Fair time has arrived

PRESCOTT – It’s time once again for the Nevada County Fair.

This year’s fair runs from Sept. 11-16 and will again feature a carnival with rides. Armbands will be $20 per night, Wednesday-Saturday.

Things kick off with the annual fair parade Sept. 11, though this year’s parade will be combined with the homecoming parade. The parade will start at 6 p.m. at the Prescott Municipal Building, head down Main, turn left onto E. 2nd St. South and end at Central Baptist Church.

Pageants will all be held Saturday, with the infant, baby and tiny miss at 10:30 a.m., the miss interviews at 2:30 p.m. and the talent show starting at 5. The queen’s pageants, petite, young, junior, debutante and queen will follow.

One change in this year’s fair will be the livestock judging. The livestock show will be a one-day affair Wednesday, Sept. 13, starting at 9 a.m. All animals will be judged on this day. However, the annual premium sale will still be Thursday evening.

The final night of the rodeo will again feature the rodeo, which will also be different. Rhonda Hillery, who’s in charge of the rodeo, said this year’s will be a ranch rodeo with up to eight teams competing for serious prize money. The teams will compete in riding horses, wild cow milking, branding, mugging cattle and loading trailers. There will also be the mutton bustin’ contest for youngsters along with the calf scramble. There will also be a mechanical bull outside the arena for children to ride.

Registration for the youngsters starts at 5:30 p.m. For the ranch rodeo, the entry fee for those 12 and under is $3, while it’s $5 for everyone else.

Entertainment for this year’s rodeo will be trick riding by the Morris children.