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Some big changes are in store for the 78th annual Mother Lode Fair, which starts Friday. Many will notice the decision to cut down this year's event to three days instead of four, with the elimination of Thursday due to low attendance in previous years. The fair will be open longer each day than in the past to make up for the shortened schedule, running &om noon to midnight Friday and Saturday and noon to 11 p.m. on Sunday. 'Vile have a bigger and betterfair in a smaller amount of time,"said Stacey Dodge, who is in Dod g e her fi rst year as fair manager and CEO. Dodge was hired last August by the Mother Lode Fair Board of Directors, replacing interim fair manager and CEO Forrest White. She previously served on the board for 17 years and had worked as the fair's marketing manager since March 2014. One of Dodge's main goals is to foster more community involve-
ment with the fair, she said. "The county-fair feeling is really what I'm looking for ... more like a festival than just a carnival fair," she said. "Everyone has a talent of some kind, and the fair is really the place where you can show that off."
Carnival passes for a full day of unlimited rides are available pre-sale through Thursday for $15 per person. They will cost $20 perperson during the fair This year, the fair will also offera "gold ticket"passfor$45 per person that includes main-gate admission, unlimited carnival rides and a meal and beverage from a carnivalfood booth for all three days of the fair. Gold tickets are offered pre-sale only through Thursday and can only be purchased at the fair office. Grandstand events, which include monster trucks, truck and tractor pulls and demolition derby, are $5 each day in addition to the price of admission. Parking is very limited at and around the fairgrounds,but a shuttle buses will run continuously between the fairgrounds, the old Andy's Hardware Store parking lot at Greenley Road and Mono Way, The Junction shopwr)w e' ping center on Mono Way in East File photo /Union Democrat Sonora and the old Sonora ComFairgoers make their way down the midway at last year's fair. This year's fair offers something for munity Hospital lot in Sonora. everyone — rides, games, music, motorsports, food and more. Shuttles run from 30 minutes before the fair opens to 30 minDodge said one of the highlights set to return despite the changes, Ticketswill cost $10 per person utes after closing each day. this year will be the Mother Lode including the arena events, live- each day at the gate. Children 5 B lack O a k Ca s in o an d Art Association's annual awards stock auctions and carnival. and younger get in free, as well as Tuolumne County Transit are Pre-sale admission tickets cost veterans with military identifica- providing the free transportaceremony from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 10. tion. $7.50 per person for anyone 6 tion. The fair is also expecting more and older. Pre-sale tickets are ofexhibitor entries this year. fered through Thursday and can "Our eA'ort to reach out has re- be purchased at the fair office, 220 ally paid off she said. Southgate Drive in Sonora, or ei• DRUG CRINES StateandFederal Many of the fair's mainstays are ther Save Mart location in Sonora. STATE A FEDERALCRIMES• FELONIES8 NISDENEANORS DrugSales Drug Pa sserine • VIOLENT CRINES
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Mother Lo e Fair a place to make memories The 2015 Mother Lode Fair is here — the highlight of the summer in Tuolumne County. I remember my first fair in 1963. I loved how the fairgrounds were right downtown, not out in the country, and the lights made it a spectacular show at night. I loved that is was a real country fair with animals, pies, cookies, preserves, handiwork, art, carnival rides and "fair food," all
in one location. There was always music and dancmg, great musical acts and lots of noise in the arena. You saw W a gner family and f riends and always met new ones. You screamed on the rides, cheered
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stock auction will bring a smile to your face. I look forward to the fair every year, and the excitement builds as I walk down the midway, knowing another set of memories will be made. Our fair is awonderfulrepresentation of our county, and the fair staff and board wish you a memorable experience.
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The 78th annual Mother Lode Fair will be held Friday through Sunday and will feature repeat favorite attractions, a new light show, and the sale of gold tickets, a new package deal for the entire weekend. The Maurer Carnival Show will provide midway rides for the sixth year in a row. There will be repeat rides such as the Zipper, Supershot, Zendar, Giant Wheel, Fun Slide, Kite Flyer and Gravitron. "The Zipper is among one of the favorites each year at the fair. Everyonelovesit."M aurer said,"It's alsoa good way to getsick." A new addition to the carnival will include an LED light show attached to the Giant Wheel. "It's similar to the Santa Monica pier light show," said Paul Maurer,"It's really neat. People will just stop and stare at it." The carnival will also include a funhouse, Merry-go-Round and obstacle course for the younger children. Food vendors will serve favorites such as funnel cakes, deepfried delicacies, kettle corn, ice cream and an assortment of sandwiches and main courses. The carnival company also provides food options including cottoncandy and a gourmet caramelapple wagon. Pre-sale admission tickets cost $7.50 per person for anyone 6 and older. Pre-sale tickets are offered through Thursday and can be purchased at the fair office,
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This year's Mother Lode Fair will be full of entertainment for the whole family. From a hypnotist to a stiltwalker, bungee jumping toan entirekiddie area — there'ssomething for everyone. "It's going to be a great fair with a lot of entertainment," said Stacey Dodge, Mother Lode Fair chiefexecutive officer. This year, the fair has a new comedy hypnotist, James Kellogg, who will help audience members find their "inner-superstars" in his comedy-hypnosis show. The show is a fast-paced blend of comedy, music and audience antics that explores the subconscious minds of people. Dodge saw him in Reno and said he is very interactive with the audience.
Kellogg will perform inside the John Muir Building on its main stageallthree days ofthe fair. A family and kids area will be set up around the Manzanita Building throughout the f air. The Science Company will offer an activity called "Puzzlemania"
in the area, and there will be hands-on, science-related exhibits and activities, said Michelle Keefe,fair administrator. The Puppet and Players Little Theatre will perform three shows per day on the Wagon Stage. The shows will feature classic marionettes, hand puppets and live performers. It i s a E u ropeanstyle theatre on wheels. A free arts-and-craftsarea for
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Musicians kee eats comin Music has always played a big part at the Mother Lode Fair, and this year is no different. From good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll to country to rockabilly, this year'sacts are guaranteed to get you dancing. Playing the Main Stage are:
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Sunday • The Honey Shots play traditional country, roots and rockabilly. Based in Modesto, band members Tess Boyd (lead vocals/ ukulele), Devon Boyd (guitar), Lance Martinez and Rick Torres (upright bass) and Steve-0 (drums) strive to show their audience a good time and generally have a good time themselves. • Rockin' Rick a n d t h e Rhythm Wranglers is a foothills-based band that plays late'50s-influenced rock 'n' roll, Rockabilly and hillbilly bop. The band
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consists of Rockin Rick (guitar and vocals), Big Dave (standup bass), Devon Boyd (lead guitar) and Steve Slow Gin Rummy (drums). • Uplands Drive is a Sonorabased band made up of Tim Adamiak (bass guitar/keyboards/vocals), Tommy Dowell (lead guitar/ vocals), Loren Kaiser (percussion), Pete Neumann (rhythm-lead guitar/vocals), Adam Brown (saxophone/lead-acoustic guitar), and Kimberly Evans Armand (vocals). The band covers rock, alterna-
tive,modern favoritesand classics from artists including Tom Petty, Queen, Sublime, Van Halen, No Doubt and Lady Antebellum, to name a few. Those taking in the Creekside Building's Arts and Wine venue will be entertained by guitarist Larry Henderson. Henderson has been teaching and playing guitar professionally for more than 20 years. A native of Oakland and a one-time resident of Nashville, Tennessee, he now lives and performs in the Mother Lode. He has been a member of several bands touring and songwriting in N ashville, Virginia, Chicago, California and other western states. He is experienced in variousstyles ofmusic ,pastto present, mild to wild, but says his real love is country music played on an acoustic guitar.
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Shery and the Psychodelics (above) perform Saturday evening, and Rockin' Rick and the Rhythm Wranglers, along with the Honey Shots, perform Sunday evening.
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The Harvest Gold Band, made up of three Hetch Hetchy Power and Water employees, will perform Saturday night.
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From homemade cakes and flower arrangements, to photography and quilted items, the Mother Lode Fair features a variety of exhibits for adults and youth. Toni Wagner, president of the Mother Lode Fair Board of Directors, said people submitted their work for judging for a variety of exhibits, including arts and crafts and baked foods. W agner said there are difFerent systems of judging for adult and kids. "The adults are judged as first, second and third in that class division," she said. 'The juniors are judged on what is called the Danish system of judging, which is where they' re judged on their own merit.... They' re not judged against each other." Best of Show and Best of Tuolumne County awards are also given in each category. JeriWagner, thefine artsand home art department head, said that judges are specific to each category. "They' re professional judges. They knowtheirphotography,they know their art, they know their quilting ..." she said. She said that open judging will be incorporated into the bakedgoods category. "People can stay, watch the judging and see how they' re judged."
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Sonora's Sue Njirich displays a few of the ribbons she has won since she began entering fair competitions in 1973. Toni Wagner added that the fair is an integral part of the community. "It brings memories," she said. "The first time I (went to) the fair was in 1963, and I can remember that whole experience vividly." Sue Njirich, 62, of Sonora, has been competing in the fair since 1973. Njirich said she has won more than 100titlesforher baked
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Brothers CJ (leftj and Cole Rodriguez last year claimed the two highest awards for their pigs — showmanship and Grand Champion — in their respective classes. day ofthe fair. The most popular animal to raise and sell at auction are pigs, Truelock said, because they are generally a short-term project and fun to work with. L ast year's auction saw t w o
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titlesin one year is a rare accomplishment, said Truelock. '%'e were blown away." said the boys' mother Tami Rodriguez. "Never in a million years did we think that would happen. You always hope forthe best,but for both of them to win to grand champions in the same year and win their showmanships, I never even thought about that happening." "It's almost hard to process in
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CJ started raising pigs for show at age 11, go Unchained. In the film, the horse has been with his younger brother Cole, now 14, fol- trained to bow. C J said he wanted to see if he lowing in his footsteps two years later. could do the same with his pig — a trick he The two said their father, James, had hasn't yet mastered. shown lambs, and after learning there was Working with an exercising the pigs helps a possibility to make a sizable amount of build muscle, and helps the boys learn to conmoney, it seemed like a fun idea. trol them during showmanship judging Last year, CJ took home $6,500 for his SuThe family is trying to take last year's win preme Grand ChampionPig,and Cole took in stride. "A lot of people will, when they become home close $1,200 with thesecond placetitle. "At first, being a little kid and not really winners, not tell you where they bought the t~ g ab o ut it was just wanting a good animals, what they feed them — it becomes paycheck," said CJ. But then we got into it very secretive. We have chose not to be that and it was like, why have the pig for that pe- way. We want our fair to get better and betriod of time and not try with it. So we started ter.n putting more and more effort every year, and The boys have invited the breeder the buy then once you start winning, you' re hooked from, Travis LahFeldt of Oakdale, to speak on it. I don't think I'm into it for the money to Cole's 4-H chapter, and CJ is mentoring anymore. I just want to do good." another boy raising a pig this year. Over the years, the boys have honed their The expectations for the brothers at this pig-raising regiment, spending more than year's auction will be high, said their father. seven hours a week for three months getting Cole said he admits he is a little nervous, ready for fair. despite winning every showmanship judging "The three biggest things determining he has entered. how you pig ends up are genetics, what you The Fair has shortened its run by one day feed it all year, and exercising and working this year. It opens Friday, but the livestock with it," said CJ. area will be open Thursday. CJ said he spends more and more time The large livestock auction featuring pigs, walking and training his pig each year. beef, and lambs will be held Saturday, with His pig this year, Fritz, is named after a a small livestock auction for rabbits, poultry horse from the Quentin Tarantino film Djan- and goats taking place Sunday.
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Cole Rodriguez exercises the pig he will show and sell at this year's fair.
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