Archive for Friday, August 14, 2009

Fair blog

The engine on one of the cars begins to spit out fire as it strains to start again after several hard hits.

Photo by Estuardo Garcia. Enlarge photo.

The engine on one of the cars begins to spit out fire as it strains to start again after several hard hits.

August 14, 2009, 10:42 p.m.

Updated: August 15, 2009, 5:33 p.m.

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Jenni Ciszewski, Basehor, at right, laughs after her piece of pie and plate falls off the table at Saturday's pie-eating contest. Each contestant at a quarter of a pie for the contest. Also pictured, from left, Lacey Moore, Tonganoxie, Bailey Redmond, Basehor and Blaine MacDougal, Lansing.

Saturday at the fair

Though it was the final day of the fair, there still was plenty going on at Saturday at the Leavenworth County Fair.

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Saturday night's main event was the annual demolition derby.

Crash for clunkers

Despite the rain, hundreds came out to watch man and machine duke it out for demolition derby glory.

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The auctioneer verifies the number of a winning bidder.

Friday night at the fair

Friday night's activities included the livestock auction and 4X4 mud run.

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Members of the West Haven Baptist Church pick up trash after the Leavenworth County Fair Parade Tuesday.

Contributed Photos from the fair

Leavenworth County residents share their experiences from this year's Leavenworth County Fair.

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Spencer Turner, formerly of Basehor, and his horse jump out of the bucking chute during the saddle bronc ride Wednesday. On May 23, Turner had his foot stepped on by a horse after he was bucked off during the saddle bronc competition at the Abdallah Shrine Rodeo. Shortly after the May accident, an official from the Shrine Rodeo said Turner may have broken or crushed the fourth or all four metatarsal bones in his foot. On Wednesday, Turner was once again bucked from his horse, but did not sustain any injuries.

Leavenworth County Fair Rodeo

Cowboys and cowgirls came out to try their luck at the rodeo Wednesday.

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The Tonganoxie High School color guard performs during the parade.

Leavenworth County Fair

The Leavenworth County Fair parade took place at downtown Tonganoxie Tuesday night.

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Heading to the 2009 Leavenworth County Fair?

Here's your chance to share experiences from this year's installment of the annual event.

Post comments about the fair in the "post a comment" area at the bottom of this story.

In addition, if you don’t have access to the Internet, you can blog from the Tonganoxie Public Library, Third and Bury streets. An exclusive computer for Leavenworth County Fair bloggers will be set up at the library. Its hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday. The library also has 24-hour wireless access, so anyone with wireless capabilities can sit down near the library and blog ’til the cows come home.

Also, submit your fair photos to news editor Shawn Linenberger at slinenberger@tonganoxiemirror.com. We’ll post them online. Be sure to check out our print editions, as they may be published there as well.

Comments

kaitlyns 3 years, 9 months ago

It was Senior Day at the fair today, and I think the seniors were having a great time. The entertainer alternated between singing and telling jokes, and his jokes were getting quite a laugh from the audience. The fair has tons of activities to offer, but simply walking around with an ice-cold soda in hand is enjoyable. The breeze kept things a little cooler today, but it was definitely still a scorcher. Fair goers, stay hydrated and remember some sun block! I was not thinking about the sun's rays today, and I now have red skin to match my red hair.

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