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Atchison County Fair
August 3 - 7, 2010 Effingham, Ks.
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General Event Information General Event Information Parade Tuesday, August 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Effingham Main Street Parade Committee: Raymond Acheson, chairman; Members: Gary Harden, Dan Hawk, Kevin Kiehl, Janice Reiss, and Dwight Scholz
1. The parade theme is Celebrate The Magical Moments 2. All entries should be in line near the Intermediate School at 5:15 p.m.; judging begins at 5:30. Non-judged entries should line up by 6:00 p.m. 3. Important Notice to Parade Participants: For safety reasons, do not throw candy from vehicles. Persons walking in the parade may hand out candy. 4. Parade participants should contact the Extension Office and complete a parade entry form, and verify parade entry number for the current year. The parade number is used for identification purposes and should be written with a wide black marker approximately 8 inches in height or larger and placed in the upper passenger side windshield. Brief information provided by participants will be announced during the parade about the entry. 5. Grand and Reserve Champion ribbons will be awarded to the two outstanding floats in classes 1 and 2. Classes 3, 4 and 5 will be placed first, second and third. 6. Vehicles and tractors must be at least 30 years old to be considered an antique. Class 1 4-H clubs, FFA, Scouts and other youth organizations - Blue-$20; Red-$15; White-$10 Class 2 Churches, FCE, and other adult organizations - Blue-$20 Red-$15; White-$10. Class 3 Antique Cars/Trucks 1st-$25; 2nd-$15; 3rd-$10. Class 4 Antique Tractors 1st-$25; 2nd-$15; 3rd - $10. Class 5 General and industrial (Line up along street north and east of the middle school.) 1st-$25; 2nd-$15; 3rd-$10. 4-H Food/Scholarship Auction Tuesday, August 3, starts 30 minutes following the parade in the Show Arena. All 4-H food exhibits judged on Monday will be sold at the 4-H Food Auction, on Tuesday, August 11. Auction begins 30 minutes following the parade in the show arena. Open class food may be donated to the 4-H Food Auction at the exhibitor's request. The money generated by the sale of the Champion and Reserve food exhibits and Boldridge Cake Award cake will be used to fund the 4-H Scholarship Fund.
Kiddee Pedal Power Contest Wednesday, August 4 - 4:30 p.m. - Shelter House. Registration begins at 3:30. Sponsors are Atchison County Farm Bureau, and Bob Chew, Auctioneer.
1. The contestant must be able to pedal the tractor without assistance. 2. Pedal tractors will be furnished for all contestants by owner/operator. 3. Anytime the forward momentum of the tractor stops, the pull is over. This includes the foot slipping off the pedal. 4. All contestants must wear shoes. No slip on footwear allowed. 5. The pulling tractor must stay between the lines of the pulling lane. If the tractor leaves the pulling lane, the distance will be measured from the starting line to the point of the front edge of the pan. 6. No backing up or jerking will be allowed. 7. The participants that pull the full distance will have to come back and have a pull off between the other full pullers in that class. 8. Each class will use the same tractors. 9. Contest open to all youth. Boys and girls will pull together. 10. Prizes will be awarded to the top three places in each class. 11. Sanctioned operator will provide vouchers for the first and second place winners of each class which entitles the contestants to participate in the state fair. It will be the decision of the sponsor to decide if they want to send winners to the State Pull. 12. Each contestant will receive a prize for at least trying to pull the sled. 13. The judge’s and sponsors’ decision will be final for all pulls. 14. There will be four classes. Youth should be registered as of their age on date of pull. 15. Tractor Pull registration begins at 3:30; one hour prior to the first pull. 16. Each contestant must have a parent’s or guardian’s signature on the permission slip. Neither Pedal Power nor sponsors are responsible for any accidents to the participant. A parent must be present with the participant at the time of registration. 17. A participant must be registered to be able to compete. 18. For more information contact: Keith C. Olsen (785)547-3508. Class 1 Ages Five and Under Class 2 Ages Six and Seven Years Old Class 3 Ages Eight and Nine Years Old Class 4 Ages Ten and Eleven Years Old
Saturday, August 7– Fairgrounds BBQ Cook-off Rules: 1. Entry Forms must be returned to one of the following individuals by 6 p.m., Thursday before the event: Alan Dunster, 913-833-2092; 5763 Ellsworth Rd., Effingham, Ks. 66023 or Keith Taliaferro, 913-833-4945, 6297 Decatur Rd., Effingham, Ks. 66023. 2. Judging to take place at 5 p.m. 3. Prizes to be awarded to the top placers in each class. 4. $25 entry fee per class. Classes are beef, pork, chicken, ribs and dessert. 5. Contestant must furnish meat in processor’s package.
LAWN GARDEN TRACTOR PULL Contest Thursday, August 5– 7:00 p.m.—East of Show Arena. Weigh in will be at 6:30 PM. Rules and Regulations are available on Old Yeller Pulling web site www.oldyeller-pulling.com or the Fair web site www.thenewsleaf.com/fair.htm. Hook up fees are $5.00 and an insurance charge of $5.00 per pull will be charged.
Atchison County Duct Tape Competition 1. Items may be made with any color duct tape. 2. Items must be created using 90% duct tape. Each Kansas County may enter only one item per class at the Kansas State Fair. Exhibit entry will be completed by the Atchison County Extension Office. 3. Create your own category is an opportunity to show creativity. Items should be made with a good clean wholesome nature. No vulgar or suggestive decorations will be allowed. Judging criteria for hats, purse/wallet, clothing and create your own classes will be: 40% Workmanship– 30% Creativity – 20% Appearance –10% Difficulty . 4. Entry in the duct tape contest is open to any Atchison County resident. Exhibits limited to one entry per class. 5. The Blue Building will be open to receive entries: Monday of Fair Week 9am-3p.m., and Tuesday of Fair Week 8 am- noon. Entries may also be entered on Friday before Fair Week from 9:00 am-5:00 p.m. at the Atchison County Extension Office. Exhibits may be mailed to the Atchison County Extension Office, PO Box 109, Effingham, KS 66023. All mailing costs and liabilities assumed by the exhibitor. If other entry arrangements need to be made, contact the Atchison County Extension Office at 913-833-5450. Items must be checked in by noon, Tuesday of Fair Week. 6. Exhibitors are encouraged to pre-enter by contacting the Atchison County Extension Office. The purpose of pre-entry is to finalize plans for judging and exhibit display and to meet Kansas State Fair exhibit pre-entry deadlines. Top exhibit in each class will advance to the Kansas State Fair to compete for $100-1st place; $75- 2nd place and $50-3rd place prize. Top exhibits will be entered by County Extension Agents at the Kansas State Fair. The winner of the create your own class will advance to the Kansas State Fair to compete for $50-1st place; $30-2nd place and $20-3rd place. 7. Entries released: Friday of Fair Week from 9:00 p.m. to noon. 8. Decisions of the judges will be final. Top exhibit in each class will represent Atchison County at the Kansas State Fair. DT 1 Hat DT 2 Purse/Wallet DT 3 Clothing. DT 4 Create your own Scarecrow Competition Special Awards: The Hardware Store/Atchison Auto Parts will provide trophies for the first three placings in overall scarecrows. Rules: 1. Entry may be made as an individual youth or adult or as a group project. Youth, adults and groups judged separately for ribbon placing. Mark exhibit cards to designate category. 2. Scarecrow must not be over 6 feet in height, measured from floor to top of scarecrow. Scarecrow must be secured to or combined with a stake or risk disqualification. Exhibitor will design the scarecrow to be self supporting or supply a bucket of sand to secure the scarecrow for display. Entries will be judged on eye appeal, construction, use of materials, and durability. Champion and Reserve Champion will be selected from all entries. 3. Check-in will be Tuesday 9 a.m. to noon in the Blue Building. 4. Scarecrows will be judged in the Blue building but may be displayed throughout the fairgrounds. All Scarecrow Classes 1st 2nd 3rd $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Class 1220 Old Fashioned Scarecrow A traditional farm or garden scarecrow made of straw, hay, etc. used to scare crows away from crops. Class 1221 Celebrity or Character look-a-like Scarecrow (Male or Female). A scarecrow made to resemble a celebrity, such as a TV personality, sports figure, cartoon, etc. Class 1222 Famous Couple look-a-like Scarecrows. A pair (2) of scarecrows made to resemble a celebrity couple, such as a TV personality, sports figures, etc. Hay Bale Decorating Contest 4-H Council sponsors $25 for 1st, $15 for 2nd and $10 for 3rd. 1. Group shall provide a round bale to decorate. 2. Entries will be judged on eye appeal, construction, use of materials, creativity and following the fair theme. 3. Hay bales may be decorated anytime from Saturday before Fair Week until time of judging. Entries will be judged Tuesday of Fair Week after 11:00 a.m. The bales should be decorated in a good clean wholesome nature. No vulgar or suggestive decorations will be allowed - this includes people rolled up inside a bale with feet or head sticking out. Contact the Extension Office at 913-833-5450 with any questions. 4. Bales can be placed lying on their side or standing on end. This will be your choice. You can also use a maximum of 8 small rectangular bales for feet or decoration. For safety purposes round bales will not be stacked on top of each other. 5. Bales should be decorated with a general 4-H theme. Decorations should be weather and wind-proof. Paint may NOT be applied to the hay bale or grass. No commercial or political party signs of any kind are allowed. 6. Bales should also be checked and maintained daily during fair. Please keep the area around your bale clean and free of trash. 7. Decorations may not be removed from bales before Saturday of Fair Week at 6:00 p.m. Decorations not removed by the following Monday will be discarded. Class 1225 Round Hay Bale Decorating Contest
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