Fair rabbits featured at Montgomery County Fair
GAITHERSBURG The Montgomery County Fair names the rabbit as this year’s featured animal with a preview day by the National Capital Rabbit Breeders Association. Association president Larry Zimmermoen says daily themes will cover showing, fur and wool, rabbit meat, ownership as a family or 4 H project, and pets. Local breeders from Rabbit Hill Farm and The Ins Patch discuss fur, Angora wool, spinning, and processing. Rabbit meat is described as pale white, tender, and flavorful.
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Gaithersburg
Fair Board
John “Jack” Mannix
Montgomery County
National Capital Rabbit Breeders Association
Larry Zimmermoen
Spring Hill
Zimmerman
Hibeune
Montgomery County Fair
Grace Gesswein
Rabbit Hill Farm
Damascus
Freda Kraus
Ins
Union Bridge
Judy Lumsden
Clarksburg
Ms. Kraus
Wal
Ms. Lumsden
John Fraser
Newburg
Fraser
D-Day at Howard County Fair Highlights Saturday Finale
Saturday marks the last fair day with attendance and incomedecisive. Gene Mullinix notes 80 expected Saturday crowd and top draws include the draft horse contest the horse pull and BMX finals. Friday featured supreme judging with many counties visiting for dairy and livestock contests and multiple breed champions announced by judges including Hank Suchting III and Mary Rauschenberg.
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West Friendship
Gene Mullinix
Howard County Fair
Mullinix
Quez
Mark Monley
Moxley
Beekeeping Club Marks One Year At Howard County Fair
The Howard County 4-H Beekeeping Club celebrates its first anniversary during the fair. Beekeeping demonstrations by Joshua Lewis and Kenny Ray show honey extraction from frames and wax processing for sale. Club leaders Jim Townsend and Pat May organize monthly meetings mixing instruction and practical hive workshops.
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Howard County
Columbia
Joshua Lewis
Kenny Ray
Lewis and Ray
Jim Towsend
Halsworth
Pat May
Towsend
Ray
De Lorean Enjoys Public Support After Acquittal
LOS ANGELES AP John Z De Lorean relaxed amid a public outpouring of support after being acquitted on charges of conspiring in a 24 million cocaine scheme to save his car company. He said he will spend time with family before facing ongoing legal and financial battles. His wife Cristina Ferraro, a model, will co host Good Morning Los Angeles on KABC TV and work full time to help pay legal bills.
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Los Angeles
John Z. de Lorean
de Lorean
Northern Ireland
Tal
AL Amaa
Mset Amek
Aratha
Cristina Ferraro
Kabc-Tv
KABC
Pig races debut at Montgomery County Fair GAITHERSBURG
Media preview showcased a pig racing attraction joining two nights of tractor pulling and one night of mule pulling at the Montgomery County Fair. The concept, popular in the Midwest since 1977, aims to draw large crowds with Heinold Hog Markets’ promotional pigs.
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Montgomery County
Merle Mills
Center
Poolesville
Mark Mills
Merle
Becky Brashear
Gaithersburg
Food and People
Roy Holding
Heinold Hog Markets
Iowa State Fair
Holding
News-Post
Montgomery County Fair
Hazel
Mehrle Staley
International Fair Association
Las Veys
Staley
Staleys
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David Dell
Bill Wrightson
Doris Bell
Matt McFann
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Suffolk
Mary Rauschenberg
Shropshire
Mike Howell
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Dina Wilson
Hampshire
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Leslie Cleary
Alison Hoover
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Mike Lager
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Carole Patrick
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Jersey
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Noel Alden
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Silver Run Heath
Paul Harrison
ITI
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Tanya Jager
Marci Alexander
Mike Jager
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