Sunday, Aug. 11, marked the sixth annual “Best of the West” county showcase held in Wessington Springs. Thirty-three counties were invited to take part in the event, and 18 counties paid their entry fee into the event. The planning committee consisted of Kama Bruns, Marty and Mandy Michalek, Garrett Bischoff, Steve Zoss and Jim and Audra Scheel. Champions from each county were invited to attend the showcase after winning their local county 4-H shows. Andy Jensen of Sioux Falls evaluated the rabbits, poultry and dairy divisions. Tawnie DeJong of Lincoln, Neb., selected the top five in the large livestock divisions.

Competitors from Sanborn County who placed in the top five in their respective divisions were as follows:

Delaney Zoss – Champion in Market Goats, fourth in Breeding Goats, and fourth in Market Swine; Hope Baysinger – Champion in Poultry; and Anna Hunter – third in Dairy Goats. 

…See pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal1