Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:49 PM
I would like to begin by listing a few things I witnessed last weekend. A 300 pound pig running around the ring at full speed, a Union high schooler sing E-I-E-I-O in front of a sizable crowd of her peers, and two sixteen year-old boys scream little girls when they reached the top of the Zipper. And where did all these things take place? The 2012 Eastern Oregon Livestock show. If you haven’t heard of it, EOLS is the biggest livestock gathering in Eastern Oregon, and it has been going on for 105 glorious years. The kids are diligent, the nights are crazy, and the burgers… well they are yet to be surpassed. The kids competing with their carefully crafted livestock spent two long days being evaluated on their animal’s market aptitude, and their own ability to show it off. Here, we would like to list a few awards that were received at this year’s Stockshow.
Special Awards
Jody Schubert Memorial Award: Hannah Haefer; Imbler
Market Awards:
Grand Champion Lamb: Nicholas Levy; Pendleton
Reserve Champion Lamb: Hannah Haefer; Imbler
Grand Champion Steer: Molly DelCurto; Cove
Reserve Champion Steer: Riley Merrigan; Imbler
Grand Champion Hog: Megan Lane; John Day
Reserve Champion Hog: Skylar Powell; Mount Vernon
Showmanship
Champion Swine Advanced: Matt Vogel; Pendleton
Res Champion Swine Adv: Cord Primmer; Stanfield
Champion Swine Greenhand: GW Clark; Monument
Res Champion Swine Greenhand: Anna Rienhart; Joseph
Champion Sheep Advanced: Brittany Liethner; Cove
Res " " : Cheyenne Goldon; North Powder
Champion Sheep Greenhand: Nicholas Levy; Pendleton
Res " ": Hannah Haefer; Imbler
Champion Advanced Beef Showman: Brittany Leithner; Cove
Res" " : Molly DelCurto; Cove
Champion Greenhand Beef Showman; Shania Ryan; Imbler
Res" " : Klint Porter; Imbler
Herdsmanship
Champion Individual Beef Herdsman: Celena Hefner; Union
" Sheep " : Hannah Haefer; Imbler
" Swine ": Lexi Riddle; Weston- McEwen
" Goat " : Elissa Durning; Imbler
Chapter Herdsmanship Awards:
Beef: Imbler
Sheep: Imbler
Hog: Imbler
Goat: Imbler
Overall Chapter Herdsmanship
1st: Imbler
2nd: Union
3rd: Cove
Livestock Judging Awards
High Individual Greenhand: Josey Koehn; Cove
High Greenhand Teams:
1st: Cove
2nd: Wallowa
3rd: Cove B
High Individual Advanced: Eli Bowers; Imbler
High Advanced Teams:
1st: Cove
2nd: Imbler
3rd: Cove
Because of the tremendous community support poured into this show, the kids were able to collectively earn over a quarter of a million dollars. Much of this money funds college expensive when the exhibitors graduate. I would also like to thank everybody who works to make EOLS possible, as it is all volunteer run. If you are interested in helping in future years, we highly encourage you to do so, as it always proves to be a good time!
Josey Koehn
Cove FFA Reporter
2012 EOLS FFA Office Clerk