September 24, 2007
The community came out in force Saturday night at the East Montgomery County Fair auction and really supported our area students. At 11:30 pm the auction was still in full swing and appeared to be on a record pace once again. The 2007 Grand Champion Steer shown by Jared Lynch of the New Caney FFA was purchased by a group including Commissioner Rinehart, SCS Construction, EMC Towing, Property Acquistions, Valley Ranch and Sheriff Tommy Gage (there may have been others included in the group also but didn't get all the names). They purchased the 1,352 pound steer for $17,000. The Grand Champion Hog, shown by Madison Lynch of the Splendora Jr. FFA went for $9,000 and was purchased another group including Rebel Contractors, Commissioner Rinehart, Carter Burgess, Valley Ranch and Property Acquistions. The Grand Champion Lamb shown by Amanda Florida of New Caney FFA was purchased by R&S Machine for $7,000 with the Grand Champion Goat shown by Shelby Brown of the Splendora Jr. FFA being purchased by Constable Travis Bishop for $5,000. The Grand Champion Rabbits were shown by Laci Jones of New Caney 4-H and were purchased by EMC Towing, Rowdy Hayden and Perkins Paint & Body for $2,250. The Grand Champion Boilers shown by Jeffrey Brandon of Porter 4-H were purchased by Costal Flo for $2,000 and the Grand Champion Turkey shown by Steven Williams of Porter 4-H was purchased by Aerobic Maintenance for $3,250.

One hundred and twenty-eight (128) entries made the sale and each and every student is to congratulated.

The bidding was high and exciting with lots of competive bidding between groups. Often times you could see bidders communicating across the room putting together a group to bid on a particular entry. We were excited about being a part of the evening and making a small contribution to the students by "adding on" to several entries during the evening. We congratulate all the students and commend them for their hard work. We would also like to congratulate all the members and leaders of the East Montgomery County Fair Association for another very successful and rewarding event. We know that many of you work year round to make this event a success and you have our thanks.

If anyone is interested in putting together a "Buyers Group" for next years auction please let us know. We can take contributions from $50 to whatever you want to contribute and pool our dollars to be more effective. If you have wanted to participate but just didn't feel you had enough resources to make a difference this could be a great option for you. Give us a call or respond to this blog and we can begin working on it now for next September.

Until next time, have a great day!

Andy Dill
President