{"id":43783,"date":"2026-08-07T07:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=43783"},"modified":"2026-08-07T07:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:01:33","slug":"pygmy-goat-award-winners-at-effingham-county-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/43783-pygmy-goat-award-winners-at-effingham-county-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Pygmy Goat Award Winners At Effingham County Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43784 additional-class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pygmy-Goat-Winners-pic-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pygmy-Goat-Winners-pic-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pygmy-Goat-Winners-pic-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pygmy-Goat-Winners-pic-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pygmy-Goat-Winners-pic-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pygmy-Goat-Winners-pic-1536x996.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pygmy-Goat-Winners-pic-2048x1327.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Pygmy Goat award winners were, front row, left to right, Queen Marah Kirk, Holden Caraway, Abram Carlson and Violet Ordner. Back row, left to right, Camden Polanin, Garrin Polanin, Emmett Carlson and Jr. Miss Lydia Wendling.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pygmy Goat award winners at the Effingham County Fair were:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pygmy Goat Doe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion &#8212; Garrin Polanin<\/p>\n<p>Reserve &#8212; Camden Polanin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pygmy Goat Wether<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion &#8212; Garrin Polanin<\/p>\n<p>Reserve &#8212; Camden Polanin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Junior Showmanship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion &#8212; Abram Carlson<\/p>\n<p>Reserve &#8212; Holden Caray<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intermediate Showmanship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion &#8212; Emmett Carlson<\/p>\n<p>Reserve &#8212; Violet Ordner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Showmanship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion &#8212; Garrin Polanin<\/p>\n<p>Reserve &#8212; Camden Polanin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Pygmy Goat award winners were, front row, left to right, Queen Marah Kirk, Holden Caraway, Abram Carlson and Violet Ordner. 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