2008 Monroe County Fair Schedule
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Pre-Fair |
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| Friday August 15th | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Coulson Building Booth Decorating |
| Saturday August 16th | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Check-In 4-H Clothing for Display |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Coulson Building Booth Decorating |
| Sunday August 17th | |
| 12:00 noon | Animals Check-In |
| No Early Check-Ins Allowed | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Service By Switzerland of Ohio Minstrial Association |
| (Grandstand) | |
| The Monroe County Fair | |
| Gates Open at 8:00 a.m. | |
| Flag raising is promptly at 8:45 a.m. daily. | Flag retreat promptly at 7:45 p.m. daily. |
| Monday August 18th | |
| 9:00 a.m. | 4-H Booth Judging (Couslon Building Closed) |
| 10:00 a.m. | All animals in place |
| 10.00 a.m. - 12:00 noon | Small animal weigh-in (Chickens, Rabbits) |
| (Rabbit and Poultry Barn) | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Large animal Weigh-In (Goats, Lambs, Feeders, |
| Heifers, Steer and Hogs) | |
| (Showbarn) | |
| 2:00 p.m. | 4-H Cloverbud Show and Tell |
| 4:00 p.m. | Youth Pedal Pull |
| (Showbarn) | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Mid-way rides open |
| 5:00 p.m. (cont.) | Parade line-up begins |
| 5:00 p.m. | Official flag raising by VFW |
| 6:00 p.m. | Junior Fair Parade* |
| (Grandstand) | |
| Rain Date is set at wednesday at 6:00 pm | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Horseshoe Pitching |
| 6:30 p.m. (cont.) | Presentation of Junior Fair Royalty |
| (Grandstand) | |
| 7:00 p.m | Mud Bogg |
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7:30 p.m. |
Junior Fair Dairy Showmanship and Breeding Show |
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Followed by Open Class |
| 8:00 p.m. | Teen Dance W/ Peg leg entertainment |
| (entertainment tent) | |
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Tuesday August 19th |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Jr. Fair Swine Show (Order: Showmanship, Market |
| Classes) | |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 9:00 a.m. (cont.) | Open Class Horse Show |
| (Arena) | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Jr. Fair Rabbit Showmanship & Breeding |
| (Rabbit & Poultry Barn) | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Jr Fair Horse Show - Production, Showmanship, |
| Horsemanship, Trail, Hunt Seat, Saddle Seat | |
| (Arena) | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Dairy Feeder Showmanship |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Beef Showmanship |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Harness Racing* |
| (Grandstand) | |
| 4:15 | Katie Orlofski (entertainment tent) |
| 6:00 p.m. (cont.) | Market Livestock Show (Order: Dairy Feeders, Feeder Calf Heifers, |
| Feeder Calf Steer, and Market Steer) | |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 5:30 | Pickin on Country ( Entertainment Tent ) |
| 6:45 p.m. | Katie Orlofski |
| 7:00 | Basketball free throw contest sponsored by STAND |
| 7:30 p.m. | ATV Drag Races |
| 8:00 p.m. | Pickin on Country |
| (Entertainment Tent) | |
| Wednesday August 20th | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Jr. Fair Sheep Show (Order: Showmanship, Market Class) |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Jr. Fair Market Rabbit Classes & Sr. Fair Open Rabbit |
| Show | |
| (Rabbit & Poultry Barn) | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Jr. Fair Goat Show followed by Open Class Goat Show |
| (Goat Barn) | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Adult Euchre Tournament |
| (Under Grandstand) | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Happy Heart Singers |
| (entertainment tent) | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Jr. Fair Poultry Show (Order: Showmandship, Market |
| Classes, Breeding Classes)(poultry barn) | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Gary Jones (entertainment tent) |
| 2:30 p.m. | Open Class Poultry Show |
| 3:00 p.m. | Draft Horse Show |
| 3:00 p.m. (cont.) | Jr. Fair Beef Breeding Show followed by Open Class |
| Breeding Show | |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Linda Rush ( Entertainment Tent ) |
| 4:00 p.m. | Harness Racing |
| 5:00 p.m. | Jr. Fair Driving Draft Horse Cart Class |
| (Arena) | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Horseshoe Pitching |
| 7:00 p.m. | Open Class Hereford Show |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 7:00 pm | Basketball free throw contest sponsored by STAND |
| 7:30 p.m. | SEVENTH ECHO W/ SPECIAL GUEST BACKBONE |
| (FREE Grandstand Show Sponsored by Modern Hardware and Alltell Wireless) | |
| Thursday August 21 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Jr. Fair Horse Show - Contest Classes ( Arena ) |
| 1:00 p.m. (cont.) | Small Market Animal Sale (Order: Fryers,Goats, Rabbits, |
| and Lambs) | |
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(Show Barn) | |
| 2:00 p.m. | 4-H Horse Fun Show |
| (Arena) | |
| 4:15 p.m. | Lacy and her Attitude (entertainment tent) |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Large Market Animal Sale (Order: Dairy Feeders, Hogs, Market Steers, Feeder Calf Heifers, |
| and Feeder Calf Steers) | |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Not So Rich and Famous ( Entertainment Tent ) |
| 6:45 p.m. | Lacy and Her Attitude |
| (Entertainment Tent) | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Antique Tractor Pull and Garden Tractor Speed Pull |
| (Grandstand) | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Not So Rich and Famous |
| (Entertainment Tent) | |
| Friday August 22 | |
| 10:00 a.m. | 4-H Dog Show ( Entertainment Tent ) |
| 12:00 p.m. | Water Balloon Volleyball Tournament |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Open Dog Dress-up Contest ( Entertainment Tent ) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Animal Dress-up Contest ( Show Barn) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Fun Horse Show ( Arena ) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Junior Fair Supreme Showmanship |
| (Show Barn) | |
| 3:00 pm | Barn Yard Olympics (Rabbit & Poultry Barn) |
| 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Annual Elections of Board of Directors of the Monroe |
| Agricultural Society | |
| (Coulson Building Kitchen) | |
| 8:00 | Teen Dance w/ PEG LEG ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7:00 p.m. | Truck & Tractor Pull |
| (Grandstand) | |
| Saturday August 23rd | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Suburban Tractor Pull |
| (West Side of Infield - Pulling Track) | |
| 12:00 noon | Dairy, Rabbits, Poultry, & Horses Released |
| 12:30p.m. | Ladies Horseshoe Pitching |
| 1:00p.m. | Youth Pedel Pull (Rabbit & Poulty Barn ) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Beef, Hogs, Sheep, & Goats Released |
| 1:30 p.m. | Mens Horseshoe Pitching |
| (Draw Partners) | |
| 2:00 p.m. | All Animals MUST Be Removed |
| 3:00 p.m. | Horseshoe Pitching (Fair Championship) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Coulson Building Displays Removed |
| 4:00 | OPEN CLASS FEEDER CALF SHOW |
| (showbarn) | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Demolition Derby |
| (Grandstand) | |
| 9:00 p.m. - ?? | Square Dance |
| (Rabbit & Poultry Barn) |