80th Annual Manchester Community Fair Livestock Auction Champions
submitted by Cindy Grau
On August 5 and 6, the Manchester Community Fair held its livestock auctions. Here are the champions:
Grand Champion Pig shown by Cassidy Hieber, purchased by Frank’s Place. Photo courtesy of Cindy Grau.
Reserve Grand Champion Pig shown by Valerie Hieber, purchased by Greenstone Farm Credit Services. Photo courtesy of Cindy Grau.
Grand Champion Steer shown by Emma Weidmayer, purchased by Napoleon Livestock & Napoleon Feed Mill. Photo courtesy of Cindy Grau.
Reserve Grand Champion Steer shown by Dillon Neigebauer, purchased by Napoleon Livestock. Photo courtesy of Cindy Grau.
Grand Champion Sheep shown by Anna Duvall, purchased by JDC Livestock LLC. Photo courtesy of Cindy Grau.
Reserve Grand Champion Sheep shown by Evan Herrst, purchased by Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. Photo courtesy of Cindy Grau.
Below is the list of buyers and add-on contributors we’d like to recognize: Advanced Industries, Al and Sue Staffeld, Alber Orchard, Boullion Sales, Brian Kunzelman, Bridgewater Sales & Service, Cadillac Asphalt, Chelsea Lumber — Bridgewater, Chelsea State Bank, Chemical Solutions, Clippin & Whippin, CLM Construction, Conklin Farm Bureau Ins. Agency, Coval Construction, Dave and Sue Kempher, Diuble Equipment, Inc., Duvall Farms, ER Lawn Service, Ernst Farms, Frank’s Place, Gary and Barb Shear, Gary Bross, Girbach Ag LLC, Grau Farms, Green Energy, GreenStone Farm Credit Services, Hammond Farms, J & L Heating & Cooling, Jason Brooks, JDC Livestock LLC, Joe Anderson, JVR Farms, Kenneth Cobb, Koch & White, KPE Transport, LC and Jackie Scramlin, Manchester Appliance, Manchester Car Wash, Milton and Janet Weidmayer, Napoleon Feed Mill, Napoleon Lawn & Leisure, Napoleon Livestock, Penn Acres, Pioneer Seed — David Jedele, Preferred Title, R.D. Kleinschmidt, Inc., Reed Barbering, Rentschler Farms, RG Wahl-Roehm Heating and Cooling, RL Baker Construction, Roger and Amy Ahrens, Saline Automotive, Samonek Farms, Sassy Pines, SB Springs, Shane and Stacey Neigebauer, Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Homes, Stevenson Arbor Care, Stevenson Water Hauling, Sun Traders Consulting, Tekton Building, Topsoils of Clinton, Vestergaard Farms, Weidmayer Farms, Wilbur Plumbing, Wildt Farms/Beck’s Hybrid, Wolverine Rental, Young Cabinetry, and Zink Trucking
The pig, steer, and lamb club members would like to thank the following contributors to the Buyers’ Auction dinner that was held prior to the livestock auction. Thank you for all your contributions to making this a successful event: Clippin & Whippin, Andrew’s Family Chiropractic, River Raisin Distillery, Bootleg Brews, and Gautz Enterprises.
The steer, lamb, and pig clubs extend their heartfelt thanks to the individuals and organizations who generously supported this year’s fair and auction. Your contributions are essential to the continued growth and success of our animal clubs each year: Corrigan Oil, Wolverine Rental, Gary Henry, Pat Conklin — Farm Bureau Insurance, Worth Repeating, Manchester Masonic Lodge #148, Chelsea Lumber — Bridgewater, Jerome Country Market, United Producers, Inc., Manchester Market, American Legion Post 117, Greenstone FCS, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau, Vogel Family Trust, Corteva Agriscience, M & M Smokehouse, Manchester Men’s Club, and Weidmayer family.
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