PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Western Michigan Fair officially kicks off on Tuesday, Aug. 6, but the beef competition took place Monday morning. Here are the winners:
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Beef champions. Front row, from left: Isabel Babbin, champion beef feeder, champion cow/calf pair; Hannah Thurow, champion dairy feeder; Claire Babbin, reserve dairy feeder. Back row, from left: Michael Lammi, reserve dairy feeder; Erin Wittlieff, champion homegrown; Eli Shoup, reserve homegrown; Paige Whitaker, champion ferndale.
Beef showmanship: Front row, from left: ages 5-7: Claire Babbin, 1st place, David Gaudette, 2nd. Middle row, from left: 8-10, Isabel Babbin, 1st, Cyric Jabrocki, 2nd; 11-13, Brianna Crawford 1st and Supreme Showman, Dakota Cregg, 2nd. Back row, from left: 14-16, Eli Shoup, 1st, Michael Lammi, 2nd; 17-19, Erin Wittlieff, 1st, Brooke Lee, 2nd.
