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123rd
Afton Fair
and Agricultural
Exposition
Thursday-Sunday
July 12-15, 2012
Located just off I-88, Exit 7 on
Route 41 South, Afton, NY
www.theaftonfair.com
607-639-1525
— Tri-Town News — Thursday, July 15, 2010
New Themes Set the Tone for
Each Day of the Afton Fair
Welcome to the
123rd Afton Fair
and Agricultural Exposition
July 12-15, 2012
Phone: 607-639-1525
www.theaftonfair.com
The Board of Directors of Afton Driving Park and Agricultural Association
welcomes you to the 2012 Afton Fair. We would also like to extend a special
“Thank You” to all those people who contributed their time and effort to help
make the 123rd Afton Fair a success.
Officials
President..............................................................Dennis Fletcher
Vice President..........................................................Steve Willes
Secretary..................................................................... John Niles
Treasurer..................................................................Renee Webb
Directors
Alvin Barrett, Rhonda Barriger, Regina Birdsall, Paul Faigle,
Barb Niles, Peg Squire, Frank Tingley, Vicky Gregory
Planning Committee
Rhonda Barriger, Regina Birdsall, Barb Niles,
Peg Squire, Renee B. Web
Non-Board Member Superintendents and Volunteers
Floral Hall Superintendent..................................... Josh Conover
Afton Sertoma Representative..............................Linda Fletcher
Maintenance........................................... Rhonda & Bill Barriger
Harness Racing........................... George Baker and Lia Tingley
Small Animal Displays/Contests.............................. Lia Tingley
Children’s Activity Center.......................................Amber Niles
Yes, Virginia, There Will Be An Afton Fair
AFTON - Despite loss of the midway for 2012, the Afton Fair is alive and well. The Fair Board
and volunteers are working hard to bring four days of family fun and information to the community, July 12-15.
The schedule for the 123rd Afton fair is continually adding new opportunities, activities and
entertainment. So be sure to check the Afton Fair web page, theaftonfair.com, for the latest
updates.
The themes for the Fair are: Thursday, “Racing to Work”; Friday, “Education Day”; Saturday,
“Health Day”; and Sunday is “Artisan Day.”
Your favorites will be at the fair again this year, Children’s Activity Center, Floral Hall, Harness Racing, Small Animal Exhibit, Youth Dairy Show, Open English & Western Horse Show,
Miniature & Driving Horse Show, I-88 Speedway Race and Fireworks.
Watch for the Hot Air Balloons – with a Glow on Friday, Afton Fair Cruise In, Antique Race
Cars, Miss Afton Fair, Doodlebug Club, Kiddy Tractor Pull, Afton Fair Baby Contest, Gary
Jennings on stage, Shawn Hawkins & Tessa Dzuba on stage, Community Parade, T.O.Y.S. tractor pull, Pink Faith of Chenango and Broome County Walk for the Cure, Gentle Giants (Draft
Horses) and the Garden Tractor Pull.
This year will include over 100 school art exhibits along with exhibits of professional artists
and artisans. Numerous businesses and agency will also have exhibits in the fair buildings.
Gates will open 9 a.m. with general admission $3 per car, $1 per person walking through gate.
On Friday, at 3 p.m., the general admission changes to the donation of non-perishable food item.
The food will support the local food pantry.
Putting
customers first.
Every single day.
“Racing to Work” kicks
off the Afton Fair on Thursday, July 12. Gates open at 9
a.m. with general admission $3
per car, $1 per person walking
through gate.
Harness Racing is the major
event of the day starting at 1
a.m. in front of the grandstand
with free grandstand admission.
Watch the excitement of flying hooves as the magnificent
Standbreds fly around the track.
The “Racing to Work” theme
continues in the fair buildings
with exhibits by Raymond Corporation, Manpower, SUNY
Morrisville to help people with
resumes, Opportunities for
Chenango, SPCA, Hospice,
Catholic Charities, United Way,
Chenango County Farm Bureau
and Chenango County Cornell
Cooperative Extension’s 4H,
Eat Smart, and Horticulture
programs. Watch for information on the other businesses and
agencies that will be at the Fair
for our “Racing to Work” day.
At 5 p.m. the Afton Fair
Cruise-In will start with Gray
Jennings on the on the 88BC/
Afton Sertoma Stage.
Friday July 13 is Education Day. Take this opportunity to stop by exhibits in the
Fair Buildings to explore a new
educational opportunity. Enjoy
over 100 art exhibits from Afton Central School and Unadilla
Valley School. There will also
If you haven’t tried raising, making, growing or baking something
for Afton Fair’s
Floral Hall, give
it a shot this
summer. Anyone from anywhere can enter
an exhibit, big
or small. Plant
some
flowers and see if
you can grow
a Blue-Ribbon winner. Turn
strawberries into jam and enter a jar. Piece together a quilt.
Bake a batch of cinnamon rolls.
There’s even writing
and scrap booking!
There are also categories in photography, creative arts,
fine arts, antiques,
culinary and many
more!
There will be
demonstrations and
display during the
week. Check with
the fair office or superintendent Josh Conover for days and
times.
Not sure what you might like
to make or do? The Floral Hall
Premium Book, which contains
all the classes and entry forms,
is online at www.theaftonfair.
com/floral-hall-directory.shtml.
If you have a question or
want to volunteer to chair a department for Floral Hall call the
Afton Fair Office at 639-1525.
Afton Fair
Cruise In
There will be a cruise in at the
Afton Fair this year on Wednesday the 20th of July at 5:00 p.m.
There will be trophies for choice
truck, motorcycle, nostalgic,
original, muscle, and hot rod,
plus a nice trophy for best of
show. This is a fun show only,
so bring your fancy cars, motorcycles and trucks for the cruise
in. Competitors in the cruise in
receive free admission to the
fair for driver and passenger
only. There will be music and
a 50/50. Come show off your
“baby” and enjoy the fair.
HORTON Has It!
Trot in to Watch Sire Stakes
If you have never experienced the excitement of Harness Racing, the Harness Racing event on Thursday, July 21
at 1:00 p.m. provides the perfect
opportunity to see it for yourself. The races include the NY
Sire Stakes County Fair Racing
for 2 and 3 year old trotters and
pacers; CKG Billing Amateur
Trot; Open pace for 4 year olds
and up (Dick Andresen Memorial Pace); and Open Trot for 4
year olds and up (Ted Wickham
Memorial Trot).
If you would like to learn
more about Harness Racing visit www.theaftonfair.com/harness-racing.shtml or stop by the
Harness Racing Museum during
the fair.
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Walk for the Cure will take
place on the harness race track
from 9-2 p.m.
Check out the Youth Dairy
Show, Miss Afton Fair Contest, the Doddle Bug Club, the
Kiddie Tractor Pull, the Afton
Fair Baby Contest and Shawn
Hawkins & Tessa Dzuba on the
stage from 5-10 p.m.
The first Afton Fair Community Parade kicks off in front
of the grandstand at 7 p.m. Following the parade there will be
the Bikes-for-Kids Drawing
(two boys and two girls bikes).
End the evening with the NBT
Fireworks.
Sunday July 15 is Artisan Day featuring the stained
glass exhibit from Rainy
Collins-Vickers.
Check out a variety artisans
exhibiting their crafts. The Miniature and Driving Horse Show
starts at 9:00 a,m. At 10 a.m.
enjoy the T.O.Y.S. (Tractors of
Yesteryear) Tractor Pull. Many
of the tractors have painstakingly restored. The Catskill Garden
Tractor Pull at 1 p.m.
Daily attractions include the
Children’s Activity Center, Floral Hall, small animal display,
and great food. Two hot air balloons will be at the fair Thursday through Saturday watch for
details.
Come to an old fashion agricultural fair and have lots of
family fun.
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be an exhibit of 22 paintings of
Chenango County landmarks
from Francis Wilcox of Oxford
and at least five assorted artists’
work through the Artist’s Pallette, Norwich. Check out the
quilts on display in the Floral
Hall.
Stop by the Youth Dairy
Show at 1 p.m. Antique cars
will be on display in front of the
Grand Stand from 2-5 p.m.
Gates will open Friday at 9
a.m. with general admission
$3 per car, $1 per person walking through gate. At 3 p.m. the
general admission changes to
the donation of non-perishable
food item or $3 per car, $1 per
person walking through gate.
The food will support the local
food pantry.
The Grandstands open at
5 p.m. for the I-88 Speedway
Racing Event Racing at 7 p.m.
Admission is $10. The Afton
Fair Board will be sponsoring
a bike giveaway with one lucky
boy and one lucky girl winning
a new bike. A spectacular Hot
Air Balloon Glow where people
can also meet the pilots will
take place after dark.
Saturday July 14 is “Health
Day”. At 9 a.m. the gates open
at with general admission $3.00
per car, $1 per person walking through gate and the open
English and Western Horse
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on July 14 at the Afton Fair
Afton Fair Horse Shows Are
Sat. and Sun. in the Infield Ring
The Afton Fair English and
Western Horse Show is Saturday, July 14 with Jilliane Conway as judge. Divisions include
Adult Walk/Trot or Jog, Junior
Walk/Trot or Jog, Junior, Senior, Open and Green Horse
along with a Groom’s class for
those helping and a free leadline
class for little ones. Sunday July 15 is the Miniature, Driving, and Senior Citizen Driving (Broome County
Office for Aging Senior Games
Equestrian Division). Miniature
classes will include color class
and an exciting obstacle classes. Come watch the minis fly over
jumps. Mini divisions include
Youth, Adult and Open along
with Men and Ladies driving
divisions. Horses/Ponies and
Mini driving are run separate. All size horses, mules, or donkeys are welcome. Our judge
for Sunday is Stephanie Pisik. The shows start at 9:00 a.m. on
both days.
Each division on both days
has High Point and Reserve
Champion awards. During the
last three years, the Afton Fair
has paid over $1,000 each year
in premiums to horse show par-
ticipants. Premiums are not paid
for equitation, showmanship,
horsemanship or reinsmanship
classes. Full premiums of $15,
$10, $5, $3 are paid for the top
4 places when there are 8 or
more in the class. Less than 8
in the class results in prorated
premiums.
Afton Girl Scouts will be
doing a food booth under the
pavilion with some new menu
items. There is free admission
to the fair for each rider, whip
or in-hand participant and a
groom/driver. Fair admissions
for all others are $3.00 per car
or $1.00 per person walking
through gate.
Entry forms, class lists and
rules are available at www.
theaftonfair.com. Save $2.00
per class by sending in early entries by July 10. Sponsors will
be accepted until the day of the
show and announced several
times throughout the show. The
horse shows are managed by the
East River Riders and Northern Champions 4-H Clubs as a
community service project. Peg
Squire, Show Chairman, can be
reached evenings at 607-6931025 or at [email protected].
Pink Faith was created in
March of this year by Tammy
Rae Palmetier, Kim Nerzak, and
Rose Cepero, all local women
who are survivors of breast
cancer. We have done several
fundraisers locally and have
raised money to help women of
Chenango and Broome Counties
who are diagnosed with breast
cancer with travel expenses
incurred during treatment. On
July 14 we will be holding a
Pink Faith Walk For The Cure
With Susan G Komen, Lourdes
Hospital, UHS, and Chenango
County Health Network at the
Afton Fairgrounds. Registra-
tion is at 9 a.m. and the walk
will begin at 11 a.m. We have
the Mission In Motion van
from Lourdes that will be doing mammograms; educational
displays by UHS, Lourdes and
Chenango County Health Network and Susan G Komen;
raffle baskets, giveaways and
50/50 drawings; and a beautiful queen size hand made quilt
to be raffled. Sponsors for this
event are NBT Bank, Lourdes
Hospital, UHS and Binghamton
Jeep Chrysler, Contant Tammy
Palmetier at 607-343-0724 or
Kim Nerzak at 607-597-9637
for registration forms. Come to the First Afton Fair
Community Parade
Instead of having a Firemen’s
Parade this year, the Afton Fair
will be having a Community
Parade which will be held on
Saturday July 14. The parade
line up will start at 6 p.m.and
step off at 7 p.m. We will have
trophies awarded to the first
place winner in several categories. So bring your hay wagon,
truck, car, four wheeler, fire
truck, motorcycle, or whatever
and join us for a night of fun.
We are looking for fire depart-
ments, schools, churches or any
other organizations to join the
fun this year. For information
contact the Afton Fair Office at
607-639-1525. Hope to see you
there.
Don’t miss the
Fireworks!
10 p.m. on Saturday
night after the parade.
Afton Fair Youth Dairy Show
The Afton Fair Youth Dairy
Show showmanship competition will be on Friday, July 13
and classes will be Saturday,
July 14 Friday’s show will start
at 1 p.m. and Saturday’s show
will start at 10 a.m. All entries
must follow State Health Guidelines available on the website at
www.theaftonfair.com/animal-
health.shtml. Each exhibitor
must have a health certificate
signed by a licensed veterinarian for the State Vet to check
when you arrive.
Full details, including classes, entry form and camper space
request form are available on
the website at www.theaftonfair.com/youth-dairy.shtml.
Afton Fair Rabbit and
Poultry Fun Shows
2012 Miss Afton Fair Rules
The Afton Fair Pageant is
July 14 at 1 p.m. on the 88BC/
Afton Sertoma Stage. Check-in
time is from 10 a.m. until 11
a.m. We will accept walk-in
entries the day of the show. The
Miss Teen Interview will be
held between 11 a.m. and noon
in business attire.
Categories
Miss Afton has three entry
categories. Little Miss Afton
Fair is open to girls 5-8, Junior
Miss Afton Fair is open to girls
9-12, Miss Teen Afton Fair is
open to girls 13-19.
Appearances
Each contestant makes two
appearances: casual wear - any
informal outfit (casual dresses, pants and top, shorts and
shirt etc.); formal wear - dress,
gowns; business attire for miss
teen interview.
Judging Categories
Each contestant will be
judged in four categories: an interview with a panel of judges; casual wear; formal wear; and
a one minute speech on any
subject
Prizes
Every winner receives a sash,
tiara, and trophy.
Contact Information
Please refer any questions
to The Afton Fair Office at
607-639-1525
Afton Fair Baby
Contest
The Afton Fair Baby Contest
will be held Saturday, July 14
at 3:00 p.m. Entries will be accepted from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00
p.m. at the 88BC stage. This is
a “for fun show” so bring your
babies and have fun! Trophies
will be presented to the top baby
in the three categories in each
age group.
Judging will be based on: nicest smile, happiest, and friendliest. Age groups: Newborn thru
12 months; 13 months up to 3
years; 3 years thru 5 years
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Come join us Wednesday,
July 11, at 10 a.m. for the Afton Fair Rabbit and Poultry fun
shows. The poultry show starts
at 10 a.m. with the rabbit show
to follow. Compete for ribbons,
trophies and bragging rights.
Put your rabbits and poultry
on display in our farm animal
exhibit area. The show is open
to everyone both young and
young at heart. A special ribbon
will be given for the best decorated exhibit in both shows. A
simple test is required for all
poultry except waterfowl. Call
Lia at 607-343-5913 for more
information.
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Afton, NY 13730
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I-88 Speedway to Headline Fair
Activities on Friday Night
Join us Friday, July 13 for
Chambers & O’Hara Night
at I-88 Speedway. The local
promotional team of Jamie
Page and Ron Ford of J&R
Motorsports promotions have
once again made several improvements to the racing
surface with rave reviews.
Come and see why people are
commenting that the best racing action in the area is happening at the I-88 Speedway.
Racing starts at 7 p.m. with
Modifieds, Sportsman, Street
Stocks, IMCA Modifieds, 4
Cylinder Front Wheel Drives,
and 4 Cylinder Trucks. Admission is: ages 15 yrs & up
$10, ages 9-14 $5, and ages
8 and under are always free
at I-88 Speedway. Come out
and enjoy door handle to door
handle racing action and if
you like two, three and four
wide racing action then you
won’t want to miss this night
at the Fair. As always there
will be a 50/50 drawing, half
the money goes to the winner
and half goes to the Drivers
point fund. Hot laps start at
6:15 p.m. with racing action
at 7 p.m. So come out and
enjoy the Afton Fair and I-88
Speedway, “Your cure for the
Friday Night Fever.”
Two bikes donated by the Afton
Fair Board will be given away
during intermission at the races.
On Saturday, July 14 at 8 p.m.
two boys’ and two girls’ bikes
will be given away in front of the
grandstand. Children must be
between 5-10 years old and be
present to win. Tickets will be
given out at the grandstand, only
one ticket per child.
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123rd Afton Fair
and Agricultural Exposition
Thurs. -Sun., July 12-15, 2012
9 AM - Tessa and Shawn from Honeystruck.
Tessa Victoria
Lead Vocals.
Tessa, a pop, country, and blues vocalist is a singer song
writer who has studied voice under Hilerie Klien Rensi from
2006-2011. She plays both guitar and piano. She was the
2010 winner of EPAC Idol and winner of the Colgate Country
Showdown 2010. She performed at the 2010 Spiedie Fest and
Balloon Rally and with Jared Campbell at The Terra Cotta in
Binghamton. She was the lead vocalist in the band Unspoken
and currently attends Berklee College of Music in Boston MA.
Shawn Hawkins
Co-vocals, Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Shawn is a singer songwriter. He was the lead guitarist and
co-vocalist in the band Hailey & Shawn from 2009-2011, winner of the Colgate Country Showdown 2009 & 2010, as well as
the 2010 State Champion. Shawn has had the privilege of opening for John Michael Montgomery, Jason Michael Carroll, and
Josh Gracin. Shawn has performed at the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally and The New York State Fair as well as numerous
local establishments in the Southern Tier area. His Nashville
performances include Tootsies the Listening Room, Legends
Corner, and The Stage, he will be attending Belmont University
in Nashville in the fall.
Thursday, July 12
Racing to Work
Gates open - general admission
$3.00 per car, $1 per person walking
through gate.
All Day - Animal Exhibit - Small Animal Pens
9 - 11 AM - Floral Hall Judging - Under the
grandstands
11 AM - 7 PM - Floral Hall Display - Under the
grandstands
12 - 7 PM - Children’s Activity Center - Near
Small Animal Pens
1 - 5 PM - Harness Racing - Grandstand
5 PM - Afton Fair Cruise In
5 - 9 PM - Gary Jennings on the 88BC/Afton
Sertoma Stage
Time TBD - Job Fair featuring local job assistance agencies
Friday, July 13 - Education Day
9 AM - Gates open - general admission
$3.00 per car, $1 per person walking
through gate.
All Day -
Animal Exhibit - Small Animal Pens
9 AM - 5 PM - Floral Hall Display - Under the
grandstands
12 - 7 PM - Children’s Activity Center - Near
Small Animal Pens
1 PM - Youth Dairy Show - Show tent
2 - 5 PM - Antique Cars - Grandstand
3 PM - General Admission: Donation of a
non-perishable food item or $3.00
per car, $1.00 per person walking
through gate.
5 PM - Grandstands open for Racing
admission
7 PM - I-88 Speedway Racing - Grandstand
Saturday, July 14 - Health Day
9 AM - Gary Jennings
Gary was born in Sidney, New York and started his singing in
church at an early age. Gary sang lead in several bands like the
Country Gamblers, Desperado’s and Gary Lee and the Ectasy
in upstate NY. He has traveled from state to state, singing with
various bands from Florida to Texas, where he sang at Gilley’s
in Pasadena and was fortunate enough to meet Mickey Gilley.
Gary has been lead singer in various bands, the most recent being his band Midway. Gary went to Nashville in 2001 where he
performed in Tootsie’s and in the Nashville Palace. Through the
years Gary has opened for many National Acts such as: Johnny
Paycheck, Dan Seals, Hank Williams III, John Cafferty and the
Beaver Brown Band (Eddie and the Cruisers), Conway Twitty,
Charlie Pride, Jimmy Van Zant at the Harley Davidson Rendezvous in Indian Country and many other great artists.
Gary’s show is a variety of different kinds of music from classic country to classic rock, 50s - 90s and some new country. He
has released three CD’s of original music. He has won many
awards and has been inducted into the New York Country Hall
of Fame in Cortland.
We welcome Gary Jennings back to The Afton Fair on
Wednesday, July 20 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the 88BC/Afton Sertoma Stage. Visit his myspace page for a full bio: http://
www.myspace.com/garyjennings.
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Gates open - general admission
$3.00 per car, $1 per person walking
through gate.
All Day - Animal Exhibit - Small Animal Pens
9 - 5 PM - Floral Hall Display - Under the
grandstands
9 AM - Open Horse Show, English and
Western - Horse Show Ring
9 AM - 2 PM - Pink Faith of Chenango and
Broome County, Walk for the Cure
- Grandstand
10 AM - Youth Dairy Show - Show tent
11 AM - 7 PM - Children’s Activity Center - Near
Small Animal Pens
1 PM - Miss Afton Fair - 88BC/Afton Sertoma
Stage
2 PM - Doodle Bug Club
2 PM - Kiddie Tractor Pull - Vendor Row
behind Grandstand
3 PM - Afton Fair Baby Contest
5 - 10 PM - Shawn Hawkins & Tessa Dzuba
(break from 7 - 8)
6 PM - Community Parade Line up
7 PM - Community Parade Starts
- Grandstand
After Parade - Bikes-for-Kids Drawing (Two boys
and two girls bikes)
10 PM - Fireworks
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Sunday, July 15 - Artisan Day
9 AM - Gates open - general admission
$3.00 per car, $1 per person walking
through gate.
All Day - Animal Exhibit - Small Animal Pens
9 AM - 5 PM - Floral Hall Display - Under the
grandstands
9 AM - Open Horse Show, Miniature Driving
and Senior Driving - Horse Show
Ring
10 AM - T.O.Y.S. Tractor Pull - Show tent
11 AM - 5 PM - Children’s Activity Center - Near
Small Animal Pens
1 - 5 PM - Catskill Garden Tractor Pullers
- Grandstand
More Events May be Added
As We Get Closer to Fair
Time - Watch the Paper for
Information!
Admission for the
2012 Afton Fair
$3.00 per car
$1.00 per person age 6 or over
walking through gate
SPECIAL ADMISSION
Starting 3:00 PM, Friday, July 13:
Donation of non-perishable food
item or $3.00 per car or $1.00
per person age 6 or over walking
through gate.
Doodlebug Club
Doodlebug Club of Franklin will be joining the parade at
The
the Afton Fair on Saturday, July 14 this year. Originating with ten
members early in 1999, “The Doodlebug Club of Franklin, NY” has
since experienced tremendous growth and popularity. Many local
parades and community fund raising events have been host to the
club, which now includes well over 30 participants. With common
interest to restore, share, and enjoy these homemade antique tractors, the dedicated club members preserve and display an important
part of our American economic history. This marks the 13th year of
operation as an immensely enjoyable and worthwhile organization,
with great contributions to historical interest, community support,
and all around good times for the viewing public an our members
and families. What is a Doodlebug? A Doodlebug tractor is the colloquial name
for a homemade tractor made in the United States during World
War II when production tractors were in short supply. The Doodlebug, was a nickname for the aftermarket tractor kit made by David
Bradley, “The old DB”. The conversion kits were expensive, some
as much as $300. Magazines such as “Popular Mechanics” provided
instructions for building a “Handy Henry” from that old Ford sitting in your back yard, which cost about $20.00. The farmers used
Model T’s and Model A’s with two transmissions, truck rear ends,
and big rear tires. These Doodlebugs were used to plow, made hay,
haul logs, and pull out stumps. You still see many examples of the
doodlebug in upstate NY and New England.
Best of Luck
to the Afton Fair
Directors & Committees
for a successful year, and
Good Luck to all participants!
D&D TROPHIES
140 Main St., Afton, NY
Phone 639-2828