Southeast Weld County Fair Edition
Volume 14 • Edition 15
August 4, 2021
Serving rural Adams, Morgan, and Weld Counties
“Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light” George Washington “If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed” Thomas Jefferson
History of the Southeast Weld County Fair
Weld Central FFA Members at the State FFA Convention in Sterling, CO
Re3J Weld Central FFA at the State FFA Convention
Members from the Weld Central FFA Chapter attended the Colorado State FFA Convention “Road Show” in Sterling, CO and Pueblo, CO during the week of June 7-11, 2021. During the convention, Weld Central was selected as the State Winner of the National Chapter Contest. This program is designed to recognize FFA chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality Chapter Standards (NQCS) and a Program of Activities (POA) that emphasize growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture. Chapters are rewarded for providing educational experiences for the entire membership. Along with winning the National Chapter contest, Weld Central members were recognized for the State Career Development Events (CDE) and State Leadership Development Events (LDE) contests. The Colorado FFA State Winner in Employment Skills was Brian Kanmore. He will represent Colorado at the National FFA Convention in October. Receiving Gold in Dairy Judging was Sydney Patrick, in Employment Skills was Brian Kanmore, in Livestock Judging was Sydney Vaughn and Kashley Hayden, and in Creed Speaking was Hannah Auer. Receiving Silver in Floriculture was Katie Kipp, in Livestock Judging was Hannah Auer, in Meat Judging was Lela Prokop, in Milk Judging was Daniel Begler, in Vet Science was Elizabeth Spayd and in Prepared Public Speaking was Elizabeth Spayd. The Livestock Judging Team received Gold and the Meat Judging FFA Advisor Sarah Madsen, Brian Kanmore Team received Silver. At and FFA Advisor Emma Curtis the State Convention, five members received their State FFA Degrees - the highest degree that the state can bestow upon an FFA member. Daniel Begler, Jaclynn Moser, Wyollah Moses, Destyne Kalcevic, and Abby Perez received their State FFA Degrees. To round out the State Convention, Elizabeth Spayd was selected to serve as the 2021-2022 State FFA Executive Committee Member. This year, she will serve Colorado FFA while traveling the state to advocate for agriculture and connect with FFA members. Congratulations to Weld Central FFA for 2021-2022 Executive Committee Member, Elizabeth Spayd such a successful State FFA Convention!
The Southeast Weld County Fair is celebrating its 99th year this August. From its humble beginnings, it has grown into an annual celebration. Established as a non-profit organization with the State of Colorado in 1939, the original name of the association was the Keenesburg Fair Association. The founding Board of Directors consisted of Geo. W. Cooper, N.A. Pippin, G.C. Ohmstede, L.I. Barger and R.L. Martin. The original intent of the founders of the Southeast Weld County Fair Association was to “establish and conduct county and district fairs, exhibits, experimental grounds, facilities for demonstrations in agriculture, displays of agricultural, dairying, livestock, and poultry products, and household arts; to provide places for the exhibition of agricultural and A Family Event industrial products, machinery, and improvement of agricultural and domestic arts and sciences; to give premiums for displays; generally to encourage better practices and products of farming, industry, and household arts; to provide and assist in the holding of expositions, fairs, and enterprises for improving the quality and yield of farm products, manufactured goods, and merchandise, and the attractiveness of farm life; and to furnish means and facilities for community gatherings, sports, races, contests of skill, and amusements”. In 1952 the name of the association was changed to the Southeast Weld Junior Fair Association. Today the association consists of 28 members, including some ancestors of the original founders. The Southeast Weld County Junior Fair Association is the only independently-operated fair in Colorado, with no monies received from either county or state funding. The association relies on ad sales from the fair book, raffle monies, and generous donations received from the community to put on a 4-day event each August for the community. Their main focus is to provide a Generational Participation - What it is all about! venue for the 4-H and FFA youth to show and compete in their respective areas. They also provide the community with rodeos, a parade, and barbecue for their enjoyment. The association could not complete this tremendous task without the hard work put in by the association members and their families. It takes a lot of different skills to put on an event of the magnitude Fair Royalty of the SEWCF. Community volunteers also contribute to ensuring that the fair comes off smoothly-from the 4-H volunteers who help with weigh-ins and project judging on Thursday to the community members who to help serve the barbecue on Saturday. Without their help, the fair would not be a success each year. As we all know, 2020 was a hard year for most of the community, including putting on our annual fair. We worked hard to put on a fair for the youth of the community, cutting rodeos, the barbecue, and parade to follow pandemic guidelines. This year we are fortunate to be able to offer a full fair schedule for your American Legion Leading the Parade enjoyment. So, come on down to Keenesburg, Colorado and help us celebrate this year’s theme, “Back in the Saddle Again”! We hope you can join us!
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE:
We are gearing up to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Southeast Weld County Fair & Rodeo in 2022! We are trying to gather information about our past history to include in the celebration. If you have any old photos, newspaper clippings about past fairs, we would love to have copies of them to share with the community. We are especially interested in past Parade Grand Marshals prior to 2010 and Fair Queens so we can show how the Southeast Weld County Fair and Rodeo has evolved over the past 100 years. You can contact any fairboard member with memorabilia or information you want to share or send your information to SEWCF, P.O. Box 436, Keenesburg, CO 80643 or email southeastweldcountyfair@gmail.com.
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Way of the World by Bob Grand
Best wishes and congratulations to all fair participants from all of us at the Lost Creek Guide and Our Town Colorado, as well as from all of our advertisers, sponsors and of course our readers. The dedication and effort our young people put into participating fair activities, of all types, is an inspiration to all of us. The support of their families and friends is an important part of that. It is really remarkable when you stop and assess what it takes to put on a fair event, whatever the size, the logistics are mind boggling and when you consider the impact of COVID 19 issues, you have to wonder how it all gets done? It gets done because a lot of people are committed to making it happen. Thank you to all who have contributed to make these events happen for our young people who will always remember their Fair participation. Makes you wonder what we, as a people, could accomplish if we could replicate the effort it takes to put on a successful fair event on some of our more pressing issues facing us as a nation. The difference, I am afraid, is that the folks who make the fair events happen are truly committed to having the event be successful for the young people, regardless of their individual political views, the same cannot be said of all of our elected officials. Why do we continue to allow that? As usual, your comments and thoughts are always appreciated: publisher@lostcreekguide.com
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Call For The Parade Floats South Weld County Jr. Fair & Rodeo
Parade Theme: Proud of the Past, Looking to the future
Parade begins at 8:30 am on Saturday August 14, 2021 Parade Registra�on will be held at the Keene Clinic Parking Lot at the corner of Main Street and Crawford Parade registra�on opens at 7:00 pm. Parade float line up is on Main Street South of Crawford
YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE!
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What is the Santa’s Hard Luck Fund? Santa’s Hard Luck Fund was established over 10 years ago to give back to the community during the Christmas holidays. Through generous contributions from locals and business owners, we are able to help the under-privileged children of the RE-3J school district by providing gift cards and toys to over 200 children in the district! Our goal is to ensure that every under-privileged child has the opportunity to purchase what ever they may need: new coat, shoes, food or toys. The Hard Luck Fund also provides assistance to families in the community who are facing challenges and need help throughout the year. We cannot do this without your support. Please visit our silent auction tables during fair, or you can make your donations year-round at TBK Bank. Help us give every child a Christmas to remember.
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Auto, Home, Farm & Commercial Park Hill Dental 100 S. Main Keenesburg www.ParkHillDental.com
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Agents Mark Kinnear Devon Kitchell 303-732-9700
For Your Tooth and Gum Health. Dr. Thomas Croghan has been serving Southeast Weld county with pride since 2005. We are a full-service general dental office where your dental needs are addressed in a welcoming, professional setting.
20 S. Main Keenesburg, CO
We look forward to meeting you and caring for your oral health!
Attention Sunflower Growers
GOOD LUCK TO ALL COUNTY FAIR PARTICIPANTS!
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Thanks to members like you, United Power is 100,000 meters strong! Celebrate this historic achievement at an Open House Celebration at our new Carbon Valley Service Center.
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OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION
9 a.m. - Noon Carbon Valley Service Center 9586 E I-25 Frontage Rd, Longmont
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Friday, August 13th, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 14th, 2:00 p.m. Stock Contractor: Miller Rodeo Company ADDED MONEY: $500/timed event, $1000/rough stock GROUND RULES: Contestant and one companion permitted gate access. SPECIAL EVENTS: Jr. Barrel Race (14 yrs, & under) $10.00 + $2.00 timer. Call 303-356-5290 for info.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
20#, 30#, 40#,100# Bottle Refills, $15.50
CPRA ENTRIES: Call 719-647-2828 or online at www.coloradoprorodeo.com. Slack Friday @ 8:00 a.m. RODEO COMMITTEE: Tyler Abbott, Joe Amen, Andy Arnold, Boyd Arnold, Rowdy Bydalek, Travis Bydalek, Jeff Cooksey, Mike Crossen, Jessica Davis, Ty Dreiling, Justin Glenn, Alan Graybill, Gerald Graybill, Zack Irvin, Kyle Kos, Scott Moses, Tuffy Mutchie, Duane Neese, Nick Powers, Craig Pralle, Josh Pralle, Stan Roskop, Brady Schreibvogel, Steve Schreibvogel, Trevor Schreibvogel, Wade Specht, Tim Sirios, Grady Weichel, Rob Zebroski
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Good Luck and Best Wishes to all the 2021 Fair Participants!
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Keene Craft Mercantile
A Special Place Where Talented People Bring Their Home-made Crafts to Sell We are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am until 5 pm 65 Main Street, Keenesburg, Colorado 303-910-0640
WE ARE PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!
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2021 Southeast Weld County Fair
Market Livestock Sale Saturday, August 14th, 10:00 a.m.
Gerald Graybill, Craig Pralle, Boyd Arnold, Kyle Kos, Stan Roskop, Jessica Davis & Duane Neese
Sale Order: Lambs - Beef - Hogs - Goats Steers must weigh 1100-1500 pounds, 23 limit Gilts-Barrows 225-290 pounds, 23 limit Lambs 100-160 pounds, 23 limit Goats 55-120 pounds, 11 limit
MEAT PROCESSORS CUSTOM SLAUGHTER-Purchasing under this method, the buyer retains the animal for his/her own use. Designate to a sales clerk which slaughter plant you want delivery made. Buyer is responsible for total sale price.
Double J Meat Packing, LLC (Beef only) 726 Main St. Pierce, CO 80650 970-834-1388
Hudson Lockers
(Hogs only) 621 Cedar St. Hudson, CO 80642 303-536-4777
Example: Buyer purchases an animal for $600.00
Stagecoach Meat Co., LLC (Beef & Lambs only) 600 W. 3rd Ave. Wiggins, CO 80654 970-483-7280
Sale Price Resale Value Buyer will pay
Your Choice Meats, Inc. 18935 Co. Rd. 2 Wiggins, CO 80654 970-483-7885
$600.00 $124.00 $476.00
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2021 Southeast Weld County Fair Association Scholarship Winners
Braden Baumgartner
Tanner Baumgartner
Austin Huwa
Benjamin Swieter
Sydnie Pevler
Daniel Begler
George Graybill
Elizabeth Spayd
Jenna White
Help Support Future Recipients by Donating to Our Scholarship Fund! Scholarships Are Open to Both FFA and 4-H Members. Thank You to all of our Scholarship Donors for their support. Applications for next year’s scholarships will be available through the Weld Central High School Ag and Counseling Departments in the spring of 2022.
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Congratulations! SOUTHEAST WELD COUNTY JR. FAIR & RODEO
2021 Parade Grand Marshals
Earl & Debbie Raymond First and foremost, Debbie and I are honored to serve as this year’s Grand Marshals for the Southeast Weld County Fair. We are grateful for the time we spent in Weld County and for the lifelong friends we have made there. I grew up in western Iowa, in a farming community, not unlike Keenesburg. After high school I was to report to the draft office, as the Vietnam War was still going on. I decided to enlist in the Army, but due to an eye injury as a boy, I was classified as 4F. I was able to obtain funds to go to a community college for accounting. After graduation, I landed a job in Omaha as a bookkeeper. In December, I came to visit my sister in Colorado; and the ice and snow melted right off my car. Immediately, I went back to Omaha, quit my job and moved here. My sister was a hair stylist in the Evergreen area. On a visit to the salon, I met her coworker, Debbie. We have now been married for 43+ years and Debbie is still trimming my hair. Debbie is a Colorado native and pursued her career in Cosmetology while still in high school. She purchased a salon in Evergreen when she was 20 and worked there for many years. We spent 20 years in Keenesburg, raised our 2 sons, Keith and Kenny, managed a registered cow/ calf operation, farmed hay crops, as well as being active with the SEWCF Board. I was a 4-H leader for Hoof and Horn 4-H Club and coached baseball and football. I was treasurer for the SEWCF for many years. Some of our greatest memories were made in this wonderful community. One of the best memories is when we moved buildings down the streets with skid steers and loaders from the old fairgrounds to the new SEWCF location. Once again, thank you for this special honor and we will see you at the BBQ!
Congratulations! To Our Grand Marshals & All the 2021 Fair Participants Bennett – Flagler – Wiggins – Longmont and new Keenesburg branch approved highplainsbank.com 800-984-0010 Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
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Southeast Weld County
Family Rodeo & Fun Day
Where: Southeast Weld County Fair Grounds When: Sunday August 25th Time: Registration: Sunday, August 15th: 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. at the Pavilion Rodeo starts at 10:00 A.M. All ages of January
Pee Wee 6 & Under * Ribbons Awarded “Mutton Bustin” (weight limit 65 lbs.); Stick Horse Race (on foot); Goat Tail Ribbon Pull (on foot); Lead Line Barrels; Lead Line Poles Youth 6-9 Mini Bull Riding Barrel Racing Pole Bending Goat Tying
Junior 10-13 Mini Bull Riding Breakaway Roping Barrel Racing Pole Bending Goat Tying
Senior 14-18 Mini Bull Riding Breakaway Roping Barrel Racing Pole Bending Goat Tying
Youth, Junior and Senior Event and All Around Buckles will be awarded. For more information call Brandi @ 970-371-1193
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Family Dental Practice
Appointments: 303-377-8662 Appointments Available in Keenesburg and Denver
New Patients Welcome
Self Storage
1401 County Road 153 Strasburg, CO 80136
Phone: (303) 622-4142
Managers: Garold & Geraldine Middlemist
FREE ART CLASS August 14th, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. at 65 Main Street (at the Keene Craft Mercantile Store). For children, 5 years and older. Please stop by and register as there is limited space. We furnish all supplies.
McCarthy Trucking Recycled asphalt, concrete Great for driveways & parking areas. Also sand & gravel. Reasonable Prices Call Kevin for free quote 303-901-5034
HELP WANTED Truck Driver-Part-time Dairy Farm, located in eastern Colorado, needs a dependable & hardworking driver & willing to jump in where needed. Duties will consist of hauling commodities to the facility, hauling manure to fields, harvest driving, & anything that may need hauling. It will be local driving and home every night. Pay will be determined by experience, & retired drivers welcome to apply. - Solid experience preferred - Need to be self-motivated, good communication skills with staff & ownership - Must have CDL Class A with a clean driving record - Able to pass a drug & alcohol screening - Most trucking is within a 200-mile radius, home at night. 35895 CR 18 Roggen, CO 80652 l 303-849-6222
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Plumbing, Drain Cleaning, Water Heater Replacement Video sewer inspection Sewer & drain locating COMPLETE HVAC SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE 303-859-9126
Open Mon. - Fri. 8am - 5pm Family Medical Care for All Ages
Keene Clinic
190 So. Main St., Keenesburg
303-732-4268
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