The County Fair

[TKennedy]

Bingo - The 4H Building never disappoints - Animals - Trump gear -(Three booths!)

[epaul]

Terry, next year enter one of your guitars in the Woodworking Division, Open Class. Blow the judges' minds. Include a poster board with pics of the various build stages.

(Grand Champ should net you at least $10 and a nice purple ribbon!)

[Dub]

Fairs are great. This is the first year we haven’t performed at the Iowa State Fair since 2007, except for a couple of pandemic years. We had a regular slot and generally filled the large building where we played. Lots of people told us they chose their day to attend based on the date of our show. One man told us he'd come all the way from Texas.

We started doing it because Roger wanted to do it and just kept on in his memory after his passing. Roger always entered his work in the woodworking judging. He often got a blue ribbon and, at least once, best in show.

[concertinagirl]

Aug 17, 2024 20:13:21 GMT -5 TKennedy said:

Bingo - The 4H Building never disappoints - Animals - Trump gear -(Three booths!)

Scott and I went to the Wisconsin State Fair three times.  The Fair doesn't open until 10:00am, however, we would enter through the agriculture entrance at 7:30 (not sure why they let us do that) just so we can spend time in the barns and watch the kids working so hard caring for their animals.  It absolutely warms my heart to see kids involved in something so good and carrying on their family's tradition.  We watched the 4H judging of the sheep, goats, pigs etc.  Didn't have a clue what the judges were looking for but thoroughly enjoyed watching the kids handle their animals and the pride they took when showing them.  
I also watched a woman teaching a young lady how to spin yarn from the wool that was shorn from one of her sheep.  Glad to see this skill being taught to a youngster. The wool is called "Cormo."  I am not familiar with Cormo but it is soft like Merino wool and not a bit itchy.  I bought several skeins.  I had to roll it into a ball just like I used to help my Grandma do. Once my music and art shows are finished for the year and I have more free time, I plan to knit myself a sweater with that beautiful yarn.  I will love having a memory of that day at the Fair each time I wear the sweater and it will make a very nice extra layer for those brutally cold  Wisconsin days when I am at the therapy ranch.   

[TKennedy]

The 4H building and animal barns are my faves too Jan. It is so cool to see kids doing such amazing stuff. Gives you hope for the future.

[drlj]

The Lake County Fair just ended. It’s close but I haven’t been to it in years and this year would have been difficult anyway.
Lots of pigs, cows, sheep, elephant ears, corn dogs, pop corn, burgers, fries, and a boutique selection of steam engines fill the midways.
4H kids and their prize animals always fascinate me. Real cowboy kids, not glittery shirt cowboys. Family farm people who are keeping it going and resisting the temptation to sell to the housing developers. Denim’s the thing-Carhartt, Levi, and Lee.
Parking is horrendous and traffic becomes pretty crazy around the square. Still…..

[John B]

Our fair is the first full week after July 4th, which seems crazy early. But apparently it's not.

One of my fellow Rotarians (or former fellow Rotarians) is the station manager of a local radio station. Every week during "fair season" he would offer the countdown of how many more fair remote broadcasts he had left.