Young people throughout the county are preparing their livestock, creative arts and shop projects for next week’s Hill County Fair.
The fair will get underway at the county fairgrounds in Hillsboro earlier than usual this year, with judging beginning Monday, January 8 and activities wrapping up Saturday, January 13.
Ag mechanics projects will begin moving in Sunday, January 7, from 1 to 6 p.m., and Creative Arts Division check-in will also be Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m.
Creative arts and ag mechanics entries will be judged Monday, and the horse show is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday morning. In the afternoon, ag mechanics awards will be presented at 3 p.m., and lambs and goats will be moved into the fairgrounds from 4 to 6 p.m.
The lamb show will start things off Tuesday morning at 8 a.m., with the goat show to follow. The Creative Arts Division will open to the public Tuesday, and A Day in the Ring – the annual show for special needs students – will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday. From 4 to 8 p.m., competitors will begin arriving with swine for the next day’s events.
Wednesday begins with the swine show at 8 a.m., and the broiler show will be at 3 p.m. Check-in for the broiler show will begin at 2:30 p.m.
The barn opens for cattle and tack from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday evening, and steer and heifer check-in will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday. Heifer and steer shows will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Friday will begin with rabbit check-in and weigh-in at 7 a.m., with rabbit shows getting underway at 10 a.m.
The Creative Arts Division auction will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 12, and the livestock auction will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, January 13. Those attending the auctions will have a chance to support local youth as buyers.
The Hill County Fair Board will host a scholarship meal, which is open to the public, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday as a fundraiser.
A complete fair schedule is available on page 3 of this edition of The Lakelander.
For additional information about the fair, visit http://www.hillcountyfair.org.
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