Willow Creek 4-H District holds achievement day at Agriplex

By Rob Vogt
The 4-H beef clubs in Claresholm, Stavely/Parkland, and Fort Macleod held their district lamb and steer shows at the Claresholm Agriplex on Tuesday, June 6.
The final results were:
Lamb show
• Willow Creek District market lamb grand champion, Paisley Barrett, Claresholm; reserve grand champion, Taylor McNab, Fort Macleod.
• Willow Creek District Pen of five lambs grand champion, Stavely/Parkland; reserve grand champion, Claresholm.
Market lamb class
Claresholm 4-H club
• Grand champion, Paisley Barrett;
• Reserve grand champion, Mark Penner
• Third, Madisyn Daley;
• Fourth, Brooklynn Konynenbelt;
• Fifth, Sophia Slettede;
• Sixth, Avry Vandervalk;
• Seventh, Huxley Thom;
• Eighth, Laramie Barrett;
• Ninth, Paige Vandervalk;
• Tenth, Lucas Marchbank.
Stavely/Parkland 4-H club
• Grand champion, Cheyenne Symens;
• Reserve grand champion, Faye Todd.
• Third, Ella Gillespie;
• Fourth, Kilee Lange;
• Fifth, Colby Symens;
• Sixth, Katie Spencer;
• Seventh, Ella Patton;
• Eighth, Brooke Vang;
• Ninth, Rykyn Parker;
• Tenth, Ruthie Whitten;
• Eleventh, Turek Kupidy.
Fort Macleod 4-H club
• Grand champion, Taylor McNab;
• Reserve grand champion, Presley Dekok.
• Third, Morgan McNab;
• Fourth, Kendal Dekok;
• Fifth, Hunter French;
• Sixth, Makayla Nauta;
• Seventh, Natalie Donahue;
• Eighth, Luke Donahue.
Willow Creek District senior lamb showmanship
• Grand champion, Cheyenne Symens, Stavely/Parkland.
• Reserve grand champion, Taylor McNab.
Willow Creek District intermediate lamb showmanship
• Grand champion, Kilee Lange, Stavely/Parkland;
• Reserve grand champion, Brooklynn Konynenbelt, Claresholm.
Willow Creek District junior lamb showmanship
• Grand champion, Paige Vandervalk, Claresholm;
• Reserve grand champion, Sophia Slettede, Claresholm.
• Champion rate of gain, Presley Dekok, Fort Macleod.
Steer show
• Willow Creek District steer grand champion, Paisley Barrett, Claresholm;
• Willow Creek District steer reserve grand champion, Hunter French, Fort Macleod.
• Willow Creek District champion rate of gain, Janell Lange, Stavely/Parkland.
• Willow Creek District stall award, Stavely/Parkland.
Claresholm beef club
• Grand champion, Paisley Barrett.
• Reserve grand champion, Taylor Broderson.
Stavely/Parkland beef club
• Grand champion, Cheyenne Symens;
• Reserve grand champion, Colby Symens.
Fort Macleod beef club
• Grand champion, Hunter French;
• Reserve grand champion, Luke Donahue.
Showmanship
• Senior grand champion, Lauren White, Claresholm;
• Senior reserve grand champion, Cheyenne Symens, Stavely/Parkland;
• Intermediate grand champion, Rylen Guitton, Claresholm;
• Intermediate reserve grand champion, Angelina Morris, Fort Macleod.
• Junior grand champion, Paisley Barrett, Claresholm;
• Junior reserve grand champion, Claire Habraken, Stavely/Parkland.

Janell Lange of the Stavely-Parkland 4-H Beef Club and her Charolais Steer, Karl, won Best Rate of Gain at the Willow Creek District 4-H achievement day and sale at the Claresholm Agriplex on June 6. Jase Guitton, right, holds the trophy as Lange poses with Karl.. Photo by Lawrence Gleason
Lauren White of the Claresholm 4-H Beef Club won Willow Creek District senior showmanship grand champion with her Black Angus-Simmental cross project, named Dunn. Her mother, Jeanne White poses with the trophy as Lauren manages her steer. Her brother, Charles, presented the last of his 4-H projects after 11 years in 4-H with his steer, named Brooks. Brooks and Dunn presented well at the Willow Creek District 4-H achievement day and sale on June 6 at the Claresholm Agriplex. Photo by Lawrence Gleason
Paisley Barrett of the Claresholm 4-H Beef Club won grand champion for both her steer and lamb at the Willow Creek District 4-H achievement day and sale on June 6 at the Claresholm Agriplex. From left are Clint, Paisley, and Kayla Barrett. Photo submitted