Jan Congdon from Waterloo urges on her team of Rex and Denny Sept. 7, 2009 in the lightweight (3,200-pound team) division of the horse pull. Congdon placed fourth, pulling 10,000 pounds 10.5 feet. The Glen Larson team won the event. Congdon is one of the growing number of women involved in the sport.
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Jordann Bauer, 16, Lake Geneva with her best in show, dairy goat winner Saturday at the Walworth County Fair.
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Andrew Slack, 11, Lake Geneva had the best in show boer goat Saturday at the Walworth County Fair.
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Jackie Cline urges her horse on Saturday during the open class keyhole race at the Walworth County Fair. Cline, coach of the Walworth County 4-H Speed Team, finished 2nd with a time of 9.333 seconds.
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Spectators line the fences at the horse arena Saturday to watch the open keyhole race at the Walworth County Fair.
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Cassidy Grant of Delavan competes in the open keyhole race Saturday at the Walworth County Fair.
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Kirsten Pape of Burlington makes the turn during the open poll class races Saturday at the Walworth County Fair.
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Cindy Papenfus of Elkhorn won Saturday's vintage hat contest at the Walworth County Fair with the hat that her grandmother wore in her wedding.
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Brenna Barry guides her crossbred barrow in the auction ring Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 during the meat animal sale at the Walworth County Fair.
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Mikayla Yates of Sugar Creek 4-H with her reserve champion crossbred steer. The winning bid was $3.20 per pound, for a total of $4,528.
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Brady Meudt of Richmond 4-H holds poses with family and fair royalty after his reserve champion wether sold Sept. 4, 2009 sold for $12 per pound at the Walworth County Fair meat animal sale.
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Abriel Odling's grand champion wether took in top dollar Sept. 4, 2009 of$13 per pound at the Walworth County Fair meat animal sale.
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Brady Meudt of Richmond 4-H holds his reserve champion wether Friday during the Walworth County Fair meat animal sale. The sheep sold for $12 per pound for a total of $1,728.
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An hours-old calf, owned by Randy and Vonda Griedanus of Diamondhead Holsteins in Delavan was born Sept. 4, at the Walworth County Fair. Dan Plutchak/staff.
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Ringman Tom Kleist urges a higher bid during the meat sale at the Walworth County Fair on Friday.
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Stephanie Syverson of Bigfoot FFA coaxes her reserve grand champion barrow "Andele" in the ring during the meat sale at the Walworth County Fair on Friday.
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Tyler Meyer of Delavan-Darien FFA with his supreme champion junior dairy cow "Roxy", a 4-year-old holstein on Friday.
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Greg Morrissey of Delavan with his ship design Mardi Gras hat won as most orginal hat Friday at the Walworth County Fair's Hat of the Day contest.
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Adam VanSchyndel of Springfield 4-H leads his dairy steer into the auction ring Friday at the Walworth County Fair.
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Papenfus Trucking of Elkhorn was the winning bidder Friday for the dairy steer of Calley Nelson at the Walworth County Fair's meat animal sale.
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A ring man calls out a bid at Friday's Walworth County Fair meat animal sale.
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Carl Bjorge of Elkhorn 4-H shows his Hereford steer Friday at the Walworth County Fair's meat animal sale. Papenfus Trucking of Elkhorn was the winning bidder at $1.35 per pound.
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Calley Nelson of East Troy FFA shows her dairy steer Friday during the meat animal sale at the Walworth County Fair. Dan Pluchak/staff.
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Michelle Dolensek sings during the Walworth County Fair Country Idol finals.
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Jessica Dahme sings during the Walworth County Fair Country Idol finals.
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Sammy Lynn Tracy sings during the Walworth County Fair Country Idol finals.
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Alicia Grenzia sings during the Walworth County Fair Country Idol finals.
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Rebecca Krueger sings during the Walworth County Fair Country Idol finals.
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Bryan Popp sings an original song, as well as the song Walking in Memphis to win the Walworth County Fair Country Idol contest on Thursday.
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Danielle Dolan of Richmond 4-H blow dries her brother Matthew's Angus steer Andy at the Walworth County Fair on Thursday.
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Roger Hanson of Williams Bay holds his 4-year-old niece Grace Hanson so she can get a good look at some of the rabbits at the Walworth County Fair on Thursday.
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A pen of sheep display a flair for fashion wether you like stripes or solids at the Walworth County Fair on Thursday.
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Tony and Liz Fiorenzo of Wind ridge Herb Farm in Caledonia judged Thursday's Hat of the Day contest at the Walworth County Fair.
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Contestants in the Red Hat Society hat contest parade Thursday at the Walworth County Fair.
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Samantha Simon's hand-made satin hat was the winner in Thursday's Red Hat Society hat contest Thursday at the Walworth County Fair.
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From the left, Phyllis Burnette, Joan A. Kellen, Ronald Siedelmann, Elton Feffer and Toby Steivang were honored as Outstanding Seniors at the Walworth County Fair.
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Bill Thompson, a member of the Walworth County Fair board of directors sports a large purple hat while emceeing the Fairest of the Fair competition.
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George Mroch, Barnyard Adventure superintendent, holds a butterfly from the atrum at the Walworth County Fair.
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Butterflies cling to the side of the atrium, one of the attractions at this year's Barnyard Adventure at the Walworth County Fair.
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From the left, Dairy Delight contest winners Bonnie Conrue, Kelly Miller, Kim Adams, Patty Stern, Stacey Adams and Elaine Maas.
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Fairgoers at the Walworth County fair cruise on the "Orient Express" roller coaster Wednesday evening.
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Dave Watson, a chainsaw artist, carves a block of wood into an eagle at the Walworth County Fair Wednesday evening.
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Maura Wieners accepts the crown Wednesday as 2009 Fairest of the Walworth County Fair Wednesday.
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Mary Lou Meyer feeds some hay to one of the 10 cattle she has at her Meyervilla Farm exhibit. The exhibit has been at the fair for 46 consecutive years.
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Jennah Speth, 12 of Delavan with her Grand Champion Barrow, Taz, a cross breed.
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Stephanie Syverson, 20, of Sharon, with Andelé, a cross bred barrow, named reserve grand champion at the Walworth County Fair.
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2008 Fairest of the Fair Laura Lauderdale judges the Funniest Hat contest Wednesday at the Walworth County Fair.
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From the left: Fairest of the Fair Laura Lauderdale with Hat of the Day contest winners Ruth Jones, Elkhorn, 3rd; Steve Leffelman, Elkhorn, 1st and Bruce Seurling, Elkhorn, 2nd.
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Contestants line up for judging Wednesday at the Walworth County Fair's Hat of the Day contest. The contest takes place each day during the fair at 3 p.m. in back of the HCE log cabin.
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Steve Leffelman's boxer-stuffed hat with matching "Let's be 'brief'" T-shirt won the Funniest Hat contest Wednesday at the Walworth County Fair.
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Dan Frohling of Woodstock powers his Ford truck in front of the grandstands Wednesday during the truck and tractor pull at the Walworth County Fair.
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Mike Schiller of Elkhorn finishes a run Wednesday during the truck and tractor pull at the Walworth County Fair.
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From the left, Doris Eistedt, George Paulson and Betty Doebert are introduced prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday to open the Walworth County Fair.
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Kayla Dolan with Richmond 4-H and Whitewater FFA washes one of her Junior Beef entries after arriving at the Walworth County Fairgrounds on Tuesday.
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Michelle Simmons fills racks with prize basketballs at the Basketball Joint on the midway at the Walworth County Fairgrounds on Tuesday.
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Pierre Van Niekerk with North American Midway scrubs down the Freak Out ride in preparation for the Walworth County Fair on Tuesday.
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Ned Hunt adjust the lighting for a sign advertising the Sweet Adelines cream puff stand while setting up for the Walworth County Fair on Tuesday.
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Calvin Kuhn, left, and Shaun Kukard of North American Midway, install decorative lighting inside the Himalaya ride at the Walworth County Fairgrounds on Tuesday.
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Laura Frie, 12, of Richmond 4-H explains how she made her pottery to judge Sara Sybesma of Burlington during pre-fair judging Wednesday at the Walworth County Fair. Frie received a blue ribbon for the piece, which will be on display during the Walworth County Fair, Sept. 2-7 in Elkhorn.
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A colored pencil drawing of a blue jay by Sara Sybesma of Harvesters 4-H in Delavan won a blue ribbon in the Arts and Crafts show judged Aug. 19, 2009 at the Walworth County Fair.
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Pete McIntyre of the Bloomfield Cloverleafs listens as the judge examines his artwork during Arts and Crafts Show judging Aug. 19, 2009 at the Walworth County Fair. McIntyre came away with two blue ribbons.
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A turkey by Travis Murphy of Harvesters 4-H in Delavan is made completely from gourds. The blue-ribbon entry is in the Arts and Crafts show whis was judged Aug. 19, 2009 at the Walworth County Fair.
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A tractor by Travis Murphy of Harvesters 4-H in Delavan is a blue-ribbon entry in the arts and crafts show at he Walworth County Fair.
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A new sign will greet visitors to the Walworth County Fair. The donated project was spearheaded by Gary Wallem, along with donated work from volunteers.
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