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Dewayne Heffington auctions cakes with the help of his daughter at the Alex Stock Shown on 02-27-10.

Raylee Savage shows a cake to bidders on 02-27-10.

Mrs. Savage emceed and kept records at the stock show.
Photos by Teresa Moore

2009-2010 FFA Officers

President: Mackenzie Davis
Vice-President: Jessie Goyne
Secretary: Paige Dunn
Reporter: Erica Mainka
Treasurer: Tanner Akins
Sentinel: Daniel Thurston

2009-2010 Greenhand Officers

President: Jake Pearson
Vice President: Dakota Savage
Secretary: Kylie Rodriguez
Reporter: Hailey Terry

2009 Fall Grady County Southern District Show Results

Goats
Grand Champion Doe: Bayli Hightower
Grand Champion Wether: Paige Dunn
Champion Jr. Showman: Samuel Pearson
Champion Intermediate Showman: Jake Pearson
Champion Sr. Showman: Paige Dunn

Sheep
Grand Champion Breeding Ewe: Nick Jones-Venable
Grand Champion Jr.: Bayli Hightower
Champion Jr. Showman: Cerissa Jones-Venable
Grand Champion Jr. Cake: Bayli Hightower

National FFA Organization - Alex Chapter

Sponsor: Doug Tolson

Oklahoma FFA Organization website

National FFA Organization website

2010 Grady County Spring Show Results

Read FFA Reporter Erica Mainka's rundown of the local stock shows here.

Goats
Sale: 3rd: Paige Dunn, 4th: Samuel Pearson, 5th: Jake Pearson, 7th: Dustin Tolson, 8th: Cooper Savage, 9th: Mackenzie Davis, 12th: Ross Reeves, 13th: Erica Mainka
Senior Showmanship: 2nd: Paige Dunn
Junior Shownmanship: 1st: Samuel Pearson, 2nd: Ross Reeves

Does, Class 1 - 2nd: Cooper Savage, 3rd: Ross Reeves
Wethers, Class 1 - 1st: Samuel Pearson, 2nd: Erica Mainka; 3rd: Kylie Rodriguez
Wethers, Class 2 - 1st: Jake Pearson; 2nd: Dustin Tolson; 3rd: Dustin Tolson, 4th: Mackenzie Davis, 5th: Ross Reeves, 6th: Mason Stidham, 8th: Dalton Alcorn
Wethers, Class 3 - 1st: Cooper Savage, 4th: Kylie Rodriguez
Wethers, Class 4 - 1st: Paige Dunn, 2nd: Paige Dunn, 3rd: Samuel Pearson, 5th: Dalton Alcorn, 6th: Cooper Savage
Wethers, Class 5 - 2nd: Paige Dunn; 3rd: Jake Pearson, 4th: Samuel Pearson, 6th: Cooper Savage
Wethers, Class 6 - 2nd: Jake Pearson

Sheep
Sale: Wayne Heffington, Dustin Tolson, Cerissa Jones, Sean Landrum, Nik Jones-Venable, Jonathan Venable
Ewes - Reserve Grand Champion: Nick Jones-Venable
Dorsett wether - Reserve Grand Champion: Cerissa Jones-Venable
Hampshire wether- Grand Champion: Wayne Heffington
Shropshire wether - Reserve Grand Champion: Dustin Tolson
Junior Showmanship: Reserve Grand Champion: Nik Jones-Venable

Cross wethers, Class 1 - 2nd: Jonathan Jones-Venable. Class 2 - 2nd: Sean Landrum
Dorsett wethers, Class 2 - 1st: Cerissa Jones-Venable
Hampshire wethers, Class 3 - 1st: Wayne Heffington, 2nd: Cerissa Jones-Venable, 6th: Cooper Savage
Shropshire wethers, Class 1 - 2nd: Dustin Tolson, 4th: Jonathan Jones-Venable
Southdown wethers, Class 1 - 1st: Jonathan Jones-Venable
Suffolk wethers, Class 2 - 3rd: Wayne Heffington. Class 3 - 4th: Sean Landrum. Class 4 - 6th: Cooper Savage

Pigs
Duroc Gilt - Reserve Grand Champion: Cooper Savage
Berk - Reserve Grand Champion: Oscar Rios

Jr. Duroc gilt - 1st: Cooper Savage
Sr. Duroc gilt - 2nd: Amy Woods
Jr. Hamp gilt - 2nd: Paige Dunn
Berk barrow - Middle weight 1st: Oscar Rios. Heavy weight 2nd: Dakota Savage
Chester barrow - Light weight 4th: Nate Harrington. Middle weight 2nd: Oscar Rios, 8th: Braden Hines, 9th: Brandt Hines
Hamp barrow - Heavy weight 10th: Braden Hines
Poland/Spot barrow - Light weight 10th: Dakota Savage
York barrow - Heavy weight 4th: Wayne Heffington
Cross barrow - Middle weight 3rd: Wayne Heffington. Heavy Weight 7th: Wayne Heffington

2010 Alex Spring Show Results
02-27-10

Senior Division Showman Paige Dunn	Intermediate Division Showman Kylie Rodriguez Photos by Tammy Baker	Jr. Division Showman Samuel Pearson

Goats
Does - Grand Champion: Ross Reeves; Reserve Champion: Cooper Savage
Wethers - Grand Champion: Paige Dunn; Reserve Champion: Jake Pearson
Senior Showmanship: Paige Dunn
Intermediate Showmanship: Kylie Rodriguez
Junior Shownmanship: Samuel Pearson

Wethers, Class 1 - 1st: Erica Mainka; 2nd: Kylie Rodriguez
Wethers, Class 2 - 1st: McKenzie Davis; 2nd: Ross Reeves; 3rd: Mason Stidham
Wethers, Class 3 - 1st: Paige Dunn; 2nd: Dustin Tolson; 3rd: Dalton Alcorn
Wethers, Class 4 - 1st: Cooper Savage; 2nd: Kylie Rodriguez
Wethers, Class 5 - 1st: Paige Dunn; 2nd: Cooper Savage; 3rd: Dalton Alcorn; 4th: Paige Dunn
Wethers, Class 6 - 1st: Jake Pearson; 2nd: Dustin Tolson; 3rd: Samuel Pearson; 4th: Cooper Savage

	Grand Champion sheep shown by Wayne Heffington Photos by Teresa Moore
Grand Champion sheep shown by Nick Jones-Venable

Sheep
Ewes - Grand Champion: Nick Jones-Venable
Wether Lambs - Grand Champion: Wayne Heffington; Reserve Champion: Cooper Savage
Senior Showmanship: Wayne Heffington
Intermediate Showmanship: Cooper Savage
Junior Showmanship: Nick Jones-Venable

Cross - Grand: Wayne Heffington; Reserve: Sean Landrum
Dorset - Grand: Cerissa Venable
Hampshire - Grand: Wayne Heffington; Reserve: Cooper Savage
Natural - Grand: Cooper Savage; Reserve: Jonathan Venable
Shropshire - Grand: Dustin Tolson; Reserve: Nick Jones-Venable
Suffolk - Grand: Sean Landrum

Grand Champion pig shown by Amy Woods
	Grand Champion pig shown by Oscar Rios Photos by Teresa Moore

Pigs
Gilts - Grand Champion: Amy Woods; Reserve Champion: Paige Dunn
Barrows - Grand Champion: Oscar Rios; Reserve Champion: Wayne Heffington
Senior Showmanship: Amy Woods
Intermediate Showmanship: Dakota Savage
Junior Showmanship: Brant Hines

Gilts - Grand: Amy Woods (Duroc); Reserve: Paige Dunn (Cross)
Berk Barrows - Grand: Oscar Rios (Class I); Reserve: Dakota Savage (Class II)
Chesters - Grand: Oscar Rios; Reserve: Brant Hines. Class I - 1st: Brant Hines, 2nd: Nate Harrington. Class II - 1st: Oscar Rios; 2nd: Braden Hines
Poland-Spots - Grand: Dakota Savage (Class III); Reserve: Paige Dunn (Class II); 3rd: Braden Hines (Class I)
Yorks - Grand: Wayne Heffington; Reserve: Nate Harrington
Crosses - Grand: Wayne Heffington; Reserve: Wayne Heffington; Dakota Savage (Class III); Brant Hines (Class I)

FFA: Ready, Aim, Fire!

11-09-09: Alex FFA is aiming high with their latest educational and competitive event. FFA members, younger students and adults alike are involved in an educational gun safety and sporting clays program. This free program is geared toward developing responsible gun owners and improving shooting accuracy. The programs are scheduled for Sunday afternoons at 2 pm to the east of the new High School baseball field. Bring your own shotgun; clays are provided. Younger members may need adult assistance but are also encouraged to attend.

Funding for the program came from a grant written by Mr. Tolson and funded by the National Rifle Association Foundation (NRA). The NRA, in cooperation with Alex FFA, Alex Public Schools, the City of Alex, and community support is in the process of setting up a permanent sporting clays area to be supervised by the Alex FFA Chapter. The NRA funded over $4500 worth of easy bird throwers, sporting clays and shotgun shells. The NRA Foundation is the country’s leading charitable organization in support of shooting sports, awarding more than $125 million since its inception in 1990. The NRA Foundation supports those organizations and programs that ensure the continuation of our proud shooting and hunting heritage.

For more information on the National Rifle Association Foundation, click www.nrafoundation.org.

2009 Grady County Free Fair Results
August 25-29, 2009

Bucket Calves
Carson Mainka, Baylee Meeks, Cooper Shebester and Konner Shebester of Alex 4-H participated in the Grady County bucket calf contest during which students dressed their calves in fine attire. Konner Shebester received the BEST DRESSED CALF award!

Goats
County Grand Champion Market Wether: Paige Dunn, Alex FFA
County Senior Showmanship Award: Jake Pearson, Alex FFA
County Reserve Grand Champion Meat Doe: Jake Pearson, Alex FFA
County Junior Showmanship Award: Samuel Pearson, Alex 4-H

Meat Does, Class 1 - 1st: Ross Reeves, 2nd: Konner Shebester, 3rd: Raylee Savage, all of Alex-4-H
Meat Does, Class 2 - 1st: Cooper Savage, 2nd: Cooper Shebester, 3rd: Tony Craddock, all of Alex 4-H
Meat Does, Class 3 - 2nd: Mason Stidham, Alex-4-H; 3rd: Mason Stidham, Alex 4-H
Meat Does, Class 4 - 2nd: Jake Pearson, Alex FFA; 3rd: Jake Pearson, Alex FFA; 4th: Bayli Hightower, Grady County 4-H; 5th and 6th: Samuel Pearson, Alex 4-H

Market Wethers, Class 1 - 1st: Cooper Savage, Alex 4-H; 2nd: Deshawn Meeks, Alex-4-H; 5th: Kody Meeks, Alex 4-H
Market Wethers, Class 2 - 2nd: Erica Mainka, Alex FFA; 3rd: Cooper Savage, Alex 4-H; 5th: Mackenzie Davis, Alex FFA; 6th: Baylee Meeks, Alex 4-H; 7th: Dustin Tolson, Alex 4-H
Market Wethers, Class 3 - 2nd: Kylie Rodriguez, Alex FFA; 3rd: Ross Reeves, Alex 4-H; 5th: Tony Craddock, Alex 4-H; 7th: Kyler Craddock, Alex-4-H
Market Wethers, Class 4 - 1st: Jake Pearson, Alex FFA; 3rd: Samuel Pearson, Alex 4-H; 4th: Erica Mainka, Alex FFA;
Market Wethers, Class 5 - 1st: Paige Dunn, Alex FFA; 5th: Mason Stidham, Alex 4-H
Market Wethers, Class 6 - 1st: Jake Pearson, Alex FFA; 2nd: Samuel Pearson, Alex 4-H
Market Wethers, Class 7 - 1st: Jake Pearson, Alex FFA

Sheep
Top 5 Showmanship: Cerissa Jones-Venable
Dorset Wether - Reserve Breed Champion: Cerissa Jones-Venable
Cross Wether - 3rd: Cerissa Jones-Venable
Hampshire Wether - Cerissa Jones-Venable
Shropshire, Class 1 - 2nd: Jonthan Jones-Venable, 4th: Nick Jones-Venable
Southdown Wether - 3rd: Jonathan Jones-Venable, 4th: Dustin Tolson
Suffolk Wether, Class 1 - 1st: Mackenzie Davis
Suffolk Wether, Class 2 - 4th: Dakota Savage

Tractor Events
Tractor Driving, 4-H - 1st: Samuel Pearson
Tractor Driving, FFA - 1st: Jake Pearson, 2nd: Austin Thompson, 3rd: Kenton Baker, 4th: Cody Otey
Pedal Tractor Pull, 4 years of age - 3rd: Bayln Byrd, participant Konner Shebester
Pedal Tractor Pull, 7 years of age - 1st: Kody Meeks, participant Cooper Shebester
Pedal Tractor Pull, 8 years of age - 1st: Dustin Tolson
Pedal Tractor Pull, 9 years of age - 1st: Carson Mainka

2009 Fall Alex Stock Show
August 22, 2009

Many thanks to Alex FFA supporters who made purchases at the auction held during the Alex stock show on 08-22-09: Michael Pettijohn, Glen Stroud, Doug Tolson, Kevin Shebester, Eric Mainka, Rick Reeves, Dakota Savage, Robert and Peggy Freeman, Ricky Drennan, Kevin Venable, Diane Jackson, Cooper Savage, Donna Shebester and Jill Stidham.

Thanks, too, to those who donated belt buckles: Venable Club Lamb, John Stout Lambs, the Doug Tolson family and Dewayne Heffington

FFA members participating in the Alex Stock Show on 08-22-09 included McKenzie Davis, Paige Dunn, Wayne Heffington, Sean Landrum, Ericka Mainka, Jake Pearson, Dakota Savage, Kylie Rodriguez and Cerissa Venable. Results include both FFA and 4-H members. Congratulations to all.

Photos from the Alex Stock Show, 08-22-09
Photos by Tammy Baker and Teresa Moore

Paige Dunn	Wayne Heffington and McKenzie Davis
Sean Landrum	Ericka Mainka and McKenzie Davis
Jake Pearson	Dakota Savage
Alex Stock Show supporters	Kylie Rodriguez with her grandparents at the stock show

The Agricultural Education mission:

Agricultural Education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems.

The FFA motto gives members twelve short words to live by as they experience the opportunities in the organization. Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.

To accomplish its mission, FFA:

• Develops competent and assertive agricultural leadership.
• Increases awareness of the global and technological importance of agriculture and its contribution to our well-being.
• Strengthens the confidence of agriculture students in themselves and their work.
• Promotes the intelligent choice and establishment of an agricultural career.
• Encourages achievement in supervised agricultural experience programs.
• Encourages wise management of economic, environmental and human resources of the community.
• Develops interpersonal skills in teamwork, communications, human relations and social interaction.
• Builds character and promotes citizenship, volunteerism and patriotism.
• Promotes cooperation and cooperative attitudes among all people.
• Promotes healthy lifestyles.
• Encourages excellence in scholarship