Wilson Creek native Rylee Wilson stands in the heat of the Ardell Pavillion on Thursday after winning a grand champion ribbon with her steer Buttercup at this year’s Grant County Fair, which she said will be her last Future Farmers of America competition at the fair. She is headed to college this fall.
August 21, 2022
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Beef well done
Wilson Creek FFA student participates in her last Grant Co. fair
MOSES LAKE — It was a hot day at the Grant County Fair on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 100 degrees and the National Weather Service issuing an excessive heat warning for much of Central and Eastern Washington. “Keep hydrated!” emanated from the loudspeakers across the fairgrounds. There was a sheen of sweat on Rylee Wilson's face as she stood in the Ardell Pavillion of the Grant County Fairgrounds late Thursday morning. She didn’t mind all that much, she said. The Wilson Creek High School graduate and FFA member had a pretty good fair this year, winning a grand champion ribbon and belt buckle Thursday morning in a competition with her steer Buttercup. “I actually won market yesterday with Buttercup and Honeybun,” she said, pointing to her two tan steers standing in a stall of one of the fairground cow barns. “And then I won showmanship with Honeybun (this morning) too. So I’m coming out with four buckles.” ...