The Gunnison County Fair was interesting this year
with all the Covid 19 restrictions in place.
For several months we weren’t sure the 4H students would even be able to show their goats, say nothing of whether we’d be able to go see them.
Fortunately, because of the efforts of several good people including Teri, Rhonda, and Eric, we got permission to attend and we were so glad! A BIG thank you to those folks for assisting us in doing that.
We were thrilled to have a young man from Germany (Linus) come to buy goats from us this year. A lovely lady by the name of Rhonda sponsored his visit. Linus was looking forward to showing his goats, but the virus forced a premature return to his home country.
We were sad Linus wouldn’t be able to show his own goats, but we enjoyed meeting him and getting to know him while he raised his animals. Fortunately, a couple other 4H students stepped in to show his goats for him.
Here are the kids coming to pick out their young goats for the fair in early 2020.
Rhonda & Linus loading Ruby.
Tristen with her wether, Chachi.
Samantha & Ollie.
As usual, all of the kids and their families did a wonderful job of taking care of their animals and getting them ready for show. They all looked fantastic.
Here are Chachi and Ollie lining up for their class.
Tristen & Chachi
Samantha & Ollie
Linus did a great job taking care of his two girls too. Even though he couldn’t be there to show them, he’ll be very happy to find out that his goat, Betty, took first place in her class.
Nic with Ruby and Dakota with Betty—both Linus’s goats.
Here is Betty in the Championship class with Hayden showing her and the judge looking her over.
Betty with Hayden holding her and Judge checking her.
Long-term customer Tristen graduated from High School this year and she’s going to college in the east. We’re sure she has a bright future in front of her. Congratulations, Tristen, and we’ll miss you!
Tristen & Chachi 2020
Rhonda was the announcer for the fair this year. So often we have trouble hearing the announcers, but that wasn’t the case with Rhonda. She has a nice clear voice and was easy to hear and understand. It made the show all that much more enjoyable. Nice job, Rhonda, and thank you for sponsoring Linus. We hope to see you again.
Rhonda the announcer and Linus’ sponsor.
