Teton County Fair 2015

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Teton County Fair 2015

Inside 2 3 4

Pig wrestling Fiddle contest Fair food

5 Trick roper 6 Poultry 7 Swine 8 Exhibit hall

9 Fair games 10 Photos 12 Raptors 13 Pie eating

13 Redneck Olympics 14 Results

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Jerry Henderson, Kobe Piatak, Tipton Wilson and Derek Grant, competing as the Hog Hunters, hang on tight during the pig-wrestling contest.

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Megan Tucker, Holland Gaston and Banks Walker, competing as Pig Pursuits, attempt to wrangle their new pig friend into a barrel during the pig wrestling competition Thursday at the Teton County Fair. Pig Pursuits placed third in the junior category.

Pigs rule in mud Downpour Thursday night gives the wrestling advantage to the pork.

By Johanna Love

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Kinzie Castagno, Stevie Taylor, Amelia Wilson and Emma Watkins, competing as Ham Kickers, have a difficult time coming to grips with their appointed pig.

Skyler LaRosa, Ally Hubbs, Chloe Stines and Sara White, competing as Pigs Will Fly, dance under a rainbow to celebrate a successful pig-barrel insertion.

he rainy, cool weather at Thursday’s Teton County Fair Pig Wrestling was pleasant only for ducks — and, apparently, pigs.

The porcine wrestlers dominated their human counterparts for the first year in recent memory. Only 11 teams out of 56 achieved their objective of stuffing pork into a barrel. That’s dismal compared to last year’s score: Pigs 41, Humans 21.

Weather gave the animals an advantage, said Donna Dalin, owner of Double D Pig Wrestling and trainer for the winners. Because pigs don’t sweat, they depend on and perhaps even enjoy cool, damp environments like a muddy wrestling ring and pouring rain.

“They like it because it’s cooler,” Dalin said. “They’re more feisty.”

Indeed, feisty pigs were the name of the game as team after team flopped around in frustration in the muck in what announcer Rex Hansen called “a bentonite bacon fight.”

Bentonite is part of the slick mixture that Double D employees paint on the pigs to help even the odds.

None of 10 pee-wee teams, for wrestlers age 8 and younger, got its pig in the bucket. Hansen tried to ramp up the crowd by saying, “The more noise you make, the harder they try.”

The Hog Hunters, fourth in the junior lineup, were the first team of the night to get the pig in the bucket, at the 43.69 mark, but that time wasn’t good enough to place. The Wyoming Pig Pokes No. 1, Three Little Pigs and Pig Pursuits all did it faster. Five junior teams stuffed the pork.

More entertaining than the fastest wrestlers was the fast wit of Hansen, who peppered the night with gems of advice such as, “Everybody get a leg, it’s like the turkey at Thanksgiving.”

With the timid junior team Bed Hoggers, Hansen coaxed: “It doesn’t help to just put your hands on his back. You gotta get down under.”

The men’s teams faced the largest pigs, full-grown hogs. Only three of the 14 teams in that division were successful, although the Red Hills Billies came close. The pig’s tail never hit the bottom of the bucket. As Hansen put it, “The pig had his own spring suspension and he came right outta there.”

Hansen had advice for the men’s team Pigs Might Fly as well, telling them to think about lifting the beast rather than trailing it around the ring: “It’s not a broke-down car. Pushing ain’t gonna work.”

By the time the women’s teams took the ring the sprinkling rain was a downpour. Many ladies got faces and hair full of the mud without having to pay exorbitant prices for fancy spa treatments.

“It’s a good facial,” Hansen advised.

The Fabulous Four team managed to grab the hocks and hold on, but skiing around the ring didn’t work to get the pig in the bucket.

As the Ridge Crossfit team took the ring, their smirking pig defecated in the path between it and Snatch the Bacon.

The Whitewater Babes, of Teton Whitewater, were one of just three women’s teams to bag their pig, although Samantha Lewis lost both her river sandals in the muck.

“We just had to go for it,” Lewis said.

“We dove for it.”

The fastest women’s team of the night was the last team in the lineup.

Perhaps by that point the deluge was enough to stun even the pigs. Teton County Fair Board member and pig wrestling flagger Steve Harrington said the secret to the 12.21-second time was stealth.

“They snuck up on him,” Harrington said. “The pig stood there and they grabbed him.” ​ ontact Johanna Love at 732-7071 or C features@jhnewsandguide.com.

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Tim Hodgson, Isaac Calendar and Jonathan Trawick during the Fiddle Contest. Hodgson, of Victor, Idaho, won fourth place in the general division.

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It’s not just fiddling, it’s Western culture Fiddle showdown lures musical contestants from around the western United States to play.

By Shannon Sollitt Contestants of the 36th annual Teton County Fair Fiddle Contest were warming up well into the ninth hour of Sunday morning.

Girls clad in summer dresses and cowgirl boots practiced their trills, waltzes and hoedowns. Guitar accompanist Shelby Russel went from girl to girl, playing the instrument that was strapped over her shoulder to give each competitor as much practice time as possible.

At around 10 a.m. people hanging out under the Big Top fell silent in anticipation of hearing Maggie Williams, the first pee-wee division competitor. The 5-year-old from Pinedale looked at her accompanist Sarah Lawson for the nod of approval before diving into her hoedown, “Boil the Cabbage.”

Maggie’s short time fiddling, — she’s 5 — set an equally short bar for her pee-wee competitors to rise to.

She reveled in performing, pausing only briefly to look at Lawson before finishing her set with “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

Each contestant had about five minutes to play three songs: A hoedown, a waltz and a song of their choice.

The younger performers chose a few recognizable tunes for their songs of choice. Eight-year old Joslyn “Josie” Dalton finished her set with a country rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” The rest of the songs, however, blended into a homogenous sequence of foot-tapping fiddling.

Josie was one of the newer players, coming into the competition with only two months of experience. Event master of ceremonies Jenny KorenkeStanger introduced her as a girl who had never won a fiddle competition.

“Today could be the day,” she said.

Eight-year-old Kate Christensen represented Idaho with her second first-place win in the pee-wee division. She placed because of her tone

quality and “danceability,” KorenkeStanger said.

In the junior division, 9-year-old Jaidyn Lee of Boise, Idaho, tapped to the beat with her foot through all three songs. She brought home the first-place prize.

Kathy Paulsen won the junior division, Joe Sites won the senior division and his wife, Jackie Sites, won the general division by just one point.

“The general division is the big deal,” Korenke-Stanger said.

Sites left the fiddle competition with $100 in her pocket.

The competition brings high-caliber fiddlers and judges, KorenkeStanger’s husband, Bruce Stanger, said. This year competitors came from as far as Portland and Pendelton, Oregon.

“People have grown to know that the Jackson Hole contest is well run,” Stanger said.

KorenkeStanger, who has been coming to the competition for almost 30 years now, said the Teton County Fair Fiddle Contest is a “great opportunity” for – Bruce Stanger kids to get excited fiddle aficionado about practicing the fiddle with the possibility of winning some cash.

More importantly, the fiddle contest “is part of the western tradition … part of the core western spirit,” Stanger said.

Competitors and audience members were able to snack on the wide variety of food that was offered at the concession stands surrounding the Big Top while listening to the talented musicians.

“People don’t realize the community aspect of it,” Stanger said.

Korenke-Stanger and her husband hope to see the fiddle contest tradition continue for years to come. Stanger said it has been a bit of a challenge making sure the contest comes back.

To lose it, he said, would be devastating to the fair.

“You’re losing a great tradition — a great activity for your fair,” he said.

The competition went well into Sunday afternoon, and judges Jeanny and Fred Buckley wrapped things up with a mandolin-and-guitar duo performance before announcing the winners.

Old-style fiddle playing remains a “part of the core Western spirit.”

Contact Shannon Sollitt at 733-2047, ext. 121, or intern@jhnewsandguide. com.​

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Frazier Shows’ Candy Factory produces some of the treats sold at the Teton County Fair carnival.

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Fried and true

Hot oil is a factor in the carnival’s most popular snacks.

By Shannon Sollitt

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hat’s a county fair without a funnel cake?

Pretty fun, actually, for those who want to avoid feeling sick for the rest of the afternoon. Still, the woven deep-fried dough, topped with powdered sugar and your choice of chocolate, caramel, baked apples and strawberries, is one of the more popular items sold at the Frazier Shows concessions stands.

That and deep-fried Oreos, said seasoned deepfryer Amber Decker. She sells most of the sweet temptations each night before closing time.

“I call it the sugar rush,” she said.

Frazier Shows makes all of the food within the carnival boundaries. It’s a family business, carnival employee Ginny Miller explained. In any given concession booth several generations can be found making fair food.

Just across the street from the carnival, outside the Big Top tent, was another gathering of food vendors. They hadn’t been around for quite as long as the Frazier Show vendors, whose families have been working for carnivals since the beginning days of county fairs. But the newer vendors have been in the food business long enough to master fair cuisine.

Rocky Mountain Ministry, a nonprofit that leads kids camps and youth groups through the Community Bible Church during the summer, has been selling food for 21 years. The money the ministry raises at the fair goes toward program funding.

Its biggest selling item?

The Philly cheesesteak, said Jared Kuhns, a vendor for the ministry’s concession stand.

Deep-fried Oreo cookies are drizzled with chocolate and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Amber Decker tosses dough as Darlene Ayze pulls a fresh funnel cake from the oil. Fairgoers particularly crave funnel cakes and other sweets toward closing time. “I call it the sugar rush,” Decker said.

Kuhns, who grew up in Pennsylvania and is no stranger to the cheesesteak, recalled a proud moment at this year’s fair when two women from Philadelphia who were initially skeptical ended up liking his rendition of the sandwich with sliced steak and melted cheese.

“They gave me two thumbs up,” Kuhns said.

As a local nonprofit Rocky Mountain Ministry had a home-field advantage at the fair. But many of the vendors traveled hundreds of miles to sell their fair goodies. Some, like Montana Big Sky, saw success at their first Teton County Fair.

Owner Cody Mitchell said this year’s fair was one of the more accommodating venues he has worked with. He was allowed to park his food truck where he thought he would get the most business.

Mitchell said he also liked that people stopped by his stand every day to pick up the trash.

“I really enjoyed meeting the people of Jackson Hole — great people and great tourists,” he said.

“We’re planning on coming back next year.”

Yet Absolutely Nuts, which was just around the corner and facing the Big Top, struggled to sell its

candied almonds and pecans.

“There’s not enough people,” Peggy Spencer said.

She attributed two days of rain and a struggling economy to the low sales. Plus, everybody was at the carnival, she said.

Spencer traveled from Cedar City, Utah, which is 530 miles away.

“This is the farthest place we’ve traveled to,” she said.

But a $300 deposit, the cost of parking and gas made the trip expensive. Spencer said the low sales didn’t make the travel worth it. Absolutely Nuts will not be back next year.

“It’s just the way it is,” Spencer said.

Teton County Fair food fanatics were able to feed themselves at every meal right outside the fair building. Experience suggested, however, that moderation was key. Like the carnival rides that flip you and your stomach upside down, fair food is easiest enjoyed with long recoveries between each course.

Contact Shannon Sollitt at 733-2047, ext. 121, or intern@jhnewsandguide.com.​

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Loop Rawlins twirls a burning lasso during the halftime show of Saturday’s Jackson Hole Rodeo. “The fire element adds a danger factor,” he said. He also performed Thursday in his first appearance at the Teton County Fair.

Trick roper lights the loop ‘Ring of Fire’ routine dazzles audiences.

By Frances Moody

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eton County fairgoers may have gathered beneath the Big Top on Thursday evening just to seek shelter from the rain.

But when Loop Rawlins took the stage to show off his trick roping, gunslinging and bullwhipping skills they got a whole lot more.

“I’m bringing back the old Wild West,” the performer said as droplets of water pattered against the roof of the tent. “My show has skills from that time.”

Loop Rawlins is not the cowboy’s real name, but he uses his stage name more than his given name.

“My mom even calls me Loop,” he said.

Before he became Loop Rawlins he was a just a kid who loved going to the rodeo in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona.

“I went to the rodeo and saw a guy spinning rope,” he said. “It was kind of like when a kid sees a magician and wants to know how to do the tricks.”

Rawlins became serious about twirling lassos when he was 14 years old. He said the rest is history.

He started opening for acts in Tucson. Those performances led to more shows and eventually a career.

“When I was a kid I wouldn’t have believed it if someone told me, ‘With this rope you will travel the world,’” Rawlins said.

It is the cowboy’s specialty tricks that earned him attention. During his performance Thursday he jumped through a spinning rope, twirled guns into his hol-

ster and made two bullwhips sound like a train on tracks.

“I have my signature tricks, like the double-gun balance,” he said.

Rawlins really wowed his Thursday night audience when he lit his rope on fire. Whirling the lasso to Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” the performer moved the flaming loop up and over his head, and even swung it above his body while he was lying on the floor.

“The fire element adds a dan– Loop Rawlins ger factor,” he cowboy performer said.

Rawlins used his fire trick when he performed on “America’s Got Talent.” He said being on the show was when he felt the most nervous about stepping inside his “ring of fire.”

“I’m bringing back the old Wild West.

My show has skills from that time.”

“I didn’t want to be known as the guy who lit himself on fire on ‘America’s Got Talent,’” he said.

In addition to being on television Rawlins performed the halftime show for a New York Knicks game and has opened for a slew of famous country singers.

The one-man act who wears a holster, cowboy hat and other Western garb loves that his job takes him to new places. Bullwhipping, trick roping and gun twirling at fairs is a new route Rawlins is using to take himself to towns and cities across the U.S. “I’ve been getting into fairs recently,” he said. “Before last year I had only done one or two fairs.”

This year was his first year performing at the Teton County Fair. He was excited to take the stage in front of big crowd Thursday, even if the rain might have been what attracted the audience to his show.

Contact Frances Moody at 732-7079 or schools@jhnewsandguide.com.

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Mia Fishman waits her turn while Julia Mahood shows her chicken during the 4-H Poultry Show at the Teton County Fair.

Chicken dinner? Nah. Chicken winner

Nevin Griber is selected overall chicken champ at 4-H Poultry Show.

By Mike Koshmrl

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our-year-old Chirp is a honker of a chicken that lays large dark-green eggs and has a very broad back.

Boots, a feather-legged booted bantam, is maybe a month or two away from laying her first eggs, which is to be expected for a 5-month-old bird.

The breed is rare but not endangered, and is used for ornamental purposes.

Junior, a 3-year-old Ameraucana chicken, is bred for her tasty eggs and is a very playful bird. She has blue wheaten coloring.

Those fowl factoids are a glimpse into the knowledge of four youngsters who took part in the Teton County Fair’s annual 4-H Poultry Show.

Judge John Baker, who scored the competition, was impressed with the showing of all four participants. He named 11-year-old Nevin Griber the first-place and overall winner for the intermediate division, but showered all the hen handlers with praise.

“There were just little things that separated him,” Baker said of Nevin,

Nevin Griber lifts his splash silkie, Shrimp, from the cage during Thursday’s 4-H Poultry Show. Chickens of all varieties were there to show their fluff.

“but these two girls were on your tail, let me tell you.

“What a tremendous class of showmen here, and I mean that from the bottom,” he said. “Congratulations to all of them. If we were judging these kids on a score card — Mr. Baker doesn’t give out hundreds — but you would all be above 95, because every

single one of you are tremendous.

Blue ribbons as far as quality, right down the line.”

In a 45-minute walk-through of the field earlier, Baker went from bird to bird while quizzing each fowl lover on where scent glands are located, what qualifies as a disqualification and what wing feathers are named.

The kids — Nevin, 10-year-old Mia Fishman, 12-year-old Julia Mahood and 13-year-old Rivkah Barr-Or — responded to Baker’s queries with confidence and eagerly shared the details they had memorized about the chickens they had been raising and training.

Mia, the lone contestant and grand champion in the junior division, proudly showed off the specs of her chicken, Junior. Moving from body part to body part, she described what makes Junior, well, Junior.

“Her earlobes are ... a bright blue color, and they’re small and ovalshaped,” Mia said. “Now I’m going to show you her eyes. Her eyes are reddish-gray.”

All through the show the chickens were on good behavior. Facing west on a waist-high table, the birds tried to wander from time to time but were always corralled by their handlers before getting anywhere.

One of the lone squawks all afternoon came from Nevin’s Boost, which hinted its displeasure while judge Baker was handling the bird.

“She doesn’t like this,” Baker said.

“Not exactly the way you’re holding her,” Nevin observed.

The audience chuckled.

Contact Mike Koshmrl at 732-7067 or environmental@jhnewsandguide.com.

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Jax Dayton, left, guides his 4-H pig through the ring while participating in the Junior Swine Showmanship class at the Heritage Arena.

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A porkly promenade

Four-H members show off their pig-rearing abilities.

By Ben Graham

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ink ones, black ones, small ones, fat ones.

Pigs of all shapes and sizes filled Teton County Fair’s livestock pavilion last week awaiting their chance to show off their stuff for the 4-H Swine Show.

The rotund hogs let out squeals, grunts and even some flatulence as they promenaded around a ring strewn with wood chips, bumping into one another and generally acting ornery.

Their every move was watched closely by judge Jason Johnson, of Casper. He critiqued the muscle tone, posture and overall physique of the pigs, giving compliments for those that had nice chests and body design.

But the real work was put in by 4-H members, who did their best to show off their portly pigs after a full year of feeding, watering and training them.

The goal at the competition, according to participants, is to simultaneously show that you can raise a healthy pig and that the pig listens, almost as if it were a dog.

“The judge looks at how well-behaved it is, that it obeys what you say,” said Sawyer Mitchell, an 8-year-old from Alta.

The pig whip that Sawyer held in his hand also helped. He and other hog showers use the tool to Wyatt Ross answers questions from 4-H judge Jason Johnson. The competitors had to show that they raised healthy pigs and that their pigs obeyed their commands.

As 4-H club members parade their pigs they use special whips to steer the animals. The kids also sprayed the pigs with water to keep them cool.

nudge their pigs in the right direction with a gentle rap to the ear.

He believed he did a good job showing a pig named Mercy, which belongs to his sister. Sawyer raised a 309-pound behemoth aptly named Ham. The black-and-pink hog drew rave reviews from the judge.

When asked the secret behind Ham’s girth, Sawyer said it was easy: “He just ate a lot.”

In the downtime between competitions Sawyer and other young livestock aficionados spent their time spraying down the hogs with water.

Pigs aren’t very good at sweating, which is why they spend their free time wallowing in the mud, young 4-H participants explained. But at the are-

na, in the heat of competition, the task of keeping cool was left up to the hog owners.

This was the first year of pig rearing for 16-yearold Molly Moyer, also of Alta.

When her turn came she expertly steered her pig through the arena, keeping her away from other hogs and giving the judge a nice broadside view of the porker.

As for advice that she would give young, aspiring pig raisers, Moyer said it’s simple.

“Work with your pigs a lot,” she said. “It’s been challenging but fun.”

Contact Ben Graham at 732-7074 or town@ jhnewsandguide.com.

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Jams, pies, candies and cookies are just some of the homemade items that were spotlighted in the Teton County Fair Exhibit Hall.

Homey handiwork decks the hall

Legos, jewelry, clothing and even a beer-can Christmas tree give fairgoers a taste of the varied talents in the valley.

By Emma Breysse

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f anyone in Teton County knows which Lego pieces best correspond to the parts of a C-5 Galaxy military transport aircraft, it’s Jameson Augenbaugh.

The proof was on display last week in Teton County Fair’s Exhibit Hall, where his replica of the aircraft took home a second-place red ribbon.

“I don’t like using maps to make things,” the 7-year-old Jacksonite said. “I looked at a picture and saw how it looked and figured out how to make it myself. That’s my favorite kind of Legos to do.”

Jameson is only one of the dozens of Teton County residents whose handmade work went before a panel of judges last week before going on display to the fair-going public.

“I looked at a picture and saw how it looked and figured out how to make it myself.”

– Jameson Augenbaugh, 7 lego crafter who won a second-place ribbon

He and his brothers also entered hand-drawn artwork in the hope of using the nominal payout for ribbon-winning entries to save up for more Legos, said their mother, Felice Augenbaugh.

“They worked very hard,” she said. “They’re excited to see their work up here.”

If something can be handmade in Teton County, chances are it was displayed alongside the boys’ projects.

From huge green kale leaves to nutmeg-scented apple pie to soft knitted sweaters, Teton County’s gardeners, needle-workers, photographers, artists and flower arrangers brought an array of projects to this year’s fair.

Lachlan Hardle’s Lego creation depicts Santa’s Workshop and Arctic camp. He won a blue ribbon in the open class of Miscellaneous Crafts during the Teton County Fair.

“It’s just a local thing, and I think we locals need to showcase our talents,” exhibitor Donna Martin said. “I do it every year.”

Martin and her two sisters each had several items in multiple categories at this year’s fair.

They took Thursday afternoon to walk through the hall to see how their work stacked up.

Martin contributed a fuchsia sweater and several other hand-sewn and knitted items, bringing in a handful of red and blue ribbons.

As descendants of one of the valley’s first settler families the sisters said they think it’s especially important to participate in efforts to preserve the area’s heritage, one of the fair’s stated goals.

“I’ve been sewing most of my life,” Martin’s sister Diana Brown said. “It’s fun to bring out some of your things for everyone to see. We make it a family affair.”

Brown’s embroidered white denim jacket, complete with brightly colored cats and crystals, won

a blue ribbon.

The sisters’ brother, Pete Karns, took home a Best in Show for his recycled Christmas tree, made of cut-up Rainier beer holiday cans (they’re green) with golf ball ornaments.

“He kind of stole the show this year,” Brown said. “Isn’t that thing just neat?”

The family’s grandchildren turned in paintings and photography, and Karns’ daughter, a silversmith, brought home honors for her elk ivory and silver jewelry.

“There are so many talented people in this valley,” exhibit hall visitor Christine Edgar said. “It’s easy for talents like these to go unappreciated because they aren’t in big Town Square galleries and you don’t have to risk your life to make things. It’s good to have them out like this once in a while.”

Contact Emma Breysse at 732-7066 or courts@ jhnewsandguide.com.

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At the fair, the game isn’t always, uh, fair Somebody has to lose, and fair workers like it to be you.

By Clark Forster When you play one of the many games the Teton County Fair has to offer you quickly find out it’s all about chance.

Some games will take $10 from you and leave you with a stuffed animal, a goldfish or maybe just two liters of grape soda. Others will put a dent in your wallet and leave you wondering about what the prize was you were trying to win in the first place.

Michael Colwell took over $500 from a fairgoer last week as he ran what looked like a simple game of tossing a ball into a bucket. The ball, however, was a thick solid rubber baseball used for pitching machines, and the bucket wasn’t forgiving.

“At the bottom of the bucket there’s a tennis ball,” Colwell said. “If you hit the bottom of the bucket it will bounce out every time. You gotta throw it with an arch and drop it in the front of the bucket to make it stay in.”

What made Colwell’s game so enticing is that the prizes were more appealing than a bottle of soda or a fish. Colwell was giving winners giant stuffed animals along with their choice of an Xbox One or PlayStation 4.

“You’re talking about a $563 Xbox One,” he said. “We’re not dealing with happy meal toys.”

But more gamers went home with empty wallets rather than with a new video game console.

The cost to play was just $2 but the gamer had to make 10 balls. And with every missed attempt the debt doubled until they either walked away with video games or they gave up and surrendered to their debt.

One game fairgoers walked away from early was what seemed like a simple challenge of riding a bike 10 feet without falling over. But the bike was rigged so that any right turn would send the rider left and vice versa.

The prize for completing the 10-foot ride at $5 a try was $100. But by Saturday the public real-

Trapper Nyhus, 15, plays a sideshow game Saturday at the Teton County Fair.

ized the game was much tougher than it looked and the bike game was long gone.

One game where fairgoers continued to get skunked was another simple challenge of ball meets basket. The object was to land two plastic balls in a basket by bouncing them off a plywood board that hung overhead.

But the fellow manning the game said he had lost only about $500 worth of stuffed animals because there was a success rate of about 10 percent.

“I’ve been doing this since I was 14, and I miss sometimes,” said Greg, who didn’t care to give his last name and didn’t look a day younger than

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50. “It’s not so much throwing at it, it’s throwing with it.”

Participants bought three shots and had to make just two balls in the basket. But seemingly every player saw the plastic ball ricochet off the wood and fall right back in his lap.

“I don’t understand it,” said Keegan Birbiglia, 11. “It looks easy but it’s actually quite hard.”

Greg told every player before he took their money that the game was easy. Greg was lying.

Contact Clark Forster at 732-7065 or sports@ jhnewsandguide.com.

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The carnival at the Teton County Fair entertains kids of all ages Saturday, though this year a few favorite rides were noticeably absent, such as the Ferris

Fair shots

News&Guide photographers share their favorite images from the 2015 Teton County Fair.

Yael Romero Garcia, 11, grapples with a handful of trout he snatched in the kids c BRADLY J. BONER / NEWS&GUIDE

Penelope the Clown cracks herself up Thursday while entertaining the summer fair crowds.

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catch pond Saturday.

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Paul Isaak pulls off another juggling stunt from atop his 6-foot-tall unicycle Saturday. The “Funny Juggler” put on a bunch of fun shows throughout the week that called for audience participation.

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Some goats help themselves to what Dylan Cameron, 1, has to offer at the petting zoo Saturday.

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Birds of prey display their feathered finery Teton Raptor Center introduces avian ambassadors to fairgoers.

baby raptors alone if they find them on the ground. Their parents are usually nearby.

“You are only helping wildlife if you know what they need,” she said. “Not all wildlife is like a small cat or dog.

They don’t always need pets and cuddles.”

Collier, one of those who knows what a raptor needs, said the birds she introduced at the fair have a purpose that is different from most raptors.

By Frances Moody Spouting bird facts and owl jokes, Becky Collier spoke for the feathered creatures that take refuge at the Teton Raptor Center during three nighttime appearances at the Teton County Fair.

In addition to speaking about the species she is most passionate about, the center’s senior avian educator brought with her some of her raptor comrades.

At the start of Thursday’s show Collier talked about the nonprofit’s mission to educate people about raptors. The center also rescues and rehabilitates birds of prey, and it sustains a small group that for various reasons cannot be released into the wild.

Then she brought out Baxter, a peregrine falcon.

With Baxter balanced on her arm the avian expert told the audience a bit about peregrine falcons. The stripes on the birds’ faces, for example, are used to deflect the glare of the sun. Falcons generally catch their prey while flying. They eat bats, bugs and smaller birds.

Collier also informed the audience about Baxter’s journey.

The peregrine falcon is at the Raptor Center because he was hit by a vehicle and can no longer survive on his own.

“You are only helping wildlife if you know what they need.”

– Becky Collier senior avian educator, teton raptor center

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Becky Collier shows Ruby, a red-tailed hawk, to an appreciative audience. The senior avian educator for the Teton Raptor Center gave three presentations during the Teton County Fair.

Next came K2, Thursday’s crowd favorite. The Eurasian eagle owl was raised in captivity and would never be able to cope in the great outdoors, she said.

Sharing a few owls facts Thursday, Collier said the birds are covered in feathers from the tops of their heads to the tips of their toes, which is what allows them to fly silently. She also told spectators that owls can rotate their heads 270 degrees.

Throughout the show Col-

lier let her sense of humor shine through.

“I give a hoot,” she said.

Gus the golden eagle was the last guest in the half-hour spectacle. He was unable to learn to fly after he hatched, but Collier said that doesn’t keep him from moving quickly on the ground or from using his wings to jump to perches in his mew.

Collier also talked about some of the other work the Teton Raptor Center does.

She told spectators about a

message a man recently left about a baby hawk that was on the ground. Rather than leaving the hawk where it was, he picked it up. A raptor center employee returned his call and told him to take the bird back to where he found it. Once he did he heard the hawk’s mother calling.

Baby birds, Collier said, walk on the ground quite a bit when they are first learning to fly. That’s especially the case for owls. So people should leave owlets and other

“These are birds that would choose to be in the wild if they could,” she said. “Their normal job is to balance the ecosystem. Their new job is to teach.”

Collier feels the raptors that perch on her arm for her presentations are the true educators.

“I am just their voice helping to spread the word so that they have purpose,” she said.

Contact Frances Moody at 732-7079 or schools@ jhnewsandguide.com.

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Eight face the challenge of 10-minute pig-out First pie-eating contest attracts young and old.

By Jason Suder There were eight bold enough to face down the Albertsons dessert. Competitors did not get to pick the flavor of their food foe: It was either apple or cherry pie.

For some this strategy proved fruitful. Others were laid to waste in Teton County Fair’s first pie-eating contest, which took place Saturday at the Big Top. Ten-year-old Kane Finnerty, of Susanville, California, had mentally prepared to put away more than one pie, unaware that the contest would be a race against time, not a competition similar to the one in “Stand By Me.” He didn’t worry about exploding from overindulging.

“I have a pretty big appetite,” he said.

But he had no idea what he was up against.

Eli Rammell, 11, had braced for the competition by eating five bowls of cereal for breakfast. With an apple pie in front of him and Penelope the Clown calling, “Go!” he dove in.

Face down, he spun the pie tin with his teeth while ingesting crust along the way. The bandanna drawn around his neck saved his shirt from the flying specks of store-bought sugar.

Unfortunately for Eli, experience bested youth, and he took second place to 46-year-old Teton Valley, Idaho, resident Steve Cline.

“This is the greatest achievement of my life,” Cline said as he basked in the painful glory of his clean tin and claimed his $25 Jackson Whole Grocer gift card prize.

Cline was one of three adults who squared off in the age-old fair activity that also welcomed five kid participants. The timer was set at 10 minutes. At 1:38 p.m.

Saturday the eight eaters

Olivia Chambers, 6, learns she did not win the pie-eating contest. The champion was a 46-year-old man.

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Kane Finnerty, 10, looks up from his fruity nemesis during Saturday’s pie-eating contest. The five kids and three adults who entered had 10 minutes to consume as much as they could. “I have a pretty big appetite,” Kane said before the contest.

began devastating as much of their pie as they possibly could in front of the two tightly packed bleachers.

When Penelope the Clown unleashed the gluttons, Cline, Kane and Eli charged in, burying their faces in pie.

“Eat it through your nose,” yelled one man from the audience.

Others decided on the slow-and-steady approach.

Young Carmen Bonilla’s bandanna fell off her neck early and forced her to eat elbows extended as she held her scarf around her neck.

At one point she paused to look at the crowd and smile over a cherry-coated chin.

On the other side of the display table Leslie Simnacher, the youngest of the

group, sat next to Cline, nibbling diligently at her pie.

“There were no pukers.

And now we have a champion.”

– Penelope the Clown pie-eating contest official

But by the time the race had ended Leslie had probably consumed Cline’s equivalent of four bites.

Roxanne Andersen, of Jack-

son, maxed herself out early.

As one of the adult eaters, she burrowed into the tin and ruined the dessert for herself.

“I was struggling there at the end,” Andersen said with a look of pain and defeat as she sat stretching back in her competitor’s chair.

Asked when she would eat pie again, Andersen said, “Not for a long time.”

Overall, organizers were excited about the first event, which they hope to make an annual one at the Teton County Fair.

“There were no pukers,” Penelope said. “And now we have a champion.”

Contact Jason Suder at 732-7062 or entertainment@ jhnewsandguide.com.

‘Olympians’ are short on numbers but long on spirit Four-H’ers are recruited at last minute to fling toilet seats, tug ropes.

By John R. Moses The day was warm, and the teens and preteens of Teton County 4-H clubs really just wanted to skip to the water balloon fight.

The 2015 version of the Teton County Fair’s 4-H Redneck Olympics was less a competition than a time to cool off in the summer heat.

In its fifth and possibly last year, the event usually calls for some sack racing, a tug-of-war and the discuslike challenge of hurling a toilet seat across a grassy expanse to see who can achieve the farthest throw.

Fifteen minutes before the event was to begin on Saturday organizer Josh Dieckmann was alone as he set out some racing sacks, topped with toilet seats ready to be thrown.

He wasn’t sure the competition, which drew high attendance in the first years, would see year No. 6.

Finding more 4-H members in this region is always a battle. Dieckmann said his 4-H club, Baa Maa Lamb and Goat Club, saw six members leave this year and “six from the year before.”

Some leave because they graduate, but the trick is replacing them.

Dieckmann said the zoning in some subdivisions doesn’t allow keeping goats or other animals prevalent in

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Four-H members test their strength Saturday in the tug-of-war during the Redneck Olympics. Participation has gone up and down over the years.

4-H club projects.

Dieckmann also runs a guitar club.

Four-H has a dog club and a horse club, but also clubs for clogging, cake decorating, quilting and other interest areas.

Horse leader Kathy Lucas, watching from the bleachers after the Redneck Olympics began, said attendance at the event has gone up and down.

When no kids were around 12 minutes after start time a spirited 4-H

volunteer grabbed an armload of water balloons from a yellow wheelbarrow and ran into a building full of livestock and hardworking 4-H’ers.

She brought back 16 kids eager for some fun.

“Well, that’s fine,” Dieckmann told the throng. “We’re going to have a water balloon fight.”

But first there was going to be some competitions.

Older kids lined up as others

watched from the rail fence of the grassy arena, taking turns at hurling toilet seats across the grass. Some seat-chuckers showed pretty good form, especially considering the lack of aerodynamics involved. The seats can fly for yards — or quickly turn into a clattering unstable aerial hazard.

One enthusiastic throw went terribly awry, the white plastic seat bouncing into the nearby parking lot.

Incoming Jackson Hole High School senior Brayden Castagno took top honors with an arcing distance shot that fell close to the border between the grassy area and the Lions Club breakfast tent.

Then came the tug-of-wars, two rope pulls where all ages of 4-H’ers pitched-in.

By that time everyone was pretty warm, and the sack races were sacked. The race was on, however, for water balloons.

A wet time was had by all, showing that sometimes a break is needed, even at a big event on the 4-H schedule.

As noted in the recent 4-H newsletter by 4-H educator Kenzie Krinkee, “4-H is more than just fair; it is respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring and citizenship in every aspect of your project and life.”

For information on how to get involved with 4-H, go online to explore TetonWyo.org/ex4H. Contact John R. Moses at 732-7063 or john@jhnewsandguide.com.

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Fair Results English Horse Show

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Sr. Hunter Under Saddle Warm-Up 1. Virginia Dorsey 2. Mona Sobieski 3. Jess Benner 4. Piper Wright-Clark 5. Natalie Winmill 6. Sarah Sousa

Short Stirrup Equitation on the Flat Walk/Trot 1. Haley Andrews 2. Ella Steinberg 3. Ceci Bruno 4. Eliza Sousa 5. Coco Ramkowsky 6. Kiara Hastings

Jr. Hunter Under Saddle Warm-Up 1. Grayson Jenkins 2. Caroline Patel 3. Niki Lynes 4. Maya Ramkowsky

Short Stirrup Walk/Trot Hunter Over X-Rails 1. Haley Andrews 2. Brooke McGough 3. Ella Steinberg

Sr. Hunter Under Saddle 1. Natalie Winmill 2. Deedee Sorsby 3. Jess Benner 4. Virginia Dorsey 5. Jordan Rich 6. Natalie Bates Jr. Hunter Under Saddle 1. Grayson Jenkins 2. Maya Ramkowsky 3. Caroline Patel 4. Niki Lynes Sr. Equitation On The Flat 1. Rebecca Mortensen 2. Jess Benner 3. Maryann Pittman 4. Natalie Winmill 5. Deedee Sorsby 6. Mona Sobieski Jr. Equitation On The Flat 1. Grayson Jenkins 2. Molly Sullivan 3. Niki Lynes 4. Caroline Patel Short Stirrup Hunter Under Saddle Walk/Trot 1. Ella Steinberg 2. Brooke McGough 3. Eliza Sousa 4. Haley Andrews 5. Kiara Hastings 6. Coco Ramkowsky

Ceci Bruno

Short Stirrup Walk/Trot Equitation Over X-Rails 1. Haley Andrews 2. Ella Steinberg Sr. X-Rail Hunter 1. Piper Wright-Clark 2. Natalie Bates 3. Maryann Pittman 4. Jordan Rich 5. Virginia Dorsey 6. Kendall Rich Jr. X-Rail Hunter 1. Maya Ramkowsky 2. Caroline Patel 3. Niki Lynes Leadline 1. Hannah Calder 2. Hadley Merritt 3. Adelicia Harness 4. Zeno Masinoglu Showmanship 1. Eliza Sousa 2. Ceci Bruno 3. Avery Calder 4. Ella Steinberg 5. Haley Andrews 6. Lincoln Merrit Western Dressage – Intro 1. Tim Oakley 2. Deedee Sorsby 3. Emily Cholak 4. Carolyn Stimmel

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Western Dressage – Basic 1. Carolyn Stimmel 2. Deedee Sorsby 3. Emily Cholak 4. Tim Oakley 5. Harley Stimmel Sr. Low Hunter Under Saddle 1. Natalie Winmill 2. Catherine Tallichet 3. Sarah Sousa 4. Maryann Pittman 5. Jessica Jern Jr. Low Hunter Under Saddle 1. Grayson Jenkins 2. Molly Sullivan 3. Maya Ramkowsky Open Jumper – 2’ 1. Rebecca Mortensen 2. Sarah Sousa 3. Jess Benner 4. Catherine Tallichet 5. Natalie Winmill 6. Grayson Jenkins Sr. Hunter Over Fences 2’3” 1. Jess Benner 2. Sarah Sousa 3. Maryann Pittman 4. Natalie Winmill Jr. Hunter Over Fence 2’3” 1. Grayson Jenkins Sr. Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences 2’3” 1. Maryann Pittman 2. Jess Benner 3. Sarah Sousa 4. Natalie Winmill Jr. Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences 2’3” 1. Grayson Jenkins 2. Molly Sullivan Open Jumper 2’3” 1. Sarah Sousa 2. Jess Benner

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Sr. Hunter Over Fences 2’6” 1. Rebecca Mortensen Jr. Hunter Over Fences 2’6” 1. Grayson Jenkins Sr. Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences 2’6” 1. Rebecca Mortensen 2. Natalie Winmill Open Jumper 2’6” 1. Rebecca Mortensen 2. Natalie Winmill 3. Molly Sullivan 4. Kathi Michel Open Jumper 2’9” 1. Rebecca Mortensen 2. Molly Sullivan 3. Kathi Michel

TBRA Turn ’N’ Burn Open Barrels 1D 1. Shyla Nicholas 2. Sadee Kreikemeier 3. Sharon Harrell 4. Kathy Ruby 2D 1.

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Kayla Bonilla Kaitlyn Torman Lakken Mickelson Kayce Hodges

Youth Barrels 1D 1. Ryley Hasenack

Sydney Mitchell, 7, and Teagan Turman, 2, brush Morgan Beard’s pig during Thursday’s Swine Show at the Heritage Arena.

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2D 1. Sarah Andrews 2. Hailey Hardeman 3. Stevie Taylor 3D 1. Shaeli Funk 2. Riley Shapiro 3. Hailey Guthrie 4D 1. Grace Walker 2. Tavee Meisinger 3. Claire Andrews Senior Barrels 1D 1. Kathy Lucas 2D 1. Mary Murdock 3D 1. Yvonne Robertson 4D 1. Kathy Lucas Open Poles 1D 1. Teal Stoll 2D 1. Hallay Guthrie 3D 1. Hailey Hardeman Youth Poles 1D 1. Paizley Guthrie 2D 1. Paizley Guthrie 3D 1. Story Watsabaugh

Fun Night Peewee Costume 1. Addie Harness 2. Vada Haling 3. Meysa Sutton 4. Ashlyn Chamberland Jr. Costume 1. Ella Steinberg 2. Annie Statter Jr. Sack Race 1. Stevie Taylor 2. Hailey Hardeman 3. Casey Budge 4. Gracie Hardeman 5. Isabella Gwilliam 6. Bailey Chamberland Sr. Sack Race 1. Nikki Lynes 2. JT Statter 3. Jamie Putnam 4. Meghan Donovan 5. Kate Sestay 6. Sydney Jordan

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Mia Fishman presents during the showmanship portion of the 4-H rabbit show Thursday at the Teton County Fair. She ended up winning Reserve Champion Rabbit Showmanship – Junior.

Peewee Pie Race 1. Ashlyn Chamberland 2. Nevada Putnam

Jr. Pop The Can 1. Stevie Taylor 2. Casey Budge 3. Hailey Hardeman 4. Gracie Hardeman 5. Samantha Thoenig 6. Isabella Gwilliam

Jr. Pie Race 1. Hailey Hardeman 2. Gracie Hardeman 3. Isabella Gwilliam 4. Stevie Taylor 5. Casey Budge 6. Bailey Chamberland

Sr. Pop The Can 1. Jamie Putnam 2. JT Statter 3. Niki Lynes 4. Kate Sestay 5. Meghan Donovan 6. Deseray Lara

Sr. Pie Race 1. Nikki Lynes 2. Claire Andrews 3. Meghan Donovan 4. Sarah Andrews 5. Jamie Putnam 6. JT Statter

Peewee $1 Ride 1. Ashlyn Chamberland 2. Nevada Putnam

Jr. Musical Chairs 1. Stevie Taylor 2. Bailey Chamberland 3. Ashlyn Chamberland 4. Kate Budge 5. Hailey Hardeman 6. Samantha Thoenig

Jr. $1 Race 1. Gracie Hardeman 2. Casey Budge 3. Jordan Lutz 4. Isabella Gwilliam 5. Stevie Taylor 6. Hailey Hardeman

Sr. Musical Chairs 1. Sarah Andrews 2. Jamie Putnam 3. JT Statter 4. Casey Budge 5. Deseray Lara 6. Jordan Lutz

Sr. $1 Race 1. Niki Lynes 2. Kate Sestay 3. Jamie Putnam 4. Sarah Andrews 5. Sydney Jordan 6. Claire Andrews

Peewee Pop The Can 1. Ashlyn Chamberland 2. Nevada Putnam

Egg and Spoon Race 1. Hailey Hardeman 2. Isabella Gwilliam 3. Sydney Jordan 4. Jamie Putnam 5. Kate Sestay 6. JT Statter

Pig Wrestling Peewee Division No Qualified Times Best Dressed: Pig Me Up Junior Division 1. Wyoming Pig Pokes No. 1 2. Three Little Pigs 3. Pig Pursuits Best Dressed: Three Little Pigs Mens Division 1. Flagg Ranch 2. The Swineful Dead 3. Ace in the Hole Best Dressed: The Swineful Dead

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Penelope the Clown ties balloon animals for kids on Thursday. One of her other roles at the fair was officiating the pie-eating contest.

Womens Division 1. 50 Shades Of Pink 2. Whitewater Babes 3. Pazazzaled Piggies Best Dressed: Mud Ruggers

Divison 6 Western Horse Show Adult Showmanship Grand: Dan Winder Reserve: Laurie Lamere Youth Showmanship 13-17 Grand: Grace Ballard Reserve: Sarah Andrews Youth Showmanship 8-12 Grand: Ashlyn Funk Reserve: Faith Shaw Peewee Showmanship 7 and Under Grand: Ashlyn Chamberland Reserve: Charley Peterson Halter: QH Geldings and Stallions Grand: Becky Bateman Reserve: Becky Bateman Halter: QH Mares Grand: Tally Key Reserve: Kathy Henderson Halter: Colored Paints Grand: Dan Winder Reserve: Kathy Henderson Halter: All Other Geldings and Stallions and Mares Grand: Charolette Ballard Reserve: Brynn Emlyn Halter – Best of Show Grand: Dan Winder Reserve: Kathy Henderson JHTRA Class A Grand: Maleah McCure Reserve: Sydney Schneider 1st: Cade Morzov Lead Line 6 and Under Grand: Grady Hicks Reserve: Hayden Bray JHTRA Class B Grand: Brennan McGowan Reserve: Johah Baltes 1st: Liam McPeak Walk/Trot 6 and Under Grand: Ashlyn Chamberland Reserve: Delaney Judd JHTRA Class C Grand: Annaleshe Moulton Reserve: Eve Dupont 1st: Stephanie Sosa Walk/Trot 7-10 Grand: Hope Ballard Reserve: Ellie Evenson

Ranch Horse Competition Open Division:

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Division 7 Western Performance Horse Show Classes Jr. Western Pleasure 1. Sandy Eddins 2. Leslie Elmore 3. Suzy Chadwick 4. Bill Neuenschwander 5. Lance Bateman Ranch Pleasure 18 and Over 1. Karen Hogan 2. Tim Oakley 3. Deedee Sorsby 4. Catherine Tallichet 5. Lance Bateman 6. Bill Neuenschwander Ranch Pleasure 13-17 1. Shaeli Funk 2. Maddy Miller 3. Jordan Lutz 4. Sarah Andrews 5. Megan Tucker 6. Genevieve Worthe Ranch Pleasure 12 and Under 1. Bailey Chamberland 2. Kade Neuenschwander 3. Reagan Wilcox 4. Bryce Judd 5. Ashlyn Funk 6. Kyle Neuenschwander

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Nate Pruzan attempts to hold onto the pork as teammates Henry Gillette, Lucas Milligan and Hayes Millham try to catch up during Thursday’s pig wrestling competition. They entered the contest as team Pigs that Paddle, sponsored by Rendezvous River Sports.

Bulls Buskin Wilson Nathan Barron

Western Horsemanship 18-39 1. Kayla Key 2. Cheyenne Durbin 3. Leslie Elmore 4. Cortland Brown 5. Tamsen Pruzan 6. Shannon Rogers

Saddlebronc 1. Orin Sparkman Miniature Bull Riding 1. Derek Grant 2. Zane Schroeder

Western Horsemanship 40 and Over 1. Kathy Jasperson 2. Suzy Chadwick 3. Bill Neuenschwander 4. Sandi Eddins 5. Laurie Lamere 6. Harley Wilcox

Ribbon Roping 1. Richie Maher/Tracy Ross 2. Justin Rowe/Trista Timmons Mutton Bustin’ 1. Clay Kuhns and Bear Emlyn

Western Horsemanship 13-17 1. Hannah Linville 2. Hannah Weston 3. Sierra Butler 4. Maddy Miller 5. Miah Atwood 6. Jordan Lutz Western Horsemanship 12 and Under 1. Emri Jenkins 2. Regan Wilcox 3. Ali Kilroy 4. Faith Shaw 5. Gracie McNeel 6. Addy Butler Western Pleasure 18 Plus 1. Cortland Brown 2. Cheyenne Durbin 3. Suzy Chadwick 4. Leslie Elmore 5. Kathy Jasperson 6. Sandi Eddins Western Pleasure 13-17 1. Hannah Weston 2. Jordan Lutz 3. Hannah Linville 4. Genevive Worthe 5. Maddy Miller 6. Rachel Tucker Western Pleasure 12 and Under 1. Emri Jenkins 2. Addy Butler 3. Ashley Huskey 4. Ashlyn Funk 5. Bailey Chamberland 6. Faith Shaw

All Around Cowgirl Hailey Hardeman All Around Cowboy Chad Espenscheid RYAN JONES / NEWS&GUIDE

Jackson Hole blacksmith Steve Fontanini heats a piece of metal in his gas forge Friday while crafting a ramhead bottle opener.

Reining – All Ages 1. Morgan Schwab 2. Kayla Key 3. Cortland Brown 4. Bill Neuenschwander 5. Genevieve Worthe 6. Miah Atwood

Figure 8 Races

Parent/Child Team Roping 1. Ayre Espenscheid/Chad Espenscheid 2. Deeann Mangis/Jake Mangis 3. Rob Hardeman/Hailey Hardeman Tie Down Roping 1. Chase Elkington 2. Tyler Viles 3. Nick Reynolds

1. Dillon Hunt 2. Slade Ross 3. Ry Wohnsen Best Painted Car: Tanner Flanagan

Breakaway Roping 1. Hailey Hardeman 2. Kallen Hayes

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Peewee Barrels 1. Bailey Chamberland 2. Gracie Hardeman

Open Roping 1. Billy Grandsten/Mike Stevie 2. Bryan Espenscheid/Chad Espenscheid No. 10 Team Roping 1. Tarrin Fackrell/Tanner Judge 2. Clay Elkington/Chase Elkington 3. Chase Elkington/Clay Elkington No. 8 Team Roping 1. Bobby Albertson/Jed Elkington 2. Jordan Bauer/Connie Tafoya 3. Gibby Roberts/Gail Higgins

Junior Barrels 1. Dezeray Lara 2. Ryley Hasenack Senior Barrels 1. Mary Murdock Open Barrels 1. Sadee Kreikemeir 2. Raelyn Gould 3. Grace Perry

Exhibit Hall Open Class Agronomy and Gardens Vegetables: Elizabeth Rinn Fruit: Laura n/a Herbs: Carol Parker Floriculture Cut Flowers: Stephanie Ninneman Centerpiece: Robin Christensen Interpretive: Elizabeth Rinn Dried Flower Arrangements: Marlene Lang Potted Plants: Marlene Lang Open Class Foods Best of Show: Willie Brooks, Rhubarb Pie Bread and Rolls: Ashley Walker (Muffins) Cookies and Bars: Helen Begelman (Brownies) Cakes: Stephanie Ninneman Pies: Sparky Colby Candies: Suzanne Pilgrim Market Eggs: The Hole Egg Co. and Logan Harger Dietary Consideration: Linda Delgado Teton County Outdoor: Tracy Ross (Pumpkin Granola) Food Preservation Best of Show: Doreen Tome, Rhubarb BBQ Sauce Jelly: Kate McLaurin, Hot Pepper Jelly Jams, Marmalades and Preserves: Roots Kitchen

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Dancers perform the electric slide on Saturday.

Grand Champion 4-H Sportsfishing Nevin Griber

Pickles and Relish: Kate McLaurin, Zucchini Vandalia Pickle Miscellaneous: Kate McLaurin, Black Bean Tomato Salsa and Gracie Hardeman, Salsa

Reserve Champion 4-H Sportsfishing Clancy Meagher

Open Class Home Furnishings Original Woodwork: Becky Hawkins Woodcraft: Derek Grant

Grand Champion 4-H Youth Leadership Kylie Anderson Reserve Champion 4-H Youth Leadership Jenny Stearns

Open Class Youth Painting and Drawing Best of Show: Paschal McDaniels Ages 2-7: Bill Robinson Ages 8-12: Zoey Ayers Ages 2-7 Refrigerator Art: Romi

Champion Self-Determined Devan LaMere Champion Self-Determined Brayden Castagno

Open Class Painting Best of Show: Joanie Epstein Adult Acrylic: Elaine Luton Adult Watercolor: Joanie Epstein Adult Oil: Albert Nelson Adult Pastel: Aspen Waldron Intermediate Ages 13-18: Taryn Paradin Open Class Drawing Best of Show: Sarah Lietz Adult Pencil: Cyndi West Adult Pen and Ink: Raymond Harris Youth Photography Best of Show: Taryn Paradis Ages 12 and Under: Charlie Rojo Ages 13-18: Sarah Bentlage Open Class Photography Best of Show: Judy Wales People: Bonnie Koehn Things: Bob Gordon Photoshop: Bonnie Koehn Open Class Professional Photography Best of Show: Katy Sestay Open Class Pottery and Ceramics Professional Pottery: Tenley Thompson Open Class Arts and Crafts Holiday Craft: Tara Barney Weaving: Carolyn Dessin Open Class Miscellaneous Crafts Best of Show Youth: John, Calvin and Branca Nowiki Best of Show Adult: Pete Karns (Youth): Logan Harger Most Unusual Craft: Elaine Luton Any Recycled Article: Jesse and Devon Roth

Champion – Poultry Nevin Griber Champion – Fashion and Fabric Jensey Stitt

4-H Livestock / Shooting Sports Grand Champion Horse Showmanship – Junior Gracie Hardeman RYAN JONES / NEWS&GUIDE

The Hog Hunters — Jerry Henderson, Kobe Piatak, Tipton Wilson and Derek Grant — wrangle their animal during the pig wrestling competition on Thursday. They were in the Junior Teams Ages 9-14 division.

Grand Champion Horse Showmanship – Intermediate Hailey Hardeman

Toys, Original Design: Jerry Henderson Any Other: Elizabeth Rinn

Grand Champion Intermediate 4-H Fashion Revue Abegail Vetter

Grand Champion Horse Showmanship – Senior Shaeli Funk

4-H Exhibit Hall

Grand Champion Junior 4-H Foods Eliza Wilson

Reserve Champion Horse Showmanship – Junior Bailey Chamberland

Grand Champion Intermediate 4-H Foods Josh Bednar

Reserve Champion Horse Showmanship – Intermediate Ashlyn Funk

Grand Champion Junior 4-H Cake Decorating Alexandra Gingery Grand Champion Senior 4-H Cake Decorating Emily Mahood Grand Champion Intermediate 4-H Citizenship Ryley Hasenack and Emma Watkins Grand Champion Senior 4-H Citizenship Amber Budge Grand Champion Junior 4-H Clothing Construction Kate Budge Grand Champion Intermediate 4-H Clothing Construction Emma Genzer Grand Champion Junior 4-H Fashion Revue Kate Budge

Grand Champion Senior 4-H Foods Bekah Bednar Grand Champion 4-H Photography Henry Horstmann Reserve Champion 4-H Photography Zoe Curran Grand Champion Junior 4-H Quilting Katie Kuhns

Reserve Champion Horse Showmanship – Senior Kaylee Wackerman Grand Champion All Around Horse and Rider – Junior Gracie Hardeman Grand Champion All Around Horse and Rider – Intermediate Ryley Hasenack

Grand Champion Intermediate 4-H Quilting Mia Haws

Grand Champion All Around Horse and Rider – Senior Shaeli Funk

Grand Champion Senior 4-H Quilting Amber Budge

Grand Champion All Around Horse and Rider – Walk/Trot

TETON COUNTY FAIR Jackson Hole News&Guide, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 19 Ella Watkins Grand Champion Rabbit Showmanship – Junior Brayden Levanduski Reserve Champion Rabbit Showmanship – Junior Mia Fishman Grand Champion Rabbit Showmanship – Intermediate Gracie Tucker Reserve Champion Rabbit Showmanship – Intermediate Jordan Lutz Grand Champion Rabbit Showmanship – Senior Emily Mahood Reserve Champion Rabbit Showmanship – Senior Emily Jennings 4-H Best of Show, Rabbit Olivia Roberts Grand Champion Poultry Showmanship – Junior Mia Fishman Grand Champion Poultry Showmanship – Intermediate Nevin Griber Grand Champion Pocket Pet Showmanship – Junior Wyatt Eggett Grand Champion Pocket Pet Showmanship – Intermediate Lilly Eggett Grand Champion Rifle Marksmanship – Senior Spencer Berezay Grand Champion Rifle Marksmanship – Intermediate Josh Bednar Grand Champion Rifle Marksmanship – Junior Carter Watsabaugh Reserve Champion Rifle Marksmanship – Senior Ashley Brimeyer

Cal, 9, Angie and Ava Weedon, 12, meet Joe, an Indu Brazilian zebu, on Saturday.

Sawyer Mitchell

Compound – Junior

Grand Champion Archery Marksmanship – Compound – Senior Seth Wilson

Tucker Wilson Reserve Champion Archery Marksmanship – Traditional – Junior Dally Wilson

Grand Champion Archery Marksmanship – Compound – Intermediate Kade Hatten

Grand Champion Archery Marksmanship – Traditional – Senior Seth Wilson

Reserve Champion Rifle Marksmanship – Intermediate Henry Berezay

Reserve Champion Archery Marksmanship – Compound – Junior Tag Abel

Grand Champion Archery Marksmanship – Traditional – Int. Nevin Griber

Reserve Champion Rifle Marksmanship – Junior

Grand Champion Archery Marksmanship –

Grand Champion Archery Marksmanship – Traditional – Junior Tucker Wilson Grand Champion Shotgun Marksmanship – Senior William Barlow

Reserve Champion Swine Showmanship – Junior Wyatt Ross Grand Champion Market Swine Justin Castagno Reserve Champion Market Swine Kirby Castagno Grand Champion Lamb Showmanship – Senior Sarah Andrews Grand Champion Lamb Showmanship – Intermediate Amelia Wilson Grand Champion Lamb Showmanship – Junior Eliza Wilson Reserve Champion Lamb Showmanship – Senior Isabella Wilson

Grand Champion Beef Showmanship – Senior Shane Lucas

Reserve Champion Lamb Showmanship – Intermediate Ryley Hasenack

Grand Champion Beef Showmanship – Intermediate Kirby Castagno

Reserve Champion Lamb Showmanship – Junior Gideon Wilson

Reserve Champion Beef Showmanship – Senior Brayden Castagno Reserve Champion Beef Showmanship – Intermediate Kinzie Castagno Reserve Champion Beef Showmanship – Junior Gracie Hardeman Grand Champion Market Beef Brayden Castagno Reserve Champion Market Beef Shane Lucas Grand Champion Teton County Market Beef Reegan Castagno Grand Champion Swine Showmanship – Senior Brayden Castagno Grand Champion Swine Showmanship – Intermediate Kirby Castagno

Danica Tucker, 9, presents her Netherland dwarf, Rose, to 4-H Rabbit Judge Shawn Smith during Thursday’s Rabbit Show. The Netherland dwarf is a popular domestic breed that originated in the Netherlands.

Reserve Champion Swine Showmanship Intermediate Kinzie Castagno

Grand Champion Shotgun Marksmanship – Intermediate Kobe Piatak

Grand Champion Beef Showmanship – Junior Justin Castagno

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Grand Champion Market Lamb Clark Buchenroth Reserve Champion Market Lamb Wren Buchenroth Grand Champion Goat Showman Lilly Duquette Teton County 4-H Grand Champion Junior Round Robin Showman Gracie Hardeman Teton County 4-H Grand Champion Intermediate Round Robin Showman Hailey Hardeman Teton County 4-H Grand Champion Senior Round Robin Showman Sarah Andrews Cody Shervin Memorial Award Isabella Wilson Grand Champion Dog Showmanship – Senior Alise Prestrud Grand Champion Dog Showmanship – Intermediate Joni Moyer

Grand Champion Swine Showmanship – Junior Justin Castagno

Grand Champion Dog Showmanship – Junior Shayla Westergard

Reserve Champion Swine Showmanship – Senior Reegan Castagno

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