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TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2020 8:00 a.m. 4-H Horse Show

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 2020 11:30 a.m. Llamas & Alpacas 2:15/3:15 p.m. Cat/Dog 3:00-8:00 p.m. Open Class Drop Off

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2020

8:00 a.m. Dairy Cattle Show 8:00 a.m PRCA & WPRA Slack All Day - Starts at 9:00 a.m. Judging of Indoor Exhibits 9:00 a.m. Goat Show/Goat Trail 12:15 p.m. Bum Goats/Bum Lambs 1:00/2:00 p.m. Rabbit/Poultry 5:00 p.m. Breakaway Roping Slack

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2020

8:00 a.m. Steer Roping 8:00 a.m. Swine 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Vendor Booths Open 12:00 p.m. Free Entertainment All Day 1:00 p.m. Sheep 3:00 p.m. Beef Cattle/4-H Silent Auction 5:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA Market Beef Show 8:00 p.m. Extreme Night

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 2020 8:30 a.m. Round Robin Showmanship 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open 10:00 a.m. Fallon County Fair Parade 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Vendor Booths Open 12:00 p.m. Free Entertainment All Day 1:00 p.m. PRCA Rodeo - Military Day 3:00-7:00 p.m. Strolling Acts 4:30 p.m. 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale 8:00 p.m. Breaking Eight Night Show

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 2020

9:00 a.m. 4-H Awards Ceremony 10:00 a.m. Cowboy Church 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Vendor Booths Open 12:00 p.m. Free Entertainment All Day 1:00 p.m. PRCA Rodeo - Tough Enough to Wear Pink 3:00-7:00 p.m. Pick up Checks & Exhibits 6:00 p.m. Baker Wrestling Club Demolition Derby

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Breakaway Roping: Free Admission Steer Roping: Free Admission PRCA Slack: Free Admission Extreme Night: GA 18 & under $5; GA Adults $15; 6 and under free.

Midway Entertainment: All Free

Breaking Eight: GA 18 & under $5; GA Adults $15; 6 and under free.

PRCA Rodeo: GA 18 & under $5; GA Adults $15; 6 and under free.

Derby: GA $10, 6 and under free

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Welcome to the 2020 Fallon County Fair There is “No Place Like Home.”

The theme of the 2020 Fallon County Fair took on new meaning months earlier with the arrival of a global pandemic in the Treasure State.

There will be some changes to the fair because of the fact COVID-19 has come to Montana and recently to Fallon County itself.

One of the biggest changes will be the lack of a carnival during the fair. But there will also be some attendance percentage guidelines the fair will have to comply with and

those will depend on the state’s status and government guidelines, said Shyla Hadley, the fair manager, recently.

Still, the fair will bring with it competitions, stage entertainment, traditional 4H/FFA exhibits and livestock events, rodeos and a parade, along with food vendors.

“Following COVID-19 regulations, we are only selling 75% capacity of our grandstands seating to all events,” the fair has posted on its Facebook page.

The big grandstand events include “Extreme Night” on Friday, the local band “Break-

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ing Eight” on Saturday and a demolition derby on Sunday.

Among the free entertainment at the fair will be the Timberworks Lumberjack Show, Street Beat, Steve’s Fun Balloons, ROBOCARS, Music City Quartet, the Hot Glass Academy and the Bubble Tower.

Among the food vendors at the fair will be the Baker Assembly of God, Knights of Columbus, T’s Traveling Table, Miles City Food Truck, Texas Twister drinks, Otto’s Hideout, Holy Groundz and the Lutheran Church, according to fair officials.

Schedule of events Tuesday, August 11 The annual fair will start Aug. 11 with the 4-H Horse Show at 8 a.m. That is the only event scheduled for the day.

Wednesday, August 12 The second day will start at 11:30 a.m. with the Llamas and the Alpacas on display, followed by the Cat/Dog event at 2:15 p.m and 3:15 p.m.

Starting at 3 p.m., there will be the Open Class Drop Off, which will run until 8 p.m.

Thursday, August 13 The fair will officially kick off Thursday with the Dairy Cattle Show and the PRCA/WPRA Slack both starting at 8 a.m.

The Goat Show/Goat Trail will start at 9 a.m., followed by the Bum Goats/Bum Lambs at 12:15 p.m. The Rabbit/ Poultry kicks off at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

The Breakaway Roping Slack starts at 5 p.m.

The judging of the indoor exhibits will start at 9 a.m.

and continue for the rest of the day.

Friday, August 14 The Steer Roping competition will start at 8 a.m, the same time as the swine.

The exhibit hall will open at 9 a.m. and will stay open until 9 p.m.

The free entertainment at the fair will start at noon, along with the vendor booths on the fairgrounds.

At 1 p.m., the Sheep are scheduled, while the Beef Cattle and 4H Silent Auction will start at 3 p.m.

The 4-H/FFA Market Beef show is slated for 5 p.m.

“Extreme Night” is set for 8 p.m. in the grandstands, with a general admission charge of $15, with 18 and under charged $5 and those six and under free.

The “Extreme” will be combining medieval jousting, lumberjack and laser in the evening show.

Saturday, August 15 It will be Military Day at the Fallon County Fair Saturday, with the exhibit hall opening at 9 a.m. and the vendor booths serving at 11 a.m.

On the schedule will be the Round Robin Showmanship at 8 a.m.

There will be a break in the action at the fairgrounds when the Fallon County Fair Parade starts at 10 a.m. and travels through downtown Baker.

The free entertainment will start at noon on the fairgrounds, while the PRCA Rodeo begins at 1 p.m. with a “Military Day” theme.

Strolling acts are slated to begin on the Midway at 3 p.m.

The 4-H/FFA Livestock sale will begin at 4:30 p.m.

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Sunday, August 16 The final day of the fair will start with the 4-H Awards ceremony at 9 a.m.

The Cowboy Church will start at 10 a.m., followed by the opening of the exhibit halls and the vendor booths at 11 a.m.

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Fallon County Fair Parade

A good old-fashioned parade will wind its way through downtown Baker featuring colorful floats, horses, classic cars and more Saturday, August 15, starting at 10 a.m.

There is always an abundance of candy that will be tossed from the passing floats so be sure the kiddies bring a bag or pail to collect the goodies.

“No Place Like Home” themed parade will start one block east of the Montana Motel on Montana Avenue, turning north on East First Street, west to Main Street, and down Main Street to Harriett Ave, turn right on First Street by Post Office, then left on Montana Ave., and left on fourth street ending at Fallon Medical Complex.

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Extreme Jousting

Fallon goes medieval on extreme Friday performance Staff Report

Two mounted rivals facing off in full medieval armour will battle in front of the grandstand on the Fallon County Fairgrounds.

The Sport of Kings will be returning to Baker for its second straight year of performing a full-contact sport which has seen a resurgence in recent years.

For the Knights of Valour, it is something they have been doing for American and Canadian audiences for more than 20 years.

Since 1997, the Knights of Valour have been entertaining North American audiences with exciting shows of horsemanship, bravery, and chivalry, according to the group’s Facebook page.

The jousters perform at fairs, festivals, special events, along with Extreme Jousting tournaments all over North America.

According to the online website howtheyplay.com, the rules for jousting

are simple. Jousting is a competitive sport between armored riders on horses, who use a large lance to charge at each other at high speed.

However, how it was scored in medieval times is vague, the website explained, relying on assumptions made from writings and etchings.

The website also explained that an individual joust consisted simply of two knights in armor on horseback, charging at each other with raised lances in an attempt to unseat one another. There would be

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tournaments where many knights could gather, often with other combat events and festivities.

The most basic requirement of a jousting competition was an invitation from the host of the event, which often required the rider to be of noble lineage himself. That is one of the reasons it has been called the Sport of Kings.

The playing area would be set up in an area where a long runway for the competitors could be set up. The runway was called a list, but there were no standard measurements as to length or width.

Even the major weapon in a joust, the lance, was not regulated as to construction or length in medieval times.

According to history, many knights had their own preferences for lances, based on their experience or strengths.

For the stronger knights a larger, heavier lance may be used to gain an advantage Originally, the goal was to dislodge the opponent, forcing him to the ground.

Later, the joust added the attempt to put the lance through a ring to show off expertise and technique rather than brute force.

By the 17th Century, the sport waned.

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The sport itself returned with the popularity of Renaissance Fairs in North America decades ago.

Now, the common rules for the modern version of the sport set the lance length at no more than 10 feet with the tip being made of foam.

The armor has rules governing the construction of the helm, gorget, body, groin, hands and the leg/arm/shoulder area.

There are rules governing the construction and size of the shield.

According to the current rules, a match will have three passes or tilts where the goal is not to unseat but to break the lance on the body or shield of their rival.

Generally, depending on the marshal at each competition, the highest points are given when the lance tip is shattered.

Fewer points are earned when the lance tip is broken off as a single piece, and less are given when the lance makes contact but doesn’t break.

In addition to jousting at the fairgrounds that evening, there will be lumberjack and laser performances.

Cowboy Church offers fellowship Several area churches will be ministering together to bring the Cowboy Church services to community members and fair-goers alike Sunday, Aug. 16 in the covered grandstands on the Fallon County Fairgrounds.

The service will start at 10 a.m.

Among the participating churches are American/Peace Lutheran, Baker Assembly of God, Lakeview Baptist and Changed for Life.

According to the organizers, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the event.

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Fair holds free entertainment

For the second straight year, there will be no carnival during the 2020 Fallon County Fair.

Instead, there will be free entertainment for the people outside at the Fallon County Fair.

The fair will start Aug. 11 with the horse show event in the morning, but the full schedule of events will start Thursday Aug.

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PRCA rodeo lassos fans at fair The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will have a big part of the 2020 Fallon County Fair, with competitions set up for Thursday, Aug. 13, Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16.

The PRCA rodeo events will begin Thursday when the PRCA and the WPRA hold the slack competition at 8 a.m. in the arena. The Breakaway Roping Slack will be held at 5 p.m.

Steer Roping will be held at 8 a.m. Friday in the arena.

The PRCA returns to the grandstands again Saturday when they will hold a “Military Day” theme for the 1 p.m. event.

The final PRCA event will start at 1 p.m. Sunday with TETWP – “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” – competition in the arena.

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The rodeos will include all the PRCA sanctioned events like bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie

down roping, barrel racing and bull riding.

In addition, Mutton Busting is on the schedule for Saturday and Junior Barrels on Sunday.

Youth between the ages of 5 and nine can participate in the Mutton Busting events, with each contest limited to the first 15 entrants.

They are required to have a helmet, long sleeves, jeans, closed toed shoes and must be within the 80-pound weight limit.

In the Junior Barrels event, there will be age groups of 6 and under, seven to 11, 12 to 15 and 16 to 18.

The parents must sign up their child to compete in each of the events with the necessary paperwork found online at www.falcofair. com or in the Fallon County Fairgrounds office.

General admission for the rodeo will be $15 for adults, $5 for 18 and under, six and under will be free admission.

Admission for the rodeo slack events will be free.

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In case of an emergency during the fair, guests can go to the nearest shelter - the grandstands, main exhibit hall or the livestock barn.

A first aid kit is now also available at the ticket booth at the grandstands.

Fairgoers should respond accordingly to any announcements indicating hazardous weather or safety concerns.

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Local band has strong rodeo flavor

Breaking Eight is a bull riding reference.

The band is making some noise online and performing in a lot of locations, like Las Vegas.

And now, Baker will be added to the list, when they perform at the Fallon County Fair on Aug. 15.

The band only started up a few years ago. “We are a pretty new band,” Beni Paulson explained.

“We pretty much do our own music. We started the band to do our own stuff.”

The band recorded its second album in Nashville six months ago, he said.

“Music born on the back of a bull is kind of our slogan because it signifies we are high energy. I used to be a bull rider and Jerilyn was a rodeo competitor as well,” he explained.

The group got together because they all wanted to write music and do original music on rodeo and the western way of life, he said.

“I knew Ty (Taylor) and Luke (Smillie). We all played together in previous bands throughout the years. We happened to be in western North Dakota anyways. “I moved from Killdeer seven years ago,” he said.

The final piece to the band puzzle would come from the Montana border town of Baker, Paulson explained. “Jerilyn (Wiseman) was going to school at Dickinson State University.

I had read a bio of her because she was a rodeo student that she was a competitive fiddle player.”

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son. Once I determined that, I called her up and asked her if she would be interested.”

Paulson said “she is kind of the superstar of the group.”

The band had been traveling, including performing at the PBR Finals in Las Ve-

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gas, but the travel has been limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.

He added that the band’s music videos for “Lost and Found” and “Still Around” show what the band can do. “It is very representative. The video companies and us are getting more efficient doing these videos as well.”

Home crowd Wiseman came to Baker to stay years ago when her family returned to Fallon County where they had ties, allowing her to finish

up her final two years at the high school and competing in local rodeos. Her events were barrel racing, team roping and breakaway.

After graduation, she went on to Dickinson State University and spent four years there on the Blue Hawks’ rodeo team.

“I kind of grew up with rodeo. I was fortunate. My parents rodeoed my entire childhood. I was on a horse from the very beginning,” she explained.

Wiseman took up the fiddle when she was six years old. That choice would eventually lead her to Paulson and the Breaking Eight who were looking for a fiddle player at the time.

While in college, Wiseman said she saw herself returning to Baker after graduation and working. At the same time she had been gravitating away from music because it was not fun anymore.

“Then I met this great group of people.

They have become four of my very best friends in no time flat. It (music) has gotten to where it is a lot of fun again. I have gotten more passionate about it. I didn’t see myself doing anything other than staying around here and trying to raise some horses, train some horses, rodeo and work at the bank.”

“I am getting to do the best of both worlds

at this point,” she said. “I play music and go see places, meet some great people.”

“I didn’t see this coming – playing in the band. It was definitely a push from God in the right direction.”

“I was the last piece of the puzzle. They had already been playing before I joined. It is crazy how close we have gotten in the last year and a half because they have all known each other for 10 or 20 years. They have been playing music together, on and off,” she said.

The lead guitar player, Ty, lives the furthest away in Stanley. “He is just crazy good on the guitar,” she said. “He is just a joy to be around and quickly became one of my very best friends.”

The drummer, Luke, is from Regent in Hettinger County.

“All of the guys have become very close to me.” Wiseman said.

“We’re really lucky. There is no bad chemistry. We call each other every day and talk. It is really nice.”

The band already has two albums online, the first (Breaking Eight) was released in February 2019 with the second (Double Down) put out in May 2020.

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4-H kicks off fair early with Horse Show When it comes to the 2020 Fallon County Fair, there will be one group of people who will get a head start.

While the fair will start Aug. 13 for most people in the county, the agriculture, crafts and 4-H/FFA will have been busying competing for two days at the fairgrounds The fair will start for the 4-H competitors on Aug 11 with the Horse Show competition at 8 a.m.

That will be the only competition for the first day of the fair which has a theme of “No Place Like Home” this year.

There will be both “indoor projects” and “outdoor projects” competing in the fair. The indoor projects will all be in the Exhibit Hall.

The events will be following guidelines set by the Fallon County Health board, according to the Montana State University extension agent for Fallon and Carter counties, Michael Millward. He is in his first year as the extension agent for the two counties and will be going through his first Fallon County Fair.

There have been some changes to accommodate the new COVID-19 reality in the Treasure state, he explained.

“I don’t think that it will be having a huge impact on our events because of the size of the facilities that we have. We can not ex-

ceed 75 percent of the maximum capacity.

Because our numbers typically don’t reach that level, we won’t have a huge impact. We will still need to follow all of the recommendations, such as cleaning your hands, using hand sanitizer and staying away from each other five feet of distance, the extension agent explained.

“I have asked people to wear face masks, but that is in no way a requirement.... of course if we get to where we have four cases in the county, then per the governor’s mandate, we’ll have to have face masks,” he said.

The extension has been continuing to coordinate with the county health office and other county officials. “Everybody is aware of the situation and we are doing our best to minimized the risks,” he said.

The 4-H members participating at the fair range from eight years old until they are 18 or graduate from high school, he explained.

The event will determine which age group.

“We have more in the eight to 14 age group range – when they get into high school, we start losing a few of those kids.”

The youngest group is called the Cloverbuds (five to eight).

There will be a few people coming from North Dakota to participate at the fair. “We have only three people coming over from

Marmarth. They go to school here. They work here. They are kind of part of our community,” he explained.

The first event of the fair will be the Horse Show, which gives the entrants an opportunity to show off the skills of the riders and horses to perform a series of tasks.

“The events that we have are showmanship, bareback class, horse riding class, and a trial,” he said. “We have eleven members and they pretty much participate in most of them.”

On the second day, the animals will be brought in for judging. “The horse kids will be there at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. We will have the other animals showing up the following days. We will have Cats and Dogs on Wednesday, the sheep and the goats will also be coming in Wednesday,” he explained.

“We will have dairy, beef and swine as well, along with poultry and rabbits.”

The animals will be housed in the Barn on the Fallon County Fairgrounds.

“Any of our breeding projects are longterm. All of the Market animals will be for sale, whether that is a rabbit or chicken, or beef or pig.”

In Fallon County, there is a minimum weight that market animals must reach. “The animal also has to be healthy to travel across

any state lines. They need to have a health certificate from a veterinarian.

“We also do a little test when they get here to make sure they can work with them and they are not wild and not a danger having them at the fair,” he said.

When it comes to judging the top award is the Grand Champion, the Reserve Grand Champion. “That will be first and second place for each species. Then each animal s judged on how they meet the criteria that animal should be able to reach. Are they an exceptional animal. Are they an average animal or are the less than an average animal.

“If they are an exceptional animal …. they would get a blue ribbon because that animal met the criteria for it to be an exceptional example of that species.

“If they had an average animal, then they would get a red ribbon. If they had a less than average animal, then they would get a white ribbon,” he said.

“That would go for each animal at the fair,” he added, “even if they were not the best of all the animals there.”

Most of the entrants are involved in more than one project, with 39 involved in the Market Beef project, he said. There are 34 in the market swine project. “Several of the participants would do both,” he said.

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Livestock judging kicks off the Fair

Livestock judging - a staple for most county fairs - features animals presented by exhibitors in competition for titles and premiums.

TENTATIVE SHOW SCHEDULE (subject to change base on entry numbers) Shows will follow Fairbook order unless otherwise stated.

Tuesday, August 11 6:00 a.m. - Horses may enter the grounds 7:30 a.m. - All 4-H Horses must be in place 8:00 a.m. - HORSE SHOW See Horse Supplement for complete schedule 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Bareback Classes 4-H/FFA Horse Riding Classes Open Horse Show HORSE TRAIL - Horses may be removed from the grounds after showing but must return by Friday at 8:00 a.m.

5:00 - 8:00 p.m. - 4-H Indoor Exhibits must be in place

Wednesday, August 12 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. - 4-H PROJECT

JUDGING & INTERVIEWS (Subject to Change) 11:30 a.m. - LLAMAS/ALPACAS 4-H/FFA Llama/Alpacas Open Llama/Alpacas 2:15 p.m. - CAT SHOW 4-H/FFA Showmanship Open Showmanship 3:15 p.m. - DOG SHOW 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Dog Obedience 4-H/FFA Dog Agility Open Showmanship Open Dog Obedience Open Dog Agility Open Dog Tricks 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - SHEEP/ GOAT UNLOADING All Sheep & Goats must be in place by 6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m. - Market Sheep Weigh In 7:00 p.m. - Market Goat Weigh In 8:00 p.m. - Open Class Indoor Exhibits must be in place (Excluding Flowers/Plants) Thursday, August 13 EXHIBIT HALL CLOSED ALL DAY FOR OPEN CLASS JUDGING

No Unloading or Weighing of Animals during any live animal shows.

7:00 a.m. - Goats and Sheep must be in 7:30 a.m. - Stalls must be clean 8:00 a.m. - All Flowers/Plants must be in place 8:00 a.m. - DAIRY CATTLE 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Breeding Dairy Open Dairy Cattle 9:00 a.m. - GOAT SHOW 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Market Goat 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat 4-H/FFA Meat Goat Breeding 4-H/FFA Fiber Goat Breeding Open Dairy Goat Open Meat Goat (Market, Breeding) Open Fiber Goat GOAT TRAIL to follow show 11:45 a.m. - Rabbits and Poultry in place 12:15 p.m. - Open Bum Lambs and Goats 1:00 p.m. - RABBITS 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Market Rabbit 4-H/FFA Breeding Rabbit Open Rabbits 2:00 p.m. - POULTRY 4-H/FFA Showmanship

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4-H/FFA Market Poultry 4-H/FFA Breeding Poultry Open Poultry 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - BEEF/SWINE UNLOADING All Beef & Swine must be in place by 6:00 p.m.

4:00 - 6:00 p.m - Market Swine Weigh In and Ultrasounding 6:00 p.m. - Market Goat Ultrasounding 6:30 p.m. - Market Beef Weigh In and Handling Assessment

Friday, August 14 6:00 a.m. - Horses may enter barn 7:30 a.m. - Stalls must be clean 8:00 a.m. - All 4-H horses must be in place Pictures with Leslie Bohle ALL DAY! 8:00 a.m. - SWINE 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Market Swine 4-H/FFA Breeding Swine Open Swine 1:00 p.m. - SHEEP 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Market Sheep 4-H/FFA Breeding Sheep Open Sheep

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Fallon County Fair

August, 2020

3:00 p.m. - Silent Auction Begins 3:00 p.m. - BEEF CATTLE 4-H/FFA Showmanship 4-H/FFA Junior Stocker Feeder 4-H/FFA Breeding Beef Cattle Open Junior Stocker Feeder Open Beef Cattle 5:00 p.m. - MARKET BEEF 6:00 p.m. - Market Sheep Ultrasounding 6:30 p.m. - Market Beef Ultrasoundling Saturday, August 15 8:00 a.m. - Stalls must be clean 8:30 a.m. - Round Robin Showmanship & Old Timer Round Robin 10:00 a.m. - Fallon County Fair Parade 4:30 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Youth Livestock Sale Sunday, August 16 9:00 a.m. - Animals must be fed 9:00 a.m. - 4H/FFA Group Picture - Wear Fair T-shirt Mandatory Market Livestock Meeting 9:30 a.m. - Load Out of Market Animals 12:30 p.m - All animals must be removed from the Fairgrounds - Unless prior arrangements are made with Extension Office.

3:00 p.m. - Silent Auction Ends 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Indoor exhibits must be picked up

4-H/FFA Livestock Sale

The annual 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale will take place Saturday, August 15, after the rodeo at approximately 4:30 p.m. Potential buyers who are interested in purchasing an animal have two options. A buyer may purchase an animal outright by paying the total cost and taking possession of it or pay only the amount bid above the current market price.

The market value will be based on local markets and will be announced before the sale. The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Market Beef animals will not be eligible for premium bids.

Buyer numbers will be used again this year. Buyers should be sure to register and pick up a number Saturday, Aug. 15, before the

Lester Straub Sales Consultant

sale in the Livestock Barn.

DV Auction will offer a simulcast of the live sale, so buyers may bid without attending in person. On-line Livestock Buyers will need to contact DV Auction to create an account with them and they will assign a bidder’s number to your account. They can be reached at 402-316-5460 or dva@dvauction.com.

If anyone is unable to make the sale and would like someone to bid for them, they should call 406-853-3341, the livestock sale committee will be happy to work with the public on any purchases.

This year’s market sale includes 37 beef, 34 swine, 17 lambs, 13 goats, 18 rabbits and 17 poultry entries.

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Fallon County Fair

Demolition Derby closes out Fallon County Fair gate.

It will follow the Big Sky Demolition Derby Rules, with main heats, a grudge heat, a truck heat and the finale. Also on the schedule is a Teen Herbie Derby and a high school race.

“The Herbie race will have to be ages 10 to 14 and a parent would ride with them because of safety precautions. The high school heat is ages 15 to 18. The car heat and the truck heats are pretty wide open,” she added.

Registration for the event will be held at the gazebo in the nearby park by the lake, she added.

Approximately $8,000 in prize money will be paid out for

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first through fourth place in the finale, with trophies given to the top two places.

Among the final matches will be grudge matches in different divisions.

There will also be 50/50 drawing and a Driver Calcutta before the finale.

In addition, ticket holders may have a chance to win prizes drawn during the competition.

The rules for the event can be found at bigskyderby.com or by contacting Polly Davis at 406-941-2070.

“We need a lot of community support to pull this off,” she added.

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The final afternoon of the 2020 Fallon County Fair is guaranteed to close out with a bang.

The annual Demolition Derby will make sure of that when it closes out the final grandstand event of the fair.

But the biggest race may be trying to get one of the free tickets to the Derby Sunday afternoon. “We are giving away a limited number of free tickets,” said one of the organizers, Polly Davis.

The derby is sponsored by the Baker Wrestling Club.

General admission tickets are $10, with children six and under being free. There will be a limited number of FREE tickets sponsored by Spiffy’s, first come, first served at the

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Fallon County Fair

4-H Silent Auction Bid on pre-selected indoor exhibits of 4-H members!

Go to the designated area of the Fallon County Exhibit Hall to view silent auction items and BID to support 4-H youth!

Friday, Aug. 14 • 3 PM through Sunday, Aug. 16 • 3 PM

Fallon County 4-H Food Booth Wed., Aug. 12 • 10 am - 7 pm Thurs., Aug. 13 & Fri., Aug 14 6 am - 7 pm Sat., Aug 15 • 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.

(CLOSED Saturday during the Parade)

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Attend the 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale

Saturday, August 15

at the Livestock Pavilion, Fallon County Fairgrounds after the rodeo (4:30 p.m.)

• 4-H - FFA Livestock Project • This Year’s Sale Offering:

To sell an animal at the fair, 4-H and FFA members must complete a Livestock Quality Assurance training a minimum of every other year. LQA teaches record keeping, food safety and proper techniques of handling animals. This insures a safe, high quality product for the buyers, not only at the Fallon County Fair, but also at the supermarket.

• Buyer Participation •

If possible, you will want to attend the sale in person. You, as a potential buyer, have two options when purchasing an animal. First, you may purchase the animal outright, in which case, you will pay the total cost of the animal and take possession. Your second option is to pay only the amount bid above the current market price. In this case the animal will go to the entity establishing the base price. The market value will be based on local markets and will be announced before the sale so everyone will be aware of it. Sale committee members and ringmen will be on hand to assist you with your purchase. All animals will sell to the highest bidder. You may bid to the ringman or the auctioneer. If you can’t be at the sale, but would like to contribute to the program, the livestock sale committee would be happy to work with you on any purchases. We will be using Buyer Numbers. Please, be sure to register and pick up your number on Saturday before the Sale in the Livestock Barn.

DV Auction will offer a simulcast of our live sale so that buyers may bid without attending in person. On-line Livestock Buyers will need to contact DV Auction to create an account with them and they will assign a bidder’s number to your account.

Phone: 402-316-5460 E-mail: dva@dvauction.com

To Place Your Bid During Fair Week,

(Monday, August 10 - Saturday, August 15) Call 406-778-7110 or 406-853-3341 Monday - Friday Trinity Rieger

Grand Champion Steer

Approximately

37 Beef • 34 Swine • 17 Sheep 13 Market Goats • 18 Rabbits • 17 Poultry Beef, lamb, hog and goat buyers have an option to pay only the amount above the base price.

Rabbits and poultry sell to the highest bidder - no options.

At the 2020 Livestock Sale, bidders will have the opportunity to purchase a

“Friends of 4-H Nameplate” These prestigious nameplates will be displayed in the main corridor of the courthouse.

Only 2 nameplates offered this year.

Money made from these name plates help 4-H youth with camps, educational opportunities, and much more.

Bidders will also have the opportunityto support the

Baker and Plevna FFA Programs One nameplate will be auctioned for each program.

2019 Grand Champion Winners Cade Huft

Grand Champion Swine

Jessica Stark

Grand Champion Sheep

Colton Turbiville

Grand Champion Goat