Calico Rock FFA State Fair Winners

Members of the Calico Rock FFA Show Team earned several top honors at the
2004 Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock October 8-17, 2004.

The Calico Rock FFA Show Team earned the Outstanding Herdsman Award in
the beef division. This award recognizes outstanding groups or individuals who
showcase their animals in an attractive setting in the livestock barn. Calico Rock’s
“FFA Bunkhouse” theme earned the top award sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance.

Tyler Cunningham and Danielle Cheatham both won Arkansas Purple Circle Awards,
the most prestigious awards presented at the state fair. Tyler exhibited a class
champion Market Goat and Danielle exhibited the Grand Champion AOB registered gilt.
Both youngsters were presented framed awards at the Purple Circle Awards program
 held at the C.A. Vines 4-H Center in Ferndale.

Casey Cragle exhibited the Grand Champion and Arkansas Champion Southdown Ewe
 in the open sheep show.

Cortney Cragle won Arkansas Champion Ram in the Southdown division of the open
sheep show.

Brayden Fountain was selected as the Champion Showman in 13-year old Swine
Showmanship.

Corey Sanders was chosen as the Reserve Champion Showman in the 14-year old
Swine Showmanship division and Heath Branscum placed fourth. Clayton Conyers
and Brittany Fountain placed in the Top 10 of their respective divisions.

Brian Sanders earned a Reserve Grand Champion honors with his Salers heifer in the
junior cattle show.

Lara Moore won Reserve Division Champion, Reserve Arkansas Bred Champion Simmental
Female, and finished in the Top 10 in the Arkansas Simmental Futurity with her heifers.
Lara also placed fourth in Simmental showmanship.

Rachel Nave showed her Gelbvieh heifer to a fifth place finish in the highly competitive
 FFA Beef Showmanship division.

In the Maine-Anjou division, James Gallegos won Champion Breeder’s Group with his
two heifers and a bull.

Congratulations to these Izard County youngsters on your success!

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