Cecil County Fair Guide 2023

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FAIR HILL — The Cecil County Fair returns July 21 and runs through July 29 and the Cecil County Fair Board has some changes this year; some subtle, others not so much.

“The Power Wheels Derby was well-received last year,” said Don Moore, president of the Cecil County Fair Board of Directors. This year there will be two nights of miniature derby fun for children ages 4 to 10.

July 28 and 29 at 7:30 is the time for this year’s Power Wheels Derby. Only 30 racers are allowed each night. Pre-registration is required by got to the Cecil County Fair website. The Demolition Derby, of course, will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights as well as a Saturday matinee. Also new this year is the minimum age to drive in the Demolition Derby.

“Now you have to be 18,” Moore said. That’s a switch from 16.

Admission to the Cecil County Fair is $4 for adults at the gate

on opening night and $6 for the rest of the 9-day run. Senior citizens and kids 6-12 get in for half price. Kids 6 and younger get in free. Get discounts by purchasing online before the fair begins. Degeller Attractions is also offering discount bracelets for the carnival rides. This includes Buddy Night where the purchase of two bracelets is $30; a $10 savings.

Reserved seating will be added to the Painted Pony Championship Rodeo this year, Moore said. It has been a fixture for the Demolition Derby for years. Fans of the rodeo can purchase a guaranteed seat at CecilCountyFair.org.

Truck and tractor pulls run July 22 through the 24th, nightly. The rodeo is Tuesday and Wednesday night with the Demolition Derby the final three nights.

Cecil County Fair souvenirs return this year. Purchase an official t-shirt at the fair office next to the grandstands.

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CECIL WHIG FILE PHOTO BY MATT HUBBARD Connor Shuler won the first Power Wheels Derby last year. It was so popular that Cecil County Fair organizers put two nights on the schedule this year; July 28 and 29. See FAIR Page 4

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Mobile Glass Studio and blacksmith Jason Anderson return this year and Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant returns. He was last at the fair in 2018. New entertainment is Gail Mirabella and her Pool Party Pooches. This act features rescue dogs performing in and around the water.

Tuesday at the Cecil County Fair always means the Ag Showcase. This year, Moore said, the focus of the information coming from the showcase will be for the backyard farmer with a kitchen garden and a few goats, chickens or other livestock.

“People always think of this as being for the big farmers,” he said, pointing to the typical displays of large farm equipment and conversations about the U.S. Farm Bill and domes -

tic and global agriculture issues. “This year we’re gearing it for everybody.”

Among the topics of discus -

sion will be a presentation on small ruminants. The Ag Showcase will begin at 10 a.m.

Every night at the Cecil County Fair will be a concert featuring local and regional bands. Rock, country, bluegrass, gospel and contemporary Christian bands will be on stage outside of the Ed Walls building.

“That seemed to work for everybody,” Moore said of the location right next to Degeller Attractions’ rides and midway. He noted it kept the entertainment all together instead of sending concert goers to a field far off from the mainstream.

Moore said there will be some new food vendors this year including one selling sushi.

Of course, a trip to the Cecil County Fair should include a stroll through the exhibit barns to see all the projects

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CECIL WHIG FILE PHOTO BY JANE BELLMYER At the Cecil County Fair 4-H members compete to see who has done the best job of raising and caring for animals. The public is welcome and encouraged to visit the exhibit barns during the Cecil County Fair and talk to 4-Hers about their projects. CECIL WHIG FILE PHOTO BY JANE BELLMYER Along with Team Uprooted chainsaw artists and blacksmith Jason Anderson, Mobile Glass Studios will once again be at the Cecil County Fair so you can take a break and watch craftsmanship in action.
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that 4-H members have brought for competition. Notice this year that there will be no chickens, ducks, geese or swans on display this year. The ongoing Avian Influenza outbreak means these animals will not be allowed at the fair. 4-H members will be showing those animals virtually. However, the herds of cows, goats, sheep, pigs and horses as well as rabbits will be on display.

Once again this year, the 4-H Livestock Sale will be held on the final Saturday and Rebecca Kelly, Fair Board Director in charge of the sale, said the animals will be sold at auction by the head instead of by the pound. Kelly said it makes the process easier

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for everyone, but especially for the buyer.

The Cecil County Fair turns 70 next year and Moore said that one of the exhibit barns still in use probably pre-dates that first fair. Once this year’s fair is in the books that structure will be demolished and replaced.

“We got permission to do the replacement but by that time all the contractors were hired out,” he said. That meant one more fair in the ancient barn. “When we rebuild it will be two levels.”

That means the building will work with the slope of the ground, but also make it more useful for the fair by providing storage, he said.

Parking for the Cecil County Fair is free. Watch for signs directing traffic to that area where shuttles will transport you to the fair admission gates.

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CECIL WHIG FILE PHOTO BY JANE BELLMYER Degeller Attractions brings its midway to the Cecil County Fair and will once again sell discount bracelets so you can ride unlimited rides.

Friday, July 21

Gate price; online price (service charges not included in online prices)

Adults (13-59): $4; $3

Seniors (60+): $2; $1

Kids (6-12): $2; $1

Kids under 6: free

Please note that no animals are on the grounds this day.

Saturday, July 22, through Saturday, July 29:

Gate price; online price (service charges not included in online prices)

Adults (13-59): $6; $5

Seniors (60+): $3; $2

Kids (6-12): $3; $2

Kids under 6: free

Your entrance fee covers everything except rides and food, including all events. Free shuttle rides from the parking lot to the front gate every day from 6 pm to 10 pm. Reserve Seating:

Due to past events, we will no longer allow the use of blankets (or tarps, etc…) to reserve seats at the fair. In their place we will be selling reserve seating tickets for the rodeo and demolition derby nights of the fair. This is an opportunity to reserve your very own seat on the demolition derby nights. Once you have obtained your ticket for the event it is yours for the night! You

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are free to get up and walk around, knowing you still have a seat to come back to.

The reserved seating sections are located on the Fair Hill Racetrack side of the main arena. The entrance to the reserved seating is located behind the bleachers.

All seats are first come first serve. You can purchase your tickets online or during the week of the fair at the fair office, between the hours of 10am-9pm. On the nights of the rodeo and the derby, tickets will be sold until 8:30 or until the seats are sold out.

Please keep in mind we cannot hold tickets, since these seats are first come first serve. Also note that you must still purchase a general admission ticket to enter the fair.

Reserve tickets will be $10 for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Again, we will not be allowing the use of blankets to save seats in general seating. Unattended blankets will be donated to charity.

We appreciate your patience as we work to provide a more enjoyable environment for everyone at the fair.

Midway Information:

Please note that prices and specials have changed.

This year Deggeller’s will be using FunTagg cards instead of individual tickets. These are reloadable cards to which you can add credits

to pay for rides. There is a one time $2 activation fee for purchasing a card. There is no additional fee for adding credits after purchase, and cards can be kept and used at future fairs and other events that use the same cards.

Arm bands for ride specials will work the same as previous years. There is a $2 service charge per arm band, and they are only good for the night they are purchased on.

Friday, July 21: Open at 5 pm, pay one

price: $20 all you can ride until closing. Arm band goes off sale 1 hour prior to closing

Saturday, July 22: Open at 2 pm, pay one price special: $28 all you can ride until closing. Arm band for ride special are available from 2 pm – 7 pm.

Sunday, July 23: Open at 2pm, pay one price special: $23 all you can ride until closing. Arm band for ride special are available from 2 pm – 7 pm.

Monday, July 24: Open at 5pm, pay one price: $23 all you can ride until closing. Arm band for ride special are available from 5 pm – 7 pm.

Tuesday, July 25: BUDDY NIGHT – Open at 5 pm, Bring a buddy and get 2 arm bands for $30. $20 for individual arm bands. 5 pm to closing. Arm band sold until 9 pm.

Wednesday, July 26: Open at 5 pm, pay one price: $23 all you can ride until closing. Arm band for ride special available 5 pm – 7 pm.

Thursday, July 27: Open at 5 pm, pay one price: $23 all you can ride until closing. Arm band for ride special available 5 pm – 7 pm.

Friday, July 28: Open at 5 pm, pay one price: $23 all you can ride until closing. Arm band for ride special available 5 pm – 7 pm.

Saturday, July 29: Open at 2 pm, pay one price: $28 all you can ride until closing. Arm band for ride special available 2 pm – 7 pm.

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Friday, July 21

Sneak Preview — Discount Admission Fee (No animals on grounds until July 22nd)

3 – 8 PM: Home Arts & Garden Exhibit Entries received (NO INDOOR ENTRIES RECEIVED ON SATURDAY)

5:00 PM: Midway opens

5 – 10 PM: Mobile Glass Studios Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

6:00PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

6:30PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

7:30 PM: Detroit Shoot-Out – Classic Tractor pull (Sponsored by: Chick-fil-A of Elkton)

8:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

9:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

9:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant Saturday, July 22

Old Time Farm Weekend Featuring Allis Chalmers Tractors and Equipment

7 – 11 AM, 2 – 4 PM: 4-H Livestock Animals Arrive

8:30 AM: English Show – Open Horse and Pony

10:00 AM: Light Class Antique Tractor Pull

10:00 AM: Antique Tractor Display (All Day)

2:00 PM: Midway opens

2:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

3:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Studios Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

3:30 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

4:00 PM: Tug-o-War – Main Arena

5:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

6:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

6:30 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

6:30 PM: Antique Tractor and Machinery Parade

7 – 10 PM: LIVE MUSIC: Throwback Junkies (Classic Rock)

8:00 PM: Heavy Class Antique Tractor Pull (Sponsored by: Chick-fil-A of Elkton)

8:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

8:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

9:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

Sunday, July 23

Old Time Farm Weekend Featuring Allis Chalmers Tractors and Equipment

Sponsored by Dixie Land Energy

7:30 AM: Registration for Cecil County 4-H Camp 5K Fun Run

8:00 AM: Market animal weigh-in

8:30 AM: English Show – 4-H Horse and Pony

8:30 AM: Cecil County 4-H Camp 5K Fun Run

9:00 AM: Cavy Show with Rabbit Show to follow

10:00 AM: Lawn Tractor Pull

10 AM – 2 PM: Antique Tractor Display

11:00 AM: Tractor ride thru Fair Hill NRMA

1:00 PM: Home Arts Building opens

1:00 PM: Dairy Goat Show – Swine Barn

2:00 PM: Midway Opens

2:00 PM: Farm Bureau Ambassador

2:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

3:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Studios Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

3:00 PM: 4-H Welding Event – Barn B

4:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

5:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

6:00 PM: Cow Chip Toss – Swine Barn

6:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

6:00 PM: 4 Wheel Drive Diesel Truck Pulls, Farm Stock Tractors, and Mini-Modified Tractors (Sponsored by: Dixie Land Energy)

6:30 PM: 4-H Fashion Revue – Stafford Pavilion

6:30 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

7 – 10 PM: LIVE MUSIC: Face Value (Contemporary Christian)

8:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

8:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

9:30 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving Monday, July 24

Children’s Day

Sponsored by: Ourisman Ford

7 – 10 AM: 4-H dairy Entries received

10 AM – 2 PM: Children’s Day Activities

11:00 AM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

11:00 AM: 4-H Computer and Electric Events – Barn A

11:30 AM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

1:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

2:00 PM: 4-H Lawn Tractor Event – Field Area Under Tent

2 – 4 PM: 4-H Dairy Entries received

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Studios – Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

4:00 PM: Meat Goat Show

4 – 7 PM: Republican Chicken Barbecue

5:00 PM: Midway Opens

5:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

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6:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

6:30 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

7 – 10 PM: LIVE MUSIC: Ride the Goat (Rock)

7:00 PM: Hay Toss

7:00 PM: 4-Wheel Drive Gas Truck Pull and Hot Stock Tractors

Sponsored by: Ourisman Ford

7:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

8:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

8:30 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

Ag Day

Tuesday, July 25

Sponsored by: Apple Auto

8:00 AM: 4-H Horse Dressage & Combined Test

9:00 AM: Sheep Show

10 AM – 2 PM: Ag Showcase – Field Tent

10:00 AM: 4-H Bicycle Safety Written Exam – Barn B

12:30 PM: Ag Showcase Pig Roast – Field Tent

2:00 PM: 4-H Jumper Show

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Studios Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

4:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

4:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

5:00 PM: Midway Opens

5:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

6:00 PM: Swine Fitting and Showing

6:30 PM: Pedal Tractor Pull

7 – 10 PM: LIVE MUSIC: Acoustic Turnpike (Bluegrass)

7:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

7:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

8:00 PM: RODEO: Painted Pony Championship Rodeo Sponsored by: Apple Auto

8:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

9:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

9:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

Wednesday, July 26

Military Appreciation Day

Sponsored by: Apple Auto

8:30 AM: Jumper Horse Show

9:00 AM: Swine Show with Dairy Steer and Beef Shows to follow

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Studios – Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

4:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

5:00 PM: Midway Opens

5:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

5:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

6:30PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

6:30 PM: Cecil Celebrities: Barnyard Event – Stafford Pavilion

7:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

7:00 PM: Pie Eating Contest – Stafford Pavilion

7 – 10 PM: LIVE MUSIC: Justin Taylor Band (Rock/County Pop)

7:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

7:30 PM: Wood Carving, Blown Glass, & Ironworks Live Auction – Field Tent

8:00 PM: RODEO: Painted Pony Championship Rodeo Sponsored By: Apple Auto

9:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

9:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

Gospel Night

Thursday, July 27

Sponsored By: Hillside Oil

10:00 AM: Dairy Cattle Show

11:00 AM: 4-H ATV Event – Field Area

2:00 PM: 4-H Small Engine Event – Field Area

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Studios – Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

4:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

5:00 PM: Midway Opens

5:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

5:30 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

6:00 PM: LIVE MUSIC: GOSPEL NIGHT – Featuring: The Browders, Down East Boys, The Nottingham Four, & Downin Lane (Sponsored by Senator Jason Gallion)

6:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

7:00 PM: All-Star Showmanship Contest

7:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

8:00 PM: Team Uprooted – Extreme Chainsaw Carving

8:00 PM: Demolition Derby: Featuring the School Bus Heat (Sponsored By: Hillside Oil)

8:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

9:15 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

4-H Appreciation Day

Friday, July 28

Sponsored by: Elkton Recycling

8:30 AM: 4-H Western Horse Show

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4-H HOLDS ANNUAL FASHION REVUE JUDGING CONTEST

ELKTON — As the Cecil County Fair nears, the rodeo vibe was strong when eight-year-old Rosemary Quinteros and her brother, Cruz, 6, simultaneously struck poses last Saturday morning inside the Cecil County Extension Office near Elkton while sporting their eye-catching outfits.

Rosemary was clad in a black cowboy hat, red boots and a pink and white dress that featured a Gingham pattern on the top part of the frock and a polka dot design on the skirt section. Frilly, white lace accented the sleeves of her dress.

“I am a country singer,” Rosemary volunteered and then quickly followed up

her generic description by commenting, “If I had to pick one, it would be Taylor Swift.”

As for Cruz, he was bedecked in a white cowboy hat, brown cowboy boots, red chaps over faded blue jeans and a dark blue shirt with white-stitched piping beneath a red vest. Holding a blue lasso that served as an accessory, the boy also sported a brown belt with a big silver buckle.

“I am a bull-rider,” Cruz explained matter-of-factly.

Accompanied by their mother, Elkton-area resident Heather Quinteros, Rosemary and Cruz were among the twelve Cecil County 4H members who participated Saturday in the Fashion Revue Judging Contest ahead of the annual 4-H

Fashion Revue, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on July 23 under the Carl Stafford Pavilion during the Cecil County Fair.

During that fashion revue — the annual event dates back more than 50 years — the judges will announce the ribbon-winners of Saturday’s Judging Contest in its two categories — ready to wear and sewing construction, according to Joan Gaffney, a member of the Fashion Review Committee who is also a 4-H volunteer and, in addition, runs her own 4-H Club. Children and teens from ages 8 to 18 are eligible to be 4-H members.

Competitors in the readyto-wear category can model outfits that they created with clothing “from the store or from their closet,” Gaffney said. The construction category is for participants who designed and sewed their outfits, she added. Regardless of which category a child or teen chooses, valuable lessons are learned, according to Gaffney.

“One girl told me she learned about budgeting. They learn where to buy. It teaches them selection,” Gaffney said. “Sewing teaches them about colors and patterns. It teaches them how to select patterns and even modify patterns to put their own spin on it, to make it their own.”

Rosemary, who will be starting third grade after summer break, and Cruz, who will be entering kindergarten, competed in the ready-to-wear category. Saturday marked the first time that Cruz competed in a fashion show, and he admitted that he was a little nervous.

As for Rosemary, though, she is a seasoned veteran. She participated in the 4-H Fashion Revue for the first time last year, sewing her outfit to compete in the construction category. When asked on Saturday if she was apprehensive about the fashion show, Rosemary said, “Nope,” and smiled.

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CECIL WHIG PHOTOS BY CARL HAMILTON Cruz Quinteros (left), 6, and his eight-year-old sister, Rosemary, strike a pose Saturday during the 4-H Fashion Revue Judging Contest at the Cecil County Extension Office near Elkton. The winners will be announced during the annual 4-H Fashion Revue, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on July 23 under the Carl Stafford Pavilion on the Fair Hill fairgrounds. The revue will take place during the Cecil County Fair. Ellianna Cordrey, 7, of Oxford, Pa., twirls in her purple Swing Era dress Saturday during a break in the 4-H Fashion Revue Judging Contest in the Cecil County Extension Office near Elkton. Hannah Johnson, 12, of Rising Sun, poses in her evening gown Saturday during a break in the 4-H Fashion Revue Judging Contest at the Cecil County Extension Office near Elkton.

THE ROCKY BEGINNINGS OF CECIL’S FIRST FAIR

This story originally ran in the Cecil Whig on July 19, 2019

FAIR HILL — It’s summertime, and the living is easy, or so the old song goes. In Cecil County the days (and nights) are hot and sultry, and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for the Cecil County Fair.

While we may come to expect the sights and sounds of the fair in July, when the Cecil County Agricultural Society Fair was established in 1880 after several false starts it was actually held in October.

As early as 1875, citizens of the county attempted to organize an agricultural society of our own; many of our farmers were members of the Oxford (Pa.) Agricultural Society. In late March 1875, as reported by the Cecil Whig, “Pursuant to the call by a number of the leading farmers of the county published last week, a meeting of those in favor of forming a County Association was held in the office of the School Commissioners, at Elkton, on Tuesday last.”

A Board of Managers was elected at this meeting, where they signed a constitution, established committees, and elected officers before agreeing to meet again on the second Tuesday in April in Elkton.

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While this was a promising start, no mention could be found of that April meeting, but in the May 15, 1875 edition of the Whig, it is noted that the Oxford Press reported on an arbor day held for the Oxford Agricultural Society, with five of the finest trees donated by George Balderston, of Colora. The writer closes with a somewhat plaintive question: “Wonder when our Agricultural Society will be strong enough to own a fair ground?”

The answer would be, not for some time yet. No further articles regarding our Agricultural Society appear in the Whig until April 15, 1876, when a brief mention of a meeting reports that bylaws were approved and committees were formed for each district in order to solicit subscriptions. Another 18 months would pass before something newsworthy would occur: “We are pleased to be able to announce

that a start towards the establishment of an agricultural society, with its accompanying exhibitions, has been made in the county.” The Cecil Farmers Club, a separate organization, were to have a show of farm stock and produce. The item concludes, “We trust that from this effort will spring a regular county organization.”

But it was not to be. It isn’t clear why this early agricultural society seemed to fizzle out before it really got started. A writer for the Whig lamented in the June 7, 1879, issue, “The adjoining counties each have flourishing agricultural societies. Why can’t Cecil have one?”

No answer was forthcoming, yet little did that individual know his wishes would be granted in a year’s time.

Formal meetings of the new Agricultural Society began on June 9, 1880. By July 3, the Cecil Democrat reported that at the latest meeting possible venues for a fair were discussed, and they included the “Gilpin Lot,” near Gilpin’s Bridge, “... and a lot owned by Dr. R. C. Mackall on Landing Lane, south of Little Elk.” By July 31, the society had decided on the “large field of Aaron G. Tuite, adjacent to the railroad, be-

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ing favorably considered by the committee, they were instructed to arrange for leasing or purchasing it …”

Proposals for building the grandstand were solicited in the newspapers in late August, and at the same time ads began appearing for the fair, to be held Oct. 13, 14, and 15. From such a slow start, things were now fairly whizzing along.

Special excursion trains for the fair were to be run to bring attendees within short walking distance of the fairgrounds, and public interest was whipped up by items like the following:

“A gentleman closely connected with the Agricultural Society, and a lover of good trotters, urged his thorough-bred to such great speed on the race course one day this week that his coat tail was slit to the collar by the current created.”

A report on the success of our first fair appeared in the Oct. 16 issue of the Cecil Democrat. An entire page is devoted to the goings-on of the three-day entertainment. The correspondent waxes rhapsodic, writing:

“The thought, care and labor of the Directors and the honest work of their employees, seconded by the prompt support of the farmers and ladies of the county and outside exhibitors, have made the First Annual Fair of the Cecil County Agricultural Society all that its projectors could have hoped for.”

That first fair was to continue for 20 years before finally succumbing to economics, no longer raising enough money to remain profitable. How lucky we are that our citizens cared enough to resurrect the fair, going strong now for 65 consecutive years.

SCHEDULE

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10:00 AM: 4-H Small & Large Pets Show, followed by the 4-H Pygmy Goat Show

12:00 noon: 4-H Farm Tractor Safety Event – Field Area by Stage

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Studios – Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

4:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

5:00 PM: Midway Opens

5:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

6:30 PM: Team Uprooted –Extreme Chainsaw Carving

6:30 PM: 4–H Pretty Animal Contest – Stafford Pavilion

7 – 10 PM: LIVE MUSIC: Scott Bandy & Ceciltucky (Country)

7:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

7:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

8:00 PM: Demolition Derby (Sponsored By: Elkton Recycling)

8:30 PM: Team Uprooted –

Extreme Chainsaw Carving

9:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

9:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

Saturday, July 29

Demo Derby Day

Sponsored by Ourisman Ford

8:30 AM: Open Western Horse Show

8:30 AM: 4-H Dog Show Registration

9:00 AM: Pretty Baby Contest

9:00 AM: 4-H Dog Show –Field Area Under Tent

11:00 AM: 4-H Livestock Sale

Social

12:00 PM: 4-H Livestock Sale

– Stafford Pavilion

1:30 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

2:00 PM: Midway Opens

2:00 PM: Team Uprooted –

Extreme Chainsaw Carving

2:00 PM: Demo Derby Matinee

3 – 9 PM: Mobile Glass Blowing – Glass Blowing Demonstrations and Blacksmith Demonstrations

3:30 PM: Clover Show and Tell

4:00 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

4:30 PM: 4-H Awards Ceremony – Stafford Pavilion

5:00 PM: Team Uprooted –Extreme Chainsaw Carving

6:00 PM: Youth Big Wheel Contest – Grandstand Area

7:00 PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

7:00 PM: Wood Carving, Blown Glass Live Auction, & Ironworks Live Auction

7 – 10 PM: LIVE MUSIC: Leadfoot (Rock)

7:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant

8:00 PM: Demolition Derby (Sponsored by Ourisman Ford)

9:00PM: Gail Mirabella & Pool Party Pooches

9:30 PM: Cowboy Circus with Danny Grant Sunday, July 30

Clean-up Day

8:00 AM – noon: Home Arts & Farm and Garden Exhibits picked up/claimed

2:00 PM: All Livestock must be removed by this time & pens must be clean

Other fair info:

All events and times are subject to change.

All midway opening and run times are weather dependent.

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