photo by: Mike Yoder

Beef Show judge Glen Toews, Walton, far right, circles 4-H entrants during the overall market steer judging on Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Douglas County Fair. Toews selected Jase Hout, 16, a Palmyra 4-H Club member, second from right, as overall grand champion in the event.

Area 4-H Club members and their steers competed in the Douglas County Fair’s beef show on Friday, near the tail end of a week full of competitions and shows. The fair, which also includes carnival events and live music, wraps up on Saturday night with a demolition derby.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Peyton McCaig, 15, a Eudora 4-H Club member, left, and Jase Hout, 16, a member of the Palmyra 4-H Club, right, both won big at the Douglas County Fair’s Beef Show. In the overall market steer event, McCaig won reserve grand champion and Hout won grand champion on Friday, July 28, 2023.

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A large crowd of spectators was on hand to watch the Beef Show at the Douglas County Fair on Friday, July 28, 2023.

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McKenzie Price, left, a member of the Palmyra 4-H Club, faces the judge, Glen Toews, Walton, center, as he evaluates each steer during beef show judging on Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Douglas County Fair.

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Beef Show participants line up their entries for the judge on Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Douglas County Fair.

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Peyton McCaig, 15, a Eudora 4-H Club member, won reserve grand champion with her steer on Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Douglas County Fair. Greeting Peyton after the judging, at right, is Peyton’s mother, Lindsey McCaig.

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The 4-H Beef Show gets underway at the Community Building on Friday, July 28, 2023, at the Douglas County Fair.