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Mesa County Fair week
This is one busy week at our house, and all across Mesa County it’s the same wherever there are 4-H or FFA kids.
It’s the Big Show for kids who have spent the last year raising animals or making things like this:
That’s my son, Chance. A veteran birdhouse-builder, thanks to the mentorship of his grandpa, he decided to go in a different direction for this project with a funky, crooked-house plan. He had his judge interview yesterday and felt really good about it.
That’s the thing about 4-H projects: Not only do members have to plan, document and complete a project, they also develop their public speaking skills. My kids will be at the fair every day this week for various projects. I’ll be out there as much as I can, too.
There was a great fair schedule of events in the paper Sunday. You also can see the schedule online. Entertainment reporter Samantha Stiles gives the full rundown on how many farm critters there are, where to get tickets and even how to save $1 on admission.
Comments
By Robin
July 22, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
Is that ALL you are going to be doing at the fair?
By Robin
July 22, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this
Oh and congrats to Chance on a wicked birdhouse. It totally looks funky but really nicely finished. Cool!