The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association will hold their annual Lamb Banquet on Saturday, March 5, at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Kenton, at 6:30 pm. Tickets for the banquet can be obtained from the Extension office at 1021 W. Lima Street, Suite 103, Kenton. Adult tickets are $15, Children $7, and 2015 Hardin County Junior Fair Sheep Exhibitors FREE with a reservation given at 419-674-2297 by Feb. 29.
The association is looking for 2016 Lamb and Wool Queen contestants and scholarship applicants. A queen applicant and their parent/guardian must be residents of Hardin County or a Hardin County School District prior to entering the contest, and live on a farm where sheep are produced or have a sheep project in the Hardin County Junior Fair to be eligible.
Applicants must be 15 to 20 years of age as of Jan. 1, 2016. Contestants must complete an entry form. For further information about the Lamb & Wool Queen contest, please contact the Sheep Improvement Association Queen Committee Chair, Kristie Fay at 419-673-8264.
