4-H’ers: Raising animals grows families
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Kaz Koller, 10, waits on deck to auction off "Redman," the rooster he raised as a 4-H Furs 'n Feathers club member, Saturday at the Charlotte County Fair.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Claudia Ahrens of Punta Gorda wrangles her boer goat as auction time nears at the livestock exhibition barn Saturday at the fair.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Auctioneer Phil Wilson muffles a giggle when Haleigh Kroush tells him her rabbit's name is "Stew."
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Michaela Flowers carrys a rabbit to the auction block. Flowers ' family not only competes but also helps organize 4-H competitions at the Charlotte County Fair.
MURDOCK — Rabbits, turkeys, goats, chickens, pigs and calves were to be auctioned off inside the livestock barn at the Charlotte County Fair Saturday afternoon. But that wasn’t the main attraction.
What was really on display was how brothers, sisters, moms and dads work as a team, along with the support of community-minded residents, to compete for championship ribbons and raise money for college through their 4-H and Future Farmers of America clubs.
