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Published September 02, 2009, 12:00 AM

Saturday and Sunday at the Pierce County Fair


A youngster tries his hardest during the pedal tractor pull Sunday afternoon.

  • A youngster tries his hardest during the pedal tractor pull Sunday afternoon.
  • Kids of all ages provided the entertainment during Nick's Kids Show Saturday.
  • A new litter of potbellied pigs were a big hit at the animal exhibit tent.
  • Fairgoers line up the east side of the Seyforth Building Saturday to get a ticket for the demolition derby.
  • Crowds at the midway were full Saturday afternoon.
  • Horses were put to the test during a pull Saturday morning. Dean Niebauer was among the pullers entered in the 2,500 pound class.
  • Teams went into action pulling a weighted sled when the horse pull was held Saturday morning.
  • Miranda Abel, age 12, showed off some fashionable balloon head gear in the round barn Saturday morning.
  • Marissa Nelson of Ellsworth was in her ninth Fair talent show, singing "Hurt." Nelson won the senior division.
  • Area Century Farm families were recognized Sunday afternoon. The honorees were Ralph and Harold Lindstrom, whose farm dates to 1909, and Don and Audrey Gilbertson, with a farm going back to 1897. Don Gilbertson told an audience assembled for the presentation his great-grandmother on his mother’s side was related to the Hoyers and the Haberstitchs, also on his mother’s side, were among the farm’s founders. His predecessors landed near CTH O and Forestville Road, and settled just east of there. They survived two world wars and the Great Depression. Dedicated Christians, they were charter members of the “brick church” east of Ellsworth. The Gilbertsons have owned their farm for approximately 25 years. Fair Coordinator Ann Webb presented them with a recognition certificate; the Lindstroms weren’t at the presentation.
  • "Horse vs. Horsepower” is how a special event in the horse arena to benefit the American Cancer Society was billed Sunday afternoon. Teams of horses and ATVs had to navigate an obstacle course. At the time of the event, $500 had already been raised toward the cause and an anonymous donor had offered to match the amount.
  • Fans at the Demolition Derby watch Shawn Jones' No. 21 car go up in smoke.