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Events Calendar Thursday, July 31 5:30 p.m. — Opening ceremonies, main arena 6 p.m. — Rodeo, main arena 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo Friday, Aug. 1 6 p.m. — Mule pulling, main arena 6 p.m. — Pig Races and petting zoo 6: 30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. — David Turner and Friends, back porch stage
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Saturday, Aug. 2 7:30 a.m.-noon — Entries in all departments (except beef, dairy, sheep, goats, poultry, pets) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Open halter and western horse show, main arena 8 a.m. — Cornhole tournament 1 p.m. — All departments judging 4 p.m. — 4-H fashion revue 4 p.m. — Bluegrass band competition, back porch stage 6 p.m. — Old time dance competition, back porch stage 6:30 p.m. — Lawn mower races, main arena Sunday, Aug. 3 1 p.m. — Antique Tractor Show 1 p.m. — Little Miss Fairest of the Fair Pageant 2 p.m. — Sheep show, big barn 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo 6 p.m. — The Voices of Rock Tour with Christian pop rock music, main arena 9:30 p.m. — “Rock the County Fireworks”
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Monday, Aug. 4 5 p.m. — Fairest of the Fair Pageant, main arena 6 p.m. — “Upper Cumberland Idol” talent show, back porch stage 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo Tuesday, Aug. 5 6 p.m. — Putnam County horse show, main arena 6 p.m. — Open dairy cattle show, big barn 6 p.m. — “Back Roads Band,” back porch stage 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo Wednesday, Aug. 6 9 a.m. — Poultry judging 9 a.m. — Senior Citizens Day 11:30 a.m. — Lunch served to seniors 3 p.m. — Cart and wagon competition, main arena 5:30 p.m. — 4-H performing arts troupe, main arena 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo 6:30-9 p.m. — Bilbrey’s Band and Friends with bluegrass music Thursday, Aug. 7 6 p.m. — Wild mule show, main arena 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo Friday, Aug. 8 6 p.m. — Open beef cattle show, junior livestock, 4-H junior beef, heifer show, big barn 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo 7 p.m. — Extreme Motocross Stunt Spectacular, main arena 7 p.m. — “Legacy” classic rock, back porch stage Saturday, Aug. 9 8 a.m. — Draft horse and mule show, main arena 8 a.m. — 4-H youth pet show, back porch stage 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Quilting and repairing quilts 2-3:30 p.m. — Goat show, big barn 6 p.m. — Pig races and petting zoo 7 p.m. — Truck and tractor pull, main arena
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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR
It’s fair time in Putnam County By AMy DAVIS HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
PUTNAM COUNTY — After a long year of planning, the time has finally arrived. Fair time. And fair board president John Allen expects a good one, complete with new attractions as well as old favorites that have made for a magical atmosphere going back more than 88 years. “We have tried to create the fair that we all remember,” he said. “I think we’ve put together an excellent fair program.” The fair kicks off Thursday, with the midway open with colorful carnival rides from 6-10 p.m. and a rodeo in the main arena at 6 p.m. Other highlights include horse shows, a mule pulling, lawn mower races, concerts, truck and tractor pulling, motorcycle stunt show, bluegrass band competition, pig racing, petting zoo and much more. “We’ve tried to add some new attractions, focussing on the hottest acts around at county fairs,” Allen said. “We’ve also got the traditional horse shows, livestock shows and of course all the fair entries, so I’m very pleased. I think it’s an outstanding 10-day
program, offering more than $60,000 in premiums to people who enter things in the fair.” Allen himself said he most looks forward to the horse shows. “The Western horse show and county horse show are the two things my family has always loved,” he said. “I also love the food at the fair — the best hamburger in the world you’ll get it at a fair.” It’s a place like no other, he said. “When I was a young person growing up, the county fair was the one time of year that a family stopped working and went and enjoyed entertainment,” he said. “You saw people at the fair you didn’t see any other time during the year and experienced things you didn’t experience anywhere else. We didn’t have Dolly Wood and Six Flags Over Georgia and all those things.” But it wasn’t just about the rides and socializing — it was also about that prized blue ribbon. “It was a time that we would bring things we had grown in the garden or our animals to show, and it was a way of making money,” Allen said. “You didn’t have a lot of the other options kids have today.” But that’s not to say today’s young people
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don’t look forward to the agricultural aspects of the fair. Plenty continue to bring their cattle, horses, sheep, poultry and more — all vying for the top prize. Which is just the way Allen and his fellow volunteer fair board members want it. “It’s all of that magic we felt growing up that we’re hoping to recreate for a new generation,” he said. “That’s one of the things we’ve been promoting this year — more youth involvement in the fair.” A new junior fair board has been helping toward that end. “We’ve got 13 kids on the junior fair board
who are devoting their time,” Allen said. “Many of them were out there painting in the north grandstand, helping us get the fairgrounds ready.” He noted that the county maintenance department has also been instrumental. “They’ve been outstanding to help us,” he said. “We’re getting probably more improvements to the fairgrounds this year than we’ve had for the past 10 years.” All of which contribute to the overall goal. “We want to create the next generation of people who love the county fair,” Allen said.
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Greetings from the Putnam County Fair Board — it will be our pleasure to welcome you to the 88th Putnam County Agricultural and Industrial Fair. We hope you will “Come Make a Fair Memory…” The board has worked hard this year to create a fair program that brings back memories for adults and create memories for a lifetime for children. Allen
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The James Gang Carnival is like no other midway around — you have to see it to believe it — all the great rides, cotton candy and funnel cakes. Every day and night of the fair there is music, motor events, horse shows, cattle shows, exhibits, entertainment galore for the entire family. Our 12 concessions stands offer the famous “fair hamburger” so good you only find it at the county fair along with great southern cooking, barbecue, pizza and anything else you can possibly want to eat. Homemade desserts, snacks and a wide assortment of other items can be found in the Country Store. The fairgrounds have been freshened up — new paint in the north grandstand, on the fair office and the country store. The Historic Hog Barn is now a music venue at night and a great open air auditorium during the day to house our Senior Citizens Day, Pacesetters and Special Children programs. Flags and red, white and blue banners will greet you along with almost 100 banners highlighting over 100 individuals and businesses who have contributed to this year’s fair program. We are offering $60,000 in premiums (cash and awards) to our exhibitors who enter
cakes, pies, flowers, photography, garden and field crops, clothing, hobby items and plants. The Big Barn will play host to beef and dairy shows, sheep and goat shows and the Chicken House will be filled with chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits of all kinds. Come enjoy the Sunday evening gospel “Voices of Rock” concert and fireworks, the Fairest of the Fair contest, IRA Rodeo, mule pulling, lawn mower races, truck pull, wild mule show, Bilbrey and Friends Blue Grass Music. It is 10 days of non-stop entertainment and fun. Bring the whole family — Wednesday evening everyone gets in for $1. We guarantee — you will be reminded of a county fair in your past, and you will meet someone you only see once a year at the county fair. It is friends greeting friends and neighbors meeting neighbors. Bring a lawn chair and stay all day. Sit and rock at the fair office, have some ice cream made by a steam engine, stop in and see 65 years of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, enjoy the work of our Putnam County Master Gardeners, “It’s a Garden Party,” learn how to make soap and how to quilt and repair quilts. I told you, there will be something for everyone. “Come Make a Fair Memory…”
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Fairgoers enjoy a walk through the midway during last year’s Putnam County Agricultural and Industrial Fair.
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Old time dance contest still going strong By LAURA MILITANA
were the most popular event with the Shanks family. It consists of individual clogging or buck dancing, duo/duet, clogging and open line dance team, team square dancing and Western two step. It’s set for Saturday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. on the Back Porch Stage. “Everybody of every age gets a chance to participate in the competition,” she said. The event has brought out people of all ages, with seven age divisions in the clogging/buck dancing category. “This year, we’re going to make it bigger,” she said. “We’re having a Bluegrass competition and the winner receives $500.”
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PUTNAM COUNTY — Even though the founder of the Old Time Dance Championship passed late last year, the show must go on. All three of Andelene Shanks’ daughters will be taking over the championship this year. “Penny (Gilliam), my youngest sister, really inspired the championship,” Gina Hooper said. “It all stems from mom and dad’s love of the fair.” Penny saw an old time dancing championship at another fair and immediately wanted to do the same thing. “It was in the late ‘70s that it came to the Putnam County Fair,” Hooper said. “Mom handled everything.” Last year was different though. Andelene was weak from her battle with cancer and was in a nursing home. “She begged to come to the fair,” Hooper said. “That was the very first year mom and dad (Reggie) missed the fair.” The fair is a big part of their lives, beginning from the time Gina was little.
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“We always entered livestock and other things in the early years,” Gina recalled. But the old time dance championships
That competition takes place prior to the old time dance championship at 4 p.m. on the back porch stage. Bands may consist of three to six members playing Bluegrass, Old Time or Western Swing music. Each band is given up to 25 minutes to set up, perform and tear down. No electric instruments or pickups are allowed with the exception of electric bass and steel guitar (lap steel). Each band is to play at least three songs within the 15 minutes — preferably a slow vocal song, an instrumental song and a fast vocal song. Entry forms are available at www.putnamcountyfair.org.
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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR
Getting young people involved By LAURA MILITANA HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
PUTNAM COUNTY — It’s all about opening up opportunities for the next generation of fairgoers. That’s what Madison Hill, current Putnam County Fairest of the Fair, says about the creation of the Junior Fair Board. “I saw other counties doing it and thought it’d be great to introduce it here,” she said. “We want to see more teen involvement — whether it’s in agriculture or volunteering.” And they will be volunteering at a number of events, from Pacesetter Day, Senior Citizen Day and the information booth.
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The 2014 Putnam County Fair Board and Junior Fair Board welcome you to the 88th Putnam County Fair. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Susanna Clouse, Samantha Steger, Olivia Jones, Raleigh Betterton, Hannah Steger, Alana Huddleston and Shyanne Austin. Second row, from left, are 2013 Fairest of the Fair Madison Hill, Meredith Moss and Matthew Gaw. Third row, from left, are Wes Roberson, Barbara White, Jerry Swift, Kim Bradford, Patsy Farris, Kay Sliger, Cathy Reel, Jane Sadler and Brenda Gentry. Back row, from left, are John Ludwig, Carl Bilbrey, Tim Hartley, fair board president John Allen and David Hunter. Not pictured are Gina Hooper, Isaiah Tooley, Maci Arms and Burt Collins
Currently, there are 13 members on the Junior Fair Board. The board is overseen and appointed by regular fair board adult members Wes Roberson and Barbara White. One event the board members are looking forward to at this year’s fair is the Farmer for a Day event. “It’s where kids can come out and live the life of a farmer,” Hill said. “They can milk a fake cow, dig for potatoes, garden and do different farming activities.” After all, agriculture is the root of the fair. “It’s a good learning opportunity for young children,” she said. Gaye Ann Hill, Madison’s mother, said that See BOARD, Page 7
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Last year's annual Putnam County Agricultural and Industrial Fair left fairgoers with their fill of midway magic, cotton candy and a variety of fun events.
BOARD: Getting young people involved From Page 6 this is a good way to give back. “It’s fun, hard work,” she said. “It’s a good way to volunteer. These kids are the future of the fair and they have some fresh ideas.” Members have been hard at work, leaving their mark, for many weeks prior to the fair starting by painting the grandstands. Member Bert Collins wants to help the fair grow. “There’s a lot of potential for this fair to be great,” he said. “I want to help the fair grow and be all it can be.”
He enjoys the different ideas being tossed around. “I want to see the motorcross racing and the motor bike derby come back,” he said. A number of local 4H students and Future Farmers of America students are also involved. The board is open to teens from 13-20 years of age. Members will be at the information desk in the north grandstands during the fair. For more information, search for “Putnam County Junior Fair Board” on Facebook or email putnamcountyjuniorfairboard@yahoo.com.
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The Putnam County Fair Board would like to express sincere thanks and appreciation to the more than 100 businesses and individuals who have given generously this year in support of the fair: Algood Flip~N Burgers; Allstar Pest Control; Anderson-Upper Cumberland Funeral Home; Appliance Mart; Mike Atwood; BB&T - Legge Insurance; Bennett Industries; Bilbrey Brothers Livestock; Chief Daryl Blair for Putnam County Fire Department; Blue Coast Burrito; Kim Bradford; Brewington Auction; Bull and Thistle Restaurant; Burger King - three locations in Cookeville; Burgess Falls Nursery; James N. Bush Construction; Cannon, Clark and Holman & Associates; CD Auto Sales & Recovery; Chelsea Place Properties; Mike Choate Training & Boarding Facility; Coca-Cola of Cookeville; Cream City Ice Cream & Coffee House; Crest Lawn Funeral Home; Cumberland Gold Jewelry; CPC Feed Company; Dales Backhoe Service; Danny Robert’s Construction; DeWayne Harness Construction; First National Bank of Tennessee; Ford Lincoln of Cookeville; Frontier Communications; Gaw Produce; Gentry Construction; Gunnels Florist; Harris Electric Supply Company; Harris Monuments; Helen’s Restaurant; Hill Realty; Hill Termite & Pest Control; His Image Restoration; Hix Brothers Tractor Service; Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home; Horizon Realty & Auction; Howell W. Acuff, Attorney-at-Law; IMI-Irving Materials Inc.; Jonathan Young; Keri Hunt Allstate Insurance; Kroger in Cookeville; Kwik-Ka$h Pawn Shop; Lowe’s Home Improvement in Cookeville; Marco’s Pizza; Mainord Appraisal Service; McCloud’s Asphalt Sealing; McDonald’s - Tim and Sandra Funderburk; McGugin’s Shell Convenient Stores; MidTenn Nursery & Landscaping; Mill’s Linen Service; Morgan’s Used Motor Sales; Nuera Transport Inc.; Nuts and Bolts Cash; Oakley Equipment; Steve Pierce; Patsy Farris, claimant representative, Social Security Disability; People’s Stockyard; Premier Diagnostic Imaging LLC; Presley Funeral Home; ProTech Services; Putnam County Farm Bureau; Putnam County Tree Service; Putnam Farmer’s Co-op; Putnam 1st Mercantile Bank; Quality RRC Roofing and Restoration; Steve Qualls; The Realty Firm; Cathy
Qualls Reel; Richardson Restoration & Repair; William F. Roberson Attorney-at-Law; Rogers Group; Roland Digital Advertising; Rosewood Wedding Chapel; Sam Stout for Martin Creek Farms; Security Fence Inc.; Servicemaster Professional Restoration; SouthEast Bank; Sta Lo Market; Superior Heating and Cooling; Tennessee Master Restoration; Ron Thurman; Tractor Supply in Cookeville; TriGreen Equipment; Trinity Assembly of God Inc.; Victory Sports Center; Walker Diesel; Wendy’s of Cookeville; Whitson Funeral Home; John White of State Farm Insurance; and Jim Woodford. Also, thanks given to Kim Blaylock, David Andrews, Marcia Borys, Randy Jones, Wayne Nabors, Freddie Nelson, Harold Burris, Jeff Jones, Daryl Blair and various county commissioners. And special thanks to the Putnam County Cattlemen’s Association for their support of all livestock related programs at the Putnam County Fair. Grateful appreciation is expressed to Deuel’s Photography (Barbara and Deuel White) for photography work at the fair and during the year for the Putnam County Fair Board. Thanks also to Glenn Jones and the Putnam County Archives for creating the Fair’s Historical Exhibit and for assistance in the planning and conduct of the Putnam County Fair. Sincere appreciation to Ty Kernea for the use of his outstanding photograph in the fair’s marketing and image campaign this year and to all our friends at the Herald-Citizen — Buddy Pearson, Brittany Stovall, Amy Davis, Mark Randolph and Anita Ledbetter — for all you do to help us in marketing and promoting the Putnam County Fair and keeping the citizens of Putnam County informed about the work of the Putnam County Fair Board. Special thanks to Dennis McBroom and the Putnam County Maintenance Department for all the work to make improvements to the Putnam County Fairgrounds for this year’s fair. The Fair Board wishes to acknowledge and thank Bill Dyer for his help as questions have come up that only he, as former president of the board could answer. Thanks, Bill! Information submitted by the Putnam County Fair Board.
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Truck, tractor events bring in big crowds By BRITTANY STOVALL HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
PUTNAM COUNTY — It’s an event that will pull the crowds to fill up the grandstands again at this year’s Putnam County Fair. One of the fair’s most popular events since it was added two years ago, truck pulling is back with the Kentucky Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull scheduled at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9 in the main arena. “It’s the thrill of the noise, the smoke and how hard and fast that they can pull,” said county fair board member Cathy Reel. She said the event packed the grandstands last year, which means at least 5,000 fairgoers watched the motor sport competition. “We took the truck pull on about two years ago, and it has just been a wonderful success,” Reel said. “It’s pretty much what fills the grandstands.” A new addition this year is a tractor pull. The addition brings the pull classes to five total, with four of those as truck pull classes. When it comes to the truck pull classes, Reel explained, “...It depends on the size of
the engine and how much weight that they pull. And they pull a certain amount until they can’t pull any further.” Other motor sport type events also happening at the fair include: • Lawn Mower Races in the main arena at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2. • Extreme Motocross Stunt Spectacular at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8. More information about fair events can be found at www.putnamcountyfair.org or in this year’s fair events booklet, which can be found at various businesses located throughout the county.
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Motorcycle stuntman Jack Rowe shows his aerial skills at the Extreme Motocross Stunt Spectacular during last year’s fair. This year, fairgoers will get to enjoy motor sport events such as the motocross show, the Kentucky Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull show and the Lawn Mower Races.
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These young girls enjoy a day at the fair in 1924.
Images offer glimpse from fairs past By AMY DAVIS HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
PUTNAM COUNTY — The fairs of Putnam’s past are being showcased in a special way at this year’s fair. As families trod the fairgrounds, they’ll have an opportunity to see a display of images depicting the history of the fair over the past 88 years or so — the result of a call for old photos that went out to the community in February. “It’s the beginning of a collection of the history of the fair,” fair board president John Allen said of the cooperative effort between fair board members and Putnam County archivist Glenn Jones. “We will show people what we have collected to date.” Though many of the images are black and white, they invoke colorful memories of days gone by — and hope for new ones to be made at the Putnam fair. In addition to photos, the display will fea-
ture posters and old fair books. “I’m hoping that when people see this, it’ll inspire them to share things they haven’t shared thus far,” Allen said. “This is only the beginning. As long as I’m on the board, we’ll have something every year that helps us understand the value of the history of this fair.” He said the photos depict everything from fairgoers to cattle shows. “For this first effort, we’ve had a really good response from people,” he said. “We’re going to use what we’ve been loaned. I think in every case we have copied the pictures and given the originals back to the owners.” As more photos are shared, he hopes to eventually have enough to create a fair timeline. He noted that it’s important to remember the old days of the fair. “That’s the history we’ve built on,” he said. “Any time you can understand your history, you can do a better job of guiding
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an organization. It’s very important that we understand where we’ve been in order to know where we’re going.” Allen encourages anyone with photos of old structures, agriculture and people who represent the flavor of the Putnam fair to
call Jones at the Putnam County Archives at 520-0042 or stop by the fair office during the 10-day event, July 31-Aug. 9. “We encourage anybody who has anything to loan it to us and let us make a copy,” Allen said. “We’re still collecting.”
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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR
Senior Citizens Day set for Wednesday, Aug. 6 By RICK AMBURGEY HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
PUTNAM COUNTY — The annual Senior Citizens Day will be held at this year’s Putnam County Fair on Aug. 6, which will provide an opportunity for seniors to socialize and enjoy a day of entertainment. Brenda Gentry is organizing this year’s event and she said it is her first year to do so. She said she understands they have had close to 500 in the past. “I am anticipating
or planning on 600 this year,” she said. She said she understands it increases this year and they have done more promotion of the Senior Citizens Day this year. In addition, Gentry has added live entertainment this year. There will be performances that will include singing and dancing. An activity that will be returning this year for the Senior Citizens Day is bingo. There will be health care information provided and there will be blood pressure checks being done as well.
Gentry said there will be different health care exhibitors handing out free bottles of water or other free goodies. She said there will also be games. Gentry said there would be free lunch provided for them and senior citizens get free admission until 4 p.m. on Aug. 6. “It’s a good venue for them to socialize,” Gentry said.
The exhibit area in the grandstand will be open. People who come to Senior Citizens Day can look at the exhibits and talk to exhibitors. The Senior Citizens Day comes the day before Election Day this year. Gentry said some of the political candidates will be there and they will be able to meet them and talk to them.
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Seniors enjoy a special morning just for them during last year’s Senior Citizens Day at the fair.
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