By CHARLES L. [email protected]
A petting zoo featuring exoticanimals and camel and pony rides;free video games on 20 flat panelTVa; and a professional wild bullriding exhibition are among the mainattractions at this year’s UnionCounty Agricultural Fair.
Executive Director Paul Winterssaid this year’s fair, which will beheld Oct. 19-24, will include over 60exhibits in two buildings at the fairgrounds. Fifteen vendors includingfour local businesses and organiza-
tions — Christian Fellowship BaptistChurch (The Trough), Littlejohn’sDairi-O, O’Dells Cafe and UnionChristian Day School — will sellfood and novelties.New Attractions
Winters said the new attractionsthis year include:
• The Eudora Farms Petting Zoowhich will be housed in a 60x100foot tent. The petting zoo will featurea wide variety of exotic animals andoffer camel and pony rides.
• The Game Hype video gameswhich will be housed in the old pet-
ting zoo building. Game Hype has 20flatpanel HDTVs on which XBox,Nintendo and Playstation videogames can be played. There is nocharge to play.
• Wicked Bull LLC, a wild bullriding exhibition on Friday, Oct. 22,and Saturday, Oct. 23. Professionalbull riders, clowns and bull fighterswill put on a two-hour (8-10 p.m.)show in the Equestrian Arena com-plete with an announcer, pyrotech-nics and music.Concerts
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Food, fun, family and friends are again in store at the 2010 installment of the Union County Fair set to begin Tuesday,Oct. 19.
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Wicked Bull cowboysand bull fighters planto give crowds a greatshow.
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There will be plentyto do on the midwayat the 2010 UnionCounty Fair.
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The focus of the fairstill is on agriculture.Find a list of all theevents.
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Tuesday, Oct. 19Gates open 5-11 p.m.
9 a.m.: Home Economics and Agricultural ProductsJudging
6 p.m. Beef Show
“Ten Buck Tuesday”$10 Ride all Rides arm band 5-11 p.m.
School tickets valid for gate admission 5-11 p.m.
On Fair Stage5 p.m.: Music by Todd’s6 p.m.: Raven Robinson
8:30 p.m.: Carolina Spring Band10:30 p.m.: $500 Rolling Cash Drawing
(One ticket drawn, if no winner present the pot rolls to the next night)
Wednesday, Oct. 20Gates open 5-11 p.m.
Seniors Day/Church NightSenior Day sponsored by Union County Recreation Department
Noon-1 p.m.: Free Food and Entertainment for Seniors5 p.m. Gates open/rides start
Advance pay one price ride tickets $12 purchased through noon Oct. 20 atadvance ticket locations or $25 at the fair
10 a.m.: Rabbit and Poultry Judging6 p.m. Lamb Show
On Stage in the Equestrian Arena2010 Church Night at the Fair
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Thursday, Oct. 21Industry Day
Gates Open 5-11 p.m.Industry Tickets good for ride all rides $10 in advance from partici-
pating industries, $12 POP ride tickets at the fair;School tickets validfor gate admission 5-11 p.m.
6 p.m.: Dairy Cattle Show
On Fair Stage5 p.m.: Music by Todd’s6 p.m.: Seth Whitehead
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Friday, Oct. 22Gates open 3 p.m.-midnight
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Equestrian Arena
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Church Praise Band Night5:30 p.m.: Vincent Downing and the Might Disciples
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Gates open noon-midnightReduced gate admission $5 Adult and $3 children all
day; POP Ride all Rides $10 noon-4 p.m.; POP Ride allRides $12 4 p.m.-midnight10 a.m.: Youth Horse Show
8 p.m.: Wicked Bull Pro Bull Riding Exhibition at theEquestrian Arena
On Fair Stage3 p.m.: Music by Todd’s
5 p.m.: Jani Lynn Lee7 p.m.: The Jack Roper Band9:30 p.m.: Music by Todd’s
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Wicked Bull Fighter Cole Ivey teases one of his foes at another exhibition event. Ivey, along with several other cow-boys/bull fighters, as well as their animal friends, will show off their stuff for two nights at the 2010 Union County Fair.
By DERIK [email protected]
This year, the Union County Fair is in for a mud-sling-ing, heart-pounding two-day extravaganza when theWicked Bull Company makes its way to Union.
Wicked Bull, LLC – an entertainment company madeup of human and bovine athletes – will perform two night’sworth of “Xtreme Excitement” Wicked Bull stunt shows.
The shows and events are performed by the WickedBull Team, which is made up of nationally recognizedbull riders, top freestyle bull fighters, award winning live-stock and charismatic announcers.
Cowboys/bull fighters who will be showcasing their tal-
ents in Union include BradChambers, Cole Ivey, JasonBrobst, Carlos Garcia andChad Van Anburg.
“Cole Ivey and Jason Brobst are the two best bullfighters east of the Mississippi,” said Wicked Bull EmceeAustin Stewart.
Stewart admits he is known as the funny man of the group.“During the show I’ll be keeping the crowd enter-
tained by telling jokes and making fun of people,” hesaid. “I try to stay as far away as possible from the bulls,though. I’m scared to death of them.”
Exotic animals comingto the Union County Fair
There are 40 acres on the outskirts of Aiken Countywith occupants who aren’t your typical South Carolinians.
It’s a place “where more than imaginations run wild.”And some of those occupants are coming to Union
County to say hello during the 2010 Union County Fairbeginning Tuesday, Oct. 19.
A new attraction to this year’s fair is the Eudora FarmsInteractive Petting Zoo. The petting zoo will be open forbusiness each day of the2010 fair and includes 20-25rare and exotic animals fromaround the world.
Eudora Farms’ pettingzoo promises an interactive,hands-on experience with itsexotic animals, including itsanimal ambassadors like“Little Joe” the wallaby,“Juliet” the ScotchHighlander, “Humphrey”the camel, “Rascal” theFennec fox and even “Kevin Bacon” the pot belly pig.
“All the animals bring smiles to all who meet them!”according to Eudora Farms Web site at www.eudora-farms.com. “We place the highest priority in cleanlinessand professionalism which has helped to build a reputa-tion of quality that’s hard to find.”
The petting zoo has been a popular attraction at sever-al festivals and events throughout the Southeast and it isan attraction that is sure to brighten any fair-goer’s expe-rience.
“Young and young at heart enjoy our zoo and the thrillof our camel rides,” says the farm’s Web site.
Eudora Farms mission is to present an educational andinteractive animal adventure like none other.
“Everything from antelope to zebra roam our country-side setting and we want to share our experience and thebeauty of these animals with as many visitors as possible,”the Web site says, including those who visit its mobileshows like the interactive petting zoo. “Education is the keyto preserving these animals for future generations to enjoy.”
That mission is one of the reasons the farm’s owners,Mark and Kim Nisbet, created the 40-acre haven for theseexotic animals.
The Nisbets met in the summer of 1990 while Kim wasattending a dog training facility in North Carolina to
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MORE INFO:Eudora Farms is located
at 219 Salem Lane inSalley, SC, on the outskirtsof Aiken County. Anyonewho would like to knowmore about the farm or theanimals who call it homecan visit the farm Web siteat www.eudorafarms.comor call (803) 564-3305.
Eudora Farms Interactive Petting Zooone of newest fair features in 2010
Wicked Bull bringingits unique brand ofentertainment to town
FOR MORE INFO:Visit www.wickedbulls.com.
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Music is always a bigpart of the fair and thisyear is no exception with avariety of performers fill-ing the evenings with song.This year offers somethingspecial with a concert bythe Hope Restored Tour onChurch Night, Wednesday,Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. Tourperformers include BigDaddy Weave, AaronShust and Andy Kirk.
The fair will feature awide array of talent includ-ing:
• Oct. 19 — RavenRobinson (6-8 p.m.) andthe Carolina Springs Band(8:30-10:30 p.m.)
• Oct. 20 — Music byTodd’s (5-10:30 p.m.)
• Oct. 21 — SethWhitehead (6-8 p.m.) andJani Lynn Lee (8:30-10:30p.m.)
• Oct. 22 — VinceDowning and the MightyDisciples (5:30-6:30 p.m.)and Nasvhille recordingartist Hoss Howard (9-10:30 p.m.)
• Oct. 23 — Jani LynnLee (5-7 p.m.), and The
Jack Roper Band (7-9p.m.)Shows, Contests
The fair remains true toits agricultural identitywith a number of fairs andcontests including HomeEconomics andAgricultural ProductsJudging (9 a.m.) and a BeefShow (6 p.m.) on Oct. 19;Rabbit and Poultry Judging(10 a.m.) and a LambShow (6 p.m.) on Oct. 20; aDairy Cattle Show (6 p.m.)Oct. 21; Meat Goat Show(6 p.m.) Oct. 22.
A Youth Horse Showwill be held at 10 a.m.,Oct. 23 in the EquestrianArena. Rolling Cash Drawing
Oct. 19-23 will be anopportunity for some luckysoul to take some seriousmoney home from the fair.Each night there will be arolling cash drawing.Winners must be present tocollect and if no one onlyclaims the prize it is rolledover to the next. Oct. 19-22the prize will be $500 and$1,000 on Oct. 23.
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become a certified obedi-ence instructor and Markwas using the same facili-ty’s dog handling servicesto show his award-winningAkitas.
Over the nextseveral years,Mark and Kimdeveloped afriendshipa n dKim’s
interest in Akitas was born.Then, in 1997, the couplewas married at the farmthey now own, surroundedby family, friends and agrowing assortment of ani-mals.
Since then, thecouple has pro-
vided the 40-acre refuge asa home to more than 200rare and exotic animalsfrom around the world andthe number of animals liv-ing at the farm with theNisbets and their own fam-ily has continued to growover the years.
The farm is USDAapproved and licensed.
Its animals are keptcurrent on all vac-cinations and arehealthy andwell-groomedand it’s theNisbets love
and respect for theanimals of the world thathelped lead to the creationof Eudora Farms and thesame holds true to why
they now share those ani-mals with anyone whowants to meet them.
“Their overwhelminglove and utmost respect foranimals of the world hassent them on a journey inlife to educate about andpreserve these wonderfulcreatures for future genera-tions to come,” says thefarm’s Web site.
And now they are goingto share that same love andrespect — along with sev-eral of the animals them-selves — with UnionCounty as part of the 2010Union County Fair.
The interactive pettingzoo will be open daily dur-ing the fair from Oct. 19-24while the gates are open.
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The stars of the WickedBull Company, however,are – without question – thebulls. Some of WickedBull’s talented bovineshave gained national expo-sure and popularity frombeing featured on theDiscovery Channel.
Wicked Bull’s top bull –“Original Prankster” – will bein Union and ready to buckon Friday, Oct. 22 andSaturday Oct. 23. “Prankster”is always a crowd pleaser andis likely to dig holes and slingdirt when the spirit of thecrowd hits him.
Other bulls to watch at theevent will be the ones cate-gorized as “Mexican fightingbulls.” Stewart emphasized
that those particular bulls arerare and can be mean.
“They seem like they’reout to get somebody,”Stewart said. “They can’teven be let out of the traileruntil time to go into thearena.”
Wicked Bull, LLC,which is located just out-side Raleigh, owns its ownherd of top quality bullsthat perform in WickedBull Productions, as well asother bull riding eventsaround the country.
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Focus of fair stillon agriculture
The focus of the Union County Agricultural Fair formore than 100 years is right there in the name – agri-culture. During this portion of the 2010 fair, agricultur-al enthusiasts from near and far will travel to Union toparticipate in agricultural, home economics and fine artscompetitions as well as take in displays such as FlowerHall – presented by the Garden Clubs of Union County– and the 2010 Farm Equipment Exhibition.
The agricultural, home economics and fine arts com-petitions will be separated into sub-categories as follows:ENTRY DEPARTMENTS:AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
• Farm crops – corn, small grain, hay and miscella-neous (anything from apples to watermelons)
• Beef cattle department – showmanship, cows and heifers• Beef show• Junior market steer program• Dairy cattle department• Dairy show• Sheep department Junior Lamb Show• Market Class• Ewe Classes• 4-Wether Meat Goat Project and Meat Goat Does• Poultry Department• Rabbits• 4-H Horse Show
HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT• Baked goods• Quick breads• Yeast breads
See Ag, Page 8
Several competitions, shows highlightthis side of the 2010 event
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Keep your hands and feet inside the car at all times.The 2010 Union County Fair is here and kids of all
ages will be treated to an array of rides and attractions pro-vided by a mainstay of the fair circuit – Reithoffer Shows.
“We shop the world for the newest and most thrillingrides available,” said Superintendant Nick Alberts.
Those rides include four categories – spectacular rides,thrill rides, family rides and kiddie rides.
“They canexpect to see spec-tacular rides, suchas ‘Freakout’ and‘Slingshot,’ whichis a tower measuring 100 feet,” Alberts said. “They canalso expect thrill rides like the ‘Zipper’ and the ‘Ring ofFire.’”
Alberts assured the company will also be bringing infamiliar favorites such as the “Scrambler,” “Tilt-A-Whirl”and “Bumper Cars.”
Reithoffer Shows officially began in 1896 when JuliusReithoffer purchased a steam-driven carousel and began ashow business dynasty.
The Reithoffers expanded their route by taking theshows from the railways to the roads in 1919. By makingthe decision in 1929 to separate the show into units andfocus on rides, Pat Reithoffer, Sr. brought the companythrough the Depression.
In 1967, Pat Reithoffer, Jr. introduced to the repertoirea category of rides known as “super spectacular rides.”
Since 2000, the fifth generation of Reithoffers havebeen in training to take over and shape the future ofAmerican carnivals.
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Hope Restored Tour tomake Union County stopConcert is part of Church Night activities
NASHVILLE — Doveaward winners and topselling recording artists,Big Daddy Weave andAaron Shust, along withAndy Kirk, will be bring-ing their passionate andelevating live performanc-es to 45 cities across thecountry — includingUnion next week forChurch Night at the 2010Union County Fair —while on the HopeRestored Tour.
Sponsored by WycliffeBible Translators affiliate,The Seed Company, thetour will raise awarenessfor its innovative programOneVerse which providesBible translations for alllanguages across theglobe.
With five No. 1 singlesunder their belts, BigDaddy Weave’s reputation
for recording songs dear tothe hearts of thousands iseclipsed only by their rep-utation for bringingincredible heart and pas-sion to each and every liveperformance.
Also appearing on theHope Restored Tour isthree time Dove Awardwinning artist Aaron Shustwho is best known for thesong “My Savior, MyGod,” the second mostplayed CCM song of thedecade behind “I Can OnlyImagine” by MercyMe.
Rounding out the touris 22 year old, Nashville-based singer Andy Kirkwhose first single “Love Isthe Only Thing,” from hisdebut album, “Wake UpMy Soul,” hit No. 1 onChristian Radio Weekly’sGlobal AC indie chart inAugust.
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Get ready to smash,skate, juke, jump, rock androll at this year’s UnionCounty Fair.
Game Hype — toutedas an “exciting free-admis-sion video game attrac-tion” — will be making itsdebut appearance in UnionCounty during this year’sfair.
The video game eventproduction company offers16 different titles on all ofthe newest next generationgaming systems, includingthe Nintendo Wii andPlayStation 3 consoles.Popular titles like “GuitarHero,” “Super Mario Bros.Wii,” “Super SmashBros.,” “Madden NFL2010” and “Halo 3” will beavailable to play on sever-al flat-panel TVs andkiosks each day during thefair for the enjoyment —or competitive nature — ofanyone ages 5-95.
Several of those sta-tions also offer two-playerplay.
All games are rated “E”for Everyone or “T” forTeen and everyone is invit-
ed to show off their gam-ing skills or pick up a con-troller for the first time toget in on the fun.
“It is free, open play soanyone can walk up andplay the games theychoose,” said Game HypeDirector EventManagement BrandonSimmons.
All fair-goers will havethe opportunity to stop bythe Game Hype attractionwhile they are in atten-dance throughout the fair.
The video game attrac-tion has been featured atmore than 40 events sinceit was founded in 2008 bya group of individuals withseveral years of experiencein music and video gameevent production. GameHype offers the latest infamily-friendly videogame entertainment andgame tournaments also areheld at each event withvaluable prizes awarded totop finalists.
Simmons said GameHype was developed dueto a need its founders sawfor current and multi-demographic entertain-ment features at events
like county fairs and otherexpos.
“There are always newgames coming out so thefeature is always freshevery year,” he said. “Italso provides quality andentertainment for all agedemographics from veryyoung children who enjoythe Wii games to tweensand teens who enjoy theracing and sports gamesand even older adults whooften enjoy it even morethan the kids.”
And it’s a popularattraction.
“It was wonderful hav-ing Game Hype at theBaby Kid Expo in 2009,”said St. Louis Baby KidExpo Show ManagerHeather Deatz in a com-
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Children play a game at one of Game Hypeʼs kiosks at another event at which the com-pany was a featured attraction.
All hyped up New attraction promisesgood time for kids
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If you have any ques-tions about Game Hype,contact the company viaemail at [email protected] or call (660)864-1627. You also canvisit the Web site atwww.game-hype.com.
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Boo Boo the Circus Clown is returning for his secondyear at the Union County Fair. He will be performing dailyduring this yearʼs fair.
Boo Boo is back
By DERIK [email protected]
“I can guarantee if you meet him,he’ll make you laugh,” Ron Yarboroughsaid about his alter-ego, Boo Boo theCircus Clown.
As a youngster, RonYarborough started“clowning around” andhe eventually adoptedthe persona of “BooBoo.”
Now – 32 years later –he is the self-proclaimed“side-splitting architectof slapstick comedy cir-cus clowning.”
“I’m an old circusclown by heart,” he said.
Union residents willhave an opportunity tojoin in on Boo Boo’s funat the 2010 UnionCounty Fair, as he willbe performing several30-minute shows eachnight.
“It’s a ton of slapstickcomedy with a littlemagic. It’s a one-mancircus without the ani-mals,” Yarborough said.“The whole show isaudience participation.”
During an interview with The UnionDaily Times, Boo Boo the Clownrevealed several secrets about himselfand the show, mentioning he would notbe able to perform if not for his audi-ence.
“Oh I never work bymyself,” Boo Boo said.“It scares me.”
Boo Boo also said heis often referred to assilly and zany.
“He’s not really alltogether,” Yarboroughsaid. “That’s why theycall him Boo Boo.”
Between Boo Boo theCircus Clown’s shows,he will be roaming themidway and interactingwith those in attendanceat the fair.
This year will be thesecond in a row at whichYarborough has per-formed.
“I really enjoyed lastyear,” he said. “UnionCounty was very appre-ciative. I met a lot of nicepeople.”
For more informationvisit Boo Boo’s Web site
at www.thecircusclown.com.
Yarborough’s fun-loving circus clown character will onceagain use the Union County Fairgrounds as his stage
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Ron Yarborough will return tothe Union County Fair in 2010and reprise his roll as Boo Boo.
ment on Game Hype’s Website at www.game-hype.com. “It was a funattraction that especiallyappealed to our older kidsand dads at the show! Iwould recommend it as anaddition to any events thatinvolve families.”
“Thank you so much foryour participation in the2009 Charlotte InternationalAuto Show,” said thatevent’s show manager DickLewis in another commenton the Web site. “We trulyappreciated your presenceand professionalism. Yourvideo games made it enjoy-able for kids of all ages, justsomething a little differentfor everyone."
Simmons said the videogame attraction should befun for everyone and any-one who stops by duringthe 2010 Union CountyFair.
“It is exciting to be ableto play as well as watchothers play new games onthe latest gaming systems,”he said. “We work hard toprogram popular gamesthat are friendly for all agesand are easy to pickup andplay.”
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Vendors/ConcessionsBest Concession (574) 532-6382
Ken Turner Concession (864) 621-2582Melvin Hughes (803) 309-1680Glenn Laughter (864) 472-6668
Sam’s Concession (803) 234-4262C.J. Soft Server (540) 219-8905
Darlene Robertson (864) 430-3988
Mountain Tee’s & More (609) 579-1779
Eat StandsDairi-O Jeff Littlejohn 427-6263
Christian Fellowship Baptist Church 427-0005Rev. Randy Smith
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Union County Day School 427-4268Churches that are participants:Antioch AME Church
Beatys Chapel AME Church
Bethel Methodist Church
Bethesda Baptist Church (Whitmire)
Bethesda Baptist Church (Santuc)
Bethany AME Church
Bethany Baptist Church
Bethlehem Methodist Church
Beulah Baptist Church
Bogansville Methodist Church
Brown's Creek Baptist Church
Buffalo Baptist Church
Buffalo Methodist Church
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
Christian Fellowship Baptist Church
Covenant Baptist Church
Corinith Baptist Church
Crestview Baptist Church
Duncan Acres Methodist Church
Fairforest Baptist Church
Fairview Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First United Pentecostal Church
Fosters Chapel Baptist Church
Freedom Christian Assembly
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Gilead Baptist Church
Grace Methodist Church
Greater Union Church
Hands Up Ministries
Hebron Baptist Church
Anyone attending one of the churches listed below for the
Sunday morning service, Oct. 17, 2010, will receive an
admission pass for church night at the fair being held on
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Make sure you attend one of the
churches listed below for the morning service on Oct. 17, 2010.
Jonesville Baptist Church
Jonesville Methodist Church
Kingdom Life Church
Lakeside Baptist Church
Lockhart First Baptist Church
Lower Fairforest Baptist Church
McBeth Baptist Church
Mitchell Chapel Church
Mon-Aetna Baptist Church
Montgomery Chapel Church
Monarch Baptist Church
Morningside Baptist Church
Mt. Joy Baptist Church
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church
New Emanuel Chapel Church
New Hope Methodist Church
New Horizon Christian Church
New Life Baptist Church
Oakbrook Community Church
Padgett's Creek Baptist Church
Philippi Baptist Church
Pine Ridge Baptist Church
Putman Baptist Church
Salem Baptist Church
Sardis Methodist Church
St. Paul Baptist Church
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Trinity Baptist Church
Unity Methodist Church
Welcome Baptist Church
West Springs Baptist Church
Wyatts Chapel Church
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