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Powell resident Abby Eaton, 9, kisses her horse, Biscuits and Gravy, after they won second place in their division at the miniature horse show on July 13 at the Park County Fair. Tribune photo by Carla Wensky

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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015

New multi-purpose facility makes first appearance at 2015 fair BY CJ BAKER Tribune Staff Writer

rized pickles, needlework and pies are getting a shiny new home for the 2015 Park County Fair. A new 16,100 square-foot multi-purpose facility — made ready for use just before the start of the fair — will host many fair exhibits this week.

It stands at the center of the grounds and replaces a cluster of aging exhibit halls. Construction crews will still need to finish up some areas of the building after the fair (namely the kitchen and a conference room area), but the main space is ready to showcase Park County residents’ fair entries. Fairgoers walking around the grounds may also notice the new asphalt around the structure.

Building the new facility is expected to cost the county around $3.1 million. About $1 million of that came from a pair of special $500,000 grants from the State Loan and Investment Board. Although there’s some more projects to come, “after the $1.1 million-plus rewiring of the fairgrounds ... we think See Building, Page 3

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The new multi-use facility was being set up for exhibits last week. The building will house a variety of exhibits during this week’s fair. Tribune photo by Tessa Schweigert

Building: Ribbon cutting today (Tuesday) Continued from Page 2

problems. It was demolished later that year. County commissioners ultimately dewe have a state-of-the-art fairgrounds to cided to replace not only that large exhibit accommodate 21st century people and 19th hall, but also the neighboring small exhibit century people and everyone in-between,” and needleworks halls (each more than 70 Park County Commissioner Bucky Hall said years old). recently. The old buildings had about 17,500 The updates to the fairgrounds began square feet of combined space, slightly five years ago. They started in the sum- more than the new facility. mer of 2010, when a state inspector found While the structure will host exhibits durthe electrical grid to be in immediate need ing fair week, commissioners hope it will be for of serious repairs. Then, in early 2011, ancaring used for a wide variety of functions — inengineer effectively condemned the former POWELL cludingANIMALS convention-type events — the other large exhibit hall after finding significant 51 weeks out of the year. M-F 9-10am & 3:30-6:30pm

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ENJOY THE FAIR! Chris Cagle will perform Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Grandstand. Courtesy photo

Country hit Chris Cagle to perform at Park County Fair on Thursday BY MATT NABER Tribune Managing Editor

he Park County Fair is getting back to its roots by providing a big-name show for this year’s fair. There was no concert last year, and the year before that the main show was 38 Special — a rock band that’s been around for about 40 years. Park County Events Coordinator Echo

Renner attributed budget issues for the lack of musical entertainment last year. “We had big concerts in the past like Willie Nelson and Reba McEntire, and we are trying to get back into that level of concert,” Renner said. “People are excited we are having a country music concert at the fair, and that it is Chris Cagle — he has quite a following, so we are bringing him

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Cagle: Biggest hits to be performed Continued from Page 4 to the Park County Fair.” Two gold albums, two No. 1 albums and 12 charted songs prove that it’s not just the chicks who dig it — Chris Cagle’s music has been hitting the airwaves and topping the charts for about 15 years with catchy tunes like “Chicks dig it,” and “I Breathe In, I Breathe Out.” Cagle performed at the Wyoming State Fair last August and is returning to Wyoming on Thursday to perform at the Park County Fair. “Chris Cagle puts on a fabulous show, it will be an honor to have him at the Park County Fair,” Renner said. Cagle’s toned down his hard-partying persona he was known for in the early 2000s and now gets his “biggest off-stage thrill” by training and raising cutting horses — which only adds to the authenticity of his music, according to chriscagle.com. Cagle was not available for an interview

by press time. Cagle’s latest album, “Back In The Saddle,” is described as his homecoming since it originated from “what he does best: relatable, back-roads and familiar while also being a striking form of country music worth getting excited about,” according to chriscagle.com. “I want my music to be an environment, to strike chords, passions, memories, faults, loves, angers and redemptions,” Cagle said on his website. “Imagine my music just on the outside of town right where the road turns to the rural route. A dirt road cul-de-sac with trucks all parked in a circle. I would love to see my music fit into that.” The orignally scheduled opening act, the Copper Mountain Band, canceled at the last minute, Renner said. Cagle is anticipated to perform his biggest hits as well as some old favorites for the audience in the grandstands, nobody will be on the arena floor, Renner said.

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Got to admit it’s getting better Junior Livestock Sale set records three years in a row BY MATT NABER Tribune Managing Editor

t’s getting better all the time for Park County’s 4-H and FFA kids as bidders continue to raise the bar at the Junior Livestock Sale. For three years in a row the sale has set new record totals. In 2012, the auction generated $331,097, and then in 2013 it generated $337,406, and in 2014 bidders upped the ante to $390,146.97. Now kids across the Big Horn Basin are hard at work prepping their livestock in hopes of setting yet another record on Saturday. It will be a struggle to top last year’s sale total, said Joe Bridges, chairman of the annual sale. “It is a concern that I have,” he said. “The businesses always surprise me and come in full force even when we aren’t at the prime time with oil.” Bidders understand that the Junior Livestock Sale isn’t about finding a bargain price, it’s about supporting kids. “They are there to help kids and Park County has a passion for helping kids,” Bridges said. “Every year I get nervous and those are the years everyone shows up and proves me wrong to pure surprise. I got my fingers crossed, but you can’t keep having record-breaking years every year.” Although prices are a bit high, buyers should be aware that the livestock they’re bidding on are a cut above the rest. “They are usually the cream of the crop from the herd,” Bridges said. The kids also buy more expensive feed designed for show See Sale, Page 7

More kids in Park County are choosing to raise and show goats at the Park County Fair. ‘A sheep doesn’t bond too well with you, but a goat has a bit of a personality and is easier to work with — and never seem to shut up,’ said Joe Bridges, chairman of the annual Junior Livestock Sale. Tribune file photo by Ilene Olson

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Sale: More than 200 animals expected Continued from Page 6 animals and that means a better cut of meat on the grill. “They also have a lot of time wrapped up into these for halter breaking and grooming,” Bridges said. “There is time and money added to these projects versus what you can buy at a livestock auction. It might look extreme up front, but the amount of money a kid makes is very limited.” This year’s cool weather played to the kids’ advantage as their livestock gained weight well and there were no major illness outbreaks in the region. “It is a healthy group of animals for everyone,” Bridges said. “Everything I heard is positive this year, which is nice. Usually it is the other way around.” The high sellers for each category in 2014 were: • Sheep: Hadley Mehling, $47 per pound, bought by a group of Powell beet growers • Steer: Meagan Koster and Mark Bullinger, $5 per pound each. Jim and Nancy McArtor purchased Koster’s steer, and Blair’s Super Market bought Bullinger’s steer. • Hog: Stevi Smith, $12 per pound, bought by Big Horn Equipment • Goat: Emileigh Bachand, $16 per pound, bought by Big Horn Redi Mix • Rabbit: Bailey Smith, $775, bought by Briess Malt & Ingredients Bridges anticipates about 220 kids will participate in this year’s sale, assuming all goes well for tagging and weighing in before the sale. To be eligible for the sale, beef must weigh at least 1,050 pounds, lambs must be at least 110 pounds, hogs a minimum of 210 pounds and goats at least 55 pounds. Rabbits

must weigh more than 5 pounds and less than 8 pounds. Each 4-H or FFA member is allowed to sell one animal at the auction. The livestock buyer’s lunch begins at 11 a.m., Saturday, followed by the Junior Livestock Sale at 1 p.m. The market goat show has been gaining popularity in recent years and continues to gain momentum, Bridges said. “Obviously it won’t match the lamb, hog or steer shows, but the numbers are up.” Goats provide something different for the kids to do and have more personality than traditional livestock, so kids are becoming more interested in raising them, he said. “Kids like to be different from what their older siblings did,” Bridges said. “A sheep doesn’t bond too well with you, but a goat has a bit of a personality and is easier to work with – and never seem to shut up.” Participation in the auction does not require buyers to register; all they need to do is show up and throw a hand in the air to bid. Buyers can go in on their own, or team up with friends, family or even businesses and split the cost. Attendance is not necessary to bid at the auction; anyone can call Bridges at 307272-2324 to arrange for someone to bid on their behalf. Once the animal is bought, there are multiple options for what to do next. Local processors are available and the kid will deliver the animal to the processing plant for free. Or, the buyer can resell the animal for a set price and then pay the difference. Sometimes the animal is donated back to the kid too, Bridges said, noting this is often the case with rabbits and goats.

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Carnival comes to town BY TESSA SCHWEIGERT Tribune Features Editor

f you like to get spun around in a carnival ride high above the ground, you’re in luck. For the third straight year, Carnival Midway Attractions will bring its rides, games and food vendors to the Park County Fair. “We’re bringing the Zipper — the Zipper is a favorite,” said Tony Guadagno, coowner of the company. Fairgoers also can look forward to a fast ride called the Twist, Pharaoh’s Fury and a variety of other carnival rides during this week’s fair. The carnival runs from noon to midnight

Wednesday though Saturday. It costs $35 for an all-day pass to the carnival rides. Guadagno has owned and operated Carnival Midway Attractions for the past 19 years, and his family has been involved in the mobile amusement industry for more than 50 years. Safety is the top priority for the company, he said. Each piece of equipment is carefully inspected by a skilled manager and ride superintendent. “We’re highly regulated,” he said. During the off-season, crews work on repairing, repainting and refurbishing equipment, according to the company. See Carnival, Page 11

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2015 Park County Fair Event Schedule TUESDAY, JULY 21 Free admission all day Noon----------------- Free Stage Acts begin 5 p.m.-----Ribbon Cutting at New Building 7 p.m.---Pig Wrestling at Main Grandstand WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 Free admission until 1 p.m. Youth Market Animal Weigh-ins 8:30 a.m. -----------------------------Swine 10 a.m. -------------------------------Sheep 11:30 a.m. ---------------------------- Goats 1 p.m.-----------------------------------Beef 5 p.m.-------------------------------- Rabbit 11 a.m. - Exhibit Halls open (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) Noon----------------- Free Stage Acts begin Noon---Carnival opens (noon to midnight) 1 p.m.---------------Gate admission begins 5 p.m.--------------4-H Beef Showmanship 5:30 p.m. --------4-H Swine Showmanship, followed by Feeders/Breeding Swine Show

6 p.m.---------Youth and Open Class Sheep, Wool exhibits due 7 p.m.-- Knights of Valour jousting show at Main Grandstand THURSDAY, JULY 23 Free admission until 1 p.m. 7:30 a.m. ------------ Youth and Open Class Poultry Showmanship 8 a.m.-----------------Youth and Open Class Meat Goat Show, Youth and Pee Wee Rabbit Showmanship 9 a.m.--------- Youth Market Beef Show, Park County Steer Futurity, FFA Beef Showmanship 11 a.m. -- Exhibit Halls open (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) Noon----------------- Free Stage Acts begin Noon---Carnival opens (noon to midnight) 1 p.m.---------------Gate admission begins 1 p.m.----------------------- Kids Day Races 1:30 p.m. ------- 4-H Sheep Showmanship, Best fitted, Youth and Open Show Feeder

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Noon---Carnival opens (noon to midnight) 1 p.m.------ Pee Wee Sheep Show, continue Breeding Sheep Show 1 p.m.------------------ Sale Order Drawing 3 p.m.---------- Small Animal Round Robin 5 p.m.----------Horseshoe Pitching Contest 6 p.m.------------------ Sheep Lead Contest 6 p.m.-------------Park County Endurocross at Main Grandstand SATURDAY, JULY 25 9 a.m.-- Youth Round Robin Showmanship 10 a.m. -------------Park County Fair Parade 11 a.m. -Exhibit Halls open (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) 11 a.m. Junior Livestock Sale Buyers Lunch Noon----------------- Free Stage Acts begin Noon---Carnival opens (noon to midnight) 1 p.m.-----------------Junior Livestock Sale 5 p.m.----------Horseshoe Pitching Contest 6 p.m.------------------ Demolition Derby at Main Grandstand

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Ticket information for this year’s fair The Park County Fair is offering more admission-free times this year. Admission to the fair is free all day today (Tuesday), and there is free admission to the Pig Wrestling in the Main Grandstand tonight. The gates open at 6 p.m. In addition, the fair is offering free admission until 1 p.m. on both Wednesday and Thursday. After that, individual admission prices are $5 per day or $10 for the week. Kids 12 and under receive free admission to the fair. Parking passes are $5 per day and $10 for the week. For the Knights of Valour’s jousting event on Wednesday, ticket prices are $10 for youth and $15 for adults. The gates open at 6 p.m. at the Main Grandstand. This year’s headliner is country music artist Chris Cagle. He will perform Thursday evening at the Main Grandstand, and tickets are $20 per seat. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the performance begins at 7:30 p.m. For the Endurocross races on Friday night, tickets are $10 for youth and $15 for adults. Gates open at 2 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m. at the Main Grandstand. An annual favorite, the demolition derby returns to the fair on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Main Grandstand. Tickets are $15 for grandstand seats, $18 for box seats and $20 for a seat in the arena

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JOUSTING RETURNS TO PARK COUNTY FAIR BY GIB MATHERS Tribune Staff Writer

t’s a merry controlled train wreck. The Knights of Valour are returning to astound the crowd with their rough and tumble jousting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Park County Fair. “We’re coming back with a bang,” said Shane Adams, Valour captain and owner. “My team is one of the largest jousting teams in the world.” “This is not a show,” Adams said. “This is 100 percent pure, extreme entertainment.” Adams acted as the announcer while his knights slugged it out with their long lances last year at the Park County Fair. “July 22, people are going to see it live once again, and this time I’m going to be jousting.” Turnout was huge last year and he anticipates last year’s fans will return with their friends to pack the stands. Lady knight, Jaclyn Ziemniak, will not compete in Powell, but she did her fair share of clashing at a Canadian jousting See Knights, Page 18

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The 2015 Park County Fair parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday on Bent Street. The annual parade is sponsored by the Powell Valley Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Park County and the Park County Fair Board. Tribune file photo by Toby Bonner

Parade in downtown Powell Saturday Powell’s biggest parade will roll through downtown on Saturday morning beginning at 10 a.m. The theme for the 2015 Park County Fair Parade is “Kids, Kritters and Kool Knights.” Park County 4-H members are serving as the grand marshals for the parade. With kids and critters highlighted

in this year’s fair, it’s fitting to honor 4-H members in the parade, said Jaime Schmeiser, executive director of the Powell Valley Chamber of Commerce. “It fell in line wonderfully with what the fair is about,” she said. “4-H is such a wonderful organization.” The parade will head north on Bent Street, traveling to Sixth Street and ending

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PAGE 25 David Castillo approaches an alligator during a performance of the Kachunga and the Alligator Show. Castillo will be performing with his reptilian friend for all five days of the Park County Fair this week. The show is free to all spectators. Photo courtesy Gilbert Castillo

An alligator is pictured at the National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Photo courtesy Chris Lexow, Creative Commons

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new addition is coming to the Park County Fair, and it’s bringing about 80 sharp teeth with it. Kachunga and the Alligator Show will open at the Park County Fairgrounds starting today (Tuesday) and shows will be free to the public four times a day throughout the duration of the local fair. David Castillo, 49, of Florida, will bring a variety of alligators to Powell for a show that will be one part alligator wrestling, one part humor, one part educational and all parts family-friendly fun, he said.

“People may not know much about gators, but after a show, they’ll know a lot more,” Castillo said. “Knowing that they’re fascinated with it like I am ... when they realize some of the things about the gators, it sparks some of their interest, especially kids, getting to see them up close. “Our shows are built to entertain the entire family,” he said. “They’re educational, humorous and just exciting. It kind of connects the entire family.” Castillo’s older brother Gilbert Castillo, began the

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Gator: Show performed daily at fair Continued from Page 26 gator shows in the brothers’ home state of Florida in 1982, and David Castillo later joined forces with his brother to take the shows on the road in the late 1980s. Castillo said a love for reptiles and wildlife, and a desire to educate people about that wildlife, drove him and his brother to produce the nearly 30-minute demonstrations. Castillo said the show will clear up myths about gators, as well as provide facts and other useful information in case someone runs into the animal in the wild. “We used to take gators and other types of Florida wildlife to schools to help educate kids,” Castillo explained. “We thought, instead of doing culture shows, we would focus on education as far as what to do and what not to do in regards to Florida wildlife.

“We understood a lot of people hadn’t seen gators unless they had been to Florida. So we kind of wanted to bring that experience to those people.” Castillo said the shows involve some dangerous elements, including segments where he’ll catch and wrestle a large alligator into submission in an enclosed water arena. Castillo said he’ll give an in-depth anatomy of the alligator, including a full exploration of the reptile’s teeth, which can also get particulary dangerous, he added. The shows are open for questions, and allow spectators to get up close to alligators after the show. “It’s really about getting people interested and involved,” Castillo said. “The satisfaction for me is sharing my love and excitement for gators and other wildlife, and really watching others — especially kids — get just as excited about it. That’s why we do it.”

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Dirtbike riders scale a tire climb during a practice run of the Endurocross track at the Park County Fairgrounds on July 11. Endurocross, which pits dirtbike and side-by-side riders against one another on a track filled with tires, jumps and pits, will return to the fairgrounds’ grandstand for a second straight year on Friday. Tribune photo by Joe Alberico

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irt bikes and side-by-sides will invade the the Park County Fairgrounds’ main grandstand for the second year

in a row. Nate Mainwaring, a Powell resident, event promoter and competitor of Endurocross, began leading the construction of a motorcross dirt track in May. The track has a few differences from a normal dirt-

bike course, however, as it is filled with tire mountains, pits, a bridge and several jumps. The event, which is set for a 7 p.m. start time on Friday, features riders from Wyoming and several surrounding states. The Endurocross competition attracted

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The Demolition Derby is an annual favorite at the Park County Fair. Gates open at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Main Grandstand, and the smashing starts at 6 p.m. Tribune file photo by Gib Mathers

CRASH OF THE STEEL TITANS SATURDAY BY GIB MATHERS Tribune Staff Writer

hey’re not really crashing the party because they are a part of the party at the Park County Fair. The annual Demolition Derby, sponsored by the Powell Lions Club, blasts off at 6 p.m. Saturday. The club hosts the derby to fund programs, said Art Schatz, Lions Club president. “This money is what we use to help people in the community.” Travis Kovach of Powell smashed his way to the top of the heats last year.

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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015 Just like last year, the Park County Fair Demolition Derby, starting at 6 p.m. Saturday is going to rock. Tribune file photo by Gib Mathers

Derby: Proceeds from the demolition derby help kids with disabilities Continued from Page 33 their thrills vicariously from the safety of their seats. Since then, people have been drawn to hair-raising spectator sports such as demolition derbies, he said. In the arena, “... all bets are off and it’s go time,” Wilk said. “But afterwards we’re all friends.” It appears hazardous, but safety meetings are held prior to the Powell derby. The arena is purposely saturated with water to keep it muddy to moderate speed. The only injury he can recall is someone having their foot run over between heats while the inoperable cars were towed from the field.

“If it’s not handled right it would be dangerous,” Schatz said. To Wilk, driving in the derby is simply a hobby like hunting, fishing or boating. It’s a chance to blow off a little steam. “It’s a release more than anything else. It’s enjoyment,” he said. He would like to see more new drivers and more women. Some gals really know how to hit, Wilk said. FOR A GOOD CAUSE Derby proceeds help Powell Lions buy glasses or pay for eye surgery for those unable to pay themselves, Schatz said. Lions sponsor Allen H. Stewart Lions Camp outside Casper each summer for

blind children. Lions help Boys and Girls Club of Park County and Wyoming Disabled Hunters. “We help them with cash every year,” Schatz said. The club puts on the Sunday Easter egg hunt and grants two $500 scholarships at Northwest College each year to students with disabilities, Schatz said. Derby tickets are $15 for the grandstand, $18 for box or $20 arena bleachers. One reason people flock to the derby is simply to have a good time and the Lions work hard to make that a reality for their community. “It’s entertainment,” Schatz said. “We want to try to give them the best show for their money.” Ditto from the drivers.

The Park County Fair Demolition Derby stands are always sold out. The contenders do their best to put on a good show, Wilk said. The same guys lead the pack at Powell’s demo derby every year. “I just think there is something in their blood,” Schatz said. Mixing it up in the derby is fun. “Where can you go and hit the living bejesus out of them and get away with it?” Wilk said. Drivers and spectators alike better fasten their seat belts because the derby is going to rock. “We always bring in a really good show,” Wilk said.

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PARK COUNTY FAIR TIMES Pecos Bill is one of the many dummy characters developed by ventriloquist Jim Adams, who will perform at the Free Stage during the Park County Fair. Adams said he based Pecos Bill’s personality on Festes of the classic Western television show, ‘Gunsmoke.’ Courtesy photos

VENTRILOQUIST TO TAKE STAGE AT FAIR would move (while talking for his dummies), but nobody cared because he had such strong characters,” Adams said. “He ummies are important to Jim Ad- was such an influence on me.” Adams said he uses 12 or 13 characters, ams. He’d have a hard time doing and he loves what he does. his job without them. “It’s fun,” he said. “I do a Adams, a comedy ventrillot of ad-libbing. When you oquist, will tickle audiences’ ‘When you get get wound up, it just comes funny bones during perforwound up, it just out of your head. ... I always mances on the Free Stage at say it beats working for a the Park County Fair. comes out of living.” Adams brings life to his your head. According to his biogradummies — characters ... I always say phy, Adams is recognized such as Mikey, a typical, as one of the top ventrilosmart-alecky little boy; it beats working quists in the nation. Max, a parrot with many for a living.’ “His unique approach to voices; Wally, a hobo clown; comedy is brought forth as Pecos Bill; and the ProfesJim Adams he uses his cast of colorful sor — so well that his audiVentriloquist characters to create an unences might forget he is the forgettable family experivoice and the action behind ence that delights audiences of all ages,” all of them. Adams said he got his inspiration from the biography states. Adams has been a professional two famous ventriloquists: Edgar Bergen, famous for his acts with dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd; and Paul See Dummies, Page 41 Winchell, who regaled audiences with his dummy, Jerry Mahoney. Strong characters are what make ventriloquists successful, Adams said during a phone interview. “If you w a t c h films of E d g a r Bergen, his lips BY ILENE OLSON Tribune News Editor

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Dummies: Uses 12 or 13 characters Continued from Page 40 entertainer for more than 30 years. He began his career on the stages of Disneyland, where he became known as the man with a thousand faces and voices. He starred in in the original, world-famous “Golden Horseshoe Review” stage show at Disneyland. He also appeared in several television series, commercials and national specials for the Disney organization. Adams said he did stand-up comedy at Disneyland for several years as a fill-in for Wally Voag. When Voag retired, Adams decided to focus on his interest in ventriloquism. Considered

an expert in his field, Adams is a soughtafter teacher for fellow ventriloquists who want to learn from the best. He often is an invited guest lecturer at national ventriloquist conventions. In, recent years Adams has focused on touring to fairs throughout the United States and has become one of the top family style acts in the fair industry. From California to Montana, to Wyoming, to Texas, Adams and his cast of amazing characters have become a “must see” show at every fairgrounds and event he appears at.

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Shoshone Irrigation District We proudly support our ag community. Marshall Catch will perform on the Free Stage at this year’s Park County Fair. The indie rock band is from Kalispell, Montana. Courtesy photo

Marshall Catch performs on free stage all week long This year’s fairgoers will have several themselves. Out of this tragedy, the song chances to hear Marshall Catch’s poignant and meaningful alternative “These Times” was written. Lautaret rock music. The Kalispell, Montana- remembers, “My sister came in and based band will perform daily on the played piano and sang, and my grandfather played fiddle. My studio, and Free Stage. Marshall Catch started out in a our home, was full of friends and music and family and laughter once again. basement in Evergreen, Montana. The band’s members are Luke ‘These Times’ was one of the last songs Lautaret (guitarist, lead vocalist and we recorded before we packed up and moved away.” songwriter), Aidan He wrote “Lay Foshay (bass), Aaron MARSHALL CATCH ON Your Head Danreuther (guitars Down” after his and harmony vocals) THE FREE STAGE grandmother was and Jared Denney diagnosed with (drums, keyboards, Tuesday ................... 9 p.m. Alzheimer’s disease, and harmony vocals). and “Your Own Growing up, Wednesday ............... 2 p.m. Way” as an anthem Lautaret learned ............................. & 9 p.m. to live by during the value of both difficult times. performance and Thursday ..............3:30 p.m. In December 2011, emotion. ............................. & 9 p.m. the band released The songs he their patriotic single writes are rooted Friday....................... 8 p.m. “The Ballad of the in meaning and USS Arizona” with a Saturday................... 8 p.m. personal reflection. special performance The song “More commemorating the Than Myself,” was written after a particularly tough 70th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl struggle endured by Lautaret and his Harbor. Pacific Historic Parks and the wife. In it, Lautaret declares to his love, National Park Service co-sponsored a full “There’s nothing left now but to lay week of special events to commemorate myself at you, I’ll let you decide where the anniversary of the “date which will do we go after all that we have been live in infamy.” The band performed at several official ceremonies during the through.” Shortly thereafter, Lautaret lost his commemoration. For more about Marshall Catch job and the couple discovered they were also losing their home to foreclosure — a and to hear their music, visit www. home the two had painstakingly built marshallcatch.com.

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Mezmer brings hypnosis, magic to Park County Fair PERFORMS DAILY ON THE FREE STAGE IN FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOWS age of 11. “My parents took me to Vegas a lot, and I had seen magicians there, and they inspired me,” he ypnotist acts are a perennial favorite at the said. “I saw a Houdini movie, and that’s really what started me.” Park County Fair. His interests later turned to hypnotism as well, This year, magician/hypnotist Michael Mezmer increases the fun by performing a daily He began attending the Hypnotism Training magic phenomena show during the day in addition to Institute in 1993 and graduated in 1995 as a clinical his evening TransNosis comedy hypnosis stage shows. therapist. In that role, he has helped people with Mezmer said his evening TransNosis shows all drug addictions, diabetes and pain control and have themes, such as Extreme Makeover Home confidence issues, he said. “I wanted to do shows, but I Edition, Corporate Edition and High wanted to learn to be a therapist,” School Assemblies and Grad Night Edition. ‘My goal is never to he said. “A lot of people who get into hypnosis get into it for money ... but I Mezmer chooses people from the embarrass. I want also wanted to help people.” audience to be the stars of the show. Mezmer said he has performed “My goal is never to embarrass,” to lift (participants) at Disneyland, Six Flags, Universal he said. “I want to lift (participants) up and make them Studios Hollywood, as well as up and make them the stars of national and international television. the fair. I don’t do anything that the stars of the fair. According to his biography, I wouldn’t want to do. ... My goal I don’t do anything Mezmer was named a Top is to make sure the audience is Professional by the entertainment entertained, but family style. Totally that I wouldn’t director of Universal Studios want to do.’ family style.” Hollywood and one of the world’s Mezmer said he performs an Michael Mezmer top hypnotists by NBC TV. He also extra-long, “really big grand finale received the Entertainer of the Year Hypnotist show” with “lots of extras” on the last award from the U.S. and Canada night of the fair. “Every show is fantastic, and it builds up to that Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs, and he’s performed on national television as well. final show,” he said. But Mezmer is not just an entertainer — he’s a Mezmer said his magic phenomena shows, performed during the day, aren’t the typical certified clinical hypnotherapist, and he received eight special recognition awards for “Outstanding “linking rings, pulling out scarves” magic shows. He presents “cutting-edge organic magic Professional Presentation” from the American phenomena that will take you on a journey beyond Council of Hypnotist Examiners, according to his the laws of nature and science (that) entertains biography. In addition, Mezmer’s magic show was named audiences of all ages,” according to a description on “Illusion Act of the Year” by the Society of Mezmer’s website. Mezmer said he started performing magic at the American Magicians, he said. BY ILENE OLSON Tribune News Editor

Magician/hypnotist Michael Mezmer will perform a daily show on the free stage at this week’s fair. Courtesy photo

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AFFECTIONATE REWARD Annie Price (right) and Aspen Aguirre praise their dogs, Simba and Kass, respectively, after they performed well during the dog show at the Park County Fairgrounds on Thursday. Tribune photo by Ilene Olson

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Winter wheat is plant ed in the late ment summer or early fall Station, the University and harvested 10 of Wyo- ming for ming Agricultural to 12 mont hey call it Cowboy three years it’s been Experiment at another depend and hope it and soil hs later, depending on climate and the on prices, where whea rides tall in the saddl conditions. Crop Research Foun Station yield level compared to the other dation of ies in the t prices e for Wyovariet- are, too.” Wyoming have team Bret Hess is excited ming farmers for years trial. We released it ed about to develop the and at the poten- crop. Scott to come. in 2011 tial of Cowboy. A large wheat crop Cowboy is a newly that time Haley we , a kept Color in the USA and testing it.” developed variety ado State Uniacross the world For three years, it of winter wheat. A Hess is the associversi is dropping wheat toppe 2.3-acre field at the ty Soil and Crop The quality, test weigh d all others. prices, which have ate dean of research University of Wyom Sciences Departmen plummeted 30 pert and the variing Research and t ety’s resistance in UW’s College of Ag- ‘It’s the mos Extension Center a to disease have also cent since May. wheat breeder, devel mile north of Powell t exciting riculture and Natur Another factor in all will produce found oped Cowboy, which performed well. But he said the amou al thing in the ation seed that will this is nt wor stem it Resou will produce make provide seed for farme ld right is defined saw fly, an insect that the wheat s it attractive to rs to grow a com- tor rces and direc- now targets winas “an ter wheat. The adult producers. mercial wheat crop. of the Wyoming for us. That’s why awned, white female lays eggs on -glumed, the stem, which bore Agricultural Expe Keith Kennedy, execu When developing a hard ri- we’re here.’ into tive it and during new variety, the ment red direc winter the Wyom tor of the winter goal is to produce winte Station (WAES), cut the stem. Cowboy ing Wheat Marketing wheat.” r wheat that will which seems Com- more resist mission, said this is have a greater yield has research ant to that than other an exciting developIt is grown primar, be varietBret Hess ies. ment. ity and be more resist of higher qual- and extension centers ily in Rocky Moun ant to challenges in director of the Wyom “It’s not as susceptible ing tain Kennedy said Cowb from weather, insec Powell, Laramie Agricultural Exper oy will soon be the and Great Plains ts as other, tradiiement Station tiona domi tions. Cowboy will be and dry condi- Sheridan and Lingle. l nant varie varie ties,” ty of Kennedy said. states. Most of planted primarily it in the Cowboy State winter wheat grown However, Montana in southern Wyoming, “It’s is used to produ . State has develbut producers in crop. amazing,” he said of the new bread ce oped some solid-stem “I would expect proba other parts of Wyom . “It’s the most exciti varieties that are ing, Colorado, Nebly in a couple even ng thing in the years,” world He braska, and Montana more effective again may find it works here. right now for us. That’s why we’re Haley started working on it in 2001-02. depen he said. “And that would also lem, st the probwell for them as well. he said. ” d what becomes availa said there’s one area ble that in sets near future, too. the Cowboy apart. Mike Moore, the The Colorado Agric manager of the ultural ExperiWyoming Seed Certi “It appears pretty likely “Yield,” he said. “In ficati the trials in Wyoon at this time. Service, is Hard telling,” Kenn edy said. “It may Please see Wheat, Page 3

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(say, former President George W. Bush’s wide ears) are typically exaggerated for comic effect. Brooks used to draw more formal onnie Brooks loves drawing faces — and she may draw yours at this portraits in pencil and oil, but she’s abandoned those slow and timeyear’s Park County Fair. The artist behind “Caricatures by consuming art forms for caricature. “Now, I’m (used) to Connie,” Brooks is drawing very fast,” said returning to Park County Brooks, who’s based in this year to again draw ‘The appeal for me is Nebraska. pictures of and for fairthat I’m drawing faces. In an hour, she can goers. create drawings of 20 She says she just I can grab my easel, to 25 people. That’s an happened to fall into the paper and pens, then average of about one art of caricature. every three minutes. “So I took the drive somewhere, set “The appeal for me opportunity and ran with up and draw on an is that I’m drawing it,” Brooks recalled. faces,” Brooks said. “I She spent a full six hourly (basis), then can grab my easel, months — practicing for (I’m) done. I like that.’ paper and pens, then six to eight hours a day — Connie Brooks drive somewhere, set up before she began publicly and draw on an hourly artist offering her artwork at (basis), then (I’m) done. parties and other events. That was 35 years ago. In the time I like that.” She hopes Park County fairgoers will since, Brooks has drawn the forms of countless people, including a stint as a like her drawings, too. “It is very satisfying for me when Disneyland artist. Caricature focuses on faces, where a people are happy with their caricatures,” person’s most defining characteristics Brooks said. BY CJ BAKER Tribune Staff Writer

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