The INDEPENDENT, September 20, 2000
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More on Columbia County Fair - 4-H awards-----------------------------
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Banks; Brandon Ekstrom, Karissa Fair
less, Rainier; John Dudley, Shanna
Townsend, Rachael Williams, Scap
poose; Vannessa Dencoff, St. Helens;
Stephanie Carr, Vernonia; Sarah Pen
tecost, Warren.
White Award - Whitney Johnson,
Clatskanie; Ashley Ekstrom, Rainier.
Trail Horse
Intermediate Champion - Rachel
Swanson, Warren.
Reserve Champion - Kayla Daw
son, Warren.
Blue Award - Juliane Kalhar,
Banks; Kirsten Schrader,
Buxton;
Christy Boyd, Clatskanie; Kendell Nel
son, Mist; Lacey Osterman, Rainier;
Kajra Jauron, Samantha Klein, Joyce
Ellen Pousson, St. Helens; Ashley
Swanson, Warren.
Red Award -Amanda Curran, Deer
Island; Jackie Sleeper, Gaston; Emily
Sitnick, Melia Sitnick, Portland; Megan
Jennings Kala Jones, Rainier; Trigg
Espelien, Scappoose; Nicole Still, St.
Helens; Jessica Allison, Tone Clement,
Vernonia; Sierra Paxton, Warren.
White Award - Nicole McConnell,
Clatskanie; Briana Atwood, Rainier;
Tryn Espelien, Scappoose; Katie Mc
Mullen, St. Helens; Gina Cropp, Sasha
Mack, Vernonia; Tessa Franz, Warren.
Junior 1st Year, C ham pion -
Jourdan Keim, St. Helens.
Red Award - Cheryl Davide,
Banks; Sadie Denton, Haley Queen,
Rainier; Mackenzie Carr, Kelsii Dana,
Vernonia; Chelsea Marsh, Warren.
W hite Award - Patrick Gore,
Rainier; Jeanine Friesen, Scappoose.
Pony, Harness
Interm ediate,
Cham pion
-
Kirsten Schrader, Buxton.
Dressage, Training Level Test 2
Interm ediate, Blue Awards
-
Kirsten Schrader, Buxton; Amanda
Curran, Deer Island; Jessica Allison,
Vernonia.
Red Award - Megan Jennings,
Rainier.
Dressage, Introductory
Junior, Blue Award - Ashley Park
er, Vernonia.
Intermediate, Blue Award - Jack
ie Sleeper, Gaston; Torie Clement, Ver
nonia.
Dressage, Training Level Test 1
Junior, Blue Award - Amy Ander
son, Banks.
Pony Equitation
Junior 1st Year, Red Award -
Cheryl Davide, Banks.
Hunter Hack
Intermediate, Champion - Torie
Clement, Vernonia.
Blue Award -
Megan Jennings,
Rainier.
Red Award -
Amanda Curran,
Deer Island.
W hite Award - Emily Sitnick, Port
land; Jessica Allison, Vernonia.
Showmanship
Junior, Cham pion -
Alexandria
Lindahl, Scappoose.
Reserve Champion -
Vannessa
Dencoff, St. Helens.
Blue Award - Whitney Johnson,
Shalaina Joiner, Clatskanie; Celeste
Atwood, Ashley Ekstrom,
Rainier;
Lindsay Brown, John Dudley, Macken
zie O’Neill, Shanna Townsend,
Rachael Williams, Scappoose; Court
ney Savage, St. Helens; Stephanie
Carr, Vernonia; Kelsey Bradley, Sarah
Pentecost, Warren.
Red Award - Jessica Keene,
Rainier.
Intermediate, Champion - Rachel
Swanson, Warren.
Reserve Champion - Nicole Still,
St. Helens.
Blue Award - Juliane Kalhar,
Banks; Christy Boyd, Nicole Mc
Connell, Clatskanie; Kendell Nelson,
Mist; Melia Sitnick, Portland; Briana At
wood, Megan Jennings, Rainier; Kajra
Jauron, Samantha Klein, St. Helens;
Kayla Dawson, Ashley Swanson, War
ren.
Red Award - Danielle McConnell,
Sarah Smithson, Clatskanie; Jackie
Sleeper, Gaston; Emily Sitnick, Port
land; April Clossen, Kala Jones, Alexis
Link, Rachel Matthews, Lacy Oster
man, Christina Stites, Rainier; Trigg
Espelien, Tryn Espelien, Heather
Pierce, Scappoose; Sarah Heppner,
Alice Monroe, Joyce Ellen Pousson,
St. Helens; Jessica Allison, Torie
Clement, Gina Cropp, Sasha Mack,
Vernonia; Brandon Evans, Jacob
Evans, Tessa Franz, Sierra Paxton, Al
isha Reaney, Warren.
Junior 1st Year, Reserve Champi
on - Mackenzie Carr, Vernonia
Blue Award - Cheryl Davide,
Banks; Sadie Denton, Patrick Gore,
Rainier; Jeanine Friesen, Scappoose;
Kelsii Dana, Vernonia; Chelsea Marsh,
Warren.
Red Awards - Haley Queen,
Rainier; Sierra Anderson, Scappoose.
Pony Showmanship
Ju nior Champion - Amy Ander
son, Banks
Blue Awards - Karissa Fairless,
Rainier; Ashley Parker, Vernonia.
Dad Potter Contest
White Award - Kirsten Schrader,
Buxton; Samantha Klein, St. Helens.
Gaming, Barrels
Intermediate, Blue Award - April
Clossen, Toni Jones, Rainier; Jacob
Evans, Warren.
Red Award - Megan Jennings,
Rainier; Trigg Espelien, Scappoose.
W hite Award - Danielle Mc
Connell, Nicole McConnell, Clatskanie;
Kala Jones, Alexis Link, Lacy Oster
man, Christina Stites, Rainier; Tryn Es
pelien, Scappoose; Sarah Heppner, Al
ice Monroe, Joyce Ellen Pousson, St.
Helens; Gina Cropp, Sasha Mack, Ver
nonia; Kelley D’Agrosa, Brandon
Evans, Sierra Paxton, Ashley Swan
son, Rachel Swanson, Warren.
Gaming, Key Race
Intermediate, Blue Award - April
Clossen, Megan Jennings, Toni Jones,
Alexis Link, Rainier.
Red Award - Nicole McConnell,
Clatskanie; Kala Jones, Lacy Oster
man, Christina Stites, Rainier; Trigg
Espelien, Tryn Espelien, Scappoose;
Alice Monroe, St. Helens; Gina Cropp,
Vernonia; Rachel Swanson, Warren.
W hite Award - Danielle Mc
Connell, Clatskanie; Sarah Heppner,
Joyce Ellen Pousson, St. Helens;
Sasha Mack, Vernonia; Kelley D’
Agrosa, Brandon Evans, Jacob Evans,
Sierra Paxton, Ashley Swanson, War
ren.
Gaming, Pole Bending
Intermediate, Blue Award - April
Clossen, Toni Jones, Rainier; Brandon
Evans, Warren.
Red Award - Kala Jones, Rainier.
W hite Award - Danielle Mc
Connell, Nicole McConnell, Clatskanie;
Megan Jennings, Alexis Link, Lacy Os
terman, Christina Stites, Rainier; Trigg
Espelien, Tryn Espelien, Scappoose;
Sarah Heppner, Alice Monroe, Joyce
Ellen Pousson, St. Helens; Gina
Cropp, Sasha Mack, Vernonia; Kelley
D’Agrosa, Jacob Evans, Sierra Paxton,
Ashley Swanson, Rachel Swanson.
Gaming, Flag Race
Intermediate, Blue Award - April
Clossen, Megan Jennings, Alexis Link,
Christina Stites, Rainier; Tryn Espelien,
Scappoose; Sarah Heppner, St. He
lens; Gina Cropp,Vernonia; Brandon
Evans, Rachel Swanson, Warren.
Red Award - Joyce Ellen Pousson,
St. Helens.
White Award - Nicole McConnell,
Clatskanie; Kala Jones, Toni Jones,
Lacy Osterman, Rainier; Trigg Es
pelien, Scappoose; Alice Monroe, St.
Helens; Sasha Mack, Vernonia; Jacob
Evans, Sierra Paxton, Ashley Swan
son, Warren.
RABBITS
New Zealand, Junior Buck
Blue Award - Amanda Watts, Ver
nonia.
Palomino, Intermediate Doe
Champion - Amanda Watts, Ver
nonia.
Crossbred, Senior Doe
W hite Award - Bailey Graf, Ver
nonia.
Crossbred Senior Buck
Champion - Sarah Tatman, Ver
nonia.
Blue Award - Tiffany Santos, Cor
nelius.
Dutch, Junior Doe
Champion - Brian Baker, Scap
poose.
Red Award - Karli VanDer-
schelden, Vernonia.
Dutch, Senior Doe
Blue Award - Juliana Pelster, Ver
nonia.
Red Award - Samantha Klein, St.
Helens.
Dutch, Senior Buck
Reserve C ham pion - Chelsea
Yarbor, St. Helens.
Blue A wards - Karli VanDer-
schelden, Amanda Watts, Vernonia.
Mini Lop, Senior Buck
Reserve Champion - Karli Van-
Derschelden, Vernonia.
Blue Award - Michele Kirsch, Co
lumbia City; Heather Ellsworth, St. He
lens.
White Award - Kyrstin Cameron,
Scappoose; Marissa Clement, Ver
nonia.
Fryer Rabbits
Champion - Chelsea Yarbor, St.
Helens.
Reserve Champion - Amelia Gib
son, Rainier.
Blue Award - Amy Petersen, Deer
Island; Courtney Savage, St. Helens;
Elliott Graff, Elizabeth Pelster, Veroni
ca Pelster, Katie Tatman, Sarah Tat
man, Vernonia.
Pen of Three Fryers
Champion - Amanda Watts, Ver
nonia.
Reserve Champion - Courtney
Savage, St. Helens.
Blue Award - Amy Petersen, Deer
Island; Amelia Gibson, Rainier; Court
ney Savage, Chelsea Yarbor, St. He
lens; Elizabeth Pelster (2), Juliana Pel
ster, Katie Tatman, Sarah Tatman,
Amanda Watts, Vernonia; Nathan
Huddleston, Warren.
Mini Rex, Senior Buck
Blue Award - Katrina Wilkins,
Banks.
Red Award - Courtney Savage, St.
Helens.
Netherland Dwarf, Senior Doe
Blue Award - Katrina Wilkins,
Banks; Kyrstin Cameron, Scappoose;
Joseph Johnston, Vernonia.
White Award - Kyrstin Cameron,
Scappoose; Elizabeth Pelster, Vernon
ia.
Netherland Dwarf, Senior Buck
Champion - Amanda Watts, Ver
nonia.
Reserve C ham pion -
Aftan
Rehling, Scappoose.
Blue Award - Sarah Johnston,
Vernonia.
Red Award - Kyrstin Cameron,
Scappoose; Elliott Graff, Shawn
Rankin, Vernonia.
W hite Award - Michele Kirsch, Co
lumbia City; Aftan Rehling, Rainier.
Rex, Senior Doe
Champion - Sarah Tatman, Ver
nonia.
Vernonia.
Reserve Champion - Brittney Lin-
dauer, Vernonia.
Graduate Novice Obedience
Intermediate, Champion - Jessi
ca Sook, Vernonia.
Trick
Junior, Blue Award - Anna Naspi
ni, Brittney Lindauer, Vernonia.
Showm anship
Junior, Reserve C ham pion -
Anna Naspini, Vernonia.
Blue Award - Brittney Lindauer,
Vernonia.
Intermediate, Champion - Jessi
ca Sook, Vernonia.
Reserve Champion - Jason Riley,
St. Helens.
Blue Award -Laura Ridenour, St.
Helens; Kelley D’Agrosa, Warren.
Red Award -Alice Monroe, St. He
lens.
SWINE
Market Hog
Champion - Katie Melton, Warren.
Reserve Champion - Jamie Miller,
Scappoose.
Blue Award - Paul Johnston,
Birkenfeld; Brian Kujala, Clatskanie;
Ashley Ekstrom, Brandon Ekstrom,
Ashley Elkins, Chris Esperson, Amelia
Gibson, Matthew Gibson, Steven Gib
son, James Knox IV(2), Rainier;
Danielle Miller, Scappoose; Megan
Carlson, Jacob Hanna, Luke Heppner,
Sarah Heppner, Joyce Ellen Pousson,
Tyler Ward (2), St. Helens; Anna Kum-
mer, Emma Kummer, Katie Lessard
(2), Kyle Melton, Warren.
Red Award - Brian Kujala, Jason
Kujala (2), Clatskanie; John Dudley,
Melissa Dudley, Scappoose; Jamie
Hanna, St. Helens; Cathy Pierce, War
ren.
Showmanship
Junior, Champion - Jacob Hanna,
St. Helens.
Reserve Champion - Kevin John
ston, Birkenfeld.
Blue Award - Ashley Ekstrom, An
drew Elkins, Ashley Elkins, Brandon
Espersen, Shane Espersen, Amelia
Gibson, James Knox IV, Rainier; John
Dudley, Danielle Miller, Scappoose;
Megan Carlson, Jamie Hanna St. He
lens; Elizabeth Kummer, Warren.
Intermediate, Champion - Anna
Kummer, Warren.
Reserve Champion - Kyle Melton,
Warren.
Blue Award - Megan Roberts,
Portland; Kristen Elkins, Steven Gib
son, Rainier; Jamie Miller, Scappoose;
Sarah Heppner, Joyce Ellen Pousson,
St. Helens,
Katie Lessard, Katie
Melton, Warren.
Red Award - Paul Johnston,
Birkenfeld; Kaisa Kujala, Clatskanie;
Brandon Ekstrom, Chris Esperson,
Rainier; Michelle Ward, St. Helens.
GOATS
Sannen, Mature Doe
Blue Award - Elizabeth Pelster,
Vernonia.
Showm anship
Intermediate, Champion - Eliza
beth Pelster, Vernonia.
Pygmy Goats 3-year-old Doe
Blue Award - Courtney Savage,
St. Helens.
Red Award - Amanda Watts, Ver
nonia.
Pygmy Goat Showm anship
Intermediate, Champion - Aman
da Watts, Vernonia.
Rex, Senior Buck
Blue Award - Katie Tatman, Ver
nonia.
Showmanship
Junior, C ham pion - Heather
Ellsworth, St. Helens.
Reserve C ham pion - Kyrstin
Cameron, Scappoose.
Blue Award - Katrina Wilkins,
Banks; Tiffany Santos, Cornelius;
Tamarantha Asher, Amy Petersen,
Deer Island; Jamie Amspiger, Sadie
Denton, Karissa Fairiess, Kristian Pe
terson, Casara Steinauer, Mitchell
Triplett, Rainier; Samantha Huff, Amy
Jauron, Courtney Savage, Nicole
Steele, Chelea Yarbor, St. Helens; Ju
liana Pelster, Karli VanDerschelden,
Vernonia; Nathan Huddleston, Warren.
Red Award - Michele Kirsch, Co
lumbia City; Matthew Fairless, Ameila
Gibson, Bobbie Jo Wood, Rainier; Bri
an Baker,
Scappoose; Marissa
Clement, Elliott Graff, Joseph John
ston, Katie Tatman, Sarah Tatman,
Vernonia
Intermediate, Champion - Aman
da Watts, Vernonia.
Reserve Champion - Jason Ri
ley, St. Helens.
Blue Award - Lola Triplett, Rainier;
Samantha Klein, St. Helens; Bailey
Graf, Elizabeth Pelster, Vernonia.
Red Awards - Sarah Johnston,
Shawn Rankin, Vernonia.
Senior, Champion - James Riley,
St. Helens.
Reserve Champion - Meg Wag
oner, Columbia City.
Blue Award - Mary Jensen, Hills
boro; Vicky Fetterly, Aftan Rehling,
Rainier; Stephen Fenter, St. Helens;
Veronica Pelster, Vernonia.
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CAVIES
American, Intermediate Boar
Reserve Champion - Katie Tat
man, Vernonia.
Other Breeds, Senior Boar
Blue Award - Jordan Lindahl,
Scappoose; Amanda Wats, Vernonia.
Cavy Showmanship
Junior, Champion - Sarah Tat
man, Vernonia.
Reserve Champion - Tamarantha
Asher, Deer Island.
Blue Awards - Kristian Peterson,
Rainier; Jordan Lindahl, Scappoose;
Katie Tatman, Vernonia.
Interm ediate, Blue Award -
Amanda Watts, Vernonia.
DOG
Novice Obedience
Junior, Champion - Anna Naspini,
New sign is just one step in developing an appealing and
friendly welcome for both visitors and residents who come
in to Vernonia from the south. Landscaping will add to the
overall feeling. This welcome project started with a grant
from the SOLV/U.S. Bank Best of Oregon program.
A great blue heron stalks quietly through shallow water
while looking for lunch in Rock Creek.