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Sunday, August 14 Event 9:30 a.m. Judging Junior Class Horse and Pony at Horse Arena Tuesday, August 16 Event 2 p.m. Dog Show and Judging at Show Barn
$60.00 at the ticket box. Purchase the advance ticket and ride for $1 an hour. Lancaster, WI Darlington, WI Gays Mills, WI (608) 723-2121 1-800-236-2141 www.sre.coop Find us on Facebook adno=300157 Gather around, it’s time to share your favorite fair story! The Mid-West Farm Report is teaming up with the Wisconsin Association of Fairs to capture fair memories across generations and across the state to share leading up to fair season. Record yourself on audio or video, or capture it in writing, as you share your favorite fair memory below. There is no submission limit, send your stories our way at www.midwestfarmreport.com/everyone-has-a-fairstory. Two winners will be selected; a Grand Champion Winner will receive a premium of $500 and a Reserve Grand Champion will be named and awarded $250. The deadline to submit your entry is December 2022 and the prize drawing will be announced in January of 2023. Win $500 FAIRESTJUNIOROFTHEFAIRLIBBYVOGT
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8th grade at St. Mary’s School in Bloomington and is a member of the Active Americans 4-H Club. She volunteers for St. Mary’s Church and enjoys doing community service projects with fellow 4-H members. She loves to exhibit her sheep and showcase other projects. The fair has taught her many things including; humility, sportsmanship, and leadership, as well as it gives her the chance to see her “fair friends”.
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Platteville. She graduated from Platteville High School and attends UW-Platteville as a sophomore. She was an FFA member in school, belonged to the Blockhouse Builder 4-H Club, and a Platteville Jaycees member. She is currently a member of the Sigma Alpha Beta Delta Chapter, UW-Platteville PreVeterinary Club, UW-Platteville IHSA Western Team, and the National Secretary for the American Pre-Veterinarian Medical Association. She is currently working at Lancaster Vet Clinic as a kennel assistant and is a milker at Weigel Dairy.
are no longer available, but we will sell them for $35 until fairtime.
Her goal is to be admitted into UW-Madison’s Veterinary School and then return to Grant County to pursue a job in large animal veterinarian science and eventually purchase land to raise Shorthorn beef cattle. She wants to impact the younger generation the way that other role models impacted her. She wants to stay involved with the 4-H program and be an in uencer for agriculture. Ashli says, “without 4-H, I would not be the person I am today, and I would like to give back to this community as much as I possibly can someday”
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1 p.m. Grant County Junior Fair Livestock Auction at Livestock Sales Arena
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3 p.m. The Magic of Jim Mitchell at Scott Implement Kid’s Tent 4:30-6 p.m. Midnight Music by Local Bands
“Danny Parker Project’’ at Alternative Recycling Entertainment Tent 1 p.m.-close Badgerland Midways
2:45-4:15 p.m. Midnight Music by Local Bands
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Doors open to Youth & Ag Center, Crops Building and Eckstein Exhibit Hall
Demo Derby in Grandstands
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Community First Bank Ag Tent Opens with FREE Ag Activities
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1 p.m. Kiddie Showmanship at Show Barn
Sunday, August 21 Events
Exhibits must not be removed until 4:00 p.m. of the last day of the Fair. If an article is for sale, it should be marked
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“For Sale” and must not be removed until 4:00 p.m. of the last day of the Fair. Failure to comply with these rules will be considered forfeiture of premiums awarded p.m.
Hypnotist Show with Master Hypnotist Jim Mitchell at Alternative Recycling Entertainment Tent
11 a.m. Cat Show and Judging with Caged Birds and Cavies to follow at Youth & Ag Center
The Magic of Jim Mitchell at Scott Implement Kid’s Tent
Herdsmanship Awards and Sloan Implement Cash Drawings at Sales Pavilion 4 p.m.
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