2023 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 Page 99 2023 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR Wednesday, August 02 Those who caught a calf get to keep them and raise them for next year’s steer competition, which is judged during the scrambles. Four of the calves played “hard to get” before finally being roped. These calves will be brought back for judging at next year’s scrambles. Last year’s winners brought their calves back to be judged on fitting, grooming, record keeping and showmanship. This year’s overall winner for the steer competition Kennedy Finchum. There was initially a tie between Porter Schwantz and Kennedy Finchum. However, with the judge’s tiebreaker, Finchum placed first and Schwantz placed second. Rowan Allspach received third place. In between scrambles, several were recognized for various accomplishments. 4-H scholarships were awarded to 4-H members Clay Aylesworth, Stephen Starasta and Klarissa Helton and 4-H alum Miranda Nelson. Illinois State 4-H award winners were Sophia Schneider and Haven Henry. Graduating seniors in 4-H included Jayda Allspach, Stephen Starasta and Paige Simpson. The 2023 Hall of Fame award winner is Amy Hyde, who worked 20 years for the Logan County 4-H Extension office as a 4-H program coordinator. She was well known around the county as the coordinator for agriculture in the classroom in local schools. Students loved Hyde for the way she helped engage students and connect agriculture to the real world. The evening’s events were lively and entertaining with all the children scrambling to catch the animals and thoroughly enjoy themselves. For the scholarship winners, the memories of their time in 4-H will likely last for years.
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