GRANT COUNTY
Donna Palmer
Lucas Moore
I was born and raised in Grant
County. One of 5 children, my
parents Rusty and Peggy Clark
made volunteering a must. I par-
ticipated as ‘62 days Queen in
1978 and was a Princess on the
1981 Grant County Fair and
Rodeo Court. I was active in 4H
Livestock for 9 years as well as
High School and Junior Rodeo.
When I moved back to Grant County in 2012 I knew I wanted to
get involved again and because of my love for the County Fair I
became a board member. We are doing many great things here at
the Grant County Fairgrounds and I look forward to seeing many
old familiar faces at the fair as well as meeting new ones.
I am a rancher in Bear Valley. I have
been a resident of Grant County my
whole life. My wife and I have two
daughters and are expecting our third. All
will probably have something to do with
the fair in their lives and that is why I
became a member of the Grant County
Fair Board in November 2014. To help
the Grant County Fair stay one of our
main attractions and to be involved in our
community,
not only for my kids, but for the youth of Grant County.
Sherry Nehl
My husband, Ryan, and I were
born and raised in Kokomo,
Indiana. As adults we moved
around the Midwest before decid-
ing to follow our (his!) dream and
go West. We arrived in John Day
last summer and are so glad to be
here. Our four boys love their
new town, too, and we have met
the nicest people.
M.T. Anderson
I am a rancher in Izee, OR. My wife
Cori and I have 3 children who are all
active in 4-H and FFA. We moved to
Grant County in 2004 and think it is a
great place to call home. My wife is the
leader of the Izee Livestock 4-H club and
we both are passionate about seeing kids
get involved in the livestock industry.
We have a commercial cow/calf
operation as well as a purebred Hereford
seedstock operation. We sell Hereford bulls and show cattle all
across the west. In addition to our cattle operation we also are
partners in a large scale quarter horse operation. Our horses are
marketed annually through a production sale.
Shanna Northway
I grew up in Grant County 4-H
and FFA so I guess you could
say life has come full circle. I
graduated from OSU in 2005
with a bachelors in General
Agriculture and a Masters in
Agriculture Education. I met and
married the best sidekick ever
while attending college and
we now have three future 4-Hers
(Adeline, Emmalyn, Clive). I worked for 2 years as the agricul-
ture instructor/FFA advisor at Grant Union High school and then
moved into instructing at Blue Mountain Alternative School for 3
years. I started my career with Extension in March of 2014 and it
is a great fit and allows me to do everything I am passionate
about. I love to be engaged in our community through several
different boards, athletics and our schools. GO BEAVS!!
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John Girvin
I work for the County Road
Department. I moved to John Day
about a year ago with my wife
Brandi and our four girls, Dalli,
Paytin, Kori Jo, and Danielle.
We all have a love of the great
outdoors and animals. I know I will
be involved with them in all spects
of 4-H and FFA. I will bring my
knowledge and skills to the Grant County Fair.