Vegreville 4-H Beef Club Achievement Day

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Members of Vegreville 4-H Beef Club learned the benefit of hard work and taking care of their animals when they won trophies and sold their female cows and steers at Vegreville 4-H Beef Club Achievement Day (Show and Sale) at Vegreville Exhibition Grounds on May 27.

This Show and Sale began with a weigh-in which was followed by lunch. In the early afternoon, the judging began with female classes, market steer classes, and grooming and showmanship.

The Master of Ceremonies was Nicholas Cheremshynski.

After this, there was a supper and Market Steer Championship Class Awards Presentation which was followed by the sale.

Harold Albrecht is the Club Leader for the 4-H Beef Club. Jennifer Cheremshynski, Denise Warawa, Carl Ogrodnick, and Cody Weleschuk are assistant leaders.

Assistant Leader, Jennifer Cheremshynski said 4-H members gain a lot of leadership, cooperation, and they learn how to work together from participating in this Show and Sale. Also, they learn how to groom and how to show animals, as well as, how to work with different types of animals that have different personalities. They learn how to raise animals and how to market them because they asked buyers to come to the sale to purchase their steers. So, it is a good learning experience overall for the members.

The winners for the show were Grand Champion - Hannah Albrecht, Reserve Grand champion - Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Supreme Females - Hannah Albrecht, Reserve supreme female- Gabrielle Cheremshynsk, Champion heifer - Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Reserve champion heifer - Hannah Albrecht, Champion Cow /calf - Hannah Albrecht, Reserve cow/calf - Gabrielle

Cheremshynski, Senior showmanship- Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Intermediate showmanship- Jeanathan Cheremshynski, Junior showmanship - First - Kyle Ogrodnick, Second Anna Homeniuk

Senior grooming - Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Intermediate Grooming- Jeanathan Cheremshynski

Junior grooming - First - Anna Homeniuk Second - Kyle Homeniuk, Senior Judging- Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Intermediate judging - Kristin Ogrodnick, Junior judging - first Brittany Holt Second Anna Homeniuk, Senior best rate of gain Gabrielle Cheremshynski, Intermediate best rate of gain Jeanathan Cheremshynski, Junior Best rate of gain - Brady Weleschuk, Best kept stall - Anna Homeniuk, Top Gelbvieh - Brady Weleschuk, Top Hereford - Gabrielle Cheremshynski

Top Simmental - Hannah Albrecht, Top Charolais- Ryan Ogrodnick, Positive ring attitude- Gabrielle Cheremshynski.