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July 8-15, <strong>2023</strong><br />
MADISON COUNTY FAIR
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Saturday, July 8<br />
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Grange entries -<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Building<br />
11 a.m. Beef Open Show - Eby Arena<br />
12 p.m. Official opening of the fair -<br />
Flag pole<br />
12 p.m. Special Interest Judging -<br />
Della Selsor<br />
2 p.m. Grange Project Judging -<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Building<br />
Prior to rodeo 1st Annual Rib <strong>Co</strong>okoff -<br />
Beer Garden<br />
6 p.m. Guys & Gals Lead - Eby Arena<br />
7:30 p.m. Rodeo - Infield<br />
Sunday, July 9<br />
9 a.m. Rabbit Open Show -<br />
Sheep Arena<br />
10 a.m. Sheep Open Show -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
10 a.m. Pole bending -<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
2 p.m. Goat Open Show - Eby Arena<br />
5 p.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Royalty Event &<br />
Talent Show - Della Selsor<br />
5 p.m. Pig Scramble - Infield<br />
6 p.m. Alpaca Show - Eby Arena<br />
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134th Annual<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong><br />
July 8-15, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Jr. & Sr. <strong>Fair</strong> Schedule of Events<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>grounds, 205 Elm St., London, Ohio<br />
Monday, July 10<br />
(Senior Citizens Day)<br />
8 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Dairy Show & Dairy<br />
Showmanship - Eby Arena<br />
10 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Poultry Show -<br />
Sheep Arena<br />
10 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Horse Show<br />
(showmanship and English<br />
classes) - <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
1 p.m. Livestock Judging -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
6 p.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Beef Show - Eby Arena<br />
7 p.m. Cloverbud Talent Show -<br />
Della Selsor<br />
7 p.m. KOI Dirt Drags - Infield<br />
Tuesday, July 11<br />
8 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Sheep Showmanship -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
9 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Rabbit Show -<br />
Sheep Arena<br />
10 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Goat Showmanship -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
10 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Equine Western<br />
Riding - <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
12 p.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Beef Showmanship -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
4-11 p.m. Rides open - Midway<br />
6 p.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Swine Showmanship -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
7 p.m. Sean Prather concert -<br />
Beer Garden<br />
7 p.m. Special Interest Awards -<br />
Della Selsor<br />
7 p.m. Paulina Jayne concert - Infield
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134th Annual<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong><br />
Jr. & Sr. <strong>Fair</strong> Schedule of Events<br />
Wednesday, July 12<br />
9 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Rabbit Showmanship<br />
Sheep Arena<br />
10 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Sheep Show -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
10 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Donkey Show<br />
(first half) - <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cloverbud Show-n-Tell -<br />
Della Selsor<br />
10:30 a.m. Passport to the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> - FFA Barn<br />
11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cake Decorating<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ntest - Della Selsor<br />
1 p.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Goat Show -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
1-11 p.m. Rides open (Kids’ Day ride<br />
special, 1-4 p.m.; rides shut<br />
down 4-5 p.m.) - Midway<br />
5 p.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Equine Freestyle -<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
6 p.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Swine Show -<br />
Eby Arena<br />
7 p.m. Clothing & Nutrition Awards<br />
& Style Review - Della Selsor<br />
7 p.m. OSTPA Truck & Tractor Pulls<br />
Infield<br />
ursday, July 13<br />
10 a.m. Donkey Show (second half) -<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
10 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Small Animal Show -<br />
Small Animal Barn<br />
12 p.m. Swine <strong>Co</strong>unty Born & Raised<br />
Show - Eby Arena<br />
2 p.m. Swine Open Show - Eby Arena<br />
4-11 p.m. Rides open - Midway<br />
5 p.m. Special Interest Auction -<br />
Della Selsor<br />
7 p.m. <strong>Co</strong>rnhole Tournament (kids<br />
and adults) - <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
7 p.m. Mason <strong>Co</strong>rdell Memorial<br />
Motocross race - Infield<br />
8 p.m. - Aaron Buckley concert -<br />
Beer Garden<br />
Friday, July 14<br />
8 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Dog Show - Della<br />
10 a.m. Livestock 101 - Eby Arena<br />
11 a.m. Jr. <strong>Fair</strong> Equine Versatility &<br />
Dressage - <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
2 p.m. Ag Olympics - Sheep Arena<br />
4-11 p.m. Rides open - Midway<br />
5 p.m. Grand Showman of Showmen<br />
Eby Arena<br />
6 p.m. Cloverbud Ice Cream Social -<br />
Della Selsor<br />
7 p.m. Autocross - Infield<br />
8 p.m. Trainwreck concert -<br />
Beer Garden<br />
Saturday, July 15<br />
9 a.m. Livestock Sale - Eby Arena<br />
10 a.m. Equine Fun Show -<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Arena<br />
1-5 p.m. Ag Society Election -<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Building<br />
1-11 p.m. Rides open - Midway<br />
3 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pulls - Infield<br />
3 p.m. Rabbit Dress-Up - Sheep Arena<br />
5 p.m. Ladies Skillet Toss - Infield<br />
7 p.m. Demolition Derby - Infield
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Platinum<br />
($10,000 or Greater)<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ughlin Automotive<br />
Group<br />
Tri-Green Interstate<br />
Equipment, Inc.<br />
Allstate Exteriors LLC<br />
Midwestern Electrical<br />
Sales<br />
Bluebird Retirement<br />
<strong>Co</strong>mmunity<br />
Fox Squirrel Solar<br />
Apex Clean Energy<br />
Gold ($5,000-$9,999)<br />
<strong>Co</strong>lumbus Steel<br />
Erectors<br />
Priority Electrical<br />
Services<br />
Stanley Electric<br />
Merchants National<br />
Bank<br />
Finney Farms Ltd<br />
Long Mechanical<br />
Murry and Edwards<br />
The Savings Bank<br />
Silver ($2,500-$4,999)<br />
Oak Run Solar Project<br />
Mason & Sons<br />
Dumpsters, LLC<br />
Green & Sons, Ltd.<br />
Sterling One Stop<br />
Red Hot Propane LLC<br />
ASE Feed & Supply<br />
Seed <strong>Co</strong>nsultants<br />
Reiterman Feed &<br />
Supply<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Fields Solar<br />
Project<br />
Lanigan Ag Supply<br />
Heritage <strong>Co</strong>operative<br />
Richwood Bank<br />
Ag-Pro<br />
Buckeye Ford<br />
Vium Capital<br />
Flyers Pizza/Ulrey<br />
Family<br />
Farm Credit Mid<br />
America<br />
<strong>Co</strong>yote Run Farms<br />
Next Gen Agriculture<br />
Specialty Outdoor<br />
and RV<br />
Bronze<br />
($1,000-$2,499)<br />
B&B Forklift<br />
STS Cattle<br />
Sims <strong>Co</strong>nstruction<br />
Dumpster Guys<br />
Midwest Diversified AG<br />
Kevin Summers Farms<br />
Looby Farms LLC<br />
Eberle Fisher Funeral<br />
Home<br />
Los Mariachis<br />
The Medicine Shoppe<br />
Webb Fencing<br />
Union Propane, LLC<br />
Agriline Supply<br />
Mannik Smith Group,<br />
Inc. (MSG)<br />
Koenig Family Farm<br />
56 Auto Sales<br />
Allscapes Management<br />
Jon and Rhonda Voss<br />
K&R Transport, LLC<br />
Allseal Sealcoating LLC<br />
Creamer Metal<br />
Building Systems<br />
Transportation <strong>Co</strong>.<br />
Chevron Pools<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty<br />
Cattlemen’s Association<br />
Butcher Block<br />
Grant Zerkle, Kronk and<br />
Scaggs Insurance<br />
Miller Portables<br />
<strong>Co</strong>nover Lumber <strong>Co</strong>.,<br />
Inc.<br />
DBA Staley’s Custom<br />
Crating<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Health<br />
<strong>Co</strong>lumbus Door Sales<br />
Stratovation Group<br />
Midland Title<br />
Reibel’s Welding<br />
Shane & Susan Baker<br />
Far-Barkers LLC<br />
Sheridans LLC<br />
Sunrise <strong>Co</strong>operative,<br />
Inc.<br />
Mechanicsburg Sand &<br />
Gravel<br />
Chris & Cindy Mace<br />
Hirth Norris & Garrison<br />
CPA<br />
James Peart/State Farm<br />
Insurance<br />
B & T Farms, Inc.<br />
Mark Anthony Farms<br />
Sterling Showpigs<br />
Fyda Freightliner<br />
Atlas Industrial<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ntractors<br />
Montrose Group<br />
Direct Mechanical<br />
Butz Farms<br />
HD Exteriors<br />
Huntington National<br />
Bank<br />
Savion<br />
IBI Group<br />
All Other Buyers:<br />
Ag Production Services,<br />
LLC<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Farm<br />
Bureau<br />
Tony Xenikis<br />
Mike and J’Nell Boyd<br />
R&R Implement<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty<br />
Republicans<br />
Josh Alcott<br />
Marshall Electric<br />
Andrix & Herman<br />
Insurance, LLC<br />
Cheryl Lindsey<br />
Dave & Mary Monnin<br />
WDC<br />
J&J Excavating<br />
Charlie & Cindy Neff<br />
London Elite<br />
Midland Title & Flax<br />
Miller Law<br />
Victoria Anne Salon &<br />
Boutique<br />
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill<br />
- London, OH<br />
Telhio Credit Union<br />
Wight Family Show<br />
Team<br />
Westwind Farms LLC<br />
R. Horney Livestock<br />
Mike Carey For<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ngress<br />
Daniel & Rena Call<br />
Bryce Hill, Inc.<br />
The Requarth <strong>Co</strong>.<br />
Qwest & Associates<br />
Pounce Signs and<br />
Print Wear<br />
Cappys Piza<br />
Tom Whiteside<br />
Auto Sales<br />
Garrett Davison<br />
Big Plain Farm<br />
State<br />
Representative<br />
Brian Stewart<br />
Robert<br />
Hahnemann<br />
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Thanks For Supporting The<br />
2022 Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Livestock Sale<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Livestock Sale was held July 16, 2022.<br />
All sales were successful, raising $355,000 in premium bids.<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty 4-H and FFA organization members<br />
would like to thank the following for their support:<br />
Scott Duffey<br />
Range Township<br />
Trustees<br />
Durban Cattle<br />
<strong>Co</strong>mpany<br />
Digital Home Designs<br />
Kandy Sollars<br />
TAS<br />
Matt Furbee Family<br />
In Memory of Donald<br />
Mace<br />
Superior Sitework LLC<br />
Benjamin Steel<br />
TDDE, LLC<br />
The Mortgage Lady<br />
Team Heather<br />
Barker Robison<br />
Rader’s Old Fashioned<br />
Ice Cream<br />
Charlie Rinehart<br />
Bryan and Kelly Dhume<br />
Becky Cress<br />
Bell Family Farms<br />
Joe & Anna Henry<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Lawn Care<br />
Bryan Robinson<br />
Summit Home Care<br />
MKSK<br />
Brian & Savannah Brock<br />
Eldra<br />
Linda Wood<br />
Priority Plumbing<br />
Taymax<br />
Nichols Farms<br />
A&M Farms of Mt.<br />
Sterling, LLC<br />
Paula Hann<br />
Isaacs Farms<br />
Jonathon Francis<br />
Thad and Dara Barker/<br />
Keller Williams<br />
Premiere Realty<br />
<strong>Fair</strong>field Twp.<br />
M.H. EBY Inc.<br />
Mon-Rose Farms<br />
Mark Taliaferro<br />
Patterson <strong>Co</strong>nstruction<br />
Scott & Crystal Tubbs<br />
Tri-Ag<br />
Tomahawk Outdoors<br />
WHY NOT JOIN THIS LIST AND<br />
BE A BUYER THIS YEAR!<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ntinued on Page 7
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Thanks For Supporting The<br />
2022 Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Livestock Sale<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Livestock Sale was held July 16, 2022.<br />
All sales were successful, raising $355,000 in premium bids.<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty 4-H and FFA organization members<br />
would like to thank the following for their support:<br />
Walls & Bennett<br />
Karen Grube<br />
Got Mud LLC<br />
Timothy E. Beathard<br />
Ernst <strong>Co</strong>ncrete<br />
King <strong>Co</strong>ncrete<br />
Flat Edge Farm<br />
McCall-Sharp<br />
Architecture Ltd.<br />
Diley Medical Group<br />
Mike Anthony Snap-On<br />
Tools<br />
Deb Cress Range Twp.<br />
Fiscal Officer<br />
Real Mc<strong>Co</strong>y Genetics<br />
McCarty Assoc.<br />
Wilt Farms<br />
Double R Farms<br />
Kimbler Girls Showpigs<br />
John Griffith<br />
Ramona Porter<br />
Bob & Sue Hackett<br />
Vallery & Dorn<br />
Insurance<br />
Krugh Insurance<br />
8 Sec Express<br />
Lee Family Show Cattle<br />
Logne’s Champion<br />
Veterinary Services<br />
R&D Showpigs<br />
Liston’s Painting<br />
Mason Acres<br />
Cress Show Team<br />
Christina Boggs<br />
Angela’s Oven Lovin’<br />
Amy Hann Morrow<br />
Becky, Macy, Amy<br />
Burchett<br />
Above All Glass<br />
Buckeye Propane<br />
Lavelle Law Offices<br />
Lonnie & Vickie<br />
Finchum<br />
Donna Drewes<br />
Marshall Farms<br />
Nu Riser Stair <strong>Co</strong>.<br />
American Steel<br />
Fabricators<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Plains Young<br />
Farmers<br />
The Hill Family<br />
Gill Farms<br />
Amanda <strong>Co</strong>rdell -<br />
Strategy Realty LLC.<br />
Marty & Melissa Fellure<br />
Scott and Janet Wasko<br />
Myers -<br />
Myers’s Mini Acres<br />
Konkus Marble &<br />
Granite, Inc.<br />
Don Sharrett Family<br />
Dorothy Henry<br />
McDonald & Son, Inc.<br />
Beth Ann Marshall<br />
Kuhlwein Petroleum <strong>Co</strong>.<br />
Cinnamon Swaney<br />
Christen Rinehart<br />
Seaburn Family Farms<br />
Jeff & Susan Marshall<br />
Schlosser Farms<br />
Sam Junk Family<br />
LeGault Family<br />
Paul Hess<br />
Julie & Richard Rutta<br />
Kathy Hart<br />
Jane Brock<br />
Bruce Oney<br />
David Campbell<br />
LuAnn Dillon<br />
Marty Lyons<br />
Hughes Boys Showpigs<br />
HCC (Hermiller Civil<br />
<strong>Co</strong>nsulting)<br />
Steve & Paula Adams<br />
Mike Chapman<br />
Grace Kaufman<br />
Tina Kearney<br />
Wright Legacy Farms,<br />
LLC<br />
Bridgett Shoemaker<br />
Re/Max Leading Edge<br />
Jeremy & Natalie<br />
Mc<strong>Co</strong>y<br />
Smack Genetics<br />
Kristy Tepe<br />
Dusty Dillon<br />
Kathleen Linhart<br />
James & Lori Sponseller<br />
Ashley Anthony Scentsy<br />
Rachel Hall<br />
Kellin Sparks<br />
Teara Sparks<br />
J Hathaway<br />
Nancy & Terry Sparks<br />
Steven & Bethany<br />
Beachy<br />
Gump Show Lambs -<br />
Kevin Gump<br />
<strong>Co</strong>lleen Thiel<br />
Carol Terry<br />
Brenda Clarridge<br />
Karen Salyer<br />
Mike & Peggy Bellows<br />
Bruce & Deanna Wilson<br />
CHE Inc.<br />
Triple J<br />
Brian Budd<br />
Linda Peters<br />
Hummingbird<br />
Deb Sparks<br />
Next Generation<br />
Rentals, LLC<br />
Please join us for the<br />
<strong>2023</strong> <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Livestock Sale<br />
SATURDAY, JULY 15, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Start time 9:00 a.m. (Buyer’s Lounge opening at 8:00 a.m.)<br />
EBY ARENA<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>grounds, 205 Elm Street, London, OH<br />
• Sale will begin at 9am<br />
• Grand/Reserve Champions as well at Premier Exhibitors will sell at the beginning of<br />
their species in that sequence<br />
• Grand Showman will sell at 1pm<br />
• Sale Order: Dairy Swine, Goats, Sheep, Poultry, Rabbits and Market Beef<br />
• Champions Animal Showcase Area for viewing in the Beck’s & Franklin Barn<br />
• Buyer’s hospitality lounge in the <strong>Co</strong>ughlin <strong>Co</strong>mmunity Center with live streaming of<br />
the sale. Food and refreshments provided.<br />
• To help speed up the checks going out to kids we ask that you bring a check the day<br />
of the Sale to settle up if possible<br />
• Boost Sheet available online: https://www.madisoncountyfairoh.com/livestock-sale<br />
Boost accepted thru July 19, <strong>2023</strong><br />
• If you desire to support the youth but cannot attend the auction, please contact:<br />
Crystal Tubbs at crystalhall2@yahoo.com or Paul Gross a pig@bluebirdretirement.com<br />
• Credit cards are accepted with a processing fee of 3%.
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New ride company hired<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong><br />
Board hired a new ride company<br />
for the <strong>2023</strong> fair: Lisko<br />
Family Midway Amusements<br />
out of northeast Ohio.<br />
“They are a really good<br />
quality company,” said Paul<br />
Gross, fair board president.<br />
Last year, the fair board<br />
had to scramble after the ride<br />
company they used in 2021<br />
went out of business. After calling dozens of<br />
other companies around the Midwest, they<br />
ended up booking a smaller outfit that provided<br />
only rides for young children.<br />
This year, fairgoers can expect a mix of<br />
large and small rides. Lisko is bringing a variety<br />
of rides to the fairgrounds, half of which<br />
are geared toward teens and adults and half<br />
geared toward children.<br />
The rides will be available Tuesday<br />
through Saturday of fair week, with Wednesday<br />
set aside as Kids’ Day. Lisko has another<br />
commitment the first three days of the fair.<br />
The ride schedule is as follows:<br />
Tuesday, July 11 — 4-11 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, July 12 — 1-11<br />
p.m. A special $10 kids’ ride<br />
bracelet will be available for<br />
unlimited rides between 1<br />
and 4 p.m. Ride tickets return<br />
to regular price after 4<br />
p.m. The rides will be shut<br />
down from 4 to 5 p.m. for a<br />
mandatory break.<br />
Thursday, July 13 — 4-11<br />
p.m.<br />
Friday, July 14 — 4-11 p.m.<br />
Saturday, July 15 — 1-11 p.m.<br />
Lisko Family Midway Amusements has<br />
been family-owned and operated since 1961.<br />
Tim Lisko’s father founded the business, and<br />
now Tim, one of his sons, and his nephews<br />
run the operation. Tim is a certified ride inspector<br />
in Ohio and Pennsylvania and maintains<br />
a daily inspection program for his<br />
rides.<br />
The company provides rides for fairs, festivals,<br />
and events throughout Ohio. They<br />
also travel to events in Pennsylvania, Virginia,<br />
West Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina,<br />
South Carolina, and Florida.<br />
<strong>Fair</strong>grounds Map<br />
rf field<br />
Ave Entrance<br />
In Field<br />
Beer Garden<br />
Restroom<br />
ms<br />
Games & Rides<br />
Sheep & Go<br />
at<br />
Arena<br />
lla Selsor<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ncession<br />
Vendor<br />
Shows Restroom<br />
Locations<br />
Tents<br />
Green Building<br />
Franklin<br />
Jr<br />
<strong>Fair</strong>board<br />
Off<br />
fice<br />
EBY Arena<br />
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<strong>Co</strong>ughl<br />
Buildi<br />
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For Your Information....<br />
Tickets<br />
Weekly Pass $40.00<br />
If they are an Adult and a <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Resident it also includes a Ag Society<br />
Membership Ticket. (this membership is not an entry ticket)<br />
Daily Pass $10.00 for all ages<br />
Senior Citizens Daily Pass<br />
Monday is Senior Citizens and Veteran’s Day and allows them to come in for $4.00.<br />
Veterans need to show their Military Card.<br />
Children 4 and Younger FREE (rides not included)<br />
<strong>Fair</strong> Gates Open<br />
Saturday, July 8 thru Saturday, July 15<br />
Gate admission charged<br />
7:30 am-9:30 pm<br />
Enjoy the “BEER GARDEN” every evening from<br />
5 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.<br />
Located just across from infield entertainment. Front row seats!!<br />
<strong>2023</strong><br />
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
IN FIELD<br />
SATURDAY, JULY 8TH<br />
7:30 PM BROKEN HORN RODEO<br />
SUNDAY, JULY 9TH<br />
5PM PIG SCRAMBLE<br />
7PM SEAN PRATHER CONCERT<br />
MONDAY, JULY 10TH<br />
7PM KOI DIRT DRAGS<br />
TUESDAY, JULY 11TH<br />
7PM PAULINA JAYNE CONCERT<br />
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH<br />
7PM OSTPA TRUCK & TRACTOR PULLS<br />
THURSDAY, JULY 13TH<br />
7PM MASON CORDELL MEMORIAL MOTOCROSS<br />
8PM AARON BUCKLEY CONCERT<br />
FRIDAY, JULY 14TH<br />
7PM AUTOCROSS<br />
8PM TRAINWRECK CONCERT<br />
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Ready, set, record<br />
Brian Brock, a dairy livestock committee member, records a video of a dairy showmanship<br />
class at last year’s <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>. Hanging out with him are his daughter,<br />
Rylee (center), and Kinlie Anthony. Rylee’s sister, Delanee, and Kinlie’s sister,<br />
Hailey, were competing in the show Brock recorded. Rylee then entered the ring for<br />
her showmanship class.<br />
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ON THE COVER<br />
Grayson Wilhelm of Mount Sterling<br />
competes in last year’s kiddie pedal<br />
pull. This year’s pedal pulls welcome<br />
both children and adults.<br />
Downtime<br />
Olivia Cramer, a member of the Double<br />
L II 4-H Club, spends some downtime<br />
with “Ice,” her guinea pig.
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Donate to fight hunger<br />
Farm Credit Mid-<br />
America, Rural 1st, and<br />
the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty<br />
Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Board have<br />
partnered to raise food<br />
donations to benefit local<br />
food pantries as part of a<br />
statewide food drive contest.<br />
Now in its third<br />
year, “Fight Hunger,<br />
Stock the Trailer” is a<br />
friendly competition in<br />
which cash prizes go to<br />
the participating junior<br />
fairs that collect the<br />
most non-perishable<br />
food donations.<br />
“Last year, we were<br />
grateful to place third in<br />
our region, but this year,<br />
we want to be first,” said<br />
Tina Seaburn, <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty’s Junior <strong>Fair</strong><br />
Board coordinator and<br />
Senior <strong>Fair</strong> Board secretary.<br />
“We are very excited<br />
to be offered this<br />
opportunity again.”<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty received $1,500 for their<br />
third-place finish in 2022. Prizes are $5,000<br />
for first place, $3,500 for second place, and<br />
$1,500 for third place. Additionally, every<br />
junior fair that enters receives $500 just for<br />
participating. All prize money goes back into<br />
the Junior <strong>Fair</strong> to help pay for awards and<br />
other forms of youth exhibitor support.<br />
Anyone is welcome to drop off food donations<br />
at a trailer that will be parked near the<br />
Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Office on the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty<br />
<strong>Fair</strong>grounds throughout fair week.<br />
“We want to get the public involved,”<br />
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Last year, the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Board placed<br />
third in the “Fight Hunger, Stock the Trailer” initiative sponsored<br />
by Farm Credit Mid-America and Rural 1st. They are participating<br />
again this year. Shown here: David <strong>Co</strong>vert hands a<br />
pack of bottled water to Kaci Daily, a London FFA member, as<br />
they stock a trailer with non-perishable food.<br />
Seaburn said.<br />
Additionally, the Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Board plans<br />
to promote its own internal competition,<br />
challenging youths associated with the different<br />
animal species barns and project areas<br />
to outdo each other on food donations.<br />
Regional winners are determined by the<br />
overall weight of the food donations they collect.<br />
Weigh-in day for <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty is<br />
July 16, the day after the fair closes.<br />
“Last year, over 50 junior fairs across<br />
Ohio collected nearly 170,000 pounds of food<br />
that went on to benefit 74 local food banks.<br />
We’re very excited to see what the growth<br />
and impact will look like as the contest enters<br />
its third year this summer,” said Rudi<br />
Pitzer-Perry, a regional vice president of<br />
agricultural lending for Farm Credit Mid-<br />
America in Ohio.<br />
“The most rewarding part of the contest is<br />
seeing the connection that kids are making<br />
with local food banks,” said Amanda<br />
Lovedahl, an associate financial officer for<br />
Farm Credit Mid-America and one of the<br />
team members who leads the Fight Hunger,<br />
Stock the Trailer initiative.<br />
The Fight Hunger, Stock the Trailer contest<br />
is being hosted on a regional basis. To<br />
learn about which counties are participating<br />
in <strong>2023</strong>, reach out to Farm Credit Mid-America<br />
and Rural 1st at (614) 349-3782.
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Roger Straley of London, shown here competing, was the Ohio State Tractor Pullers Association’s<br />
2022 champion in the limited pro diesel truck category.<br />
OSTPA organizing pulls<br />
“You’re going to see some<br />
of the best in the state when<br />
it comes to truck and tractor<br />
pulling,” said Stacie White,<br />
executive secretary for the<br />
Ohio State Tractor Pullers<br />
Association (OSTPA).<br />
OSTPA is hosting this<br />
year’s <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong><br />
truck and tractor pulls at 7<br />
p.m. July 12. The last time<br />
OSTPA hosted the pulls was 12 years ago.<br />
They are glad to be back, White said.<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> is one of 41<br />
shows the organization is putting on<br />
around the state this year, up from an average<br />
of 32. The season runs from June<br />
through September. Members compete for<br />
cash, points, and bragging rights over the<br />
course of the season.<br />
“The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty event is early in<br />
the season, so we’ll likely have a good<br />
turnout because they want to start accumulating<br />
points as early as possible,”<br />
White said.<br />
The competition categories are: limited<br />
pro diesel trucks, super stock tractors, twowheel<br />
drive trucks, super-modified fourwheel<br />
drive trucks, and modified tractors.<br />
“The modified tractors are always interesting<br />
to watch. They are multi-engine and<br />
have big tires on the back and little tires<br />
on the front. We will get a variety of different<br />
engines in that class,” White said.<br />
She also noted that OSTPA<br />
is one of only two sanctioning<br />
bodies in the United States<br />
that runs the super modified<br />
four-wheel drive truck class.<br />
The organization maintains<br />
a guaranteed payout scale. The<br />
prizes range from $650 for first<br />
place to $75 for 15th place.<br />
OSTPA is celebrating its<br />
60th anniversary. The organization<br />
is comprised of eight clubs from around<br />
the state.<br />
OSTPA is a member of the Pro Pulling<br />
League and, as such, follows their rules and<br />
regulations for sanctioned events. To learn<br />
more, visit www.ostpa.com.<br />
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Food trucks new to lineup<br />
Sure, the fair features truck pulls, rides,<br />
and livestock shows, but it also features food!<br />
This year’s fair food scene will look a little<br />
different with the addition of food trucks in<br />
the evenings.<br />
Depending on the night, one or two food<br />
trucks will set up beside the beer garden,<br />
near the infield side of the fairgrounds. They<br />
will serve up tasty treats from approximately<br />
5 to 10 p.m. to coincide with the nighttime<br />
entertainment.<br />
“We’re trying to create bigger events this<br />
year to draw in more people,” said fairboard<br />
member Tia Sexton. “Food trucks are a<br />
pretty popular thing anymore. So, we<br />
thought, why not bring in as many as we can<br />
to add to the traditional fair vendors.”<br />
The food truck schedule is as follows:<br />
• Saturday, July 8—Schmidt’s Sausage<br />
Haus in conjunction with the rodeo;<br />
• Sunday, July 9—Schmidt’s in conjunction<br />
with the pig scramble and Sean<br />
Prather’s concert;<br />
• Monday, July 10—El Ray Tacos in conjunction<br />
with the KOI dirt drag races;<br />
Renae Reninger gets ready to enjoy a fry<br />
bread taco from one of last year’s <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> food vendors.<br />
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• Tuesday, July 11—The sandwichthemed<br />
Family Spoon in conjunction with<br />
Paulina Jayne’s concert;<br />
• Wednesday, July 12—Pitabilities and<br />
Schmidt’s in conjunction with the OSTPA<br />
truck and tractor pulls;<br />
• Thursday, July 13—Little Bear Food<br />
Truck serving toasted subs and more in conjunction<br />
with the Mason <strong>Co</strong>rdell Memorial<br />
motocross races and Aaron Buckley concert;<br />
• Friday, July 14—Dos Hermanos tacos<br />
and Little Bear in conjunction with the autocross<br />
races and Trainwreck concert; and<br />
• Saturday, July 15—El Rey Tacos and<br />
Little Bear in conjunction with the demolition<br />
derby.<br />
Of course, the fair will feature plenty of<br />
traditional food vendors set up throughout<br />
the heart of the fairgrounds. According to<br />
Hope Thornberry, fairboard treasurer, 25<br />
vendors are returning from last year, joined<br />
by 12 new vendors.<br />
The beer tent will be open each night of<br />
fair week.
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Navigating obstacles<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Estep, a member of the Helping Hands Happy Hearts 4-H Club, leads her alpaca<br />
through cones in the intermediate class of last year’s obstacle course contest.
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All smiles<br />
Zavier Mayabb is all smiles as he and<br />
his Red New Zealand rabbit prepare for<br />
the start of last year’s intermediate<br />
showmanship competition. The London<br />
resident is a member of the Helping<br />
Hands Happy Hearts 4-H Club.<br />
Betty Boop<br />
Addlyn Rupejko plays with “Betty<br />
Boop,” a dapple boer goat, during a lull<br />
in the show action. Rupejko, a member<br />
of the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Show-Offs 4-H<br />
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Anna Drewes speaks with judge Jacinta<br />
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event for 15-year-olds. Drewes is a<br />
Plain City resident and member of the Beginners<br />
to Winners 4-H Club.
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Lots to see in FFA Barn<br />
London resident Rodney Eades peruses the displays of produce, flowers, birdhouses,<br />
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Special interest auction<br />
Youth creativity and<br />
handiwork hits the<br />
auction block July 13<br />
For the third straight year, the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty 4-H <strong>Co</strong>mmittee is hosting an auction<br />
dedicated to youths exhibiting non-livestock projects.<br />
Last year’s special interest auction brought in<br />
a total of $15,000. Forty 4-Hers submitted items<br />
to the auction. Over 200 people showed up to<br />
watch the sale, in-<br />
“I like the fact that<br />
the kids who aren’t<br />
taking livestock to the<br />
fair have an opportunity<br />
to sell and make a<br />
little money to spend<br />
on their project for<br />
next year.”<br />
cluding approximately<br />
75 individuals<br />
who picked up bidding<br />
numbers.<br />
“We even had a bidding<br />
war happen<br />
among sets of grandparents,”<br />
said organizer<br />
Daphne<br />
–Daphne Hedgecock Hedgecock. “We also<br />
had some people who<br />
gave us money to be used to make sure every youth<br />
made a certain minimum amount. Last year, that<br />
minimum worked out to be just over $200.”<br />
Youths participating in the auction must submit<br />
items related to their fair project. They must<br />
create or assemble the items themselves; nothing<br />
can be pre-made. Each youth can enter one item<br />
for bidding.<br />
Among the items on the auction block last<br />
year were an American flag decoration made out<br />
of cartridges from a shotgun, cupcakes decorated<br />
and displayed to look like a tractor, a birdwatching<br />
kit, baked goods, aprons, and quilts.<br />
“I like the fact that the kids who aren’t taking<br />
livestock to the fair have an opportunity to sell<br />
and make a little money to spend on their project<br />
for next year,” Hedgecock said.<br />
She also likes the learning opportunity the<br />
auction presents. The 4-H <strong>Co</strong>mmittee makes<br />
thank-you cards featuring photos of the exhibitors<br />
holding their auction items. The youths<br />
write notes in the cards and send them to the<br />
winning bidders.<br />
“That way, the kids learn the importance of<br />
thank-yous and reaching out to the community,”<br />
Hedgecock said.<br />
This year’s special interest auction is set for<br />
July 13 at 5 p.m. in the Della Selsor Building. Potential<br />
bidders are asked to show up between 4<br />
and 4:30 p.m. to register and peruse items before<br />
the auction begins.<br />
Alexander Vance, a member of the<br />
Clover Clippers 4-H Club, made a<br />
cedar birdhouse for his Woodwork<br />
Level 2 project at last year’s fair. It was<br />
auctioned off during the Special Interest<br />
Projects auction.<br />
Lily Studebaker’s landscape painting<br />
was auctioned off at last year’s fair.<br />
She made it for her “Let’s Get Started<br />
in Art” project. She is a member of the<br />
Prairie Riders 4-H Club.
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Try extreme games for free<br />
In an effort to enhance<br />
the fairgoing<br />
experience, the<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty<br />
Agricultural Society<br />
(a.k.a. Senior <strong>Fair</strong><br />
Board) is offering<br />
new entertainment<br />
options at this year’s<br />
fair that don’t effect<br />
visitors’ pocketbooks.<br />
“We have lined up<br />
some quality entertainment<br />
that allows<br />
folks to have fun<br />
without incurring<br />
additional cost once<br />
they’re in the fair. It’s a little treat from the<br />
Ag Society, sponsors, and others who support<br />
the fair,” said Quinton Keeran, fair<br />
board member.<br />
NEO Extreme Games out of northeast<br />
Ohio is providing one of those options in the<br />
form of “totally crazy, totally free outdoor<br />
game adventures.” These extreme games are<br />
friendly for ages 5 and older and are free and<br />
unlimited with paid admission to the fair.<br />
A different game will be offered each day.<br />
The offerings include:<br />
• Bubble Soccer—Participants are placed<br />
in giant bubbles with holes for their feet,<br />
then they roll, flip, bound, and knock people<br />
down.<br />
• Water Tag—This game can be best described<br />
as squirt guns meet “capture the<br />
flag.” The flag is a bucket that participants<br />
must fill with water in order to win. Additionally,<br />
players wear vests; when their<br />
vests fill with water, they’re out of the game.<br />
The tag line is: “Get ready, get set, get wet.”<br />
• Extreme <strong>Co</strong>rnhole—A cross between<br />
putt-putt golf and cornhole, this game features<br />
boards with different shapes, different<br />
sized holes, and obstacles.<br />
• Gellyball—“This game combines the fun<br />
of paintball and the safety of laser tag without<br />
the reloading hassle of Nerf,” says Cain,<br />
NEO Extreme Games co-owner. Players are<br />
equipped with blasters that shoot small<br />
beads that dissolve on impact. There are two<br />
options with gellyball: blast each other or<br />
play target games.<br />
Cain encourages anyone to give the<br />
games a try.<br />
“All sorts of people do it. We’ve had an 82-<br />
year-old man in the bubbles before. It’s fun,<br />
it’s safe, it’s different,”<br />
he said. “Don’t<br />
be shy. <strong>Co</strong>me on up<br />
and give it a try. The<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong><br />
has given you a great<br />
opportunity to have<br />
some extreme fun.”<br />
N E O E x t r e m e<br />
Games has been in<br />
business since 2015.<br />
They set up at an average<br />
of 30 fairs and<br />
festivals each year,<br />
as well as parties,<br />
corporate events, and<br />
fundraisers. They operate<br />
out of a 50,000 square-foot facility in<br />
Brunswick, Ohio.<br />
NEO Extreme Sports will be at the fair<br />
eight to nine hours a day. Times will vary<br />
based on lighting and other scheduled fair<br />
activities. All participants must sign a<br />
waiver. Visit www.neoextremegames.com to<br />
learn more.<br />
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Good Luck<br />
to all<br />
<strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong> ounty <strong>Fair</strong><br />
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A group of motocross racers navigate one of the hills in the course at last year’s Mason<br />
<strong>Co</strong>rdell Memorial Motocross Race.<br />
ey’re revved up to race<br />
With more than 70<br />
classes offered, the Mason<br />
<strong>Co</strong>rdell Memorial Motocross<br />
Race promises a whole lot of<br />
race action.<br />
The event is set for July<br />
13 at 7 p.m. in the infield.<br />
FastTraxx, the Athens,<br />
Ohio, outfit that puts on the<br />
race, will design and construct<br />
the track that day,<br />
starting in the morning.<br />
“There will be a lot of different<br />
jumps and tabletops.<br />
We make sure the track is<br />
rider friendly for both the<br />
little guys and the older riders.<br />
It’s wide open, so it’s<br />
good for quads and bikes<br />
both,” said Shawna Bickley who co-owns<br />
FastTraxx with her husband, Norm. “We<br />
want everybody to be able to ride safely and<br />
enjoy their time on the track.”<br />
Registration runs from 4 to 6 p.m., followed<br />
by practice at 6, and the races sometime<br />
around 7. The cost to enter is $25 per<br />
class for youth and amateurs and $30 per<br />
class for professionals. Bickley said the<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty race attracts primarily<br />
youth riders.<br />
“We’ve had riders as young as 3 years old.<br />
We’ve also had people 65 and older for the<br />
adult classes,” Bickley said. “We have a lot<br />
of guys who run in multiple classes, and we<br />
have a large group of youth riders who follow<br />
our fair race series.”<br />
FastTraxx is hosting races at 18 fairs this<br />
The fair’s motocross event is<br />
named in memory of Mason<br />
<strong>Co</strong>rdell.<br />
summer. All are part of the<br />
Kenda Tire Southeastern<br />
Ohio Super Series which<br />
also includes nine races at<br />
FastTraxx’s home track in<br />
Nelsonville, Ohio. Those<br />
involved in the series earn<br />
points toward final placements<br />
at the end of the series.<br />
Anyone is welcome to<br />
enter the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty<br />
race, whether they are involved<br />
in the series or not.<br />
All entrants are required<br />
to wear a helmet, goggles,<br />
long pants, long-sleeved<br />
shirts, and boots that come<br />
up over their ankles. Visit<br />
http://fasttraxxracing.com/ for a full list of<br />
rules and classes. The top three finishers in<br />
each class win plaques. Professional riders<br />
earn cash.<br />
FastTraxx also offers a true beginner<br />
learning class. This non-competitive class<br />
gives newbies to the sport a chance to give it<br />
a try in a no-pressure situation. Each participant<br />
receives a plaque.<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty race is named after<br />
Mason <strong>Co</strong>rdell, the son of Matt and Amanda<br />
<strong>Co</strong>rdell. Mason was a <strong>Madison</strong>-Plains High<br />
School student who loved motocross, football,<br />
hunting, snowmobiling, 4-H, FFA, and more.<br />
He passed away in 2019 as the result of a fall<br />
from his motocross bike. All of the plaques<br />
given at the race bear his image.
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Try rodeo’s chute dogging<br />
Broken Horn Rodeo<br />
has added a ninth event to<br />
their lineup for this year’s<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong><br />
Rodeo which will take<br />
place July 8 at 7:30 p.m.<br />
It’s called chute dogging,<br />
and it’s for amateurs<br />
only—no pro cowboys allowed.<br />
“We put one of our bull<br />
dogging steers in a bucking<br />
chute. As soon as the<br />
steer clears the gate, you<br />
have to throw it down on<br />
its side,” explained Jim<br />
McElroy who owns Broken<br />
Horn with his wife,<br />
Sandra.<br />
The event is geared toward<br />
fair visitors who<br />
want to get in on the rodeo<br />
action. Anyone 18 or older<br />
is welcome to enter. Prizes<br />
go to the winners.<br />
Another fun add-on is the kids’ stick<br />
horse races which take place at intermission.<br />
Entrants run around four cones; the<br />
fastest win prizes. There are two age<br />
groups: 5 years old and younger; and 6 to 9<br />
years old. There is no entry fee.<br />
The rest of the show lineup includes: saddle<br />
bronc riding, bareback horse riding,<br />
steer wrestling, tie-down calf roping, barrel<br />
racing, team roping, bull riding, and cowgirls’<br />
break-away roping. These events are<br />
open to pros and amateurs. Anyone younger<br />
than 18 must have a notarized waiver from<br />
their parents. The call-in date to enter is<br />
July 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Central Standard<br />
Time, (903) 287-7852. Those who want to<br />
Children can get in on rodeo action during the stick<br />
horse races at intermission.<br />
Broken Horn Rodeo puts on a terrific show featuring nine<br />
events plus kids’ stick horse races.<br />
compete must call on this date and time, no<br />
exceptions.<br />
All entry fees go back into cash prizes for<br />
the winners. Broken Horn adds $500 to each<br />
event to complete the purse money. Additionally,<br />
those participating in rodeo circuit<br />
competitions earn a point for every dollar<br />
they win; those points count for national<br />
standings for finals.<br />
Broken Horn Rodeo is based out of Ripley,<br />
Ohio, near Cincinnati. Founded in 1991,<br />
the business is sanctioned by the International<br />
Professional Rodeo Association and<br />
the American Professional Rodeo Association.<br />
This year, Broken Horn is doing 22<br />
shows, traveling around Ohio and to Kentucky,<br />
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada,<br />
Oklahoma, and Tennessee.<br />
In conjunction with the rodeo, the<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> Board is sponsoring<br />
a mechanical bull from 6 to 9<br />
p.m. Anyone can ride for free. Children<br />
and adults are welcome.<br />
<strong>Fair</strong>goers are welcome to get autographs<br />
from cowboys, bull fighters,<br />
and the rodeo’s funny man if<br />
they are available.<br />
Admission to the rodeo is free<br />
with paid admission to the fair.<br />
For details, look for “Broken Horn<br />
Rodeo” on Facebook, send email to<br />
brokenhornroado1@gmail.com, or<br />
call (513) 309-5371.
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Great cake<br />
Mount Sterling resident Gracie Stingle<br />
displays her entry in the cake<br />
decorating contest. She is a member<br />
of the Crazy 4 Clovers 4-H Club.<br />
‘You can do it’<br />
Jessa Ba, an LFS Riders 4-H Club member,<br />
tries to get DeeDee to walk within the box during<br />
last year’s donkey show obstacle course<br />
lead event.
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Showmanship stance<br />
South Charleston resident Olivia Seaburn shows during last year’s market lamb event.<br />
She is a member of the <strong>Fair</strong>field Rascals 4-H Club.<br />
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When it got down to the wire in last year’s dirt drags, it was Spencer Flowers in his GMC<br />
2500 who took home the cash. He’s shown here with a win over the Ford.<br />
Dirt drags: Anything goes<br />
KOI Drag Racing returns to the fair with<br />
what promises to be a spectacle.<br />
“You never know what you’re going to see.<br />
We’ve had people race in Amish buggies,<br />
garbage trucks, tractors. We’ve had two Bobcats<br />
go up against each other,” said KOI<br />
owner Lewis Cleaver.<br />
The dirt drags are set for July 10 at 7 p.m.<br />
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in the infield. Registration and open practice<br />
run from 5 to 7 p.m. Races start at 7. Entrants<br />
race head-to-head down a 200-foot<br />
long track.<br />
Anyone is welcome to enter with just<br />
about any kind of vehicle. Those younger<br />
than 18 years old must have signed permission<br />
from their parents.<br />
A total of 42 classes are offered, grouped<br />
into three main categories: diesel; ATV, sideby-side,<br />
and dirt bikes; and full-size vehicles.<br />
Those running ATVs, side-by-sides, or dirt<br />
bikes must wear a Department of Transportation<br />
approved helmet.<br />
The entry fee is $20 for diesel, hot gas,<br />
and open classes. The fee for all other classes<br />
is $10.<br />
“It’s a 100 percent payback in all classes.<br />
We pay the top two or three places, depending<br />
on the class,” Cleaver said.<br />
To keep things interesting for spectators,<br />
KOI mixes up the classes. You could be<br />
watching dirt bikes one minute and trucks<br />
the next. They don’t run all of the same type<br />
of vehicles in consecutive races.<br />
Cleaver noted that <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty tends<br />
to draw a lot of entrants with diesel trucks.<br />
He also noted KOI has a good following with<br />
lots of racers competing in multiple events<br />
on the KOI schedule.<br />
“We have a lot of people travel with us<br />
everywhere,” he said.<br />
Based in Owenton in northern Kentucky,<br />
KOI has been in business for 12 years. They<br />
do 100 to 110 shows in nine different states<br />
each year. Cleaver owns the business with<br />
his wife, Heather.<br />
Visit www.koidragracing.com or find<br />
“KOI Drag Racing” on Facebook.
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New: Video game trucks<br />
Are you into video games? Curious about<br />
virtual reality? The <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty<br />
<strong>Fair</strong> has something for you.<br />
Two gaming trucks are scheduled to set up<br />
in the midway from 5 to 9 p.m. July 8-9 and<br />
July 14-15. One specializes in all sorts of traditional<br />
video games. The other specializes in<br />
virtual reality games. Both involve trucks<br />
equipped with televisions and consoles.<br />
“Gaming is big with kids. So, we thought,<br />
let’s bring in something that draws in the<br />
youth and, that way, they’ll also get to see<br />
the other things that go on at the fair,” said<br />
fairboard member Tia Sexton.<br />
While the target audience is youths, adults<br />
are welcome to enjoy the gaming trucks, too.<br />
Buckeye Mobile Entertainment<br />
Based in <strong>Co</strong>lumbus, Buckeye Mobile Entertainment<br />
has been bringing the fun to<br />
birthday parties, family reunions, school<br />
events, church events, corporate picnics, and<br />
other community events for eight years. This<br />
is only the second time the company has set<br />
up at a county fair, but they are ready to welcome<br />
gamers on the midway.<br />
“Our video game truck is equipped with<br />
seven televisions and is climate controlled,”<br />
said Maurice “<strong>Co</strong>ach Moe” <strong>Co</strong>lbert, company<br />
president. “We have Xbox, PlayStation, and<br />
Nintendo Switch game consoles.”<br />
Players can choose from a wide variety of<br />
games, from Mario Kart to NBA 2K23 and<br />
Madden NFL 23. All games are E-rated for<br />
everyone. No teen or mature-rated games<br />
will be offered.<br />
“One of the most popular games is<br />
Minecraft,” <strong>Co</strong>lbert. “Another popular one is<br />
Just Dance which we set up on televisions<br />
outside the truck.”<br />
The minimum age to play any of the<br />
games is 8 years old. Four people can play<br />
per television inside the truck. Sessions<br />
likely will run 15 minutes, depending on the<br />
line. There is no charge to play.<br />
VR Lounge Game Truck<br />
At the VR Lounge Game Truck, fair visitors<br />
will have their choice of playing virtual<br />
reality games or traditional video games.<br />
With the virtual reality options, gamers<br />
wear headsets that make them feel like they<br />
are inside the game.<br />
The 22-foot long truck has four virtual reality<br />
stations, each equipped with a PS4<br />
gaming console and headset. One person<br />
plays at a time. All games are non-violent<br />
and feature themes like deep sea, carnival,<br />
Ironman, and adventure. One of the stations<br />
is dedicated to a virtual reality car simulator.<br />
Virtual reality games are the main attraction<br />
at the VR Lounge Game Truck.<br />
The Buckeye Mobile Entertainment gaming<br />
truck is equipped with multiple televisions<br />
and game consoles.<br />
The virtual reality games are recommended<br />
for ages 8 and older.<br />
“Virtual reality is quite an experience. It’s<br />
immersive. It takes video games to a whole<br />
other level,” said Janell Crump, who co-owns<br />
the <strong>Co</strong>lumbus-based business with Douglas<br />
Whitson.<br />
The truck also includes one station dedicated<br />
to traditional video games. It’s<br />
equipped with a PS5 gaming console. One or<br />
two people can play at a time. Additionally,<br />
up to eight players at a time can play games<br />
using a Wii U console connected to a television<br />
on the truck’s exterior.<br />
The cost to play games at the VR Lounge<br />
Game Truck is $5 per 10-minute session.
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Reigns come to an end<br />
The 2022 <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Junior <strong>Fair</strong> royalty includes: (from left) Kirsten Eades, queen;<br />
Luke Peart, king; Lauren Hart, princess; and Jacob Stahl, prince. They will turn over<br />
the reins to the <strong>2023</strong> winners following the royalty event on July 9.<br />
Hop on board<br />
Youths taking rabbit projects wait for their turns in front of the showmanship judge.
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We want to wish all fairgoers a great<br />
experience at the <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>.<br />
Best of luck to 4-H and FFA participants.<br />
The staff at Quick Lane wants to<br />
wish all fair attendees<br />
a great time at the<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>'s<br />
134 th celebration.
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Clean start<br />
Xavier Whited of London poses<br />
with his freshly washed breeding<br />
goat. He is a member of the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty Show-Offs 4-H Club.<br />
‘Check it out’<br />
Using her phone, Josie Harris of the LFS Riders<br />
4-H Club shows her donkey, Ricky Bobby,<br />
the pattern of an obstacle she wants him to<br />
perform. “I keep hoping he will comprehend<br />
it,” she quipped.<br />
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Her dress is ‘sew’ special<br />
Sara Studebaker had dreamt for<br />
a while about making her own prom<br />
dress. Late last year, she got the<br />
idea to make it a two-for-one effort—<br />
a dress for prom that doubles as an<br />
awesome 4-H project.<br />
“I have liked princesses for a<br />
long time and knew I wanted to<br />
make a Cinderella or Belle-style<br />
dress—something poofy,” said the<br />
17-year-old who will be a senior at<br />
London High School next year.<br />
She found a pattern that suited<br />
her but didn’t find the emerald<br />
green fabric she had envisioned. So,<br />
she pivoted and went with a black<br />
dress as the base with an overlay<br />
that looks like gold fireworks.<br />
“I got the fabric in December and<br />
started sewing in February. Prom<br />
was April 22. I finished the dress on<br />
April 22!” Studebaker said. “It was<br />
a little nervewracking, but I got it<br />
done.”<br />
She not only wore the dress to<br />
London’s prom, but also to the prom<br />
hosted by Tolles Career & Technical<br />
Center in May.<br />
She said she loves the way it turned out.<br />
Along the way, she learned some new skills,<br />
including how to make an invisible zipper<br />
and how to properly put a skirt and a top<br />
together to make a dress. In June, she was<br />
completing finishing touches to make it “4-<br />
H ready”for judging.<br />
Studebaker is not new to sewing.<br />
“I’ve been sewing ever since I was little.<br />
I would sit on my grandma’s lap and sew<br />
with her,” she said.<br />
She likes sewing because it’s not a typical<br />
hobby these days.<br />
“When I tell someone I sew, they are surprised<br />
that people still do that. I think it’s<br />
very important that everybody know how to<br />
fix your own stuff and sew a button on,” she<br />
said.<br />
Active in 4-H for nine years, Studebaker<br />
has taken everything from quilts to dresses<br />
to the fair. She also has tried her hand at<br />
sheep, archery, and cooking projects. She is<br />
a member of the Prairie Raiders 4-H Club<br />
and has worked with Daphne Hedgecock,<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty’s 4-H key leader for<br />
sewing projects.<br />
Studebaker served as the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>’s special interest ambassador<br />
the past two years. This year, she plans to<br />
run for fair queen.<br />
Sara Studebaker made her own prom dress which<br />
she wore to the proms hosted by London High<br />
School and Tolles Career & Technical Center with<br />
her boyfriend, Nick Miller, at her side. Studebaker is<br />
entering the dress in the “Evening Gowns” category<br />
for 4-H judging at the fair.<br />
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After a bath, Paisley Rice’s crossbreed<br />
hog takes a drink from the<br />
hose. Rice showed in the 2022<br />
market class. A member of the<br />
Darby Riders 4-H Club, she is a<br />
resident of London.<br />
Snack time<br />
Nikki Keeran and her son, Stetson, who was 6<br />
months old at last year’s fair, hang out outside<br />
the Eby Arena before the start of the Livestock<br />
101 program.<br />
Grand champion gilt<br />
Beckett Clark, who competed in the 2022 open gilt class, shows off his grand champion<br />
belt buckle. Joining him are his brothers, Baine (holding the banner) and Baylor. His<br />
dad, Brent, pacifies Tomi, the grand champion breeding gilt.
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LIDIA BAKER<br />
BUYER: STS Cattle<br />
RESERVE CHAMPION DAIRY FEEDER<br />
LEVI BUTIN<br />
BUYER: Priority Electric<br />
GRAND CHAMPION STEER<br />
ALEXIS DOWNING<br />
BUYERS: ASE Feed & Supply, Bluebird Retirement, Heritage <strong>Co</strong>operative, Long<br />
Mechanical, Mason Acres, Midwestern Electrical Sales, Reiterman Feed & Supply,<br />
Mason & Sons Dumpsters LLC, B&B Forklift, Priority Electrical Services, Pepco,<br />
Nichols Farms, STS Cattle, Superior Sitework LLC, Brian & Savannah Brock,<br />
Webb Fencing, Lee Family Show Cattle, Priority Plumbing
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“Winners’ Circle”<br />
BLUE RIBB O N WINNERS<br />
O1 st<br />
Place<br />
RESERVE CHAMPION STEER<br />
KENZIE VALLERY<br />
BUYERS: <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Automotive and Tri-Green Interstate Equipment<br />
DAIRY SHOWMAN OF SHOWMEN<br />
OLIVIA FINKE<br />
BUYERS: Ag Pro, Murry and Edwards, Red Hot Propane<br />
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOAT<br />
GRACIE STINGLE<br />
BUYER: Bluebird Retirement<br />
RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET GOAT<br />
KENNA SEABURN<br />
BUYER: Bluebird Retirement<br />
POULTRY SHOWMAN OF SHOWMEN<br />
CADE SMITH<br />
BUYER: <strong>Co</strong>yote Run Farms<br />
POULTRY - GRAND CHAMPION MARKET DUCK<br />
DAKOTA HUTSON<br />
BUYER: ASE Feed & Supply<br />
POULTRY - RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET DUCK<br />
AMARA SUCHY<br />
BUYER: Cappy’s Pizza<br />
POULTRY - GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOOSE<br />
& RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET GOOSE<br />
DAKOTA HUTSON<br />
BUYER: <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Automotive Group
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“Winners’ Circle”<br />
BLUE RIBB O N WINNERS<br />
O1 st<br />
Place<br />
POULTRY - GRAND CHAMPION MARKET TURKEY<br />
MADISON ESTEP<br />
BUYERS: Midwestern Electric, Reiterman Feed, Sterling One Stop, B&B Forklift<br />
POULTRY - RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET TURKEY<br />
HAILEY BALLAH<br />
BUYER: <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Automotive Group<br />
POULTRY - GRAND CHAMPION BROILER<br />
ISABELLA HILES<br />
BUYER: <strong>Co</strong>lumbus Steel<br />
POULTRY - RESERVE CHAMPION BROILER<br />
CODY PURDUM<br />
BUYER: Oak Run Solar<br />
RABBIT SHOWMAN OF SHOWMEN<br />
EMMA MCCOY<br />
BUYERS: Bryan and Kelly Dhume<br />
RABBIT - GRAND CHAMPION SINGLE FRYER<br />
ASHLEIGH ARMENTROUT<br />
BUYER: Allstate<br />
RABBIT - GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF 3<br />
& RESERVE CHAMPION SINGLE FRYER<br />
COOPER GUTHRIE<br />
BUYER: ASE Feed & Supply<br />
RABBIT - RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF 3<br />
EMMA MCCOY<br />
BUYER: Eberle Funeral Home<br />
RABBIT - GRAND CHAMPION SINGLE ROASTER<br />
& GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF 2<br />
ANNA DREWES<br />
BUYER: Fyda Freightliner
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“Winners’ Circle”<br />
BLUE RIBB O N WINNERS<br />
O1<br />
st<br />
Place<br />
RABBIT - RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF 2<br />
ASHLEIGH ARMENTROUT<br />
BUYER: <strong>Co</strong>ughlin Automotive Group<br />
SHEEP SHOWMAN OF SHOWMEN<br />
& GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB<br />
OLIVIA SEABURN<br />
BUYER: Bluebird Retirement<br />
RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET LAMB<br />
MACKENZIE REEVES<br />
BUYERS: 56 Autosales, Bluebird Retirement, Durban Cattle, Heritage <strong>Co</strong>operative,<br />
Long Mechanical, Merchants National Bank, Midwestern Electric, Murry and Edwards,<br />
Red Hot Propane, Reiterman Feed, Priority Electric, Agriline, R Horney Livestock,<br />
Superior Sitework, Mason Acres<br />
SWINE SHOWMAN OF SHOWMEN<br />
KALI KIMBLER<br />
BUYERS: Heritage <strong>Co</strong>op, Hughes Boys Show Pigs, Long Mechanical,<br />
Midwestern Electric, Murry and Edwards, Red Hot Propane, Priority Electric,<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Republicans, Sterling Show Pigs, Flyers Pizza, Eldra<br />
SWINE - GRAND CHAMPION MARKET HOG<br />
QUINCY GROSS<br />
BUYERS: <strong>Madison</strong> Health, Dig. Home Designs, Ernst <strong>Co</strong>ncrete, Midwestern Electric,<br />
Murry and Edwards, Red Hot Propane, Priority Electric, Agriline, Real Mc<strong>Co</strong>ys,<br />
Long Mechanical, <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Republicans<br />
SWINE - RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET HOG<br />
REAGAN GROSS<br />
BUYERS: <strong>Madison</strong> Health, Dig. Home Designs, Ernst <strong>Co</strong>ncrete, Midwestern Electric,<br />
Murry and Edwards, Red Hot Propane, Priority Electric, Agriline, Tri-Green Interstate<br />
Equipment, Long Mechanical, <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Republicans
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Introducing Maverick<br />
Natasha Grube (right) introduces Maverick, her Border collie, to Erica Guisinger of<br />
London. Last year marked Grube’s first year showing dogs. Grube is a Mount Sterling<br />
resident and member of the Eager Achievers 4-H Club. Guisinger is a Cloverbud in the<br />
4-H program.<br />
A ‘purr-fectly’ good time<br />
Judge Lucinda Miller (left) and exhibitor Ashlynn Tabor share a laugh during the small<br />
animal show. Tabor, a member of the Exclusively Equine 4-H Club, showed her kitten.
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Autocross takes to infield<br />
Autocross is making its debut at this<br />
year’s <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>.<br />
The new event is slated for July 14. Gates<br />
open at 5 p.m. for registration. A Powerwheels<br />
course for kids starts at 6:45. Autocross<br />
racing follows at 7.<br />
In autocross, drivers race through five to<br />
10 laps on an off-road course filled with<br />
bumps and hills. The fastest drivers win.<br />
All entrants in a class race together unless<br />
turnout requires heats. In such a case,<br />
winners of each heat go to a feature race to<br />
determine the overall winner for that class.<br />
“Autocross is a good option because entrants<br />
don’t need to spend months preparing<br />
their vehicles like they would for demolition<br />
derby. Just regular, get-around trucks and<br />
cars can enter,” said Frances Hejduk, coowner<br />
of Derbydog Inc., the company putting<br />
on both autocross and the demolition derby<br />
at this year’s fair.<br />
Categories include: front-wheel drive<br />
compact, rear-wheel drive (compact, minitruck,<br />
and mini-van), large truck 4x4, powder<br />
puff (front-wheel drive compact, for<br />
women only), youth ages 13-16 (front-wheel<br />
drive compact/mini-van), and side-by-side.<br />
The cost to race is $40. The schedule,<br />
rules, and vehicle specifications can be found<br />
at www.derbydogdemo.com/derbydog or call<br />
(440) 479-0376. Winners receive cash prizes<br />
and trophies.<br />
Prior to the start of official racing, youngsters<br />
ages 5 to 8 years old are invited to take<br />
two or three laps around their own small<br />
course with small bumps. The children’s<br />
event is free to enter; participants must<br />
bring their own Powerwheels. Trophies and<br />
prizes will be awarded.<br />
Hejduk believes the autocross event will<br />
be a hit.<br />
“Most everybody who attends a fair likes<br />
motorsports. I think people will like it. We’ve<br />
been working really hard at it,” she said, noting<br />
this is the first year for autocross for Derbydog<br />
Inc. “In Ohio, the types of events at<br />
fairs ebb and flow. We’re bringing autocross<br />
back.”<br />
The event is free to watch with paid admission<br />
to the fair. Those who want a closeup<br />
view can purchase a pit pass for $20. Pit<br />
passes are free for ages 7 and younger.<br />
The Director, Megan Barker Witteman, and the board of Directors<br />
at the Mt. Sterling <strong>Co</strong>mmunity Center<br />
would like to give a big thanks to:<br />
Rick & Robbie Abbott<br />
Ag Pro<br />
A&M Farms<br />
All Ohio Portable Toilets<br />
Tim & Luana Barker<br />
Phil & Kathy Endres<br />
Green & Sons, Heritage<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty Farm Bureau<br />
Mason & Sons Dumpsters<br />
Patton Improvements<br />
The Barker Team Realtors – Keller Williams <strong>Co</strong>nsultants<br />
The Mercantile<br />
Walker Family Auto Parts<br />
Walker Family Tire<br />
These buyers stepped up the last two years, forming a collaboration that continues to bring meat<br />
to families at the Mt. Sterling Food Pantry. The buyers shared market price and processing fees<br />
for meat donated to our pantry.<br />
We hope to continue this collaboration by adding more animals yearly, as needed, to serve our<br />
families at the pantry. As of June 1, we've served 1272 families this year which includes 3761 individuals<br />
and an increase of 480 families from last year by this time.<br />
Donations to the Food Pantry are accepted throughout the year. Those wishing to contribute<br />
please reach out to Mt. Sterling <strong>Co</strong>mmunity Center - 740-869-2453
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Nate Mick of Greenfield, Ohio, took first place in the prostock mini division of last year’s<br />
demolition derby. He beat out two other competitors for the win and was the only driver<br />
able to drive his vehicle off the course.<br />
Crashing action at derby<br />
As usual, the demolition derby is the last<br />
event of fair week. This time, Derbydog Inc.<br />
will put on the event.<br />
Based in <strong>Madison</strong> in northeast Ohio, Derbydog<br />
Inc. was established 14 years ago. <strong>Co</strong>owner<br />
Jeremy Hejduk has been involved in<br />
motorsports his entire life. His wife, Frances,<br />
joined the business when the two got married<br />
five years ago.<br />
The company has a busy schedule this<br />
year with 40 shows slated for the season.<br />
They did 15 shows in 2018 and 30 shows last<br />
year. They are excited to have the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> on their schedule this year.<br />
“The demolition derby is open to anyone to<br />
enter. We get a lot of locals, along with folks<br />
who compete all over Ohio,” Frances said.<br />
The cost to enter is $50. The schedule,<br />
rules, and specifications can be found at<br />
www.derbydogdemo.com/derbydog or call<br />
(440) 479-0376. The event pays down three<br />
places and awards trophies. The total purse<br />
payout is $6,500.<br />
Classes include: street stock full-size;<br />
stock mini-van, truck, and SUV; street stock<br />
compact; windshield; and powder puff (females<br />
only).<br />
Prior to the start of the derby, Derbydog<br />
Inc. will host a Powerwheels Extravaganza<br />
for kids. The event is free to enter; participants<br />
must bring their own powerwheels.<br />
Entrants must wear helmets (bike helmets<br />
are allowed). Vehicles cannot be reinforced;<br />
only the appearance of the vehicle can be<br />
changed. Stock tires are required (duct tape<br />
is allowed). Twelve volts is the maximum for<br />
batteries. Seatbelts are recommended, and<br />
passengers are permitted.<br />
There are three events within the Powerwheels<br />
Extravaganza. The figure-8 race is for<br />
ages 5-8; the winner is the first driver to finish<br />
10 laps. The demolition derby is for ages<br />
3-8; everyone gets a prize. The drag race is for<br />
ages 3-8; trophies go to first-place finishers.<br />
The Extravaganza serves as crowd<br />
warmup, lasting about 15 minutes total before<br />
the official demolition derby begins.<br />
Derby night is July 15. The pit opens at 4<br />
p.m. for registration and inspection. The<br />
Powerwheels Extravaganza will start around<br />
7 p.m., followed by the derby.<br />
The event is free to watch with paid admission<br />
to the fair. Those who want a closeup<br />
view can purchase a pit pass for $25. Pit<br />
passes are free for ages 7 and younger.<br />
Arthur Pressnell of West Jefferson participates<br />
in the power wheels division of last<br />
year’s demolition derby. The division is<br />
back again at this year’s derby.
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Getting<br />
pointers<br />
Riley Wright (left)<br />
gives her fellow<br />
<strong>Madison</strong>-Plains FFA<br />
member Amy<br />
Burchett pointers on<br />
showing a pig.<br />
Burchett won the<br />
beef showman of<br />
showmen title last<br />
year which qualified<br />
her for the grand<br />
showman of showman<br />
contest for<br />
which contestants<br />
must show all the<br />
animal species.<br />
Both Wright and<br />
Burchett are London<br />
residents. Wright<br />
placed fourth overall<br />
in the showmanship<br />
drive for pigs.<br />
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Who to call<br />
for fair info<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>grounds are located<br />
at 205 Elm St. in London. Two entrances<br />
operate during fair week—one gate<br />
on Elm Street (pedestrians only) and a second<br />
gate on Garfield Avenue.<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>’s virtual home<br />
is https://madisoncountyfairoh.com. Go<br />
there for a full copy of the schedule, entry<br />
rules for competitions, and contact information.<br />
The website also includes information<br />
about the fairboard, events going on at the<br />
fairgrounds throughout the year, and facility<br />
rental information.<br />
For quick answers the week of the fair,<br />
give the following a call:<br />
* Senior <strong>Fair</strong> Board/<strong>Fair</strong> Secretary—Responsible<br />
for open shows, exhibits, harness<br />
racing, food stands, entertainment and<br />
rides, (740) 852-1654;<br />
* Ohio State University Extension Office—Responsible<br />
for all 4-H and Junior <strong>Fair</strong><br />
programs and special events, (740) 852-<br />
0975;<br />
* Sheriff’s Trailer—(740) 852-0211.
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Friday & Saturday<br />
August 4 & 5<br />
11am ~ 11pm<br />
Presented By:<br />
THE LONDON<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
Bobby Fisher Distributing<br />
The Downtown <strong>Co</strong>mmunity Organization<br />
ORGANIZATION
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Teaching and learning<br />
Now in its third year, Livestock<br />
101 continues to draw in youths<br />
curious about what it’s like to<br />
show an animal in front of a judge<br />
at the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>.<br />
The event is open to youths 17<br />
years old and younger and will<br />
take place at 10 a.m. July 14 during<br />
this year’s fair. The deadline to<br />
sign up for the free event was July<br />
1. All entrants receive a t-shirt.<br />
Participants choose a species<br />
they’d like to show—cattle, pigs,<br />
sheep, goats, horses, alpacas, poultry,<br />
or rabbits. They are matched<br />
Eli Kuhn (left) and Ada Staten are thrilled to listen as<br />
with experienced 4-H and FFA exhibitors<br />
who show them the ropes<br />
Ellen Moore shares facts with them about rabbits.<br />
The two youngsters took part in last year’s Livestock<br />
then coach them through the show<br />
101. Last year was Moore’s second year volunteering<br />
experience in front of a judge—all<br />
to share her experience at Livestock 101.<br />
over the course of a few hours.<br />
“It’s really a neat experience and a unique The whole idea of Livestock 101 is to get<br />
opportunity,” said Paul Gross, Senior <strong>Fair</strong> more youths interested in showing animals<br />
Board president.<br />
and participating in 4-H, FFA, and the fair.<br />
That opportunity comes with the chance According to Gross, it’s working.<br />
to win prizes. All participants compete for “It’s definitely happening because the<br />
trophies and ribbons in their respective prize they win is a project for the next year.<br />
species categories.<br />
I know dozens of kids who are entering the<br />
Beyond that, the top finishers in each category<br />
get animals or leases on animals to More than 125 youths participated in<br />
program because of that,” he said.<br />
show at next year’s fair. The two finishers in the Livestock 101 event at last year’s fair.<br />
each of the sheep, goat, and pig categories The judge for 2022 recently was a judge at<br />
win that species. The top finisher in the cattle<br />
category receives a $500 credit toward a “We get nationally acclaimed judges to<br />
the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa.<br />
lease or purchase of a steer. The top finishers come in and do this because they think it’s<br />
in the horse and alpaca categories get leases. such a novel program,” Gross said.<br />
All participants who show a small animal, Livestock 101 has a new sponsor this<br />
such as a rabbit or chicken, get a small animal<br />
to show at next year’s fair, regardless of Retirement <strong>Co</strong>mmunity was the sponsor the<br />
year: Farm Credit Mid-America. Bluebird<br />
how they place.<br />
first two years.<br />
First annual rib cook-off<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> is hosting a Rib<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ok-Off on July 8, prior to the rodeo.<br />
The contest is an outgrowth of a friendly<br />
competition that’s been going on for years<br />
among people who camp at the fairgrounds<br />
during fair week. Campers Brad Reeves,<br />
Mike Leach, and Randy White headed it up.<br />
“It got to be a big thing, so we decided to<br />
take the idea and make it into a fair-wide,<br />
county-wide thing,” said Paul Gross, senior<br />
fair board president.<br />
Reeves, Leach, and White are involved<br />
with the expanded set-up.<br />
Anyone is welcome to enter. Registration<br />
is $10 and due at the fair office by 6 p.m. July<br />
7. Each entrant must cook two racks of ribs.<br />
Entries must be set up at the beer garden by<br />
5 p.m. July 8. Judging starts at 6.<br />
A team from BST will serve as the official<br />
judges. All of the entry fee money will go to<br />
one grand prize winner.<br />
Additionally, the public will determine a<br />
People’s Choice winner. The cost to taste test<br />
for People’s Choice is $15 per person. The<br />
number of taste testers will be limited, based<br />
on the number of entrants. The money collected<br />
from the taste testers goes to the People’s<br />
Choice winner.<br />
For more information, call the fair office<br />
at (740) 852-1654.
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Balancing<br />
During the equine fun show,<br />
Katelin Creemens tries not drop an<br />
egg balanced on a spoon while<br />
Jimmy trots around the arena. The<br />
London resident is a member of<br />
the <strong>Fair</strong>field Rascals 4-H Club.<br />
On course<br />
Plain City resident and Double L II 4-H Club<br />
member Amara Suchy can’t help but smile as<br />
her donkey, Atlas, clears an obstacle during<br />
last year’s obstacle course lead event.<br />
Yummy!<br />
Huntyr-Elaine Rogers shows off her<br />
iced sugar cookie creation at last year’s<br />
cookie decorating contest. Rogers is a<br />
resident of London and member of the<br />
Double L II 4-H Club.<br />
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(740) 852-0725
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Four nights of live music<br />
Four music acts are lined up to entertain<br />
fairgoers. Admission to the concerts is free<br />
with paid admission to the fair. Look for the<br />
stage near the in-field and beer garden.<br />
The Sean Prather Band<br />
Sunday, July 9 at 7 p.m.<br />
Best described as a “country-hearted band<br />
with a rock-and-roll soul,” the Sean Prather<br />
Band appeals to listeners of all types. The<br />
group plays both original music and cover<br />
tunes.<br />
Among the band’s original songs are<br />
“Whiskey Glass” about a bad breakup, “Down<br />
in the Hollar,” and “Songs About You.” When<br />
it comes to covers, the crowd can expect to<br />
hear a variety of traditional and modern<br />
country songs, including gems by Waylon<br />
Jennings, Blackberry Smoke, Jason Aldean,<br />
Steve Earl, Luke Bryan, and the like.<br />
The lineup includes Sean Prather (a.k.a.<br />
Junior) on lead vocals and guitar and his father,<br />
Sean, (a.k.a. Senior) bass, along with<br />
Lorin Smith on drums.<br />
Paulina Jayne<br />
Tuesday, July 11 at 7 p.m.<br />
Nashville artist Paulina Jayne made her<br />
The Sean Prather Band will perform at the<br />
fair on July 9.<br />
We applaud the efforts of all the young<br />
people & adults who have worked together<br />
to make this year’s <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> a<br />
success. Thanks for a job well done.<br />
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Paulina Jayne, a Nashville-based musician,<br />
is returning to the fair for a repeat performance.<br />
The concert is set for July 11.<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong> debut last year. She returns<br />
to the fair stage this year to share her<br />
storytelling style of country music with hints<br />
of rock, pop, and folk.<br />
Jayne’s music is garnering widespread attention.<br />
“Big Hair Bigger Dreams,” was a national<br />
Discovery pick on Shawn Parr’s<br />
“Across the <strong>Co</strong>untry” syndicated radio show.<br />
“Love’s Gonna Always Win” has generated<br />
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MUSIC<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ntinued from page 48<br />
more than a half-million<br />
streams. The video for “Drove<br />
By,” a song about a postbreakup<br />
moment, has racked<br />
up more than 150,000 views on<br />
YouTube.<br />
Jayne has opened for the<br />
likes of Sheryl Crow, Rascal<br />
Flatts, and Sam Hunt, and<br />
shared Live Nation festival<br />
marquees with such artists as<br />
Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, and Luke<br />
Bryan.<br />
Aaron Buckley<br />
Thursday, July 13 at 8 p.m.<br />
Aaron Buckley, a musician based in<br />
<strong>Co</strong>lumbus, is bringing his solo acoustic act<br />
to the fair. He performs primarily country<br />
songs, both covers and originals. The cover<br />
tunes run the likes of Gary Allan, Jon<br />
Pardi, and Tyler Childers.<br />
Buckley has been performing music for<br />
20 years, both as a solo act and with a full<br />
band. Anyone interested in learning more<br />
can look for him on social media.<br />
Trainwreck<br />
Friday, July 14 at 8 p.m.<br />
Hailing from Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania,<br />
Trainwreck is a band whose focus<br />
Trainwreck is scheduled to take the fair stage on July 14.<br />
is country but whose reach includes southern<br />
classic rock and alternative rock.<br />
Together for 18 years, they thrive on a<br />
steady diet of Luke <strong>Co</strong>mbs, Luke Bryan,<br />
Kane Brown, Zac Brown, Keith Urban, Tim<br />
McGraw, Old Dominion, Dierks Bentley, and<br />
Bailey Zimmerman, to name a few.<br />
“We pepper in some other genres, too, to<br />
keep it entertaining,” said Brad Learn, the<br />
group’s bass player and backup singer.<br />
The band’s personnel also includes: Lou<br />
Greco on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, and<br />
lead guitar; Chuck Hall on lead guitar; and<br />
Chris Rossvanes on drums.<br />
Aaron Buckley will perform on July 13.
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Erin Harsh participates in Heat 2 of last year’s skillet toss competition. Harsh’s heat consisted<br />
of throwers ages 30 to 45. Harsh won her heat. She went on to throw against other<br />
winners of their heats, to win the overall longest throw at 43.10 inches.<br />
Flying skillets<br />
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This year’s skillet toss is scheduled for July<br />
15 at 5 p.m. in the infield. Entrants must<br />
register by 12 p.m. that day.<br />
The cost to enter is $3. Age classes are:<br />
16-29, 30-45, 46-64, and 65 and older. Each<br />
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Take a walk with me<br />
Leighton Duff competes in last year’s Guys & Gals Lead contest. This year, the contest<br />
is set for July 8 at 6 p.m. in the Eby Arena.<br />
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Pig scramble & pedal pulls<br />
Tri-Green Interstate Equipment<br />
is hosting two fair events<br />
that are sure to be entertaining—a<br />
pig scramble and pedals pulls for<br />
both children and adults.<br />
Pig Scramble<br />
It’s been many, many years<br />
since the fair last hosted a pig<br />
scramble. It’s back and scheduled<br />
for 5 p.m. July 9. The event will<br />
take place inside a fenced-off area<br />
near the beer garden.<br />
The area will be wetted down.<br />
Approximately 50 pigs will be let<br />
loose. Then, by age category, children<br />
and adults will scramble<br />
after the pigs, trying to grab ribbons<br />
tied to the pigs’ tails. The<br />
pigs likely will weigh about 50<br />
pounds each—small enough to be<br />
speedy.<br />
The first person in each age<br />
group to successfully grab a ribbon<br />
will be declared that age group’s<br />
winner. Winners receive a $100<br />
cash prize. The age categories are:<br />
6-8, 9-10, 11-13, 14-17, and 18 and<br />
older.<br />
There is no cost to enter. Registration<br />
starts at 4 p.m. the day<br />
of the scramble. All entrants must<br />
sign a waiver.<br />
“And bring a change of clothes<br />
because it’s going to be muddy.<br />
That’s what a pig scramble is all about—<br />
mud,” said Judy Green, a fairboard member<br />
and co-owner of Tri-Green.<br />
Tri-Green is sponsoring the pig scramble<br />
as another option for youth to get involved in<br />
the fair.<br />
“They don’t have to be in 4-H or FFA.<br />
Anybody is welcome to enter. Adults are welcome,<br />
too,” Green said.<br />
Pedal Pulls<br />
The Buckeye State Sanctioned Pedal<br />
Tractor Pullers returns to host not only kiddie<br />
pedal pulls but adult pulls, as well. The<br />
fun is scheduled for July 15. Registration<br />
starts at 2 p.m. The kids’ pulls start at 3 p.m.<br />
The adult pulls follow.<br />
“The adult part is new for us,” said Green.<br />
“It’s something we thought might work. We<br />
think it will be fun to see adults doing it.”<br />
The adult pulls are open to ages 12 and<br />
older. Entrants compete in age categories.<br />
Ribbons go to the top two pullers in each category.<br />
The registration fee is $10; half of<br />
The strain of pulling a 35-pound weight starts to<br />
show on the face of Robbie Butler at last year’s kiddie<br />
pedal pull. The London resident “pulled” off a firstplace<br />
finish.<br />
those fees go back to the fair.<br />
“For the adults, we basically take the engine<br />
out of a garden tractor and put pedals<br />
on it,” said Gary Daiber, owner of Buckeye<br />
State Pedal Tractor Pullers.<br />
While the adult pulls are all for fun, the<br />
kiddie pulls include the chance to advance to<br />
state and even national competition.<br />
The kiddie pulls are open to ages 4-11.<br />
The top three pullers for each age get trophies<br />
and are invited to the Ohio pull that<br />
takes place at the Hartford Independent<br />
<strong>Fair</strong> in Croton in August. Top pullers at<br />
state can move on to the national pull at the<br />
<strong>Co</strong>rn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, in<br />
September.<br />
There is no cost to enter the kiddie pull at<br />
the <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty <strong>Fair</strong>. Each child who<br />
participates gets a ribbon.<br />
The Buckeye State Sanctioned Pedal<br />
Tractor Pullers are endorsed by the National<br />
Pedal Pullers Association. For details, visit<br />
www.buckeyepedalpullers.net.
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She’s a good egg<br />
Isabel Hines, a Mount Sterling resident and member<br />
of the <strong>Co</strong>untry Bunch 4-H Club, inspects a set<br />
of eggs during the Junior <strong>Fair</strong> livestock judging<br />
contest. The contest gives youth exhibitors a<br />
chance to be judges, then be judged on how well<br />
they judge. Here, Hines checks the eggs for<br />
cleanliness, irregularities, size, and calcium deposits,<br />
then ranks them in order of grade.<br />
So grand<br />
Molly Barber, a member of the<br />
<strong>Fair</strong>field Rascals 4-H Club, displays<br />
her awards after being<br />
named the 2022 <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty Junior <strong>Fair</strong> Grand<br />
Showman of Showmen.<br />
Need to stay hydrated<br />
Nixon Gross watches as his brother’s market steer slurps down a third bucket of water<br />
outside the steer barn. Quincy Gross took fifth place overall for market steers and also<br />
showed pigs at last year’s fair. Quincy and Nixon are residents of London and members<br />
of the Speedy Spurs 4-H Club.
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Five seats up for election<br />
<strong>Co</strong>ngratulations<br />
Five seats are up for<br />
election for the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>unty Agricultural Society’s<br />
board of directors.<br />
The election is set for 1<br />
to 5 p.m. July 15, the last<br />
day of the fair. Voting will<br />
take place in the <strong>Co</strong>ughlin<br />
<strong>Co</strong>mmunity Center on the fairgrounds.<br />
To run for election, a person must be a<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty resident and member of the<br />
Ag Society. The two ways to become a member<br />
are: purchase a week pass to the fair<br />
(membership comes with it) or buy a membership<br />
ticket to the fair. The fair office is<br />
open prior to the fair for the sale of passes<br />
and tickets. Hours are Monday through<br />
Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.<br />
Petitions are available at the fair office.<br />
Candidates must gather 10 or more signatures<br />
from other Ag Society members and return<br />
their completed petitions to the fair<br />
office by 1 p.m. July 8.<br />
To vote in the election, a person must be<br />
at least 18 years old, a <strong>Madison</strong> <strong>Co</strong>unty resident,<br />
and an Ag Society member. On election<br />
day, they must show<br />
their driver’s license and<br />
their membership ticket.<br />
The five seats up for<br />
election are currently<br />
held by Paul Gross, Joe<br />
Henry, Quinton Keeran,<br />
Tina Seaburn, and Kelly<br />
Sifrit. Each of these seats come with a threeyear<br />
term.<br />
Other members currently serving on the<br />
board are Brock Ballah, Brandon Estep, Kyle<br />
Seaburn, and Bryan Stonerock, whose terms<br />
expire in 2024, and Jason Baker, Judy<br />
Green, Ryan Kimbler, William Koenig, Paul<br />
Melampy, and Tia Sexton, whose terms expire<br />
in 2025.<br />
The Ag Society (also known as the senior<br />
fair board) is responsible for operating the<br />
fair, managing other events that take place<br />
on the fairgrounds, and maintaining the<br />
grounds. The board meets at 7 p.m. the first<br />
Wednesday of each month at The Butcher<br />
Block, 2280 State Route 56, London.<br />
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