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County Fairboard The Columbiana County Fairboard meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of every month at the fairgrounds’ livestock sales office. John Wolf, president Steve Knizat, vice president Tresa Unkefer, secretary Marion McNeal, concessions secretary Shelley Bergman, treasurer Ex-Officio Members Paul Boyd, Don Humphrey Jr. and Katie Houk Term Expires November, 2014 Brenda Smallwood, Hanover Township Dennis Flugan, Perry Township Steve Knizat, Hanover Township Tom Moore, Franklin Township Lynnelle Thompson-Zimmerman, Wayne Township Term Expires November, 2015 John Karlen, Butler Township Katie McCoy Garren, Liverpool Township Sharen Cope, Butler Township Scott Stear, Unity Township Elmer Zimmerman, Fairfield Township Term Expires November, 2016 Jim Morris, Fairfield Township Paul Lease, Butler Township Robin Houlette, Elkrun Township Owen Unkefer, Fairfield Township John Wolf, Center Township
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Wheel on down Above, four-year-old Price Joseph of Salineville soars on the back of a dragon, below left, Jane Ayers of Minerva created this blue ribbon basket of vegetables, and below right, Tony Hunt (83) of Lisbon hits John Archer (24) in the figure 8 race at the 2013 Columbiana County Fair. The 169th annual Columbiana County fair runs Sunday through Aug. 3.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday, July 27, 2014 11 a.m. ........Textile/Arts/Photography Judging......................Arts and Crafts Building 1 p.m. ..........Garden Tractor Pull ..............................................................Grandstand 3:30 p.m. ....Junior Fair Booth Judging ..........................................Junior Fair Building
Monday, July 28 Entry Day 11:30 a.m. ..Baked Goods Judging ........................................Arts and Crafts Building 1 p.m. ..........Harness Racing......................................................................Grandstand 3 p.m. ..........Gates Open 5 p.m. ..........Opening Ceremonies............................................................Grandstand ......................4-H King and Queen Crowning............................................Grandstand 5:30 p.m. ....Herb/Horticulture/Flower Judging ............................Hay/Grain Building 6 p.m. ..........Grange Judging......................................................Commercial Building ......................Truck and Tractor Pull Extravaganza “Open to the World” ..Grandstand 7 p.m. ..........Jr. Fair Market Rabbit Judging ..................................................RTC Barn 8 p.m. ..........Baked Goods Benefit Auction ............................Arts and Crafts Building
Tuesday, July 29 Senior Citizens and Veterans- free admission 7 a.m. ..........Gates Open 8 a.m. ..........Jr. Fair Market Hog Judging ....................................North End Coliseum ...................... Open and Jr. Fair Goat Judging ..............................South End Coliseum ......................Fruit/Vegetable Judging ............................................Hay/Grain Building 10:30 a.m. ..Agriculture Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony ..Arts and Crafts Building 1 p.m. ..........Harness Racing......................................................................Grandstand ......................Dairy Beef Feeder Judging ................................................Beef Complex 3 p.m. ..........Open Class Sheep Judging/Jr. Fair Market Lamb ......................Coliseum 4 p.m. ..........Jr. Fair Turkey Judging................................................................RTC Barn ......................Bike Night begins ....................................................................Racetrack 6:30 p.m. ....Bike Night Awards and Games ................................................Racetrack 7:30 p.m. ....Free Concert featuring Phil Dirt and the Dozers ..................Grandstand
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Thursday, July 31 7 a.m. ..........Gates Open 8 a.m. ..........Sr. and Jr. Fair Pygmy Goat Judging..........................................Coliseum 10 a.m. ........Jr. Fair Poultry Judging ..............................................................RTC Barn 11:30 a.m. ..Best Berry Pie Contest, Judging..........................Arts and Crafts Building 1 p.m. ..........Pocket Pets Judging ......................................................Pocket Pets Barn 3 p.m. ..........Annual Ice Cream Eating Contest ............................................Coliseum 5 p.m. ..........Draft Horse Show ................................................................Horse Arena 5:30 p.m. ....Berry Pie Trophy Presentation and Auction ......................Beef Complex 6 p.m. ..........Jr. Fair Market Sale ............................................................Beef Complex 6:30 p.m. ....Artistic Flower Arrangement Judging ................Arts and Crafts Building 7 p.m. ..........High School Strongman Competition..................................Grandstand
Friday, Aug. 1 7 a.m. ..........Gates Open 8 a.m. ..........Jr. Fair Horse Judging ............................................................Horse Arena 9 a.m. ..........Open Horse and Pony Halter Judging ......................................Coliseum 10 a.m. ........Jr. Fair Rabbit Judging................................................................RTC Barn 1 p.m. ..........Jr. Fair Beef Breeding/Beef Feeder Judging ........................Beef Complex 2:30 p.m. ....Open Class Beef Judging ..................................................Beef Complex 4 p.m. ..........General Livestock Judging Contest Registration ......................RTC Barn 5 p.m. ..........General Livestock Judging Contest..........................................Goat Barn 7 p.m. ..........“Smoker Series” Truck/Tractor Pull ......................................Grandstand
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Seven-year-old Emmy Jones of Homeworth puts the final ingredients into the magic cake during Buffo the Clown’s act to reveal a turtle that at first startles her but she quickly makes friends with it at the 2013 Columbiana County Fair.
Saturday, Aug. 2 7 a.m. ..........Gates Open 8 a.m. ..........Open Dairy Cattle Judging ......................................................Coliseum ......................Jr. Fair Horse Judging ............................................................Horse Arena 9 a.m. ..........Open Draft Horse Hitch Judging ..........................................Grandstand 2 p.m. ..........Jr. Fair Livestock Sale..................................................................Coliseum 5 p.m. ..........“Saturday Night Pull-Off” ....................................................Grandstand 8 p.m. ..........Junior’s Dance, ages 9-12..................................................Beef Complex 9 p.m. ..........Teen Dance, ages 13-18....................................................Beef Complex
Sunday, Aug. 3 7 a.m. ..........Gates Open 9 a.m. ..........Draft Horse Pull ....................................................................Grandstand 10 a.m. ........Jr. Fair Super Showmanship ......................................................Coliseum ......................Church Service..................................................................Midway Stage Noon ..........Bale Toss Contest ..................................................................Grandstand 1 p.m. ..........Combine Demo Derby ........................................................Grandstand 3 p.m. ..........Pee-Wee Showmanship Event sponsored by Jr. Fair ................Coliseum 6:30 p.m. ....“SMASH IT” Car Demolition Derby......................................Grandstand
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The new grandstand continues to be built in order to be open for the beginning of the fair.
Fair to open with brand-new grandstand By STEVE RAPPACH Staff Writer
LISBON —Of all the changes made at the Columbiana County Fair, the most visible change will be to its famed grandstand. After nearly a year of planning, demolition, donation collection and construction,
the Columbiana County Fair is ready to unveil the completion of its biggest project in fair history with the brand new grandstand July 28 when the fair opens. “It’ s unbelievable,” board vice president Steve Knizat said. “It’ s a tremendous opportunity for us to use this for the fair.” Built by Dant Clayton Corp. of
Louisville, Kentucky, the new steel grandstand has a seating capacity of 2,500, over 1,000 more than the original grandstand, and includes 26 inches for legroom to allow comfort for attendees. Handicap accessible seating is also available along the front row. Along with a new look for the grandstand comes a brand new experience for attendees.
A new sports lighting system has been installed at the main grandstand to better light the events at night, and older lights will be used for other areas of the grandstand and other arenas. Board president John Wolf knows that safety was important for every-
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Three will be inducted into county Agriculture Hall of Fame LISBON, Ohio —The Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame selection committee elected three individuals to the Class of 2014: Russell N. Cook, of Fairfield Township; James W. Cooper, of Hanover Township; and William L. Woolf, of West Township. They bring the total number of members in the Hall of Fame to 61. The trio will be inducted during an enshrinement ceremony at 10:30 a.m. July 29 in the Arts & Crafts Building at the Columbiana County Fair. Honorees’ families will also be recognized, and framed portraits and biographical sketches of each individual will be unveiled. Portraits of previous inductees are permanently displayed in the Arts & Crafts Building. James W. Cooper 1941-2007
James William Cooper devoted his entire life to dairy farming, raising crops, and his family. Born Oct. 19, 1941, in Hanoverton, Cooper —the son of a dairy farmer who milked 20 head of Holsteins —began buying dairy heifer calves at 14. Cooper was active in the Farm Bureau and was a former member of the United Young Farmers and Dairy Farmers of America. In his early FFA years, he served as United FFA sentinel from 1955-57, and received a Farm Mechanics Improvement Award in 1958. A member of the first graduating class of United High School in 1959, Cooper married Carole Ritz in 1961. Two years later, he bought a 85-acre farm on Schneider Road, next to his father’ s property. They started milking 85 to 90 Jersey and Holstein cows in a stanchion barn. Over the next 30 years, the Coopers purchased 174 more acres, and, in 1989, built a double four milking parlor with 100 freestalls, then added a calf progression barn. Cooper Hollow Farms also produced various
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crops, including hay, wheat, corn, and sudex. Cooper also worked for D.W. Dickey in Lisbon, and drove school bus for United Local Schools to help keep the farm operating. In 1993, Cooper received the Honorary Chapter Farmer Award from the United FFA for helping the FFA with crop producCooper tion, as well as loaning the chapter planting and harvesting equipment. Perhaps his most lasting contribution to the community came in 1994, when Cooper granted the Columbiana County Commissioners an easement onto his property to erect and maintain the pumping station serving the Winona and Guilford Lake area septic system. James and Carole Cooper had three sons, James, Robert, and Douglas; and two daughters, Deborah and Pamela, along with 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren at the time of Cooper’ s death on May 10, 2007. The elder Cooper’ s influence also impacted his sons’ friends. “The Cooper house became my second home,” said Randall Mattevi, a friend of James Cooper Jr. since grade school. “It was remarkable to me how the family did everything together and Jim and Carole became like my second parents.”
Mattevi credits Cooper with getting him involved in 4-H, helping him with 4-H projects, and encouraging him to be a part of FFA in school. “I think of Jim and what an incredible farmer and family man he was,” Mattevi said. “I thank him for taking me into his home and teaching me his love of farming.” Russell N. Cook 1922-2010
Russell N. Cook devoted his life to service in his country and the agricultural community. He was a dairy farmer who made his life in Fairfield Township in Columbiana County. Cook was born and raised in Fairfield Township. He grew up raising fruits and vegetables that his parents sold at a stand at the Pyatt Street Open Air Market in Youngstown. It wasn’ t long before Cook would be involved in grain farming. Cook and his brother, Orel, purchased a threshing machine and performed custom threshing in the area. Cook purchased his farm, Midway-Crest, in the fall of 1946. He went on to work with the Ohio State University experimental research farm in Wooster and the Columbiana Soil and Water Conservation District for many years. Both helped him develop his farm to become productive. He used the experimental farm to find out about commercial fertilizer and weed control sprays instead of cultivating. He was known for experimenting with different amounts per acre to see what would give his farm the most return for his investments. Cook was also one of the first to use con-
tour strips on his farm. The soil and water conservation district helped to lay out his fields in strips and develop sod waterways to prevent erosion. He was also very open to getting the message out about agriculture. The Cook family hosted many farm tours over the years so that others could Cook learn about crop rotation, contour farming and use of sod waterways. An innovator in agriculture, Cook was the one of the first to build a bunker silo built below ground level with a solid structure and roof built over the top. He also one of the first in the area to have a metal milking parlor and a milk bulk tank. His own farm work didn’ t stop him from helping his neighbors out with custom work. He owned a Massey Harris self-propelled combine and a pull type corn picker and was always willing to help neighbors to get their crops harvested. Cook started purchasing registered Holsteins around 1950, and breeding them for top milk production. He went on to sell top animals and local and state sales and shipped his cattle across the country and even the world. Cook enjoyed showing Holsteins at the See AG HALL, Page 10
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Presale tickets Presale tickets can be purchased until 3 p.m. July 28 at the fair office. Cost of seven presale tickets is $30 and rides are not included. General admission prices are $5 on July 28 for preview night and $6 July 29-Aug. 1 before 3 p.m. Admission is $8 after 3 p.m. July 29-Aug. 1 and all day Aug. 2 and 3. All general admission prices include rides There will be no rides on Monday or Tuesday until the state ride inspection is completed.
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Columbiana County Fair and the Canfield Fair. He started to show at the county fair in 1957 and the Canfield Fair in 1967. Today, the Cook family continues to show at both fairs. He prided himself on developing a productive herd of Holstein cattle. He routinely led the Dairy Herd Improvement Association list for his rolling averages. Woolf Cook’ s herd led the DHIA list with his herd many times. He even set a record for setting the highest average production for five months in a row. He was a member of the ColumbianaMahoning County Holstein Club District II as well as the state and national Holstein associations. In addition, Cook was an active member in the Ohio Farm Bureau and the East Fairfield United Methodist Church. Cook married his wife, Vera, in January 1943, before he left to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. Today, his son, Ron, and his wife, Linda, run the dairy farm that Cook built. William L. Woolf 1930-1996
When West Township dairyman Bill Woolf lost his arm in a farming accident in December 1959, the Columbiana County farming community pitched in to help finish Woolf’ s new milking parlor and to raise money to help defray his medical expenses. Woolf, who continued to farm with the attitude, “It could have been worse,” spent the rest of his life advocating on behalf of those farmers who helped him. His tireless leader-
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behalf through the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. He first participated in a local Farm Bureau advisory council and served on the county Farm Bureau board, then was elected as to the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation state board of trustees, representing Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage and Stark counties. In that role, he was instrumental in public policy development for the state farm group, and raising issues of local farmers’ concerns to the state board. In addition to his agricultural leadership, Bill Woolf emphasized the importance of giving back to your community. In a 1981 interview in the Ohio Farm Bureau publication, Buckeye Farm News, Woolf said, “If you have an accident, don’ t let it interfere
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one involved. “The older lights have been reallocated for older arenas,” Wolf said. “This will increase the light levels for safety to not only the guests but also to our exhibitors.” “We have these new lights now, and we can use the other lights for things we’ ve never used them for,” Knizat said. A brand-new state-of-the-art sound system was also installed by Pro Audio Innovations of Canton to provide better sound quality for everyone involved, and serves as a vast improvement from the previous public address system. Wolf said Pro Audio will check the sound systems throughout fair week as well as for the next two years to provide maintenance and improvements on the sound systems. “It’ s time to take our sound system into the 21st century,” Wolf said. “They’ ll be there for the fine tuning this year, and then for the next two years to provide improvements wherever need be.” Outside the facility, the fair made improvements as well, including widening
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The old grandstand is demolished to make way for the grandstand that will be unveiled at the start of the fair.
walkways throughout the concourse near the grandstand as well for better maneuverability for everyone around. Also important for the grandstand, and the fair in general, is a separate building which houses fairground security, the souvenir shop and first aid, made possible with donations coming from Salem Regional Medical Center, which sponsors the building. “Salem was able to make a donation to help us get the security, souvenir and first aid building positioned at the site of the grandstand,” Knizat said. “It’ s a real nice
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improvement from what we had before.” The old wooden grandstand, which was over a century old, was beloved for its historical value, and many people sat in the classic grandstand during concerts, derbies and other events. As historical as it was, though, the old grandstand was showing its age. The wood softened, the paint worn-off, cracks were found in the wood and retaining wall, and holes tore through the grandstand’ s roof. It became clear something had to be done: Either fix the aging structure or replace it.
The board decided it was time for a new look to the grandstand, and the wooden grandstand was demolished Dec. 14, 2013. “Everyone hated to see it go,” Wolf said. “But we had to create a safe and secure environment for everyone, and now we’ ve got a nice new venue to do that.” The grandstand is ready to be unveiled, but the board said the fundraising campaign is still going on to pay for the building. Donations are still being accepted to help pay for the structure, and more information is available at the fair’ s website at www.columbianacountyfair.org.
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Goats will be more comfortable in revamped barn By STEVE RAPPACH Staff Writer
LISBON —Carol Mellott takes pride in her goats. As chairman of the Columbiana County Fair’ s goat committee, she makes sure that all of the goats in the Junior Fair Goat Barn receive a safe, proper environment while 4-H members present their numerous goats. “Our barn is full and overflowing,” Mellott said. Now, the goats will have a nice comfortable place to stay for the week as the barn has been renovated by members of the fair’ s goat committee, junior fair and 4-H clubs. The fair board approved the renovation for this year’ s fair. “The fair board paid for the materials,” Mellott said. “The committee provided the manpower to put it on.” Group members volunteered in restoration of the barn over the summer, and everyone involved feels proud for their efforts. “The kids look forward (to using the barn),” Mellott said. “As they’ re painting the barn, they’ re looking forward to it.” The biggest change to the barn was its brand
new 200-foot long roof, replacing the old roof which the committee believed was about 50 years old. The previous roof had holes that leaked when it rained. Board member Dennis Flugan noted the manpower behind disassembling the roof. “The goat committee was outstanding as they did the removal,” Flugan said. “There were about 19 people who took the roof off and they did a wonderful job.” “It was leaking and it didn’ t look very nice,” Mellott said. “This had been an ongoing problem.” Another ongoing problem was drainage near the barn. As water rolled off from the banks above, it created a muddy mess nearby. Making matters worse, the water caused flooding in the barn itself last year so a new drainage system was installed. “We had a problem with water coming off the bank each year,” Flugan said. “So we built a ditch and placed a 4-inch perforated pipe. Then we covered the pipe with limestone. So far it’ s been working good.” New wooden doors for the stalls will also
replace the old metal sheets that were used over the years, which should prevent the pygmy goats from getting stuck. “The pygmy goats had a tendency to get their horns and their heads stuck in the old doors,” Mellott said. “There’ s nothing worse than a goat getting his head stuck.” The barn also got a fresh coat of paint thanks to donations from Ace Hardware of Columbiana and New Middletown and Hanoverton Hardware. The goat committee painted the stalls inside while the junior fair painted the outside of the barn. In addition, new signs were donated from the fair board, and new lumber was brought over to serve as the barn’ s loft. A commemorative shirt will be sold during the fair to celebrate the completion of the barn. The shirt includes a list of those who have donated to the cause and is the committee’ s way of thanking those who made the restoration happen. “It was our way to get it out there that these people went out of their way for us,” Mellott said. “All of the moms and dads have helped us out, and we have a really great group of peo-
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Six-year-old George Adams and 10-year-old Jarred Stark visit the goats in the goat barn last year.
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Two native country stars performing concert Wednesday By STEVE RAPPACH Staff Writer
LISBON —Two homegrown country acts look to entertain the crowd July 30 as Cody Gibson and Jeremy Miller grace the grandstand stage at the Columbiana County Fair. “I remember seeing acts here growing up,” Gibson said. “It’ s pretty cool to play on the stage I grew up watching.” Gibson will headline the free concert, and will get to perform the show he dreamed about as a kid growing up in Hanoverton. “I thought it would be cool to perform at the grandstand,” Gibson said. “When I was younger, my friends were like ‘ Oh, that’ ll never happen,’ but here I am and it’ s pretty cool.” Fans will get the opportunity to experience Gibson’ s style of country-rock, similar to Brantley Gilbert and Jason Aldean. Gibson said he listened to both country and rock music while growing up. “It started with my dad, we would listen to rock like John Cougar Mellencamp, Billy Joel, and Foreigner,” Gibson said. “Then we
Cody Gibson would go to my grandpa’ s house and he listened to country like Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and George Jones.” Along with local bandmates Dave Figley, Thomas Brown, Mike Tullis and Ron Jackson, Gibson has performed all through Mahoning Valley, and enjoys the crowd and the atmosphere.
“I just love getting up there and performing a good show,” Gibson said. “The most amazing part is playing the songs, and then hearing someone sing the song you wrote.” Gibson, meanwhile, has some big ventures coming up soon. He is about to release his debut album, “That’ s My Home”, which will be available on iTunes, Amazon, his website and local stores within the next month, and along with that, he and the band will embark on a national tour. “I’ m a little scared,” Gibson said. “We don’ t know what it’ s going to be like. We have a couple gigs coming up around here, but going across the country will be different.” Miller, meanwhile, returns to the fair for the second straight year, and will look to keep the party going as he opens the show at 7 p.m. “To my friends and fans, I can’ t wait to see them,” Miller said. “I can’ t wait to make more memories.” Since moving to Nashville six years ago, the Lisbon native’ s career has taken off. Last year, he released his debut album, “This is Jeremy Miller”, and opened for some of the top names in country music including the Charlie Daniels Band, Blackhawk, Eric
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Fair prepares to ‘Smash It’ with demo derby By STEVE RAPPACH Staff Writer
LISBON —Smash It Demolition Derby provides entertainment for derby fans throughout numerous county fairs throughout the year, and now it has added the Columbiana County Fair to its schedule. The London, Ohio based company will serve as the new promoters for this year’ s demolition derby as it closes the fair at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3. “We do about 42 shows a year and some county fairs in Ohio,” Smash It President Tim Clark said. “This is our first time here though.” Smash It puts together derbies throughout Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana and has attracted scores of participants. “With the derby people, it’ s the same ones coming out,” Clark said. “If you get the fairs close to each other and you’ ll have the same set of rules, you’ ll have more people.” Along with the growing number of participants that Smash It accumulates, Clark notes the fan base also grows. “Everyone there wants to see something get torn up,” Clark said. “Cars are hitting each other going 20 miles per hour in reverse and getting banged up.” Clark happens to know a thing or two about the sport himself. He competed in many derbies and loved participating before he stepped away from active competition and started the promotion 16 years ago. “I was a driver for years, then I stopped driving and started promoting with my brother,” Clark said.
“If you want to get some frustration out, you just go to the county fair and let it out.” Smash It caught the attention of the Columbiana County Fair board, who heard great responses from other fairs and wanted to give Smash It a try. “We go to the fair convention each year,” board member Paul Lease said. “One of our neighbor fairs we spoke with had them at their fair and were happy with results, so that convinced us.” Along with the usual competition, the derby will also include two junior heats. One will involve children from ages 12-16 to participate along with a parent or guardian, and one for children ages 5-8 where they will compete in Power Wheels for about 15-20 minutes. Clark said the goal is to entertain not just the diehard derby enthusiast, but the whole family. “We’ re just trying to get the younger generation interested,” Clark said. “If you got a kid at 6 or 7 watching, he’ s probably going to learn to like it. Then as he gets older, he’ ll want to go out a get a scrap car and come out here.” With the fair drawing closer, both Smash It and the fair look forward to a strong start to this new partnership, and both sides hope to set the bar for future derbies to come. “I’ m very excited about it,” Lease said. “I’ m hoping that it takes off and does well for us.” Tickets for the event are $5 and can be purchased online at www.columbianacountyfair.org or at the fair office.
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though, Miller can’ t wait to return home to be with his friends he grew up with. “You have the fans, but then there are also friends,” Miller said. “Each and every one of the fans are great to see, but also seeing friends there is so much more uplifting. It feels like there’ s something more.” Miller’ s door to a country music career opened when the door to a professional bull riding career closed. He previously worked at Mountaineer and Penn National race tracks and enjoyed success until an accident in 2008 in Hershey, Pa. sent him to the hospital and made him reconsider his options. “I was helping a buddy at the barn and a horse knocked me down and I fractured my skull,” Miller said. “I couldn’ t ride bulls anymore, but I always wanted to try country music.” Just after he left the hospital, he packed his bags for Nashville and began his music career. As he has become successful, he has found more work in the future, including a return to the studio next year to work on his second album. Miller said his performances are based on his influences, including Garth Brooks, George Strait, Waylon Jennings and another bull rider-turned-singer, the late Chris LeDoux. “Many people say my show is a cross of Chris LeDoux and Garth Brooks,” Miller
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