Jenessa Levanen, center, accepts a blue ribbon during a market lamb class at the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday. Levanen is permitted to halter her lamb and utilize the help of fellow ag competitor, Krystal Sutton, due to a genetic condition that causes her bones to be extremely fragile.
August 15, 2017
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Jenessa Levanen carefully made her way around the show arena at the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday, stepping along with the aid of a bright blue walker and her lamb Nutella in tow. She wasn’t worried about the other 4-H’ers or even their sheep — it was the sawdust floor that she had her eye on. One errant bump could send her crashing to the ground and in Jenessa’s case, even simple falls were serious business.