Christian County Fair

Fair Events

Tuesday: Firefighter Appreciation Day (sponsored by The Taylorville Community Credit Union) at 5 pm. Christian County Fair Pageants (sponsored by Waste Management) 6 pm Little Miss 7 pm Jr. Miss and Miss.

Wednesday: FFA Shows starting at 8 am. Senior Citizens Appreciation Dinner (Sponsored by Larry's Service Center) 11 am. Antique Tractor Exhibit (sponsored by Central Illinois Ag) 4 pm. Decatur Park Singers (sponsored by Ace Hardware and Aaron's) 6:30 pm. 4-wheeler Races (sponsored by Action Power Sports and South Fork Dirt Riders) 6:30 pm.

Thursday: Young America Day (sponsored by Blakely Heating and Cooling) 10 am. Kids Pedal Pull (sponsored by Christian County Farm Supply) 8 am. 4-H Auction 6:30 pm. Talent Show (sponsored by Pioneer) 6:30 pm.

Friday: Livestock Shows All Day starts at 8 am. Blood Drive (sponsored by Ahlstrom Filtration) 3:00 pm. ITPA (sponsored by First National Bank in Taylorville and Pioneer) 6:30 pm.

Saturday: Open Western Horse Show (sponsored by Prairieland Ag) 9 am. Blood Drive 9 am. Sand Volleyball Tournament (sponsored by West Sand and Trucking) 10 am. Tornado Wrestling Foundation Survivor's Stampede 10 am. Chili Cook Off (sponsored by Pepsi) 12 pm. 4X4 Stock Truck Pull (sponsored by Golden Harvest and GSI) 6:30 pm.

Sunday: All Speed Horse Show (sponsored by The Herald-Star) 9 am. Garden Tractor Pull 12 pm. Demo Derby (sponsored by Sloans and Channel Seed) 6:30 pm, and following the Demo Derby will be fireworks.  

Young America Day at the Fair

Many kids spent the day out at the Christian County Fair at Young America Day on Thrusday. Jim Curtin Christian County Fair Board President says that the event gets the youth involved.

Curtin says that he actually participated in an event in Young America Day.

Below are some pictures of Young America Day.

Skydiver Drops Camera at Christian County Fair

What could have been a serious accident caused no injuries on the opening night of the Christian County Fair.

Christian County Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp says a skydiver parachuting in as part of the Firefighter Appreciation ceremony Tuesday evening dropped something.

The Sheriff says other than that bizarre event, their have been few problems at the fair. The Christian County Fair continues through Sunday at the fairgrounds in Taylorville.

Christian County Fair Crowns Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Christian County

Megan Dewerff (kneeling in the center) Miss Christian County

(Photo Courtesy of Tammy Kater, Photos by You in Stonington)

Emily Morrison (flowers in hand) the first annual Junior Miss Christian County

(Photo Courtesy of Tammy Kater, Photos by You in Stonington)

Karlee Edwards (flowers in hand) wins Christian County Little Miss

(Photo Courtesy of Tammy Kater, Photos by You in Stonington)

4-H Members Compete at 4-H General Show

General Show Picture:

Front Row Left to Right: Julia Shoop, Sarah Long, Kaleigh Gabriel, Morgan Gabriel, Jenny Green, Issac? Roethemeyer, Rebecca Wiggins, Ashley Moomey, Abby Winans, Kirra Walter

Second Row: 2012 4-H Ambassidor-Amy Heberling, Catherine Brookens, Tommy Tarr, Conner Grant, Tyler Moomey, Shiloh Witt, Jericho Witt, Felicity Witt, Manna Witt, Catlin Walter

Third Row: Maria Brockamp, Madison Lush, Mackenzie Harmon, Brooke Bates, Quintin Tippitt, Blake Tippitt, 

Fourth Row: Grace Blakley, Ali Richards, Joel Blakley, Cameron Harmon, Alex Brockamp, Brianna Fesser, Kara Brockamp, Lauren Bailey, Hannah Cornell, macie Owen, Madison Owen, Rebekka Brookens and , Anna Brookens.

Fifth Row: Weston Erlenbush, Tommy Tarr,  SaraPaige Tarr, Drew Brookens, Nathan Bailey, Noah Bailey, David Bruns, Caleb McNeill, and Daniel Cornell

On Monday, July 9th,4-H members from across Christian County exhibited projects and displays at the 4-H General Show.  Many of the exhibits are on display in the Christian County Fair Exposition Building until the afternoon of Thursday, July 12^th.

Each exhibitor received individualized conference judging of their projects, allowing for a great learning experience.  This show was a success due to the generosity of the volunteers who judged. Thank you to all of the volunteers that help throughout the 4H year.

Congratulations to all participants for doing such a great job.   The results for the 4-H members from the shows are listed in the following sequence:  project area, child’s name, city of residence, 4-H club, and awards. State Fair delegates are indicated as Sfair, State Fair Alternate as SFA, and Best of Show as BoS.

Aerospace Display

Animal Science

Dog Display/Poster

Cat Display/Poster

Bicycles

Citizenship

Collections & Hobbies

Electricity

Entomology

Floriculture

Intercultural – Passport to the World (Club Project)

Intergenerational – Walk In My Shoes