GREENVILLE – The Darke County Junior and Senior Fair would like to invite all to the Celebration of Achievement. On Thursday, August 27th we will start our Celebration of Achievement at 4:30 p.m. with light refreshments followed by a live auction of the grand and reserve champions starting at 5:30 p.m. in the cattle arena.
Jr Fair buyers/supporters, potential supporters, Junior fair livestock exhibitors and their family are encouraged to attend the Celebration of Achievement. The Celebration of Achievement will consist of recognition of the outstanding exhibitors of livestock species, livestock department scholarship recipients, showman of showman barn representatives, dairy and general livestock judging winners, Overholser Scholarship Recipients and shop, crop and horticulture outstanding exhibitors.
In addition to the recognition the following champions and reserve champions will be sold at the Celebration of Achievement which include: Grand Champion Beef Market Animal, Reserve Champion Beef Market Animal, Grand Champion Market Hog, Reserve Champion Market Hog, Grand Champion Boer Wether, Reserve Champion Boer Wether, Grand Champion Dairy Goat Wether, Reserve Champion Dairy Goat Wether, Grand Champion Market Lamb, Reserve Champion Market Lamb, Grand Champion Dairy Steer, Reserve Champion Dairy Steer, Supreme Champion Dairy Cow, Champion Meat Poultry Entry, Reserve Champion Meat Poultry Entry, Grand Champion Commercial Egg Production entry, Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen, Reserve Champion Rabbit Meat Pen, Grand Champion Single Rabbit and Reserve Champion Single Rabbit. At the Celebration of Achievement, up to 4 buyers can work together and equally split purchasing champion animals.
New this year, a market hog will be auctioned in memory of Carl Schlechty and Josh Armstone to benefit the Blue Collar Scholarships.
Following the Celebration of Achievement, an online auction will be available at: www.bwfinaldrive.com. Bidding will begin on Thursday, August 27th following the Celebration of Achievement and will close at midnight on Thursday, September 3rd. Jr. Fair livestock that is eligible to sell will be sold online this year. Each junior fair exhibitor is only allowed to sell 1 livestock species at the county fair. The only exception would be if you have more than one champion.
The livestock auction will continue to use the premium method for livestock bidding. This means what you bid is what a business/organization pays; the livestock buyers are contributing towards a premium and not purchasing the actual project. Multiple buyers can contribute towards an exhibitor’s overall premium.
All individuals, businesses and organizations that plan to support the Celebration of Achievement and online sale process need to register at bwfinaldrive.com. It will require their name, address, email, and a credit card entered to prevent fraudulent bids. If you created an account last year in bwfnaldrive to support the sales, they will use the same information and you do not have to create an account this year. Your credit card will not be charged; you will be billed for your support of the livestock sales after conclusion of the online sale process. If you have questions, please feel free to email darke.livestocksale@gmail.com
We look forward to your support and attendance at the 3rd annual Celebration of Achievement followed by the online junior fair sale process.
