Northfield driver Irvine stars at Lorain County Fair harness card
Don Irvine Jr. guided four winners at the Lorain County Fair 10-heat card In Wellington He swept two 2-year-old and 3-year-old pace and trot races plus pony contests Tracey O Neill won two pony events Earl Bowman posted four wins including Hidden Secrets fastest heat and track record 203 Amour Irvine claimed multiple wins while Maple Mini dominated 3-year-old filly pace Long day also featured a mishap when Grand Fashion crashed fences without serious injury
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Wellington
Don Irvine Jr
Northfield
Silver Souma
Amour
Tracey O'Neil
Columbiana County
Grand Fashion
Tim Hawley
Earl Bowman
Hidden Secrets
Temptation
Trotter
Don Harmon
Dreavella
Alma
Nadian
Maple Mini
Good Appearance
Silver Soubrette
Irvine
Joan Coy
Amour Hill
12 year old girl wins five pony races at Lorain County Fair
Tracy O'Neil of New Waterford Ohio, a freckled 12 year old, rode Devilkin Chrissy and Zeke to multiple wins across 56, 52 and 48 inch pony races at the Lorain County Fair. She claimed five victories over two days, earning cash prizes as the top rider in several divisions.
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Wellington
Lorain
Tracy O’neil
New Waterford
Ohio
Columbiana County
Devilkin
Chrissy
Zeke
John Hopple
Roy Reed
Tracy O'Neil
Lori Sauders
Cricket
Gary Bookman
Oka Bay
Doug Hopple
Brownie
Tun Harrison
Super Fly
Tim Harrison
Lady Bug
Rocket
Bunty
Poco
Bull Dandy
Reed
Jimbo
Star
Sassy
Sun Dance
Muska
Tommy Tucker
Nariman
Fair Racer
Okabay
Nesman
Chris Miller
Chrissie
Josh
Mark I
Mike Hopple
Mark Hopple
Leftward steer handling at Lorain County Fairgrounds
Russel Bucholz, 17, Wellington, guides a steer during a Friday grooming at the Lorain County Fairgrounds with parental support. The midweek photo by Tom Mahl captures the young 4 H participant performing the stall cleaning task.
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Lorain County Fairgrounds
Russel Bucholz
West Road
Wellington
Raymond Bucholz
Tom Mahl
Demolition Derby Enthusiast Al Plas Aims for First Win
Al Plas of LaGrange prepares a 1966 Plymouth for the Lorain County Fair demolition derbies. His family helps with repairs and painting while sponsor North Central Ohio Plumbing Industry covers costs. Two heats at 5 and 7:30 p.m. offer $500 in prize money. entries open until an hour before show.
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al Plas
LaGrange
Plymouth
Plas
Andy
Daugh
Ter Kathy
June
North Central
Ohio
U.S. Navy
Most successful Ohio State Fair in history
The 125th Ohio State Fair, aided by dry weather and star power like Bob Hope Dolly Parton and Eddie Rabbitt, nears completion with attendance up about 100000 from last year and gate receipts up by 50000. Disco World will be free for the last two days after commission savings.
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Columbus
UPI
Bob Hope
Johnny Cash
Disco World
Ohio Expositions Commission
Pat
Debby Boone
Dolly Parton
Eddie Rabbitt
Fair horse judging results across multiple entries
Entry book details numerous horse judging results including mares, colts, drafts, and champions. Names such as Mary Smith Don Wittmer John Downs Henry Whitman Larry Kuchenrither Robert Nestor Jim Laiser Sally Jo Barber and Elaine Disterich appear with addresses and classifications across Mare Stallion Gelding draft and pleasure categories. Champion of three classes listed as well as teams and ranch names Eagle Ranch and Green Mountain style references appear within a dense catalog of entries.
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Meen Smith
Chestnut Ridge
Ap Faller
Durkee
Grafton
Roy Cain
Eagl
Eagle Ranch
Elaine Disterich
Avon Belden
Jim Leiser
Road
Avon Lair
Robert Nestor
Tractor pull tops off fair's 6th day attendance record
Lorain County Fair reaches day six as tractor pull thrills late Friday crowd. Attendance on Friday rose to 45 038 on the fairgrounds and 114 346 for the fair to date, surpassing last year's Friday turnout. An 8 200 grandstand attendance was noted for Kenny Rogers Friday night.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Kenny Rogers
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Don Wittmer
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Maddock Road
N. Ridgeville
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Greenwich
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Bob Burns
Barbara Fillingim
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Nestor
Jim Laiser
Clyde Hignell
N. Durkee Road
Charles Hutchison
Stoney Ridge
Bill Lershey
Foster Road
Litchfield
Louise Grose
Lee
Bill Hershey
Brad Bate
Baird and
Ober
Gum Leiser
Lindsey
Richard Runkle
Richard Engle
Crocker St
Amberstine Bart
Poster Road
Pleasure Renee Atkinson
Vickie Nestor
Wakeman
Vanessa Ewell
Marilyn Blackford
Baird Road
Amherst
Charles Rogers
E. C. Hershey
Center Ridge Road
Ridgeville
Petene Bertington
Oberlin Rae Ia Engle
Clyde Hignett
Dave Smith
Bane Dieterich Ae Hart
Hitch
Larry and
Paeptany Larson
Pat Hart
Sue
Jephany Larson
Maurine Harnede
Kathy Hall
Shella Drive
Max Kuenenrither
Ieamer
EC. Hershey
Max
Stephany Larson
Carol E. Peters
Ec, Hershey
Faraie Penyth
Dim Leiser
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Henry ‘Whitman
Lori Angelo
P.O. Box
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John Emrich
Oberlin Road
Oberlin
Elaine Dieterich
Henry
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