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Friday, July 24, 2009 10:27 PM

Fair week begins for Anderson County

By BRIAN WILLIAMS, Herald Staff Writer

A week of Anderson County Fair activities begins and ends at school.

The clothing fashion revue and arts exhibits will be displayed at 8 a.m. this morning with judging at 1 p.m. at Anderson County Junior-Senior High School, 100 W. K-31, Garnett.

The fair week concludes Aug. 1 with two performances from country music legend David Frizzel at the high school auditorium. Frizzel, who hit the top of the country charts with “I’m Gonna Hire a Wino To Decorate Our Home” and “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma,” which he performed with Shelly West, will be in concert at 4:30 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m.

Advance tickets can be purchased through Friday at the Anderson County/K-State Research Extension Office, 411 S. Oak St., Garnett, or area banks. Tickets will be available at the door Saturday, Susan Wettstein, Garnett Tourism Advisory Committee member, said.

The country connection continues from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the 15th annual Merchant’s Tent at the Anderson County Fairgrounds, East Park and North Lake roads, Garnett. The Cornstock booth will raffle off two “meet and greets” with the September show’s featured artist, Diamond Rio. The packages include tickets, backstage passes and VIP parking, Wettstein said.

The chances won’t cost an arm and a leg, although an arm is an option.

“Tickets are $1 or seven for $5, or you can stretch out an arm and get its length in tickets for $10,” Wettstein said.

All of the merchants’ booths in the tent will have an item to raffle off, and all of the tickets will go in the hopper for the grand prize drawing of $250 in Chamber Bucks at 9 p.m. Winners must be present to receive prizes, Wettstein said.

The annual fair parade will be 7 p.m. Tuesday. This year’s theme is “4-H Living in the Country.”

The 4-H and open class animals and exhibits will register Tuesday morning at the fairgrounds, with judging at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

A complete fair schedule follows.

Anderson County Fair

All events are at the Anderson County Fairgrounds, East Park and North Lake roads, Garnett, unless otherwise indicated.

Today

• 8 a.m. — 4-H Pre-Fair Judging of visual arts, heritage arts,

photography, geology, clothing and fashion revue, 4-H Family & Consumer Sciences

Judging Contest, Anderson County Junior-Senior High School, 100 W. K-31, Garnett.

Sunday

• 7 a.m. — 4-H Scholarship Run/Walk, North Lake

• 2 p.m. — Set up the community building, armory, and Quonset hut.

Monday

• 7 p.m. — Youth rodeo.

Tuesday

• 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. — Enter 4-H and open class poultry and rabbits.

• 8 a.m. to noon — Enter all 4-H and open class exhibits.

• 8 a.m. to noon — Conference Judging 4-H foods.

• Noon — Rabbit show, rabbit/poultry pen.

• 1 p.m. — Judging of 4-H and open class exhibits.

• 7 p.m. — Anderson County Fair Parade.

• 7 p.m. — Presentation of 4-H scholarship.

• 8 p.m. — Ranch Rodeo.

• 8:30 p.m. — 4-H Fashion Revue & Awards Presentations.

Wednesday

• 9 a.m. — Swine show.

• 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. — 15th Annual Merchant’s Tent.

• 5 p.m. — Sixth annual pie baking contest.

• 6 p.m. — Meat goat show.

• 7 p.m. — Sheep show and shepherd’s lead contest, adult round robin showmanship contest after sheep show.

• 8 p.m. — Draft horse pull.

• 8:15 p.m. — Pie auction near Merchant’s Tent.

Thursday

• 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. — Enter 4-H/FFA and open class horses.

• 9 a.m. — Dairy goat show.

• 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. — Ladies Morning Out program, Anderson County/K-State Research Extension Office meeting room, 411 S. Oak St., Garnett

• 9:45 a.m. — Dairy cattle show.

• 10 a.m. — 4-H/FFA horse show.

• 1 p.m. — Pet contest.

• 6 p.m. — Bucket calf interview and show.

• 7 p.m. — Beef show.

Friday

• 9 a.m. — Round robin showmanship contest.

• 10:30 a.m. — Livestock judging contest.

• Noon — Release all exhibits and pay open class premiums.

• 5:30 p.m. — Buyers appreciation supper.

• 7 p.m. — Livestock premium sale.

Saturday, Aug. 1

• 9:30 a.m. — Clean up fairgounds, all 4-H families.

• 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. — David Frizzel, Anderson County Junior-Senior High School auditorium, 100 W. K-31, Garnett.

Saturday, Aug. 15

• 7 p.m. — Demolition derby.