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Speaker 1: And today we've got the Washington County Freefair in here
Speaker 1: with Kevin and Rebecca. My goodness, kids, we're getting close,
Speaker 1: aren't we go? More than we are closer by the
Speaker 1: minute now with the Free Fair coming up, I understand
Speaker 1: that the we've just got a little bit more added
Speaker 1: to it. You guys have done a great job of
Speaker 1: adding things, you know, over the last couple of years,
Speaker 1: but now there's even more to love at your Washington
Speaker 1: County Free Fair.
Speaker 2: There is there's always the opportunity to add things. I know,
Speaker 2: when we publish our book, it's it's usually earlier in
Speaker 2: the year, so our schedule at that point has a
Speaker 2: lot of items, but it doesn't have all the items listed.
Speaker 3: So since we talked.
Speaker 2: We've been able to add some things in. I know
Speaker 2: the kids are going to be super excited to hear
Speaker 2: that there's going to be pony rides every evening of
Speaker 2: the fair, So that's going to be fun.
Speaker 1: So indeed, it used to be that was just kind
Speaker 1: of a you know.
Speaker 3: Yeah, So the pony ponies will be there.
Speaker 2: Time for that, and and then there's going to be
Speaker 2: reading with donkeys. So I know we had the Wonkey
Speaker 2: donkey scheduled on Saturday, but we've actually they've actually opened
Speaker 2: it up and they're going to be there kind of
Speaker 2: sprinkled out throughout the fair. So we're going to have
Speaker 2: for all those teachers and school admin that are listening,
Speaker 2: we're going to have opportunities for the kids to to
Speaker 2: read with donkeys and rabbits.
Speaker 1: Rabbits reading with rabbits. Kevin, Well, I'll tell you what
Speaker 1: that was, a kew points and multiply them.
Speaker 4: Do you want to talk about the timing of the fair?
Speaker 3: Sure, that's a really good place to start start.
Speaker 4: Begetting you still have time to enter your animals. That
Speaker 4: is August thirtieth is the cutoff date for animals, and
Speaker 4: entry dates for your indoor entries is Tuesday, September third,
Speaker 4: from noon to seven.
Speaker 1: So all right, so we need to get those projects
Speaker 1: in and accounted for, yes, because judging day is the
Speaker 1: next day Wednesday, it's not open to the public, but
Speaker 1: we'll be judging all the inside exhibits, and the big
Speaker 1: day is Thursday, the third or the fifth, when the
Speaker 1: fair does open and you.
Speaker 4: Get to come out and see if you want a ribbon.
Speaker 1: It seems to me like on the move in day
Speaker 1: and then on judging day, that's where a lot of
Speaker 1: the internal work just really goes into overcrive am I
Speaker 1: correct on that.
Speaker 2: It's absolutely correct those days where where not you know,
Speaker 2: we've set up the nuts and.
Speaker 3: The bolts of the fair, but then.
Speaker 2: All of the people that bring their items and it
Speaker 2: all starts coming together. But it's not organized at that point.
Speaker 2: I mean, it's generally organized, but we receive all the
Speaker 2: entries and they're in their departments, and then the next
Speaker 2: day when the judges come and they sift through all
Speaker 2: of those entries and place them. That's exciting. But the
Speaker 2: work begins when the judges are finished and we come
Speaker 2: back to that department and.
Speaker 3: We display it in a.
Speaker 2: Nice order fashion for the public to come in and see.
Speaker 3: So that does take a lot of work in a
Speaker 3: lot of time.
Speaker 4: Some of the departments are big, like photography, fine arts.
Speaker 4: There's a lot of stuff to hang up into display
Speaker 4: and to make it look nice. So when you come
Speaker 4: in you can look for your exhibit and see if
Speaker 4: you want a prize.
Speaker 1: Do we have vendors coming in this year?
Speaker 3: We do. We have a lot of different vendor options.
Speaker 3: This year.
Speaker 2: We have a vendor and craft Day that's Saturday only,
Speaker 2: so those booths are going to be in our North room,
Speaker 2: so they'll be in the ac There's still just a
Speaker 2: couple of spots available for that. So if you're a
Speaker 2: vendor and you want to participate in our Saturday only
Speaker 2: vendor craft show, reach out to our email address and
Speaker 2: all the informations on the fair page on County Courthouse
Speaker 2: dot org or on our Facebook page. Then there's also
Speaker 2: the one hundred mile Yard Sell that is happening and
Speaker 2: we're going to be a part of that. So the Oklahoma,
Speaker 2: Kansas one hundred mile Yard Cell happens every year the
Speaker 2: same time as the Fair, so we said it can't
Speaker 2: beat them, join them, So here we are.
Speaker 4: Saturday.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that is Thursday through Saturdays, so those vendors will
Speaker 2: be out on the lawn, the fair lawn Thursday, Friday
Speaker 2: and Saturday.
Speaker 1: That's pretty darn cool. Now, Kevin, this is the sweet
Speaker 1: live here and I understan we've had an audible. Normally
Speaker 1: we would have the hot dog eating contest? What are
Speaker 1: we replacing it with this year? Will be the donut
Speaker 1: eating count?
Speaker 4: Well, now you're talking my language, and that'll be on Friday,
Speaker 4: September sixth at five o'clock. Now. Also, this is first come,
Speaker 4: first served with fifteen people.
Speaker 2: Yeah, the first fifteen people to enter at the event
Speaker 2: is who gets to participate. We've had an enormous amount
Speaker 2: of response to this. I think people really.
Speaker 3: Love the idea of eating donuts over hot dogs.
Speaker 2: So but it will be the first fifteen people to
Speaker 2: sign up under the pavilion at the fair five o'clock
Speaker 2: on Thursday.
Speaker 4: Any interest from law enforcement on.
Speaker 3: This I have not heard yet. I have not heard.
Speaker 1: So checking yes, and well I understand some of these
Speaker 1: guys are kind ofseurs, you know, so allegedly.
Speaker 2: Yeah, so's there is a lot going on.
Speaker 3: We always have.
Speaker 2: Another thing that I think we've forgot to mention before
Speaker 2: is we will have the Oklahoma Blood Institute there again
Speaker 2: this year. They've always been so faithful to come to
Speaker 2: the fair and provide another opportunity for people to help
Speaker 2: help out.
Speaker 4: And and they're here there on Friday from two to
Speaker 4: six thirty.
Speaker 1: And that's really good because you know, it just seems
Speaker 1: like this time of year, there's a lot of traffic,
Speaker 1: there's a lot of.
Speaker 4: Things going on, the back of school.
Speaker 1: They got Labor Day coming up, and accidents happen, and
Speaker 1: there's going to be a high demand for blood. So
Speaker 1: you guys time that out.
Speaker 2: Perfectly with them, Yes, and and and it's it all
Speaker 2: kind of works hand in hand. You know, you can
Speaker 2: go inside each you a good meal that day at
Speaker 2: the fair and support the organization that's providing the meal,
Speaker 2: and then turn around and go donate blood. And so
Speaker 2: you're you know good, you're you're good, you're covered.
Speaker 4: Donate blood. And you entered the donut eating contests right after.
Speaker 1: Some Yeah, somebody's going to get charged up.
Speaker 4: Yes, maybe we could do that the police departments and
Speaker 4: sheriff department. Maybe they could send their best donut eater
Speaker 4: and have a battle of the law enforcement.
Speaker 3: Yeah, there you go.
Speaker 4: Well we don't have a challenge to law enforcement. Yeah,
Speaker 4: there we go.
Speaker 2: So it's always a good time.
Speaker 4: Yes, and we did add a new event. It's a
Speaker 4: cupcake war for the under eighteen cupcake warbe Ese. Guys
Speaker 4: are going like full sweetness on. We're not gowing cupcakes.
Speaker 4: You decorate three cupcakes. You bring your cupcake and your decorations,
Speaker 4: and I believe it's thirty minutes.
Speaker 2: Yes, you'll have they'll have thirty minutes to decorate three
Speaker 2: cupcakes and it's a team of two or three eighteen
Speaker 2: and under. We'll have age divisions, so I believe there's
Speaker 2: the eight and under and then the nine through thirteen
Speaker 2: and then the fourteen to eighteen. So we'll have juniors
Speaker 2: and immediate seniors. Come show us your best cupcake decorating skills.
Speaker 1: And you got to watch that eight and under. Those
Speaker 1: those are the their cupken through. They know how to
Speaker 1: do that.
Speaker 2: Yes, and their imaginations are out there. So no telling
Speaker 2: what kind of cupcake you're going to get, but it'll
Speaker 2: be fun.
Speaker 4: We can also as PCA will be there so you
Speaker 4: can you need a little more sweetness in your life.
Speaker 4: Here you come and adopt a dog or a cat,
Speaker 4: you're likely changed for the better, It's for sure. Yes,
Speaker 4: they'll be there thurstay five to eight.
Speaker 2: During during the it'll correspond with our pet and pet
Speaker 2: show and they will have animals there that are available
Speaker 2: for adoptions, so there really is something for everyone at
Speaker 2: this year's fair.
Speaker 3: You need a pet, come on by. If you need
Speaker 3: something sweet to eat, come on by.
Speaker 2: If you need to donate blood, come on by.
Speaker 1: And if you just want to have a good time
Speaker 1: and take it all in and come on by by.
Speaker 4: All means yes.
Speaker 1: And I understand that the kids are going to have
Speaker 1: some fun with the barnyard as well. That's a big
Speaker 1: deal that's coming up to right.
Speaker 2: It is, it is, And since Lucas isn't here with
Speaker 2: us today, I wanted to take a moment because he's
Speaker 2: so humble and he won't pat himself on the back,
Speaker 2: so I want to pat.
Speaker 3: Him on the back, all right.
Speaker 2: He and his wife Macy have done an amazing job
Speaker 2: with our children's barnyard. They have really put a lot
Speaker 2: of time and effort and man hours into revamping it
Speaker 2: and making sure that that thing is going to be
Speaker 2: full of animals, full of.
Speaker 3: The educational things to see.
Speaker 2: He's even talking about bringing in an observation beehives for
Speaker 2: everyone to look at and observe.
Speaker 4: And yes, one the kitty corral with kind of agg
Speaker 4: related gangs and education.
Speaker 3: That's where the Southwest dairy farmer.
Speaker 2: She's going to be out there, and then are reading
Speaker 2: with the donkey and rabbit will happen out there too,
Speaker 2: and so it's uh, they've really done a good job.
Speaker 3: And so shout out to Macy and Lucas.
Speaker 1: You know, it was like pulling teeth him to talk
Speaker 1: about that last time was in there.
Speaker 4: Poor guy.
Speaker 2: He's so humble, he is, but you know what, they're
Speaker 2: so passionate about it, and they do such an amazing job,
Speaker 2: and so it's.
Speaker 3: Gonna be great.
Speaker 4: Kevin, what's the date of this again? Entry day is Tuesday,
Speaker 4: September third, from noon to seven, and then public opening
Speaker 4: is Thursday, September fifth, from nine to the nine eight
Speaker 4: I can't remember, well, tell me close.
Speaker 3: Oh, from to the public to the fair at eight
Speaker 3: I think.
Speaker 4: And then Friday same thing nine to eight, Saturday nine
Speaker 4: to eight o'clock. Also great.
Speaker 1: This is gonna be a lot of fun, a lot
Speaker 1: of opportunities for youngsters to learn. So grandparents, if you're
Speaker 1: thinking you might need a breath of fresh air, and
Speaker 1: the little ones, I need a break from them and
Speaker 1: dad maybe an education and take them all out. This
Speaker 1: is where it all happens. There's all kinds of families
Speaker 1: who participated in the Free Fair for years.
Speaker 4: It's almost like a legacy.
Speaker 1: It's generational, definitely generation and you know, uh there are
Speaker 1: names that are so familiar they probably been around almost
Speaker 1: one hundred years on the different entries.
Speaker 4: But that's okay.
Speaker 1: We also have room for more. We have we have.
Speaker 1: We have people moving into Washington County every day. So
Speaker 1: don't think that this is just for you know, folks
Speaker 1: who've been here for a while. This includes you too.
Speaker 2: Absolutely everyone is welcome participate in whatever capacity they they're
Speaker 2: able to, or just come view and and watch it
Speaker 2: all unfold and and get geared up, you know, excited
Speaker 2: for participating next year.
Speaker 3: If we do have a moment, I want to.
Speaker 2: Talk about some of our sponsors that have been so
Speaker 2: gracious to us, and Jensen Tractor and Belle Camper and
Speaker 2: Farm Bureau and Lawana Duncan right now, yes, thank you
Speaker 2: to them for advertising in our fair book and and
Speaker 2: helping us UH get get give us some sponsor money
Speaker 2: to get the get the show on the road. And
Speaker 2: and also Farm Bureau has paired up with Homeland and
Speaker 2: they're going to uh provide cold bottled.
Speaker 3: Water for all of our fair goers.
Speaker 2: So nice, Yeah, it's it's so appreciative, and it's yeah.
Speaker 2: And and Sumner Equipment equipment rental down in Ramona, they've
Speaker 2: graciously allowed us to use their equipment for setting up
Speaker 2: the fair, you know, forklifts and things like that, and
Speaker 2: and people don't realize that it's all those small little
Speaker 2: things and and every everything comes together and and every
Speaker 2: little bit helps. So whatever your gift is, whatever you've
Speaker 2: got to offer, it's always appreciated.
Speaker 1: You know something you said something when you said everything
Speaker 1: that small counts, well, it's big when you have to
Speaker 1: do it and you don't have what it takes to
Speaker 1: do it. So everything's pretty pretty well good and ready
Speaker 1: to go help.
Speaker 2: And the cattle women they've always been so gracious. They
Speaker 2: donut they donate actually money to the fair meals. So
Speaker 2: all of those organizations that are putting on fair meals
Speaker 2: as their fundraisers, the cattle women have been so gracious
Speaker 2: to donate some money towards those meals to help all
Speaker 2: the kids.
Speaker 3: The four h and f FAI groups.
Speaker 2: That are that are providing those meals, and then Hughes
Speaker 2: Ranch this year is also helping the fair Board out
Speaker 2: with their meal. Our fundraiser meals, so Hughes Ranch and
Speaker 2: the cattle women are both helping us out there.
Speaker 3: So it's I'm telling you it.
Speaker 1: Will if you walk away hungry. A yell.
Speaker 3: That's right, that's right.
Speaker 4: So the fair is just not animals. You can come
Speaker 4: and eat. We have on Thursday, the Copenaggies will have
Speaker 4: lunch from eleven to one, and then the Free fair
Speaker 4: Board will have our fundraiser from five to eight. Friday
Speaker 4: is the four eight Watching County four h parent volunteers.
Speaker 4: Lunch is eleven to one, thirty dinner five to eight Saturday.
Speaker 4: The Indian Women Club bars Indian Women Club from eleven
Speaker 4: to three or until they run out from Indian tuckles
Speaker 4: and fried.
Speaker 1: Bread that goes fast here and go fast.
Speaker 4: And then do if has their meal from five to
Speaker 4: eight on Saturday.
Speaker 1: Also so plan accordingly, folks, Yes, and it all goes
Speaker 1: to a great cause. And it is pretty darn yummy
Speaker 1: it is.
Speaker 4: And the four h has the Oxu extension, the farmers
Speaker 4: fraction breakfast. We do have to change something. The fairbuck says.
Speaker 4: The meal is seventy three cents. It's now eighty five
Speaker 4: cents inflation. We made the farmers five more cents profit.
Speaker 1: Okay, well good.
Speaker 4: And that's on Friday from seven thirty to ten thirty
Speaker 4: or until they run out.
Speaker 1: Well, you know, anytime you can get breakfast for under
Speaker 1: a buck, you're scoring deal.
Speaker 2: Yes, and it's it's not a small breakfast either. It's
Speaker 2: it's a couple of eggs, some bacon, some.
Speaker 3: Toast, and you know, biscuit with jam, a basket with jam.
Speaker 4: And potatoes and a bottle of milk.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I can't beat it.
Speaker 1: I want to thank you both for being here today
Speaker 1: and thanks for telling us about the free Fair, and uh,
Speaker 1: hopefully we're going to be out there for a good
Speaker 1: long time. I want to watch the donut munchers. I'm
Speaker 1: going to try to get some video on that, yes,
Speaker 1: because that's gonna be fun. You're gonna do the powdered
Speaker 1: doughnuts where you.
Speaker 3: Know it looks like you think that's a good idea,
Speaker 3: or maybe the.
Speaker 1: Chocolate where I'm maybe even jelly. Hey it why not
Speaker 1: all three?
Speaker 4: Right now? You guys are sitting there going we got.
Speaker 1: Some ideasator, I'm just looking for mayhem. That's all. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's all I'm just a man, Okay, all right. Our
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