Izaiah Dosdall competes with his horse, Diesel, at the 2023 Pierce County Fair.
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Adelaide Gettelman with her horse Owen at the Pierce County Fair.
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Pierce County 4-H Program Educator April Daniels (left) and Pierce County 4-H Educational Support Beth McIlquham pose for a “.5 setting” photo during the Pierce County Fair. 4-H staff was going to pick its favorite .5 photo after the fair for a special award.
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Bryce Mark, from the Merri Heirs 4-H Club, gets his steer Richard ready for the Junior Fair Beef Weigh-in during the Pierce County Fair.
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Abigail Maier of Country Partners 4-H Club earned a champion ribbon in cake decorating for her 4-H themed Care Bear.
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Noah Hines was named the 2023 Grand Champion of the Pierce County Fair Archery Shooting Competition. He is pictured with Brian Hines and Jason Cebulla.
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Brooke Meyer was named the 2023 Pierce County Fair Smallbore Rifle Champion. She is pictured with Paul Daniels and Dave Woltman.
Photo courtesy of Deanna Hines
Joey Shafer, Jake Shafer, Angie Mark and Zack Mark check crops and vegetables into the Pierce County Fair Tuesday, Aug. 8 with Plant & Soil Science Superintendent Carol Franta and assistant Kathy Traynor.
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This boy found a comfortable spot to rest Saturday, Aug. 12 in the Pierce County Fair cow barn.
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Pierce County 4-H Program Educator April Daniels (left) announces the winners of the James Crawley County Award at the Pierce County Fair Dairy Show: Lilly Johnson, Bryce Mark and Claire Anderson.
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The Pierce County Fair Demo Derby, put on by the Ellsworth Funsters, drew a packed house to the grandstand Saturday, Aug. 12.
Photo courtesy of Carolina Young
The Pierce County Fair Demo Derby, put on by the Ellsworth Funsters, drew a packed house to the grandstand Saturday, Aug. 12.
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Emilyn Suhr gets her Cloverbud rock creature entry judged on Monday, Aug. 7 during Pierce County Fair week.
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The Thursday night fireworks at the Pierce County Fair lit up the night skies of Ellsworth.
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4-Hers filled the Seyforth Building Tuesday, Aug. 8 for the Foods & Nutrition and Cake Decorating judging. Entries had to be accompanied by the recipe used.
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A wicked storm unleashed hail, rain and wind onto the Pierce County Fairgrounds around 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11. While some foodstands remained closed after the storm passed, people flocked back to the midway.
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Deanna Hines awarded Jack Hines an appreciation award Friday, Aug. 12 for serving the Pierce County 4-H Livestock Auction for 50 years.
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Jillian Hayes, 11, Martell Rushers, shows off her beautiful diamond art piece at a club meeting Thursday, Aug. 3.
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Jorja Hince, Martell Rushers, performs her cat showmanship routine at the Pierce County Fair Cat Show on Friday, Aug. 4 in the Round Barn. Her cat was not thrilled with being near other cats.
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Pierce County Fair Manager Liz Dietsche awards the 2023 Most Admired Senior Citizen Award to Karen Meyer, Ellsworth, on Friday, Aug. 10. Meyer was nominated by the Ellsworth Senior Center for her volunteer work in the community.
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Ben Neidermeyer proudly shows off his steer, Teddy, during the Pierce County Fair 4-H Livestock Auction Friday, Aug. 10.
Photo courtesy of Deanna Hines
Niki Miller poses with a llama and her rabbit, who was ready for the rabbit costume contest, on Friday, Aug. 12.
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Genevieve Cady received a Grand Champion ribbon for her clock in the Mechanical Sciences Department at the Pierce County Fair.
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Morgan Hince, Ellsworth, and her Havana rabbit Socks stand before the rabbit judge during the Pierce County Fair Rabbit Show in the Silver Barn Aug. 8.
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(From left): Zach Newton, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office; Kyle Kosin, DNR; Brette Huppert, PCSO DARE officer; Brad Jorgenson, Spring Valley EMS; and Wendy Fleury, Pierce County Dispatch, staffed the PCSO booth on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Pierce County Fair.
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Pickles the Clown made balloon animals for children in the Pierce County Fair Gazebo Saturday, Aug. 12.
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Current Pierce County Junior Fair Houseplants & Flowers Superintendent Maxine Schaller (left) and incoming Superintendent Krista Klecker have fun in their department. Schaller and husband Art will retire after 35 years in their roles.
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(Clockwise, from top left): Members of the Pierce County 4-H Poultry Project and their birds: Ryan Belz, Annie Belz, Kenzie Dahlinger, Miranda Biagouette, Lauren Bigaouette, Marshall Funk, and Zoe Pablo.
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This pumpkin in the Kenny Hines Memorial Building weighed a whopping 900 pounds.
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This bunny was speedy during the Junior Fair Rabbit Agility event Friday, Aug. 12. The competition was completed just before a hailstorm hit.
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This boy urges his bunny along the rabbit agility course Friday, Aug. 12 at the Pierce County Fair.
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Participants in the rabbit costume contest gathered in the Rabbit & Poultry Barn for judging during the thunderstorm Friday, Aug. 12. Judging powered through the hail pounding on the roof and the sirens blasting their storm warnings.
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(From left): Jill Halverson, Grace Turvaville and Carolina Young show off their outfits for the rabbit costume contest Friday, Aug. 12. Halvorson and Turvaville dressed their bunnies as grannies, while Young’s rabbit Henry was a bee.
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People huddled in the Rabbit & Poultry Barn Friday, Aug. 12 as a wicked hail/thunderstorm hit around 6 p.m. Hail thundered on the metal roof and rain blew through the building.
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Luke Holmstadt, 2, was hard at work in the Pierce County Fair Dairy Barn Saturday, Aug. 12.
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Children flocked to the rides in the Pierce County Fair Midway Saturday, Aug. 12.
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(From left) Evelyn Ashbach, Opal Heuschele and Octavia Heuschele learned what it was like to be a student in a one-room school at the Freier Schoolhouse on Saturday, Aug. 12.
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Jasper Knutson (left) and Perry Kotz, both of Beldenville, participated in the Rocket Project on Tuesday, Aug. 8.
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Nathan Augustine and his lamb Cassidy take part in the Pierce County 4-H Sheep Show.
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(Clockwise from top left): Shalicko Timm, Blake Bechel, Charlie Maier and Madeline Nelson lead their swine in the ring during the Pierce County Junior Fair Swine Show.
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