October 14 , 2021 The Beacon • 21
Monday was a busy show day
Family time
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Scott Haines and daughter Georgia are preparing to show their cattle at the Coshocton County Fair on Monday , Oct . 4 .
By Marianne Austin
There was a lot going on in the animal barns on Monday , Oct . 4 at the Coshocton County Fair . Dairy cows , rabbits and cattle took their turn in the junior fair shows , and on the senior side of the fair , there were sheep , dairy , and open draft horse and pony hitch shows . A special award also was given out .
Scott Haines was the honored recipient of the 2021 Ambassador at the Coshocton County Fair Beef Show . He is the 4-H beef representative for Coshocton County and one of the senior fair board directors . The family has been showing cattle at the Coshocton County Fair going on 13 years . His two older sons have shown in the past , and daughter Georgia is now showing .
“ We show steers , feeder calves and breeding heifers at the Coshocton Fair ,” Haines said .
The Haines family lives above Warsaw on the family farm that he grew up on . The older children were active in Above and Beyond 4-H Club , and Georgia is still a member . She is in the 10th grade at River View High School and has been showing the calves for eight years .
Thirteen-year-old Kyleigh Jacobs has been showing lambs for five years . One of her lambs took second place on Oct . 4 at the fair . She is a member of Progressive Livestock 4-H Club and attends River View Junior High .
Jacobs said there is a lot of responsibility that goes with caring for the
Grant and Addison Lahmers showed their dairy project at the fair on Oct . 4 .
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Thirteen-year-old Kyleigh Jacobs has been showing lambs for five years . One of her lambs took second place on Oct . 4 at the fair .
three lambs she brought to the fair . She makes sure to go down to the barn to feed and water them and cleans the barn . All three of her lambs were born on their farm . One of her lambs was a twin , but they lost one of them . “ That was a horrible experience ,” Jacobs said .
Her grandpa Bill Mizer said sometimes they help her with feed . “ Kyleigh really takes care of the lambs , and I am very proud of her . She does most of the feeding herself . We ’ re trying to teach her responsibility ; it ’ s not all about winning ,” Mizer said .
Jacobs ’ fellow Progressive Livestock 4-H Club members Addison and Grant Lahmers showed their dairy project at the fair on Oct . 4 with help from dad Josh
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Lahmers and grandma Nancy Lahmers , who also is the club ’ s advisor . The siblings attend Ridgewood High School . Addison was showing her 7-month-old Holstein and has been showing for six years , and brother Grant has been showing for the last five years .
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Two-year-old Colton Roman was taking a walk through the dairy barn with his grandpa George Clark . The family had two cows at the fair .
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