It’s livestock show time again in Kent County, a tradition that exceeds eight decades of featuring local 4-H and FFA youngstersandtheiranimals.TheshowisscheduledforFriday and Saturday, Jan. 13 and 14, 2022, at the Kent County Stock Show Barn in Clairemont.
The number of exhibitors is down slightly this year— with 37, compared to last year’s 39. According to L’Rae Lee with the Kent County Extension Office, entries for 2023 total 100 (17 hogs, 1 heifer, 3 steers, 27 goats, 11 lambs and 41 rabbits). Chad Donnell, a rabbit breeder from Seymour, Texas, returns as rabbit judge this year, with a new judge for large species, Jill Gladden from Wolfforth.
The Kent County Junior Livestock Show Committee has raffle tickets available for $20 per ticket or 6 for $100 with three prizes:a.223AR-15,aGlock19and1,000roundsof223ammo.
Tickets can be purchased from a committee member or at theKentCountyExtensionOfficeoranyshowboardmember. ThedrawingwillbeheldatthestockshowonSaturdayduring the awards presentation.
The 2023 Kent County Junior Livestock Show Association Committee consists of John Bleiker, chairman, and Aaron Awe, Nathan Brooks, Cole Carpenter, Layne Coulter, Stephen Reynolds,MarioRivera,BryanThomasandDanielWoolley.The rabbit superintendent is Bryan Thomas, the pig superintendent is Mario Rivera and the sheep superintendent and goat superintendent is Cole Carpenter.
The committee is accepting donations for the purchase of animals. For more information, contact Brandon Cave at (806) 237-3751. Checks should be made payable to the Kent County Livestock Show.
DICKENS RESTAURANT REOPENS this weekend as Beckton’s, under new owners.
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