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“You stay ahead of the curve and keep the public interested,” he said. Volunteer boards often tend to avoid risks, he said. “This board is stepping out of the box, and it’s very refreshing to see that happen,” he said. “And Sunday afternoon, we’re trying something a little different,” the fair board’s events coordinator
QUEEN from Page year at IPFW, where she is studying architecture and architectural engineering. Miss Allen County contestants must participate in orientation and rehearsal. Entrants must be age 17-21, and must live in or attend school in Allen County. The queen reigns over the fair, and makes special appearances throughout the year. The fair queen advances to the Indiana State Fair Queen Contest in August. The winner of that event presides over the 2014 state fair. Girls 2 to 16 are invited to participate in the Little Miss Allen County
Hammond said. “We’re going to try another form of a demolition derby. This is just around the track. There are rules, but it’s more or less anythinggoes. There are some bumps, but it’s demolition derby form, so it’s a little more bumping than NASCAR. If somebody wants the lead and takes you out, that’s what it’s all
about. It’s basically a fight to the finish.” “And then there’s demolition hockey,” Hammond said. “Some refer to it as hockey, some refer to it as football. You put an object, like a car or a huge earth mover tire, in the center of the ring. There are two cars and they try to move that object over a specific goal line, and the
one with the most goals wins. He also explained the Redneck Relays. “You get three people and they have to bring their own pickup truck and they load like 25 bales of straw on it and then go through an obstacle course, and the ones who can do it the fastest are the winners.” Other fair events
include karaoke contests, a strong man contest, a mechanical bull, smash-acar and a classic car cruise. The carnival fills the midway daily. Marquart said he attended the fair while growing up in Fort Wayne, but did not participate in 4-H. He became involved in event management as an employee of a
Fort Wayne productions company, and later formed his own company. Today, he manages the Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show, which returns to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 24-26, 2014. He also is launching the Kitchen and Bath Home Design Show, which will debut Oct. 1820 at the Coliseum.
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Queen pageant Miss Allen County Pageant Sunday, July 21, 6 p.m., Carroll High School. Admission $5. Visit missallencounty.com program. No residency requirements apply to the Little Miss pageant, which is a fundraiser for the Miss Allen County Queen Scholarship Fund. Age divisions are: Little Miss Allen County, ages 2-6; Junior Miss Allen County, ages 7-12; and, Pre-teen Miss Allen County, ages 12-16. Age divisions are subject to change depending on entries. Titles will be determined
by money collected, with one cent equaling one vote. Coins and paper money are accepted. The process begins during the fair queen pageant and continues through Thursday, which is Kids Day at the Fair. The crowns, sashes and prizes will be awarded at a coronation ceremony. Miss Allen County 2013 will be crowned July 21.
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