Lincoln:
The Lincoln County Fair is but a few days with the opening scheduled for next Wednesday evening, Sep. 1, at the Fairgrounds in Chandler.
Jessica Riggin, Lincoln County Extension Director, assures everyone, “We’re having a fair.”
She said it opens this year with the swine show beginning at 6:30 p.m., for open class, junior breeding and junior market hogs.
Also that evening, between 6:30 and 8 p.m., will be 4-H and FFA exhibits and Open Class entries for the convenience of employed people.
All remaining 4-H, FFA and Ope class exhibits must be in place and entered with the superintendents between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday.
Riggin noted, “We’re looking forward to the fair and hope everyone will come out.”
She added, “We’re not having a Carnival this year.”
Kellie Warne, Lincoln County Fairgrounds facility manager, confirming there is no Carnival again this year, commented, “COVID-19 has really taken a toll on the carnivals. We lost our last one because of Covid.
“We did have a fair last year, but no Carnival,” she said.
Warne points out, “The cattle show is on Thursday, Sep. 2, and begins at 10 a.m. The sheep show is on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.”
Also on Thursday, the poultry and rabbits will be judged.
On Friday will be the dairy show starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by the goat show at 10 that morning.
There will be a livestock judging contest at noon and a Blood Drive is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the east side of the commercial building.
A dairy show for Peewee, junior and Open class starts at 5:30 p.m.
A 4-H and FFA Tractor driving contest is at 6 p.m. at the horse arena.
In addition to the sheep show on Saturday, there will be a horse show at 8 a.m. and a lamb lead contest at 9 that morning.
Starting at 3 p.m. there will be a corn hole tournament, gunny sack races, 3-legged races and water balloon toss.
The tractor pull contest begins at 7 p.m. that evening.