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Free day at the county fair brought out the visitors as families poured onto the fairgrounds Sunday.
The rain held off and the clouds kept the temperatures down as the grandstand filled up for the Demolition Derby Sunday afternoon.
Officially opening the fair Sunday, Steve Trump, in his last year as president of the fair board, passed the gavel to Bill Leininger.
Alyssa Bott, 2000 fair queen, cut the ribbon, opening the fair. She was accompanied by local dignitaries Avis Gunter, county commissioner; Jerry Patterson and Bill Rhoades, Warsaw councilmen; and Kent Adams, state senator.
Today is Extension Homemaker Day at the fair. Rides open at 1 p.m. on the Midway, the Junior Miss and Mr. Kosciusko County Fair competition for 8- to 11-year-olds is at 6:30 p.m. in the Activity Tent and the Miss Teenage Kosciusko County Fair contest for 12- to 15-year-olds is at 8 p.m., also in the Activity Tent.
In 4-H activities, the open class exhibits at the Home and Family Arts Building open at noon today, the goat show is at 4 p.m. and the 4-H livestock judging contest is at 7:30 p.m. in the show arena.
First-year 4-H member fun night starts at 5:30 p.m. in the show arena.
Tuesday is 4-H Leaders Appreciation Day, and a busy day for 4-H activities. The 4-H swine show is at 8:30 a.m.; the pigeon, poultry and waterfowl show is at 8:30 a.m.; the horse and pony showmanship and halter classes are at 10 a.m. and the llama show is at noon.
Commercial tents open at noon each day and the Midway opens at 1 p.m.
At 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Activity Tent the Cutie King and Queen contest begins. At 7 p.m. is the Fox Brothers free concert in the grandstand.
The 4-H dairy judging contest is at 7:30 p.m. in the show arena, followed by the dairy showmanship contest. The Junior Talent Show is at 8 p.m. in the Activity Tent.
Special wristbands for Midway rides until 10 p.m. will be available today for $10 per person. Tuesday the wristbands will be $13 per person and rides will be open until 11 p.m.
Admission to the fair is $3 for adults, $1 for youth ages 10 to 15 and free for kids under age 10. Weekly passes are $15 for adults, $5 for ages 10 to 15 and free for under age 10. Seniors 65 and older pay $1.
As in the past, people who want to go to the fairgrounds for lunch only are admitted free between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
