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Levi Fletcher, Rocky View County has been very successful at this springs 4-H Shows. At the May 18th Balzac 4-H Show he won Grand Champion Steer and Grand Champion Female with his 3 year Old Cow/Calf Pair JIL Mustang Sally 93L and CML Milwaukee 60M sired heifer calf at side. Mike Panasiuk, Airdrie judged the show. The following day at the Clover Community Classic 4-H Show and Sale in Olds, Judge Jay Sibbald picked Levi’s Charolais Cross Steer as his Grand Champion Steer. Levi’s steer 1610 lb also won Champion Rate of Gain with a daily gain of  4.32 lb/day and was purchased by Evolve Surface Strategies Inc.

Levi then had success at 4-H on Parade (Calgary) winning Grand Champion Purebred 3yr Old Cow/Calf Pair and Grand Champion overall Purebred Female with JIL Mustang Sally 93L & her LBF Miss Sally 608P heifer calf at side. He also won Reserve Grand Champion Steer with is Charolais sired steer. Mike Panasiuk & Garren Skeels judged the Steer portion of the show while Matt Criddle & Dawson Cleveland judged the female show.

Katie Kolenosky and her heifer SVY Elsa 550N notched another win under their belt, being named the Grand Champion Female at Agribition Spring Fling on May 30th in Regina. Judge was Eric Boon of Lucky Lake, SK.

Baylee Chomik, Bruce (AB) won Grand Champion Steer May 28th at the Holden 4-H Achievement Day with her charcross steer “Lester”. Lester weighed 1642 lb and had an ADG of 3.79 lb and was purchased by the Viking Auction Market for $5.50 lb.

Judge Kade Rancier, Killam selected Jayden Chomik’s Two-Year Old Charolais influence pair as his Grand Champion Cow Calf Pair of the Holden 4-H Club.

Hannah Schwengler, Beiseker, AB won Grand Champion Purebred Heifer May 29th, 2026 at the 4-H On Parade Calgary Regional Show with her Elder’s Bouijee Pld 550N yearling heifer project sired by Elder’s Lazaro 305L. Matt Criddle & Dawson Cleveland judged the show.

James “Jim” Fenton, born on May 15, 1944, and passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2026.

Jim lived a full life as a successful rancher and had a fierce devotion to family. Him and his wife Joanne purchased their first purebred Charolais cow in 1989 and operated under the name Anchor J Charolais near Cochrane, AB.
Jim is survived by his wife, Joanne; sons, Jeff and John; daughter, Jody (Craig) Griffin; grandchildren, Marty (Whitney), Kelsie (Curtis), Justin, Josh, and Carson; and great-granddaughter, Mia.

A Private Celebration of Jim’s Life will be held at a later date.

Brynn Murray, Marwaynne (AB) won Grand Champion Steer on May 25th at the St. Walburg Regional 4-H Show & Sale. Her home raised Charolais sired steer weighed 1390 lb and was purchased by Paradise Hill Ranch and Western Wear. Brynn also won Grand Champion Heifer & Supreme Female with Lakeview Cotton 4N, an SVY Profound 145J daughter.

Katie Kolenosky and her Charolais heifer SVY Elsa 550N won Supreme Champion Female at the Prairie Thunder Spring Classic in Nokomis, SK on May 23. The heifer show judge was Chad Wilson.

Katie Kolenosky and her Charolais heifer SVY Elsa 550N won Supreme Champion Female at the Cody Sibbald Legacy Classic with 192 junior exhibitors held May 16th. The show was judged by Murray Andrews, Moose Jaw, SK. This now makes her a 4 time Qualifier to the Elite Bred Heifer Invitational show at the Calgary Stampede.

Katie Kolenosky and her Charolais heifer SVY Elsa 550N won Supreme Champion Female at the Mukk Boots or Mittens Jackpot Show in Webb, SK on May 2nd. Judge Allen Kirt Thompson, Olds, AB.

Charley Oattes, Cobden, ON and her Charolais heifer CRG Miss Canada 52N, sired by PCC Bourbon 118J won Supreme Champion Female at the Valley Junior Beef Show held May 16th in Carp, ON. The show was judged by Ryan Rash, Crockett, TX.