Large turnout eyed for Montgomery County Fair tractor pull
At the Montgomery County Fair in Gaithersburg officials anticipate a big crowd for Wednesday’s tractor pull at 6 p.m. in the ballfield with 25 ton sleds and $300 prizes in several tractor classes. The event caps a day of livestock shows and contests including pig, sheep, goat, and dairy cattle judging, plus the Hubcaps band and a frog jumping contest record set by Nathan Hopkins.
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Cake brings record $2700 at Montgomery County Fair auction
The junior champion chiffon cake sold for a county record of 2700 dollars Monday night at the Montgomery County Fair 4-H cake auction. Baker Tricia Stabler of the Beef and Clover Clan 4-H clubs prepared the winning cake, purchased by a syndicate formed by Floyd Whirley. Montgomery County Fair Queen Hi Hudson and other supporters joined around the event.
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Silver Spring man killed when car runs off roadway
A 23 year old Silver Spring resident Jose Rosa Ferretti of 1024 Quebec Terrace died when his 1974 Buick ran off the road north of Md 29 near Old Columbia Pike at 4 05 pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene after the vehicle toppled onto him. Passenger Alfredo Zeledon, 19, has no memory of the crash.
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Hog in turn takes honors in Kids Day contest
Criquette Mills aged 14 of Gaithersburg won the swine and overall divisions in Montgomery County Fair Kids Day 4-H pretty Sheep and swine contest. She dressed as a ringmaster with her hog as a Broadway dancer, using her sister’s tutu. The event is part of the fair’s final wrap up and runs through Saturday Aug 24.
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