SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Like many other kids involved in 4-H, Emmanuel Ruiz Del Olmo and Kylee Kurtzleben spent a recent warm, humid day with halter in hand, practicing leading their calves in preparation for the upcoming county fair.
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Kylee Kurtzleben, 12, of Sioux Center, Iowa, washes her bucket calf at the Dordt University Agriculture Stewardship Center in Sioux Center. Looking on is her brother, Kipton.
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