The Angelina County Fair is drawing to a close.  Another great year of hard work by some of East Texas' finest youth has been on display at the Expo Center in Lufkin. 

Today, Saturday, many of these students will see their hard work pay off in the form of scholarships, awards, and sales at the annual auction.  It continues to be our privilege to feature some of these young men and ladies on the Merrell in the Morning Show.

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Thanks to Cheyenne Swor, Eli Jenkins, Roma Fenley, Tanner Havard, Garrett Brown, Katelyn Boles, Adriana Mosley, Preston Loggins, and Shane Wells who gave up some of the Saturday sleeping in time to stop by the Merrell in the Morning Show.

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Tanner Havard and his award winning 'walkable spider' that we discussed in the interview above.

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Here's the award winning swing built by Shane Wells that we discussed in the interview.  The bench part of the swing is made of from the back end of a 1963 Chevy pick up.

  • Ag Machinery and Equipment Division:  Hudson FFA:  Cade Milligan – Welding Cart
  • Home and Recreational Use Division Winner:  Zavalla 4-H:  Jacob Knight – Long Tail Mud Motor with 16 hp Motor
  • Livestock Equipment Division Winner:  Diboll 4-H:  Benjamin Aaron Smith – 4x7 Chicken Coop with detachable Chicken Pen
  • Tractor Division Winner:  Hudson FFA:  Aaron Patterson, Logan Rosario, Parker Stroud, Ryan Speicher, Cody Cryer, Lane Abram – 1983 Ford 1710
  • Trailer Division Winner:  Hudson FFA:  Hunter McGuire, Andrew Richey, Ross Gipson, Thomas Hurst – 28’ Gooseneck with 18’ Tilt Deck
  • Grand Champion Steer:  Katelyn Boles, Central FFA
  • Reserve Champion Steer:  Adriana Mosley, Hudson FFA
  • Champion Light Weight Steer:  Riley Jenkins, Blue Ribbon 4-H
  • Reserve Champion Light Weight Steer:  Logan Thompson, Diboll FFA
  • Champion Medium Light Steer:  Adriana Mosley, Hudson FFA
  • Reserve Champion Medium Light Steer:  Weston Reynolds, Huntington 4-H
  • Champion Medium Steer:  Brooke Johnson, Huntington 4-H
  • Reserve Champion Medium Steer:  Jonathan Dewberry, Lufkin FFA
  • Champion Medium Heavy Steer:  Hunter Linton, Diboll FFA
  • Reserve Champion Medium Heavy Steer:  Jennings Sanders, Huntington FFA
  • Champion Heavy Weight Steer:  Katelyn Boles, Central FFA
  • Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Steer:  Kenzi Warner, Central 4-H
  • Jr. Beef Showmanship Award:  Weston Reynolds, Huntington 4-H
  • Chuck Arnold Sr. Beef Showmanship Award:  Garrett Brown, Central FFA
  • Grand Champion Hog:  Cheyenne Swor, Diboll FFA
  • Reserve Champion Hog:  Preston Loggins, Huntington FFA
  • Champion – Class One (Light Weight Class):  Cheyenne Swor, Diboll FFA
  • Reserve Champion Class One (Light Weight Class):  Garrett Peck, Diboll 4-H
  • Champion – Class Two (Medium Light Weight Class):   Dillon Glawson, Huntington FFA
  • Reserve Champion – Class Two (Medium Light Weight Class):  Madison Jeffrey, Hudson FFA
  • Champion – Class Three (Medium Weight Class):  Paige Odenbach, Blue Ribbon 4-H
  • Reserve Champion – Class Three (Medium Weight Class):  Tyler Eldridge, Diboll FFA
  • Champion – Class Four (Heavy Weight Class):  Preston Loggins, Huntington FFA
  • Reserve Champion – Class Four (Heavy Weight Class):  Zack Nerren, Huntington 4-H
  • Jr. Market Hog Showmanship Award:  Paige Odenbach, Blue Ribbon 4-H
  • Sr. Market Hog Showmanship Award:  Madison Jeffrey, Hudson FFA
  • Grand Champion Pen of Commercial Heifers:  Roma Fenley, Hudson FFA
  • Reserve Champion Pen of Commercial Heifers:  Cheyenne Swor, Diboll FFA
  • Jr. Interview Commercial Heifers:  Cason Perry, Blue Ribbon 4-H
  • Sr. Interview Commercial Heifers: Roma Fenley, Hudson FFA
  • Overall Grand Champion Beef Heifer: Eli Jenkins, Blue Ribbon 4-H
  • Reserve Champion Beef Heifer:  Garrett Brown, Central FFA
  • Champion American Heifer:  Diesel Gonzalez, Central FFA
  • Reserve Champion American Heifer:  Turner Sanders, Huntington 4-H
  • Champion English Heifer:  Dallas Williford, Central FFA
  • Reserve Champion English Heifer:  Weston Reynolds, Huntington 4-H
  • Champion Exotic Heifer:  Eli Jenkins, Blue Ribbon 4-H
  • Reserve Champion Exotic Heifer:  Garrett Brown, Central FFA
  • Fine Arts Senior Best of Show:  Hannah Branscum, Central Art
  • Fine Arts Junior Best of Show:  Adriana Guy, Lonestar 4-H
  • Fine Arts Pre-Junior Best of Show:  Kiersten Whitaker, Huntington 4-H
  • Photography Senior Best of Show:  Sara Holcombe, Huntington FFA
  • Photography Junior Best of Show:  J. Lopez, Hudson Art
  • Photography Pre-Junior Best of Show:  Kiersten Whitaker, Huntington 4-H
  • Other Senior Best of Show:  Sara Flowers, Diboll FFA
  • Other Junior Best of Show:  Colby Payne, Blue Ribbon 4-H
  • Other Pre-Junior Best of Show:  Kiersten Whitaker, Huntington 4-H
  • Metal Senior Best of Show:  Chloe Presnall, Diboll FFA
  • Metal Junior Best of Show:  Andrew Arnold, Lonestar 4-H
  • Metal Pre-Junior Best of Show:  Dalton Morton, Huntington 4-H
  • Wood/Metal Combo Senior Best of Show:  Shane Wells, Diboll FFA
  • Wood/Metal Combo Junior Best of Show:  Andrew Arnold, Lonestar 4-H
  • Wood/Metal Combo Pre-Junior Best of Show:  Kiersten Whitaker, Huntington 4-H
  • Woodworking Senior Best of Show:  Haley Williams, Lufkin FFA
  • Woodworking Junior Best of Show:  Jake Guy, Lonestar 4-H
  • Woodworking Pre-Junior Best of Show:  Tanner Havard, Blue Ribbon 4-H

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