Scout encampment adds dimension to Dane County Fair
Madison area Boy Scouts from Four Lakes Council celebrated the 75th anniversary of their organization and joined the Dane County Fair with an island encampment in front of the Coliseum. The group showcased outdoor cooking and survival skills, built a 400 foot rope bridge, and conducted broadcasting and fingerprinting booths. About 75 to 100 scouts visited, with Troop 628 constructing the bridge and Scout Scott Johnson noting he crossed it 21 times.
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Madison
Four Lakes
Dane
Columbia
Sauk
Richland
Iowa
Dane County Fairgrounds
Scott Johnson
Scott
Dane County Fair weighs open dairy division amid declining shows
Dane County Fair dairy entries fell from about 600 to 414 animals in recent years as fewer farm families raise children and higher costs shrink projects. State Fair timing shifts reduce local selections, prompting talk of adding open dairy divisions. The fair dropped Junior from its title, signaling broader participation goals while other livestock projects rise.
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Dane County Fair
Fair Board
al Wollentein
Dane County
Wollentein
Dane County meat auction nets $64123 at fair sale
A total of 150 animals sold at the Dane County Fair meat animal auction including 44 beef steers 63 sheep and 43 hogs. The sale brought $64123 with champions earning top prices such as Cub Foods buying the grand champion steer for $2.05 a pound and Chris Evenson selling the grand champion hog to LeRoy Fuchs for $6.50 per pound. Woodman’s Foods led top buyers, and overall average prices ranged from 77 cents per pound for beef to $1.50 for sheep and $1.30 for hogs.
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Jenine Haefer
Monona
Dane County
Ithe
Denise Haefer
Cub Foods
Joe Spahn
Middleton
Chris Evenson
LeRoy Fuchs
Fuchs Trucking
Sauk City
Stoughton
Woodmans Foods
Dean Kalmerton
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Larry Borchert
Council
The
Fair Association
FFA
Mr. Borchert
Jan Shepel
Champ Showman
Jason Mell
Waunakee
Norway Grove
Mr. Wollentein
Dane Fair
Lambchamp
Jan Shi
Karla Klitzman
Brooklyn
University of Wisconsin
Woodman’s Foods of
Madison and
Janesville
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