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July 23, 2008

It's Children's Day at Clinton County Fair

MORRISONVILLE -- The 61st-annual Clinton County Fair is under way at the fairgrounds in Morrisonville.

Gate admission is $7 for adults and free for kids age 11 and under. Parking is free.

Admission to grandstand events costs $2. The cost for a pit pass for the Street Legal Truck Pull is $5.

Today is Children's Day, with wristbands for Reithoffer Shows carnival rides, good all day, available for $17 with coupon and $18 without.

Here's today's schedule:

9 a.m.: 4-H Dairy Show, Denton Publications Cattle Barn; and 4-H Dressage, Horse Arena.

10 a.m.: Judging of small animals and FFA exhibits, Duprey's Feeds FFA Building.

Noon: Carnival rides start; and harness racing, Graymont Materials N.Y. Race Track, with free T-shirts for first 100 people who buy four racing programs, sponsored by Anna Zwieg. Free grandstand.

Noon to 4 p.m.: Just Us in the Stewart's Shops and Taylor Rental Gazebo.

1 p.m.: 4-H Horse Jumping in Horse Arena.

1, 3 and 6 p.m.: Pipsqueak's Party Time Clown Show, sponsored by Price Chopper, Children's Stage.

1:30 and 3:30 p.m.: Cops Care Program, Curtis Lumber Stage.

2, 5 and 7:30 p.m.: Masters of the Chainsaw Sculptors, sponsored by Paul Smith's College.

2, 5 and 8 p.m.: Granpa Cratchet Show, sponsored by Key R-D Trailer Sales.

2 p.m.: 4-H Miniature Horse classes.

2:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Master Gardeners demonstration in the Grange Building.

2:30 to 4:30 p.m.: 4-H public presentations in the 4-H Building.

3, 6 and 9:30 p.m.: Buffalo Barfield's Unherd-of-Entertainment, sponsored by Riley Ford.

4 p.m.: Second-annual qualifying Karaoke Contest, Curtis Lumber Stage (center court) with Mike & Sally Karaoke "R" Us. Qualifiers will go on to Saturday night finale, sponsored by 106.3 Radio, Pepsi and Casella Waste Management.

4 and 7 p.m.: B & C Ranch Adorable Animal Actors, sponsored by Champlain Boat Works at Snug Harbor Marina.

6:30 p.m.: Coin Hunt in the sawdust pile, $100 added each day, sponsored by HSBC Bank, Adirondack Bank, Dannemora Federal Credit Union, U-First Federal Credit Union, Georgia-Pacific Community Federal Credit Union, Champlain Federal Credit Union, Champlain National Bank and Community Bank.

6 p.m.: Street Legal Truck Pull, sponsored by 97.5 Eagle Country, George Moore, Northern Car Crusher's Stage in front of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Grandstand.

7 p.m.: 4-H Drill Team/Parade team, Horse Arena.

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