Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti reset his own Lorain County Fair record for the grand champion single fryer rabbit.
Stammitti paid $800 for Jacqueline Squires of Vermilion’s grand champion rabbit. The previous record price was $725, which Stammitti paid in 2004 for Greg Showalter’s rabbit.
Here are the rest of the results for champion animals:
Meat chickens, pen of two
Champion: Kalt Manufacturing paid $500 for the chickens entered by Erica Horoschak of Vermilion, a member of Brighton Buckeyes 4-H club. (Record is $1,350, which former Lorain County Commissioner David Moore paid in 2001 for Carly Conrad’s chickens.)
Reserve champion: CenturyTel paid $210 for the chickens entered by Noah Metzger of Amherst, a member of Brownhelm Perfection & B.B. 4-H club.
Market lamb
Supreme champion: Kalt Manufacturing paid $3.60 per pound ($511.20) for the lamb entered by Brendon Jasko of Sheffield Lake. (Record is $16 per pound, which Pride of the Andes Alpacas from Litchfield paid in 2001 for Lee Schoh’s lamb.)
Supreme reserve champion: Katelyn Pittman of Lorain, a member of Brighton Buckeyes 4-H club, got $8 per pound ($1,048) for her lamb. Winning bidders were Barbara & U.S. Stone, HealthSource of Vermilion, Kathe Pittman, Mackay Engineering & Surveying Co., Nick Abraham Auto Mall and Patricia Echko.
Market hog
Grand champion: A&H Metals Inc. and auctioneer Bill Axford paid $4.80 per pound ($1,123.20) for the hog entered by Cody Prewitt of Grafton, a member of LaGrange Sod Busters 4-H club. (Record is $11.25 per pound, which auctioneer Bill Axford, Bill Axford Jr. and A&H Metals paid in 2006 for Emily Hyer’s hog.)
Reserve champion: T.L. Keller Meats paid $4 per pound ($1,100) for the hog entered by Michael Whitney of Wellington, a member of Pittsfield Lost & Found 4-H club.
Meat rabbits, pen of three
Grand champion: ABC Equipment Rental and Sales paid $300 for the rabbits entered by Sarah Brennan of Amherst, a member of Leading Edge 4-H club. (Record is $525, which Chris Rothgery for Common Pleas Judge paid in 2004 for James Moore’s rabbits.)
Reserve champion: Kalt Manufacturing paid $250 for the rabbits entered by William Waite of Wellington, a member of Wellington Happy Farmers 4-H club.
Meat rabbit, single fryer
Grand champion: Sheriff Phil Stammitti paid $800 for the rabbit entered by Jacqueline Squires of Vermilion, a member of Brownhelm Perfection & B.B. 4-H club. (New record. Previous record was Stammitti’s as well. He paid $725 in 2004 for the rabbit entered by Greg Showalter.)
Reserve champion: Kalt Manufacturing paid $175 for the rabbit entered by Rose Stankiewicz of Avon, a member of Tri-City Critters 4-H club.
Market goat
Champion, non-dairy: Butlers Evergreens paid $670 for the goat entered by Jesse Jones of Oberlin, a member of Camden Kids 4-H club. (Record is $1,000, which CenturyTel and John and Donna Penton paid in 2005 for the goat entered by Hanna Reid.)
Reserve champion, non-dairy: Paul’s Appliance Repair paid $225 for the goat entered by Justin Bean of Oberlin, a member of Tri-City Critters 4-H club.
Champion, dairy: CenturyTel paid $300 for the goat entered by Jason Young of Oberlin, a member of Goats Galore 4-H club.
Reserve champion, dairy: Polen Implement paid $165 for the goat entered by Brenden Cooper of Oberlin, a member of Camden Kids 4-H club.
Market beef, lottery steer
Grand champion: Eloise Mohrman paid $3 per pound ($4,062) for the steer entered by Ryan Bradley of Wellington, a member of the Lorain County Steer Club. (Record is $10 per pound, which the Wellington Inn paid in 1984 for Jodi Plott’s steer.)
Reserve champion: Oberlin Wal-Mart paid $2.05 per pound ($2,695.75) for the steer entered by Kirsten Long of Wellington, a member of the Lorain County Steer Club.
Market beef, modern beef
Grand champion: Turk Brothers Custom Meats paid $1.70 per pound ($2,238.90) for the steer entered by Vincent Myers of Wellington, a member of the Lorain County Steer Club. (Record is $5.50 per pound, which Rini-Rego-Riser Foods from Bedford Heights paid in 1991 for Heather Polen’s steer.)
Reserve champion: Dr. Curtis D. Ferriman, O.D., paid $1.25 per pound ($1,770) for the steer entered by Tyler Rook of Sullivan, a member of Huntington Highlighters 4-H club.
Market beef, dairy finished steer
Grand champion: Laura Smirz and Lu Phillips paid $1.25 per pound ($1,923.75) for the steer entered by Katherine Gilbert of Sullivan, a member of Wellington Happy Farmers 4-H club. (Record is $3.50 per pound, which Sterk’s Catering of Amherst paid in 1995 for Megan Tansey’s steer.)
Reserve champion: Krystowski Tractor Sales paid $1.20 per pound ($1,677.60) for the steer entered by Amy Sayler of Wakeman, a member of Firelands FFA.
Market beef, dairy beef cross
Grand champion: Oberlin Wal-Mart paid $2.20 per pound ($2,998.60) for the steer entered by Lamar Horton of Grafton, a member of Lorain County Hoof & Hide Club. (Record is $2.60 per pound, which Dr. Laura Pall, DDS, of Wellington, paid in 1999 for Dawn Brainard’s steer.)
Reserve champion: Thomas J. and Jennifer Janus paid $1.40 per pound ($1,702.40) for the steer entered by Kyle Piscione of LaGrange, a member of Lorain County Hoof & Hide Club.
Turkey
Grand champion: Absolute Machine Tools Inc. paid $1,200 for the turkey entered by Hunter Matus of Wakeman, a member of Pitchfork Pals 4-H club. (Record is $1,750, which Ridgewood Horse Transportation paid in 2006 for Madeline Myers’ turkey.)
Reserve champion: Kalt Manufacturing paid $400 for the turkey entered by Rebecca Lahane of Columbia Station, a member of Sunset Riders 4-H club.
