Farmfair Speckle Park Show
Northlands, Edmonton Alberta
November 11, 2011

The thirty Speckle Park exhibits were judged by Darren Hipkin, an Angus breeder from Sherwood Park, Alberta. The exhibits came from six herds and included three exhibits of two junior members.

River Hill Farm – Barry & Elaine Ducherer, Neilburg SK
Codiak Acres – Gary & Nancy Kiziak, Ardrossan AB
Ponderosa Farms – Ken & Tania Malterer, Ponoka AB
Double CCKS Farm – Sheldon Regula, Kim-Ann Regula, Redwater AB
Heartridge Ranch – Kaitlin Malterer, Ponoka AB
Caelidh Johanson, Bently AB

Thanks to the judge Darren Hipkin for his judging and his patience while ring numbers were exchanged between classes. Thank you also to Rayel Kormant, the ring”man,” and Jim and Wyatt Davies for “pushing the classes in” and Debbie Spencer and the two boys for handing out the ribbons. Thanks to Tania Malterer for organizing the chili and buns lunch on show day. A very big thanks to Gary Kiziak for working out the details of this show with Northlands’ Beef Committee.

Yearly (Bred) Heifers
1st River Hill 68L Cinder 5X, Barry & Elaine Ducherer
2nd Codiak Lata GNK 20X, Gary & Nancy Kiziak
3rd Codiak Ollie GNK 1X
4th Codiak Shelly GNK 11X
5th Codiak Kelle GNK 2X
6th Princess of Double CCKS 4X, Sheldon Regula
7th Ponderosa Xerox 20X, Ken & Tania Malterer
8th Caejohea Xenia CEJ 1X, Caelidh Johanson

Two Year Old Heifer with Calf at Side
1st Codiak Wilma GNK 3W
2nd Ponderosa Wendy 02W

Mature Cow with Calf at Side
1st Ponderosa Tiffany 06T, Kaitlin Malterer

Heifer Calf
1st River Hill Your-Girl Cinder 52Y
2nd River Hill You Sexy Cinder 51Y
3rd Codiak I’m Sheila GNK 9Y
4th Ponderosa Thyme 11Y
5th Ponderosa Little Princess 05Y

Grand Champion Female: River Hill 68L Cinder 5X
Res. Grand Champion Femaile: Codiak Wilma GNK 3W

Bull Calf
1st Ponderosa Tuff Guy 08Y
2nd Codiak Reaction GNK Y
3rd Ponderosa Maximus 09Y
4th Codiak Popcorn GNK 41Y
5th Ponderosa Yasahiro 01Y

Yearling Bull
1st Notta Frontline 303X, Gary & Nancy Kiziak
2nd The Duke of Double CCKS 19X

Two Year Old Bull
1st River Hill 26T Walker 60W
2nd Heartridge Aries 01W, Kaitlin Malterer

Grand Champion Bull River Hill 26T Walker 60W
Res. Grand Champion Bull: Notta Frontline 303X

Breeder’s Herd
1st River Hill Farm
2nd Codiak Acres
3rd Ponderosa Farm

Premier Breeder: Gary & Nancy Kiziak, Codiak Acres
Premier Exhibitor: Gary & Nancy Kiziak, Codiak Acres

Insterest in Speckle Park is running high. Everyone enjoyed themsevles greatly. Perhaps the best moment of the show was Kristopher Malterer’s grin when he won the bull calf class with a Ponderosa entry – Kristopher’s first major win!