Grant County Fair begins with sheep showing

MOSES LAKE — Patience and responsibility. That’s what Anabelle Brown, 13, said she’s learned showing sheep at this year’s Grant County Fair, which started on Tuesday. “My mom thought sheep; I would do good with sheep,” Brown said. “So we signed up.” Brown stood in a pen in the Sheep Barn of the Grant County Fairgrounds with her friend Ariel Montoya, 14. Both wear Skyline 4-H Sheep 2022 tee shirts. And both are exhibiting animals for the very first time. “I've shown art and stuff, but I've never shown animals,” Brown said. “Okay, this is my first year trying to work with all these people. I didn't really know how to work some of the equipment. I had to ask for help learning how to use them.” “This is actually my first year,” Montoya added. “Yeah, I started this year.” ...