Shayla Peace & Band perform at Kentucky Farm Bureau Variety Showcase

Shayla Peace & Band (center) is recognized for their performance at the 2016 KFB Variety Showcase in Louisville. Also pictured are David S. Beck, Kentucky Farm Bureau Executive Vice President (right) and Jeff Koch, Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Company, Vice President of Product and Risk Management (left).

Whitley County’s Shayla Peace & Band performed before a live audience during the December 1 general session of Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 97th annual meeting in Louisville.  Winner of both the Whitley County and District 7 preliminary contests, Peace was one of 11 acts invited to perform at the state level Variety Showcase. The competition is sponsored annually by KFB to support youth achievement in entertainment.

Shayla Peace & Band, who performed a bluegrass medley, was awarded a $250 check for being named the district winner of the Variety Showcase.

KFB’s District 7 is a regional grouping of Kentucky counties, consisting of: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor, Wayne and Whitley.

KFB, with over 475,000 member families statewide, is the state’s largest general farm organization. Approximately 2,000 members attended KFB’s 97th annual meeting in Louisville, November 30 – December 3, to recognize this year’s individual and organizational achievements and adopt policy for 2017. To view all updates released from this year’s annual meeting, visit KYFBNewsroom.com.