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Ripley-Huron Fall Fair has a soggy start but a sunny Saturday

Liz DadsonBy: Liz Dadson  October 11, 2017
Ripley-Huron Fall Fair has a soggy start but a sunny Saturday
The 154th annual Ripley-Huron Fall Fair had a soggy start, Friday (Sept. 29), but glorious fall weather arrived for Saturday (Sept. 30).

Besides the ambassador competition, which saw Jennelle Smeltzer crowned the new fall fair ambassador, Friday night featured the frog-jumping competition, events under the lights at the ball diamond, the midway and the Lawn Tractor Pull. The rainy weather made the outdoor activities challenging, but the competitions continued anyway.

Saturday was a definite improvement, as the sun shone and warm weather brought out a huge crowd, particularly for the Mammoth Parade.

Following the parade, MC Sam Finnie welcomed everyone to the opening ceremonies. Dignitaries included Huron-Kinloss mayor Mitch Twolan who is also Bruce County warden, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson and MP Ben Lobb who presented a Canada-150 coin set to the new ambassador. Lobb noted that Jennelle has the hardest slap-shot of any fall fair ambassador.

Karl Heinisch, president of the Ripley Agricultural Society, and homecraft president Fran Farrell presented an award to Josie Middelkamp for the highest points as a junior exhibitor; and the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) Award of Merit to Sam and Heather Finnie.

Dave Patterson presented the Gordon Patterson award for the most points in three field crops, to Smeltzer Farms.

Joe and Bev Fry then officially declared the fair open.

The fair also featured the 4-H Beef, Dairy and Sheep Shows, the Poultry Show, the Light Horse Show, and the Heavy Horse Show, as well as the T-Bone Show and Sale, Bervie Zoological Park, Mega Machines, a car and truck show, antique tractor show, Black Rock Climbers, Clarol the Clown and Snippity the Clown, and entertainment by Pat Lucknow, and Lorusso School of Dance.

The day ended with a dance to "Highway 21."

Image Gallery

Jordan Ernewein wins reserve champion at the 4-H Sheep Show, Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; photos by David Dadson
Members of the Little League show their sheep at the Ripley Fair; from left, are helper Lily Ernewein of Walkerton, Jackson, 10, and Callie Falconer, 7, with their dad, Kevin; photo by Liz Dadson
Atlas Prentice-Hamilton (left), two-and-a-half, of Kincardine and Mya Pollock, 2, of Ripley, enjoy playing in the mud puddle behind the grandstand at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair
Huron-Kinloss mayor Mitch Twolan, warden of Bruce County, welcomes everyone to another sunny day at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb (right) presents a Canada-150 coin set to Ripley-Huron Fall Fair ambassador Jennelle Smeltzer
Karl Heinisch (left) and Fran Farrell (right) of the Ripley Agricultural Society present a prize to Josie Middelkamp for the highest points as a junior exhibitor
Fran Farrell (left) and Karl Heinisch of the Ripley Agricultural Society present the OAAS Award of Merit to Heather and Sam Finnie
Dave Patterson (left) presents the Gordon Patterson award for most points in three field crops, to Kurtis Smeltzer of Smeltzer Farms
Yoka Scott (left) of Teeswater drives the mule team, with Cedric Scott, at the Heavy Horse Show
Joanne McEwan (left) of Teeswater drives the team of mules in the Heavy Horse Show, with Don Scott
Jason Gregg of Paisley drives his Clydesdales in the Heavy Horse Show
Linda (left) and Brent Armstrong (in front) present the Dan MacDonald award to Jason Gregg of Paisley in the Heavy Horse Show
Adam Youngblut of Lucknow works on a tortoise wood-carving, while showcasing the special Canada-150 carving he made, at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; photo by Liz Dadson
Wood-carver Adam Youngblut creates a tortoise at the fair; photo by Liz Dadson
Amanda Wilken, 10, of Clifford takes her horse over the two-foot jumps in the Light Horse Show at the fair
Amanda Wilken (left) of Paisley wins the jumping class in the Light Horse Show at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; her mom, Angela, holds her horse
John Yungblut (right) and his daughter, Victoria, two-and-a-half, of Ripley get a bird's eye view of the Ripley Fair atop a roller at the Mega Machine Show
Austin Swackhamer, 10, of Hillsburgh waits in the livestock shelter before showing his calf in the 4-H Beef Show at the fair
Conner Dixon of Kincardine shows his calf in the 4-H Beef Show at the Ripley Fair
Doug McKenzie of Tavistock performs as Roy Orbison at the fair
Brian McKenzie of Mitchell performs as Toby Keith at the fair
Volunteers Joanna (left) and Brent Chatham work the gate at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; photo by Liz Dadson
Kyle Smeltzer of Ripley competes in the 800-pound class at the Lawn Tractor Pull, Friday night, at the fair
Jeff Good takes first in the 800-pound class at the Lawn Tractor Pull
Jason Van Roalte of Bellwood aims for a full-pull in the 800-pound class
Wayne Kearsley of Erin competes in the 750-pound modified class at the Lawn Tractor Pull
Josh (left) and Debbie Gillies of Waterloo try their hand at log-sawing, while Jim Sloan looks on, Friday night at the Ripley Fair
Four-year-old Cody Ziegler enjoys the motorcycle ride at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair midway
"Aurora," an 11-week-old bobcat, on display at the Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue at the fair
Three-year-old Violet Kohut (left) and her grandpa, Dave Mullinex, of Kincardine, get a close look at "Aurora," the 11-week-old bobcat at the Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue at the fair
Kincardine mayor Anne Eadie, a former teacher, checks out the children's school work at the fair; photo by Liz Dadson
Colten Collins (right) of Ripley is excited to see how far his frog will jump, with Andrew MacDonald in charge, at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair, Friday night, Sept. 29; photo by Liz Dadson
Erica Vanderwiel, 11, of Kincardine holds up her frog, "Bubbles," before it competes in the frog-jumping, Friday night at the fair; photo by Liz Dadson
Andrew MacDonald (right) measures the jump by the tiny frog owned by Katie Beddington (left); photo by Liz Dadson
Andrew MacDonald (left) gets Landon Vander Hoek's frog set up at the frog-jumping contest, Friday night at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; photo by Liz Dadson
The midway glows in the dark sky Friday night, at the Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; photo by Liz Dadson
Welcome to the 154th Ripley-Huron Fall Fair; photo by Liz Dadson

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