8-8:30 - arrival of broilers
9 a.m. - Broiler Show
10 a.m. - Dog Show
1:30 p.m. - Dairy Cattle Show
Begin moving livestock into the barns. Animals must be in place by 4 p.m. Weight/breed cards are due to superintendents by 4:30 p.m.
3-5 p.m. - arrival of poultry
3-7 p.m. - arrival of breeding sheep, beef heifers
5-7 p.m. - weigh-in and classification of market steers, prospect steers (receive exhibitor number), market lambs, market wethers and market hogs

photos by Julie duty

Performance Horse Show
Grand Champion Mare – Amber Jeanne, Bridgeport 4-H
Reserve Champion Mare – Monika Qualls, Paradise 4-H
Grand Champion Gelding – Shaye Schirripa, Wise County 4-H Horse Club
Reserve Champion Gelding – Tyler Lisby, Decatur FFA

Dairy Goat Show
Best Junior Doe – Jodi Anderson
Reserve Junior Doe – Cheyanne Dollins
Best Senior Doe – Cheyanne Dollins
Reserve Senior Doe – Amanda Peters
Best Udder – Amanda Peters
Grand Champion Breeding Market Goat – Amanda Peters
Reserve Champion Breeding Market Goat – Cheyanne Dollins
Junior Showmanship – Cheyanne Dollins
Senior Showmanship – Amanda Peters

Breeding Boer Doe Show
Overall Grand Champion – Shannon Demmitt, Bridgeport
Reserve Overall Champion – Miranda Dickens, Paradise
Junior Showmanship – Haylee Barksdale, Chico
Senior Showmanship – Shannon Demmitt, Bridgeport

Today’s schedule is as follows:
8:30 a.m. - Breeding Dairy Goat Show, Breeding Goat Show, Breeding Boars Show
8:30 - Horse Show (speed) at NRS Arena
3-7 p.m. - arrival of dairy cattle
5 p.m. - arrival of breeding swine
6 p.m. - Breeding Swine Show
6-7 p.m. - weight-in of dairy heifers
6:30 p.m. - 4-H Parade of Fashion
7 p.m. - floor price bids on dairy heifers

Monday night, March 23, marked the 2009 Wise County Youth Fair Queens contest at the Decatur Civic Center, naming the 4-H, FFA and FCCLA Queens and runner-ups for this year’s Youth Fair. It was a fantastic competition and all the young women were very well-spoken, well-mannered and well-dressed. Each and every one of them deserved the crowns.

The 2009 winners were:

4-H Queen - Sydney Lawrence, Decatur 4-H

4-H Runner-Up - Jordann Warren, Alvord 4-H

FFA Queen - Jessica Heinze, Slidell FFA

FFA Runner-Up - Sierra Hardee, Boyd FFA

FCCLA Queen - Janie Foreman, Bridgeport FCCLA

FCCLA Runner-Up - Bridget Meyer, Paradise FCCLA

Congratulations to all the girls that competed!

Photos by Joe Duty