LAC LA BICHE – The accomplishments made by members of the Lac La Biche 4-H District were celebrated at the club’s annual Achievement Day at the Bold Centre on June 7.
The event got underway in the early afternoon with a poultry show featuring members of the club showing chickens they had raised. Parents of the participants and members of the public watched as the chickens were evaluated by judge Lindsay Kozakevich.
Steers that had been raised by members of the 4-H club were then showcased during the beef show and sale. The participants in the beef show competed in the senior and junior showmanship and grooming categories, as well as Cleaver bottle babies. There were also awards for grand champion, reserve champion, and rate of gain. The beef show’s competitors and their steers were assessed by a panel of judges.
Those who attended the 2025 Achievement Day could also view a variety of displays made by 4-H members, highlighting such areas as sewing, cooking, field crops, and entomology.
Lac La Biche 4-H member Leyla Gordey competed in the poultry show with her chicken, ‘Big Guy’, and in the beef show and sale in the junior category with a steer named ‘Cowabunga.’
Gordey, who also serves as the club reporter for the Lac La Biche 4-H District, said achievement day is important for 4-H members because it provides an opportunity to showcase the hard work they have done throughout the year.
“I like that we get to show it to the public, and we get to show that we don’t just do one thing . . . we do multiple things,” Gordey said.
In preparation for the annual achievement day, members came to the Bold Centre a day early to set up and get their stalls ready for the beef show.
“When the show comes, we shine them up basically, and finish them off, and then we do our shows,” she explained.
According to Lac La Biche 4-H Club, the results of the club’s 2025 achievement day are as follows:
Beef
Senior Showmanship
1st place: Katie-Mae Brown
2nd place: Faraon Brown
3rd place: Leland Gordey
Senior Grooming
1st place: Leland Gordey
2nd place: Faraon Brown
3rd place: Katie-Mae Brown
Junior Showmanship
1st place: Peyton Cormier
2nd place: Joseph Ziegler
3rd place: Leyla Gordey
Junior Grooming
1st Leyla Gordey
2nd Peyton Cormier
3rd Joseph Ziegler
Cleaver Bottle Babies
Charity Harris
Roddy Horton
Ryder Horton
Grand Champion - Leland Gordey
Reserve Champion - Faraon Brown
Rate of Gain - Leyla Gordey
Poultry
Grooming
1st Leyla Gordey
2nd Joseph Ziegler
3rd Maddison Cherniwchan
Showmanship
1st Leyla Gordey
2nd Joseph Ziegler
3rd Maddison Cherniwchan
Cleaver
Charity Harris
Best in Show
Charity Harris
Sewing
First Senior
Maddison Cherniwchan
First Intermediate
Charlize Braund
Second Intermediate
Jacob Lemay
First Junior
Joseph Ziegler
Best in Show
Charlize Braund
