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Show DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER, AUGUST 10, Page Four Ruuhl For Fum Serious racers and families fun. The 6.2 mile run will begin at who run for fun are all invited to enter the Second Annual 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Davis County Championship the east gate of Lagoon near the Davis Pavilion. ContesRun. tants will finish the race along CHAIRMAN Jerry Evans the track ir, front of the grandsaid the event is a measured 10 stand at Lagoon Stadium, the kilometers for those who want chairman said. to compete for trophies. In addition, there are plenty of TROPHIES will be awarded e winners in both prizes for those who run for to first-plac- Small Engine Contests Set mens and womens divisions. Medals and ribbons will reward runners who place in each of 25 classes. All entrants will receive fee for the run is $6. For late registration a $7 fee will be charged, the chairman said. Applications are available at the Davis County Fair Office at Lagoon or from Mr. Evans. Plan Exhibits 4-H- ers Boys and girls enrolled in a weed exhibits. project may exhibit in the IN THE junior agricultural Davis County Fair in the division. division Future Farmers of America as well as club SCORES of club members members may enter. Chairenter their projects in a variety man Lloyd Smith said activiof categories, including clo- ties include judging contests thing, food, food conservation and showmanship contests and safety, cake decorating, and a and FFA Horse baking and food preservation, Show. Exhibits include poultry and arts and crafts, child care, home environment, needle- rabbits, crops and gardens and fine arts, livestock. work and knot-tyinand photography. In the agricultural division AGRICULTURE related exhibits in the White Barn in- special contests and events are clude forestry, entomology, a small engines contest, crops rocks and minerals, electri- judging and identification con- 4-- H 4-- H 4-- 4-- con- 4-- demonstrations, illustrated talks and picture story slide series, meal preparation, talent contest, poster art con4-- test, style revue, outdoor cooking contest, turkey barbecue contest, public speaking contest, favorite foods contest and apple pie contest. dePURPOSE of the partment is primarily educational, Mr. Smith said. The offering of premiums for excity, wildlife, woodcraft, test, dairy judging contest, hibits is to stimulate young health, safety, energy and eye livestock judging contest, people to learn to do, and take care, range management and range management judging pride in doing things well. g, New Category For Davis Fair Something new has been added to the Horticulture Department at the Davis County Fair. CHAIRMAN Hal Fitzgerald said judging is scheduled for the first time this year in a new division called Family Garden. Families are encouraged to display produce from their garden together as a group, the chairman said. Judging will be based on quality of display, variety and attractiveness of display. Family Garden entrants also may display in individual premium classes. CASH awards will go to the top three displays, Mr. Fitzgerald added. Other divisions in the horticulture department are Field crops, fruits and vegetables. 4-- ONE OF the special agriculture related contests and events at the annual celebration is a small engines contest scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the.fairgrounds. Chairman Lloyd Smith said participants must be enrolled in a small engine program, and must not have participated in a There will be two divisions senior, for entrants 9 years of age; and junior, for those under 14 years. CONTESTANTS will be given a written test, a parts and tool identification test, a problem solving activity and a practical trouble shooting exercise. The trouble shooting exercise will consist of a malfunction in the contest engine. The contestant must correct the maladjustment and start the engine. Scoring will be based on the time required and the procedure used in correcting the malfunction. TWO individuals in the senior division may win a trip to the State contest in September, Mr. Smith said. Cash premiums and rosettes also will be awarded. 14-1- Other special events and contests are dairy foods, 1983 Davis County Fair. previous regional contest. contest, tractor driving contest, archery and shooting sports and a horse judging test. Small engines will receive a lot of attention at the 4-- 1983 Artists Show Talent Davis County artists will display their talent in the art department of the Davis County Fair. JUDGING is scheduled in three divisions; professional, amateur and high school student. Entries may be in seven mediums; oil, watercolors, acrylics, graphics (pencil, con- - pen and ink, etchings, silk screen, block and lighograph printing, batik). Sculpture (water clay, oil clay, stone, metal, wood, plaster of paris, textiles). Ceramics (fired clay, glazed or unglazed, original work, no molds) and mixed media. LEROY Buhler is department chairman. Talent Find Contest One of the entertainment can be no more than four in a highlights of the 1983 Davis group and there is a five minute County Fair is the annual Farm time limit. Entries may include vocal Bureau Talent Find. solos, duets, trios or quartets; TALENTED youngsters, instrumental solos or comteenagers and adults will com- binations of any instruments; pete for prizes and a chance to novelty stunts, dance numenter state competition. bers, readings or dramatic preContestants will perform sentations. Thursday, Aug. 18, at 5 p.m. at FIRST place winners in all the fairgrounds. Judging is scheduled in three divisions. three divisions will receive Junior division is open to en- trophies and will be eligible to trants 10 years of age and compete in the state contest at under; intermediate, for ages the Utah State Fair in Septemto 16 years; and senior divi- ber. Second and third place sion for contestants 17 to 30 winners in each division also will receive trophies. years of age. Deadline for entry is Aug. CALVIN and D'Lynn Poll, 16. Entry blanks are available contest chairmen, said any at the Davis County Fair type of talent is eligible for Office at Lagoon or from the competition, however, there contest chairmen. ' 1 1 FAVILLION EXHIBITOR ENTRANCE PAVILUQN EXHIBITOR PARKING PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE 300 NORTH |