2009 Contest Winners Announced 
Photo Contest
Adult - Machinery - (1st) Gina Proulx "55 Chevy"; (2nd) Jennifer Stancil "Farm Break"; (Hon.) O.T. Holen "Some Gave All"
Adult - General - (1st) Lilly Orlovsky "Hay Ride"; (2nd) Lilly Orlovsky "Horseback Riding"; (Hon.) Jennifer Stancil "Time After Time
Adult - Animals - (1st) O.T. Holen "A Good and Faithful Servant"
Adult - People - (1st) O.T. Holen "Old and New"; (2nd) Brook Robinson "Sara Beth Loves Miss Angela's Cotton Candy"
                        (Hon.) Brook Robinson "Ann Charlotte Takes the Reins"
Under 16 - Animals - (1st) Atlee Catlett "Who Wants to Hold Me?"
Under 16 - General - (1st) Atlee Catlett "Potatoes"; (2nd) Atlee Catlett "Apple Butter in the Making"
Under 16 - People - (1st) Spencer Valade "Caricature Artist"

Animal Sounds Contest
Division - Over 15 - (1st) Paige McGrath; (2nd) Tim Catlett; (3rd) Ken Hymes
Division - 8 to 15 - (1st) Caleb Catlett; (2nd) Nikolai Mayo-Bitts; (3rd) Esa Mayo-Pitts; (Hon.) Sage Haney
Division - Under 8 - (1st) Mikyla Trull; (2nd) Emily Shanklin; (3rd) Taliyah Amos

Apple Pie Contest
1st Place - Patti Kessels, Palmyra, VA
2nd Place - Lisa Marshall, Palmyra, VA
3rd Place - Truus Beekmans, Palmyra, VA

Fluvanna 4-H Livestock Club
Showmanship Awards
Senior Showmanship - Lamb:  1st Place and Grand Champion - Tyler Besecker showing Rafiki
Junior Showmanship - Lamb: 1st Place and Grand Champion - Saige Haney showing Oliver
                                           2nd Place and Reserve Champion - Tori Besecker showing Delia
                                           3rd Place - Janna Vanderveer showing Lilly
Junior Showmanship - Cattle:  1st Place and Best in Show - Haden Parrish showing Bo
Junior Showmanship - Poultry:  1st Place and Best in Show - Kathy Cumiskey showing Turkey Hen
Market Results - Market Lamb - 1st Place Tyler Besecker's Suffolk wether lamb purchased by Farm Bureau for $2.75/lb. 
                                              2nd Place Saige Haney's Suffolk wether lamb purchased by Farm Bureau for $2.75/lb.
                                             3rd Place Tori Besecker's Suffolk ewe lamb purchased by Southern States for $3.03/lb.
                                              In a secondary bidding process, Bowles Insurance purchased Tyler Besecker's lamb for $1.30/lb.
                                              and Jake Alexander Woodyard purchased Saige Haney's lamb for $1.30/lb.


2009 Advance Ticket Sales
This year we're going to try and alleviate the long wait in the ticket lines by creating an "Express Ticket Line" for those who purchase tickets in advance. (Tickets $4 each for Adults and Teens; Children 12 and under, FREE.) Tickets will be available beginning in September 2009 at the following locations:  Maggie's House (Fluvanna Historical Society Headquarters), Court Square, Palmyra, VA - Open Tuesdays and Wednesdays 1:00 - 4:00; Fluvanna Farmers' Market, Pleasant Grove, Rt. 53, Palmyra, VA - Open Tuesdays 2:00 - 6:00; and Fluvanna Parks & Recreation, Fork Union Community Center, Rt. 15, Fork Union, VA - Open Monday thru Friday 9:00 - 4:00.

2008 Contest Winners Announced
Animal Calling Contest
Youth 10 & under - (1st) Hannah Jones, horse; (2nd) Annie Amittu-Goodson, chickens; (3rd) Lauren Kreitzman, dog
Youth 11-18 - (1st) David Cox, turkey; (2nd) Thomas Bates, parrot; (3rd) Lauren Staton, duck
Adult, 19 & older - (1st) Tim Catlett, owl; (2nd) Racheal Tatman, sheep; (3rd) Ken Albright

4-H Livestock Show
Showmanship Results
Sheep: (1st) Tori Besecker; (2nd) Jasmine Courts; (3rd) Austin Talley
Beef: (1st) Austin Talley
Swine: (Jr. 1st) Haden Parish; (Jr. 2nd) Tyler Besecker; (Sr. 1st) Julia Tatman
Dairy Goat: Lillian Evergreen
Livestock Show Results
Market Sheep: (1st) "Lilly" - Tori Besecker; (2nd) "Zinc" - Austin Talley; (3rd) "Cookie" - Jasmine Courts; (4th) "Snow" - Sage Haney
Breeding Sheep: (1st) "Lilly" - Tori Besecker; (2nd) "Ivy" - Austin Talley; (3rd) "Cocoa" - Sage Haney; (4th) "Snow" - Sage Haney
                   (5th) "Cookie" - Jasmine Courts
Market Swine: (1st) "Jaoquin" - Julia Tatman; (2nd) "Gwaltney" - Tyler Besecker
Breeding Swine: (1st) "Patunia" - Haden Parrish; (2nd) "Hernando" - Julia Tatman; (3rd) "Penny" - Haden Parrish
Dairy Goat: (1st) "Moonshine" - Lillian Evergreen
Beef: (1st) "Violet" - Austin Talley
Poultry: Blue Ribbons awarded to - Tori Besecker (Peacock); Helen Wood (Rooster & Hen); Cathy Cumiskey (Pair of Herit Turkeys);
                   Austin Talley (Ducks)
Best in Show Poultry: Cathy Cumiskey

4-H Table Setting Contest
Blue Ribbons awarded to the following 4-Hers with themed settings - Atlee Catlett (Beach); Caleb Catlett (Hunting); Lauren Staton (Country);
                   Victoria White (Hannah Montana); Nathan Shaffer (Africa); Kaitlyn Shaffer (Western); Rosie Wells (Christmas);
                   Carla Haislip (Easter).