Birds Rise to the Top at the Puyallup Fair
Puyallup, WA – Oct. 5, 2009 – Soaring to the top of the 2009 Puyallup Fair’s open class pigeon and open class poultry contests are champions from around the state. The winners are listed below.
The open class pigeon winners are as follows:
Grand Champion of Show
Gabriel Valentine, Columbia City, OR
Grand Champion Show Team
Gabriel Valentine, Columbia City, OR
Top Junior (age 9-11)
Hope Fox, Puyallup
Top Intermediate (age 12-14)
Max Henry Nelson, Puyallup
Top Senior (age 14-18)
Becky Fox, Puyallup
Best Fancy
Gabriel Valentine, Columbia City, OR
Best Sporting
Ralph Whitson, Tacoma
Best Utility
Lenessa Nelson, Puyallup
Best Dove
Becky Fox, Puyallup
The open class poultry winners are as follows:
Best Standard Chicken
Steve Water, Arlington
Best Bantam
Daniel Jerome, Puyallup
Best Duck
Daniel Jerome, Puyallup
Best Goose
LIberty Tucker, South Prairie
Best Turkey
Christine PIttman, Wilkeson
Best Partridge
Larry Clark, Issaquah
Best Pheasant
Damien & Carol Davis, Lakewood
Best Quail
Jamis Ensley, Eatonville
The Puyallup Fair first started in 1900. This Pacific Northwest tradition is one of the top ten fairs in the world in attendance, and features big name entertainment, the PRCA Rodeo, rides, exhibits, food, flowers, and animals. For information about the 2010 Spring Fair in Puyallup or the Puyallup Fair, visit www.thefair.com or call the 24-hour hotline at
(253) 841-5045.
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