The Praise singers and band perform Sunday morning during the Faith at the Fair event on the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. They are, from left, Lillian Davis, Evy Streigle, Melissa Miller, Valda Horton, Malachi Streigle, Diesyl Hull, Danielle Woodle on keyboard, and Kirk Greenley on guitar.

Horse judging took place on July 23 at the Hamilton County Fair. Judge Doug Brown provided instructions on how to make the horses look awesome.

Delaney Paulson, of Boone, is pictured with her horses Lady and Rose. She is a member of the Stratford Spirit 4-H Club.

The Ecumenical Human Needs Fund was designated for the morning offering, which is managed by the Ministerial Association. The total collected was $427.

“No one got an exact count of attendance, but it looked consistent with previous years’ attendance, which has averaged around 150 people,” said the Rev. Jean Morse, of Trinity Lutheran Church, and who coordinated the service.

Temperatures topped 80 degrees at 9:30 a.m., with full sun beating down on the Community Church band, singers, readers and participants in the skit.

“The Not So Faithful Heroes” skit was cast by the “Not Quite Ready for Heaven-Time Players.”

Those who braved the heat with costumes, beards and excessive hair were: Jesus, portrayed by both the Rev. Tony Streigle, of the Church of Christ, and the Rev. Mishael Kunya, of Asbury United Methodist Church; Noah, portrayed by the Rev. Craig Blaufuss ,of First Congregational United Church of Christ; Mary, portrayed by the Rev. Dori Collogan, of Faith United Methodist Webster City and Kamrar United Methodist Church; Woman at the Well, portrayed by the Rev. Sarah Namukose, of Asbury United Methodist Church; and Moses, portrayed by Ann McLaughlin, of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Abraham and Gabriel were portrayed by Robin Streigle, of the Church of Christ.

“The Webster City Ministerial is grateful for all who came for a wonderful morning of shared faith and fellowship,” Morse said.

The Hamilton County Fair wrapped up with the official release of the 4-H and FFA results, provided by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Hamilton County.

2025 Hamilton County Fair Horse Show Results

SENIOR SHOWMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: First State Bank/Town & Country

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Alivia Wahlert

3rd Place: Brynn Ostrem

4th Place: Avery Teague

5th Place: Morgan Lenning

INTERMEDIATE SHOWMAN, Banner Sponsor: In Memory of Floyd Baldwin

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

3rd Place: Tanner Lenning

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: JRG Livestock & Pet Supply

1st Place: Tenslee Fonken

2nd Place: Makayla Luedtke

3rd Place: Paisley Pille

4th Place: Phoebe Eckers

5th Place: Braxton Brueggeman

6th Place: Charly Christensen

HALTER LOTS

LOT 39 – MINI EQUINE 3 YEAR OLD & OLDER

1st Place: Charley Christensen

2nd Place: Morgan Lenning

LOT 41 – 3 YEAR & OLDER PONY

1st Place: Tanner Lenning

2nd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

GRAND CHAMPION MINI/PONY: Charly Christensen

Banner Sponsor: Hometown Heating & Cooling

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PONY: Morgan Lenning

Banner Sponsor: DeLa Riva Family

INTERMEDIATE HORSE HALTER LOTS

Lot 45 – 3 YEAR & OLDER INTERMEDIATE HORSE:

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Cheyanna Daleske

SADDLE HORSE HALTER LOTS (57-inch and over)

LOT 47 – YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD SADDLE HORSE

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

LOT 48 – 3 YEAR OR OLDER MARE SADDLE HORSE, 57″+

1st Place: Alivia Wahlert

2nd Place: Delaney Paulson

3rd Place: Brynn Ostrem

4th Place: Rebecca Klaver

5th Place: Makayla Luedtke

Blue Ribbon: Charly Christensen, Guinevere Dial, Paisley Pille, Morgan Lenning

Red Ribbons:

LOT 49 – 3 YEAR OLD OR OLDER GELDING SADDLE HORSE

1st Place: Braxton Brueggeman

2nd Place: Tenslee Fonken

3rd Place: Avery Teague

4th Place: Charly Christensen

GRAND CHAMPION SADDLE HORSE: Alivia Wahlert

Banner Sponsor: Joel & Deb Peterson

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SADDLE HORSE: Delaney Paulson

Banner Sponsor: Greg Paper Family

LOT 50 – YEARLING & 2 YEAR OLD LUNGE LINE, Banner Sponsor: Earl & Lesa Vold

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

PERFORMANCE LOTS

LOT 51 – ENGLISH PLEASURE (ALL AGES), Banner Sponsor: Joel & Deb Peterson

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Makayla Luedtke

LOT 52 – ENGLISH EQUITATION, Banner Sponsor: Dr. Angie Monthei-Meylor

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Makayla Luedtke

LOT 53 – HORSE WALK TROT (SR. 9 GRADE +), Banner Sponsor: Walker Family Farms

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Brynn Ostrem

3rd Place: Alivia Wahlert

4th Place: Avery Teague

5th Place: Morgan Lenning

LOT 54 -HORSE WALK TROT (INT. 7-8 GRADE), Banner Sponsor: Walker Family Farms

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

LOT 55 – HORSE WALK AND TROT (Jr), Banner Sponsor: Central Iowa Building Supply

1st Place: Paisley Pille

2nd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

3rd Place: Charly Christensen

LOT 56 – NOVICE WALK TROT, Banner Sponsor: Addison Hayes

1st Place: Tenslee Fonken

LOT 57 – PONY WALK TROT, Banner Sponsor: Greg & Luanne Paper

1st Place: Tanner Lenning

2nd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

LOT 59 – SENIOR WESTERN PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: Walker Quarter Horses

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Avery Teague

3rd Place: Brynn Ostrem

4th Place: Alivia Wahlert

5th Place: Morgan Lenning

Red Ribbon: Cheyanna Daleske

LOT 60 – INTER. WESTERN PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: In Memory of Jeri Elliot

1st Place: Kearsyn Kite

2nd Place: Rebecca Klaver

LOT 61 – JUNIOR WESTERN PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: The Hayes Family

1st Place: Paisley Pille

2nd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

3rd Place: Charly Christensen

4th Place: Makyla Luedtke

LOT 62 – NOVICE WESTEN PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: Alex & Cassie Sego

1st Place: Tenslee Fonken

LOT 63 – RANCH PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: Walker Quarter Horses

1st Place: Kearsyn Kite

2nd Place: Avery Teague

3rd Place: Delaney Paulson

4th Place: Brynn Ostrem

5th Place: Rebecca Klaver

Blue Ribbons: Cheyanna Daleske, Paisley Pille

Red Ribbons: Braxton Brueggeman, Makayla Luedtke, Alivia Wahlert

LOT 64 – PONY WESTERN PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: The Yunglas Girls

1st Place: Tanner Lenning

2nd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

LOT 65 – SENIOR TRAIL CLASS, Banner Sponsor: Sego Family Farms

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Avery Teague

3rd Place: Brynn Ostrem

4th Place: Cheyanna Daleske

LOT 66 – INTERMEDIATE TRAIL CLASS, Banner Sponsor: Ryan & Kristen Davison

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

LOT 67 – JUNIOR TRAIL CLASS, Banner Sponsor: Ella Carlson

1st Place: Paisley Pille

2nd Place: Makayla Luedtke

3rd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

4th Place: Charly Christensen

LOT 68 – NOVICE TRAIL CLASS, Banner Sponsor: Hometown Comfort

1st Place: Tenslee Fonken

LOT 69 – DRIVING, Banner Sponsor: Joel & Deb Peterson

1st Place: Charly Christensen

LOT 70 – SENIOR WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: Ingraham Conts.

1st Place: Avery Teague

2nd Place: Delaney Paulson

3rd Place: Brynn Ostrem

4th Place: Cheyanna Daleske

LOT 71- INTERMEDIATE WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: DCD Concrete

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

LOT 72 – JUNIOR WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: Ingraham Construction

1st Place: Makayla Luedtke

2nd Place: Paisley Pille

3rd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

LOT 73 – NOVICE WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: Clark & Nicole Vold

1st Place: Tenslee Fonken

LOT 74 – RANCH RIDING (ALL AGES), Banner Sponsor: Walker Quarter Horses

1st Place: Brynn Ostrem

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

3rd Place: Delaney Paulson

4th Place: Makayla Luedtke

LOT 75 – STOCK HORSE REINING (ALL AGES), Banner Sponsor: Greg Paper Family

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

LOT 76 – WESTERN RIDING (ALL AGES), Banner Sponsor: Walker Quarter Horses

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Makayla Luedtke

3rd Place: Paisley Pille

4th Place: Cheyanna Daleske

Red Ribbon: Kearsyn Kite

LOT 77 – INTER./SENIOR BAREBACK PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: Lynn Beyer

1st Place: Avery Teague

2nd Place: Kearsyn Kite

3rd Place: Delaney Paulson

4th Place: Cheyanna Daleske

LOT 78 – JUNIOR BAREBACK PLEASURE, Banner Sponsor: In Honor of Jim Sharer

1st Place: Makayla Luedtke

LOT 79 – TANDEM BAREBACK, Banner Sponsor: Kristen Davison & Kari Patten

1st Place: Kearsyn Kite & Avery Teague

2nd Place: Rebecca Klaver & Brynn Ostrem

LOT 80 – COSTUME CLASS, Banner Sponsor: Jennifer Beyer

1st Place: Brynn Ostrem

2nd Place: Charly Christensen

3rd Place: Kearsyn Kite

4th Place: Rebecca Klaver

5th Place: Makayla Luedtke

Purple Ribbon: Braxton Brueggeman, Guinevere Dial, Tenslee Fonken

LOT 81- SENIOR/INTR. BREAK THE GATE, Banner Sponsor: Dr. Angie Monthei-Meylor

1st Place: Delaney Paulson

2nd Place: Alivia Wahlert

3rd Place: Kearsyn Kite

4th Place: Rebecca Klaver

5th Place: Morgan Lenning

Blue Ribbon: Tanner Lenning, Brynn Ostrem, Avery Teague

LOT 82 – JUNIOR BREAK THE GATE, Banner Sponsor: The Cavan Family

1st Place: Paisley Pille

2nd Place: Charly Christensen

3rd Place: Tenslee Fonken

4th Place: Braxton Brueggeman

5th Place: Makayla Luedtke

Blue Ribbons: Phoebe Eckers

LOT 83- SENIOR/INTER. EGG AND SPOON, Banner Sponsor: Mike & Linda Neperny

1st Place: Avery Teague

2nd Place: Delaney Paulson

3rd Place: Rebecca Klaver

4th Place: Brynn Ostrem

5th Place: Kearsyn Kite

Blue Ribbons: Morgan Lenning, Tanner Lenning, Alivia Wahlert

LOT 84 – JUNIOR EGG & SPOON, Banner Sponsor: Mike & Linda Neperny

1st Place: Braxton Brueggeman

2nd Place: Makayla Luedtke

3rd Place: Paisley Pille

4th Place: Phoebe Eckers

5th Place: Charly Christensen

Blue Ribbon: Tenslee Fonken

LOT 86- JUMPIN FIGURE 8, Banner Sponsor: In Honor of Jim Sharer

1st Place: Rebecca Klaver

2nd Place: Alivia Wahlert

3rd Place: Tenslee Fonken

4th Place: Kearsyn Kite 5th Place: Paisley Pille

LOT 87 – KEYHOLE RACE, Banner Sponsor: Clark & Nicole Vold

1st Place: Alivia Wahlert

2nd Place: Rebecca Klaver

3rd Place: Makayla Luedtke

4th Place: Cheyanna Daleske

5th Place: Tanner Lenning

Blue Ribbons: Braxton Brueggeman, Charly Christensen, Guinevere Dial, Tenslee Fonken, Kearsyn Kite, Brynn Ostrem, Delaney Paulson, Paisley Pille, Avery Teague

LOT 88 – SENIOR BARRELS, Banner Sponsor: Go for Broke Barrel Racing

1st Place: Avery Teague

2nd Place: Alivia Wahlert

3rd Place: Brynn Ostrem

4th Place: Cheyanna Daleske

5th Place: Morgan Lenning

Blue Ribbons: Delaney Paulson

LOT 89 – INTERMEDIATE BARRELS, Banner Sponsor: Donna Moore & Jim Richardson

1st Place: Kearsyn Kite

2nd Place: Rebecca Klaver

3rd Place: Tanner Lenning

LOT 90- JUNIOR BARRELS, Banner Sponsor: Doran & Cathy Stakey

1st Place: Tenslee Fonken

2nd Place: Braxton Brueggeman

3rd Place: Makayla Luedtke

4th Place: Charly Christensen

5th Place: Guinevere Dial

Blue Ribbons: Paisley Pille

LOT 91 – SENIOR POLES, Banner Sponsor: Walker Family Farms

1st Place: Avery Teague

2nd Place: Brynn Ostrem

3rd Place: Cheyanna Daleske

4th Place: Delaney Paulson

5th Place: Morgan Lenning

LOT 92 – INTERMEDIATE POLES, Banner Sponsor: DCD Concrete Coatings

1st Place: Kearsyn Kite

2nd Place: Rebecca Klaver

3rd Place: Tanner Lenning

LOT 93 – JUNIOR POLES, Banner Sponsor: DCD Concrete Coatings

1st Place: Tenslee Fonken

2nd Place: Makayla Luedtke

3rd Place: Charly Christensen

4th Place: Braxton Brueggeman

5th Place: Phoebe Eckers

Blue Ribbons: Paisley Pille

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD: Delaney Paulson

Banner Sponsor: Randy & Virgene Monthei

MOST IMPROVED HORSEMAN: Paisley Pille

Banner Sponsor: Randy & Virgene Monthei

CHAMPION JUNIOR HORSEMAN: Makayla Luedtke

Banner Sponsor: Vold Paint Horses

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR HORSEMAN: Tenslee Fonken

Banner Sponsor: Clark & Nicole Vold

CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HORSEMAN: Rebecca Klaver

Banner Sponsor: Hamilton County Saddle Club

RESERVE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE HORSEMAN: Kearsyn Kite

Banner Sponsor: Windsor Manner

CHAMPION SENIOR HORSEMAN: Delaney Paulson

Banner Sponsor: The Doug Carlson Family

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR HORSEMAN: Avery Teague

Banner Sponsor: Koryne Carlson-In Memory of Clue

Ella Appelgate lifts Nolan Oberender on the blanket while sister Addie looks on. Sitting in the chairs are Livia Oberender and Faith Appelgate.

Dan Corrow, the Rev. Jon Gaul, Rusty Gaul and Lynn Corrow find the edge of the tent still providing shade Sunday during Faith at the Fair.