Montana Seed Show entertains

After three days of competitions, displays and various cooking contests, the 66th Annual Montana Seed Show wrapped up Saturday.

During the final day of the Seed Show, a banquet was held in Harlem High School's main gym.

Paul Rasmussen, chairman of the Seed Show, thanked all who participated in this year's event.

"If it wasn't for everybody that's in this room and in the community for helping for 66 years, this thing would have died a long time ago," he said.

Winners of the Seed Show competitions were then announced and the placing items, including breads, pies and art were auctioned off by Bob Sivertsen.

Jerry Carroll, farmer and comedian of North Carolina, performed at the banquet.

Carroll performs at various agricultural events across the country and this was his first time performing at the Seed Show.

"These are my people," he said.

Carroll ended the event with motivational parting words for the audience.

"Every one of you matters - big time," he said. "Everybody in this room, if you're a farmer, or somehow know the deal of farming, then I am firmly convinced you have been born with dirt in your DNA. You can't pull someone out of a city and say, 'I'm going to make you a farmer.' I don't care how much you train them, how much you pay them - that's a special gift."

To read and see more about the 66th Annual Montana Seed Show, check out the Hi-Line Living section in Friday's issue of the Havre Daily News.

Seed Show Results

Agricultural

Youth Forage Rosette - None

Adult Certified Annual - Golden Harvest

Adult Common - Golden Triangle

Adult Forage - Fred Miller

Best of Show Traveling Trophy - Fred Miller

Breads

Youth

Oven-Baked 1st Place - Skylar Powell

100 percent Whole Wheat 1st Place - Daniel Rasmussen

Bread Machine: White 1st Place - Taneesha Jackson

Bread Machine: White Combo 1st place - Skylar Powell

Adult

Oven-Baked 1st Place - Judy Drugge

100 percent Whole Wheat 1st place - Patty Quisno

Bread Machine: White 1st place - Jasmine Powell

Bread Machine: White Combo 1st Place - Martha Warren

Art

Adult Best of Show - Todd Mandeville

Youth Best of Show - Kaelynn Hofer

Quilts

Judge's Choice 1st - Paula Annis

Judge's Choice 2nd - Miriam Kinzel and Yvonne Rasmussen

People's Choice - Barbara Sather

Car Show

People's Choice car & truck - Bud Walsh, 1969 GTX

Antique Tractor - Jerry Frahm, 1951 Massey Harris Pony

People's Choice Toy - Curtis Pursley

Wool

Adult Purebred - Carolyn Green

Commercial - Jaycee Mitchell

Youth Division Purebred - Katelyn Copenhaver

Youth Division Commercial Division - Britney Pelesky

Educational Display Booths

Youth Division Groups

1st Place - Zurich Schools

2nd Place - North Harlem Elementary

3rd Place - HHS Group

Individual Division Groups

1st Place - Daniel Rasmussen

2nd Place - Andrew Rasmussen

3rd Place - Skylar Powell

Overall Sweepstakes Winner - Daniel Rasmussen

Commercial Booths

For Profit - Bridger Steel

* Bridger Steel donated their winnings to the Harlem Swim Team, Harlem Civic Associations and the Montana Seed Show

Wood Working

Youth Division Best of Show - Cord Schneider and Diane Buck

Adult Best of Show - Dale Klungland

Computer Generated - Mari Ereaux

Pie Finalists

Youth Pie Finalists

1st Place - Skylar Powell

2nd Place - Makayla Hofeldt

3rd Place - Andrew Rasmussen

Adult Pie Finalists

1st Place - Patty Quisno

2nd Place - Vicki Niederegger

3rd Place - Shania Maloney

4th Place - Elsie Bertelsen

Chili Cook Off

Judge's Choice - Vicki Niederegger

People's Choice - Vicki Niederegger