Alexandra “Lexi” Park, 12, a member of Butler 4-H Poultry Club, stands with a turkey she raised that won Grand Champion Market Turkey at the Butler Farm Show on Aug. 11. Submitted photo

Two siblings from Valencia won big at their first go at the Butler Farm Show last week in the poultry competition.

On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Alexandra “Lexi” Park, 12, won Grand Champion Market Turkey; and James Park, 9, won Reserve Grand Champion Market Turkey. They are both first-year members of the Butler County 4-H Poultry Club.

The turkeys were hatched in April through the Poultry Club and Lexi and James had been raising them since. The turkeys were sold at auction through the Butler County Junior Livestock Auction on Thursday, Aug. 13, where Lexi’s turkey was auctioned for $5,250. As Reserve Grand Champion, James’ turkey was auctioned second and the winning bid was $3,750.

Lexi and James thanked their club leaders: Jim Williams, Gary Costel and Craig Mitchell; and they are already making plans for next year’s Butler Farm Show, according to an email from their father.

James Park, 9, a member of Butler 4-H Poultry Club, stands with his turkey, which won Reserve Grand Champion Market Turkey at the Butler Farm Show on Aug. 11. Submitted photo