth and received $500 for her musical theater dance performance.
Acts competed statewide to qualify for competition in this year's Talent Search. The championship round took place on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by Pepsi. Bill Riley, Jr. once again hosted the show.
A total of $17,000 was awarded to the Senior and Sprout divisions combined. This year's contest was sponsored by Hy-Vee.
"Nothing Compares" to the Iowa State Fair. The 2013 Fair ends today. The 2014 Iowa State Fair is set August 7-17. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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Honors Awarded in English Society Horse Show at Iowa State Fair
The English Society Horse Show took place August 13 through 15 in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
Five-Gaited Open
1) Keith Equestrian Center, Marengo
Five-Gaited Iowa Owned
1) Keith Equestrian Center, Marengo
Five-Gaited Stake
1) Keith Equestrian Center, Marengo
Three-Gaited Pleasure: 17 and Under
1) Green Wood Stables, Grimes
2) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton
3) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
Three-Gaited Pleasure: 18 and Over
1) Green Wood Stables, Grimes
2) Adrian Deines, Davenport
3) Gretchen Stanislav, Urbandale
4) Diane Steffen, Hudson
5) Mike Herron, Adel
Three-Gaited Pleasure Stake
1) Adrian Deines, Davenport
2) Mike Herron, Adel
3) Green Wood Stables, Grimes
4) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton
5) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
6) Diane Steffen, Hudson
Pleasure Model
1) Green Wood Stables, Grimes
Five-Gaited Pleasure Horse
1) Deanne Mundt, Urbandale
Five-Gaited Show Pleasure Stake
1) Deanne Mundt, Urbandale
Country Pleasure English: 17 and Under
1) Green Wood Stables, Prole
2) Jordan DeRoos, Urbandale
3) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton
4) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
Country Pleasure English: 18 and Over
1) Rachel Farner, Oskaloosa
2) Heartland Stables, Grimes
3) Sara Eaton, Des Moines
4) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella
5) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
6) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
Country Pleasure English Stake
1) Keith Equestrian Center, Pella
2) Sara Eaton, Des Moines
3) Heartland Stables, Grimes
4) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton
5) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
6) Jordan DeRoos, Urbandale
Country Pleasure Western: 17 and Under
1) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
Country Pleasure Western: 18 and Over
1) Heartland Stables, West Des Moines
2) Sandra Swalla, Newton
Country Pleasure Western Stake
1) Heartland Stables, West Des Moines
2) Sandra Swalla, Newton
Country Pleasure Model
1) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
Fine Harness Iowa Owned
1) Green Wood Stables, Eddyville
Fine Harness Stake
1) Green Wood Stables, Eddyville
Park Pleasure
1) Sally Graf, Clive
Park Pleasure Stake
1) Sally Graf, Clive
Park Open
1) Green Wood Stables, Altoona
2) Mary O'Keefe, Cumming
Park Stake
1) Green Wood Stables, Altoona
2) Mary O'Keefe, Cumming
Saddle Seat Equitation: 17 and Under
1) Mary Cockriel, Elizabeth, Colo.
2) Lauren Comer, Omaha, Neb.
3) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton
4) Brooke Heldt, Norwalk
Saddle Seat Equitation Stake
1) Mary Cockriel, Elizabeth, Colo.
2) Lauren Comer, Omaha, Neb.
3) Timber Hills Farm, Leighton
Hackney Pony Single
1) Cindy Ireland, Ely
2) Mark and Stacy Hupfeld, Dysart
Hackney Pony Single Stake
1) Cindy Ireland, Ely
2) Mark and Stacy Hupfeld, Dysart
Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving
1) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk
2) Heavenly Acres, Dysart
3) Herron Stables, Douds
4) Douglas Anderson DVM, Davenport
5) Douglas Anderson DVM, Davenport
Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving Stake
1) Heavenly Acres, Dysart
2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk
3) Judith McDonough, Douds
4) Douglas Anderson DVM, Davenport
5) Douglas Anderson DVM, Davenport
Roadster Pony Single: Open
1) Mike Herron, Adel
2) Judith McDonough, Douds
Roadster Pony Single: Amateur
1) Judith McDonough, Douds
Roadster Pony Stake
1) Mike Herron, Adel
2) Judith McDonough, Douds
Shetland Roadster
1) Mike Herron, Adel
Morgan Mare at Halter
1) Bar Nothing Morgans, Knoxville
Morgan Gelding at Halter
1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
2) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
Morgan Stallion at Halter
1) Bar Nothing Morgans, Knoxville
Grand Champion Morgan: Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
Reserve Grand Morgan: Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
Morgan Open Pleasure Driving
1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
2) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
Morgan Western Pleasure
1) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
2) Simat Whipp, Clarinda
Morgan Registered Hunter Pleasure
1) Simat Whipp, Clarinda
Arabian Halter
1) Penny DeVault, Rosendale, Mo.
2) Dream Catchers Farm Inc., Redfield
3) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
4) Vickie George, Keswick
5) Makenna and Shannon Graves Silverstone Training, Des Moines
Arabian/Half Arab. Hunter Pleasure: Open
1) J. Andrew Walljasper, Fort Madison
2) Silverstone Training, Indianola
3) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
4) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
5) Sydney Etten, Hazleton
Half Arabian Halter
1) Penny DeVault, Rosendale, Mo.
2) Silverstone Training, Indianola
3) Silverstone Training, Indianola
Arabian/Half Arab. Western Pleasure: 17 and Under
1) Silverstone Training, Norwalk
2) Silverstone Training, Indianola
Arabian/Half Arab. Western Pleasure: 18 and Over
1) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
2) Silverstone Training, Indianola
3) Penny DeVault, Rosendale, Mo.
4) Vickie George, Keswick
Arabian/Half Arab. Country English Pleasure: Open
1) Erin Runde, Kensett
2) Makenna and Shannon Graves Silverstone Training, Des Moines
3) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
4) J. Andrew Walljasper, Fort Madison
5) Dream Catchers Farm Inc., Redfield
6) Brooke Heldt, Norwalk
Arabian/Half Arab. Native Costume: Open
1) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
2) Erin Runde, Kensett
3) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
4) Silverstone Training, Indianola
5) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
6) Dream Catchers Farm Inc., Redfield
Arabian/Half Arab. Western Pleasure Stake
1) Silverstone Training, Norwalk
2) Silverstone Training, Indianola
3) Penny DeVault, Rosendale, Mo.
4) Silverstone Training, Indianola
5) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
Open Western Pleasure: 17 and Under
1) Silverstone Training, Indianola
2) Silverstone Training, Norwalk
Open English/Hunt Seat Walk-Trot Pleasure: 17 and Under
1) Makenna and Shannon Graves Silverstone Training, Des Moines
Open Hunt Seat
1) Heartland Stables, Urbandale
2) Heartland Stables, Des Moines
3) Erica Mundt, Ankeny
4) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
5) Silverstone Training, Indianola
6) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
Open Country English Pleasure
1) Rachel Farner, Oskaloosa
2) Makenna and Shannon Graves Silverstone Training, Des Moines
3) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
4) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk
5) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
6) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
Open Western Pleasure: 18 and Over
1) Heartland Stables, West Des Moines
2) Penny DeVault, Rosendale, Mo.
3) Sandra Swalla, Newton
4) Rick and Jodie Elson, Springville
5) Vickie George, Keswick
6) Mike Herron, Adel
Open Novice English Pleasure
1) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
2) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk
3) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk
4) Brooke Heldt, Norwalk
5) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
6) Makenna and Shannon Graves Silverstone Training, Des Moines
Open Lead Line: 6 and Under
1 tie) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
1 tie) Caroline Anderson, Ottumwa
1 tie) Milt and Judy Gauger, Marengo
1 tie) Silverstone Training, Indianola
1 tie) Mike Herron, Adel
1 tie) Erin Runde, Kensett
1 tie) Mary and Lyle Borg, Pella
Open Western Walk-Trot: 17 and Under
1) Erin Runde, Kensett
Open Walk-Trot Western Pleasure: Adult
1) Dawn Taylor, Des Moines
2) Vickie George, Keswick
Open Pleasure Driving
1) Wendy Finch-Levis, West Des Moines
2) Mike Herron, Adel
3) Erin Runde, Kensett
Open English Pleasure
1) Green Wood Stables, Urbandale
2) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
3) Deanne Mundt, Urbandale
4) Diane Steffen, Hudson
5) Wendy Finch-Levis, West Des Moines
6) Brooke Heldt, Norwalk
Open English Pleasure Stake
1) Green Wood Stables, Urbandale
2) Deanne Mundt, Urbandale
3) Brooke Heldt, Norwalk
4) Stephanie Barnard, Perry
5) Green Wood Stables, Norwalk
Open Pleasure Driving Stake
1) Wendy Finch-Levis, West Des Moines
2) Erin Runde, Kensett
3) Mike Herron, Adel
Open Hunt Seat Stake
1) Heartland Stables, Urbandale
2) Silverstone Training, Indianola
3) J Andrew Walljasper, Fort Madison
4) Heartland Stables, Des Moines
5) Erica Mundt, Ankeny
6) Keith Equestrian Center, Ottumwa
"Nothing Compares" to the 2013 Iowa State Fair, August 8-18. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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