Have you missed us?! We had Monday and Tuesday off this week and what did we do? We both went to our own county fairs! We are spending our entire summer at fairs and on our time off we go to fairs! What can we say… we’re fair junkies! Reese went back to Leon, Iowa for the Decatur County Fair and Molly went to Minden for the Kearney County Fair!
Kearney Co. Fair
On Wednesday Reese drove back to Lincoln, took care of business in the office and climbed in the truck for another long haul. After a short stop at our apartments to water very thirsty houseplants and tomatoes Reese hit the lovely I-80 and headed to the Kearney County Fair!
Reese met up with Molly at the fairgrounds in Minden and set up shop beside the Minden Chamber of Commerce’s Free BBQ. It was an excellent location with all the people lining up for the meal right beside the truck. After the meal they also had a ventriloquist for entertainment so people hung around!
We had a great group of CWF 4-Hers working to raise money to go to Washington, D.C. among other places next year and they did a fabulous job working hour-long shifts! A few kids would stay at the booth with us and then groups would go out and work the crowds all over the fairgrounds selling tickets! We sold the most tickets so far here and were very excited with the results! Thank you Kearney County and Rhonda, you are simply amazing!
Butler Co. Fair
On Thursday we spent the day at the lake near North Bend with our friend Kelli! It was a relaxing day at the lake and river, swimming, getting nice tans and even kayaking! We had a blast, but couldn’t wait until we reached the Butler County Fair in David City!
The Butler County 4-Hers were great hosts! We enjoyed their company! They even gave us 2010 Butler County 4-H shirts. The theme this year was “Dancing with the Steers!” – how clever!
We had a great location next to the Tasting Nebraska barn and by the Grand Stand. Tasting Nebraska brought in several Nebraska wineries and food vendors from across the area for a large food extravaganza for the community!
Even though the night was hot and humid we had a successful evening and enjoyed the fun, fair atmosphere. Thanks Butler County and Katie for the hospitality!
After we left David City, we headed down highway 92 towards Farwell at our friend Mel’s house for a good nights sleep!
Howard Co. Fair
On Friday morning, we traveled to the lovely town of St. Paul for the Howard County Fair. The 4-H and FFA beef show was in progress so we managed to set up camp next to the livestock barn.
So far, we are voting Howard County as the BEST FAIR FOOD ever! Reese had a yummy roast beef sandwhich and strawberry rhubarb pie and Molly had super nachos and a “Cyclone Mixer” ice cream.
It has been a much cooler day here than last evening at Butler County. We would like to give a shout out to Melinda Rathman “Howard County resident” for helping us today! We enjoyed her company!
Howard County has excellent facilities and a well organized fairgrounds. We loved how the 4-H Exhibits were connected to the livestock arena allowing easy access for fair goers. Thank you Howard County for an awesome day!
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