Chad Maarhuis, a certified meat cutter who owns Magnum Meats, prepped the carcasses for the Rock Creek and Boundary Fair beef carcass class. He told the Times he enjoys volunteering his time to the task each year, saying, “We get to work with the best of the best.”
Judges for the nine entries in the 2014 competition were Maarhuis, Ian Smith and Lincoln Blaine.
Finishing first this year was first-time participant Ben Macfarlane. Macfarlane is a member of Boundary C 4-H with a ranch horse project. He said the grain he bought from the Elliots and Blaines had a lot to do with his steer finishing so well.
Macfarlane’s steer, which went by the name of Squawk, took first place with a score of 97. The competition was very close—coming in second with 96 points was Dean Corbett and the MacDonald’s steer took third with 95 points.
Along with the trophy Macfarlane won a cash prize and a gift certificate for a Carhartt jacket from Freeman’s Country Store.
2014 Rock Creek Fair Barrel Racing Results:
1D
1st Charla Nikkels
2nd Kyla Krisa
3rd Chelsea Saunders
4th Maddi Kempf
2D
1st Angelica Moline
2nd Bonnie Hayes
3rd Danika Caverly
4th Hailey Walker
3D
1st Hunter Wesihaupt
2nd Tarja McLean
3rd Amy Russo
4th Portia Dagg
4D
1st Kim Feist
2nd Amy Russo
3rd Jody McPherson
4th Nevada Dynneson