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Dairy Days Applications
2022 Parade Application
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2021 Goat Show
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2021 Dairy Cattle Show
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2022 Food/Vendor
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2022 General Application
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2022 Pageant Application
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About Us
OUR MISSION
Building strong leaders for our future by supporting 4-H and FFA in the Meridian area.
OUR HISTORY
June 18, 1929: First Dairy Show was held to celebrate the opening of the Meridian Creamery.
1948: Meridian Dairy Show Incorporates.
1949: First Dairy Show at the Dairy Show Grounds
DAIRY BOARD
President: Hans Bruijn (1987)
Vice President: Gary Johnson (1998)
Secretary/Treasurer: Gerald Mattison (1985)
Board Members:
President: Hans Bruijn (1987)
Vice President: Gary Johnson (1998)
Secretary/Treasurer: Gerald Mattison (1985)
Board Members:
Sharlie Workman (2012, 3rd generation of the Stevens family)
Russ Johnson (2016)
Mike Murgoitio (2017)
Ray Plum (2019)
Steve Wilder (2022)
Rod Bird (2022)
Honorable board member:
Russell Clancy, Emmett (1958)
Marti Hill (1990)
*Year indicates when elected to the board.
Scholarships
Meridian Dairy Day & Stock Show, Inc
Scholarship recipients
With the loss of farmland and fewer dairy farms in the Treasure valley the intent of this scholarship is to support young people who want to pursue an education in Agriculture and especially Dairy related fields.
Dairy Days Events
June 22 – 25, 2022
Additional Information & Downloads


2022 Event Map
coming soon
Spectator Etiquette
FOR THE SAFETY & ENJOYMENT OF ALL SPECTATORS
- No chairs on the street
- No crossing the street (Parade Route) at any time during the parade
- Keep children under control. No running into the street to pet entries or grab candy
- Be a good neighbor and don’t crowd in front of spectators already in place
- Please throw your litter into the garbage receptacles placed all along the Parade Route
- For the safety of everyone in the Parade and attending the parade, leave all pets at home
- All the helpers that you see and hear at this event are volunteers. please treat them with the
respect and thanks that they deserve.
Dairy Days Results
June 2021

Parade results
4-H Floats
1. Farm Life 4-H Club
2. Crafty Critters 4-H Club
3. Locust Grove Wranglers 4-H Club
Non-Profit Entries
1. Meridian Community Pool
2. Clowns of Idaho
3. Optimist Cheer – Boise/Meridian
Commercial Floats
1. Meridian Bowling
2. Idaho Cheer Prep
3. Lowe Family Farmstead
Commercial Vehicles
1. Dynamite Feed Mill
2. County Repair & 24 Hour Towing
3. A-1 Heating
Vintage Vehicles
Rodeo Royalty
1. Gabriella Luoma,
Payette County Rodeo Jr. Queen

Goat Show results
Novice
Grand Champion Showman: Maci Bergette Club
Reserve Champion: Quinn Chesnut
Junior
Grand: Nathaniel Piper
Reserve: Broke Purdy
Intermediate
Grand: Emily Moldernhauer
Reserve: Brielle Ewing
Senior
Grand: Savannah Turner
Reserve: Kat Chesnut
FFA
Grand: Shantae Reeder
Reserve: Daina Selkow
Overall Grand Champion: Showman
Kat Chesnut
Overall Reserve Champion Showman
Savannah Turner
Best Junior Doe in Show
Breed- Sable/ Justice owned by Kat Chesnut
Best Senior Doe in Show
Breed- Nigerian/ Mahogany owned by Shantae Reeder
Best Udder in Show
Breed- Nigerian/ Mahogany owner by Shantae Reeder

Cattle Show results
Glen Gray Award
Madison Rauch- Kaveman Kritters Meridian 4-H AWARD: 4-H
Courtney Conley – Nampa FFA AWARD: FFA
Showmanship Classes
FFA SHOWMANSHIP – Class 1
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA PLACE: 1
Cree Jones- Murtaugh FFA PLACE: 2
Hailey Bishop-Wilder – Meridian FFA PLACE: 3
Waycee Irish – Parma FFA PLACE: 4
Courtney Conley- Nampa FFA PLACE: 5
Lauren Muniz – Meridian FFA PLACE: 6
Chase Conley – Nampa FFA PLACE: 7
Halley Gray – Murtaugh FFA PLACE: 8
Emily Meredith – Meridian FFA PLACE: 9
Maddy Williams – Meridian FFA PLACE: 10
4-H JUNIOR WRANGLER SHOWMANSHIP
Wyatt Garcia – Country Kids Murtaugh Participation
4-H NOVICE SHOWMANSHIP
Ava Ewing – Keppin’ it Country Melba PLACE: 1
Talyn Smith – Happy Hooves Payette PLACE: 2
Nayeli Y Barroso-Garcia – Kaveman Kritters Nampa PLACING: 3
Lavell England – Country Kids Murtaugh PLACE: 4
4-H JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP
Priscilla Arrendondo-Garcia – Kaveman Kritters 4-H PLACE: 1
Troy Edwards – Crafty Critters Nampa PLACE: 2
Hayden Barnett – Red Top Wranglers Wilder PLACE: 3
Emma England – Country Kids Murtaugh PLACE: 4
Addisyn Garcia – Country Kids Murtaugh PLACE: 5
Alicia Worley – Reynolds Creek 4-H Marsing PLACE: 6
Aaron Wilks – West Wendell 4-H PLACE: 7
Andrew Worley – Reynolds Creek 4H Marsing PLACE: 8
4-H INTERMEDIATE SHOWMANSHIP
Mya Smith – Happy Hooves Payette PLACE: 1
Elias Garcia – Kaveman Kritters Nampa PLACE: 2
Teagan Stokes – Willowcreek Creekers Vale PLACE: 3
Ciarah Barnett – Red Top Wranglers Wilder PLACE: 4
Samara Steele – Kaveman Kritters Nampa PLACE: 5
Hillary Sells – Crafty Critters Boise PLACE: 6
Hanna England – Country Kids Murtaugh PLACE: 7
Ruth England – Country Kids Murtaugh PLACE: 8
Alex Worley – Reynolds Creek 4H Marsing PLACE: 9
Kaelle Steele – Kaveman Kritters Nampa PLACE: 10
Jaden Wilks – West Wendell 4H Wendell PLACE: 11
4-H SENIOR SHOWMANSHIP
Nani McKague – Crafty Critters Meridian PLACE: 1
Colton Smith – Happy Hooves Payette PLACE: 2
Quincy Hartley – Crafty Critters Middleton PLACE: 3
Madison Rauch – Kaveman Kritters Meridian PLACE: 4
Kyla Clouthier – Spikes & Fur 4-H Garden City PLACE: 5
Isaac Neddo – Crafty Critters Kuna PLACE: 6
OVERALL SHOWMANSHIP
Nani McKague – Crafty Critters Meridian Grand
Colton Smith – Happy Hooves Payette Reserve
QUALITY CLASSES – HOLSTEIN
HEIFER, INTERMEDIATE CALF
Wyatt Garcia – Country Kids Murtaugh 1-Gold
Aaron Wilks – West Wendell 4-H 2-Silver
Jaden Wilks – West Wendell 4-H 3-Silver
HEIFER, SENIOR CALF – Class 1
Jaden Wilks – West wendell 4-H Wendell 1-Gold
Alicia Worley – Reynolds Creek 4-H Marsing 2-Gold
Troy Edwards – Crafty Critters Nampa 3-Gold
Hillary Sells – Crafty Critters Boise 4-Gold
Andrew Worley – Reynolds Creek 4-H Marsing 5-Silver
Dallin Edwards – Crafty Cirtters Nampa 6-Silver
Ciarah Barnett – Red Top Wranglers Wilder 7-Silver
HEIFER, SENIOR CALF – Class 2
Lavell England – Country Kids Murtaugh 1-Gold
Halley Gray – Murtaugh FFA Murtaugh 2-Gold
Madison Rauch – Kaveman Kritters Meridian 3-Gold
Hailey Bishop-Wilder – Meridian FFA Meridian 4-Silver
Kyla Clouthier – Spikes & Fur 4-H Garden City 5-Silver
Cree Jones – Murtaugh FFA Murtaugh 6-Silver
Chase Conley – Nampa FFA 7-Bronze
Hayden Barnett – Red Top Wranglers Wilder8-Bronze
Emily Meredith – Meridian FFA Meridian 9-Bronze
HEIFER, SUMMER YEARLING
Alex Worley – Reynolds Creek 4-H Marsing 1-Gold
Nayeli Y Barroso-Garcia – Kaveman kritters Nampa 2-Gold
HEIFER, SENIOR YEARLING – CLASS 1
Mya Smith – Happy Hooves Payette 1-Gold
Colton Smith – Happy Hooves Payette 2-Gold
Elias Garcia – Kaveman Kritters Nampa 3-Gold
Lauren Muniz – Meridian FFA Meridian 4-Silver
Isaac Neddo – Crafty Critters Kuna 5-Silver
Hillary Sells – Crafty Critters Boise 6-Bronze
Waycee Irish – Parma FFA Parma 7-Bronze
Ciarah – Barnett – Red Top Wranglers Wilder 8-Bronze
HEIFER, SENIOR YEARLING – Class 2
Emma England – Country Kids Murtaugh 1-Gold
Hannah England – Country Kids Murtaugh 2-Gold
Priscilla Arredono-Garcia – Kaveman Kritters Nampa 3-Gold
Nani McKauge – Crafty Critters Meridian 4-Silver
Addisyn Garcia – Country Kids Murtaugh 5-Silver
Ruth England – Country Kids Murtaugh 6-Silver
Courtney Conley – Nampa FFA Nampa 7-Bronze
Quincy Hartley – Crafty Critters Middleton 8-Bronze
Jaden Wilks – West Wendell 4-H Wendell 9-Bronze
Hayden Barnett – Red Top Wranglers Wilder10-Bronze
HOLSTEIN, JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE
Emma England – Country Kids Murtaugh Grand
Jaden Wilks – West Wendell 4-H Wendell Reserve
HOLSTEIN, OVERALL CHAMPION FEMALE
Emma England – Country Kids Murtaugh Grand
Jaden Wilks – West Wendell 4-H Wendell Reserve
QUALITY CLASSES – JERSEY
HEIFER, SENIOR CALF
Colton Smith – Happy Hooves Payette 1-Gold
Talyn Smith – Happy Hooves Payette 2-Gold
Samara Steele – Kaveman Kritters Nampa 3-Gold
Ava Ewing – Keepin’ It Country Melba 4-Silver
Mya Smith – Happy Hooves Payette 5-Silver
Kaelle Steele – Kaveman Kritters Nampa 6-Bronze
Courtney Conley – Nampa FFA Nampa 7-Bronze
Maddy Williams – Meridian FFA Boise 8-Bronze
HEIFER, SUMMER YEARLING
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA Vale 1-Gold
HEIFER, JUNIOR YEARLING
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA Vale 1-Gold
Teagan Stokes – Willowcreek Creekers Vale 2-Gold
Teagan Stokes – Willowcreek Creekers Vale 3-Gold
HEIFER, WINTER YEARLING
Teagan Stokes – Willowcreek Creekers Vale 1-Gold
Alicia Worley – Reynolds Creek 4-H Marsing 2-Gold
Chase Conley – Nampa FFA Nampa 3-Silver
Andrew Worley – Reynolds Creek 4-H Marsing 4-Silver
JERSEY, JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA Vale Grand
Colton Smith – Happy Hooves 4-H Payette Reserve
COWS, UNFRESHENED 2-YEAR-OLD
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA Vale 1-Gold
Kaelle Steele – Kaveman Kritters Nampa 2-Silver
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA Vale 3-Silver
COWS, (2 & 3 YEARs-OLD)
Teagan Stokes – Willowcreek Creekers Vale 1-Gold
JERSEY, SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE
Teagan Stokes – Willowcreek Creekers Vale Grand
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA Vale Reserve
JERSEY, OVERALL CHAMPION FEMALE
Teagan Stokes – Willowcreek Creekers Vale Grand
Rylie Stokes – Vale FFA Vale Reserve

Dairy Days Princess
Congratulations to our 2022 Princesses
2022 princesses
Meridian Dairy Days
Left to Right: Jr. Princess-Alley DeMint,
Sr. Princess-Lauren Muniz
2022 Junior
Princess Court
Left to Right: Priscilla Garcia (Court), Eleanore Detwiler (Court), Aubree Workman (1st Runner-up), Alley DeMint (Jr. Princess)
2022 Senior
Princess Court
Left to Right: Eryn Ellsworth (Court), Hailey Bishop-Wilder (2nd Runner-up), Lauren Muniz (Sr. Princess), Lindsey Baker (Court), Maya Gonzalez (Court), Rachel Wandell (1st Runner-up), Anna Calahan (Court)
1950 – Dorothy Bridge
1951 – Doris Jerome
1952 – Carmen Steele
1953 – Barbara Rambo
1954 – Alice Erquiaga
1955 – Rogene Alger
1956 – Bette Fulcher
1957 – Mary Jauregui
1958 – Marilyn Frost
1959 – Carol Bedard
1960 – Peggy Boyack
1962 – Louise Stevens
1963 – Sandra Kasel
1964 – Sharon Lawrence
1965 – Connie Rupp
1966 – Donna Stevens
1967 – Helen VanBeek
1968 – Ann Jackson
1969 – Barbara Brown
1970 – Adrianne Wheeler
1971 – Kathy Eichelberger
1972 – Diann Noble
1973 – Linda McFadden
1975 – Patti Collin
1977 – Tina Murphey
1978 – Chandos Young
1979 – Marla Pasma
1980 – Carol Davenport
1981 – Tanya Davenport
1982 – Paula Davis
1983 – Lori Barlett
1984 – Kathy Bastian
1985 – Gwen Winegar
1986 – Audra Orcutt
1987 – Christine Harrold
1988 – Katrina Stroebel
1989 – Rolinda Johnston
1990 – Rachelle Young
1991 – Maxine Harrold
1992 – Stephanie Samson
1993 – Lucinda Eddlemon
1994 – Jamie Hassakis
1995 – Ruth Snow
1996 – Sharlie Stevens
1997 – Julia Middleto
1998 – KaRene Keller
2000 – Jennifer Hassaki
2001 – Mandy Johnso
2002 – Julie Warde
2003 – Sarah McConnel
2004 – Sara Malais
2005 – Katie Killpack
2006 – Emily Reber
2007 – Jessica Smith
2008 – Amanda Wilder
2009 – Jeni Hagler
2010 – Lauren Clark
2011 – Anna Rodriguez
2012 – Janine Johnson
2013 – Courtney Pape
2014 – Tessa Groves
2015 – Kristen Nesbitt
2016 – Kaitlyn Steppe
2017 – Ellie Higgins
2018 – Sydney Plum
2019 – Nani McKague
2020 – Kalyssa Safely
2020 – Kata Ruff

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Princesses 1949-1972
1949 – Marilyn Marks
1950 – Dorothy Bridge
1951 – Doris Jerome
1952 – Carmen Steele
1953 – Barbara Rambo
1954 – Alice Erquiaga
1955 – Rogene Alger
1956 – Bette Fulcher
1957 – Mary Jauregui
1958 – Marilyn Frost
1959 – Carol Bedard
1960 – Peggy Boyack
1962 – Louise Stevens
1963 – Sandra Kasel
1964 – Sharon Lawrence
1965 – Connie Rupp
1966 – Donna Stevens
1967 – Helen VanBeek
1968 – Ann Jackson
1969 – Barbara Brown
1970 – Adrianne Wheeler
1971 – Kathy Eichelberger
1972 – Diann Noble
Princesses 1973-1996
1973 – Linda McFadden
1974 – Vicki Sheffield
1975 – Patti Collin
1977 – Tina Murphey
1978 – Chandos Young
1979 – Marla Pasma
1980 – Carol Davenport
1981 – Tanya Davenport
1982 – Paula Davis
1983 – Lori Barlett
1984 – Kathy Bastian
1985 – Gwen Winegar
1986 – Audra Orcutt
1987 – Christine Harrold
1988 – Katrina Stroebel
1989 – Rolinda Johnston
1990 – Rachelle Young
1991 – Maxine Harrold
1992 – Stephanie Samson
1993 – Lucinda Eddlemon
1994 – Jamie Hassakis
1995 – Ruth Snow
1996 – Sharlie Stevens
Princesses 1997 - 2019
1997 – Julia
1998 – KaRene Keller
1999 – Becky Kor
2000 – Jennifer Hassaki
2001 – Mandy Johnso
2002 – Julie Warde
2003 – Sarah McConnel
2004 – Sara Malais
2005 – Katie Killpack
2006 – Emily Reber
2007 – Jessica Smith
2008 – Amanda Wilder
2009 – Jeni Hagler
2010 – Lauren Clark
2011 – Anna Rodriguez
2012 – Janine Johnson
2013 – Courtney Pap
2014 – Tessa Groves
2015 – Kristen Nesbitt
2016 – Kaitlyn Steppe
2017 – Ellie Higgins
2018 – Sydney Plum
2019 – Nani McKague
Carnival
The Meridian Dairy Board is excited to team up with Rainier Amusements

Rainier Rides
Check out Rainier Amusements right here. From rides, to games and much more!

Carnival Opens
Carnival opens Thurs., June 23rd – 5:00pm
Must be 36″ or taller to ride rides
CARNIVAL OPENS:
Thursday, June 23rd @ 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Friday, June 24th @ 3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 25th @ Noon – 11:00 p.m.
Send a Message
Contact
Phone
(208) 615-3789
Address
PO Box 862 Meridian, ID 83680-0862
