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Winners in hog heaven
Published 9:40am Friday, July 13, 2012ROME TOWNSHIP — Squeals of excitement could be heard all over the arena at Thursday’s hog showmanship awards at the Lawrence County Fair.
And the hogs were pretty excited, too.
Winner of the senior showmanship award was 14-year-old Starlite 4-Her Markie Norris. This was Norris’ sixth year taking a showmanship honor, one for each year he has participated.
A young man of few words, Norris said the win felt good.
His mother, Reanea Norris, was excited for her son’s victory and boasted about his dedication and responsibility.
“He walks with the animals everyday as soon as he gets them,” she said of Markie’s process. “He washed them everyday.”
This year’s junior winner, 10-year-old Jacob Sarver, said he was surprised to win the showmanship award for his class. This was the Ranch Hands 4-H member’s second year participating.
“It feels great,” Sarver said.
Sarver said working with hogs can sometimes be difficult.
Thanks to IT for reporting the progress of the county fair and particularly the 4Hers. 4H is a wonderful thing for children and they all should be quite proud of their hard work and success!
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Congrats to all that participated in this event! Winner or not you are are Winner for taking the time and effort that goes into these events. Congrats! and Keep up the good work!
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