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| Richard in front of the cliff hanger ride (also note his T-shirt). |
Due to the heat, we ate in the pavilion. I had a roast beef sandwich but it wasn't as tender as my Grandma used to make (it was more like the roasts my Mom made for Sunday dinner-one reason why I am not a big meat eater).
We enjoyed the Hobby Building. This is where mostly kids display their collection of various stuff: sports cards, Lego, dolls, buttons, shot glasses (?), key chains, spoons, etc. Had a nice chat with a woman about the historical exhibit of kitchen utensils.
Also braved the sun to watch the Lumberjack show. We practically have their (bad) jokes memorized. How do they keep getting invited back?
To cool off, we walked through the Commercial Building and the Home & Garden Building. The latter contains photographs from all age groups, baked goods, flower arrangements, quilts, and vegetables (including some arranged to resemble people).
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| Long lost relative of Spots? |
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| Llama |
And of course, the animal barns. We get a big kick that just outside of the Swine Barn is the Pulled Pork food wagon. Every year. There are also buildings for cows, goats, chickens/ducks, rabbits, and sheep. We saw a rabbit that looked like it was related to Richard's cat, Spots. Also saw a Llama (my sister Sharon's family once raised a couple of these).
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| Richard with his dad (me). |
We enjoyed the the antique farm tractor lineup (because it was in the shade). It is always dominated by our favorite, McCormick Farmall.
Although we were disappointed that there were no riding lawnmower races this year, we were looking forward to the advertised Demolition Derby. Alas, we waited and waited but it kept being pushed back. Since the stands were jammed packed full, we had a hard time finding a seat and didn't want to leave but it got to be just too brutal sitting in the direct afternoon sun (~ 5 p.m).
We retired to eat some French fried onion strings while watching the oxen pull contest. This turned out to be more exciting and controversial than expected. One team had a man of a certain ethnic heritage who was "prodding" his oxen rather more severely than his competitors. The spectators did not appreciate his attempts to "motivate" his animals and let him know rather loudly, which was unusual. Never seen anything like that at a fair.
As we left, we watched a bit of equestrian demonstrations by some fancily dressed young girls on their horses. Not quite the demolition derby but not something we normally see. Perhaps polo at a future fair?
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Links:
http://terryvillefair.org/
Written: Sunday August 30, 2015 (I know its kind of late but at least I finally got around to it. I think most of it is accurate, at least the pictures are correct).
Although we were disappointed that there were no riding lawnmower races this year, we were looking forward to the advertised Demolition Derby. Alas, we waited and waited but it kept being pushed back. Since the stands were jammed packed full, we had a hard time finding a seat and didn't want to leave but it got to be just too brutal sitting in the direct afternoon sun (~ 5 p.m).
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| Richard with his (tasty) onion rings at the oxen pull contest. |
We retired to eat some French fried onion strings while watching the oxen pull contest. This turned out to be more exciting and controversial than expected. One team had a man of a certain ethnic heritage who was "prodding" his oxen rather more severely than his competitors. The spectators did not appreciate his attempts to "motivate" his animals and let him know rather loudly, which was unusual. Never seen anything like that at a fair.
As we left, we watched a bit of equestrian demonstrations by some fancily dressed young girls on their horses. Not quite the demolition derby but not something we normally see. Perhaps polo at a future fair?
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Links:
http://terryvillefair.org/
Written: Sunday August 30, 2015 (I know its kind of late but at least I finally got around to it. I think most of it is accurate, at least the pictures are correct).
