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SDN Photo/Ben Barkley Judge Riley Barnett (center), Roby ISD’s ag science teacher, talked to Ira ISD’s Karson Valentine (right) about his goat during the district’s chapter stock show on Saturday. Also pictured is Haylee Gruben. Both Valentine and Gruben will be among the 114 exhibitors at this week’s Scurry County Junior Livestock Association at The Coliseum.
A total of 114 exhibitors will participate in the 2019 Scurry County Junior Livestock Association (SCJLA) show beginning Thursday.
This year, 142 pigs are entered in the show along with 78 lambs, 65 goats and 40 steers. The association added a broiler show for chickens and 28 pens have been entered. Also new this year is the commercial cattle category and it features four entries.
While shows will not begin until Thursday, activities are scheduled for Wednesday. Exhibitors may bring animals to The Coliseum annex beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Pigs must be in place by 4 p.m.
Agriculture mechanics projects may be brought to the annex beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday. At the same time, steers should be in place. At 1 p.m., broilers must be in place and the show is scheduled for 2 p.m.
The pig show is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The broiler and pig shows will be judged by Brad Bevel of Stamford.
On Friday, lambs and goats must be in place at 8 a.m. and the goat show, which will be judged by Josh Blanek of San Angelo, will begin at 1 p.m. The lamb show is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the steer show is set for 5 p.m. Glen Martin of Mason will judge the lamb show and Chris Bishop of Brownfield will judge the steers.
On Saturday, the donor appreciation meal is scheduled for noon and awards will be presented at 1 p.m. in The Coliseum. The premium auction is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Seventeen seniors will be honored during the show and will compete for the Wanda Eicke Memorial Scholarship, Big Country Electric Scholarship, SCJLA/WTC Facility Scholarship and the First Bank & Trust Scholarship.
The seniors are:
• Hermleigh: Brandon Smith, Ciera Digby, Cody Smith and Kenneth Leatherwood.
• Ira: Alyssa Cowan, Austin Reynolds, Brianna Luna, Garrett Hafer and Madison Peterson.
• Snyder: Alala Mick and Logan McGinnis.
• Scurry County 4-H: Kellee Martini, Lillyan Digby, Mattie Martin, Morgan Kariainen, Riley White and Ryleigh White.
Grand champion buckles will be presented in the steer (by the Harrell family in memory of Sonny Harrell), lamb (by Justin and JoBeth Donelson), goat (by R&M Lawn and Landscaping) and pig (by the John Stewart family in memory of Todd Shaw) shows.
Reserve buckles were donated by the Harrell family in memory of Sonny Harrell (steers), the Jeff Minor and Gilbert Sanchez families (lamb), Faye Peterson (goat) and Joe LaRoux Rental Properties in memory of Ronny and Sheryl Lamb (pig).
Senior (ages 14 to 18) and junior (ages eight to 13) showmanship buckles will be presented to a person exhibiting outstanding sportsmanship and showmanship skills both in and out of the show ring. A senior and junior showmanship buckle will be presented for the four shows.
The donors were:
• Steers: Scurry County Farm Bureau (senior showmanship); Lone Star Ag Credit Sweetwater (junior showmanship).
• Lambs: Joe LaRoux Rental Properties in memory of Ronny and Sheryl Lamb (senior showmanship); the Joe Campbell family (junior showmanship).
• Goats: Jay and Tosha Callaway (senior showmanship); the Tyson Price family (junior showmanship).
• Pigs: Wilson Motors (senior showmanship); Inwest Retirement Solutions (junior showmanship).
The all-around exhibitor will be presented to a junior and senior participant. It is awarded to an person who has demonstrated outstanding showmanship and sportsmanship in at least two species categories.
The award, sponsored by PM Feed and Grain, is determined by a point-system based on an individual’s results in the highest six placing classes, breed and reserve breed champion, grand and reserve grand champion and showmanship.