Scholarship winners to be announced

HARDIN COUNTY--The Hardin County Cattle Producers will hold their annual Beef Banquet on Saturday, March 25 in  the Community Building at the fairgrounds, starting at 6:30 pm. Pre-sale tickets are $20 ($25 at the door), kids ages  6 and under are free, and 2022 Hardin County Junior Fair Beef Barn Exhibitors are free with a reservation given to  any Cattle Producers Director or the Hardin County OSU Extension office. 

Tickets can be purchased from the following county Cattle Producers Directors: Madisen Jolliff, Mackenzie Wallace,  Dustin Badertscher, Adam Billenstein, Jeff Oestreich, Justin Eibling, Stacia Hall-Boughan, Derek Dunson, Kristie  Royer, Brieanne Sullivan, Deana Gibson, and Dick Cronley by March 18. 

Scholarship winners will also be announced the night of the banquet. The Hardin County Cattle Producers are offering $500 scholarships to qualified students for the 2023-24 school year. Scholarships will be awarded to  applicants who themselves or their parents are current members of the Hardin County Cattle Producers or  currently have a beef cattle project in either 4-H or FFA. Applicants for the Cattle Producers scholarships can go to hardin.osu.edu to download and apply by the March 17 deadline. Printed copies of these applications can be  obtained from the OSU Extension office. 

The Cattle Producers Service Award will be presented as well at the annual Beef Banquet. The Service Award is  presented to a person or organization that has demonstrated dedication to the mission of the Hardin County Cattle  Producers.