Wednesday at the Ashland County Fair - taking photographs, making memories

Ashland Times-Gazette

Wednesday was Ladies' Day at the Ashland County Fair, with plenty of fun and activities to be had.

Taking their turns in the show rings were dairy and meat goats, pygmy and pack and harness goats, swine and open show sheep. The Junior Fair saddle horse show was held in the Colisum.

Sure to be a crowd-draw Thursday is the livestock auction of market rabbit, market turkey, market chicken, dairy benefit, baby beef and market steer.

The weather outlook for the day begins with some early-morning fog, but then turning into a sunny day with a high of 83 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The evening low is 57 degrees.

Thursday schedule of events

8:30 a.m.: Junior Fair breeding beef show, Coliseum

8:30 a.m.: Junior Fair beef and dairy feeder show, followed by open class beef show, Coliseum

10 a.m.: Diaper Derber, Pavilion

1:30 p.m.: Toddler foot race, Pavilion

3:30 p.m.: Livestock auction of market rabbit, market turkey, market chicken, dairy benefit, baby beef and market steer

5 p.m.: 4-H Fun Horse Show, Paddock

6 p.m.: Motocross, grandstand

Goat showmanship is taken seriously by these Ashland County Fair youth.
Goat showmanship is taken seriously by these Ashland County Fair youth.

7 p.m.: Tom's Kitchen Table, country and rock music, Pavilion

8 p.m.: Little International Showmanship, Swine Pavilion

Friday schedule of events

8:30 a.m.: Market swine auction, Coliseum

11 a.m.: Market lamb auction, followed by dairy and meat goat auction, Coliseum

11 a.m.: Small Car Race, ages 2-4, Pavilion

Gracie Close and her meat goat keep an eye on the judge.
Gracie Close and her meat goat keep an eye on the judge.

1:30-4:30 p.m.: COSI Science Live, Pavilion

4:30 p.m.: Stock tractor pull, grandstand

7 p.m.: Draft pony pull, Coliseum

7 p.m.: Blindsided, rock music, Pavilion

Saturday schedule of events

9 a.m.: Open goat show, Swine Pavilion

10 a.m.: 4-H dog show, Coliseum

10 a.m.: Open draft, horse and pony hitch show, grandstand

1 p.m.: Aiden Albaugh, country music, Pavilion

1 p.m.: Auction, Wood Carver, Buckeye Triangle

4 p.m.: Backseat driver contest, grandstand

4 p.m.: 4-H baked good auction, Veteran's Building

6 p.m.: Demolition Derby, grandstand

6 p.m.: Sweet Umbra, rock music, Pavilion

This article originally appeared on Ashland Times Gazette: Wednesday at the Ashland County Fair - photographs and memories

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