Wayne County Outlook

Wayne County Fair set to begin Friday night
Melodie Phelps
News Editor

It¹s time for beautiful baby contests, truck pulls, demolition derbies

and carnival rides. The 2005 Wayne County Fair and Horse Show begins Friday,

July 1 with a full slate of events.

The nine-day fair will continue through Saturday, July 9, with a

schedule of events for the whole family. While the events are the same,

there are some schedule changes.

³There are a few changes this year,² noted Keith Bertram, president of

the Wayne County Fair Board.

For example, Monday has traditionally been beauty pageant night at the

fair. All those pageants will move to Saturday this year. Also, Bertram

noted that there will only be one night for the truck and tractor pulls this

year. This has allowed the fair board to add a new event, the mud run which

will be on Friday, July 9.

Bertram said that basically the mud run includes a large mud pit that

participants drive through either with mud buggies or other four-wheel type

vehicles.

³It¹s a growing event,² said Bertram. ³I think the Clinton County Fair

has done this, and it¹s the first time that we¹ve tried it.²

This year¹s fair begins Friday morning with the Mini Olympics, which are

scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Registration is at 9:30 a.m. That evening is

the championship horse show, which begins at 6 p.m. It is also Beautiful

Baby Night at the Fair. Those contests begin at 7 p.m.

Saturday¹s highlights include the Miss Wayne County Fair Pageant, as

well as other various pageants. They begin at 6 p.m.

Sunday is free admission day to the fair. The motorcycle show will be

held at noon and the doll show will begin at 1 p.m. That evening the gospel

singing will be held at 7 p.m.

The annual fireworks display is scheduled for Monday, July 4. Also, the

truck and tractor pull will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday. Bertram said the

fireworks display will be after dark at about 10 p.m.

The demolition derbies are usually some of the most well-attended fair

events. The first one this year is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5.

Expo exhibits will be set up Wednesday morning and the viewing will

begin at 4 p.m. that day.

Highlights of Thursday¹s schedule include the ATV pull, as well as

wrestling. On Friday, the second demolition derby is set to begin at 7 p.m.

On the final day of the fair, the pet show is scheduled to begin at 8:30

a.m. That evening the mud run will begin at 7 p.m.

³We just hope everyone will come out to the fair and enjoy themselves,²

said Bertram. ³We hope that we have something that is of interest to

everyone.²

Season passes are currently on sale for this year¹s fair. They are $25

and are available at all local banks. Admission to the fair will remain the

same this year, with the exception of the nights for the truck and tractor

pull and the demolition derby.

Brochures with complete fair schedules, as well as contact information

for each event, are available in businesses around Monticello. Anyone with

general questions should call the Wayne County Extension Office at (606)

348-8453.

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