The grand champion pen of meat rabbits was exhibited by Jeremy Gruss, son of Mike and Kathy Gruss. He is a member of the Coldwater Explorers 4-H Club. The rabbits were bought for $400 by Mercer County commissioners John E. Bruns and Rick Muhlenkamp, Judge Mary Pat and Tom Zitter, Mercer County Auditor Randy Grapner, Mercer County Treasurer Dave Kaiser, Mercer County Recorder Angie King and Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart.