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Fair festivities back for another year

This year’s event features monster trucks, talent show, tractor pull, fireworks

BY JODI KEEN

MESSENGER-INQUIRER

A summer highlight for Daviess County is the annual Lions Club Fair. Filled with games, rides, food, exhibits, pageants and shows, the fair offers fun for the whole family.

The fair kicked of f July 5 with a weekend of pageants. Prizes were awarded in the Miss Pre-Teen, Miss Daviess County, Miss Teen Beauty and Little Mister & Miss pageants, as well as the baby and toddlers contests.

Festivities will pick back up July 14 with the Open Fun Horse Show at 6 p.m. in the fairgrounds small arena.

4-H, FFA, garden, crops, hay and honey exhibits begin July 17.

The fair gets into full swing July 18, with the crowd-favorite Firefighter’s Challenge and drag racing. The pit par ty, 4-wheel/ATV mud racing and monster truck show are July 19’s highlights. July 20 will feature the first installment of the Battle of the Bluegrass truck and tractor pull, and the fair will wrap up July 21 with the children’s pedal tractor pull, a fireworks show and the second half of the truck and tractor pull. The full fair schedule is on pages 4-5.

The Open Talent Show returns this year on the final night of the fair. Age groups are 6-12 years old and 13-21 years old for contestants, with the competition beginning at 6 p.m. July 21. The top three scores from the 13-and-up group will advance to the state finals in August in Louisville.

See the full talent show schedule on page 3.

Daily attractions include laser tag, Hawthorne’s Bazaar Circus, 4-H and garden exhibits, inflatables, carnival rides and vendors.

Livestock shows r un July 18-20 and will feature poultr y, beef, rabbit, lamb, goat and swine competitions.

Fair tickets can be purchased at All livestock shows will be held in the are at 6191 Kentucky 54 in Philpot. A map, directions and admission prices the gate. All daily attractions are Tom Curtsinger Ag Building. included in the price of admission.

The Daviess County fairgrounds are on pages 6-7.

INSIDE Page 3: Open Talent Show Pages 4-5: Schedule of events Pages 6-7: Directions, prices

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The 2018 Open Talent Show will be held Saturday, July 21 at Bittel Hall. The first age group will begin performing at 6 p.m. Entry fee is $20 per person.

AGE DIVISIONS AND SHOW TIMES 6-12 YEARS OLD

• Registration at 5:30 p.m.

• Show at 6 p.m.

13-21 YEARS OLD

• Registration at 6:30 p.m.

• Show at 7 p.m.

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PRIZES

• First Place: $100 • Second Place: $50 • Third Place: $25 There will be a first-, second- and third-place winner in each age group.

The top three scores from the 13 and up group will advance to the state competition.

The Lions Club reserves the right to combine age divisions if there are not enough entries.

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2018 FAIR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS DAILY ATTRACTIONS, JULY 18-21

• Laser Tag — free with admission to fair; 5 p.m.-closing; fairgrounds • Hawthorne’s Bazaar Circus — free with admission to fair; 5 p.m.-closing • Commercial Vendors — free with admission to fair; 5 p.m.closing; fairgrounds • Carnival Rides — free with admission to fair; 5 p.m.-closing; fairgrounds • Inflatables — free with admission to fair; 5 p.m.-closing • 4-H and Garden Exhibits — free with admission to fair; 5 p.m.-closing; East Exhibit Building

SATURDAY, JULY 14

• Open Fun Horse Show — 6 p.m., Fairgrounds Small Arena

TUESDAY, JULY 17

• Enter 4-H, FFA, Garden, Crops, Hay and Honey Exhibits — 4-6 p.m., East Exhibit Building

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

• 4-H/FFA Feeder Calf Show — 5 p.m., Tom Curtsinger Ag Building • Open Beef and Youth Fat Steer — after calf show, Tom Curtsinger Ag Building • Dairy Show — after beef and steer show, Tom Curtsinger Ag Building • Firefighter’s Challenge — 7 p.m., Fairgrounds Small Arena • KOI Drag Racing — 7:30 p.m., Fairgrounds Miles Arena

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2018 FAIR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, JULY 19

• Pit Party — 5-7 p.m., Fairgrounds Miles Arena • Open Youth Market Swine Show — 6 p.m., Tom Curtsinger Ag Building • Monster Truck Show — 7:30 p.m., Fairgrounds Miles Arena • 4-Wheel/ATV Mud Bogg — 7:30 p.m., Fairgrounds Small Arena

FRIDAY, JULY 20

• 4-H Rabbit Show — 6:30 p.m., Tom Curtsinger Building • Battle of the Bluegrass Truck and Tractor Pull — 7 p.m., Fairgrounds Miles Arena • 4-H Poultry Show — 7 p.m., Tom Curtsinger Building • Open Youth Lamb and Goat Show — 7 p.m., Tom Curtsinger Ag Building

SATURDAY, JULY 21

• Open Talen Show — 6 p.m., Bittel Hall • Kids Pedal Tractor Pull, ages 3-12 — 6 p.m., Fairgrounds • Battle of the Bluegrass Truck and Tractor Pull — 7 p.m., Fairgrounds Miles Arena • Fireworks show during tractor pull intermission

SUNDAY, JULY 22

• Pick up crops and exhibits — 2-4 p.m., East Exhibit Hall Note: Any crops or exhibits not picked up will be discarded.

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PRICES • RULES • DIRECTIONS FAIR RULES

GATE ADMISSION PRICES Carnival rides are free with paid admission to the fair.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18FRIDAY, JULY 20THURSDAY, JULY 19 SATURDAY, JULY 21 • Adults, $10 • Adults, $12 • Ages 3-12 years, $8 • Ages 3-12 years, $10 • Children 3 years • Children 3 years and younger, free and younger, free

Note: There are no refunds for rainouts.

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The Daviess County Fair is planned and conducted according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture regulations for the use of state funds.

All precautions possible will be taken by the Daviess County Fair to prevent accidents to any person, animal or property and to the destruction, loss or abuse of any property, or to any and all exhibits, but will not be liable for any accidents that may occur to any person, animal, property, or exhibit while at the fairgrounds.

• Disorderly conduct of any kind is forbidden. Those indulging will forfeit their right to remain on the fairgrounds.

• Police protection will be provided at all times.

• Open classes are open to all persons or exhibitors unless otherwise specified.

• No alcoholic beverages or drugs are to be on the fairgrounds.

• Entries made in 4-H, FFA and FHA Classes must have been produced in conjunction with an approved project sponsored by these organizations.

• All decisions made by judges and fair officials are final.

• Dial 911 in the case of medical emergencies.

• Announcements made on day of event take precedence over printed matter.

• No firearms allowed.

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