Fulton County Fair features wide variety of entertainment

The 2023 Fulton County 4-H Fair will include a wide variety of entertainment opportunities from July 8-15.

Daily events include a Comedy Farm Magic Review Show, which will hold three performances nightly between 5-9 p.m. in the Midway, Monday through Friday. Also, the model railroad building is back up and running from 3-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

The fun starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 8, with autocross races in the Clauson Amphitheater. Cost of admission is $10.

Kate Karter will return to the Fulton County Fairgrounds from 6-9 p.m. Monday, July 10, with a free concert in the free tent, where she will again regale audiences with her deep catalog of new and old country.

The tractor pull, sponsored by Gohn Ag, kicks off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, in the Clauson Amphitheater. Admission is $10, but free for those wearing Pioneer Seed apparel. To participate in the event, contact Spud Armstrong, (574) 835-6029, or David Overmyer, (574) 737-1209.

First Baptist Church welcomes Pastor David Love

The First Baptist Church has a heart for Jesus and they see that same heart in their new pastor. FBC has called Pastor David Love to pastoral leadership as they move forward into God’s wonderful future. His inaugural sermon “Step into Life” will be 7:44 a.m. Sunday, July 9, at the boat church service located at the Lake Manitou spillway. The second service is at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church. There will be a reception following the second service that will include donuts and coffee.

Pastor Love has a long background in ministry and service. From participating in Locker 2 Locker and full-time youth ministry to senior pastor and pastoral counseling, Love has a wide range of ministry experience.

FBC sees Love as a good fit for their already strong children and youth program staff and volunteers.

His wife, Nelda, is a public school teacher with a master’s degree from Butler University, Indianapolis.

Together they have four children: Ruth, Andrew, Benjamin and Joel. All are active in sports and camping. They share the care of Snickers, their 1-year-old Yorkshire terrier.

Pastor Love has served two churches in Indiana and one in Illinois as pastor.

His bachelor’s degree is in family ministry and his master of divinity is through Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. However, his best education has been through his own family and the people he has pastored over the years.

On Wednesday, July 12, Counterpoint will perform in the free tent from 6-9 p.m., while over in Clauson Amphitheater, the garden tractor pull will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Also on July 12, the Fulton County Soil and Water District booth in the Everett Smith Building will feature an invasive species program at 5 p.m., followed by Monarch Magic at 6 p.m.

The Community Building will host Ladies Night at the Fair from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 13. This event is preceded by cookie entry and judging from 4-5 p.m. The Fulton County Choral Club will entertain the ladies at 6 p.m.

Farmer Olympics is at 7 p.m. July 13, in Clauson Amphitheater.

The cost to enter a team of four for all events is $40. Admission is $5. For more information, contact Kevin Burton, (574) 721-9495 or Kyle Clauson, (574) 835-1255.

Those looking for something different may want to check out the aerospace and bottle rocket launch outside of the Everett Smith Building at 10 a.m. Friday, July 14. Alec Swank will perform from 6-9 p.m. in the free tent.

Later in the evening, the antique tractor pull, sponsored by North Central Indiana Antique

Students named to dean’s list

The following local students were named to the dean’s list of their respective colleges or universities:

Butler University

Fulton — Delaney Strasser

Rochester — Cameron Johnson

University Of Alabama

Rochester — Carley Hott

Tractor Pullers Association, will be at 7 p.m. in the Clauson Amphitheater. Admission is free.

The final entertainment for the fair is the annual demolition derby at 7 p.m. in the Clauson Amphitheater. Admission is $10. To participate, contact David Overmyer, (574) 727-1209, or Randy See, (574) 721-1445.

Living History Festival will run Sept. 16 to 17

The Fulton County Historical Society will be holding the Trail of Courage Living History Festival on Saturday, Sept. 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17. This festival will allow participants to see what life would have been like before 1840.

The festival will give a look at cooking food over wood fires, muzzloading contests, teepees and wigwams, travois dogs, historic crafts, hawk throws, trading before 1840 and music/dance.

Indian dance will run from 2-3 p.m. and there will be bagpipes, drums, Aztec dancers and other music.

Pricing for the event is $10 for adults, $5 for children (6-11) and free for children 5 and under.

For more information visit fultoncountyhistory.org or call (574) 223-4436.

We moved to a lease program. The machines in the photo were all in operating condition when taken out of service in April of this year.

The leasing company offered no trade-in and we have no use for these machines today. Machines may be inspected between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. There is no guarantee or warranty offered or implied.

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