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Douglas County Free Fair keeps 4-H'ers on their toesJudges name supreme champions• Thousands attended Wednesday's event; but even more people are expected at the fair today and Friday.By Tom MeagherJournal*World WriterAs hundreds of families rode carnival rides and listened to a country band Wednesday, one 4-H member spent most of her day at the Douglas County 4-H Free Fair with her livestock.That dedication to her animals won Jackie Polk, 18, Lawrence, a pajr of ribbons for her steer, Buddy, and her heifer, Lady Bando. Buddy brought her the supreme champion steer and Lady Bando won the supreme champion heifer, a ribbon Poik won last year as well.As soon as the fair is over, we get new ones, and we work on them all year, Polk said. We work them three times a day and take (them) to about 30 shows a year.The recent Lawrence High School graduate has been involved in 4-H since she was 8, and entering livestock competitions at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds almost as long.She managed to slip out of the judging barn for a few minutes before having to return and clean up her cattle's pen.The only thing I've done is go to the bullriding thing, Polk said, It was ail right although none of them could stay on very long.Fairgrounds board memberRlCHAKD GWIN/JDURNALAVORM) I’l IOTOLivestock judge Chris Sakey, Council Grove, left, talks with jackie Polk, 18, of the Vinland Valley 4-H Club as she shows her 1,240 pound steer Wednesday afternoon at the Douglas County Free Fair, The steer wasnamed the supreme champion.Francis Thomas estimated that nearly 3,000 attended the fair Wednesday. He expects even more on Thursday for the tractor pull and Friday for the demolition derby.On the other end of the fairgrounds, Lawrence resident Shirley Trybom stood near thebumper cars and other carnival rides, waiting for her granddaughter.At the carnival, a $10 bracelet will get a rider, unlimited rides from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. today.I usually walk through each year and see what's going on, Trybom said.She had a calf this year, but she got it too late to show it. But she's enjoying the rides, more than Grandma and Grandpa are.The free fair runs until Saturday night at the fairgrounds.— Tom Meagher's phane-messaqe number is 832-7187. His e-mail address is tmeagher@ljworld. com.
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Lawrence Journal World
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Thu, Aug 03, 2000
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