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At left, Nevaeh Dunlap, 6, takes a ride on a pony during the 2014 Adams County Fair Aug. 1. Above, Damon Dunlap, 11, feeds a calf and goats at the Petting Zoo at the 2014 Adams County Fair Aug. 1. Below, children play in a box full of corn kernels at the Agriland section of the 2014 Adams County Fair Aug. 1. Photos by Tammy Kranz
Weather cooperates for fair By Tammy Kranz tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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Despite soggy grounds, a large crowd turned out for Kids Day at the 2014 Adams County Fair on what turned out to be a mostly sunny day. Kids Day featured hamster balls on water, pony rides, a petting zoo, a climbing wall, inflated slides and lots of giveaways and activities inside the Waymire Dome building. Inside the Exhibit Hall, kids got to play in a
box full of corn kernels and watch honeybees at work in the Agriland section. The fair celebrated its 110th anniversary during the rodeo on July 31. The rodeo has been part of the fair for its entire history. The grandstand arena was pretty muddy — but the weather dried out before the rodeo started. The five-day celebration began July 30 and ran through Aug. 3 at the Adams County Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road in Brighton. The theme behind this year’s fair was traditional meets new. A new event this year on Aug.
2 was the Funnel Cake 5 & 10K Run/Walk, proceeds benefited the Foster Families of Adams County. Officials hope this grows into a large, signature event of the fair. Fair officials took a traditional activity — a scavenger hunt — and modernized it to be a QR Code Scavenger Hunt. There were 10 codes sprinkled throughout the fairgrounds and each person that collected all 10 won a prize. There were few heritage contests, including ice-cream making contest using hand-cranked ice cream makers.
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At left, the Adams County Search and Rescue crew raise money with a dunkin’booth at the Adams County Fair Aug. 1. Above, crowds stream through the Midway at the fair.
Fracking ballot initiatives dropped Task force plan in the works By Vic Vela
vvela@colorado communitymedia.com Voters will not be weighing in on hydraulic fracturing this November after all. Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced an eleventh hour deal on Aug. 4 to create a special task force to address issues surrounding fracking — the very day that sig-
natures to put fracking on the November ballot were due for submission to the Secretary of State’s Office. The task force is part of a deal that the two Democrats reached in the days leading up to the announcement that will also end efforts by Polis to place two antifracking ballot initiatives on the November ballot. Later in the day, pro-fracking groups said they too will drop their own ballot initiative efforts, suddenly ending what was gearing up to be a ballot box fight Fracking continues on Page 7
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis discusses the details of a deal reached with Gov. John Hickenlooper on Aug. 4 concerning fracking and local control initiatives. Photo by Vic Vela