Christian County Agricultural Fair

Christian County
Agricultural Fair
July 21-25, 2015
From the Fair Board President...
Welcome to the 92nd Annual
Christian County Agriculture Fair
Hello,
My name is Jim Olive, pictured along with my wife Pat. I have
been elected to serve as President for the 2015 Year. As a 20
plus year member of the fairboard and lifelong member of
Christian County I look forward to this years Fair which will be
the 91st. Each year the Fair showcases Livestock and related Ag
products from Christian County and surrounding areas. All of this
would not be possible without our dedicated fair board members,
gracious sponsors and loyal volunteers!
So Please come out to enjoy the fair with myself, Family and
Granddaughter Allie for the 92nd year of the
Christian County Ag Fair,
Hope to see there!
Jim Olive - President CCAF
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL FAIR BOARD
2015 OFFICERS:
President First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer 2015 DIRECTORS:
Clint Barlow
Leroy Barlow
Tom Barry
Mike Bliler
Jim Curtin
Bob DeClerck
Ed DelValle
Mike Drea
Chuck Dyer
Ron Fleming
Alan Fulk
Jim Greive
Phil Kirkendoll
Kyle Kocurek
Adam Landers
Jim Olive
Chuck Dyer
Jim Curtin
Ben Morman
Alan Fulk
Lee Meteer
Curt Micenheimer
Jim Micenheimer
Ben Morman
Jim Olive
Craig Paulek
Matt Rincker
Phil Roady
Brad Siegrist
Adam Swinger
Jeremy Tucker
Kris Warren
Jeremy Wilson
Aaron Allen
2015 SUPERINTENDENTS:
Horticulture: Linda Binger
Beef Cattle: Lee Meteer
Sheep: Matt Rinker
Swine: Matt Rinker
Goat: Craig Paulek
Stock Truck Pull: Leroy Barlow
ITPA Tractor Pull: Kyle Kocurek
Christian County Pageants: Jenny Swinger
Sound System: Audio Techinical Service Inc.
Expo Building: Phil Kirkendoll
Chili Cook-Off: Alan Fulk
Beer Tent: Kris Warren
CHRISTIAN COUNTY FAIR HISTORY
The present county Fair originated in 1924. Other fairs
were held in the county, but on April 29, 1924, Phil S. Haner,
Robert Carlin, Louis Tolliver, and Edward Alton, signed the application for the incorporation papers for the Christian County
Agriculture Fair Association. The fair was the outgrowth of a
small fair and livestock show held in Manners Park for two
or three years prior to 1924. The success of this small effort prompted the leaders to expand and bring into being the
present fair.
The 40 acres of land at the west edge of Taylorville, where
the Fair is now located, was rented from 1924 thru 1935. The
ground was purchased in 1935 for $5000.00.
In the early days, the Christian County Agriculture Fair was
home to the most outstanding Society Horse Shows in the
Mid-West and was the largest show in the State of Illinois for
County Fairs. The Fair regularly had exhibitors from all over
Illinois and several other States.
The Fair also sponsored Harness and Running Races. The
track was considered one of the best in the United States.
The Fair was a member of the “Top Line” race circuit and
sponsored the first two and three year old “Colt Stakes” in the
State. In 1953, The Christian County Ag Fair and several other
Fairs, formed the “Illinois Bit to Colt Stakes Association.”
Other divisions or events held by the Fair were the Western
Horse Show, beef cattle, dairy cattle, hog and sheep shows.
In the earlier years of the Fair, there were draft and mule
shows and horse pulling contests. These shows slowly gave
way to the truck and tractor pulls you can see today.
Many of today’s events were started in the early years of
the Fair including, 4-H, FFA, Miss Christian County, and many
other attractions. Over the past 90 plus years, hundreds of
Christian County residents have given thousands of hours of
their time and effort to make today’s Christian County Ag Fair
one of the finest in Illinois.
Thank-you for being a part of the Fair and we hope you
enjoyed this little piece of fair history!
The Christian County Fair Board
GRANDSTAND
EVENTS
Tuesday, July 21
Little Miss, Jr. Miss & Miss Pageants
Wednesday, July 22
Stock Car Races
Thursday, July 23
ITPA Tractor Pulls
Friday, July 24
ITPA Truck Pulls
Saturday, July 25
Demolition Derby
STARTING TIME FOR ALL EVENTS IS 7:00 p.m.
Ticket Prices
General Admission $8.00 Reserve Seating $10.00
Infield Pass (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) $15.00
Free
Gate & Parking
all week long!
Don’t Miss the 2015 Christian County Fair Pageants
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.
Grandstand
Tickets: $8/General $10/Reserve
Exhibits of Agriculture Products, Horticulture, Floriculture,
Culinary, Textiles, Fine Arts and Junior Homemaker Open
Class will again make rise to much competition at the
88th Annual Christian County Fair. As in years past these
classes have been excitedly anticipated.
We tend to have many repeat competitors, plus those who
are new to the world of competition. As Superintendents
we encourage the novice and experienced exhibitors. We
try to co-ordinate Junior Open exhibits with classes from
4-H that the youth can cross over competition.
Although some classes are pretty standard such as the
Agriculture Dept J with the tallest corn stalk with ears to
three table beets with tops; there are 54 classes. Dept
K, Horticulture is the smallest with only 4 classes. Floriculture has 57 classes which we try to switch around from
time to time to add variety to the Artistic arrangements.
The Culinary Dept O never disappoints with 33 classes of
delectable treats. Textiles and Fine Arts Dept. M, allows
the artistic talents to prevail with 32 classes covering pottery/sculpture to sewing. Dept. P. Junior Open-18 yrs. and
under has 42 classes.
We use judges with abundant knowledge in their chosen
field. We also encourage any suggestions on how to better
improve your exhibiting experience. The Superintendents
are available to answer any questions you may have.
Wednesday, July 22
8:00 am - Junior and Open Sheep Show
4:00 pm - Wether Show - Open and Junior
Saturday, July 25
8:00 am - Swine-Breeding Barrows Open and Junior
8:00 am - Junior and Open Beef Show
10:30 a.m. - Open Goat Show
Show Barns & Livestock Stalls
located at back of Fairgrounds.
History of 4-H
4-H had its national beginnings around the turn of the century,
and Illinois was there from the start! The groundwork that led to 4-H,
as we know it today, was laid by pioneers in educational work and
leaders of farm org a nizations who realized the value of leisure-time
group activities for young people and their families. Roots can be
traced back to 1899 in Macoupin County, Illinois and W.B. Otwell.
But 4-H as we know it today came in 1914 when the Smith-Lever
Act was passed by Congress. This legislation authorized the creation
of a Cooperative Extension Service in each state’s land-grant college
of agriculture. Extension soon found that one effective way to reach
rural men and women was by working with their children. Thus, Boys
and Girls Club Work became an integral part of Extension’s programming. Dr. James H. Greene was the first state leader for club work.
The first 4-H club in Illinois was the Union Pig Club organized by C.C.
Coots in Macoupin County in the spring of 1915. By 1917 over fifteen
thousand members were enrolled in Illinois. Not only were there corn
and pig clubs, but the work now included canning, sewing, garden,
strawberry, and calf clubs.
4-H continues to evolve as lives change. We are continually working to provide opportunities for youth and their families in any setting.
4-H is not Just for Farm kids Anymore!
Christian County
4-H Livestock Committee
invites you to the
Annual 4-H Auction
on
Thursday, July 23
at 6:00 p.m.
at the Christian County Fair Beef Arena.
A wide variety of 4-H members projects,
including baked goods, woodworking,
crafts and live animals, will be available
for bidding and purchase.
Thank You to everyone who supports the
Christian County 4-H!
Bigger & Better
Carnival!!!
Rides Open
Everyday!
Beer Tent Live Music
Thursday -- 9 p.m.-12 a.m.
THE ANTICS
friday -- 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
The Rewind
saturday -- 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Off the wall
Saturday, July 25th is
YOUNG AMERICA DAY
Saturday Carnival is open from
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
$1.50 Rides
PEDAL TRACTOR PULL @ 10 a.m. (Sponsored by Christian County FS)
FREE KIDS GAMES ON SATURDAY @ 11 a.m.
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Firefighter Appreciation Day
Saturday, July 25 at 1:30 p.m.
Intro
Flag Raising
Prayer
Bell Ceremony
Intro of Fire Departments
Closing Prayer and Comment
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Firefighter Appreciation
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ITPA Tractor Pulls
Thursday, July 23 @ 7:00 p.m.
Grandstands
Tickets: $8/General $10/Reserve $15/Infield
The Illinois Tractor Pulling Assn. was formed in 1968 making
it one of the oldest tractor pulling associations. This year ITPA
will sanction over 65 events in Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri.
ITPA offers 18 different pulling divisions from 1050# Super
Stock (garden tractors) up to 20,000# Pro-Stock Semis, that is
most varied assortment of pulling classes that any association
offers. The ITPA is one of the most popular events held during
the Christian County Ag Fair.
ITPA is a sanctioning body to promote truck and tractor pulling as well as to insure the safety of both our competitors and
our fans. Most of our events are at County Fairs, making them a
vital part of our pulling schedule.
Eveyone is invited to visit our website at itpapulling.com to
see the 2013 pulling schedule and results.
Helping you grow better crops from the ground up!
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STOCK TRUCK PULL
Friday, July 24 @ 7 p.m.
Grandstand
Tickets: $8/General $10/Reserve $15/Infield
Welcome to the 2015 Christian County Ag Fair, Stock Truck
Pull. This year’s “pull” is guaranteed to be one of the top
Grandstand events of the year.
A quick look at the history books tells us that for a number
of years now, the Christian County Ag Fair has been holding
an event called the “Stock Truck Pull”.
This is an open pickup pull for folks from Christian County
and the surrounding towns.
The competition starts with drivers investing time preparing their trucks for the big pull.
Most teams drive their truck to the pull, weigh in for the
different weight classes, make the pull, and then drive their
truck home, if it didn’t break while you were hooked to the
sled.
The Christian County Fair Board runs the event from beginning to end and the Stock Truck Pull has become very
popular with drivers from Christian County and surrounding
areas. The track and facility are one of the best in the area!
If you have
any questions
about
the
Stock Truck
Pull or are
interested in
participating
in the 2014
competition,
please
see
Craig Paulek.
Saturday, July 25 at
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Expo Building
Sand Volleyball Tournament
Saturday, July 25 at 10 a.m.
Registration Begins 11 a.m. -- Play Begins at 1 p.m.
$60 Per Team (Day Of Tournament)
$50 Per Team If Registered By Friday, July 13
Minimum 6 Person Team
Must Have 2 Girls On Court At All Times
CASH PRIZES!
Cash Prizes Based on Entries ~ Paying 1st, 2nd And 3rd Places
Pre-register By Calling 217-824-3100 Or 217-825-3801
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Open Western Horse Show
Saturday, July 25 @ 9 a.m.
Infield
Free Admission
A Horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. Most shows consist of
a series of different performances, called classes, wherein a group of horses with
similar training or characteristics compete against one another for prize money and
awards.
Pleasure horses are shown at the walk, jog,
and lope, on the rail, and in both directions.
Reverses (a turn in the other direction, performed in a teardrop fashion) are always
executed away from the rail, and only at the
walk and jog, because at the lope it would
involve a lead change. The announcer gives
the riders the appropriate commands, like Walk your horses, Jog your horses,
Lope your horses, or Reverse, at a signal from the judge. At the discretion of the
judge, he can ask for an extended jog (trot) to determine his placings in a western
pleasure competition.
Halter is a type of horse show class where horses are shown “in hand,” meaning
that they are led, not ridden, and are judged on their conformation and suitability
as breeding stock. Showmanship at Halter” or “Halter Showmanship” It involves
a person on the ground leading a horse, wearing
a halter or bridle, through a series of maneuvers
called a pattern. The horse itself is not judged on
its conformation. Rather, the exhibitor is judged on
how well he or she exhibits the animal to its best
advantage, with additional scoring for the grooming and presentation of both horse and handler.
In Western Horsemanship the skill of the rider is
tested as well as the degree of training of his or her
horse. Basically, what counts is how well the two
work together, how harmonious their concerted
performance is.
Illinois State Championship
Chili Cookoff
Saturday, July 25, 2015 - Noon
Christian County is proud to host one of the oldest Chili Cookoffs in the country.
This annual event is a qualifying event for the World Championship Chili Cook-off,
held annually near the end of September. The winner of the Traditional Red Chili
wins $1000, qualification to cook at the WCCC and of course bragging rights for the
year. Chili cookoffs are held nationally throughout the year, all competing for the opportunity to cook at the world championship and its’ $25,000 grand prize. Contests
have grown over the years to include not only Traditional Red Chili, but also Salsa
and Chili Verde (green chili). Contest is open to any International Chili Society (ICS)
member. Membership is open to all; requires payment of an annual membership
fee and allows members to participate in any cookoff held within the year. All chili
is prepared, cooked and judged on site, held during the fair. Spectators are always
welcome and free samples of all chili and salsa are available to the public upon
completion of the contest.
RED CHILI
Entry Fee $40.00 total plus $50.00 if not currently
an I.C.S. member
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 PM
CHILI VERDE
SALSA
1 hour preparation time
Entry Fee $20.00
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Entry Fee $15.00
Time: 12:00 PM
Person must enter own 32 oz. sample
Rules, Regulations and Entry Forms available in
Information Packets from Fair Office
Demo Derby
Saturday, July 25 @ 7:00 p.m.
Grandstand
Tickets: $8/General $10/Reserve $15/Infield
The Demo Derby is a different kind of motorsport usually found at
county fairs all around the USA. While rules vary from event to event, the
typical demolition derby event consists of five or more drivers competing
by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another. The last driver
whose vehicle is still operational is awarded the victory.
Demolition derbies originated in the United States and quickly spread
to other western nations. In Europe, racers do not race against each other,
instead aiming specifically to destroy the other cars.
To make the event safer, all glass is removed from the vehicle, and
deliberately ramming the driver’s-side door area is forbidden. The driver’s
door is often required to be painted white with black numbers or with contrasting colors, for visibility.
Most demolition derbies are held on dirt tracks or in open fields and
are usually soaked with water. This causes the competition area to become
muddy which in turn helps to further slow the vehicles.
Some drivers use both the front and rear of the vehicle to ram the other
competitors. Others tend to use only the rear end of the vehicle, to help
protect the engine compartment from damage. Please see someone from
the Christian County Ag Fair if you are interested in participating in our
2013 event.
Have a wonderful time at
the Christian County
Agricultural Fair!
2015 Christian County Ag Fair
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Grandstand Events Sponsors
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- Wednesday Night Stock Car Races
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- Thursday Night Stock Truck Pull
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- Friday Night ITPA Truck & Tractor Pull
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- Saturday Morning Open Western Horse Show
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