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Firecracker Jackpot is a Huge Hit
By Erica Ashby
The Firecracker Jackpot turned out to be a great day !
People from New Mexico and Utah traveled to be there
and others came from Wellington and Byers up near
Denver as well as Grand Junction Co and the
surrounding areas .
We started with the Showmanship classes , Market
then open Grand Champion which was won by Andrea
Maneotics of Co ,Res was Macy Collins .
The Firecracker jackpot which was only open to those
that bought at the Firecracker sale back in March was
won by Macy Collins ,she won $500 plus a hand made plaque and an enbrodied blanket for her goat . She is the grand daughter of Forrest Nelson from Meeker Co, the Res Champion was won by Annie McNeel of New castle Co she won $300 plus a plaque and blanket and the runner-up was won by Shelby Walker of Aztec New Mexico she won $200 a plaque and blanket .We also had 3 open doe classes that anyone could show in .
We had the local TV channel 8 stop by and interviewed the judge Michael Flores and one of the committee members Carol McNeel that explained what we were trying to achieve and we also had the daily Sentinel come by .
Because this was the 4th of July weekend we though we would add some humor to the day so we added 3 fun classes !
We started with a "bribe your goat" race the kids had to start at point A let their goat loose and bribe them with treats to point B without touching them ,the next race was much more exhausting !We had 3 rows of obstacles such as small jumps ,hoops and poles to weave in and out of .There were so many entries that we had to run it in relays of three until we got down to the last 3 and got a winner !!
Then it was time for what all the kids had been waiting for ..the Costume class ! The ring was full as the kids and goats paraded around it. Everyone was pointing and laughing as they saw Uncle Sam and his goat in the red, white and blue dress and a goat painted as a Zebra and the handler in safari clothes. One girl and her goat were cowgirls.
We had clowns ,construction workers, a lion ,bumble bees , fairies and the winner was a little Indian girl and her goat was dressed up as her horse !
I think everyone had a great day out .My thanks to all those that worked so hard to make this possible !
We will be having another Firecracker sale next year on Saturday the 9th of April 2011 at the Mesa county fair grounds Grand Junction Co .Please call 970 234 9229 if you are interested in participating next year .
By Erica Ashby
The Firecracker Jackpot turned out to be a great day !
People from New Mexico and Utah traveled to be there
and others came from Wellington and Byers up near
Denver as well as Grand Junction Co and the
surrounding areas .
We started with the Showmanship classes , Market
then open Grand Champion which was won by Andrea
Maneotics of Co ,Res was Macy Collins .
The Firecracker jackpot which was only open to those
that bought at the Firecracker sale back in March was
won by Macy Collins ,she won $500 plus a hand made plaque and an enbrodied blanket for her goat . She is the grand daughter of Forrest Nelson from Meeker Co, the Res Champion was won by Annie McNeel of New castle Co she won $300 plus a plaque and blanket and the runner-up was won by Shelby Walker of Aztec New Mexico she won $200 a plaque and blanket .We also had 3 open doe classes that anyone could show in .
We had the local TV channel 8 stop by and interviewed the judge Michael Flores and one of the committee members Carol McNeel that explained what we were trying to achieve and we also had the daily Sentinel come by .
Because this was the 4th of July weekend we though we would add some humor to the day so we added 3 fun classes !
We started with a "bribe your goat" race the kids had to start at point A let their goat loose and bribe them with treats to point B without touching them ,the next race was much more exhausting !We had 3 rows of obstacles such as small jumps ,hoops and poles to weave in and out of .There were so many entries that we had to run it in relays of three until we got down to the last 3 and got a winner !!
Then it was time for what all the kids had been waiting for ..the Costume class ! The ring was full as the kids and goats paraded around it. Everyone was pointing and laughing as they saw Uncle Sam and his goat in the red, white and blue dress and a goat painted as a Zebra and the handler in safari clothes. One girl and her goat were cowgirls.
We had clowns ,construction workers, a lion ,bumble bees , fairies and the winner was a little Indian girl and her goat was dressed up as her horse !
I think everyone had a great day out .My thanks to all those that worked so hard to make this possible !
We will be having another Firecracker sale next year on Saturday the 9th of April 2011 at the Mesa county fair grounds Grand Junction Co .Please call 970 234 9229 if you are interested in participating next year .
