Junior show prepares tomorrows ag leaders

Alex McGregor speaks on the importance of rural roots.

Supporting youth at the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane and recognizing the impact the show has made on area youth was the focus of an open house at the The McGregor Company last Thursday.

“We’re giving kids the skills they can really carry for the rest of their lives,” said Lisa Baser, second vice president of the show executive board of directors.

While appetizers and drinks were served, a slide show of past junior show participants and where they are now rolled through on a screen.

Alex McGregor spoke first to the gathering, talking ab...