Gardeners, are your flowers gorgeous despite the scorching heat? Is your yard a delight to behold but you’re worried it won’t last? Take a photo of your garden and yard now to enter in the Jefferson County Fair, “A Fair of the Heart,” held in Boulder, August 24-27.
One of hundreds of categories to enter in this year’s fair, “My Garden” encourages exhibitors to enter photographs of their garden in five different classes. The vegetable/fruit contest, another favorite and whimsical competition, features corn this year. Using corn as part of the design, exhibitors of all ages are encouraged to tap into their creativity to make a creation to bring to the fair. Special prizes provide additional incentives for exhibitors.
“We honor the memory of our great volunteers,” said Randi Levin, Jefferson County Fair Board member. “It does our hearts good when we see lots of people bringing entries – that’s what it’s all about.” Two new prizes are given in memory of Dick Rennie and RaeCille Dawson, long time fair and rodeo supporters who passed away this year.
The Dick Rennie Memorial Award will be given in the kids’ horse show and rodeo little buckaroo division, and the RaeCille Dawson Memorial Award will be given for adult fine arts best of show. A special award is awarded in memory of Sue Crispin in nature photography. The Bernie Franchi gift certificate is awarded in quilting. Other special prizes include Margy McCauley belt buckles, donated by Bruce and Donna Gilmer and Jimmy and Anika McCauley, to kids’ horse show and rodeo all-around winners. The Margy McCauley crystal vase is donated by Jimmy & Anika McCauley for the adult floral best of show.
In the kids’ food division, the Marion Kosola award is awarded to youth/junior best of show. In the kids’ stick horse rodeo, the Paula Heide silver belt buckle is awarded to the all-around winner in the 4-6-year-old division. All fair exhibits receive a ribbon. Special rosettes or trophies are awarded for best of show, champion and heart winners. Purple ribbons receive a $10 premium with an additional $5 premium for best of show.
Heart awards, which are chosen by superintendents, receive a $5 premium. The fair is open to anyone to enter, with the exception of the kids’ horse show and rodeo, which is limited to Jefferson County resident entries. See the fair book for entry categories, deadlines and details plus a coloring contest sheet and schedule of fair and rodeo entertainment. The fair book is available in local businesses and online at jeffersoncounty-mt.gov.
