‘Country Pride County Wide’ Jasper County Fair, July 18-24, 2014
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Jasper County Fair kicks off Friday By Mike Mendenhall Daily News Staff Writer Dubbed “Country Pride County Wide” by contest winner and 4-H intermediate Cassie Wildung of Kellogg, this year’s Jasper County Fair will renew old traditions and ignite fresh concepts. Starting Friday, Jasper County’s agricultural industry will set up a temporary menagerie of chickens, steers, llamas, sheep and nearly every other farm-raised animal imaginable to compete for best in the
county. Fair public relations volunteer Rhonda Guy said this is, and always will be, what the fair is about. But as the fair grows, it has begun to encompass more. “There are certain traditions that are never going to change,” Guy said. “Our fair is focused on youth. It is a family entertainment venue: entertainment and education. We tie the two together very closely.” These traditions continue to pack the open class building every year. Open class contests at the Jasper County Fair
began in 1986 with 72 entries. Guy said there has been steady growth over the 28 years, with only a short hiatus in 1993 when historic flooding forced the fair to relocate to Polk County. Last year, organizers saw a record 1,200 open class entries and expect to see that number continue to grow. It’s free to enter the contests such as photography, fashion and crafts. This year’s open class baking contest will add a new element. Following judging, open class contestants will hold a bake
sale with their entries with all profits going back to the fair. Fair organizers want the new events to add to what they see as a countywide event rich with traditions. The 2014 fair will allow families to compete outside the agricultural arena with games and contests. Whether they prefer to twist or dunk, families can show their Oreo cookie stacking skills or show the strength of their stomachs in the hot dog eating contests. Fair visitors can also compete in gunny sack
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races, and men can show off their definition in the “Mr. Legs Contest.” Last year’s Mr. Legs contest filled the Big Tent, with 16 men dawning short pants and showing their stuff on the catwalk. All contests are part of the fair board’s push to be a more inclusive and evolving county fair. “We have a very traditional county fair, but we want to continue to add things to it to encourage more people to be a part of it,” Guy said. From the tractor pull, best tailgate contest to
the new seven-day entertainment lineup, fair organizers hope this year sees little breaks in the action. A growing favorite in recent years, chainsaw artist Josh Hollan of Mitchellville will bring his rock-n-roll woodcarving skills back to Colfax. Hollan will trim tree stumps and wood scrape in to masterpieces throughout Monday. With all the additions and costs involved, fair officials still want people FAIR See Page 3
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Fair concerts feature blend of local, national acts By Daily News Staff The Jasper County Fair will kick off on Friday in Colfax at the fairgrounds, and six entertainment groups are scheduled to perform throughout the week. Fair public relations representative Rhonda Guy said this is the first year that paid entertainment will perform every night of the fair on a stage under “The Big Top.” Performers will range from vocalists and musical groups to bands and comedians. “This is the first year we’ve had this big of an opening night. It’s kind of exciting,” said Danette Pease, fair entertainment committee chair. “The goal of the fair board is to have more for everyone to do, to participate in and to enjoy the fair.” Traditionally, the fair board will spend roughly $500 on entertainment.
This year’s push will see the board contributing $2,000 toward sponsoring music and other entertainment. This figure does not include contributions by other Jasper County sponsors. This is Pease’s third year on the fair’s entertainment committee. The budget is small, but officials are making every dollar stretch to get a diverse draw from around the county. The first featured performer will be American Idol contestant Dani Heikkila, who will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Big Tent. Dani has recently formed a band including keyboardist Mark Hembry and bass player Lee Eckles. She has had multiple performances throughout the summer, including duets with Nick Knudsen, the National Anthem at Iowa Speedway and recently a performance of “God Bless America”
Fair Continued from Page 2A to see the annual celebration as a vacation retreat that will keep visitors’ wallets in their pockets and cash in the bank. “We stress the fact that we are still a free fair,” Guy said. “You can come down there, you can enjoy a day, you can enjoy a couple of hours, you can even come down for an entire week, and it doesn’t cost you a thing to walk through
during the dedication of the new Jasper County Veterans Memorial Complex on the Fourth of July. On Saturday, husband-and-wife duo Tim and Alice Miller of Nebraska will perform at 2 p.m. at the Big Tent, and Flatland Frank and the Flat Cats will perform at 7 p.m. at the Big Tent. The Sunday afternoon show will be a family comedy concert featuring Toby Kid at 2 p.m. at the Big Tent. Toby is a national touring comedian from Ogden. He has performed in 48 states and seven countries and has worked with nationallyknown comedians Will Durst, Billy Crystal, Penn and Teller and Drew Carey. The Sunday night show will feature awardwinning bluegrass group Highway Home starting at 7 p.m. at the Big Tent.
the gate, to park your car or to attend any of the events. You literally could come and not spend any money.” To get the news out, the fair is trying another new addition in 2014: multimedia. Aware of the cost, the fair board hired a webmaster as it planned this year’s event. Edge Technologies of Indianola was commissioned to do the site. They specialize in nonprofit and country fair multimedia nationwide. The fair board has stressed the
Submitted Photo Bluegrass band Highway Home will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at the county fair.
The band has five members that includes Lonnie Fults, Kathy Fults, John Purk, Doug Page and Mike Carter. The band has been together for six years. Monday night, Iowa native Nick Ryan will perform after the Jasper County Fair parade at 8 p.m. at the Big Tent. Nick started out performing at churches and
importance of a professional look for the website to draw new demographics and to be taken seriously as an evolving fair. It appears the site’s sleek style is working. The fair board has received positive feedback for the new social media presence. Guy said the transition to multimedia was easier than it would have been five years ago. But due to the county’s demographics and rural broadband limitations, the board isn’t planning on
schools in Oskaloosa, and he has shared the stage with many national touring acts. The final performance will be Lindgren & Lewis at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Big Tent. The duet features Kevin Lindgren and Tommy Lewis. Although the two solo performers are from different states — Kevin from
foregoing the print county fair books any time soon. “Hopefully we have enough push out there to make people take notice to what’s happening,” Guy said. “We’re doing flyers, we’re doing news releases, we’re doing the website, there’s a Facebook page for the Jasper County Fair. These are all things we’ve never really delved into before.” But the embodiment of all fair activities can be found in what Guy called “the hid-
Ohio and Tommy from Texas — they combined talents after meeting in southern Iowa. “This entertainment is all free to the public, whether you’re from Polk County or Story County,” Pease said. “These are things we have going on on the ground. We want people to come out, take pride in it and enjoy it.”
den gem of the county fair;” the community in the campgrounds. Each year 104 campers bring 4-H participants, livestock raisers and farmers. Arriving on July 15, a city unto itself is created for 10 days. No matter how the fair changes, these fair-goers become neighbors and act out what defines the countywide celebration. “They are packed in like sardines,” Guy said. “It becomes a little town on its own.”
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Jasper County Fair to feature history exhibit this year By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer According to the Encyclopedia of Chicago, county and state fairs began in 1841 as way to promote modern farming techniques. Most typically, livestock judging and exhibits showcasing the latest agricultural tools and techniques were the main purpose. While these fairs may have had a simple purpose in the beginning, they have come to mean much for the attendees and participants and have evolved into a true social event and source of entertainment. Fourteen years after Naperville, Ill., held the first event resembling a county fair, Jasper County established its fair. Since 1855, it has been a consistent presence and a reminder to the county’s citizens that summer is indeed here. One way the fair has managed to last is by constantly innovating and improving upon itself. Last year saw the introduction of the Tailgaters Contest, and in years prior entertainment and plenty of non-livestock-related com-
petitions were added to the line-up. Keeping with that trend, this year the Jasper County will offer something new while still paying homage to its more than 150-year history. “We are finally going to have a home for our history,” fair volunteer Rhonda Guy said. “We have a really unique fair here in Jasper County, and we are going to be able to showcase it in a whole new light this year.” Thanks to Van Wyk Wood Builders, based out of Grinnell, the Jasper County Fair will be allowed to borrow one of the company’s award-winning log cabins to house and create this year’s new “History of the Jasper County Fair” exhibit. “We are going to be able to decorate the inside of it and Submitted Photo fill it with our history that Some items from Jasper County Fair volunteer Rhonda Guys’ private collection will be on display at has been collected over the this year’s fair. As a part of way to keep the fair’s history alive, Guy helped launch the new “History of the years and showcase it to the Jasper County Fair” exhibit. people that come to the fair,” Guy said. “We’ve got record venture hasn’t been selected begins Friday, and Guy can’t county, they get a chance to books, history books, fair yet, but it should be pretty wait to see how this new ex- see the history of our fair — books, flyers, posters, news- easy for fairgoers to be able to hibit turns out. because we do have a really papers, a quilt, (and) pictures spot the wood cabin among “We’re going to try to put neat fair. And for those who (as) to who laid the rail so to the different animal pens and up a unique display for people are hometown kids, they get a speak.” metallic exhibition buildings. to come in and take a look at chance to walk down memory A location for this new The Jasper County Fair it. Those who are new to our lane,” Guy said.
Tailgating contest returns for second run at county fair By Mike Mendenhall Daily News Staff Writer It’s a sight rarely seen at a collegiate football tailgate: Hawkeyes and Cyclones grilling under the same tent. But that was the scene at last year’s inaugural Jasper County Fair Tailgater Contest. Backed by an Iowa State tailgat-
ing bus and under a Hawkeye canopy, the group of fair board members led by Dan and Annie Wasson of Colfax grilled bacon wrapped shrimp cabobs, brewed pineapple and tropical punch and baked Scotcharoos while debating the strengths of Cy and Herky. The board members and friends were truly a “Tailgate Divided.” “We built it around the Iowa vs.
Iowa State theme and the football tailgating experience,” Annie Wasson said. “We’re season ticket holders, and we tailgate every game.” The fair’s tailgating contest invites barbecue fans from around the county to show fair-goers what they can do will a grill and love of the game. Organizers invite all Jasper County schools to show their team spirit. Last
year, five teams entered the contest, creating unique barbecue samples for spectators and judges. Criteria for the winner includes quality and creativity of food and the tailgaters’ display of team spirit in color, decor and/or background music. This year’s event is TAILGATING See Page 15
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• Opening Ceremonies — 1 p.m. • Fashion Revue & Clothing Selection Judging — 1 p.m., Fairgrounds 4-H Exhibit Building (closed to the public) • Grounds open for Livestock Tack Set Up and Arrival of Sheep, Llama, Horse — 3 p.m. • 4-H/FFA Dog Show — 5 p.m. (check-in 4:30 p.m.), Pavilion
• 4-H/FFA Cat Show — 5 p.m., Small Animal Barn • Open Class Entries Accepted — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. • Fair Queen Coronation — 6:30 p.m., Big Tent • Tailgater Contest & Bean Bag Contest — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Big Tent area • 4-H/FFA Horse Trail Classes — 7 p.m., Horse Arena
Saturday, July 19 • Chainsaw Artist • Kids Carnival • Cattle and Swine allowed on Grounds — 7 a.m., Exhibit Building • Open Class Entries Accepted — 8 a.m. to noon, Open Class Building • Baby Review Contest — 9 a.m., Colfax High School • 4-H Conference Judging — 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (closed to the public) • Horse Show, Halter Class and Performance Classes — 10 a.m., Horse Arena
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2014 Schedule of Events
Sunday, July 20 — FAMILY DAY
• Kids Carnival • Chainsaw Artist • Swine Weigh-in — 9 a.m., Swine Barn • Church Service (Jerry Foster) — 9:30 a.m., Big Tent • Exhibit Buildings open — 10:30 a.m. • 4-H/FFA Llama Show — 10:30 a.m., Pavilion • Tractor Pull — 10:30 a.m., West Track • Communications and awards — 11 a.m., Exhibit Building • Public Safety Day — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Big Tent area • 4-H/FFA Poultry Show — Noon, Small Animal Building • Hot Dog Eating Contest — Noon, Big Tent
• Oreo Stacking Contest — 1 p.m., Open Class Building • Pedal Pull — 1:30 p.m., Pavilion • Sand Volleyball — 2 p.m., Horse Arena • Family Comedy Concert with Toby Kid — 2 to 3 p.m., Big Tent • Free Supper — 5:30 p.m., Big Tent • Highway Home Bluegrass Band — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Big Tent • Barnyard Babies — 6 p.m., Pavilion • Exhibit Buildings Close — 8 p.m. • Fireworks — Dusk
Monday, July 21 — CHILDRENS DAY • Kids Carnival • Chainsaw Artist • 4-H/FFA Sheep Show — 8 a.m., Pavilion • Exhibit Buildings Open — 9 a.m. • Kids Corner (Reading with Marcus McIntosh) — 10 a.m., 4-H Exhibit Building • Little Hands on the Farm — 10 a.m. • Goat Show — 1 p.m., Pavilion
• Oreo Stacking Contest — 1 p.m., Open Class Building • Buildings Close — 5 p.m. • Parade — 7 p.m., Downtown Colfax • Exhibit Buildings Open — 8 p.m. • Nick Ryan Country Performer (before and after auction) — 8 to 11 p.m., Main Drag • Woodcarvers Sculpture Auction — 9 p.m., Pavilion • Exhibit Buildings Close — 10 p.m.
Tuesday, July 22 — EXHIBITORS DAY • 4-H/FFA Swine Show — 8 a.m. • Exhibit Buildings Open — 9 a.m. • Kids Corner (County Council) — 10 a.m. to Noon, Food Court • Oreo Stacking Contest — 1 p.m., Open Class Building • Livestock Judging — 2:30 p.m., Pavilion • Open Horse Show — 5 p.m., Horse Arena
• Scavenger Hunt — 5 p.m. • Key Cooperative Exhibitor’s Supper — 6 p.m., Big Tent • Horseshoe Pitching — 6 p.m., Pavilion • Fashion Revue, Clothing Selection, Home Economics, Judging Team Awards — 7 p.m., 4-H Exhibit Building • Exhibit Buildings Close — 9 p.m.
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2014 Schedule of Events
Wednesday, July 23
• 4-H/FFA Market Beef Show — 8:30 a.m., Pavilion • Exhibit Buildings Open — 9 a.m. • Kids Corner (County Council) — 10 a.m., Food Court • Breeding Beef Show — 11 a.m., Pavilion • 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show — 1 p.m., Small Animal Building • Open Rabbit Show — Following 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show, Small Animal Building • Orea Stacking Finals — 1 p.m., Open Class Building • Dodgeball Tournament — 2 p.m., Pavilion
• 4-H Bottle Calf Interviews — 3 p.m. • Farm Bureau Watermelon Feed — 3:30 p.m. • Mr. Legs Contest — 5 p.m., Big Tent • 4-H Bucket/Bottle Calf Show — 6 p.m., Pavilion • Open Bucket/Bottle Calf Show — Following 4-H Bucket/ Bottle Calf Show, Pavilion • Horse Exhibits Released Through Southwest Gate of Grounds Only — 6 p.m. • Exhibit Buildings Close — 8 p.m.
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Jasper County Fair Queen Candidates By Tobi Nearmyer Special to the Daily News The 2014 Jasper County Fair Queen Coronation will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in Colfax. The following are candidates. Amber Knight Amber is the 16-year-old daughter of Troy and Caren Knight of Monroe. She is a member of the Community Heights Alliance Church, World Changers 4-H Club, Jasper County Council, Red Rock Riders’ Equestrian Drill Team, Jasper County Equine Experience and NHS cross country team. She has been involved with several community service projects, was a junior delegate for the Jasper County Republican Caucus, and volunteered for the Greg Heartsill campaign. Amber has held the leadership positions of secretary, vice president and president of her 4-H club, leads a young girls’ Bible study, and is the 2014 Equine Experience Cowgirl Queen and an employee at the Coffee Cup Café in Sully. Amber’s future plans include taking classes at DMACC after high school while she determines her major. Eventually, she would like to train horses and give therapeutic riding lessons to children with special needs. Amber wants to be the 2014 Jasper County Fair Queen because she would like to show others that the fair is about much more than agriculture. The Jasper County Fair is something she looks forward to every summer and has taught her so much in the past seven years that she has been involved. She has learned the importance of being a good role model and to appreciate the beauty in agriculture and the importance it has in Iowa. Amber compares the Jasper County Fair to Christmas and said it would be a great honor to represent something she loves so much.
Amber Knight Rachel Freland Rachel is the 17-year-old daughter of Rich and Chris Freland of Prairie City. She is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society and Diamond Trail FFA. Rachel has been involved in several community service projects in Jasper County and Marshall County. She also has been involved in basketball, track, softball, cross country, football cheerleading and keeping football stats; is the secretary of her FFA chapter; has been on the honor roll every quarter of high school; and has been selected student of the month several times. Rachel’s future plans include going to college in the fall of 2015 to play softball with an undecided major. Rachel wants to be the 2014 Jasper County Fair Queen because she wants to be a bigger role model. She has several role models in her life who have made her who she is today. She would like to give that opportunity back to her community.
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Rachel said she has really grown to love Prairie City and Jasper County and is looking forward to being an ambassador here. She said she would like to encourage people of all ages to believe in themselves, strive for their dreams, build a bright future and never give up no matter how hard it gets.
FFA state competition, FFA national convention and has been involved in several community service projects. Shelby’s future plans include continuing involvement in FFA and 4-H throughout high school. After graduating high school, she plans to further her education at Iowa State University studying animal science. Being part of the Jasper County Fair will always be a part of Shelby’s future. She wants to be the 2014 Jasper County Fair Queen because she believes she would an excellent representative for the Jasper County Fair with her various leadership experiences. She said she would like to see the fair expand and get the word out of what a great fair we have. She wants everyone to know that you don’t have to live on a farm and show livestock to be involved in the fair and there are so many different ways to participate in the fair.
Shelby Deaton Shelby is the 16-year-old daughter of David and Janet Deaton of Baxter. She is a member if Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hominy Ridge 4-H Club, National Honor Society, Baxter FFA, Baxter Star Stepper Drill Team, Baxter Student Council and has been involved in band and various honor bands. Shelby has held the leadership roles of president and treasurer of her FFA chapter and president of Conduct of Meeting team. She has received several awards at Jasper County Fair including 2013 Champion Breeding Heifer and Intermediate Livestock Judging Champion,
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Queen Continued from Page 11 Brooke Matson Brooke is the 18-year-old daughter of Rebecca and Martin Hosband of Colfax. She is a member of the Diamond Trail FFA, 4-H, band, choir, Academic Decathlon, honor roll, church group, drama, track and Spanish. Brooke has been involved with several community service projects and enjoys helping others. She takes on a big role running her family’s farm. Brooke’s future plans include attending DMACC for a degree in criminal justice and then attending the Law Enforcement Academy of Iowa. She would like to get a job in the law enforcement field to help others. Brooke would like to eventually move to the county, live on a farm and start a family. Brooke would like to be the 2014 Jasper County Fair Queen because being a bigger part of the county fair would be an amazing chance to for her to learn new things and become a better person. She said she believes her hard work on the farm, her experience showing at the fair, and involvement in FFA and 4-H, good communication skills, and positive outlook make her a wonderful choice for Jasper County Fair Queen. Emily Zahurones Emily is the 16-year-old daughter of Dale and Beth Zahurones of Baxter. She is a member of 4-H, FFA, Girl Scouts, drama production, band, County Council and honor band. She has been involved in Sate Solo Contest, is an Awana and Vacation Bible School helper. She has held the leadership role of FFA officer Sentinel and has won district and state awards with FFA. Emily’s future plans include attending Iowa State University to study music education. She has goals to be a band director, FFA band or honor band director and to be involved with traveling play production groups in the summers.
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Emily said she would like to be the 2014 Jasper County Fair Queen because it would be a great honor to serve as Fair Queen. She hopes it will enhance her skills as a leader and be viewed as a positive influence from her hometown and all of Jasper County. Fair time and 4-H in general have made a huge difference in her life and taught her valuable skills that she will carry for the rest of her life. She would like to share this opportunity with the people around her.
obtain her RN degree and transferring to Grandview University to finish her BSN. She would also like to attend a taxidermy school in Iowa. Morgan said she would like to be the 2014 Jasper County Fair Queen because she would like to give back to Jasper County. Being part of the Jasper County Fair has taught her many valuable life skills such as responsibility, leadership, sportsmanship and
confidence. She enjoys being part of the Jasper County Fair and wants to help continue the Jasper County Fair tradition so future fair goers will have the same great experiences that she has had. She would like to make the Jasper County Fair better than the year before by being a positive role model, promoting our fair, talking with children and adults and helping every chance she gets.
Morgan Arrowood Morgan is the 18-year-old daughter of Brad and Teresa Arrowood and Bill and Suzy Cobbs of Newton. She is a member of the Sherman Sunbeams 4-H Club, Newton FFA, Equine Experience 4-H Club, Gilman Saddle Club, Jasper County Pony Express Riders of Iowa, Jasper County Council, First Christian Church, Newton High School Trap Team and Culture Club. She has been involved in several community service projects, helps younger members with projects, held several leadership roles and is on the honor roll. Morgan’s future plans include continuing classes at DMACC to
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The Jasper County Fair Tailgater Contest is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Tailgating Continued from Page 5 scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday in conjunction with the Bean Bag Contest, another tailgating pastime. “We’re trying to do different and fun things to add new experiences each year and add a more diverse crowd to the fair,” Wasson said. “We’re trying to bring more family entertainment to the fair.
Fill up the days and evenings with more than just walking through the barns and exhibits buildings and leaving.” The centerpiece of Tailgate Divided’s ode to Iowa football is none other than a concrete cow. The Wassons acquired the monument at the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation’s Corndog Kickoff in 2012. The statue is decorated in Clone and Hawk gear and adds the finishing touch to their tailgate. Tailgate Divided also set
up their own Cy-Hawk bean bag toss within their tailgating scene. As a dry fair, so no one will be cracking open a Miller or Bud to toast their favorite team, but organizers say this allows sports fans of all ages to be involved. Rhonda Guy is the fair board’s public relations volunteer. She said the fair is reaching out to the Cyclone, Hawkeye and Panther Clubs of Jasper County. The 2013
tailgate saw teams from Colfax and Lynnville-Sully. In the spirit of a rivalry or bowl game, the winner of the fair tailgate gets a traveling trophy for the year, with the teams name engraved on the side. The barbecuers also get bragging rights for their tailgate group and their sports team. “Tailgating is a big part of going to sporting events,” Guy said. “You see them in the fall, you see them in the spring,
but you kind of wonder how they get started. So we offered a tailgating contest so these folks could show their school spirit, their team spirit, what it is they do to have a party and how they have fun.” This year, Tailgate Divided will return. When asked what the Cy-Hawk group would grill this year, Wasson stayed said mum is the word. “The only reason they are coming back this year is to defend their title,” Guy said.
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