Another Ellis County Fair is in the books.  This is a low stress deal as we don’t show many animals at this fair.  Between a football game, softball tournament, no money in it, some kids sick and some hurt, we just don’t hit it hard this time of year.  Now, we have 120 students that enter some sort of project in the fair.  And the Shattuck kids run the concession stand.  Although not a large fair, our kids actively participate. 

      We actually upgraded the livestock judging contest this year as we used scantrons to score via judgingcard.  As most contests now use scantrons, clipboards are becoming a requirement.  Keeping kids from folding the scantrons is a priority.  

       A bouncy ball bucking bull contest was added the past couple of years for little kids.  Yet, several of us adults were guilted into a treat for the spectators.  Four grown men on the little kids bouncing ball bucking bulls.  Yes, there is video of it.  Lot of cheating in this contest, yet I stayed clean and managed to win this event.  

      Sounds like the Kansas State Fair goat show was pretty tough on the top end.  Congrats to the Kratzer crew on their 3rd overall wether.