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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR
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ur goal this year with the 89th Putnam County Fair has been to create the fair of our memories — a fair program that will allow children, young people and adults to make lifetime memories when they come to the fair. We asked many of you who attended last year’s fair what you liked, what you disliked, and what could we do to make the fair better. You overwhelmingly told us to have more motorsports, so that is what we have planned. Five of the 10 nights at this year’s fair will be motorsports beginning with lawn mower races, and back by popular demand will be the demolition derby. We are bringing in monster trucks on John Allen Thursday night, and two nights of truck and tractor pulls — presented by Cummins Filtration and Cumberland Auto Center, for the last Friday and Saturday nights. We have balanced motor sports with Fairest of the Fair pageants, IRA Rodeo, the Putnam County Horse Show, First National Bank’s Wild Mule Show, Western Horse Show and on the second Saturday afternoon the Middle Tennessee Junior Rodeo. A special Sunday evening concert, Grupo Piedad and New Fire will provide some of the finest in Hispanic music — a first for a county fair in Tennessee. We welcome Ford Lincoln of Cookeville as our largest sponsor, partnering with Wilson Bank & Trust to bring a wide array of musical entertainment in the Music Barn. Additionally the Music Barn will have a talent show, blue grass band contest and nightly musical entertainment — even Elvis. A day for Senior Citizens, Pacesetters and Special Children has also been planned in the Music Barn during the day. A special luncheon by invitation only is planned to honor former State Senator Charlotte Burks on the first Friday. Daily, a chain saw artist will carve wooden pieces for us and the ever popular pig races will take place. Putnam County Master Gardeners are presenting “Vintage Gardens” this year — another award winning display.
The Middle Tennessee Junior Rodeo Association will bring its summer rodeo to the new East Arena on Saturday, Aug. 8. Pioneer crafts are being expanded this year — quilting, spinning, weaving, soap making and a blacksmith shop will be featured on both Saturday afternoons. The antique farm equipment and tractor show in the new West Exhibit Hall will be featured for the entire 10 days. Younger fairgoers can learn to goat rope — a new attraction this year — Little Wrangler Goat Roping and we are bringing back the dunking tank which will be manned by our Junior Fair Board on the weekend days. Over $68,000 is being offered in awards, premiums, ribbons and trophies at this year’s fair. The Fair Board is again offering $1 night, Thursday, July 30, and two nights with admission at $3 — Monday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 4. These special evenings of lower admission prices are our effort to say thank you to the county for your support as we grow and make the Putnam County Fair even better than last year. James Gang Amusements will also be offering $15 armbands for rides on Thursday evening, July 30, and Saturday morning, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This year’s goal is to invest all that we can financially in the fair program and create a program that will bring 45,000-50,000 people out to the fair. We have invested the profits from last year’s fair into this year’s fair program. We have invested more financially into this fair program than has ever been spent on the Putnam County Fair. We are counting on the citizens of Putnam County to bring lots of entries for the fair. We are counting on you and citizens from surrounding counties to come participate in the open animal and horse shows, and come see the motor sports and animal shows and tell if we are creating the great county fair of our memories. We look forward to welcoming you to the 89th Putnam County Fair, July 18, and July 30-Aug. 8, 2015. We think it’s an award winning county fair! Come out and see it and tell us how to make it even better for the 90th in 2016. John Allen is the president of the Putnam County Fair Board.
Events Calendar (Up-to-date schedule provided by the Putnam County Fair Board.) Thursday, July 30 6 p.m. — Fairest of the Fair Pageant, Main Arena 6 p.m. — Talent Show, Music Barn 8-10 p.m. — Practice Team Roping, East Arena Friday, July 31 6 p.m. — Open to the World Mule Pulling, East Arena 7 p.m. — IRA Rodeo, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Heather & the Country Roads Band Concert, Music Barn Saturday, Aug. 1 8 a.m.-noon — Entries in all departments (except animal shows) 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. — Open Halter and Western Horse Show, Main Arena Noon-2 p.m. — Open Western Horse Show Barrel Race Exhibition, East Arena 2 p.m. — Open Western Horse Show Timed Events, East Arena 3-7 p.m. — Pioneer Crafts, Patio S. Exhibit Hall and Cultural Arts Building 4 p.m. — 4-H Fashion Revue, Cultural Arts Building 4 p.m. — Open Sheep Show, Big Barn 6 p.m. — Bluegrass Band Contest, Music Barn 6 p.m. — Legacy in Concert, Main Arena 7:30 p.m. — Lawn Mower Races, Main Arena Sunday, Aug. 2 1 p.m. — Little Miss Fairest of the Fair, Music Barn 2 p.m. — Jackpot Roping, East Arena 4 p.m. — Open Goat Show, Big Barn 7 p.m. — Grupo Piedad and Fire & Glow, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Up on the Hill Productions featuring Young Soldiers of God, Last Chance & Friends, Music Barn Monday, Aug. 3 6 p.m. — Putnam County Horse Show, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Elvis and Band (Elvis Has Not Left the building), Music Barn Tuesday, Aug. 4 4-10 p.m. — Bluegrass at the Fair, Music Barn 6 p.m. — Open Dairy Show, Big Barn 7 p.m. — Wild Mule Show, Main Arena Wednesday, Aug. 5 9 a.m. — Senior Citizen Day, Music Barn 9 a.m. — Poultry Judging, Chicken House 3 p.m. — Cart and Wagon Competition, Main Arena 6-8 p.m. — Back Roads Band in Concert, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Freddie Redmon in Concert, Music Barn 8 p.m. — Demolition Derby, Main Arena Thursday, Aug. 6 5:30-7 p.m. — Chris Raines in Concert, Main Arena 5:30-7 p.m. — “Snow Bird” from WSMV Ch. 4 Meet and Greet 6-7 p.m. — Meet and Greet with Drivers and See Monster Trucks, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Monster Truck Show, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Jake Hoot in Concert, Music Barn Friday, Aug. 7 5-7 p.m. — Boyhood Bravery in Concert, Music Barn 7 p.m. — Truck and Tractor Pull, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Zack Young in Concert, Music Barn Saturday, Aug. 8 8 a.m. — Horse and Mule Show, Main Arena 8 a.m. — 4-H and Youth Pet Show, Music Barn 2 p.m. — Open Beef Cattle Show, Big Barn 2-5 p.m. — Lumberjack Contest, Main Arena 3-7 p.m. — Pioneer Crafts, Patio S. Exhibit Hall and Cultural Arts Building 4-8 p.m. — Middle Tennessee Junior Rodeo, East Arena 5:30-7 p.m. — Steel Bridge in Concert, Main Arena 7 p.m. — Diesel Truck and Tractor Pull, Main Arena
Daily Events and Entertainment Antique Tractors and Farm Equipment, West Exhibit Hall Sawdogs Chainsaw Carving, near the Horse Barns Hogway Speedway Pig Races, near the Horse Barns The Country Store, open daily 10 a.m.-11 p.m. “Vintage Gardens” by Putnam County Master Gardeners, weekdays 4-10 p.m. and weekends 2-10 p.m., behind South Exhibit Hall Little Wrangler Goat Roping, 6-10 p.m. weekdays and 2-10 p.m. weekends, Back Porch Stage/East Arena Rural School Exhibit, Log Cabin behind South Grandstand Roping Dummy and Children’s Tractor Pull, near Fair Office
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Fair offers perfect recipe for memories By AMY DAVIS HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — Preheat fairgrounds to 90-plus degrees. Then, in a large arena, combine horses, antique tractors and live music. Mix well and add monster trucks, lawnmower races and demolition derby cars to desired taste. Set aside. On the carnival midway, toss in generous portions of whirring rides, colorful lights, cotton candy and popcorn, along with a dash of kiddie games and prizes. Finally, stir in heaping amounts of people, prize-winning pies and nostalgia. Cover with night sky and simmer for 10 days. Serves thousands. Such is the ideal recipe for the 89th Putnam County Fair — one that fair board members have been gathering ingredients for all year long. And it’s one they’re anxious to serve to the community July 30 through Aug. 8. “The fair board absolutely loves the fair,” John Allen, board president, said. “First of all, we couldn’t do it if we
didn’t. Second of all, we all have fond memories of the fair.” One fairgoer recently told him she thought the fair was a magical place. And Allen couldn’t agree more. “What we are trying to create is the fair of our memories,” he said. “When we went as children, it was the primary entertainment venue in this area. You saw your neighbors, you saw your friends — and many of them you only saw at the fair from one year to the next.” It was as if the whole community put everything else on hold to experience that “warm, wonderful” fair feeling, he recalled. “If you were a farmer, you stopped farming, got cleaned up and took the family because it was the thing to do. You parked the tractor or the plow and spent two or three days at the fair to see what was new, have a hamburger or hotdog and enjoy being with your neighbors.” Allen noted that in addition to old fair favorites like animal shows, pageants, truck and tractor pulls and rodeos, plenty
of new attractions are on this year’s schedule such a children’s tractor pull, Hispanic concert, old-time dunking booth and axe throwing, lumberjack and goat roping contests. And much more. “We’ve probably got more new stuff than we’ve ever had from one year to the next in the history of the fair,” Allen said. “Our goal is to have seven to 10 new attractions every year.” The fair even features a new arena. “We can now offer a whole venue of horse-related events in the new arena while motor events are going on in the main arena and music is playing in the music barn,” Allen said. And motorsports are aplenty. “We listened to people, and they told us what they wanted to see,” Allen said. “They like the livestock and horse shows, but they want to see more motorsports, so we’ve got five nights of motorsports.” But that’s not all. “We’re trying to build a program so comprehensive that at any time, there will be at least three, maybe four, enter-
tainment options going on,” Allen said. All that in addition to the many exhibits across the grounds. This year, more than $68,000 in cash awards, ribbons and trophies are being divvied out to the best of the best. “That’s the largest offering in the history of the Putnam County Fair,” noted Allen, adding that many departments have expanded entry opportunities. And, for the first time, top exhibitor awards will be going to those contributing the most entries. Allen added that the fair board is again offering a dollar night on Thursday, the first night of the fair, as well as two nights with $3 admission: Monday, Aug. 3, and Tuesday, Aug. 4. “These special evenings of lower admission prices are our effort to say thank you to the county for your support as we grow and make the Putnam County Fair even better than last year,” Allen said. In addition, James Gang Amusements will be offering $15 armbands for rides on Thursday, July 30, and Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR
Fair board keeps working to improve fair By BRITTANY STOVALL HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — Many have said last year’s fair was the best one in Putnam County in years, and this year should be even better. “Based on what we have been told by our guests, and the feedback we have gotten, we have built an even better fair program this year,” said John Allen, president of the Putnam County Fair Board. “One that we think our guests will enjoy and come back several days during the 10 days.” Last year brought numerous fair achievements for the board, including a 22 percent increase in fair attendance over the previous year and expanded marketing efforts with a new brand image, fair theme, poster and fair book reaching the entire county. “Last year’s fair was planned to change the image and bring people back to see how wonderful the county fair can be,” Allen said. “This year we are building on that image and planning and delivering the biggest and best program our resources will support.” Additionally, the fair board worked to reach out to young people by creating a new Junior Fair Board. There was also a greatly expanded Senior Citizen Day and significant increase in Pacesetters and Special Children’s programs. Plus, the number of daily programs featuring live demonstrations was doubled; fundraising was expanded with a 209 percent increase in private support for the fair; and over 1,050 volunteers who contributed 17,627 hours in support of the fair. Not only has the fair program seen improvements, but the Putnam County Fairgrounds have as well. In mid-2014,
county archivist Glenn Jones was appointed as fairgrounds manager and has worked ever since to beautify the property and make it more appealing. Extensive renovations, additions and changes were made, which were reportedly more extensive than in the last 10 years, with 80 percent of the buildings being improved as of earlier this year. Grandstands have been painted, structure issues have been addressed and various additions, like flower beds, were installed. For the board’s efforts, last year’s 88th Putnam County Fair was named the Most Improved Fair in Tennessee in the AAA division by the Tennessee Association of Fairs for 2014. But the board expects this year’s program to be even better, with a slew of new events, including pumping up the motor sports shows to five nights per week. Members surveyed fairgoers last year, asking what they enjoyed and what could be improved. Perhaps the biggest additions this year are the monster truck show and demolition derby. “We have worked very hard these last two years to bring back the Putnam County Fair of our memory,” Allen said. “Creating lots of entertainment events, adding to the premiums offered, cleaning up the fairgrounds and buildings, creating a friendly atmosphere, involving more volunteers, and deliberately asking our guests what we could do to improve the fair.” He added, “We are always open to new ideas. This fair board wants your feedback on how we can make the fair better.” For more information, visit www.putnamcountyfair.org.
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The county fairgrounds have seen a lot of improvements over the last year and a half. Crystal Holt, committee member for The Country Store, paints a table that will be used for playing checkers.
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The Putnam County Fair Board and team welcome you to this year’s fair. In front, from left: Melanie Bussell, Myra Walker, Gina Hooper, Sally Askew, John Allen, Jane Sadler, Tephany Randolph, Pam Thomas and Barbara White. In back, from left: Carl Bilbrey, Jerry Swift, Roger Dereske, Tim Hartley, David Hunter, John Edgington, Wes Roberson, Patsy Farris, Brenda Gentry, Patti Clark, Glenn Jones, Bert Collins and Matt Gaw. Not pictured are Madison Hill, John Ludwig and William Clark.
The Junior Fair Board welcomes you to this year’s fair. In front, from left: Raleigh Betterton, Dawson Davidson, Cole Walker, Olivia Jones, Karissa Livingston and Heidi Smith. In back, from left: Bert Collins (junior board leader), Cassidy Holt, Emily Welte, Grace Clouse, Susanna Clouse, Heather Henry, Payten Price, Joshua Flatt and Matt Gaw (junior board leader). Not pictured are Madison Hill (also a junior board leader), Katie Walker, Riley Glascock and Grant Gammon.
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Country Store back with even more goodies By AMY DAVIS HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — Country charm is aplenty at the Putnam County fair — especially at the Country Store. It’s the place to be, store committee member Tammy Guess said, for fairgoers looking to rack up on everything from homemade crafts and baked goods to antiques. “We are so excited,” she said. “We’ve had lots of new people who have called to put things in the store.” Guess noted that many consigners — who keep 80 percent from the sale of their goods — come back year after year. “They work on their things year-round,” she said. It’s an exciting time for everyone involved — in particular, those with a sweet tooth. “We have 75 different flavors of fudge and of course fried pies, banana bread, pumpkin bread, chess squares, no-bake cookies... those are our best sellers,” Guess said. And new this year, fairgoers can try pecan pie fried pies. “They are wonderful!” Guess said. Plenty of other goodies — including homemade popsicles — are available as well. And, in front of the store, a concession stand offers popcorn, sweet tea, lemonade, Coke products and more. Plants and flowers are also for sale out front. In addition, fairgoers are invited to have a seat at the new picnic tables and play checkers at their leisure. “We’re just really excited about different things...” Guess said. “I think it’s going to be a really good store.” Also available at the Country Store — which is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily — are gently used kitchen items, canned jellies, jams, honey, fresh garden vegetables, seeds, quilts and rocking chairs. Consigners wishing to participate may call 979-0577 or 261-6750 for more information and to receive a code. Merchandise for sale will be accepted Thursday, July 30, and during store hours throughout the 10-day fair.
Looking forward to this year’s Country Store at the fair are, in front, from left, Karissa Livingston, Kat Livingston, Stephen Cooper, and, behind them, Erin Cooper, Crystal Cooper, Charity Uker, Sissy Livingston, Sherron Stanton, Cassidy Holt, Betty Uker, Kutie Livingston, Hank Guess, Sheyene Holt, Tammy Guess and Crystal Holt. Krisy Livingston is also part of the Country Store.
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Betty Uker adds a blanket in the Country Store at the fair.
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Monster trucks, demolition derby roaring into the fair By BRITTANY STOVALL HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — It’s the thrill of the show — the roaring of engines and metal crunching under tires — that draws in the crowd. This year, the 89th Putnam County Fair is featuring a monster truck show. “We’re excited to be a part of the Putnam County Fair for the first time ever this year” said Zane Rettew, president of Monster Events, which is hosting the occasion. “This show will be totally different than anything seen in the area before, with brand new nationally recognized trucks.” The Monster Truck Meltdown is scheduled at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, in the Main Arena. Three monster trucks will battle it out over a unique monster truck course. According to Monster Events, the trucks have toured nationally and have been featured on national television. “From deep in the swamps of Florida comes The Xtermigator, the 3D alligator monster truck with corporate sponsorship from Amaile Motor Oil. Also from Florida is the world’s only monster ice cream truck, The Ice Cream Man. Finally, your home state hero from Knoxville, 20 year veteran monster truck driver Ed Eckert in Fullboar will round out the field of competitors,” states a press release from the company. Fair board member Gina Hooper, who coordinated the event, called the show exciting. “It’s just a huge event... They are huge monster trucks with big tires, and they ride over cars and turn flips,” she described. Grandstands open at 6 p.m. for a meet and greet with truck drivers up until 7 p.m. Also driving into the fairgrounds is the Demolition Derby for the first time in several years. This time, local drivers get a chance to compete in three different classes and for prizes. The show is slated at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 5, in the Main Arena. Nation-Wide Demolition Derby is hosting the event.
Fairgoers will have a chance to feel the thrill of a monster truck show at this year’s Putnam County Fair, featuring trucks like Xtermigator.
“The Demolition Derby will be a big night at the Putnam County Fair,” said David Hunter, fair board member overseeing the show. “The Nation-Wide Demolition Derby will bring back this event to the fair for the first time in several years for an exciting action packed night.” John Allen, fair board president, added, “If this year’s derby is successful we will try and bring it back again next year. Our goal is to provide the events and entertainment our guests want to see always.” Drivers can take part in three different
divisions, including full size, compact and the 6-cylinder class and compete for up to $2,000 in prizes. More information for entering the show can be found on the Putnam County Fair website. This year’s fair features a total of five nights of motorsport events — more than any other program in the county fair’s history. Other nights include:
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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR
Senior Citizen Day promises fun and fellowship By TRACEY HACKETT HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
Last year’s Senior Day participants enjoy bingo at the Putnam County Fairgrounds
COOKEVILLE — More than 700 senior citizens attended last year, and organizers say they’ve planned for even more at Senior Citizen Day at the Putnam County Fair. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Music Barn, and senior citizens will have free admission to the fairgrounds that day until 4 p.m. “It will be a day of fun and fellowship for our senior citizens,” said Brenda Gentry, a fair board member heading up organization of special programs this year. At the event, health care vendors will be on hand, offering participants information about various health topics, blood pressure checks and even laminating Medicare cards. Senior Citizen Day also features games and contests, with prizes for each provided by an array of event sponsors. “Our sponsors are very important, and we appreciate each and every one of
them,” Gentry said. “Without them, we wouldn’t be able to put on this kind of program.” There will be bingo, of course. And there are also awards given to the oldest man, oldest woman and longest married couple in attendance at the event. There are also hog and spouse calling contests — which Gentry says were her particular favorite aspects of the event last year, her first to organize it. A free lunch will also be served to each attendee, and entertainment will be provided by the Tennessee 4-H Performing Arts Troupe. Bingo will begin at 9 a.m., and the other contests and awards will follow. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. In addition to Senior Citizen Day, there are several other special programs scheduled for the Music Barn this year. They include a Pacesetters Program on Sunday, Aug. 2 and a Special Children’s Program on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Both of those events are by invitation only. “It’s rewarding to be involved with all of these special programs,” Gentry said.
Hispanic groups to play at this year’s fair By LAURA MILITANA HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — A number of artists with different musical talents will entertain the crowds at this year’s Putnam County Fair, but for the first time in the fair’s history, two Hispanic groups will be part of the lineup. Grupo Piedad, a band who got their start in 2001, and Fuego y Resplandor (Fire and Glow), will entertain audiences from the Main Arena Sunday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. “Both bands are from the church Tabernaculo La Roca (Tabernacle The Rock),” Fuego y Resplandor member David Morales said. “We’ve been playing together
for about nine years when our church was on Quinland Lake Road.” The goal of both groups is to bring audience members to God, whom they give all the glory to. “We all got together mainly just through congregating at our church, and since we were all interested in playing music, our pastor gave us the opportunity to lead the workship,” Morales said. “We thank God for allowing us to be together as a group and we couldn’t ask for anything more but for God to be glorified through us.” Grupo Piedad is made up of three brothers, with one being Eduardo Martinez. “God rescued us from sin and we formed a Christian Group,” he said. “The purpose
of the group is to bring the message of God through our music. He has opened doors for us in many churches and different places to testify that there is salvation in Jesus Christ. Anyone can be saved if you just open your heart to Him.” By performing at the fair, they feel it is a great opportunity to share the word of God with others. “We feel that it is a great opportunity to first and most important, to glorify God’s
mercy, love and grace and share it not only with the Hispanic community but also with the general public,” Morales said. “Also, we feel that we will enjoy sharing a stage with others and be part of a community and hopefully impact lives with how we praise the Lord. We thank our good friend David Hunter for giving us the invitation to have an event and have both bands participate and without his help, we wouldn’t have been able to do such an event.”
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Plenty of horse-play at this year’s fair By MEGAN TROTTER HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — Their beauty, strength and grace have been admired for countless generations, and once a year the Putnam County Fair brings the best examples of horses and mules in on place. “Most of these are shows we’ve had in Putnam County for years,” Wes Roberson, shows coordinator, said. “Anybody in the county can show in it, we do have a few classes that were made open to the world because of the number of participants. We have a lot of variety of classes.” Things kick off with the Mule Pulling contest in the East Arena at 6 p.m. Friday, July 31, where mules from Tennessee and Kentucky will compete to see who can pull the most weight. Then at 7 p.m. in the Main Arena, the IRA Rodeo will get underway. “Riders from all over the United States are going to be there. Last year we had more than we knew what to do with,” Roberson joked. The next day, Aug. 1, will be the Open Halter and Western Horse Show from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Main Arena. Horses will be judged on how they are built and how they move around the arena. Then, the Open Western Horse Show Barrel Race Exhibition starts at noon and goes until 2 p.m. in the East Arena. The horses are timed on how fast they tear around barrels placed around the arena. There will also be team roping. “That’s where you put a cow in the chute and a horse runs out and chases ahead; he catches it with a rope and turns the cow over, and somebody runs in and ties up the back feet,” Roberson explained. A new event, the Team-Roping Jackpot at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, in the East Arena will include everything from barrel racing, pole bending, and team roping, to calf roping and break-away roping. Monday, Aug. 3, is the Putnam County Horse Show in the Main Arena at 6 p.m. which will show off the finest horses in Putnam County. It will have something for every age and experience level — from stick horse races for those six and under to
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Riders kick off the Putnam County Fair on horseback. horses and mules pulling abilities at the adult speed racking. The Wild Mule Show at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Main Arena. And things wrap up with the Aug. 4, will be held at the Main Arena and Draft Horse and Mule Show at 8 a.m. Satwill include categories in both appearance urday, Aug. 8, at the East Arena. And for the kids, there will be a pedal tracand timed tasks. “Some of them are team events where two tor pull every evening by the fair office mules have to run together around the where youngsters can try their hand at some arena, and we’ll have a barrel race, mule race — it’s basically a bunch of games that you play with mules,” Roberson said. Then the Cart and Wagon Competition at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, will show off
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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR
Pioneer craft demonstrations offer a step back in time By TRACEY HACKETT HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — Visitors to the Putnam County Fair this year can take a step back in time while watching demonstrations of several pioneer crafts. The pioneer craft demonstrations are scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1 and Aug. 8 in the Cultural Arts Building and Patio South Exhibit Hall. Susan Richardson, who demonstrates spinning and textile production, is one of several crafters scheduled for the event. “I will be bringing two different styles of spinning wheels, a great wheel and a
small castle style wheel. I will be spinning wool that we raised and will have cotton, flax and linen on display,” she said. Richardson said she also plans to bring a drop spindle to demonstrate. She also plans to bring several types of looms and tools for weaving. “I plan to have an inkle loom frame warped to show traditional inkle weaving and one inkle with card weaving, as well as a small ridged heddle loom,” she said. Inkle looms can be either floor or table models, and they feature dowels that hold the warp threads of the textile being woven.
Although they weren’t introduced to the United States until the 1930s, they actually predate that time by many centuries. In fact, Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost refers to inkle weaving. One item Richardson says she plans to demonstrate is a ‘wheel’ rug. “Wheel rugs were originally made by using a wagon wheel or wagon tire as a loom frame,” she said. “The first one I did was done on a wheel but the iron wheel is too cumbersome, so I am working on a light plastic hoop for now.” Spinning and weaving isn’t the only pioneer craft skill Richardson will demon-
strate. She will also make old-fashioned, ‘cold process’ lye soap. “I will explain the ingredients, process and history of soap making,” she said. Quilting and needlework will also be demonstrated by members of the Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival board. They include, in addition to Peggy Finger, Barbara Tolleson, Betty Robinson, Nancy Pardue, Sheila Rich, Sandy Kennedy, Marlene Frank and Peggy Barrociere. And Lane Mayberry will provide blacksmith and ferrier demonstrations.
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