Cat show teaches showmanship

When it comes to showing animals at the Palouse Empire Fair, the first thought many might have is of children showing steers, pigs, sheep, goats and other varieties of livestock.

There is another division of showing animals that gets much smaller – ― cats.

"This is a great beginner animal project," said Tarri Steiger, superintendent of the cat show and historian for the Palouse Empire Fair Foundation. "A majority of these kids have been showing cats since they were Cloverbuds."

This year had a showing of eight participants.

"We were at our average this year," Steiger said. "On high years we ha...