For the 4-H members, one of the first events kicking things off during Frontier Days is the 4-H Judging Competition.
This year participants judged beef heifers, finished steers, light horse, prospect weiner pigs, and cattle feed.
This year Makaila Peutert from the Mankota 4-H Club took the top spot coming in first overall, Victoria Kunze from the Ernfold 4-H Club won the Intermediate Class, the Junior Class was won by Raleigh Little from the Abbey-Lancer 4-H Club, while Coy Hamilton of the Nomads 4H Club won the Cloverbud division.
The top eight qualifying senior members will move on to the Provincial Judging Competition which is set for August 19th in Weyburn.
4-H members going on to represent the South West Regions Provincial Judging Team for 2023 are Makaila Peutert, Katherine Andree, Khanesia Warken, and Aspen Blake from the Mankota 4-H Club and from the Ernfold Club Kelsey Schmitz, Hillary Sauder, Daniel Green, and Emma Thomason.