The roar of revving engines is a common sound around the Kenosha County Fairgrounds on the week of the fair (this year Aug. 17-21) with truck/tractor pulls, racing or demo derby featured each night. at the Wilmot Raceway. There will be two nights of racing on the clay oval of the Wilmot Raceway. On Friday [...]
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Western Kenosha County Historical Society to have booth at county fair
The Western Kenosha County Historical Society has an all points bulletin out for you again this year, for the fifth year running. WKCHS believes that they have something of interest to you or to your family. It may be big or small but it is something that they would like to return to you or [...]
Monday judging merit award winners announced
The first judging to take place at the Kenosha County Fair junior fair is on Monday and Tuesday, before the fair even officially opens. These are the various projects outside of beef, pork, sheep, swine, poultry and rabbits that youth organization members (most from 4-H Clubs) have been working on all year from art to [...]
Daily Buzz: The fair has music, music, music
The music lover will have daily reasons to attend the Kenosha County Fair. A variety of acts coming to the Creekside Stage should mean most everyone finds something they can tap their foot — or bob their head — to. Here’s the lineup and a little about each act: Miss Behavin’ — Wednesday, Aug. 17, [...]
Daily Buzz: Animal auctions a highlight of the fair
For many a youngster, the culmination of a year’s effort will be at the small and large animal auctions at the Kenosha County Fair. The large animal sale starts at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20. The small animal sale takes place Sunday, Aug. 21, starting at 1:30 p.m. The fair puts the purpose of the [...]
County Fair Education Building Best of the Best winners announced
The Best of the Best winners for the 2011 Kenosha County Fair Education Building have been announced. They are: Pre-K: Champion: Aryona Spivey; Reserve Champion: Owen Drissel. Special Ed – Champion: Kameron Grenus; Reserve Champion: Ben Krawczyk. Kindergarten – Champion: Allie Rhoades; Reserve Champion: Riley Kayler. 1-2 Grades – Champion: Maggie Skinner; Reserve Champion: Zoe Zenner. 3-4 Grades – Champion: Caylee Pearson; Reserve Champion: Mary [...]
Daily Buzz: Fair has plenty of fare
If you’re going to the Kenosha County Fair, sometime you’re going to have to eat. Lucky for you it’s hard to imagine another place where you can find such a variety of food, most of it decadently delicious, if perhaps not what your physician would like to see you consume on a regular basis. As [...]
Daily Buzz: Fair includes a chance for sweet bids
If bidding on beef, swine and poultry is not your thing, you still have other options at the Kenosha County Fair. The annual pie auction takes place starting at 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20, in the auction building. Up for bid will be pies and other desserts of every imaginable type and often packaged in [...]
Daily Buzz: Six vying for Fairest of the Fair
Judging for Kenosha County Fair Fairest of the Fair got under way tonight. The six contestants are: Keisha Berry, 19, of Trevor. Hannah Esch, 18, of Paris. Lauren Vanderwerff, 20, of Salem. Courtney Panek, 19, of Kenosha. Renee Haney, 19, of Brighton. Heather Edmonds, 20, of Randall. This year’s fairest of the fair will be [...]
Daily Buzz: Fair has daily fun
Some things only happen once a year at the Kenosha County Fair, which this year runs from Aug. 17-21. But some of the entertainment happens every day, throughout the day. Part of this daily entertainment line-up is Nick’s Kid Show, which has become a regular at the fair in recent years. Nick’s Kids Show features [...]
Daily Buzz: Two days of combine crunching at the fair
Chances are sometime on TV or in person you’ve seen the spectacle of organized cars smashing together known as demolition derby. But put the fair in an area where there’s still some agriculture going on, like Kenosha County, and unique events like combine demolition derby spring up. Combine demolition derby takes the huge machines that [...]
Daily Buzz: Fair has two days of rides wristband specials
If you can’t get enough of the up and down and round and round of the midway rides at the Kenosha County Fair, then there are two days you will want to keep in mind. There will be two midway wrist band promotion days at the fair, which will allow unlimited riding during the promotion [...]
Daily Buzz: Racing is for pigs too
You don’t have to be a sprint or stock car driver to go racing at the Kenosha County Fair, Aug. 17-21. Robinson’s Racing Pigs, pigs that race — and swim — just for the reward of an Oreo cookie, have become a fixture at the fair, which takes place at the fairgrounds in Wilmot. Florida-based [...]
Daily Buzz: Two demo derbies for more crunching, crashing fun
The sound of the fenders of two cars crunching can be sickening — unless you’re at the Kenosha County Fair’s demolition derbies. There will be plenty of intentional crunching at the Wilmot Raceway on the fairgrounds on Sunday with two demolition derbies — one at 1 p.m. and another at 6 p.m. In demolition derby, [...]
Daily Buzz: This fair has talent (show)
Fairgoers with talent can display their skills at the Kenosha County Fair. The fair will host a talent show at the Free Acts Stage — one night only — on Thursday, Aug. 18, starting at 6 p.m. This is a change from previous years in which two shows were held. The talent contests are open [...]
Daily Buzz: Get commercial at the fair
The Commercial Building at the Kenosha County Fair hosts a wide variety of booths from the strictly commercial to the more philosophical. Through the years I have seen booths from law enforcement, political parties, builders, media, sellers of all types of merchandise and even cooking demonstrations. If for no other reason, a trip or two [...]
Daily Buzz: Hay bale toss contest is Friday evening at fair
If you’re the kind of person who likes to throw some weight around, the Kenosha County Fair has an event just for you. The hay bale throwing contest will take place at 6:30 p.m., Friday of the fair. Pre-registration starts at 6 p.m. There is a $1 entry fee The premise is simple. Take a [...]
Daily Buzz: Powerful pedaling at pedal tractor pulls
Youngsters will be putting pedals to the metal on Thursday and Friday at the Kenosha County Fair as part of the annual Pedal Tractor Pulls. The competition is sponsored by Jockey International and is open to youngsters from 5 to 12 years old. In pedal tractor pull, the kids pedal a special pedal-powered tractor pulling a [...]
Daily Buzz: Get educated at the School Exhibits Building
If you’re looking for a place to get inspired about the school children of Western Kenosha County you might check out the School Exhibits Building at the Kenosha County Fair. The building is literally decorated wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling with school work of Kenosha County students. Some are art, some are more explanatory, all are visually interesting. [...]
Daily Buzz: See the antique farm machinery display at the fair
For 44 years there has been an antique farm machinery exhibit at the Kenosha County Fair. That’s a long time. But much of the equipment in this display will be considerably older. Some of the machinery you might see includes: Old-fashioned pitcher pump to draw water. Roper maker, with which you can make you own [...]
Daily Buzz: Still time to enter Fairest of the Fair
Leading up to this year’s Kenosha County fair, we will publish a daily news item about the event, which in keeping with this year’s theme, we will call the Daily Buzz. — DH There’s not a lot of time left, but still some, for individuals interested in competing to be named Fairest of the Fair for this [...]
Fairest of the Fair entries open until July 31
Individuals interested in competing to be named Fairest of the Fair for this year’s Kenosha County Fair still have time to submit their application. To enter you must be: A legal resident of Kenosha County for at least one year. Single and childless while competing and if selected during tenure. At least 18 years old on Jan. [...]
Winners of westofthei.com guessing contest announced
We’ve been doing some bean counting here at westofthei.com HQ. No we’re not talking about accounting. We mean counting the jelly beans we displayed in our guessing contest at our Commercial Building booth at the Kenosha County Fair. I guess this one was too easy. We had two winners: Diane Kreuscher of Paddock Lake. Stephen Squires [...]
Best of the fair Education Building announced
Each year, several Western Kenosha County schools particpate in the county fair’s Education Building display. Here are the winners of this year’s Best of the Best of the work displayed last week. Back row in above photo from left: Katelyn Plunka – 7th Grade Reserve Champion – Trevor Taylor Bengle – 8th Grade Champion – Providence DiAngelo [...]
Kenosha County Fair rabbit show results
The rabbit show at the 2010 Kenosha County Fair was held Friday. Click here to see the the list of top champions.
Additional Merit Awards announced
A ceremony recognizing all Merit Award winners at the 2010 Kenosha County Fair was held on Sunday at 6 p.m., outside the exhibit buildings. Click here to see the last batch of Merit Award winners. Other Merit Award results are available here, here and here.
Kenosha County Fair Small Animal Auction video
The Kenosha County Fair Small Animal Auction was held this afternoon. The auction gives junior fair exhibitors a chance tot sell their poultry and rabbits shown at the fair this year. Here is some video of the auction to give you a feel for the event:
Kenosha County Fair Demolition Derby video
A traditional Sunday feature of the Kenosha County Fair is demolition derby. This year, there was a derby at 1 p.m. and an even larger variety of cars crashing around starting at 5 p.m. A fair police officer was heard to say on the scanner that the standing room only crowd for the 5 p.m. derby was the largest they could remember in several [...]
Daily Quack: Sunday at the Kenosha County Fair
Here is Sunday’s schedule for the Kenosha County Fair: 4-H Horse Fun Show, 8 a.m. Herdsmanship Awards, 1 p.m. 4-H Poultry and Rabbit Sale, 1:30 p.m. 4-H Merit Awards, 6 p.m. Class of ’62 A Tribute to Buddy Holly, Creek Side Stage, 2 to 4 p.m. Demo Derby, 1 and 5 p.m.
Salem firefighter/paramedic who died in car crash this morning honored at fair
Eric Norden, a firefighter/paramedic with Salem Fire/Rescue and member of other area departments died in a car crash early Friday morning. Just hours later, friends, colleagues and family members were remembering Norden in two ceremonies at the Kenosha County Fair. Here is some video of the moment of silence in Norden’s honor at the pie auction: [...]
