Logan County Fair 2022

2022 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 Page 7 there on that first day to get their application in as there are a limited number of spaces available for each animal category and no one wants to be left out. Davis and Amanda Gray are the primary contacts for the scramble with a lot of help also coming from office staffer Sherri Bishop. They assure that the applicants meet the requirements for participation. And, when the world gets complicated, the ladies figure out how to pivot quickly so as to keep the show intact. For the 2022 season there can be no chickens at the Logan County Fair, not for judging and not for the scrambles. The chicken scramble is for the youngest of the competitors. Davis said that rather than disappoint the kids, there will be a new version that includes an egg relay contest. Each participant receives a special gift bag courtesy of the Logan County 4-H Foundation and its sponsors. For the goat and calf scrambles the participants that catch an animal keep it and are required to show it at the next Logan County Fair. Those who catch a pig in the greased pig scramble also get to keep their animal but are not required to show it the next year. Davis said on the day of the scramble, which is Wednesday, August 3rd, she and Gray will meet with all the participants in the north end livestock show barn. The staff explains the rules of each scramble and prepare participants on what to expect. Afterward, the kids are lined up and paraded out to the race track in front of the grandstand. The Logan County Extension staff secure the animals for the scramble. Davis said the goats and calves come from a variety of suppliers; and the pigs primarily come from local hog producer Dave Conrady. The livestock owners are reimbursed for their animals by the various sponsors of the 4-H Scramble Night. And then there’s special people Within the 4-H portion of the fair and the open portion, there are many people who work hard to make their specific show the best it can be. The superintendents have a huge responsibility within those shows to assure that the judges are happy, the kids are happy, and the visitors to the event are happy. While they all work very hard at this, there are some who go above and beyond. For many years, Lincoln Daily News has enjoyed covering the Sheep Shows because they are well organized and they are just Continued p