Sights and scenes from the 2008 Ohio State Fair and the 51st National Holstein Futurity. Check out the Ohio Holstein Association website for complete placings.

Following the NY Holstein Picnic was the Hot August Night at Wormont Sale. The sale, which averaged $5,141.05, was hosted by the Worden Family and managed by The Cattle Exhchange.

Attendees take a look at the sale animals beforehand. Cattle were housed in one of three bright and spacious “Cover-All” barns at Wormont Dairy.

The sale line-up including a large number of quality cows.

The picnic and sale provided time for friends like John Sullivan and John Emerling to catch up.

Merry Rama adds some final touches to the sale ring before the start.

Jason Pullis and Horace Backus go over catalog updates before the sale. This was Jason’s first sale as a Cattle Exchange employee.

Before the start of the sale, Patsy Gifford, New York Holstein Association Executive Secretary, presented Jason Pullis with an ideal Holstein cow for his time with the Association as Editor of the NY Holstein News.

When the dust had settled and the sun had set, the high seller of the night was Lot 1 - Clear-Echo Shttle 1373 at $18,000. She is pictured here with sale staff.

Terry Lam recently sent us pictures from the Virginia State Holstein Show. Thanks for sharing, Terry! The show was held on Saturday, August 2nd in Harrisonburg, VA. Sean Johnson of PA served as the judge.

Junior Champions of the Open Show
Junior Champion: Pottsdale Goldwyn Rozina-ET (Braedale Goldwyn-ET), 1st fall calf, Logan Potts, Purcellville, VA
Res. Junior Champion: JK-RG Advent Maureen-Red-ET (KHW Kite Advent-Red-ET), 1st fall yearling, Tait & Syptak, Grottoes, VA

Junior Champions of the Youth Show
Junior Champion: Pottsdale Goldwyn Rozina (Braedale Goldwyn-ET), 1st fall calf, Logan Potts
Res. Junior Champion: Pottsdale Advent Sadie-ET (KHW Kite Advent-Red-ET), spring yearling, Hayley Potts, Purcellville, VA

Senior & Grand Champions of the Open Show
Sr. & Grand Champion: Twin-Gro Honey Magnifico (Regancrest Elton Durham-ET), 1st 5-year-old, Kenwan Farm, Luray
Res. Senior & Res. Grand Champion: Gloryland Lexie Rae-ET (Ocean-View Sexation), 2nd 5-year-old, Tait & Bennett, Grottoes, VA

Senior & Grand Champions of the Youth Show (No photo)
Sr. & Grand Champion: Heiz-Acres Outside Vermont (Comestar Outside-ET), 1st 4-year-old, Lindsey Heizer, Middlebrook, VA
Res. Senior & Res. Grand Champion: Harvue Roy Summer (Roylane Jordan-ET), 1st Jr. 3-year-old, Danny Hardesty, Berryville, VA

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor
Harvue Farm - The Hardesty Family of Berryville, VA

The New York Holstein Picnic was held Saturday at Wormont Dairy in Cassville, NY. Hosts Chuck & Vanessa Worden and Family were gracious hosts of the annual event. The large crowd enjoyed a delicious meal of pork barbecue and ribs topped off with ice cream handed out by the NY State Dairy Princess and her court. There was volleyball and face painting for the kids, while adults enjoyed viewing the new facilities and catching up with friends from around the state.

Randy & Lynette Inman of Mar-Bil Farm, now in Virginia, came back to NY to visit with old friends, like Greg & Debbie Coyne.

Face painting was just one of the activities Juniors could participate in!

Holstein USA’s Tom Lawlor spoke about genomic testing of Holstein cattle.

A view of the boxstall barn at Wormont Dairy.

A highlight of the boxstall barn was Pamtom Twinkie (EX-94 a daughter of Twinkie (EX-97) herself!

A Redman daughter of Derrwyn Miss Special (EX-94)

There are three different types of housing at Womont Dairy: boxstall, sand bedded free stalls, and this bedded pack barn.

The recently completed calf barn was bright & breezy!

The Wordens also have a herd of Jerseys cows.

Another successful edition of the Summer Event sale was held on Tuesday, August 5th in Fall Creek, WI. Hosted by the Stanek family of Our-Favorite Holsteins, the sale averaged $8,151.38 on 72 lots.

A gorgeous summer day was on tap as a nice crowd attended the sale. The sale cattle and the sale ring were conveniently located in the same building.

Sale hosts - the Stanek family: Todd, Tyler, Cade and Mary along with sale manager Ed Fellers.

A unique aspect of the annual Summer Event Sale is that each year Burton-Fellers Sales, Inc. and the sale host donate funds from the sale to specific charities. Ed and Dallas chose Ben’s Bells Project which helps create a culture of kindness in our communities and beyond. The Stanek family chose Tomorrow’s Hope Walk Fest, which raises dollars to support health care recipients in southeastern Wisconsin who provide research, education and support services for those touched by life-limiting illness. Here, Todd Stanek presents a check to Paul Trapp for Tomorrow’s Hope Walk Fest. For more on each of these charities, see www.bensbells.org and www.tomorrowshope.org.

High seller at $37,000 was Morningview Baxter Leggo-ET, a 12/07 Baxter daughter out of the popular VG-86 Shottle, Morningview St Liberty-ET. Consigned by Tim Schmitt of Epworth, IA, Leggo is a potential 9th generation VG or EX from the Morningview Converse Judy family and was purchased by Jason LeGassick of Manchester, IA.

In back: Ed Fellers and Dallas Burton, sale managers; John Hager, auctioneer. In front, Ray LeBlanc representing buyer Jason LeGassick; Tim Schmitt, consignor and Paul Trapp of the sales staff on the halter of Morningview Baxter Leggo-ET.

Second high seller at $23,500 was Ralma Mac Beauty-ET, 12/07 Mac daughter with a +1905 PTPI. Her dam is Ralma Shottle Butterfly, a VG-87 Shottle from the Ralma Juror Faith family. Purchased by Tim Schmitt of Epworth, IA, Beauty sold in absentia and was consigned by Alfred & Mark Schmitt of Rice, MN.

A traffic stopper in the lineup and on the move was this fancy 9/07 red heifer, Regan-Elite Adv Elsy-Red-ET. Consigned by Regancrest Farm and John Hager, Elsy is an Advent out of a VG red Sept Storm dam that completes seven generations of VG or EX cows back into the Henkeseen Mark Marci family. She was puchased for $22,000 by Kevin Winter and Jeff Woods.

In back: Ed Fellers and Dallas Burton, sale managers; John Hager, auctioneer and consignor. In front, Ray LeBlanc, sales staff representing contending bidders Bue, Nabholz and Culbertson; Jeff Woods, buyer and Paul Trapp of the sales staff on the halter of Regan-Elite Adv Elsy-Red-ET.

Bringing $20,000 and good for fourth high was Hendel Shottle Finesse 2255 (VG-85 VG-MS @ 2yrs). Fresh in May, this young cow sold in absentia and is another member of the Ralma Juror Faith family to make her way to the top of the sales list. Out of VG-86 Ralma HF Finly Fara 1887-ET, Finesse sold with embryo and AI contract interest and was consigned by Hendel Farms of Caledonia, MN. She was purchased by Eric Salonen of Baden, Ontario.

Tied for fourth high at $20,000 was BVK Advent Doreen-ET, a 1/08 Advent *RC heifer out of Ms Kingstead Chief Adeen-ET (2E-94 DOM). From the Ada/Adeens - another family that has sold well all year - Doreen was consigned by Jeffrey Butler and Kingstead Farms of Damascus, MD and was purchased by Kingsmill Farm of Durham, NC.

The sale grossed $586,900 and was smoothly managed by Burton-Fellers Sales, Inc.

Yesterday was the Summer Event Sale hosted by Our-Favorite Holsteins, the Todd & Mary Stanek Family in Fall Creek, WI. But it was also Holstein World staffer Kathleen O’Keefe’s Birthday!! Kathleen was the reporter at the sale - a natural choice as she is a WI resident and good friends with many of the breeders in the state. And as it turns out, they are good friends with her too! Kathleen was treated to a birthday cake that said:

Happy Birthday All World Kathleen

It was decorated with, of course, Holstein cow figurines set amongst the green and sand trap of a golf course - one of Kathleen’s, and her Holstein friends, favorite past times. Melissa Hart of MI just happened to be around when the cake was presented and snapped a couple shots to share with us. Thanks, Melissa, and Happy Birthday Kathleen!!

Kathleen with sale host and friend, Todd Stanek of Our-Favorite Holsteins.

The 2008 Illinois Championship Show was held a couple weeks ago. Megan Herberg served as a field reporter for Holstein World and captured some great pictures that are now posted below. Also, Illinois Holstein Herald Editor Julie Drendel provided us with the official results and headshots of the champions. Thank you Megan & Julie for sharing this info and these photos with us!

From the Illinois Championship show in Bloomington, Illinois, Judge Paul Trapp sorted through 168 head of “Illinois’ Finest Holsteins”.

Aaron Breunig helps junior Lane Heinzmann brush out the tail on his fall calf as they prepare for the ring.

Brian Olbrich of Holbric Holsteins takes his two year old into the ring for the Futurity.

Connor Erbsen with Erbacres Goldwyn Peace, 1st place 2-year-old Futurity winner.

Judge Trapp analyzes the four heifers brought out for Junior Champion of the 2008 Illinois Championship Show.

Open Show Junior Champion
(Left to right): Judge Paul Trapp; Austin Rademacher; Julie Hemp with Maheufils Goldwyn Melinda-ET, Junior Champion; George, Brooke and Grant Kasbergen with Kamlake Frangel Mirage-ET, Reserve Junior Champion; Colleen Ziller, McHenry-Lake Dutchess

Open Show Intermediate Champion
(Left to right): Judge Paul Trapp; Illinois Holstein Dutchess Melinda Kollmann; Jackie Florent with Regancrest Babydoll-ET, Intermediate Champion; Julie Hemp with Hagen Dundee Misty, Reserve Intermediate Champion; Grant Kasbergen; Colleen Ziller, McHenry-Lake Dutchess

Matt Sloan, Molly Florent and Matt Templeton stand out for Senior Champion. Winning Senior and Grand Champion honors was Luck-E Advent Kalotta, exhibited by Luck-E Holsteins.

Open Show Champions
(Left to right): Melinda Kollmann, Illinois Holstein Dutchess; Judge Paul Trapp; Rob Gunderson, owner; Molly Florent with Gundys Alise-ET, Reserve Grand Champion; Matt Sloan with Luck-E Advent Kalotta-ET, Grand Champion, Bred & Owned Champion and Best Udder of Show; Joe Engel; Sarah Sheehan, Tri-County Dutchess

Premier Breeder
Joe Engel and Lisa Alban, representing Luck-E Holsteins with Judge Paul Trapp.

Premier Exhibitor
Judge Paul Trapp presents the Premier Exhibitor banner to the crew of Stone Ridge Dairy: Grant, Garrett, Brooke, Carson and Reese Kasbergen with George and Kara and Jackie Florent, manager of Stone Ridge Dairy.

Illinois Junior Holstein Show Results

Junior Show Junior Champion
(Left to right): Colleen Ziller, McHenry-Lake Dutchess; Stephanie Aves with Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET, Reserve Junior Champion; Blake Meyer with Price-View Sstorm Aileen-ET, Junior Champion; Melinda Kollman, Illinois Holstein Dutchess

Junior Show Intermediate Champion
(Left to right): Judge Mike Jones; Grace Shanks, McHenry-Lake Dutchess; Jessica Telgmann with Schulter Roy Leann, Intermediate Champion; Caitlin Meyer with MS Matomba Dunde Explode-ET, Reserve Intermediate Champion; Sarah Sheehan, Tri-County Dutchess

Junior Show Grand Champion
(Left to right): Colleen Ziller, McHenry-Lake Dutchess; Carson Kasbergen with Luck-E Bizar Talent-ET, Reserve Grand Champion; Josh Huelsman with Clint-Clair Outside Nickel (owned by Ryan Kuper), Grand Champion; Rachel Koehn; Melinda Kollmann, Illinois Holstein Duthcess