Otoe Co. Fair- Syracuse
On Wednesday, August 18 we headed to the Otoe County Fair in Syracuse! We got there for the parade and drove through with 4-Hers and Sarah Purcell, Otoe County Extension Educator, throwing candy. Once the parade was over we went to the fairgrounds and set up beside the food area, hoping to catch the lunch crowd!
Like in Cass County we set up with the CWF kids and their shed they were raffling off as well! We had good luck, selling raffle tickets for both! We enjoyed the afternoon talking to fair-goers and the 4-Hers planning to go on the CWF trip next year.
When we finished up we headed back to Lincoln for a day off between fairs! Thanks Otoe County!
Chase Co. Fair- Imperial
Molly left Lincoln in the truck and worked her way west to pick up Reese Friday morning. Reese was in Alma helping her boyfriend move into his new house! Once Molly got to Alma and picked up Reese we hit open road! We have been highlighting all the roads we’ve been driving on this summer on our map and this chunk of Nebraska was highlighter-free! It was exciting to be in new territory!
When we got to the Chase County Fair in Imperial we set up in an excellent location right inside the edge of their sale arena barn. This was the fair’s 125th Anniversary!
The sale started around two and the announcer gave us shout outs all through it! There was also another table set up with 4-H Council member selling tickets by where the people picked up there sale number and cashed out when it was over! It was a great place to be and they sold lots of tickets for us too! Reese’s friend Jake hung out with us and helped us sell tickets too! He even hooked us up with 125th Anniversary koozies! There were purple, blue and red ones… ribbon colors! How clever!
Once the sale was over we moved closer to the flow of traffic in the central part of the fairgrounds. We were so impressed with the Chase County grounds keeper! There were beautiful landscaping displays all over the fair! The flowers were all blooming and it just gave the place a festive feel!
We hit the road to Ogallala to stay for the evening and got to watch another beautiful sunset in western Nebraska! Once we got to Ogallala we went out for a nice supper to celebrate a successful summer!
Grant Co. Fair- Hyannis
Bright and early in the morning we headed to our LAST COUNTY FAIR of the summer. Number 42! It was crazy driving on curvy Highway 61/92 for the last time. We were both in awe of the fact that it felt like we just went to the Franklin County Fair last week! Our first fair! And now we were going to our last. Sad. ☹
We got to the Grant County Fairgrounds in Hyannis and lined up for the parade! We were number 19 in the lineup with a few after us! Impressive for such a small community! After the parade we went back to the fairgrounds and set up by the grandstand where the rodeo was going on! We caught a good crowd over the lunch break and even got to have some of our favorite shaved ice! We had it in Frontier County, they are based out of Sidney and top their shaved ice with whipped cream and a gummy bear! They made us feel young again! ☺
We enjoyed the Grant County Fair and were sad to see it, our last county fair, in our rear-view mirror. Thanks!
Pampering Ourselves
We headed back to Ogallala to take the interstate back and stopped at the Cowboy Museum! It was a stamp in our passports! After refueling the truck and refueling us with a couple Dr. Peppers we headed to Kearney!
We decided to pamper ourselves after living out of our suitcases for the last 2 months by getting manicures and pedicures! We stopped and got iced coffees (our summer obsession) and went to the mall for our appointment! It was so relaxing and got us ready for school to start on Monday!
Molly grabbed a bite to eat with her family and Ben picked up Reese and they went back to Alma! The last stretch of interstate went fast and the truck was back in Lincoln after a quick summer on the road! Crazy that portion is over! Now we’re headed to state fair!
Come see us on the south side of the 4-H Pavilion parked outside the doors to get your raffle tickets at state fair! August 27 through September 6 in Grand Island!
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