Thursday is Polk Equipment, Farmers, Truckers and Scout Day at the Kosciusko County Community Fair.
Scouts in a Class A uniform get in for free until 6:30 p.m.
KOI Drag Racing is the grandstand event Thursday evening, with gates open at 6 p.m. and show time at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for children age 6 to 12 and $15 for a pit pass.
Other highlights from the fair schedule for Thursday:
All day – silent auction and sale of handmade items, Home and Family Arts building; magazine exchange, commercial tent (tent open from 1 to 8 p.m.); knitting club, HFA Building
9 a.m. – horse and pony show, Horse Arena
10 a.m. – dairy show, Show Arena
Noon to 9 p.m. – open class exhibits open, HFA Building; 4-H exhibits open, Shrine Building
1 p.m. – gate open, front entrance; log cabin open, Antique Area
2 p.m. – demonstration of no-sew quilted ornaments, HFA
3 p.m. – carnival rides open – midway; supreme showmanship (dairy, DCFS, goats, poultry, rabbits), Show Arena
4 to 5:30 p.m. – free rid of Mid-America Show for 4-H kids with ID cards
4 p.m. – 4-H robotics demonstration, HFA
6 p.m. – cornbread and beans supper, homemade ice cream, antique area
6:30 p.m. – supreme showmanship (beef, horse, sheep, swine), Show Arena
7 p.m. – canning safety demonstration, HFA; horse and pony awards presentation, Horse Arena
7 to 9:30 p.m. – the Bulldogs, Event Center
7:30 p.m. – KOI Drag Racing
(Story By The Times Union)
