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22 • The Beacon October 5 , 2023
Junior fair goat show participants have fun showing
By Jen Jones
The junior fair goat show was held Sept . 30 at the Coshocton County Fair . For many , this was the first year they brought an animal project to the fair while others had worked with goats for years .
Radi , Rogan and Rivi Medley were in the goat barn early that afternoon getting their goats ready to show .
Twelve-year-old Radi Medley was showing goats for the third time . She ’ s had her goat Amora for a year . When asked why she likes goats , she said , “ I like their personality , and they are fun .” She enjoys working with them at home and practices walking Amora often .
The hardest part of showing goats is getting them to stand right . When her goat is being difficult , she said , “ I try to calm her down and give her little pats .”
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Radi Medley said she was nervous about showing . “ I don ’ t like to stare at the judges and not look at my goat .”
Radi Medley encouraged anyone looking for an animal project to try a
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Rogan , Rivi and Radi Medley pose with their goats , Archie and Amora , before the junior fair goat show on Sept . 30 at the Coshocton County Fair . goat . “ Because they are usually cooperative and good . They are good for a first animal because they are easy — kinda like a dog .”
Her brother Rogan Medley was showing a
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“ I like their personality , and they are fun .”
goat , Archie , for the first time . The 10-year-old said he wanted to show goats because his sister was doing it and he thought it sounded fun . Taking care of his goat includes feeding , practicing walking and trimming his hooves .
He has been practicing with Archie , but he was nervous about the show . “ I gotta get him to stand and set him up .” When asked what he would do if Archie wouldn ’ t walk , he said , “ I ’ ll just tap him on the butt to get him moving .”
Their little sister Rivi Medley was going to participate in the pee-wee fun show . She is 6 , and this is the second year she has been in the show . “ Because it ’ s fun . I like goats , and I
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help feed them and brush them .”
She wanted to be in the goat show because her
The Coshocton Historical Club will begin its new season at the 1908 Firehouse at 801 Walnut St ., now the home of Steve and Sharon Mercer .
Beginning at 1 p . m . on Monday , Oct . 9 , there will be a tour of the historic facility and a presentation of its antiquity given by
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brother and sister were . She wasn ’ t nervous about showing because she said it will be fun .
Historical club starts season on Oct . 9
Steve Mercer and Steve Clark . Devotions will be given by Grace Millspaugh , who is a part of the planning team that also includes Glenn and Sally Kinkade and Pat Bowen .
Membership dues also will be received .
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