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The Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools are celebrating Homecoming this week and have announced the following homecoming court members, pictured left-right, top-bottom:

Conner Gerten, freshman; Tyler Pugh, junior; Colin Harris, senior; Aidan Morris, senior; Tanner Liechty, senior; Camden Verhoff; sophomore

Laira Parkins, freshman; Anna Kempf, junior; Raegan Krohn, senior; Anna Parkins, senior; Eliana Hixen, senior; Claire Stall; sophomore

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The 2023 Allen County Fair broke its single day attendance record with 50,825 coming to the fair on concert day.

A photo gallery of Bluffton and Lafayette area entries in open classes was provided by Vicki Hauenstein, superintendent of fine arts.

Photos include:

Joanna Gratz, Best of show, upcycle fashion; also best of show, upcycle seams sew fine style show, best of show gift wrap

Katie Hohenbrink, Best of Show table scapes

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The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club has reported the following 2023 Allen County Junior Fair results. Thirty club members participated in the fair.
 

Braeden Ackerman

  • Pen of 2 Meat Chickens – A, Outstanding Poultry Livestock Interview

Hailey Ballinger

  • Outstanding Rabbit Livestock Interview, Second Place Junior Rabbit Demonstration
  • Three Holland Lop Breeding Rabbits – A, A, A
  • Two Silver Fox Breeding Rabbits – A, A

Jessica Boop

  • Seeing Through Graphic Design – A, County Plaque Winner, Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair

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By Lydia Gratz
Bluffton Cattle Club news reporter

The Bluffton Cattle 4-H Club wrapped up their 2023 season exhibiting a wide-variety of projects at the  Allen County Fair. The club members worked hard throughout the summer and their efforts were recognized as they won many banners and ribbons throughout the week. Congratulations to all of the participants on a job well done.

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By Paula Scott

Bluffton High School freshman Maddie Seeling has had a very successful summer in equestrian competitions. She went to the Ohio State fair with her horse PJ and came home the 13-15 year-old Ohio State Barrel Champion, as well as finishing 3rd in Keyhole, 8th in Stakes and 8th in Ground Roping.

Seeling also competed at the Allen County Fair where she won all six of the divisions that she entered: age 11-14 barrels, poles, stakes, keyhole, kegs and ground roping. She is possibly the only rider to make this sweep. Winning barrels and poles in her age division qualified her to run the Champion of Champions in these events, where she earned two championships and two belt buckles. Again, never done before.

Other prizes won at the fair? She twice won $100 riding the mechanical bull at the festival.

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The Bluffton Boys & Girls 4H Club has announced the following Allen County Fair results:

Miri Spencer, President
● Market Chickens A  & Let's Grill A

Brooklynn Bible, Vice President
● Creative Costumes A 1st Place & State Fair delegate. Art A outstanding, Makeover Space A outstanding

Audra Snyder, Secretary
●  Llama A Champion of Champion winner in Llama showmanship, Champion Llama/Alpaca showmanship, Champion Fiber, 2nd Place Llama Conformation, 3rd Place Costume, 1st Place Obstacle, 1st Place Livestock Judging, 8th Place Showman of Showman intermediate

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