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2016 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 29 - August 6, 2016 Page 21
Carlene said, “I enjoy the textiles such as embroidery,
quilting, clothing, some floriculture, and a lot of dairy
and culinary, especially canning and pies.”
Carlene said, “I love the sewing categories, but the
dairy & culinary judging is a lot of fun and interesting
to watch. You learn a lot about technique and what
judges are looking for and what is an ideal example
of that product, depending on how talkative the judge
is. The textiles judges are really good about writing
comments on tags so that you know the areas you
need to improve, or what you did well. I’ve personally
learned a lot that way.”
Carlene said, “We’re also big fans of the Cake Classic.
Everyone but Tim have participated in it at least once,
it’s very challenging, especially when it’s hot, and
unpredictable, and I love the fact that it is a fundraiser
for 4-H. Elizabeth, David, and I have each won it once
over the years.”
Carlene said, “Elizabeth and I helped with the sewing
judging one year, putting things back on hangers, etc.
Elizabeth and Miriam helped the former 4-H visual
arts superintendent for several years hanging pictures
and putting things in cases. David took pictures of 4-H
livestock judging for the Courier for several years.”
The Carters have actually dialed back what they are
showing quite a bit this year, as the kids are all adults
now and busy with jobs, but most are still showing a
few things. Carlene said, “This is Miriam’s last year
in 4-H, so our family will officially be out of the ‘4-H
business’ next year, [which] is a slightly bittersweet
change. I won’t know what to do with myself the week
before the fair without someone to remind to “get
working on those 4-H projects!”
The Crider family
Ian and Darlene Crider and their children Rebekah,
Hannah and Daniel have also been participating in the
fair for 16 years and started competing in open judging
contests soon after. Darlene is Carlene Carter’s
twin sister and the two have often found themselves
competing against one another. The Crider kids often
compete against their Carter cousins, too. Darlene said
they are a competitive lot.
Darlene said, “ We usually participate in the culinary
contests, floriculture, textiles, photography and fine
arts.” She said they work on some projects over the
winter, like fine arts and textiles, but “80% of the
projects are started within a month of the fair. We just
get heads down working hard and try to see how much
we can accomplish. And turns out we can accomplish
a lot when we have a deadline!”
Darlene said, some “projects can be done in a couple
of hours, [and] some will take several days. We will
usually be working on several at once; so one can
work on that drawing, while the glue dries on that
project, while you have bread rising, or canning jars in
the pot. Just a way of using time efficiently.”
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