Aug. 17—In showmanship, first impressions count. In the Trade Show building at the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday, lambs were getting final touch-ups before entering the show ring. Standing in line ...

Aug. 14—To show sheep, one cannot be sheepish. The animal needs a handler that can roll with punches — a testament to how much young competitors train for the Northwest Montana Fair. The sheep show ...

CHARLESTON -- While he came in with little experience in showing sheep, Jake Uphoff won top honors in the sheep show competition Monday at the Coles County Fair. The 15-year-old from Mattoon was named ...

Laila Sargent positions her sheep for judge Mari Morris during senior sheep showmanship at the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Paige Morrison positions her ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY -- Bailey Griffin of Farson could look her lamb in the eye. She struggled to move it around the pen at the Sweetwater County Fair 4-H sheep showmanship competition on Friday, and ...

Judge Brett Moriarty speaks to Hollie Estey during market sheep judging at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) McKinley Bean leads her ...

Kids flock to Becky Sintek's 4-H sewing and livestock programs Becky Sintek leans over a dress pattern and helps one of her 4-H sewing students figure out the next step. Sintek has served as a 4-H ...

Grooming, presentation, appearance, showmanship and personality: all part of the criteria for beauty pageants — and sheep. Wade Franklin owns a feed business in Lubbock, Texas. In his spare time, he ...

Senior Grand Champion Master Showman Kathleen Heupel , Weldona, Weldon Valley. Senior Reserve Grand Champion Master Showman Skyler, Seewald Brush, Valley View Ag. Master Showman College ...

Sheep can be stubborn and unpredictable. Champaign County children did their best to show their sheep Monday morning at the Champaign County Junior Fair. The contest pitted the growing skills of young ...

As judge Polly Murdoch (left) inspects each sheep, participants including (from right) Jillian Dixson, Isabelle Schultz and Jerald Buettner, work to keep their animals in position Friday morning ...