Tuesday at the Bourbon County Fair was a day of judging animals, foods, plants, the annual bake sale for student scholarships and the draft horse pull contest.
Wednesday’s highlights are more judging of animals and plants, presentations of public interest by local Family and Consumer Education clubs, followed by the Eastern Kansas Timed Event Circuit at the grandstand at 6:30 p.m.
The following are highlights of Tuesday evening at the fair.
Clay Brillhart with his reserve grand champion meat goat Tuesday evening.Calvin Walker shows off his Lego creation that won reserve grand champion in the miscellaneous self-determined department of the 4-H Contests.
The 4-H Chuck Wagon offers up good food, at affordable prices as a fundraiser each year for 4-H.
Uniontown 4-H Club had their turn in running the Chuck Wagon eatery Tuesday evening. From left Angela Nading, Chris Maycumber, Deidre Maycumber and Charity Walker work the kitchen.Uniontown 4-H Club family members run the cash register. From left Tim Endicott and Dale Griffith.
A line of customers waits to order their supper Tuesday evening.Brooklyn Pruitt washes her cow, Penny, in preparation for the market calf show Wednesday.Family and friends visit the animal stalls at the fair Tuesday evening.Families enjoy looking at the swine on Tuesday evening at the fair.Brooklyn Pruitt washes her calf, Penny, in preparation for the market calf show Wednesday.Genesis Walker pets goats as she makes her way through the Joe Chambers Building Tuesday evening.
The Draft Horse Pull contest has several rounds with the first being the one where the team of two horses pulls the total pounds of their weight in a sled of concrete bricks. Each successive round adds 1000 pounds of weight to the sled, eliminating pull teams until a winner is declared.
The contest had the following results:
First place: Jason Ellis team from Iola; second place: Fred Robinson team from Galesburg, third place: Steve Williams team from Redfield; fourth place: Cody Zook team from Columbus; fifth place: Justin Woolery team from Thayer; sixth place: Lloyd Wiley from Fort Scott; seventh place: Rusty Moore team from Columbus.
A crowd watches as horses pull heavy loads in the draft horse contest at the grandstand Tuesday evening at the Bourbon County Fair.Lloyd Wiley pulls his team of horses.Cody Zook gets ready to have his horses pull the sled of bricks.Steve Williams team pulls the sled away from the starting point.
Families play ball in the campground of the Bourbon County Fairgrounds at sunset Tuesday.
Monday afternoon activity at the Bourbon County Fair included checking in entries in the open class division, entering 4-H Exhibits, conference judging of 4-H photography, weigh-in of animals, in addition to setting up the Chuck Wagon Restaurant. Entering into open class exhibits continues this evening, Monday, July 16, until 8 p.m.
Tomorrow, July 17, judging begins with rabbits, foods, fiber and visual arts, plant science, poultry, sheep and meat goats. The bake sale for Open Class foods will be at noon with proceeds going to scholarships for Bourbon County students. There will be a draft horse pull in the evening.
Below are some highlights of Monday afternoon.
Northwest Scott 4-H members and family put together their entry into the hay bale decorating contest Monday afternoon at the Bourbon County Fair. From left: Amanda, Abigail Collins, Kaitlyn Hanks, John and Timothy Collins and Kaitlyn Hanks, mom, Darla Hanks (not pictured).Ann Ludlum and Linda Walker check-in art and photography entries in open class Monday afternoon in the Myer’s Building.Pam Korinek enters her plants in the horticulture department in the open class at the Bourbon County Fair.Jackie Warren helps to check in quilts Monday afternoon.Wilma Graham enters art and craft entries from Medicalodge residents Monday at the Bourbon County Fair.Jackie Warren checks in her cinnamon bread entry into the King Arthur Flour Check-In area, with Joyce Gobl taking the information.
Karen Peery enters antiques in the Bourbon County Fair Monday afternoon.An entry into the preserved food department.Antiques entered in the Bourbon County Fair.-Audree Hick’s entry into the arts and crafts department at the fair. Hicks is 5 years-old.
Joyce Gobl shows the giveaway item for this year’s King Arthur Baking Contest: chocolate cookie mix to the first 300 people who request it.
Starlite FCE’s entry into the scarecrow contest at the fair.
