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Club members learn work ethic, respect at beef show and sale

4-H members from around the area congregated in Stettler for the Stettler District 4-H Beef Show and Sale on May 19 and 20
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Big Knife 4-H Beef Club members struggle with their livestock at the Stettler District 4-H Beef Show and Sale on Tuesday

4-H members from around the area congregated in Stettler for the Stettler District 4-H Beef Show and Sale on May 19 and 20 with many kids being rewarded for their hard work.

The overall grand champion of the show was Chance Morbeck of Erskine, and the reserve grand champion was Bryce Stewart of Byemoor.

Big Valley’s grand champion was Tyler Kaiser, with Hannah Elines being named reserve grand champion. Chance Morbeck and Drew Bignell were named grand champion and reserve grand champion of Erskine, while Byemoor’s grand champion and reserve grand champion were Bryce Stewart and Rachel Gates, respectively. Big Knife’s grand champion was Byron Dinsomore, and the reserve grand champion was Katherine Dolliver.

The 4-H members could show off their hard work during the year in a heifer or steer show, and then participate in the sale on Tuesday night, as well assome other events over the two days.

Big Valley Beef Club leader Cheryl Bartley had 20 kids participate in the show and sale, and she said that it’s good for them to participate.

“They learn responsibility and they learn kind of a work ethic, trial and error and all of those kinds of things,” she said. She added that the kids in her club start with their animals in November, and are responsibly for learning how to lead them and show them.

But it wasn’t all work and competition: participants also got a free pizza lunch and a pancake breakfast.

“They did awesome,” Bartley said. “All of our kids are so good. They were confident and they were poised and they worked hard on their stuff, and they showed respect for themselves and each other and their animals, and they did really well.”

In addition to raising cattle, 4-H members participate in a public speaking competition, and they have to keep record books on their projects for the year, which will get judged at the 4-H club’s annual achievement day.

“You learn respect for yourself, you learn a respect for livestock and how to work with cattle in particular, you learn a respect for working with other people and getting along with other people and learning new things, and are constantly challenging yourself to do new things, so they get a lot of out of it,” Bartley said.