Morning in the livestock barn

The livestock barn is bustling with all kinds of activity first thing in the morning. I talked to several of the animal exhibitors as they went about their chores.

















Cody Rathjen, 15, of Sandy squirts water on his pig, to keep her cool. Sasafras is some pig, winning reserve grand champion in the 4-H breeding stock competition.



















Marika Hatosh, 16, of Portland poses with her llama Teresa. Marika will compete today in the senior class of the 4-H llama handling competition which starts at 11 a.m. in the grass show ring.




















Cati Dickson, 17, of Molalla serves breakfast to some hungry customers. Cati's Black Angus won fourth place in confirmation, and she competes in FFA beef showmanship this morning at 9 a.m.



















Nicole, Maurer, 14, of Molalla (in pink) gets pitchfork duty as she helps Cati with morning rounds. This is Nicole's fourth year in 4-H and she has two steers at the fair this year. Her Angus won fourth place in conformation and she took fourth place with her shorthorn in showmanship.