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The Colorado County Fair Association gladly accepts donations and contributions for constructing facilities to be used in hosting our annual fair events. Mail donations to P.O. Box 506, Columbus, Texas 78934.

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utton Bustin’ will again be part of the Colorado County Fair Rodeo events. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights all little cowboys and cowgirls can sign up for the Mutton Bustin’ during the rodeo performances. Sign-up opens at 6:30 p.m. on each night under the announcer’s stand. The first 15 riders to pay up the $20 entry fee will compete for the best ride of the night during the rodeo performance. Champion trophy buckles will be awarded each night for the best ride determined by the judges. Riders ages 4 to 7 years old and under 70 pounds are eligible.

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he Colorado County Fair Photography Contest is open to all residents of Colorado County and all students attending Colorado County Schools. There are divisions for Professional, Amateur, Youth Senior (14 – 19), Youth Junior (9 – 13), and Youth Primary (4 – 8). Categories are Scenic, Animals, People, Sports, Spirit of the Fair, Miscellaneous, Farm and Ranch (Amateurs). Each entry is judged on its own merit and will be awarded a blue, red or white ribbon. A Best of Show will be selected in all sections from the blue ribbon winners. For additional information contact chairperson Susan Glithero at (979) 732-1051.

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ne event, which draws more entries every year, is the Children’s Pet Show. The show is open to county residents between the ages of 3 and 14. Pets of all kinds may be entered, from common tabbies and mutts to pedi-

greed cats and dogs. There is also a category for the unusual, such as frogs, snakes and pigs. The 2015 show is scheduled to take place Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1:30 p.m. No pre-registration is required, but children and their pets should arrive at

1 p.m. to sign up for the event at the Livestock Barn. Additional rules and information are available in the fair catalog, or by calling Pet Show Chairman Kathie Ridlen at Colorado Valley Veterinary Services at (979) 732-9981.

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Antique Car Show

popular attraction rolling into Columbus again this year is the antique car show. Scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, September 26 the event is sure to appeal to anyone who enjoys nostalgia. The show will feature restored vehicles owned by members of antique car clubs in the greater Houston area. Local area residents are also welcome to bring their vehicles and participate. Check in and setup will take place from 9 to 11 a.m.;

The five categories consist of antique cars pre 1955, classics from 1955 to 1989, open show of 1990 and newer vehicles, hot rods and street rods and trucks of all years. Persons needing additional information should contact, Larry Solansky at (979)

judging by participants and spectators choice will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and presentation of awards will take place at 4 p.m. There will be trophies and plaques for first and second place in each category and an Overall Best of Show trophy.

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his year, the Texas Minirod Tractor Pullers Association will be pulling Saturday at 3:00 pm. This is a tractor pull like you have never seen before! The Texas Minirod show consists of wide variety of tractors. There is every kind of machine you can think of, from stock garden tractors to minirod tractors with as much as 1800 horsepower. Some look like tractors, while some look more like mini dragsters. This is very fast-paced entertainment with each tractor only taking a matter of seconds to make their attempt at pulling a weight transfer sled down a three hundred foot track. Texas Minirod Tractor Pullers Association is based out of Flatonia, Texas. The members are from all

over this part of Texas, but as far away as Louisiana. The club pulls all over central and south Texas. Many of their pulls are put on along with antique tractor pulls, Monster Truck shows, and truck pulls. The club also puts on an annual show for the Wounded Warrior Program as well as a pull at an annual Cystic Fibrosis benefit. Participants must be members of the club, but if you have a tractor that meets the TMTPA rules, there are provisions for a one-day membership. All rules, as well as classes can be found at www.tmtpa.com. Minirod pulling is something new to this area, but most people that see it want to see it again, so come out to the fair to enjoy the show!

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he always popular petting zoo will be a feature at this year’s fair. Animals provided by Franklin Drive Thru Safari from Franklin, will be on the grounds Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the enjoyment of children and their families. Parents are encouraged to take advantage of this great opportunity for “teachable moments” and quality family time with their children. The petting zoo is sponsored by The Colorado County Citizen and Los Cabos Mexican Grill.

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he Colorado County Fair Pen of Three Heifers contest is designed to provide an opportunity for the personal growth and development of youth exhibitors through the ownership, care and showing of commercial beef heifers. Members of Colorado County 4-H, FFA and Jr. FFA clubs are eligible to take part in the contest. The program has four key parts: record keeping, public speaking, a written examination and grading of cattle. Each program part is judged by a set of judges knowledgeable in that area.

The Champion Overall Pen of Three is the total combined score from each section with maximum scores possible of Record Book worth 15 points, Public Speaking 35 points, Examination 20 points and Grading of the Cattle 30 points. The record-keeping component includes physical recording of project information, analysis of data and presentation of a record book. The exhibitor describes their project and answers questions about their heifers and beef animal husbandry in the public speaking part of the contest.

Exam questions are related to the beef industry. The exhibition of the project at the Fair shows the results of the ownership, selection and care given by the exhibitor to their beef heifers. Adults (family and others) play an important role as they guide and assist the exhibitors with their project. This interaction strengthens family bonds and provides an opportunity to meet and gain knowledge from a wider range of people than might otherwise occur. The heifers are required to be purchased in Colorado or adjoining counties

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and are sold during the Fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Junior Sale. This aspect of the project encourages the improvement of local beef herds. There will be 11 Pen of Three entries at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair. Judging is scheduled for at 9 a.m. Friday Sept. 25, and the projects will be offered for sale Saturday, Sept. 26, beginning at 1 p.m. The heifers are suitable replacement heifers in commercial beef operations. Come meet these young people with an interest in the beef cattle industry and support them at the sale.

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he Fair Board encourages all to visit the Exhibit Hall/ Fine Arts Building and enjoy over 1,000 drawings and other anticipated artworks created by local school children and artists of all ages that will be exhibited at the 2015 Colorado County Fair. The Western Art exhibit featuring cowboys and cowgirls, horses, rodeo and circus scenes, landscapes, sunsets and other western-themed pieces will be hung for viewing at this year’s fair. Western Art entrants may also be inspired by the fair’s 2015 theme “Country Pride, County Wide.” The Western Art and Fine Art exhibitions and judging at the Colorado County Fair began in 1979 to highlight the arts in the community. County fairs feature many areas, and the arts is

an area that allows people who may not directly participate in agriculture or livestock events to be involved in the fair. The Western Art division is for school age children who live in Colorado County, while the Fine Art division is for all Colorado County residents. The rules and guidelines for the Western Art division are similar to those of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Program, after which our fair’s program was fashioned. Western Art entries must be western themed. All school districts in Colorado County are invited to submit entries. Each Western Art entry is awarded a blue, red or white ribbon. Several finalist ribbons are awarded in each of the three divisions: Elementary (pre-

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K through fifth grade), Junior (sixth through eighth grades) and Senior (ninth through twelfth grades). Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show winners are selected from the finalists in each division. The Fine Art division is open to all ages, and unlike the Western Art division, the artwork may depict any subject. For Fine Art entries, a pre-entry card must be submitted. Each division is judged separately, with paintings and drawings separate from sculptures and constructions. Please see the white Fine Arts and Special Events catalog for more details on both the Fine Art and Western Art shows. A digital copy of the catalog is also available on the fair’s website at coloradocountyfair.org under the Entertainment tab; click on

Homemaking, Arts & Parade. Please note that all Western Art and Fine Art entries will be accepted in the Exhibit Hall/Fine Arts Building at the Colorado County Fairgrounds Tuesday, September 22, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. No late entries will be eligible for judging. The art will be judged Wednesday morning and be displayed for public viewing beginning Thursday. The art will remain on display through Sunday afternoon. Photographs of Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show winners in all sections will be taken at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 27. If you have questions or would like more information, please call Melissa Kilpatrick at (713) 444-9059 (Western Art) or Deborah Petrosky at (979) 7323564.

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he Colorado County Fair Rodeo Committee is excited to announce that we have invited the World Senior Professional Bull Riding Association to hold a bull buck out to be held in conjunction with the CPRA Rodeo. With the addition of the World Senior Professional bull riders along with the CPRA bull riders, we anticipate bucking 20 to 30 bulls each night on Friday and Saturday as well as the full Rodeo performance. The World Senior Professional Bull Riding Association is made up of members age 35 and over with bull buck outs held all across Texas and Oklahoma. Members compete in three age groups 35 to 40, 41 to 46 and 47 and older through out the year for a chance to compete in their Finals that are held in Oklahoma.

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Rodeo sponsors Arena Sponsor Tommie Vaughn Auto Country Rough Stock Added Money Sponsor Washington County Tractor Platinum Sponsor KW International, LLC (KWI) Chute Sponsors Potter’s Western Store The Colorado County Citizen Rocking M Hay Service Tiemann Construction LOT Bar Services Mutton Bustin’ Sponsor Primera Eagle Ford Service Tough Enough to Wear Pink Sponsors (Breast Cancer Awareness - Friday, Sept. 25) Potter’s Western Store & KWI Friend of the Rodeo Highway Motor Company

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Rodeo action starts Thursday

he rodeo kicks off with top ranch hands from around the state competing in this year’s Colorado County Fair Ranch Rodeo finals Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Texas cowboys are scheduled to compete in steer yoking, double mugging, steer doctoring and wild cow milking. The winning team will represent Colorado County at the 2015 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s Ranch Rodeo. The Colorado County Fair hosts a professional rodeo with cowboys and cowgirls from the Cowboy Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) and the United Professional Rodeo Association (UPRA) competing for money and points Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. These performances are slated to feature award-winning stock from the IROC Rodeo Company. Stock contractor IROC Rodeo Company, from Muldoon, Texas, is producing the rodeo and providing the rough stock. Contestants will be competing in bareback and saddle bronco riding, bull riding, tie-down calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, girl’s breakaway roping and barrel racing. New to the Colorado County Fair

and Rodeo is Ranch Bronc Riding that will take place Friday and Saturday evenings after the main events. On the schedule is mutton bustin’ for children, and funny-man Donny Smith is scheduled to be in the arena each night to keep the crowd in stitches. The Colorado County Rodeo is a perfect family event that is sure to please everyone. Proceeds from the rodeo will go to the Colorado County Fair scholarship fund. Barrel racing will be seen Thursday and Friday at 8 a.m. and Saturday at noon. A jackpot barrel race is scheduled at the fairgrounds arena Sunday, Sept. 27. An exhibition is scheduled for 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., and Peewee race for riders eight years old and under starts at 2 p.m., followed by Youth 3D. Open 4D starts at 2:45 p.m. Ride Like A Girl Productions, from the Alleyton area, produces the barrel race. For more information, call (832) 283-5324, or e-mail ridelikeagirl@yahoo.com. For more information on the rodeo, call co-Chairmen Brian Tiemann at (979) 277-8129, Michael Michalsky at (979) 966-7064 or Lee Adams at (979) 743-5399.

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Saturday, September 26 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Bubba Westly & Interstate Heartbreak

Friday, September 25 10 p.m.

ubba Westly, accomplished 24-year-old singer, musician and songwriter, has been crafting his music skills since he was a child, raised in the church and developing an early love of music through old hymns. His love of music compelled him to master numerous instruments, including acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano and drums. Bubba made his professional music debut at the ten-

der age of 13, touring with a Blues/ Christian Rock band to which he devoted most of his time, and also had a promising baseball career. However, after graduating high school and attending college on a baseball scholarship, he realized his true calling was music and returned to pursuing his musical aspirations. Bubba Westly incorporates various influences into to his music and they are apparent upon performance, yet

maintaining a style that is truly original and all his own. Whether original songs, classic southern rock or contemporary country covers, this extraordinary artist performs each with immense passion and excellence. Not only is Bubba Westly proficient in his vocal and musical abilities, but is also a skilled and born showman and rallies a crowd with his enthusiasm, charm and witty chops.

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he Lost Cause Band formed in 2013 among a group of friends who have fun exploring and sharing their musical abilities. For them, performing is not a job, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s having fun with each other and sharing that attitude and enjoyment with their audience. Classic country is their main passion with other sounds of polka and waltz and classic rock-n-roll genres. Five band members all contribute to vocals. Husband and wife, Tim and Alicia Kulhanek, live in Lone Oak. Tim plays keyboard, saxophone, accordion, and trumpet. Alicia plays trumpet. Joey Krchnak lives in Industry and plays lead guitar. His son, Walter Krchnak, plays bass guitar and lives in Frydek. Drummer Spencer Schneider is from Giddings.

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Tim Kulhanek & Lost Cause Band Their main goal has always been to provide a wide variety of music, while having fun. They appreciate and are grateful for the support they receive and love to see their audience enjoying themselves. Come have fun with The Lost Cause Band and dance your night away!

Friday, September 25 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Morgan Sara

Thursday, September 24 8:30 p.m.

organ and Sara are a female country duo based out of College Station. Hailing from Columbus, Texas and Mobile, Alabama,, the duo met when Sara gave e Morgan guitar lessons. The two quickly became e best friends and realized d they had the same musiical aspirations, including a move to Nashville in the fuuture. Morgan and Sara play all over Texas and are touring in Nashville, Memphis, and New ew Orleans. When the girls are not playing, you may find them em working behind the counter nter at Starbucks, some fans have ave even coined them â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the singing ging baristas.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Morgan and Sara are avid songwriters and they draw w influence from artists including ding Miranda Lambert, Rae Lynn, ynn, and Taylor Swift. Their self-titled EP was s released on April 30, 2015 and features four original songs ongs written by the duo.

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Nathan Colt Young

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At the Pavillion Saturday, September 26 5 to 8:30 p.m.

athan Colt Young was raised in the small community of Delhi, Texas, which is 50 miles southeast of Austin, Texas. Raised in the country, Nathan has always had a love for country music from classic, traditional, modern, outlaw movement to Te Texas/Red Dirt, which whic is what he likes to sing most by just j Keepinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; It Country. Cou At a very young age, Nathan loved to e entertain people with his singing and dancing. At A the age of nine, he began nin piano lessons, pia during high du school he played sch the saxophone th and an in college he decided to learn the guitar. le Artists that have h influenced e and inspired s Nathan are a George Strait, S Wayl lon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Chris Ne Ledoux and Willie Nelson. During the last three thr and a half years, Nathan has performed in various cities in Texas, from Houston to Luckenbach all the way to Terlingua. He will release an original album CD in the near future.

ver the course of their career, The Electric Cowboys have received multiple awards in some of the country’s major music categories, including three Grammy nominations, over 1 million YouTube views and a top eight finish on CMT’s Music Madness Video Contest! This charismatic group’s passion for music and performance continues to fuel a successful career built on a foundation of solid dedication, hard work, and team-effort that comes directly from the heart. These efforts allow this group to continue producing their brand of live performance to thousands of fans that have attended their concerts. They toured with the Dixie Chicks on their Fly Tour and have shared the stage with Patty Griffin, Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, Joe Ely, Jo Dee Messina, Clay Walker, Toby Keith, SHeDAISY, Kevin Fowler, Dwight Yaokam, Kyle Parks and many others as well as performed at many Country Thunder events throughout their career.

Grupo Vida/ The Electric Cowboys Friday, September 25 8 to 9:30 p.m.

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Ray Wylie Hubbard

hen it comes to down ’n’ dirty roots ’n’ roll, nobody in Americana music today does it better than Ray Wylie Hubbard. After riding a decade-long career resurgence into the national spotlight with 2012’s acclaimed The Grifter’s Hymnal and his first ever appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman, the iconoclastic Texas

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songwriter is back to continue his hot streak with The Ruffian’s Misfortune — his 16th album. From his humble beginnings as an Oklahoma folkie in the ’60s to his wild ride through the ’70s progressive country movement, and onward through the honky-tonk fog of the ’80s to his sobriety-empowered comeback as a songwriter’s songwriter in the ’90s, Hubbard was al-

At the Pavillion Saturday, Septembe 9 to 10:30 p.m.

ready a bona fide legend by the time he found his groove right at the turn of the century. That’s when he finally felt confident enough in his guitar playing to dive headlong into his own inimitable take on the blues, a form he’d admired but steered clear of for decades, thinking its mysteries were beyond his grasp as a basic chord strummer.

Kevin Fowler

eflection is the catalyst to coming full circle. Texas country singer-songwriter Kevin Fowler took a couple years to take stock of his artistic career, launch his own record label, then write and record How Country Are Ya? the oldfashioned way. How Country Are Ya?, Fowler’s seventh studio album and his first for Kevin Fowler Records in a joint venture with Nashville’s Thirty Tigers, is the good-timing, tradition-steeped and honky-tonk-stomping Amarillo native’s return to basics. A year in the making, the album features 15 fresh tunes (he wrote all except the raucous instrumental Mousturdonus) and was produced by Ken Tondre, Fowler’s drummer, at Tondre’s The Compound Recording Studio in Austin. One of the most potent songs on How Country Are Ya? is Panhandle Poorboy, a completely autobiographical piece that’s the centerpiece of Fowler’s mindset during the album’s creation. “The last couple of records have been on Nashville record labels,” Fowler said, referring to 2007’s Bring It On, released on Equity Music Group, and 2011’s Chippin’ Away, released on Average Joe’s Entertainment. “But this one is on my own label with my buddies like we used to make records. I wanted to feel right at home, go back to the well, and not get into any outside influences. I really felt like I wanted to make music closer to all my anthems that people scream along to at shows.” How Country Are Ya? is also chock full of Texas-centric collaborations. The first single, How Country Are Ya?, is quintessential Fowler. The song crackles with all the beer joint energy that characterizes every creative fiber of Kevin Fowler. The message behind each lyric, each guitar lick, and each melody is the live

show. Fowler has earned his reputation as one of the most ampedup concert performers to emerge from the modern day Texas country movement. For those that have experienced Fowler onstage, they know he brings unbridled musical muscle to the platform. Backed by his trusty band he’s a dynamo – cracking jokes, hitting high notes, strumming his guitar and putting each of his fans in two-stepping mode. “From day one I realized I couldn’t control what radio played and what video channels played, but the one thing I could control every night was the live show,” Fowler said. “The musicians want to be there, the fans want to be there and I want to be there. People can listen to the CDs at home. But if they come to the shows they are ready to have a good time for an hour-and-a-half, forget about their problems and forget about work on Monday.” Pretty much any city in Texas belongs to Fowler, but

At the Pavillion Saturday, September 26 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. h he will immediately point out that he iis quickly growing in Oklahoma and tthroughout the Midwest, and up to C Chicago. For an independent artist like F Fowler, social media is crucial to c career growth and sustainment. He k knows that social media puts bodies in concert seats and creates an imperative rapport with his fans. It is p tthe technological age way for artists tto connect with admirers. “Social media is the biggest part,” F Fowler said. “Social media is king. It h has impacted my career as signific cantly as radio. Twenty years ago the o only tool you really had was Kinkos tto make flyers. This is the biggest p piece of the puzzle especially for u us now since we don’t have a lot of radio airplay. I can reach my target audience big time now.” But naturally even the fiercest honky-tonker needs down time. Fowler comes from a long line of hunters and fishermen. How thick is the hunting and fishing blood in Fowler’s veins? “I was born in May and in September of that year I went on my first hunting trip. My dad was a huge bowhunter. I still go bowhunting. That is what we did as a family. We also went on fishing trips every spring break. That made me who I am. It was camping in Colorado, bow hunting in the fall and fishing every spring break.” “I would have never in a million years thought the Texas music scene would grow to what it is now,” a proud Fowler said. “I was lucky enough to have been there since the inception. I feel proud to have played a part in establishing the scene, in making it what it is. We fought a lot of battles and kicked a lot of doors down. Now we are having fun spreading it town by town outside of Texas, just the way we did inside the home state. | 27

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he Colorado County Fair will be hosting the Pedal Pull for ages 3 to 8 years of age. This year’s event is sponsored by Chappel Antique Tractors and Sealy Tractor Inc. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 26 under the pavilion and the event will get started around 5 p.m. on the large tractor pull track. We will have three divisions: 3 and 4-year-olds, 5 and 6-year-olds and 7 and 8-yearolds with medals being awarded in each division for first, second and third places. Participant ribbons will be awarded to each child participating in the event.

Fallan Wied competes in the Kiddie Tractor Pull during the 2013 Colorado County Fair. (Courtesy photo by Jennifer Peacock)

Gus Peacock competes in the Kiddie Tractor Pull during the 2013 Colorado County Fair. (Courtesy photo by Jennifer Peacock)

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he Colorado County Fair Annual Eddie Orange Barbecue Cook-off will be held Saturday, Sept.26, 2015 during the County Fair at The Colorado County Ag Complex. Cookers may check in beginning Thursday 5:00pm till 8:00pm and Friday 3:00pm till 8:00pm. Categories and judging times are Beans - 10:00am, Chicken - 11:30am, Pork Spare Ribs - 1:00pm, Brisket 2:30pm and Margarita 4:00pm Meat categories are sanctioned by the IBCA. Entry forms and more information may be found at coloradocountyfair.org or ibcabbq.org

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Contestants Wanted for the King Arthur Flour Sponsored Baking Contests at the Fair

ome bakers it is time to pull your King Arthur Flour from your cupboards and fire up your ovens – your creativity and skill could earn you some great prizes during this year’s baking contests at the Colorado County Fair, being held September 24-27. “King Arthur Flour is America’s oldest flour company. We have been providing premier flour, baking ingredients, and instruction for the last 225 years,” said Julie Christopher, Program Manager with the company. “It is our mission to support and inspire bakers worldwide and we could not be

more excited to sponsor these contests.” Entry forms may be submitted at the Colorado County Extension Oﬃce now through September 11. The categories include made from

scratch cakes, cookies, pies, quick breads, yeast breads, bread machine yeast breads, miscellaneous baked items and Diabetic items from the pre-mentioned categories. These will be judged

on appearance (uniformity, color, shape), texture (appropriate for each item), and taste. Having the best quality ingredients produces the best and most consistent baked goods, so contes-

tants must use King Arthur Flour in their recipes. Prizes are provided by King Arthur Flour and include gift cards to kingarthurﬂour.com, cookbooks, baking pans and ribbons. “This will be the sixth year that King Arthur Flour has supported the Colorado County Fair”, said Janis Pfeﬀer, Colorado County Extension Agent-Family & Consumer Sciences. “They approached us in 2010 offering to sponsor this contest and have been with us every year since.” For more information about the Colorado County Fair and complete contest rules, please visit coloradocountyfair.org.

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Life Memberships to the Colorado County Fair Association are available at $400 each. Life members receive a gold pin embossed with the Fair Association’s logo, which admits them, at no additional charge, to all activities during fair weekend. All Life Membership money is used for capital improvements on the grounds. Persons interested in purchasing a Life Membership should contact Fair Directors Verna Nell Dittmar at (979) 732-5563 or Pamela Potter at (979) 732-2705.

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Annual lamb, goat prospect show set

he sixth annual Lamb and Goat Prospect Show is scheduled to take place Friday, Sept. 25 at the Colorado County Fairgrounds. Entry fee for the event is $20. Goat and lamb check-in will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Participants must show out of trailer as no pens will be available and will be released immediately after the show. For goat information, call Denise Janow at (979) 758-4276 and for lamb information call Gerald Koehl at (979) 732-8367. This is a Junior Meat Goat Show Circuit sanctioned event.

Sixth annual lamb, goat breeding show, Friday

he sixth annual Lamb and Goat Breeding Show will take place Friday, Sept. 25 at the Colorado County Fairgrounds. Entry fee for the event is $10 with goat and lamb check-in time from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Participants must show out of trailer as no pens will be available and will be released immediately after the show. For got information, call Denise Janow (979) 758-4276 and for lamb information call Gerald Koehl at (979) 732-8367.

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anky the Clown is the most energetic and colorful clown, and with over 35 years of clowning experience has been a source of comedy entertainment for fairs, festivals and other amusement venues. Lanky has worked with a wide range of audiences from small children’s events and family events to nightclub performances. Venues have ranged from county and state fairs and festivals across America and Japan. Additionally, Lanky has performed in international goodwill clowning tours and church clowning. He has toured Russia and Guatemala, and has toured Afghanistan and Cambodia as part of an International Coalition of Clowns put together by the renowned medical doctor, Patch Adams - the real life person the movie was created from.

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he Garwood Lions Club has challenged our Colorado County students for a number of years and will do so one more time this year in the Academic Rodeo. The students perform as a team and are asked a variety of questions. The Academic Rodeo is open for junior high and high school students. Last year, the Creative Homemaking Building hosted the rodeo, and everyone enjoyed the cool air conditioning. We are grateful that the Creative Homemaking Building will once again host the Academic Rodeo for 2015. Those of us able to listen and mentally answer the questions last year learned new facts and were refreshed on information we had “stored away.” This year the Academic Rodeo will take place Friday, Sept. 25 at 9 a.m.

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he Colorado County Fair Association (CCFA) offers 16 scholarships totaling $13,250 to the youth of Colorado County annually. In addition, Junior Fair Board members are eligible for scholarships supported by the groups own fundraising efforts. The 2015 recipients include: from Columbus High School, Elizabeth Boulware, daughter of Melissa and Scott Kilpatrick and John Boulware, who received $1000, Skye Koehl, daughter of Kim and Micahel Koehl, who received $1000; Katie Ridlen, daughter of Kathie and Michael Ridlen, who received $500; from Rice High School, Caitlin Kunz, daughter of Katie and Michael Kunz, who received $1000; Malcolm Thomas, son of Marsha Thomas, who received $1000; Todd Nicholas, son of Veronica Woods and the late Ewart Nicholas, who received $500; Mary Huvar, daughter of Danette and Phillip Huvar, who received $500; from Weimar High School,

Jamie Scherbeh, daughter of Mary Scherbeh, who received $1000; and Clay Harmon, son of Valeria and Mark Harmon, who received $1000. The scholarships given Boulware, Kunz and Scherbeh were given in memory of the late Eddie Orange of Columbus, who was a member of CCFA’s board of directors. Orange was also serving as president of the Colorado County Ag Complex board at the time of his death in 2001. The scholarship given Koehl was given in memory of the late Sandra Robinson of Columbus, a member of CCFA’s board of directors from 19992005. Robinson also served as junior fair board sponsor during that time. The scholarship given Thomas was given in memory of the late Steven Meinecke of Eagle Lake, a member of CCFA’s board of directors from 1996-2006. In addition, $4,250 in scholarships was awarded to winners in the 2014 Fair Queens’ Pageant. Fair Queen Rae Gonzalez, daughter of

Jenny and Eddie Gonzalez of Columbus, received the $1000 Leslie Heard Memorial Scholarship. The late Heard was 1985 Fair Queen. Membership Queen Taylor Dungen, daughter of Angie and Dodie Dungen of Columbus, received the $2000 Pamela Potter Honorary Scholarship for having sold the most season passes to the 2014 fair. Potter has been pageant director since 1979 and a CCFA board member since 1981. Kimberly Kunz, daughter of Katie and Michael Kunz of Nada, was first runner-up in sales and received a $750 scholarship. Scherbeh was second-runner-up in sales and received a $500 scholarship. Junior Fair Board recipients were: from Columbus High School, Koehl who received $500; Boulware who received $300; from Rice High School, Kunz who received $500; Thomas who received $300; Nicholas who received $200; and from Weimar High School, Ryan Almanza, son of Kelly Almanza and Oliver Shorter, who received $200.

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Colorado County Junior Fair Board to serve as Parade Marshals for Parade

Saturday, September 26, 2015

ntries are being sought for the 37th Annual Colorado County Fair parade to take place Saturday, September 26 starting at 10 a.m. in downtown Columbus. The theme for the 2015 parade is “Country Pride, Country Wide.” Parade line-up starts at 8 a.m. Judging begins at 9 a.m., and the parade kicks oﬀ at 10 a.m. First, second and third place ribbons will be given in the following categories: Antique Vehicle, Float, Equestrian, Commercial, Service Organization, Educational and Marching/Twirling. Any of these entries may be themed, but it is not a requirement. Ribbons will also be awarded for Most Outstanding Overall Entry and Best Themed Entry. Entry forms have been mailed to former parade participants. If you have not received an entry form in the mail, you may pick one up in Columbus at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce oﬃce at 425 Spring Street, The First State Bank at 420 Walnut, or Potter’s Western Store at 2106 Hwy. 71. Entry forms and additional information are available on the Fair’s website, www.coloradocountyfair.org, under the Homemaking and Arts tab or by calling Parade Chairmen Melissa Kilpatrick at 979-732-8781. The deadline to enter the parade is Wednesday, September 23. Please consider being a part of the 37th Annual Colorado County Fair Parade, whether as a participant or observer!

id you know that there is a group of young people who make up a vital part of what the Colorado County Fair does? There is, and it is called the Colorado County Junior Fair Board. This year the Board of Directors of the Colorado County Fair is proud to honor the Junior Fair Board as our 2015 Parade Marshals. The Fair’s ideals are Heritage, Agriculture and Service, and what more appropriate way to personify these ideals than by focusing on a group of Colorado County youth who embody them. We salute you, Colorado County Junior Fair Board! Junior Fair Board members come from the three high schools in Colorado County and also include home schooled students. They are high school aged and are crucial to the Fair. Students in grades 9 – 12 become Junior Fair Board members by filling out and submitting an application which is available online on the Fair’s website. The members serve terms which start August 1 and continue until June 1 of the following year. Please see the article on page 8 of this magazine for information about each person serving on this year’s Junior Fair Board. The members of the Junior Fair Board do many things for the Fair. They participate in the Fair’s annual Ragin’ Cajun Crawfish Boil by helping set up for it, making desserts, providing water and iced tea, serving the attendees, holding a silent auction to raise scholarship funds, and cleaning up at the end of the event. The Junior Fair Board holds a fall fundraiser, which is an order-ahead to-go meal in Columbus, to

raise money for scholarships for the seniors in the group. Before, during and after each year’s Fair, the Junior Fair Board provides assistance in many ways. Members of the Junior Fair Board set up the stage for the pageant. They help during the livestock shows and haul supplies to the livestock arena for individual livestock shows. During the sale on Saturday, they serve cold beverages to buyers and others present at the sale. The group’s members also help clean the Fairgrounds before and after the Fair, help organize Home Economic exhibits and Western and Fine art, hang signs where needed, raise the flags on Thursday, work the gates, run errands, hand out ribbons, and assist committeemen as needed. They also help set up the Hospitality Room for Saturday. Most importantly, they are ambassadors who provide guidance and give directions and assistance to those visiting our Fairgrounds, and they also answer visitors’ general questions. They are a very valuable asset who often are overlooked, and the Fair Board decided it was high time to shine the light on these hard-working and responsible youth of our county. Having a successful group like the Junior Fair Board also involves adult supervision and leadership. The current leader of the Junior Fair Board is Katie Kunz. Past leaders have been Pam Renz, Sandra Robinson, Lora Weishuhn, Kaylee Brune and Gail Gertson. All of these women have stepped up and given this group their time, talents, wisdom and know-how and have shared these assets

with the many Junior Fair Board members over the 26year existence of the group. Because of their dedication, the Fair Board also salutes and thanks these inspiring Junior Fair Board leaders. By selecting the Junior Fair Board as Parade Marshals this year, the Fair takes this opportunity to thank all the members of this group, past and present. Thank you for inspiring other young people to serve their community. Each member deserves recognition and praise for his or her hard work on behalf of the Fair and, by extension, on behalf of all the youth of our county. The Colorado County Junior Fair Board will lead the 37th Annual Colorado County Fair Parade as Parade Marshals. To represent the Junior Fair Board, the Fair has invited the current officers and members of the organization and their leader to ride in the parade marshal vehicle. If you do not happen to see many Junior Fair Board members riding in the parade marshal vehicle, please know that most of the group’s members are out at the Fairgrounds busily preparing for your arrival later that day! The Fair Parade will be held Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. It will proceed down Milam Street to Walnut, turning left and continuing on Walnut until the procession reaches the vicinity of the Veterans Memorial Center and the Columbus Swimming Pool. Please participate in the 37th Annual Colorado County Fair Parade, and take the time to thank members of the Colorado County Junior Fair Board for all that they do!

Robert Garmoe President Members:

Rebecca Boulware

Amelia Stavinoha Vice President

Rae Gonzales Secretary

Kimberly Kunz Treasurer

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Kade Koehl

Addison Elstner

Emily Hasse

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Katie Macek

Madelyn Peacock

Arlesia Henderson

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Saturday, September 26

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 8 to 9:30 p.m. 10 p.m. Midnight

Fairground Opens (Main Gate) Livestock Opens (Parking Permit only) Livestock Judging Contest (LS Arena) Bar-B-Q Cook’s Meeting Exhibit Hall Opens Fair Parade (Downtown Columbus) Buyer’s & Sponsor’s Hospitality Room Opens (Sponsored by Austin’s BBQ) Antique Car Show Franklin Drive thru Safari Petting Zoo Junior Livestock Sale Carnival opens ($20 wristbands 1 – 6 p.m.) Carnival ($25 wristbands 6 – 11 p.m. or 1 – 11 p.m.) BBQ Turn In Times: Beans Chicken Pork Spare Ribs Brisket Margaritas Awards after last judging Lanky the Clown (Entertaining @ grounds) Tip Jar Gypsies Children’s Mini Tractor Pull Registration (Pavillion) Sponsored by Chappell Antique Tractors & Sealy Tractor Inc. TX Mini Rods Tractor Pull Children’s Mini Tractor Pull (Tractor Pull Area) Nathan Colt Young (Pavillion) Mutton Busting (Sign up under rodeo press box) CPRA Rodeo (Rodeo Arena) Sr. Pro Bull Riders (During Rodeo) Ray Wylie Hubbard (Pavillion) Kevin Fowler (Pavillion) Fairground Closes

Sunday, September 27

Fairground Opens Exhibit Hall Opens Carnival Opens ($20 wristbands 1 to 6 p.m.) Pet Show Check-In (Livestock Arena) Pet Show (Livestock Arena) Washers, Bean Bag Registration (Pavillion) Washers, Bean Bag Tournament (Pavillion) 4D Jackpot Barrel Racing (Rodeo Arena) Fairground Closes

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Saturday, Sept. 26, 1 – 11 p.m. – Armbands $25 Sunday, Sept. 27, 1 – 6 p.m. – Armbands $20

Thursday, September 24

Fairground Opens (Main Gate) Livestock Opens (Permit Parking Only) Market Hog Show Market Hog Showmanship (Immediately following Market Hog Show) Market Lamb Show Market Lamb Showmanship (Immediately following Market Lamb Show) Market Goat Show Market Goat Showmanship (Immediately following Market Goat Show) Exhibit Hall opens to public Petting Zoo opens CCFA Pageant (Entertainment Pavillion) Bar-B-Q Cook-oﬀ Check in Lanky the Clown (Entertaining @ grounds) Carnival opens ($20 wrist bands 6 to 10) Mutton-Busting (sign up under rodeo press box) Ranch Rodeo (Rodeo Arena) Morgan & Sara Exhibit Hall Closes (Creative Homemaking/Fine Arts)

Friday, September 25

Fairground opens (Main Gate) Livestock opens (Permit Parking only) Senior Citizen Day (Free Admission until 2 p.m.) School Day (Free Admission until noon) Fryer Rabbit Show (LS Arena) Fryer Rabbit Showmanship (Immediately following Fryer Rabbit Show) Breeding Rabbit Show (Immediately following Fryer Rabbit Show) Pen of Three Heifers – Judging (LS Arena) Broiler Show Academic Rodeo Registration (Exhibit Hall) Sponsored by the Garwood Lions Club Academic Rodeo High School Competition Franklin Drive thru Safari Petting Zoo The Mobile Dairy Classroom Lanky the Clown (Entertaining @ grounds) Exhibit Hall opens Commercial Heifer Show (LS Arena) Market Steer Show (Immediately following Commercial Heifer Show) Market Cattle Showmanship (Immediately following Market Steer Show) Academic Rodeo Junior High Competition Scramble Heifer Show (LS Arena) Colorado Co. Jr. Beef Heifer Show (Following Scramble Heifer Show) Junior Beef Heifer Showmanship (Following Jr. Beef Heifer Show) Bar-B-Q Cook-oﬀ Check in Carnival opens ($20 wristbands 3 – 10) Breeding Lamb & Prospect Sheep Show Breeding Goat Show (Following Breeding Lamb Show) Open Goat Prospect Show (Following Weigh-In Breaks) Open Goat Breeding Show (Following Open Goat Prospect Show) Lanky the Clown (Performing @ grounds) Bar-B-Q Cooker’s Pot Luck Social Mutton-Busting (Sign up under Rodeo Press Box) CPRA Rodeo (Rodeo Arena) (Sr. Pro Bull Riders during rodeo) 6|

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Colorado County Extension Agents Janis Pfeﬀer and Stephen Janak COUNTY/CITY OFFICIALS COUNTY JUDGE – Ty Prause COUNTY SHERIFF – R.H. “Curly”Wied COUNTY COMMISSIONERS – Doug Wessels, Darrell Kubesch, Tommy Hahn and Darrell Gertson CONSTABLES – Pct. 1 – Richard LaCourse * Pct. 2 – Lonnie Hinze * Pct. 3 – Ivan Menke * Pct. 4 – Darrell Stancik CITY MANAGERS – Donald Warschak – Columbus * Sylvia Kucka – Eagle Lake * Mike Barrow - Weimar POLICE CHIEFS – Bill Lattimore – Columbus * David Freeman – Eagle Lake * Bill Livingston – Weimar. AG COMPLEX DIRECTORS Ray Corcoran – President * Kevin Hoﬀman * Riana Jamison * Fritz Leopold * John Polach, Jr. Columbus ISD – Roxanne Herbrich * Eric Pesak * Briina Pesak * Ester Chandler - Superintendent Rice Consolidated ISD – Ashley Bishop * Jessica Marek * Johs Chollett * Bill Hefner - Superintendent

Weimar ISD – Carin Cason * Elizabeth Treptow * Garrett Schatte * Jon Wunderlich - Superintendent 2014 FAIR ROYALTY Fair Queen.....Rae Gonzalez Membership Queen…..Taylor Dungen Junior Queen…..Madelyn Peacock Junior Miss…..Brooklyn Eden Little Miss…..Brooklyn Stark Little Mister…..Gunnar Hanak Junior Fair Board President – Robert Garmoe Vice President – Amelia Stavinoha Secretary – Rae Gonzalez Treasurer – Kimberly Kunz Columbus ISD – Rebecca Boulware, Coy Koehl and Kade Koehl Rice CISD – Amelia Llanes, Katie Macek, Madelyn Peacock, Arlesia Henderson Larry Henderson, Jr., Jazmine Esquivel, Javier Esquivel and Maisyn Stancik Weimar ISD – Addison Elstner, Emily Hasse Homeschool – MaryClaire Garmoe

riday, Sept. 25 will be school day at the fair. All county schools are invited to bring their pre-K, kindergarten, first and second grade classes between 9 a.m. and noon. Parents of children who have a school holiday are welcome to come out with them, as well. Attractions are expected to include Franklin Drive-Thru Safari, Lanky the Clown and the Mobile Dairy Classroom. For students from the county’s junior and senior high schools, the Garwood Lions Club will sponsor the Academic Rodeo again. Visiting school groups can also check out the livestock shows in progress and tour the Exhibit Hall to see hundreds of items entered in the creative homemaking department and over 1,000 pieces of western art done by students from schools across the entire county. All activities begin at 9 a.m. Reservations are not necessary.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Karl Ed Valenta - Grounds, Livestock, Security, Set up/Breakdown Executive Director Emeritus Pamela Potter Life Memberships, Pageants, Program, Publicity, Scholarships and Special Events. First Vice President Melissa Kilpatrick - Fine Art/Photography/Western Art, Budget/Insurance, Parade, and Scholarships. Second Vice President Billy Macek - Budget, Carnival, Entertainment, Security and On line ticket sales. Secretary Michelle Banse - Advertising, Poster, Publicity and Program. Treasurer Melanie Ross – Advertising, Rajun Cajun Fest, Program and Season Passes. Executive Director Katie Kunz - Creative Homemaking, Junior Fair Board, Ribbons and Website. Immediate Past President – Darrell Gertson DIRECTORS Shannan Gerik .........Pageants, Rajun Cajun Fest, Special Events Gail Gertson .............Pageants, Master Schedule/ Trifold, Vendors Jerry Henneke .......Carnival, Entertainment, Set up/Break down

James Janik ...................................... Gates, Insurance Shak Norris .........................................................Livestock David Pilsner.............Beverages, Beer ticket sales Henry Schneider .....................Cook-oﬀs, Grounds Rusty Theut .............. Grounds, Livestock, Parking Glennon Trojacek ...................... Grounds, Signage HONORARY LIFETIME DIRECTORS Tom Northrup * H.O. “Butch” Strunk * T.J. Smith (deceased) * Katie Northrup * Leon Dittmaar, Jr. * Verna Nell Dittmar * Jerome Wicke * Linda Appelt Evans * Patsy Warschak * Gerald Trojacek * Sandra Berger * Mary Lou Henneke * Eddie Orange (deceased) * Molly Strunk Janak * Carol Ripper * Wade Gibson * Scott Orange * Mack Janak * Rita Ruﬀeno * Joyce Kemper (deceased) * Raymie Kana * Sandra Robinson (deceased) * Darlene Hayak * Stacy Heger * Steven Meinecke (deceased) ADVISORY DIRECTORS Keith Potter * Will Schneider * Lisa Krenek * Carl Geisler * Clayton Wallin, Chaplian * Brian Tienamm * Ted Brandt * Mack Janak * Michael Michalsky * Ray Corcoran – Ag Complex Board President. Continued | 5

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Welcome to the 37th Annual Colorado County Fair.

Pamela Potter ‘81 Executive Director Emeritus

Henry Schneider ‘00 Director

I would like to take this opportunity to invite everyone to come out to the Fairgrounds this year our theme is “Country Pride - Country Wide”. We have a great entertainment lined up nightly, including Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kevin Fowler and Nathan Colt Young. The Fair will kick off Thursday, September 24 and run through Sunday, September 27. The main gain will open at 4 with the queen’s pageant starting at 5:30 under the Pavilion. The Ranch Rodeo will again be held Thursday evening and will be followed by the CPRA Rodeo Friday and Saturday nights. Don’t forget the MuttinBustin! There will be much to see and do for every age. Friday is our Senior Citizen Day and School Day. We have a great carnival offering wristbands daily. Come check out the BBQ cook-off, Kiddie Tractor Pull, and the Texas Mini Rod Tractor Pull. The livestock exhibits will be open Thursday and Friday during judging. The sale will be held Saturday at 1 in the Eddie Orange Livestock Pavilion. Please take the time to come out to support the youth of Colorado County who have been working hard for the past few months raising their projects. Sunday the grounds will be open noon-6pm with admission of 4 can good items. The carnival will be open and the pet show begins at 1pm. Sunday will also include horseshoe pitching, washer pitching, a beanbag contest, and a jackpot barrel race. The fair would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of the fair board, and all the many volunteers to make this event possible. It has been a great experience to work with everyone and see it all come together. We appreciate your support each year and I say “thank you” and look forward to seeing you at the fair.

Jerry Henneke ‘86 Director

David Pilsner ‘01 Director

Sincerely,

Karl E. Valenta President

Darrell Gertson ‘01 Immediate Past President

Gail Gertson ‘08 Director

Katie Kunz ‘12 Executive Director

James Janik ‘15 Director

Rusty Theut ‘12 Director

Michelle Banse ‘15 Secretary

Melissa Kilpatrick ‘06 First Vice President

Bill Macek ‘13 Second Vice President

Shak Norris ‘15 Director

Melanie Ross ‘14 Treasurer

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