Erin has been in 4H since 1998, she has done a great deal from Marigolds, Tomatoes, Horses, Horseless Horse, Dairy Goats, Watercolor Art, Photography, to Market Chickens. 4H has taught her about herself, setting goals and competing fairly. She has added Market Lambs, Goats and Turkeys to the agenda for 2004 as an FFA project. For 2005, well why stop with so few projects? Breeding fancy poultry is next with bantams. Needless to say its very busy here! She also has competed in CDE's for FFA, earning a 1st place in the state of Ohio for wildlife management and is competing at regionals for Landscaping in Massachusetts (look out Nationals...here she comes!). In addition she's been president of the 4H club, Broncos, and Vice President of her FFA chapter (Oregon/Clay). Update: Erin graduated from her class of ~230 students as salutatorian in 2006. Congratulations Erin! She's attending The University of Toledo this fall, majoring in Math Education.
2008 Lucas Co. Fair Results Jarod: Outstanding Goat Exhibitor Award, GCH Goat Showmanship, GCH Utility doe, RGCH Utility doe, 1st Place Goat Skillathon, 3rd Place Rabbit Skillathon, 3rd Place Market Rabbits 3rd Place Market Wether, 4th Place Poultry Showmanship, 4th Place Lightweigth ewe, 5th place Turkey Showmanship,
2007 Lucas Co. Fair Results: Erin: Outstanding Poultry Exhibitor Award, Outstanding Goat Exhibitor Award, GCH Utility doe, GCH Milking Doe, GCH Jr. Doe, GCH Market Waterfowl, 5th Place Fancy Poultry, RGCH Waterfowl showmanship, GCH light weight market ewe, 4th place middle weight market wether, GCH goat showmanship, RGCH market goat, 1st place light weight turkey, RGCH turkey showmanship, 3rd place chicken showmanship, and 1st place goat skillathon. Jarod: RGCH goat showmanship (intermediate), RGCH chickens showmanship, 3rd place turkey showmanship (Intermediate), RGCH milking doe, RGCH utility doe, RGCH jr. doe, 3rd place lightweight turkey, 1st (jr.) place goat skillathon and 2nd place poultry skillathon. Jarod also got Best of Show for his Insect collecting project and was invited to attend the Ohio State Fair with it!!
2006 Lucas Co. Fair Results: Erin: Outstanding Poultry Exhibitor Award, GCH Showmanship Sweepstakes, GCH Dairy Goat, GCH Chicken Showmanship, GCH Fancy Poultry, RGCH Turkey Showmanship, GCH Goat Showmanship, 1st Place Utility Doe, RGCH Heavyweight Market ewe, 3rd and 4th Place Market Goat, and 3rd Place Sheep Showmanship. Jarod: GCH Lightweight Turkey, RGCH Jr. Turkey Showmanship, GCH Jr. Chicken showmanship, 3rd Place Jr. Rabbit Skill-a-thon and GCH Jr. Goat Showmanship.
2005 Lucas Co. Fair Results... Erin: GCH Dairy Goat, GCH Turkey showmanship, GCH, Sheep showmanship, GCH Lamb showmanship 2nd place Showmanship Sweepstakes, RGCH Chicken Showmanship, 3rd Place market turkey, 3rd Place market chicken, 4th and 5th Place market goats, 5th place market lamb, 3rd place English horse showmanship and 3rd Place Trail horse. During the open sheep show, the judge commented that he'd love for her to show his own sheep! She's become quite a show-woman!
2004 Lucas Co. Fair Results... Erin: GCH Dairy Goat, GCH Market Turkey, GCH Market Goat, GCH English Horse Showmanship, GCH Goat Showmanship, 1st Place Trail Horse, 1st Place Horseless horse, 3rd Place Sheep Skillathon, 1st Place Poultry Skillathon, 5th place heavy weight market lamb and many more in the horse division, including Outstanding Equine Exhibitor Super Job Erin!!!!
2003 Lucas Co. Fair Results... Erin: GCH Dairy Goat, Reserve Champion Dairy Goat, GCH Goat Showmanship, GCH English Horse Showmanship, GCH Market Chickens, 1st Place Trail Horse, 5th place Chicken Showmanship, 2nd Place Western Horse Showmanship, 2nd Place Freestyle Reining, and many more in the horse division. Way to go ERIN!!!!
We strongly believe in raising our children around nature and animals, for their own mental and physical health. This must have made some kind of impact; Erin excels at anything she does (besides sports...it's a genetic flaw from mom) and Jarod wants to be a zoologist, lawyer, or a pediatric oncologist (although he called it a cancer doctor for kids).
"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and will understand only what we have been taught." Baba Dioum
"Friendship for girls is like fine crystal you have to handle it carefully or it will break, friendship for boys is like an old football, it takes a lot of abuse and still can hold up strong." Erin Butler on Middle School
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