THIS WAS THE WEEK FOR BOTH THE CLINTON AND JONES COUNTY FAIRS.
AND LEIGHTON HEPKER AND I DID REMOTE BROADCASTS FROM EACH FAIR EVERY
DAY. WE WERE BUSY. IN FACT, I HAVE ONE BROADCAST LEFT YET THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WAS A PROBLEM AGAIN, ESPECIALLY FOR JONES COUNTY, AT THE MONTICELLO FAIR GROUNDS. THURSDAY NIGHT, THEY GOT NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN AND THE JOSH TURNER COUNTRY SHOW WAS DELAYED TWO HOURS.
THEIR SATURDAY STOCK CAR RACES HAD TO BE CANCELLED AND LAST NIGHT,
MAJOR RAIN AGAIN AND I AM NOT SURE IF THEY GOT THE DIERKS BENTLY SHOW
ON ...OR ON TIME. WE DID NOT GET AS MUCH RAIN AS THEY DID. THIS MORNING,
IT IS CLOUDY AND HUMID AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A HIGH TODAY IN MID 80'S.
RAGBRAI BIKE ACROSS IOWA STARTED THIS MORNING AND ENDS UP SATURDAY AT
LECLAIRE. THE BIX FESTIVAL IS NEXT WEEKEND IN DAVENPORT. AND
THE JACKSON COUNTY FAIR STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE PARADE.
SO, ANOTHER BUSY WEEK AHEAD. I WAS INVITED TO BE IN THE CLINTON COUNTY
FAIR "CELEBRITY STEER SHOW" AND THE PHOTO ABOVE IS ME WITH "BEEFIE".
I WAS IN THE RING A GOOD HALF HOUR....AND "BEEFIE" WAS GOOD FOR MOST OF THE TIME....BUT I HAD TO HOLD ON TO THE ROPE AND KEEP HIM IN LINE.
IT WAS A LOT HARDER THAT I EXPECTED. MY FIRST TIME AT SOMETHING LIKE
THIS. THE STEER BELONGED TO BRAD SPAIN OF NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL.
HE HELPED ME GET THROUGH THE JUDGING. NICE YOUNG MAN WHO WILL BE A FRESHMAN THIS YEAR. THERE WERE 19 OF US IN THE SHOW AND EACH OF US
WERE ASSIGNED A 4-H MEMBER AND HIS STEER. THE JUDGE WAS A LONGTIME
WELL KNOWN JUDGE FROM KEWANEE AND DID A GREAT JOB. MADE COMMENTS TO THE LARGE AUDIENCE ABOUT MY TIE. I TOLD HIM I WEAR A TIE 7 DAYS A WEEK. THURSDAY NIGHT, ALSO AT DEWITT, I WAS ASKED TO BE THE ESCORT FOR ONE OF THE FAIR QUEEN CANDIDATES, JOVON EBERHART OF DELMAR, AN MCHS GRAD AND A SENIOR A ST. AMBROSE. HAVE BEEN FRIENDS OF HER FAMILY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SHE WAS SELECTED FAIR PRINCESS. THE QUEEN WAS FROM GRAND MOUND, WHO WILL BE A SENIOR AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN DEWITT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
DENNIS VOY