4-H members compete at the Nevada Junior Livestock Show

Our Douglas County 4-H Livestock Clubs attended the Nevada Junior Livestock Show to show their beef, sheep and swine on May 4-7 at the Nevada Livestock Events Center in Reno. All of our members presented their animals with great aspiration and performed exceptionally well in all of the shows and judging contests.

Most of us camp out in the parking lot with our families for the four days because we have to tend to our animals several times a day to get them cleaned up and groomed, feed and water them and keep their pens clean. It was a lot of hard work but we had a fun time.

4-H and FFA members from the whole state attend NJLS and it was fun to meet 4-Hers from across Nevada. On Saturday night there was a dance and a nice dinner and we showed our animals all day Saturday. Sunday there is the livestock auction and scholarship award winners.

In the 4-H Senior Division:

Becky Glocknitzer won a blue ribbon and fourth place in senior beef showmanship and had the reserve champion unregistered heifer.

Tim Godecke won a blue ribbon and fourth place in market sheep class. He also made the final round in showmanship.

Jamie Greer won a blue ribbon and seventh place in market swine.

Shannon Martinez won a blue ribbon and second place in her weight division for her market lamb, she had the grand champion registered breeding ewe, and placed third in senior sheep showmanship. She also showed her dairy heifer placing third in her breeding class and third in senior dairy showmanship.

Kelsey Ryan won a blue ribbon and sixth place in market sheep class.

In the 4-H intermediate division:

Cheyenne Bidart won a blue ribbon and fifth place in market sheep class and her yearling ewe placed first in its class with a fourth place in intermediate sheep showmanship.

Andrew Godecke won a blue ribbon and second place in market sheep class.

In the 4-H junior division:

Jessa Gansberg won a blue ribbon and eighth place in market sheep class and third place in junior sheep showmanship.

Bailey Gansberg won a blue ribbon and third place in market sheep class and participated in junior sheep showmanship.

Rachel Godecke won a blue ribbon and fourth place market sheep class and participated in junior sheep showmanship.

Louisa Landolt won a blue ribbon and seventh place in market sheep class and second place in junior sheep showmanship.

Anna Lekumberry won a blue ribbon and seventh place in market sheep class and third place in junior sheep showmanship.

The whole group combined and showed their market lambs in the "Pen of 5" and won fourth place. The group of yearling ewes in "Pen of 5" was shown by Cheyenne Bidart, Jessa Gansberg, Brian Hoskin, Shannon Martinez, and Kelsey Nalder and they won first place.

All of our members had a great time representing Douglas County 4-H at NJLS.

We'd like to especially thank our livestock leaders: Nita Vick, Terry Martinez, Sandy Ryan and Rich Ryan and our friends Shea and Skyler Zulian for all of their help and support with our projects.

2007 Nevada Junior Livestock Show and Sale results

Gardnerville

Dairy:

Shannon Martinez

First in Dairy Senior Heifer Calf

Third in Senior Dairy Showmanship

Third in FFA Dairy Cattle Handlet

Beef:

Rebecca Glocknitzer - 14 years old

Reserve Champion - Unregistered Junior Yearling Heifer

Sheep:

Cheyenne Bidart - 11 years old

Champion in WS & D Yearling Ewe

Fifth place in group of Market Lambs

Fourth place in Intermediate Showmanship

Bailey Gansberg - 9 years old

Third place in group of Market Lambs

Jessa Gansberg - 10 years old

Third place in WS & D Yearling Ewe class

Eighth place in group of Market Lambs

Andrew Godecke - 12 years old

Second in group of Market Lambs

Rachel Godecke - 9 years old

Fourth place in group of Market Lambs

Timothy Godecke - 15 years old

Fourth place in group of Market Lambs

Louisa Landolt - 10 years old

Seventh place in group of Market Lambs

Reserve Champion in Junior Showmanship

Anna Lekumberry - 10 years old

Seventh place in group of Market Lambs

Third place in Junior Showmanship

Shannon Martinez - 16 years old

Champion in Registered Aged Ewe

Reserve Champion in WS & D Spring Ewe Lamb

Fourth place in WS & D Spring Ewe Lamb

Fourth place in WS & D Winter Ewe Lamb

First place in WS & D Ewe with Lamb(s)

Eighth place in Best Bred and Owned

Fourth place in Feeder Lambs

Sixth place in Feeder Lambs

Second place in group of Market Lambs

First place in Best Home Grown Market Lambs

Fifth place in Senior Showmanship

Swine:

Jamie Greer - 16 years old

Seventh place in group of Market Swine

Goat:

Michelle Gibbons - 16 years old

Reserve Champion in Market Goats

Second place of Best Home Grown Market Goats

Minden

Sheep:

Brian Hoskin - 17 years old

Second place in Registered Yearling Ewe Lambs

Sixth place in Registered Yearling Ewe Lambs

Second place in Registered Pair of Females

Third place in Best Bred and Owned

Second place in group of Market Lambs

Kelsey Ryan - 16 years old

Sixth place in group of Market Lambs

Carson City

Dairy:

Christy Works - 17 years old

Champion Registered Junior Yearling Bull

Champion Dairy Winter Yearling Heifer

Reserve Champion Senior Dairy Showmanship

Hannah Works - 18 years old

Reserve Champion Registered Junior Yearling Bull

Champion Dairy 3-year-old Cow

Champion Senior Dairy Showmanship

Beef:

Christy Works - 17 years old

Fourth place in Market Steer Competition

Swine:

Hannah Shaw - 15 years old

Seventh in group of Market Swine

Ann Sinnott - 17 years old

Sixth in group of Market Swine

Mark Sinnott - 15 years old

Ninth place in group of Market Swine

Hannah Works - 18 years old

First place in group of Market Swine

Reserve Champion in Senior Showmanship

Washoe Valley

Sheep:

Joshua Baumgartner - 10 years old

Third in WS&D Winter Ewe Lambs

Dayton

Sheep:

Mikayla Story - 11 years old

Sixth in WS & D Winter Ewe Lambs

Ninth in Group B of Market Lambs

Seventh in Best Home Grown Market Lambs

-- By members of the Douglas County livestock clubs.