A nearly picture-perfect day weather-wise welcomed steady crowds of people into the Kosciusko County Fair Wednesday.
Around 4,000 people filled the grandstands Wednesday evening to watch country artist Kellie Pickler.
Tickets are still available for tonight’s Hinder concert.
The fair’s entertainment director Mike Loher said he was told that somebody posted on Facebook that the Hinder show was cancelled.
“That is wrong,” said Loher.
Tickets can be purchased before the show tonight at the fairgrounds.
Attendance has been steady to 4-H events, and food sales remain brisk as well.
Bob Harkness, from the Leesburg Lions building, said sales have been comparable to prior years.
Long lines stretched outside the Beef and Pork Producers building for most of the night.
Jose Malagon, who owns Gapos Tacos, said his truck on the midway at the fair gets busier every year.
Malagon said he’s been coming to the fair for about five years, and that each year people come back.
“I remember all the old customers who keep coming back,” said Malagon.
Malagon won’t have time to rest for long after the fair as he is gearing up for Downtown Days.
Today is Symmetry Day and Scouting Day at the fair. It’s also Farmers Day and Truckers Day.
Friday is G & G Hauling & Excavating Day. It’s also sponsorship and media day.
The following is a schedule for Friday at the fair: 9 a.m. – Antique Tractor Pull (grandstand) 10 a.m. – 4-H livestock auction (show arena) 10 a.m. – Open class exhibits open (HFA building) 10 a.m. – Red Brush Village opens 10 a.m. – Red Brush Mercantile opens Noon – 4-H exhibits open (Shrine building) 1 p.m. – Gates open 1 p.m. – Breakdown band (activity tent) 1 p.m. – Carnival rides open 3 p.m. – Kay Rosaire’s Big Cat Encounter (midway) 5 p.m. – “When the Circus Comes to Town” sponsored by Reeve Insurance Group (activity tent) 5 p.m. – Kay Rosaire’s Big Cat Encounter (midway) 6 to 8 p.m. – Old Sawmill in operation (antique arena) 7 p.m. – Stock truck pulls, paid admission (grandstand) 7 p.m. – Sale of champions (show arena) 7 p.m. – Karaoke registration (activity tent) 7:30 p.m. – Karaoke with Chris Cage (activity tent) 8 p.m. – Kay Rosaire’s Big Cat Encounter (midway) 9 p.m. – 4-H exhibits close (shrine building) 9 p.m. – Commercial tent closes 11 p.m. – Midway closes
