Hundreds of youth, their families and community supporters attended the 61st Annual Williams Lake and District 4-H Show and Sale held at the Williams Lake Stockyards from Aug. 8 to 12.
It culminated Monday evening with the parade of champions, speeches from the presidents of the Big Lake, Canim Valley, Chimney Valley, Horsefly, Lone Butte, Rose Lake/Miocene and Springhouse 4-H clubs, reciting of the 4-H pledge, and the singing of O Canada by Horsefly 4-H member Caitlin Khong and the presentation of the fourth annual Rayel MacDonald Memorial Swine award to Jessica Tritten from the Rose Lake/Miocene 4-H Club.
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When it came for the auction, there were 128 items for sale, including livestock, photos, small engines and food, with buyers bidding in some cases as high as $9 a pound for swine, $12 a pound for lamb, $10 a pound for turkey and $6.25 a pound for steer.
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