Page 98 2023 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 2023 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR Wednesday, August 02 Logan county Fair 4-H night includes recognitions of 4-Hers, 2022 scramble calf judging, entertainment and of course the 2023 Scrambles By Angela Reiners with Photos by Heather Gaule and JA Hodgdon Halfway through fair week, the 4-H scrambles allow children a chance to use up some energy as they scramble to catch an animal. In the scrambles children are organized by age groups and work to catch different sizes and types of animals turned loose on the track. Before the scrambles began Logan County 4-H Extension Director Terri Casey welcomed everyone followed by LDN’s own Lesleigh Bennett singing the National Anthem. New fair royalty Queen Ellyn Martinez, Junior Miss Ellie Wrage and Little Miss Kodi Eigenbrod were also on hand. The 4-H Cheer Club members led a few cheers to get the crowd excited for the scrambles. Then it was time for the chickens to be released from a big cage. Eighteen youngsters between the ages of five and seven scurried around trying to catch one of the eight chickens. It often proved to be a challenge as the chickens dodged back and forth to avoid capture. Charlee Gleason persisted and caught three chickens. LDN’s own Heather Gaule also got in on the action when a chicken kept circling her. Seeing a little girl who was a bit scared to grab the chicken, Gaule grabbed it. With Gaule holding the chicken’s side and the child holding its top and bottom, they carried it to the middle together. As each child caught a chicken, they were given a goodie bag. One lucky child who caught the golden rooster received a five dollar bill. Next, twelve youngsters between the ages of eight and ten tried to rope one of the six wily goats scrambling around the track. Some of them wrestled with goat as they tried to get a rope around it. Ten Pre-teens and young teens between the age of ten and fifteen wrangled with pigs lathered up with conditioner by the newly crowned fair royalty. To make it even more challenging, participant’s arms are covered with soap suds. The slathered pigs kept slipping out of the children’s grasps but were finally all caught. For the final and most exciting part of the evening, twelve youth between the ages of twelve and eighteen participated in a calf scramble, struggling to harness a feisty calf that may weigh up to 350 pounds. Continued --
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