Fair Fun
Aug 20, 2015
We spent the day at South Dakota’s oldest county fair and found lots of happy people. The Turner County Fair in Parker is celebrating its 135th year August 17-20. Photos by Bernie Hunhoff.
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Shota DeBoer found a comfortable seat on the running board of our ’49 Chevy truck. -
South Dakota Magazine served free watermelon in Heritage Park, and two of our best “customers” were Cody and Cassandra Waltner of Tea. -
Our publishers, Heidi Marsh and Katie Hunhoff, handled the knives. -
A display of old gas engines fascinated this young fair-goer. -
Kecia Beranek of the South Dakota Farmers Union sought signers for a petition to create an independent board to draw legislative boundaries in South Dakota. Arvid and Geraldine Magnuson of Parker liked the idea. -
Attendees waited in long lines for sandwiches at the pork producers booth. Similar lines formed for the lamb producers’ chislic and the beef industry’s sandwiches. -
The colorful carnival is a magnet for young families. -
Few county fairs have as many livestock exhibitors as Parker. Stockgrowers come from miles around to compete in open classes for sheep, hogs and cattle. -
Shannon Duxbury, a junior ag student at South Dakota State University, groomed the tail of a Charolais calf. -
A camel family was the star attraction at a petting zoo. The camels came from Sinai. -
The evening wrapped up with a performance by Mogen’s Heroes, a popular ‘60s band. Farm country funny man Jim Woster sang a few songs for the appreciative crowd.
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