Addison County Fair & Field Days Official Program 2018

OFFICIAL PROGRAM

ADDISON COUNTY FAIR & FIELD DAYS Tuesday, August 7 - Saturday, August 11, 2018 A Special Publication of the Addison Independent

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Welcome The Addison County Fair & Field Days Board is happy to welcome you and your friends and family to this year’s Addison County Fair & Field Days on August 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11, 2018. It is our pleasure to present the opportunity for area citizens to have fun, eat delicious food and see the best livestock and highquality products that our part of the world produces.

It is our pleasure to present the opportunity for area citizens to showcase the quality products they have made so that their friends and neighbors can see what they’ve been up to. You’ll find farm animals of all varieties, handcrafts, history, commerce, good foods and, if you like that sort of thing, the midway. And don’t forget to catch a live show and a competition.

We extend our sincere appreciation to all who have exhibited in the past and look forward to working with new, as well as seasoned exhibitors, during our 2018 Fair. And we thank all our visitors who make the fair complete.

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Inside: Admission ..................................................................... 6 Armwrestlers in action............................................36 Bike stunts, music & entertainment............. 25-32 Board of Directors....................................................... 6 Children learn about erosion................................21 Dedication to James H. Foster Jr............................ 7 Demo Derby roars into action..............................29 Gala supporters & other sponsors................ 37-38 Map of the grounds.................................................... 8 Miniature donkeys show their stuff....................23 New Foster Welcome Center.................................18 Out-of-towners see the real Vermont................22 A Republican at Field Days.....................................33 Schedule of events............................................ 11-17 Skillet toss draws a crowd......................................34

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About this Field Days Program The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has named Addison County Fair & Field Days a Top 10 Vermont summer event — and for good reason. Vermont doesn’t just talk about its agricultural roots, it lives them. Milking cows, shearing sheep, growing food — those are all things we do day in and day out in this part of New England. Agriculture is an integral part of Addison County life and economy, and it is also a lot of fun.

At Field Days we celebrate that essential part of the Vermont character every year.

Tens of thousands of people from the Champlain Valley and beyond come to the fair every year to celebrate their agricultural roots — or to get back to those roots.

The best farmers, sugarmakers, cooks, bakers and all kinds of craftmakers compete for bragging rights — as do those brave men and women who get behind the wheel in the demolition derby and the tractor pull (not to mention the folks who work with the powerful draft horses). And don’t forget Wednesday’s skillet toss. More often than not, the winners

turn out to be our neighbors, or the folks down the road who we see at the grocery store and at our kids’ school concerts.

Children with livestock of all kinds — cows, calves, sheep, lambs, rabbits and many sorts of fowl — work for weeks and months leading up to the fair, grooming their animals for show-ring competition. Adults compete for the coveted Leona Thompson Bowl. Younger crafters try to earn the Frances Monroe Youth Award.

Contestants young and old — and every age between — gather fruits and vegetables from the garden and sugar and spices from the pantry; then cook them up into a smorgasbord of jams, pickles, cakes and cookies for competitions in the Food Department.

There are exhibits, pulls (tractor, truck, horse, oxen and pedal-tractor), animal judging, horse shows, carnival food by the ton and plenty of midway rides.

Oh, and don’t miss the armwrestling if you can help it.

This booklet is designed to serve as a guide to Field Days. A complete schedule of events can be found as well as profiles of this year’s entertainers.

There is plenty to see and do over the five days of the fair — Aug. 7-11. See it all!

A Message to the Event Superintendents The Addison Independent will publish the results of as many Field Days competitions as we can get our hands on. Event superintendents should take their results to the Field Days office immediately after the events. Field Days staff will make copies and the Independent will publish the information as quickly as possible.

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2018 Admissions Your ticket price includes parking, gate admission, re-admission, grandstands, all Field Days shows & exhibits.

ADULTS (ages 12 and over) Tuesday Only Daily Admission $10.00 Wednesday – Saturday Daily Admission $12.00 SEASON PASS $45.00 SENIOR DISCOUNT Free on Tuesday

with Green Mountain Passport (Green Mountain Passports can be purchased at your local Town Clerk’s office)

CHILDREN (ages 6-11)

Daily Admission SEASON PASS CHILDREN (5 years and under)

$5.00 $15.00 FREE all days

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WYATT POMBAR, TOP right, William and Sadie race down the burlap sack slide at Field Days last year.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

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Dedication This year we are saddened, but proud to dedicate Addison County Fair and Field Days and our new Welcome Center to James H. Foster Jr. Jim was our president and the leader of our Field Days family with his wife, Trisha, and children, Makayla, Caleb and Joselyn. We lost Jim in a tragic farm accident last fall. His calm, quiet presence, integrity and fairness made Jim a strong leader for our Addison County Fair and Field Days board of directors. Jim’s love of Field Days and our family atmosphere and focus on agriculture, past, present and future, has shaped the Field Days seen today.

Jim was always there for the fair, a busy man, with family and a business to run, he found time for fair business whenever it was needed. You may have seen him trucking shavings, laying out the fair campground, or meeting with people working on a fair project before the fair. You may have met him at a state fair meeting, negotiated with him over something needed for the fair, or seen him giving an interview on TV. During the fair, you could have found him cheering at the demolition derby, in the office discussing an issue that has come up during the fair, or walking the fairgrounds with an inspector or his son, Caleb, our Jr. Director. Wherever he was, he was promoting the attributes of Addison County Fair and Field Days and enjoying every minute.

We all had our special relationship with Jim, as a sounding board, friend, leader, colleague and co-director and we all miss him and his steady work ethic, positive attitude and encouraging smile. We’re so very glad we got to share in Jim’s life and we appreciate all he gave to each of us and to Addison County Fair and Field Days. In his short time here, Jim gave of himself for Field Days, impressed on so many the importance of integrity, fairness and careful thought and continued to grow the legacy that is Addison County Fair and Field Days. His guidance will be with us as directors for many

years to come.

Jim, Addison County Fair and Field Days 2018 is dedicated to you.

— The Board of Directors of Addison County Fair and

In Memorial Lauretta Brisson Joel Fifield James H. Foster Jr. Nathan Jackson Mike Sweeney

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15. Horse Area Manager’s Booth 16. 4-H Dairy Barn 17. Open Dairy Show Barn 18. Beef Cattle Tent 19. Antique Equipment Buildings 20. Show Area 21. Frances Monroe Home & Garden Ctr. 22. Sara McCarty Children’s Barn 23. Sheep Tents 24. Pony Rides & Free Youth Activities 25. Infant Comfort Station 26. Addison County Toy Barn 27. Poultry Tent

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A photo by Andrea Warren on the front page of this program shows the 4-H & Other Youth Sheep Show held in the sheep tent during the 2017 Addison County Fair & Field Days. Here judge Dave Holck checks a competitor while their owners mind the sheep.

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Personalized Constant Comfort from

Michael Plouffe waits his turn to enter the animal show arena for a 4-H Youth Dairy Show conformation class competition last year.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

Daily Activities 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Children’s Barnyard Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 4-H & Youth Building Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Antique Equipment Building Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Maple Sugar House Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Twist O’ Wool Guild Demos

(Twist O’ Wool Guild tent) 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Forest Festival Exhibits & Demonstrations

(forestry building) 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Antique Equipment Demos

(antique equipment area) 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Home & Garden Building Open

with continuous craft demos 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Lucien Paquette Exhibit Building Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wood Carving (antique equipment area) Daily Maple Products Demonstrations (maple sugar house) 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Midway Open (approximately) 1-4 p.m. Milking Parlor Demonstrations 1-6 p.m. Cairo Northern Clowns (walk around entertainment) Note: Most exhibits will be removed on Saturday night at 10 p.m.

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Schedule of Events TUESDAY, Aug. 7, 2018 MORNING

Addison County Day

8:30 a.m.

Western Only 4-H and Open Youth Junior

Horse Show (horse area) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 4-H Dairy Conformation Classes

(animal show arena) 10 a.m.

Open Miniature Donkey Show

(Butterfield Arena) 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Antique Equipment Demos

(antique equipment area) 11 a.m.

Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand) 11a.m.-7p.m. Kindness Bears

(Connor Home Stage in Paquette Bldg.)

AFTERNOON & EVENING

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

Midway Opens (approximately) Dig For Treasure! (youth activity area) - FREE Pirate Man Dan (show tent) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) VTPA-Garden Tractor & ATV Pulls & Antique (tractor pad) (Continued on, Page 13)

Ribbons were on display in the Frances Monroe Home and Garden Center during the 2017 Addison County Fair and Field Days.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

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Schedule of Events 1 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2-4 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

3 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

4:45 p.m.

5 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6-11p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

8 p.m.

CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) 4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) Sheep Shearing/Handling Demonstration (sheep tent) Children’s Activities (children’s barnyard area) - FREE Pirate Man Dan (show tent) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) 4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand) Vermont Products Dinner-1st Sitting (dining hall) Gymkhana (horse area) Vermont Products Dinner-2nd Sitting (dining hall) BRACELET NIGHT for rides ($15 - rides unlimited) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) Good Time Line Dancing (bandstand) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) Vermont Products Dinner-3rd Sitting (dining hall) Good Time Line Dancing (bandstand) Miniature Horse Team Hitching Demonstration (children’s Barnyard area) Vermont Products Dinner-4th Sitting (dining hall) Addison County Gospel Choir (show tent) Field Days Opening Parade - “Building Dreams, Friendships and Memories”

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8, 2018 MORNING

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8:30 a.m.

9 a.m.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

11a.m.-7 p.m.

11a.m.

English Only 4-H and Open Youth Jr. & Sr. Horse Show (horse area) Open Dairy Show-Holsteins, Brown Swiss & Guernseys (animal show arena) Children’s Activities (children’s barnyard area) - FREE Ox Pulling (Butterfield arena) Kindness Bears (Connor Home Stage in Paquette Bldg.)

Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand)

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

Midway Opens (approximately, All day/night bracelet-$20) Dig For Treasure! (youth activity area) - FREE Peterson Quality Malt Men’s Caber Toss (tractor pad) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) (Continued on, Page 14)

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Schedule of Events 1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Peterson Quality Malt Ladies Iron Skillet Toss (tractor pad) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) 4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) Pirate Man Dan (show tent) Sheep Shearing/Handling Demonstration (sheep show tent) Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) 4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) 4-H & Other Youth Rabbit Showmanship (4H Exhibit Building) Pirate Man Dan (show tent) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) Miniature Horse Team Hitching Demonstration (children’s barnyard area) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) VINS Cold Blooded Critters (bandstand) VINS Raptor Encounter (bandstand) Karaoke Talent Night with DJ Amanda Rock (signup at 6:30) (show tent) #1 Auto Parts Demolition Derby (tractor pad)

“The Taste of Vermont”

THURSDAY, Aug. 9, 2018 MORNING

8 a.m.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

10 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

11 a.m-7 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

Annual ACFFD Open Horse Show (horse area) 4-H Dairy Fitting & Showmanship Classes (animal show arena) 4-H & Other Youth Sheep Show (sheep show tent) Hand Mowing Contest (antique equipment demo area) Pony Pulling (Butterfield arena) Pedal Tractor Pull (show tent) (sign-ups at 10:00) Kindness Bears (Connor Home Stage in Paquette Bldg.)

Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand)

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12-4 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

Midway Opens (approximately) Dig For Treasure! (youth activity area) - FREE Children’s Activities (children’s barnyard area) - FREE “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) Pirate Man Dan (show tent)” (Continued on, Page 16)

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Schedule of Events 1:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

3 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6-11 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (children’s barnyard area) 4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) Pirate Man Dan (show tent) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (children’s barnyard area) Miniature Horse Team Hitching Demonstration (children’s barnyard area) BRACELET NIGHT for rides ($17 - rides unlimited) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) #1 Auto Parts Demolition Derby (tractor pad) Reflection Band (show tent) Bill Torrey, Storyteller (bandstand) Animal Costume Class (animal show arena)

FRIDAY, Aug. 10, 2018 MORNING

8:30 a.m.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

Youth Day

Exhibitors’ Breakfast (dining hall) Draft Horse Show (horse area) Open Sheep Show (sheep show tent)

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10 a.m.-2 p.m.

10 a.m.

10 a.m.

11a.m.

11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Children’s Activities (children’s barnyard area) - FREE Youth & Open Working Steer and Ox Show (beef/working steer show tent) Horse Pulling (Butterfield arena) Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand) Kindness Bears (Connor Home Stage in Paquette Bldg.)

12 p.m.

12-6 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

Dig For Treasure! (youth activity area) - FREE BRACELET TIME for rides ($12 - rides unlimited) VTPA-Farmstock (tractor pad) Pirate Man Dan (show tent) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) PeeWee Dairy Showmanship (animal show arena) 4 Abreast, Show Division (horse area) CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) 4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) Pirate Man Dan (show tent) Open and Youth Beef Show (animal show arena) “Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) 4-H Hands on Workshop (4-H exhibit building) (Continued on, Page 17)

AFTERNOON & EVENING

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Schedule of Events 3:30 p.m.

CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) 4 p.m.

Tom Joyce, The Magic Man (bandstand) 5 p.m.

Armwrestling-Kids 16 & under

(sign up at 4:00)(show tent) 5 p.m.

“Robinson’s Racing Pigs” (dairy area) 5:30 p.m.

Miniature Horse Team Hitching

Demonstration (children’s barnyard area) 6-11 p.m.

BRACELET NIGHT: for rides

($17-rides unlimited) 6 p.m.

RE/MAX Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides

(parking Lot, weather permitting) 6 p.m.

CW Trials Bike Stunt Show (show area) 7 p.m.

VTPA-Farmstock, NYPTA Super Farm,

VT V8 Minis, 2WD Minis (tractor pad) 7 p.m.

Armwrestling-Adults

(weigh-ins 5:00)(show tent) 7 p.m.

Pitz Quattrone & The Freelancers (bandstand)

SATURDAY, Aug. 11, 2018

Champlain Valley Equipment Day MORNING

9 a.m.

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New Welcome Center is dedicated to James Foster Jr.

NEW HAVEN — Addison County Fair and Field Days is honoring and remembering the president of its board of directors who was killed in a farm accident last fall. This summer has seen the building of a new welcome center on the New Haven fairgrounds that James H. Fos“We want someter Jr. had imagined.

“This was Jim’s vision,” said Benj thing that makes Deppman, vice president of the Field a great first stateDays board of directors.

The board had long been working ment when people on creating a new ticket booth to re- come to Field place the crammed and aging booths Days. This will be a that have been used for years.

The $125,000 welcome center is shady space were a 36-feet-by-60-feet structure with a families can meet.” barn-like appearance situated where — Benji Deppman the main entrance gate was last year, just outside the Show Tent. Fairgoers can pass through a center open space, out of the sun, with ticket booths on either side.

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THE NEW WELCOME Center at the Addison County Fairgrounds has a barn-like appearance in keeping with the agricultural heritage of Field Days, and adds bathrooms near the entrance gate, as well as a roof to get out of the sun. The 36-feet-by-60-feet structure at the main entrance gate was named in honor of the late Field Days board President James H. Foster Jr.

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Foster building As Field Days board member and president he was very (Continued from Page 18) when people come to Field Days,” Deppman said. “This will active in safeguarding the annual summer agricultural exhibibe a shady space were families can meet.” tion’s family-friendly atmosphere, according to a resolution It will provide bathrooms right at the entrance so fairgoers in his memory that the Vermont House of Representatives won’t have to be greeted by movable port-o-lets right at the passed this spring. gate.

“He was really critical to our operations” at Board member Bill Rolo, who has been inField Days, Deppman said, adding that when volved with construction of pretty much every Foster used the term “Field Days Family” he building project on the fairgrounds for the past truly meant that everyone involved in the fair two decades, acted as master builder for this was part of a family. project.

The new building will include a plaque with It will be dedicated as the James H. Foster Jr. a dedication to Foster, plus directors plan to inWelcome Center. clude names of donors on the plaque, as well.

Foster was president of the Field Days board The welcome center isn’t the only building at of directors for a number of years. He was killed the fairgrounds that saw construction this sumat age 47 in a tragic accident while working on a mer. The Field Days organization replaced the farm in Brandon on Sept. 21, 2017. “solar building” — the hoop structure in front A lifelong Addison County resident, Foster of the Paquette Building — with a more perwas a member of the Middlebury family that manent structure. Plans were to make it a pole operates the Foster Brothers Farm Inc. He was barn construction and call it the Picnic Pavilion. one of the principals behind Vermont Natural Ag Although designed to look more barnlike than Products, which is best known for selling com- JAMES FOSTER JR the old structure, Deppman said there would be posted cow manure called “Moo Doo.” In that some openings on the sides like the old solar business he managed relationships with many farmers and building in order to let the air circulate. franchisers, and became well-known around the region.

Although the idea for the welcome center has been perHe was on the boards of the Vermont FFA Foundation and colating for quite awhile, “this all came together quickly,” the Central Cemetery Association.

Deppman said.

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Children can learn about the effects of erosion

By WILL DIGRAVIO “The chickens are dead,” yelled one child.

“The farm is still up, though,” yelled another, choosing to take an optimistic view of the situation in the 4-H and Youth Building on the fairgrounds in New Haven. Suddenly, a wave of water came rolling through.

“The bridges are down,” shouted a third, sensing defeat.

Her instincts were right; the entire town was soon completely flooded.

Luckily, all of this action took place on a flume simulation table at the 2017 Addison County Fair & Field Days. The table is essentially a big sandbox, where visitors are able to design a miniature town using figurines and then mold sand to build culverts and bridges to prevent their town from flooding. Once their town is constructed, water is pumped through at various levels to see if it would survive a flood.

The table is owned and operated by Lake Champlain Sea Grant, which partnered with University of Vermont Extension to exhibit the table at the fair. Sea Grant is a federally funded program dedicated to educating folks about the management of watersheds and other bodies of water. Their goal is to promote environmental health and sustainability.

The table was a hit with children at the fair.

“It’s very tactile so they get very into it, and then they’ll (See Erosion fun, Page 24)

LILLY, 8, LEFT, and Chloe Dolan, 7, play with sand and water at a flood simulation table at the Addison County Fair & Field Days last August. The table is used by the Lake Champlain Sea Grant program to teach children about floods, erosion and other waterrelated issues.

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Out-of-towners see the real Vermont at the fair

By WILL DIGRAVIO Before he visited the Addison County Fair & Field Days last August, Masayuki “Masa” Sakamoto had never been within an arm’s reach of a cow.

“They’re huge,” he said with a laugh. “The size of the cow was kind of shocking. I’ve never seen someone actually milking a cow before.”

For the Honolulu, Hawaii, native, his visit to the fair in 2017 marked the first time he was truly exposed to many everyday agricultural practices that are common throughout Addison County. He said there are similar festivals and events in Hawaii, but there are some major differences.

“They were eating pigs here but it was barbeque, whereas in Hawaii it’s a roast pig, which is a classic Hawaiian food,” he said. “In Hawaii it would be a luau as opposed to a barbeque here.”

Sakamoto is a rising senior at Middlebury College. Though he had lived here for here for a couple years as a student, he said this was the first time he was actually immersed and interacting with folks in the broader community. He said college students too often isolate themselves, and that they should do more to support and engage with the community.

“All of these people are providing Midd with milk, meat, and you see the farm maps in dining halls, but you don’t actually see the people, the actual animals,” Sakamoto said. “I

HAWAII NATIVE MASAYUKI Sakamoto is flanked by fellow Middlebury College students Caleb Walcott, left, and Noah Levine as they examine vegetables at the 2017 Addison County Fair & Field Days.

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Minature donkeys and their handlers show their stuff

By WILL DIGRAVIO As the sun shone down on the opening day of the 2017 Addison County Fair & Field Days, several miniature donkeys earned class titles and one became overall champion. But ascertaining which deserved the crown was not as easy as it might seem.

“It’s a lot harder (to judge) donkeys because when they get into their stubborn or scared streak they don’t always walk as straight as they normally would,” said Kathy Kennett, this year’s judge.

Kennett explained that she looks at how well these half-pint equines are put together, how well they’re built, their “conformation” to the standards of the breed.

In the 2018 Field Days, the Open Miniature Donkey Show returns to Butterfield Arena on the fairgrounds at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7.

More than two dozen miniature donkeys and mules competed in the fair’s annual Miniature Donkey & Mule Show in 2017. The show featured a number of competitions, including a coon jumping challenge and Best of Breed.

In order to compete for Best of Breed, a mini donkey or mule must place either first or second in their class. There were nine classes in total, ranging from miniature donkey foals that are (See Donkey show, Page 24)

MINIATURE DONKEY HANDLER Willie Foote waits to hear the judge’s final results during the 2017 donkey competition. Foote and his miniature donkeys took home two first-place ribbons at the Miniature Donkey & Mule Show at the 2017 Addison County Fair and Field Days.

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Donkey show (Continued from Page 23) six to 12 months old, to jacks (male) and jennets (female) more than 36 months old. There was also a class for castrated donkeys, referred to as geldings, more than 12 months old.

The 2017 grand champion was Shalimar, a 17-year-old jack from Saylorsburg, Pa. “We’ve been showing him since he was probably two,” said Jim Halterman, Shalimar’s owner and handler. “We’ve done every kind of competition with him so he’s had years and years of experience.”

The second-place finisher was Faith, a miniature donkey from Butternut Ridge Farm in Peru, N.Y., who won the grand prize in 2016.

“She’s been with me since birth,” said Ken Besaw, her handler. “My wife (Holly) is very good with animals, she trains very well and she can teach them to do just about anything.

In fact, it was Holly Besaw who handled Copper, another one of their miniature donkeys, who won the show’s coon jumping competition.

As the name suggests, coon jumping consists of a donkey or mule having to leap over a wood beam. The challenge is comprised of several rounds, with each round featuring a higher beam. If a donkey knocks over the beam, it is eliminated.

By the time the final round came, the beam was more than 30 inches above the ground. That’s remarkable given that an average mini donkey is only 30 inches tall. After the other competitors were unable to clear the beam, Copper was declared the winner.

“I have a jump at home that we hand made,” Holly Besaw said. “When we started, I’d throw a treat and he’d jump over to get the treat.”

“Some years he’s good and some years he’ll knock the wood over,” she added with a laugh.

In addition to competing at miniature donkey shows, Copper and Faith are also therapy donkeys. The Besaws run a program called Thera-Pets, where they bring miniature donkeys

into nursing homes, schools and other places where people with disabilities may benefit from spending some time with the animals. Their farm, Kickin’ Up Dust, houses several therapy donkeys that come from Butternut Ridge Farm.

“Just pet her for a minute and you can tell, it physically slows the heart rate for you. It brings your anxiety levels down,” Ken Besaw said. “They’re fantastic with people. They’re so calm, so collected, and they watch where they walk — they’re really careful. They go right up to wheelchairs, to bedsides. Most of the elderly grew up on farms and there’s just a real connection there.”

HISTORY OF THE SHOW Marshlyn Reed of Addison can’t remember the year in which she founded the fair’s Miniature Donkey & Mule Show.

“It was probably over 20 years ago,” she said. “It was a long time ago. Of course, I never pay much attention to dates anyway.

We just keep doing it.”

At the 2017 show, attendees honored Reed with a plaque thanking her for her years of devotion and dedication to the show.

“It is with appreciation that all of us who have participated in this great show acknowledge the love, passion, and joy for miniature donkeys and mules that you have so freely and generously shared,” reads the plaque.

Reed, now retired, served as the show’s first manager, and has raised miniature donkeys herself for more than three decades. The impetus for starting the show, Reed said, was to teach folks about these animals.

“I thought, you know, we need to get these donkeys out so people can know what nice animals they are,” she said. “Over the years, people have responded quite well.”

Her passion for educating people about miniature donkeys is something she shares with Ken Besaw. In addition to his farm’s animal therapy programs, he also brings mules and mini donkeys into schools to teach children about the animals.

“We try to get rid of all the myths that they’re stubborn or ornery,” he said. “At times they can be, but that’s no different

Erosion fun (Continued from Page 21) go, ‘Oh my house fell off the road,’” said Kirsten Workman, an agronomy outreach professional at UVM Extension.

The goal of the table, one of several that Sea Grant uses throughout the state, is to educate children about watersheds, flooding, erosion, and other water-related issues.

“We teach the kids proper stream ecology. We teach about erosion and give them a hands-on experience,” said Kat Lewis, a Sea Grant intern charged with operating the

table at Field Days last year.

Lewis used the table to demonstrate to children how culverts work, and how they need to be wide enough so that fish are able to swim through with ease. The tables are often used in schools, where teachers find them to be a far more effective way to teach ecological terms to students.

“Without a hands-on experience it’s hard to understand,” Lewis said. “(The table) is a living textbook.”

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Entertainment

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Entertainment fills the midway and show tents

By JOHN S. McCRIGHT The variety of different entertainment options you could see over the course of five days of the 2018 Addison County Fair and Field Days is staggering. We’ve got magic, we’ve got music, we’ve got animals large and small, we’ve got participation, we’ve bicycle tricks.

One new face this year belongs to “Pirate Man Dan,” who will be offering his “Pirate Adventure Experience” twice a day at the Show Tent. Dan Jolley of Groton, an experienced clown, will offer a fun show for all ages — he says, “even teenagers.” The friendly pirate’s act includes balloons, magic, (See Entertainment, Page 26)

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(Continued from Page 25) unicycling, stilts and a one-of-a-kind electric pirate ship (no word on whether he will be able to bring his ship to the New Haven fairgrounds). One reviewer said Pirate Man Dan “put on a great show. Not only did all the kids in the room enjoy him, but he had the adults all laughing at his jokes.”

Another new face at this year’s Field Days comes in the form of the CW Trials, a New Hampshire outfit that does bike stunt shows and bills itself as “Sharing Jesus with action sports.”

Due to an injury to CW Trials’ front man, Craig Wright, has shifted around which team will be appearing at the fair. The “Robbie Pfunder Mountain Bike Show” will be at the Addison County Fair and Field Days, Pfunder, who typically performs in the mountain states out West, is one of the most accomplished mountain bike trials riders in the country and does a stellar show, Wright said. You will see him jumping his bicycle up seemingly impossible heights and gapping across obstacles with precision.

Look for this amazing bike spectacle in the Show Area near the Picnic Pavilion three times each afternoon.

Meanwhile, a physical feat of a different sort will take place twice on Saturday, when the Luneaus Basketball Family takes the stage. Headed up by the wife-and-husband team of Ilze and Matt Luneau of Sheldon, Vt., this troupe will amaze you with rarely seen basketball ballhandling tricks with three, four, five and six basketballs. Ilze Luneau dribbles, juggles and spins basketballs on a balance board, and using other props to music and dance. Volunteers get to spin one, two … up to six basketballs at once. This may be accomplished with eating a pudding while a ball spins on a spoon.

The group’s promotional material describes Ilze Lueneau as the first person (male or female) to ever dribble five and six basketballs using just her hands — you may remember seeing her doing this feat on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

The Luneaus’ gig is described as a “motivational entertainment show.” You can enjoy the show and at the same time hear a valuable message on setting goals, working hard, never giving up and leading a balanced life by practicing kindness while (See Entertainment, Page 27)

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PIRATE DAN

(Continued from Page 26) achieving your dreams and enjoying every day.

Lessons — and laughs — offered in a different way will come from Vermont storyteller Bill Torrey, who will perform at the bandstand on Thursday evening. Torrey had spent most of his life working alone in the woods, talking mostly to trees, when in 2014 he decided to give storytelling a try. He entered five Moth Story Slams in Burlington, winning three. He also won Vermont Pubic Radio’s 2014 Listeners Appreciation Party Story Slam Competition. In June of 2017, Bill was called up to the major leagues when the Moth Main Stage recruited him to perform with four other storytellers from around the world at the prestigious Wilbur Theater in Boston. Torrey wowed the sold-out crowd of 1,200. Now’s your chance to hear him do his thing right here in his own back yard.

For the little kiddies, look for the Kindness Bears in the Kindness Bakery, which will appear on the Connor Home Stage in the Paquette Building. This will be a kids party where (See Entertainment, Page 28)

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Entertainment (Continued from Page 27) youngsters get to make crafts or cupcakes. Shows will take place periodically between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Maybe you’re the type of person who likes to do more than watch — you want to take part. At Addison County Fair and Field Days you can be a part of the entertainment.

On Tuesday evening the public is invited to take part in “Good Time Line Dancing” at 6 p.m., and again at 7 p.m., in the bandstand. Get up, get moving and have fun. There will be line dancing demonstrations and lessons.

If singing is your thing, try the Karaoke Talent Night show on Wednesday in the Show Tent. DJ Amanda Rock will help get the action going, but the show really depends on who shows up to take part. Both adults and children are welcome to join in. Sign up at 6:30 p.m.; the show gets under way at 7 p.m.

Looking for a slightly more physical competition — OK, an extremely physical competition — try out your meddle in the annual armwrestling competition in the Show Tent on Friday evening. This is straight up, head-to-head battle — the strongest and most-determined wins. It’s fun to watch and cheer, but why don’t you see what you can do, maybe you’ll surprise your friends.

The kids 16-and-under bouts start at 5 p.m. (sign up at 4 p.m.) with adult competition at 7 p.m. (weigh-ins start at 5 p.m.).

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The Addison County Gospel Singers get the music going on Tuesday with a heart-felt musical performance. Look for them in the Show Tent at 7 p.m.

Rutland-based Reflection Band will perform Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Show Tent. This is their first time playing at Field Days, so why don’t you check them out.

On Friday at 7 p.m., the Bandstand will host Pitz Quattrone & The Freelancers, a Montpelier band whose music revolves around the didgeridoo — the Australian musical instrument built out of a long hollow tube. The Freelancers present a boldly original, fun musical vision combining didgeridoo-flavored rock, funk, jam and space music with slide guitar, baritone sax and rock solid funky bass and drums featuring Pitz’s carnie barker vocals.

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At 8 p.m. in the Bandstand is The Horse Traders. These Addison County founds cover a wide range of music from modern pop and oldies to classic rock, soul and country. You may hear something from the Pretenders and Tom Petty, or Adele and Johnny Cash may be on the set list. Plus, they throw in an occasional original tune here and there. Any way, it will be a good night of music.

MUCH MORE ENTERTAINMENT On Tuesday evening the traditional Opening Parade will weave its way through the fairgrounds beginning at 8 p.m. All entrants are asked to assemble at 7:15 p.m. on the east side of the tractor pad on the road to the north of the parking area.

Contact Benj Deppman at 462-3614, Diane Norris at 8977014 or any Field Days director if you plan to participate.

There is plenty of entertainment at Field Days that you may (See Entertainment, Page 32)

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MATT TITUS TAKES a hit to his door during last year’s demolition derby at Addison County Fair and Field Days.

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Cheers & grinding gears are the sounds of the Field Days Demo Deby

By WILL DiGRAVIO Thousands of people come together at the Addison County Fair and Field Days every year to yell and scream, and yet they can hardly be heard. The issue is that there are always 10 or 12 old cars or trucks crashing around on the fair’s tractor pad while the people are cheering — the den of noise created by all those motors and the wincing exclamations of crumpling metal drowns out much of the human spectators.

It is, of course, the annual No. 1 Auto Parts Demolition Derby — where crashing is an essential part of the fun.

The singular attraction is a mainstay of the fair for a reason: A lot of people — both fans and participants — just love it.

An estimated crowd of more than 6,000 fans enjoyed a cool breeze and even colder drinks at the Demo Derby on the Thursday evening of last year’s Field Days as competitors faced off in one of the most beloved events the five-day extravaganza.

“The event is huge for our fair. Everybody just loves it,” said Diane Norris, the fair’s vice president.

Demo Derby devotees watched as decked-out cars — many painted with vivid colors and the names of family members and girlfriends — smashed into one another for a chance to win not just a trophy and prize money, but to earn bragging rights in front of a crowd comprised of their neighbors and friends. Over the course of the two-night competition, 149 cars roared through the gladiatorial arena, otherwise known as the tractor pad.

“I think the fan draw is that everybody here watching knows somebody that’s in there with a car. Everybody loves to watches somebody they know. It’s family fun at its best,” Norris said.

That Thursday night, the final stage of the competition, de(See Demo Derby, Page 30)

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Demo Derby (Continued from Page 29) clared winners in five features: four-, six- and eight-cylinder cars; mini-van; and pickup truck.

PICKUP TRUCK FEATURE The winner of that pickup truck feature was Bristol’s Kevin Clark, whose 2002 Chevy Suburban was sponsored by his employer, G. Stone Motors of Middlebury. The orange and black truck was painted and prepared by Clark and his colleagues, and was one of the most aesthetically pleasing vehicles to compete in last Thursday’s event.

“We had a crew, it was a bunch of guys at the shop. We’re all service techs,” Clark said after the contest. “We all came together on it and got it done.”

This bout got off to a slow start, then Caroll Hallock, driving a green and black truck, got the action going with a couple of solid hits on Ethan Gevry, aka “Hog Wild,” and Clark. Clark responded by landing a solid hit on a blue and green truck driven

by Morgan Delorme, who got caught on a cement barrier.

Delorme, unable to reverse off the barrier, motioned to a forklift operator who then pushed the vehicle back into the arena. For a few minutes, it seemed as though Delorme was back in play; but the feature paused when officials determined that help from a forklift driver was not allowed. Delorme was out.

Clark got back to work, exchanging blows with Dustin Tierney and Hunter Given, who finished second and third, respectively.

Clark’s radiator got pushed into the fan and almost stopped the engine. But he dealt a final blow to Tierney, which caused his

ROXIE HALL FEELS the heat of an engine fire during the No. 1 Auto Parts Demolition Derby at the fair in New Haven.

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competitor’s Dodge to catch fire, and Clark came out on top. Volunteers from the Vergennes Fire Department quickly responded, and the competitors then collected their hardware.

This was Clark’s first demo derby.

“It’s pretty crazy. You have to keep your head on a swivel. I just made sure when people were coming at me to brace for it and made sure the truck stayed running,” he said. “It hurts when you get hit. I’m good right now but I’m sure I will hurt later. I’ve just gotta suck it up and go to work.”

MINI-VAN FEATURE It didn’t take long for last year’s mini-van feature to deliver (See Demo, Page 31)

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Demo (Continued from Page 30) some action. Just seconds into the heat, Ethan “Hog Wild” Gevry and Maverick Payne delivered a double hit on Shane Wood, causing his vehicle to flip on the driver’s side door.

“I’ve waited two years to see something flip,” announcer Dick Therrien roared over the microphone.

After Wood was safely removed from his vehicle, the action recommenced. Gary English, who eventually finished third overall, quickly got to work. He delivered hits to nearly all of his fellow competitors, including a hit on Scott Cram, aka Crash Cram, that resulted in an audible gasp from the audience. “Hog Wild” Gevry then delivered a series of blows to Tim Whitney Sr. The two went back and forth until Whitney’s car began to smoke, and he was eliminated.

Brian Blake then faced off against Gevry for the title. The two exchanged heavy blows, backing one another into barriers on either side of the arena. However, it was Blake who delivered the fatal blow, backing into Gevry and causing the largest fire of the evening. Gevry quickly jumped out of his vehicle, the VFD responded, and Blake was declared the winner.

EIGHT-CYLINDER FEATURE The winner of the eight-cylinder feature was Brent Warren, whose red and black vehicle went by the name “Kid Dynamite.”

When it came down to the final three competitors, Warren dealt a series of blows to Wade Steele and Wilfred “Boomer” Lafountain, who finished second and third, respectively.

Of all the cars to make it to the feature, Lafountain’s appeared to be in the worst shape. However, it’s who is behind the wheel

ETHAN GEVRY, CENTER, looks for an escape from drivers Tim Frederick, right, and Jeffrey Grant, top left, during the first heat of demo derby 2017.

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and what’s under the hood that matters, not the outside. Lafountain delivered a series of blows to Steele, who responded in kind and, with the help of Warren, put Lafountain out of commission.

Warren and Steel then took turns dealing heavy blows and backing one another into different corners of the arena. At one point, as the competitors battled, a cloud of smoke engulfed the area.

“We can’t see anything,” Therrien exclaimed.

Shortly thereafter, Warren delivered a final blow and was named the champion. Both drivers exited their vehicles, embraced, and demonstrated the high level of sportsmanship that spectators witnessed throughout the night.

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Entertainment

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(Continued from Page 28) have seen before, but you’ll definitely want to see them again.

Look for feats of strength and skill with the Men’s Caber Toss at the tractor pad on Wednesday at noon. Men will toss a telephone pole (our stand-in for a Scottish caber) end over end for distance. Following them at 1 p.m. will be the Ladies’ Cast Iron Skillet Toss, in which athletes of the fairer sex throw skillets for distance and accuracy.

Four-legged athletes and their highly skilled riders will put on quite a show on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the horse area with the Gymkhana barrel racing competition.

If you like to see competitions including large vehicles, take in the tractor pulls at the tractor pad on Tuesday afternoon, Friday afternoon and Saturday starting at 11 a.m.

REGULARLY OCCURRING ENTERTAINMENT In addition to the single-time entertainment acts on the fair schedule this year are performances and entertainment that recur several times throughout the week’s activities.

Here are a few other performances to seek out: • Our favorite: The Magic Man (Tom Joyce) can be found twice each day in the bandstand with a kid-friendly show that will wow both his young audience and perhaps their chaperones as well. He’s a fantastic performer and true entertainer.

• Cairo Northern Clowns may find you walking the grounds and surprise you with a smile or a laugh when you least expect it.

• Robinson’s Racing Pigs will woo Field Days crowds with their hilarious racing competition that takes place several times each day in the Dairy area of the fair. This is a new racing pig attraction, different from the one that has appeared for several years. They’re not just cute, these pigs can really run, squeal, and amuse their audience.

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County Republican at Field Days sparks conversation

By WILL DIGRAVIO In the 4-H Exhibit Building at the 2017 fair, guests found a number of vendors looking to make a sale, a connection with a potential client, or spark enough interest in their business that a visitor may make a purchase down the road.

However, one vendor at Field Days, Jon Christiano, was mostly there for one thing: to start a conversation.

Christiano was the chair of the Addison County Republicans, who for the second consecutive year set up a table at Field Days to talk with folks about the state of the GOP at a local, state and national level. The organization was also hosting a raffle, and had two items for sale: “Phil Scott For Governor” t-shirts, and “Make America Great Again” hats.

It is somewhat ironic that the campaign gear of Vermont’s current governor and President Donald Trump were being sold at the same table, since the two Republicans have disagreed on a host of issues, most notably the president’s approach to immigration and the environment. The two items represent a Republican Party that is divided and the contrast between what it means to be a Republican in Vermont and in the nation at-large.

In his role as chairman, Christiano emphasized that it is important to support candidates who Republican voters chose in the primary voting process, even if he may prefer one over the other. He cited the 2016 gubernatorial race, where several individuals wanted to start fundraising for Scott before the primary was over. Christiano said no, insisting that they wait until the voters had made up their minds.

“Everybody is entitled to their own opinion,” Christiano said at last year’s fair. “I think (Phil Scott) should fall in line behind the president, but that’s just me.”

For Christiano, the important thing is to engage in a meaningful dialogue about the issues and candidates, and respecting the opinions of others, even if they differ from his own.

A group of roughly 20 young people angrily approached the booth and confronted him about the “Make America Great Again” hats he had for sale. They asked him about Hillary Clinton and assumed that he would never vote for a woman.

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JON CHRISTIANO, CHAIR of the Addison County Republicans, sits behind his organization’s booth, where he sold “Make America Great Again” hats and “Phil Scott For Governor” t-shirts at the 2017 the Addison County Fair & Field Days.

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candidate that would be really good, watch what (United Nations Ambassador) Nikki Haley is doing. Just watch her, don’t listen to me, make up your own mind. She’d be a good candidate and I’d vote for her.”

Christiano said he has seen a decline in the civility of political discourse, especially in the wake of the 2016 election.

“I don’t think people want to engage,” he said “They walk by and someone will look very disgustedly at the hats instead of engaging in a dialogue, which I would be happy to do.”

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Ladies’ Skillet Toss draws a crowd from all over!

By GAEN MURPHREE Forty-eight contestants took part in the Ladies’ Iron Skillet Toss at the 2017 Addison County Fair and Field Days, including nine gents in the two younger age categories.

Competitors came from as close as Cornwall, Addison and Whiting, and from as far away as Massachusetts, Miami and San Diego — and even Australia, New Zealand, presents the

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Heftily represented in the 18-and-older category were counselors from nearby Camp Betsey Cox and Camp Sangamon, both in Pittsford.

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Skillet Toss (Continued from Page 34) kept the players on their toes and the audience informed with her play-by-play sportscasting of the event. Sutton called each player forward, along with the player next on deck, announced the results of each throw in real time, and presented the awards to the top three in each category.

“I love this event. It’s somewhat serious and somewhat playful, and anyone can participate,” said Sutton. “It’s so much fun.”

First to line up were the six contestants in the five-to-10-yearolds category. One at a time, each kid advanced to the spraypainted orange line, six-inch skillet in hand and took a throw.

Groans, cheers, shirks, smiles, raised eyeballs and determined faces were the order of the day.

After the regulation two rounds of throws the winners were: • First place, Ava Mullin of Addison, at 34 feet, 6 inches.

• Second place, Isaac (no last name given) from Marstons Mills, Mass., at 24 feet even.

• Third place, Helen Curran of Whiting, at 21 feet, 11 inches.

“It was good,” said Beck Saville of Orwell, a first-time contestant, who took part in the event along with his older sister Neve.

After the winners claimed their ribbons, Beck’s three-year-old brother, Penn, took an exhibition round to loud applause.

Twenty-one contestants lined up for the 11-to-17-year-olds class.

Lydia Deppman of Cornwall, whose winning skillet toss was 46 feet, 3 inches, had competed earlier in the day in the caber toss — in which participants chucked a telephone-pole-like post. Other top finishers in the 11-17 skillet toss were Elizabeth Farnham (second at 46 feet) and David Curran of Whiting (third at 44 feet, 3 inches).

One contestant explained her throwing style directly: “I just tried to throw it really hard. I kind of tried for the middle of the arc, I guess.”

She had a history in the competition: “My mother made me do it once. I got 10 feet then, but I did better this time.”

Rules tightened and the bar was lifted for the 18-and-up category. The regulation skillet size shifted from six to 10 inches. And foot faults (stepping over the orange line) immediately disqualified a throw. Wibs McCain came in as line judge to watch for foot faults. Field

judges Jack and Benj Deppman stepped further out into the field in preparation for more powerful throws.

A tense moment came when after just a few contestants the handle broke off the competition’s sole 10-inch iron skillet.

Deppman and Deppman conferred and proclaimed that the entire round would start over using a six-inch skillet. Thankfully, despite repeated high, long and brutal throws, the sixinch skillet lasted the full adult round intact.

The crowd stepped up its game for the adult round as well, punctuating the competition with chants for local favorites.

One contestant was cheered on with the cry, “Go mom! Go mommy go!”

The loudest chants came from supporters of the camp counselors, who congregated beyond the pitch under the shade of the sole tree in the vicinity.

Contestants varied in approach and throwing style. The throws must be underhand. Many rocked back and forth.

A few walked into their throws, almost like a professional softball pitcher. Some threw long and low. Some arced high into the sky, still covering a good distance. Most faced off the pitch with looks of intense concentration. Some smiled and focused on just having a good time.

After the results were tallied, the Curran family proved to be a powerhouse.

Ladies’ 18-and-up winner was Rose Curran of Whiting, at 60 feet, 1 inch. Third place went to her sister Lillian Curran (54 feet, 10 inches). Second place went to Camp Sangamon counselor Rhyanna Martinassen, who happened to be an Australian citizen.

Curran siblings David and Helen (as noted above) placed in the 11-to-17 and 5-10-year-olds categories.

Interviewed after her victory, Rose Curran said she has been competing in the Ladies’ Iron Skillet Toss for four years and has won two years in a row.

The 20-year-old said she had been home schooled and that the family played soccer and other sports.

Asked what she liked most about the skillet toss, Curran replied: “I like the competition. And also it’s so unique.”

Reflecting on the event after the field had been cleared and the crowd moved on, Sutton noted that one of her favorite things about being a Field Days board member is organizing events like the skillet toss that are fun for kids and adults alike.

The Weybridge native, now in her second year on the board, is a long-time Field Days volunteer. And she’s been a Field Days fan and attendee all her life.

“I just love this fair,” said Sutton, who grew up about a mile and a half from the New Haven fairgrounds.

“We lived so close, we could ride our horses here,” she said. “And we would ride in the 4-H show.”

NEARLY 50 WOMEN and girls competed in the ladies’ iron skillet toss at the 2017 Addison County Fair and Field Days. The winner chucked the cookware more than 60 feet.

Independent file photo/Trent Campbell

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ARMWRESTLING AT FIELD Days is all about one-on-one battles. Top left, Ron Singley tries to hang on against Jeremy Messervy during a bout in last year’s competition. Above, Camilla Plouffe puts a competitive stare on Teagan Wilber; Wilber and Plouffe were first and second, respectively, in their age category in 2017. Left, Griffin Sheldrick hangs on against Eliza Myrick in an age 0-5 class armwrestling match at Field Days.

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The Field Days Directors are determined to continually upgrade the Field Days grounds to make Addison County Field Days something that all the residents here can be proud of.

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