Sands Township, MI –August 15, 2015 – Today, at the Marquette County Fairgrounds, Great Lakes Radio’s 103.3 FXD, Honor Credit Union, Hiawathaland Farm Bureau, Rainbow Packing of Escanaba, and the Marquette County Fair gave away approximately 80 pounds of locally raised pork to each of four lucky winners!
4-H kids from all over the Marquette area brought their pigs to be auctioned off in the livestock sale. The auction saw 45 hogs today, with the proceeds going toward college payments for the 4-H youth. Astonishingly, one of these 4-Hers has already paid for two full years of college at Michigan State University with the money made at this annual sale!
Win the Meat Sponsors! (Left to right) Dave and Dan Bahrman of Hiawathaland Bureau, Ron Lauren of Honor Credit Union, Sue Sicotte from Rainbow Packing of Escanaba and Todd Noordyk from Great Lakes Radio (James Goriesky from the Marquette County Fair Board not pictured)
While the auctioneer spit out numbers, some of the pigs were bid on for over $7.00 per pound! Cheers and applause erupted from packed livestock barn as buyers made their way off to have their picture taken with their soon-to-be-bacon! Ron Lauren from Honor Credit Union bid on the two pigs purchased for the jackpot in our Win the Meat Giveaway.
Despite the summer heat, Marquette County Fair Board President James Goriesky, Ron Lauren, Dave and Dan Bahrman from Hiawathaland Farm Bureau, and Todd and Rita Noordyk from Great Lakes Radio cheerfully attended the county fair to award half a hog to the four winners! Derick Johnson of Gwinn, Dan Dompierre of Negaunee, Ashley Perry of Ishpeming, and Carter Vincent of Gwinn were all sent home with the winning ticket for 80 pounds of fresh pork! Sue Sicotte from Rainbow Packing of Escanaba (right near the paper mill) was also at the barn today and will be the one to contact to discuss processing of the meat.
Winners of the Win the Meat Giveaway Winners: Derick Johnson of Gwinn (Not pictured), Dan Dompierre of Negaunee, Ashley Perry of Ishpeming, Carter Vincent of Gwinn Sponsors: Ron Lauren and Todd Noordyk
Great Lakes Radio congratulates our four winners and thanks our generous sponsors for helping the 4-H kids and purchasing the Win the Meat pigs!
If you did not get to the Marquette County Fair Friday or Saturday, this fun-filled fair will still be running tomorrow, Sunday August 16th, 2015!
Below is a photo gallery to document the Win the Meat Giveaway!
Win the Meat Giveaway with Todd Noordyk at the Marquette County Fair 2015!
Win the Meat Giveaway at the Marquette County Fair 2015!
Todd explaining how things will work with the Win the Meat Giveaway during the Livestock Auction 2015
Todd explaining how things will work with the Win the Meat Giveaway during the Livestock Auction 2015
People lining up to turn in their finalist invitations to Todd Noordyk at the MQT county fair!
The fantastic 4-H Livestock Auctioneer at the Marquette County Fair 2015
Owen showing his last steer at the Livestock auction during the Marquette County Fair 2015
Crowds of people biding on the steers during the Livestock Auction 2015
Jam packed stands at the Marquette County Fair during the 4-H Livestock Sale 2015
Steer sale during the Livestock Auction at the Marquette County Fair
Sideview of the crowds at the Win the Meat Giveawayand 4-H Livestock Sale 2015
Auctioneer spitting numbers as the bids come in for pigs in the ring at the Marquette county Fair 2015
Todd getting ready to draw the winners for the Win the Meat Giveaway 2015
The drawing the winners for the Win the Meat Contest 2015
Pigs for sale at the Marquette County fair 2015!
Full house at the Marquette County Fair for the Livestock Auction! 2015
Full view of the barn during the livestock auction and GLR’s Win the Meat Giveaway 2015
One of the pigs for sale at the 4-H livestock auction during the Marquette County Fair 2015
Owen showing his final pig with 4-H during the Livestock Auction at the Marquette County Fair 2015
People loved the Livestock Auction at the Marquette County Fair 2015!
Young girl showing her 4-H pirde and her hefty pig during the Livestock Auction at the MQT County Fair 2015
Shelby Talsma showing her pig during the Marquette County Fair Livestock Sale 2015
4-H Jr Market Livestock Sale at the Marquette County Fair
Young boy showing a pig for his first time at the Marquette County Fair 2015
View from the front of the barn with the great turnout for the 4-H Livestock Sale and Win the Meat 2015
The livestock auction in the Marquette County Fair 2015
One of the 4-H girls showing her pig to the auction house in the Marquette County Fair 2015
One of the sales during the auction at the Marquette County Fair 2015
Todd Noordyk speaking at the Win the Meat Giveaway in the Livestock Barn at the Marquette County Fair 2015
Winners of the Win the Meat GiveawayWinners: Derick Johnson of Gwinn (Not pictured), Dan Dompierre of Negaunee, Ashley Perry of Ishpeming, Carter Vincent of Gwinn Sponsors: Ron Lauren and Todd Noordyk
Crowds in the Livestock barn during the annual 4-H auction at the Marquette County Fair 2015
Auctioneer from the back of the packed barn during the livestock sale at the Marquette County Fair 2015
Win the Meat Sponsors! (Left to right) Dave and Dan Bahrman of Hiawathaland Bureau, Ron Lauren of Honor Credit Union, Sue Sicotte from Rainbow Packing of Escanaba and Todd Noordyk from Great Lakes Radio (James Goriesky from the Marquette County Fair Board not pictured)
