Centerburg Old Time Farming Festival Returns September 19 & 20

The Centerburg Old Time Farming Festival returns to Memorial Park September 19 and 20, bringing a weekend of family-friendly activities, demonstrations, exhibits, food, crafts, and plenty of opportunities to celebrate the area’s agricultural heritage. WNZR’s Marcy Rinehart recently talked with Donna Strosnider, Board Secretary for the festival, about what visitors can expect this year.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click on the picture link below.

The festival is completely free to attend and begins Saturday morning with a parade through downtown Centerburg. Throughout the weekend, visitors can enjoy pony rides, historical exhibits, agricultural demonstrations, craft booths, food vendors, church services, and the popular horticultural exhibit. This year’s theme, “America’s 250: Keep Plowing Forward,” celebrates America’s 250th birthday while recognizing the history and progress of farming and rural communities.

Several longtime traditions will return, including the annual pie auction on Saturday evening, which serves as the festival’s primary fundraiser. The auction features creative pie and specialty packages from local bakers, artisans, and community members, with proceeds helping sustain the festival.

The horticultural exhibit will feature 40 categories, special ribbons for record-setting entries, new competitions, and the “Little Sprouts” category designed for young children. Visitors can also learn about history from Valerie Hamel, the “Civil War Herb Lady,” and see the return of the tractor parade at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Volunteers are an important part of keeping this free community festival running, and help is especially needed with setup, cleanup, and selling commemorative T-shirts, including a special edition shirt celebrating America’s 250th birthday. For the complete schedule, volunteer information, and festival details, visit oldtimefarmingfestival.com or find the Old Time Farming Festival on Facebook.

WNZR will be in the parade at 10am on Saturday and then at the Park for a live broadcast on Sunday from Noon to 4pm.

2021 Knox County Junior Fair Sale of Champions Broadcast on WNZR

WNZR was proud to broadcast live at the Knox County Fair Sale of Champions!
Did you miss our broadcast of the 2021 Sale of Champions? Good News!
You can hear the entire broadcast here.
Listen in as WNZR’s Joe Rinehart talks with the Grand Champions and Reserve Champion winners from this year’s Knox County Fair.
You can also hear Marcy Rinehart give results from each animal sold.

Click HERE to hear all the action.

Also, be sure to check out the pictures on our website: www.wnzr.fm/scrapbook

Thanks to Park National Bank and Revere Roofing Company for partnering with us to bring you live results from this year’s Sale of Champions!

Here are the results:

The 2021 Knox County Junior Fair Sales brought in a total of $701,170 (includes Dairy Product)

Sale of Champions (including the Dairy Product) total was $96,020

(The individual sale totals below include the amounts collected from the grand and reserve champions).

The Market Goat Sale had a total of $89,150
The Grand Champion Market Goat was shown by Erich Rhodeback of Anything Goes 4H Club. State Representative Rick Carfagna bought the animal for a price of $2,100.

The Reserve Champion Market Goat was shown by Aubree Hess of Boots and Banners 4H Club. A team of 5 buyers purchased her animal for $2,600. They included: Small’s Sand and Gravel, Small’s Farm, Beheler Excavating/Beheler Family Farms and Turning Leaf Occupational Therapy.

The Broiler (Chicken) Sale total was $82,300
The Grand Champion broilers (pen of 3) was shown by Julian Ball of Better Livestock 4H Club.  Small’s Asphalt Paving and Beheler Excavating/Beheler Family Farms bought the animals for $2,300

The Reserve Champion broilers were shown by Katie Lindeman of Country Critters 4H Club. Beheler Excavating/Beheler Family Farms was the buyer at $5,100

The Swine Sale total was $168,550
The Grand Champion hog (and Heavy Weight Division Champion) was shown by Alenah Boeshart of Chapelview Barn Buddies 4H Club. Beheler Excavating/Beheler Farms, Small’s Sand and Gravel and Round Hill Dairy Ice Cream purchased the hog for a total price of $5,500

The Reserve Champion hog was shown by Grady Row of Anything Goes 4H Club and was purchased by Smithhisler Meats for $2,600
(His hog was also the Grand Champion of the Mid Weight Division)

The Rabbit Sale total was $76,600
The Grand Champion Rabbit (Market Fryers) was shown by Justin Zollars of Blue Ribbon Livestock 4H Club and was purchased by Alumni Roofing Company for a total price of $4,250

The Reserve Champion Rabbit was shown by Isabella Byler of Barnyard Bunch 4H Club and was purchased by Riverside Recovery Services LLC for a total price of $3,000

The Market Beef Sale brought in a total of $90,650
The Grand Champion Market Beef Steer was shown by Gavin Burke from Smokin’ Spurs 4H Club. Shipley Seed Service LLC made the purchase at a total price of $12,500

The Reserve Champion Market Beef Steer was shown by Charley Beheler from Country Critters 4H Club. Alumni Roofing Company and Boeshart Farm/Branton and Sarah Boeshart purchased the animal for a total price of $13,000

The Dairy Market Feeder Sale brought in a total of $73,425
The Grand Champion Dairy Market Feeder was shown by Taylnn Morningstar from East Knox FFA. Small’s Asphalt Paving, Donley Ford and Southeastern Equipment Company made the purchase at a total price of $4,100

The Reserve Champion Dairy Market Feeder was shown by Amanda Annett from Wranglers 4H Club. The Kari Ball Agency – Nationwide Insurance and Didinger Crop Service purchased the animal for a total price of $4,100

The Market Dairy Steer Sale brought in a total of $38,150
The Grand Champion Market Dairy Steer was shown by Ethan Swendal from Creative Kids 4H Club. Park National Bank, Beheler Excavating/Beheler Family Farms and Loundonville Farmers Equity made the purchase for a total price of $5,000

The Reserve Champion Market Dairy Steer was shown by Amanda Annett from Wranglers 4H Club. John Hinderer Chrysler Dodge Jeep and Ram purchased the animal for a total price of $5,400

The Beef Feeders Sale brought in a total of $18,250

The Dairy Product Sale brought in a total of $2,870

The Lamb Sale had a total of $34,350
The Grand Champion Market Lamb was shown by Ashton Anderson of Animals R Us 4H Club. Knox Community Hospital purchased the animal for $3,400

The Reserve Champion Market Lamb was shown by (his brother) Austin Anderson of Animals R Us 4H Club. Andrew Brenner, State Senator purchased the animal for a total of $2,700

The Pen of 3 Market Lamb Sale had a total of $10,700
The Grand Champion Pen of 3 market lambs was shown by Chesnee Fairall of Animals R Us 4H Club. Park National Bank purchased the animal for a total of $5,600

The Reserve Champion Pen was shown by Caleb McKee of Clinton Clovers 4H Club.
John Hinderer Honda was the buyer at $5,100

The Turkey Sale total was $16,175
The Grand Champion Turkey was shown by Cordilla Richert of Creative Kids 4H Club. 

Knox Community Hospital purchased the animal for $2,200
The Reserve Champion Turkey was shown by Case Armstrong of Down on the Farm 4H Club. Broerman Insurance Agency was the buyer at $2,600

There was one 4H member with MULTIPLE ANIMALS in the Sale:

Amanda Annett had the:
1. Reserve Champion Dairy Market Feeder – sold for $4,100

2. Reserve Champion Market Dairy Steer – sold for $5,400

Amanda’s Sale Total: $9,500

We love farmers!

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The Big Blue Crew is headed to Centerburg tomorrow for the Oldtime Farming Festival. We want to salute our famers and say thanks for their hard work! Agriculture has a big impact on our daily lives. Check out this list of ways that agriculture is impacting you every day. Click HERE for the list.

The Centerburg Oldtime Farming Festival is a non-profit organization that is committed to putting on a festival that strives to celebrate and preserve the agricultural heritage of the Centerburg area by recalling and recreating activities common in the lives of our farming predecessors. They also strive to create a safe environment where families can have a fun and affordable entertainment experience.

Click HERE to see the full schedule of fun events.

For our Morning Thing Fave 5, we shared our favorite foods from the farm.

Marcy Rinehart

Trevor Moore

Daria Swisher

Hunter Sutyak

Wesley Boston (WNZR Office Manager/Underwriting Coordinator)

We encourage you to show your appreciation to a farmer today!

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