KENTON — The annual Lamb Banquet of The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton.
Tickets for the banquet can be reserved from the Extension office by calling 419-674-2297 and paid for at the door the night of the banquet. Adult tickets are $20, Children (4-8 years old) $10, and 2022 Hardin County Junior Fair Sheep Exhibitors are free with a reservation given to the Extension office by February 24. Banquet guests are asked to arrive early to participate in the silent auction, bidding for various items that were donated to provide funds for the scholarship program.
The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association is looking for 2023 Lamb & Wool Ambassador contestants and scholarship applicants. Both ambassador and scholarship applicants and their parent/guardian must be residents of Hardin County or a Hardin County school district prior to entering and live on a farm where sheep are produced or have a sheep project in the Hardin County Junior Fair to be eligible.
Applicants must be 15 to 20 years of age as of January 1, 2023. Contestants must complete an entry form and prepare a three to five-minute talk on the “Role of Youth in the Sheep Industry,” “What does being a Lamb and Wool advocate mean to you?” or “What are the positive things that you know about the Lamb and Wool industry?”
The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association is also offering two $500 scholarships to students entering or attending college for the 2023-2024 school year. The applicant must be maintaining a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The application and rules for the Hardin County Lamb & Wool Ambassador and the scholarship application and rules can be found at hardin.osu.edu or hard copies of the applications can be obtained from the OSU Extension office if needed at 1021 W. Lima Street, Suite 103, Kenton.
Applications must be received either online or at the Hardin County Extension Office by February 24. For more information about the Lamb & Wool Ambassador program or Sheep Improvement Association scholarship, please contact Bruce Oberlitner at 419-675-6272.
