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2016 Chelsea Community Fair: what to expect on Thursday, Aug. 25

Dairy cattle show at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Dairy cattle show at 10 a.m. Thursday.

(Publisher’s note: Wednesday’s events ran yesterday.)

Ah, the dairy cattle … one of my favorite livestock at the Chelsea Community Fair, will center stage on Thursday, Aug. 25, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Multipurpose Arena.

Gates open at 10 a.m. and the rides begin at 1 p.m. Plus, it’s senior day, which means free admission for those 65 and older.

File photo. Reserve Grand Champion steer owned by MacKenzie Schneider weighed 1.369 pounds and was purchased by Rick Taylor-Reinhart Company for $7.50 per pound.
File photo. Reserve Grand Champion steer owned by MacKenzie Schneider weighed 1.369 pounds and was purchased by Rick Taylor-Reinhart Company for $7.50 per pound.

A draft pull will take place in the Main Arena beginning at 11 a.m. to be followed by a kiddie peddle-power tractor pull in the Multipurpose covered arena at 1 p.m.

The horse show takes place all day as well.

Thursday night is a big evening for all the youth who have shown their livestock in the fair – it’s the livestock auction in the Multipurpose Arena, which begins at 7 p.m.

At 7:30 p.m., a diesel truck pull will take place in the Main Arena.

File photo. Grand Champion pig, owned by Jack McCalla weighed 270 pounds and was purchased by Lehman and Schaeffler Real Estate Services for $5.25 per pound.
File photo. Grand Champion pig, owned by Jack McCalla weighed 270 pounds and was purchased by Lehman and Schaeffler Real Estate Services for $5.25 per pound.
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