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The Brazoria County Fair
LAKE JACKSON • CLUTE • RICHWOOD • FREEPORT • OYSTER CREEK • ANGLETON • DANBURY • ALVIN • WEST COLUMBIA • BRAZORIA • SWEENY
A Special Edition of
The Bulletin
0ctober 6, 2015
YOUR GUIDE TO THE FAIR
Complete BCFA Schedule
Entertainment
Old-Fashioned Fair Parade
History of the fair
Admission Prices
And Much More...
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Message from the BCFA president
‘Country Nights, Carnival Lights’
First and foremost, I would
like to say what an honor and
privilege it is to have been
elected to serve as the 2015
President of the Brazoria
County Fair Association.
I would
also like to
thank the
Sponsors,
Exhibitors,
Patrons,
and the
over 500
Volunteers. Without all of you, this
Fair would not be the success
that it has been for the last 77
years.
Over 77 years ago, a small
group of men and women
decided Brazoria County should
form an Association to have an
Annual Fair. They set forth as its
purpose the following:
“To promote the general
agricultural, culinary, livestock,
horticulture, educational and
manufacturing interest, and the
general development of the
natural resources of the Brazoria
County by exhibiting the same at
an annual fair.”
We are dedicated to keeping
the same objective to the new
generation of the youth of Brazoria County, as it was in 1938.
I hope that your family will join
myself and my BCFA family at
the 2015 Brazoria County Fair.
Matthew A. Burke
2015 BCFA President
Admission price schedule to the fair
Sunday and Thursday are free
FRIDAY
Adults (13 years and older) $15 - 2-11 p.m.
Youth (6 through 12 years of age) $5 - 2-11 p.m.
SATURDAY
Adults (13 years and older) $15 - 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Youth (6 through 12 years of age) $5 - 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
SUNDAY – Free Admission Day
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
Adults (13 years and older) $10 - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Youth (6 through 12 years of age) FREE - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
THURSDAY
Free Admission Day - Sponsored by Brazoria County Fair
Assn. 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
FRIDAY
Adults (13 years and older) $15 - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Youth (6 through 12 years of age) $5 - 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
SATURDAY
Adults (13 years and older) $15 - 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Youth (6 through 12 years of age) $5 - 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Kindergarten and below - Free - 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
PASSES
Youth Season Pass (6 thru 12 yrs of age) $15 -10 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Adult Season Pass (13 years and older) $55 - 10 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Reserved Parking Season pass $25 - 10 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Gatekeeper will allow no person to enter the gate without exhibiting correct fair-authorized permit.
Clown Face Contest always fun
The Clown Face Contest will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at Entertainment Hall.
The three divisions are 3-under; 4-8; and 9-16.
Contestants can be a Tramp CLown, White Face Clown,
Auguste Clown or Character Clown.
There is one grand champion selected in each category. Ribbons will be awarded to first, second and third
in each age group. The Best of Show over the 4 Grand
Champions will receive a rosette.
Look for last year’s winners and photos on BCFA.com
and for more contest information.
There is
something for
children of all
ages in the
carnival area
and midway
Carnival retro mix
Old-fashioned fair parade to wind through Angleton, Saturday, Oct. 10, starting at 10 a.m.
Parade retro mix
CPRA Rodeo finals one of several events at fair arena
One of the highlights of the
Brazoria County Fair is the CPRA
Rodeo finals, which will have added
$100,000 in prize money this year.
The rodeo this year will be held
on Friday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m., and Sunday,
Oct. 11, at 3 p.m.
They will take place in the Rodeo
Arena, which will also host some
other activities.
Mutton Bustin’: Sponsored by
Phillips 66, this popular event will
take place Oct. 9, 10, and 11 from
6:30 - 9 p.m. Contestants between
the ages of 4-8 who weigh 55 lbs. or
less are eligible. Participants will try
to ride a runaway sheep during the
CPRA Rodeo.
Ranch Rodeo: Sedica Cattle
Company walked away last year
with the overall champioinship.
2014 Parade Winners
Best School Float- Danbury
Middle & High School
Best Civic - Danbury Cub
Scout Pack #544
Best Religious Float - Angleton Christian School - Puppet
Ministry
Best Commercial Float
- BASF Corporation
Best Children’s Float - Greenhouse Learning Center
Second place went to Anchor Head
Ranch, with C&C Cattle placing
third.
The event this year will be held
Oct. 16, 7-11 p.m.
Contestants will compete in three
of the following events to be determined by Ranch Rodeo Committee:
Yoking, double mugging, sorting,
calf branding, pasture doctoring, or
wild cow milking.
The Brazoria County Fair Ranch
Rodeo qualifies for the GCRRA
finals. Cowboys must be a paid
member of the GCRRA in order to
qualify for finals.
For an updates list of arena
events, go to bcfa.com.
The BCFA Fair Mom Contest is not a beauty pageant
BCFA’s 2014 Fair Mom was Allison Strother.
The Fair Mom contest is not a
beauty pageant. It is more complex
than that. It honors candidates for
their contributions to family and the
community.
This year’s contest will be held
Friday, Oct. 10, from 8-10 p.m. in
the auditorium.
It is an event to recognize and
honor outstanding mothers.
Contestants are judged on their
contributions to their communities,
children and families. Nominations
had to include a 500-word essay
explaining why the candidate should
be chosed this year’s Fair Mom.
The “Kim Kresta Memorial Award”
will be given to the Brazoria County
Fair Mom in loving memory of Kim
Kresta, the 2002 Fair Mom, by her
family and friends.
Kim was a woman who was a
prime example of how to appreciate
and live life to the fullest.
She was devoted to her husband,
Greg, and three children, Clint,
Cody, and Kenzie. She was also a
hard-working supporter and volunteer of the Fair Association.
Kim’s positive spirit, cheerfulness
and big smile will be deeply missed
but never forgotten.
The Fair Mom must reside in the
county. She will be required to ride
in the fair parade on Saturday, Oct.
11, and participate in events set by
the Fair Mom Committee.
Carnival wristband
specials schedule
Sunday, Oct. 11 - Food Pantry
/ Pearl Snaps Wristband Night;
Wristbands $10 with 3 cans of food;
Regular $20 on grounds without
special.
Monday and Tuesday, Oct.
12-13 - Wal-Mart Wristband Nights
(Alvin, Angleton, Lake Jackson &
West Columbia Wal-Marts) $12
pre-sale at participating Wal-Marts,
deadline for wristband night tickets
will be 7 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13;
Regular $20 on grounds without
special.
Wednesday, Oct. 14 - “Buddy”
Night Sponsored by Sonic Drive Ins
and Coca Cola. Buy one (1) wristband for $20 – buddy rides free with
Buddy Night Sticker; Regular $20
on grounds without Buddy Sticker;
Daily Wristbands on grounds at the
Carnival without a special: $20
Little Mister and Little Miss is a tradition at county fair that puts its young contestants in spotlight
The fair association holds the
Little Mister and Little Miss Contest
each year with one goal - to extend
an opportunity to the children of
Brazoria County to participate in a
fun event and have a good experience.
This year’s event will take place
on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the
auditorium.
The winners will ride in the fair
parade, and they may be asked to
represent the BCFA at some events.
To make sure that the judging
is unbiased, the judges will be
selected from outside of the county
if possible.
Contestants should wear western
attire for the final judging. Awards
will be presented to the winners and
the first runner-up.
Each contestant will be interviewed and encouraged not to
rehearse after arriving at the fairgrounds but at home instead.
Contestants will be judged on
personality, poise and attire.
Good luck to all the participants.
This is surely one of the most difficult contests to judge.
The Brazoria County Fair Association’s 2014 Little Mister winner was
Ander Peterson. Tessa Warner was selected as Little Miss.
2015 winning fair logo artwork
Designed by: Mark Hillman - Sweeny Jr. High
Scarecrow contest adds color, creativity
The scarecrow contest always brings a different look to the fair each
year. This year it will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the carnival midway.
Elementary school-age students and older through the teen years and
senior citizens are elgible to enter, and there is no charge to participate.
All entries will be judged on originality, workmanship, creative theme and
showmanship.
Age groups are 6-12; 12-15; 16-19; and senior citizens.
Entries will be set up at designated locations. They can be built either on
the spot or off-location. All entries must be constructed by the participants
entering the contest. All entrants may begin setting up Monday, Oct. 12.
2015
Rodeo Queen
Contestants
Left to right:
Carly Castillo
Kourtney Kubala
Reanna Santos
Mallori Christian
Kenna Carey
Jaelyn Devecchio
Not pictured:
Jolee Schaefer, Bailey Phillips
2015
Fair Queen
Contestants
From left, top:
Maddison Shaver - Danbury High School
Marissa Humphries - Angleton High School
Emily Sandler - Brazosport Christian School
Aysiah Martinez - Alvin High School
Julia Pouncey - Turner High School
Caroline Bass - Brazosport High School
Laci King - Angleton Christian School
Sara Smothers - Sweeny High School
From left, bottom:
Jennah Janak - Columbia High School
Hannah Wilson - Brazoswood High School
Entertainment
Randy Rogers Band
Saturday, Oct. 10, 9 p.m.
Open Air Concert
Cody Johnson
Friday, Oct. 9, 9 p.m.
Open Air Concert
Aaron Watson
Arena Concert
Earl Thomas
Arena Concert
Mark Chesnutt
Open Air Concert
Entertainment
Cody Johnson
Friday, Oct. 9, 9 p.m.
Open Air Concert
Chick-Fil-A chicken scramble gets children involved in the fair
The Chicken Scramble will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17,
at the Livestock Show arena. The
entry deadline is at 2 p.m. that day,
and there is no charge.
It is a contest designed to give
younger children an opportunity to
participate and have a good time in
a livestock department event.
The three divisions include 3 year
olds; 4-5 year olds; and 6-7 year
olds. It is open to Brazoria County
children only.
Chickens are provided by the
Brazoria County Fair Association,
and participants are not allowed
to keep what they catch. However,
photoraphing the kids with their
catches is highly recommended.
All participants will receive a
Chicken Scramble T-shirt.
The 2015 complete Brazoria County Fair schedule
Friday, Oct. 9
8:00 am - 2:00 pm Commercial
Exhibits Set Up
8:00 am - 7:00 pm Arrival of Livestock (See Dept. for specific arrival
and check-in times)
9:00 am Judging Extension Education Department Entries
11:00 am Concession Booths
Open
2:00 pm - 11:00 pm Admission
Gates Open
2:00 pm - 11:00 pm Petting Zoo
Open
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm Hall of Exhibits & Commercial Exhibits Buildings
& Country Store Open
5:00 pm Carnival Opens
6:00 pm Opening Ceremony
- Main Gate
6:00 pm Little Mr. & Miss Contest
– Auditorium
6:30 pm CPRA Rodeo, Calf
Scramble & Mutton Bustin –Arena
8:00 pm Brazoria County Fair
Mom – Auditorium
8:00 pm - 12:00 am Beer Garden
Concert
9:00 pm Open Air Concert – Cody
Johnson & Junior Gordon Band
Saturday, Oct. 10
6:30 - 7:30 am Arrival of Bucket
Calf Show Entries
8:00 am Market Rabbit Show
8:00 am - 12:00 am Admission
Gates Open
8:30 am Judging Bucket Calf
Show (Release Immediately After
Judging Concludes)
9:00 am Judging Market Turkeys
10:00 am Parade – Downtown
Angleton
10:00 am Jr. Breeding Rabbit
Show
10:00 am - 10:00 pm Hall of
Exhibits & Commercial Exhibits
Buildings &
Country Store Open
Opens
11:00 am Carnival Opens
Open
1:15 pm Tricycle Races – Auditorium
2:00 pm Rabbit Judging Contest
2:30 pm Judging Swine
4:00 pm Hall of Exhibits Awards
– Entertainment Hall
Scramble & Mutton Bustin – Arena
7:00 pm Fair Queen Coronation
– Auditorium
Concert - Tejano
9:00 pm Open Air Concert - Mark
Chestnutt and Randy Rogers
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015
Free Admission Day • Food
Pantry Night
7:00 am - 9:00 am Market Broiler
Check-In & Sift
8:00 am Twirling Contest - Auditorium
10:00 am - 10:00 pm Admission
Gates Open - FREE ADMISSION
10:00 am Judging Market Boiler
Open
12:00 noon Ag Mechanics Projects Judging
12:00 pm Student Art Awards
– 9th-12th – Entertainment Hall
Open
1:00 pm Student Art Auction
Review & Reception – Ent. Hall
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm Hall of
Exhibits & Commercial Exhibits
Buildings &
Country Store –Open
2:00 pm Student Art Auction
Scramble & Mutton Bustin
– Rodeo Arena
4:00 pm Youth Talent – Auditorium
5:00 pm Judging Steer Show
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Beer Garden
Concert
Monday, Oct. 12
Carnival Wristband Night - WalMarts – Alvin, Angleton, Lake
Jackson & West Columbia
9:00 am Market Goat Show
Gates Open
Open
2:00 pm Carnival Opens - Wristband Night
& Country Store Open
3:00 pm Judging Market Lamb
Open
5:30 pm Pet Parade Registration
– Auditorium
6:00 pm Pet Parade - Auditorium
6:30 pm & 8:30 pm Micheal
Mezmer – Comedy Hypnosis Show
– Ent. Hall
& Country Store – Open
6:30 pm Micheal Mezmer
– Comedy Hypnosis Show
Concert
– Comedy Hypnosis Show – Ent.
Hall
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Free Admission Day • Youth
Home Night
9:00 am Judging Carcass Contest
– Ladd’s in Needville
10:00 am Judging Commercial
Heifer Pen of Three
Gates Open - FREE ADMISSION
Open
Open
6:00 pm Junior Livestock Auction
– Auditorium
Hall
Band
Hall
Senior Citizen’s Day
Carnival Wristband Night - WalMarts – Alvin, Angleton, Lake
Jackson & West Columbia
8:00 am - 9:00 am Senior Citizens Day Registration (Doughnuts
& Coffee)
9:30 am - 1:30 pm Senior Citizens
Day Activities (lunch provided)
8:00 am Judging Scramble Heifer
9:00 am - 10:00 pm Hall of Exhibits & Commercial Exhibits Buildings
10:00 am -11:00 pm Admission
Gates Open
10:00 am - 10:00 pm Petting Zoo
Open
Open
11:00 am Judging Scarecrow
Contest
1:00 pm Judging Commercial
Heifer Singles
2:00 pm Carnival Opens - Wristband Night
6:30 pm & 8:30 pm Micheal
Mezmer – Comedy Hypnosis Show
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Special Children’s Day • Carnival Buddy Night
7:00 am - 9:00 am Arrival Commercial Heifer Pen of Threes
Open
10:00 am Breeding Beef Show
Gates Open
Open
2:30 pm Youth Rodeo Series
Shoot-Out – Rodeo Arena
Thursday, Oct. 15
Friday, Oct. 16
6:00 am - 8:00 am Open Beef
Check-in (Ranches, Out of County,
&
Bulls) Show Arena
8:30 am Open Beef Pee Wee
Showmanship – Show Arena
9:30 am Judging Open Beef
Gates Open
Open
12:00 Noon Judging BBQ CookOff – Fajitas
2:00 pm Judging BBQ Cook-Off
– Beans
Open
Hall
7:00 pm Ranch Rodeo – Rodeo
Arena
- Friday Night Feast
Concert
Hall
Saturday, Oct. 17
6:15 am - 7:15 am Registration
Junior Livestock Judging – Auditorium
7:30 am Junior Livestock Judging, Awards to follow
8:00 am - 12:00 am Admission
Gates Open
Open
10:00 am - 10:00 pm Hall of
Exhibit & Commercial Exhibits
Buildings &
Country Store – Open
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Clown Face
Contest – Entertainment Hall
11:00 am Carnival Opens
Open
11:30 am Judging BBQ Cook-Off
– Chicken
12:00 pm Livestock Awards Program (or immediately following
Livestock Judging Contest)
– Show Arena
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Arrival – Rice
Plus Cook-Off & Kitchen Pride Bake
Show – Entertainment Hall
1:00 pm Commercial Heifer Auction – Auditorium
Ag Mechanics Projects Auction
- following
Commercial Heifer Auction
- Pork Spare Ribs
2:00 pm Chik-Fil-A Chicken
Scramble – Livestock Show Arena
2:30 pm Judging Rice Plus CookOff & Kitchen Pride Bake
Show – Entertainment Hall
– Brisket
5:00 pm Awards - Kitchen Pride
Bake Show & Rice Plus
Cook-off – Entertainment Hall
2014 BBQ Cook-off winners
Overall High Point:
1st-Outta Control II
2nd – Triple D Cookers III
3rd – Beefmasters
4th – Dunn Heat Cookers I
5th – Lucky 7 Cookers II
6th – Burnt Edges I7th – Los
Amigos Cooking Team I
8th – Champion Cookers
Showmanship:
1st – Texas Wild Bunch
2nd – Those D.A.M. Cookers I
3rd – Ta’s Ta’s Cookers
Hospitality: Dun-Rovin
Friday Night Feast:
1st – Dun-Rovin II
2nd – Those D.A.M. Cookers I
3rd – Blow-N-Smoke II
Fajitas:
1st – Dunn Heat Cookers II
2nd – Basted & Wasted Cookers II
3rd – Dunn Heat Cookers I
Beans:
1st – Outta Control I
2nd – Caged Heat Cookers I
3rd – Get U Sum Cookers II
Chicken:
1st – Beefmasters
2nd – Burnt Edges I
3rd – Triple D Cookers III
4th – No BS About It
5th – Sneaky Swift I
6th – Get U Sum Cookers I
7th – Smokin-n-Jokin Too
8th – Murilo Smokers I
Ribs:
1st – Lucky 7 Cookers II
2nd – Outta Control II
3rd – Los Amigos Cooking Team I
4th – LNG Cookers I
5th – Dos Amigos
6th – Texas Heat
7th – Bryan Mound Hounds
8th – Dos Amigos II
Brisket:
1st – Dunn Heat Cookers I
2nd – Outta Control II
3rd – Triple D Cookers III
4th – Champion Cookers
5th – Smokin-n-Jokin
6th – Caged Heat Cookers III
7th – Steel Smokin II
8th – It’s The Pitts
2014 BBQ Cook-off Grand Overall Winner: Outta Control II
The Barbecue Cook-off will presJudging at this year’s event will
ent at least two $1500 scholarships
be on Friday, Oct. 16, starting with
to students selected by the Scholarbeef fajitas at noon, followed by
ship Committee of the Fair Associabeans and the Friday Night Feast.
tion in 2015. Additional scholarships
On Saturday, Oct. 17, judging
will be awarded based on total
starts with chicken at 11:30 a.m.,
merchandise and raffle ticket sales.
followed by pork spare ribs and
Brisket winners: First Place,
brisket.
$2,000; Second Place, $1,000;
Third Place, $ 500.
Additional Money Awards:
First Place Chicken, $500; First
Place Ribs, $500.
The overall winner will have one
space paid for the following year for
the BCFA barbecue cook-off.
In the Arena
Friday, Oct. 2
Rodeo Queen
Riding Competition
and Crowning 6 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 3
WPRA Co-Approved
Barrel Race - 8 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 4
Youth Horse Show - 9 a.m.
Fri. Oct. 9 through
Sun. Oct. 11
CPRA Rodeo, Calf Scramble
& Mutton Bustin’
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Youth Rodeo Series
Shoot-Out 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16th
Ranch Rodeo 7 p.m.
Fair Talent Show always entertaining
The Brazoria County Fair has a
lot more activities to offer than a
carnival and rodeo. How about a
talent show?
If you want to see talented youth
from all over the county, go to the
fairgrounds auditorium at 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11, and enjoy the
Auctions
Sunday Oct. 11
Student Art Auction 1pm
Entertainment Hall
Thursday Oct. 15
Junior Livestock
Auction 6pm - Auditorium
Saturday Oct. 17
Commercial
Heifer Auction
& AG Mechanics Project
Auction 1pm - Auditorium
show. Categories are Preschool,
Children, Junior, Senior, and Variety.
Contestants can dance solo or with
a group.
There will be lots of singing and
dancing by the top four performers
in each category. These will be the
ones who have already made it
through preliminary rounds.
Overall winners in each division
will have the opportunity to return
the following year for an exhibition
performance.
Beer Garden and Tejano concerts scheduled at the fair
Beer Garden Concerts
10/9–Dog Town Blues
10/10–Grupo Vida & Grupo Vizion
10/11–Jackson Avenue
10/14–DJ Express
10/15–Cole Degges
10/16–One Trick Pony
10/17–Step Rideau
Tejano Concert
Auditorium
Art Tijerina & David Lee Garza &
Los Musicales, Saturday, Oct. 17
Brazoria County Fair Association officers and staff
BCFA Officers
President – Matt Burke
President Elect – Greg Kresta
1st Vice Pres./Past President
Darrel Bagley
2nd Vice Pres.– Alex Martinez
Secretary – Andrea Morrison
Treasurer – Richard Foreman
Assistant Treasurer
Clint McGough
Executive Board
Johnny Armstrong
Glen Bell
Debbie Bingham
Kay Cole
Joe Greer
JoAnn Griggs
Darla Helm
David Hines
Richard Larson
Michael Matz
Kerry Moore
Cindy Parker
Bruno Reich
Theresa Theriot
Randy Viktorin
Jimmy Weaver
T.R. Williams
Non-Exec. Superintendents
Lloyd Ayers
Greg Bryington
Richard Lee Dafft
James Gillenwaters
Karen Gillenwaters
W.F. Gonzales
Linda Holt
Paul Kresta
Joey Lashlee
J.T. McCracken
Robert McNeill
Kerry Osburn
Gary Parker
Jason Perez
Jackie Skipper
Susan Spoor
Ed Smith
Joe Tribble
Howard Wardlow
Staff
Shane Jennings - Fair Manager
Tamara Michalec - Bookkeeper
Tammi Vasquez -Livestock Coordinator
Brittney Siegel - Admin. Assist
Early-day history of the Brazoria County Fair began in 1910
Back in 1910, several of Brazoria
County’s civic leaders decided the
area needed a forum for educating farmers and homemakers
by recognizing those who were
most outstanding in each area of
endeavor.
They visualized an event that
would provide competition, entertainment, enjoyment, and an opportunity to get together with friends.
They wanted to provide a standard
of excellence toward which county
residents could work, to encourage continued improvement of the
equality of life in the area. This was
why the first Brazoria County Fair
began.
Those early leaders would probably be astounded at the evolution of the fair since that first one
in 1910. They could hardly have
envisioned a 120-acre fairground
dotted with permanent buildings,
including a huge covered arena,
the site of a multi-faceted, nine-day
annual event attracting almost a
quarter of a million people.
History of the “modern” Brazoria
County Fair begins in 1938, when
Angleton Jaycees took over operation of several of the annual events.
Although no fair organization officially existed that year, Jack Phillips of West Columbia recalls that
“a little exhibition of livestock was
held…and the ladies showed their
jams and jellies” on the courthouse
lot. Phillips, who missed only one
Brazoria County Fair since 1938
until his death – he was attending
the Olympics in Mexico City during
the 1968 fair – served as president
of the fair in 1957, 1967, and 1968.
After formation of the Brazoria
County Fat Stock and Fair Association, the group bought a 20-acre fig
orchard south of Angleton for use
as fairgrounds.
By 1947, another 30 acres
had been added to the site, and
throughout the years, more land
has been bought and paid out as it
became available.
The fair was canceled for three
years during World War II, and the
property was leased to the U.S.
government as the site for a U.S.
Signal Corps radar unit. After a little
more than a year, however, the
government decided to utilize the
facilities as a prisoner of war camp.
A high fence topped with rows of
barbed wire was placed around the
property, with guard towers built at
the corners. German war prisoners were moved to the site. At one
time, 200 of Rommel’s crack North
African Troops were among the
prisoners housed there. Those who
wanted to work for small wages
helped area farmers in cotton or
rice harvesting and other chores.
Several of these former prisoners
have visited Angleton in recent
years, bringing their families to see
where they were incarcerated and
where they waded through muddy
rice fields or stooped for hours to
pick cotton.
With the war’s end, the grounds
were returned to the fair association for use, and in the years since,
in good times and bad, in economic
slumps and following devastating
hurricanes, the fair has grown and
expanded to the point that it is now
the largest county fair in Texas.
Tricycle races are a favorite at fair
Tricycle races, sponsored by Vicki
Melass Allstate Insurance, is a great
way for children to participate in the
fair.
The races will take place on
Saturday, Oct. 10. Registration will
be from noon to 1 p.m. No registrations will be accepted after 1 p.m.
There is a $2 registration fee.
There will be preliminary heats
in each age category. Winners of
heats will compete in the finals.
The contest is divided into the
following age categories: 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5-6.
All contestants will receive a
ribbon.
Trophies will be awarded to first-,
second- and third-place winners in
each category.
As your children compete, make
sure to video and take photos of
them. They’ll appreciate it when
they get older, even if they cannot
recall the event at age 1 or 2.

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