Published: July 24, 2008 02:04 pm         

Clark County Fair kicks off Saturday, features projects by more than 250 4-H’ers

MARTINSVILLE, ILL. — The Clark County 4-H Fair is Saturday to Wednesday at the Martinsville Fairgrounds.

Projects made by more than 250 Illinois 4-H’ers during the past year will be exhibited.

Highlights of the fair include general project judging, a rocket launch, and dog and cat show on Saturday; horse show, bicycle rodeo and rabbit show on Monday; swine, foods, sheep and goat shows on Tuesday, poultry and beef show on Wednesday.

The Fashion Revue and Foods Auction will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; and the livestock auction at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The projects will be on display from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday and throughout the remainder of the fair until 11 a.m. Wednesday.

For more details on the fair, check out the schedule at clark.extension.uiuc.edu or call the University of Illinois Extension at (217) 826-5422.

Clark County Fair

Saturday

8:30 a.m. — General project registration

8:30 a.m. — Set-up Martinsville Fairgrounds — Livestock barns

9 a.m. — General project judging; rocket launch immediately after general project judging

11 a.m. — Cloverbud exhibit

Noon — Cat show

12:30 p.m. — Dog show

Sunday

2 to 7 p.m. — General project building open for project viewing

5 to 8:30 p.m. — Livestock exhibits check-in

9 p.m. — Livestock Ethics meeting for livestock exhibitors

Monday

9 a.m. — Horse show

9:30 a.m. — Garden tractor/farm tractor driving contests

10:30 p.m. — Bicycle rodeo

1:30 p.m. — Rabbit show

6:30 p.m. — 4-H Family Fun Night

Tuesday

8 a.m. — Swine show

Noon — Foods show

1 p.m. — Sheep show

Goat show — immediately after sheep show

6:30 p.m. — Dress Revue, awards program, food auction

Wednesday

8 a.m. — Poultry show

8:30 a.m. — Dairy and beef show

10:30 a.m. — State Fair delegate meeting

11 a.m. — General projects released

6:30 p.m. — Livestock auction