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Wyoming County Fair offers full event schedule
By KORI SCIANDRA
Ksciandria@batavianews.com
As residents get ready to
make new memories and cele-
brate longtime fair traditions at
the upcoming Wyoming Coun-
ty Fair, they have much to look
forward to.
The 2021 fair theme is “Fo-
cused on the Future.”
“With a year of everything
being shut down, coming to
the fair will be such a nice ex-
perience to share with friends
and family this year,” said Barb
Hopkins, Wyoming County Fair
publicity director.
Stop by the new Wyoming
County Fair Agricultural Expo-
sition Center to see what all the
buzz is about at the fair this year
and check out the donor board
to see all the people who helped
create such a beautiful space.
“This fair is truly put on by the
people who love this fair,” said
Fair Association Member San-
dy Pirdy, who is also in charge of
fundraising efforts for the new
barn. “It’s all volunteer-based,
with a very small paid staff. That
People enter the Wyoming County Fair, 70 East Main St., Pike, during the 2019 fair. The fair,
canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is returning Aug. 14 to 21.
is the essence of that fair.”
The fair is still a family friend-
ly, safe event. Pirdy noted that
Wyoming County Fair 2021
the tractor pulls are a large draw
for the fair, as well as, the vintage
car show which kicks off on the
MARK GUTMAN/DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO
first day of the fair.
“Besides the new barn, which
is a stunning and overwhelm-
ingly exciting thing to see, we
have a Memorial Brick Garden,
which is new this year,” said
Pirdy, owner of Creekside Fab-
rics and Quilts in Arcade, which
also has a permanent booth
at the Wyoming County Fair-
grounds.
The Brick Garden is being
created as a way to honor loved
ones and was initiated through
fundraising efforts. The Brick
Garden is located within the
Flag Garden, which is in the cen-
ter of the Fairgrounds between
the new barn and the commer-
cial buildings.
For wine lovers, winemak-
ers classes are scheduled from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
14, in the Farm Products De-
partment. All entries must have
been grown or produced by the
exhibitor in Wyoming County
or adjoining townships. Contact
the Fair Office for additional de-
tails about the classes.
For horse lovers, the fair will
offer open class shows for rid-
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Fair Show (Western) (8:30 a.m.),

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ing horses and mules, horse pull
classes for mini, light, and heavy
weight; dairy and beef cows,
hogs and sheep, draft horses,
pony and mini horses. Fairgo-
ers are welcome to bring their
animals and enter an open class
show.
“The fair is still a family func-
tioning fair. It’s a family friendly
fair. 4-H is incredible. The home
arts division is incredible. There
is a cafeteria that you can have
an affordable lunch in. The Pike
firemen go over and above hav-
ing all kinds of food, because
they’re in charge of the food
stands. So, it’s a shared event,”
said Pirdy. “The Fair Association
does the fair stuff, 4-H does the
4-H stuff, and the firemen do the
concessions. They are in charge
of bringing in the Midway. It’s
truly a shared organization that
works exceptionally well with
each other.”
All-day ride wristbands can
Children take a twirl around the midway on the swing ride at the Wyoming County Fair in 2019.
can spend the entire day.”
Activities at the 2021 Wyo-
ming County Fair include, but
are not limited:
Beginning Saturday, the fair
will kick off with Open Horse
Shows (Western) (8:30 a.m.), a
The
Car Show (Noon), and a Perfor-
mance Tractor Pull (7:30 p.m.).
Sunday will lead off with an
Open Horse Show (English)
(8:30 a.m.), Open Horse Show
Games (5 p.m.), and the Wyo-
ming County Fair Queen Talent
MARK GUTMAN/DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTOGRAPH
Show (7 p.m.).
Monday has the 4-H Horse
Show – Games (8:30 a.m.),
Grand Parade (7 p.m.), and the
Crowning of the Queen (8:30
p.m.).
Tuesday offers the 4-H Horse
70 Main St. (Rt. 19), Pike, NY 14130
Fireman’s Parade (7 p.m.), 4-H
Costume Show (7:30 p.m.), and
the Band Competition (8:30
p.m.).
On Wednesday, it’s the 4-H
Horse Show (English) (8:30
a.m.), 4-H Meat Animal Auction
(5 p.m.), and the Garden Tractor
Pull (7:30 p.m.).
Thursday features a chick-
en barbecue (4 to 8 p.m.), Draft
Horse & Pony Show (6 p.m.),
and Talent Contest (7 p.m.).
For Friday, there’s the Open
Class Beef Show (10 a.m.) fish
dinner (4 to 8 p.m.), ESP Sanc-
tioned Class AA Pull (part 1)
(7:30 p.m.).
The fair’s final day on Satur-
day, Aug. 21, features the Open
Class Dairy Show (9 a.m.), Open
Sheep Show (9 a.m.) Horse and
Mini Horse Pull (Horse pull to
begin at noon), ESP Class AA
Pull (Part II) (7:30 p.m.).
For more information about
the Wyoming County Fair, con-
tact the fair office at (585) 493-
5626.

be purchased for $22 or a fami-
ly pack of 30 ride tickets can be
purchased for $25. Rides will op-
erate from noon to 5 p.m. and 6
to 10 p.m. daily
Parades include the Float Pa-
rade, slated for Monday, and the
Fireman’s Parade on Tuesday.
Area businesses and 4-H clubs
decorate themed floats.
“This year, due to COVID,
those who are in the parades
will not be able to throw any-
thing, such as candy, to viewers
during the parade,” Hopkins
said. “Viewers are encouraged
to leave space when seated.
Those who attend with family
members or a group are allowed
to sit together.”
Admission to the fair is free
and includes an abundance of
activities to enjoy. There is a $10
parking fee.
The parking fee increased by
$5 to help cover all the premi-
ums and improvements to the
fairgrounds, officials said.
“We are always improving
the facility,” Pirdy said. “Much
of what you may have known
as a child, you’re going to know
in 2021. That atmosphere is the
thread of the fair. The rides are
affordable. You can have quite
an affordable day. The value of
your investment is way more
than anywhere else because you
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August 14-21, 2021
County Fair
Theme: Focused on the Future
NO ADMISSION CHARGE
DAILY PARKING......... $10.00
8-DAY PASS............. $35.00
PRE-SALE (thru Aug. 13) $30.00
Available now through August 13th at all
County Banks, The Office for The Aging,
and the Fair Office. Visit our website for
complete schedule
*** FAIR HIGHLIGHTS *** www.wyomngcountyfair.org
SAT., AUG. 14TH Performance Tractor Pull 7:30 p.m. or call Fair office at 585-493-5626 for info.
SUN., AUG. 15TH Open Horse Show (Gymkhana Division) 5 p.m. DAILY
Queen Talent Show 7 p.m. 12-5PM RIDE ALL RIDES
MON., AUG. 16TH Grand Parade 7 p.m.
6-10PM RIDE ALL RIDES
TUES., AUG. 17TH Firemen’s Parade 7 p.m. Rides will close every day from 5pm – 6pm.
WED., AUG. 18TH 4-H Meat Animal Auction
(Hogs, Beef, Lambs, Goats & Poultry) 5 p.m.
WNYGTP Sanctioned Garden Tractor Pull 7:30 p.m. PRESENT THIS COUPON
THURS., AUG. 19TH Chicken Barbecue 4-8 p.m. AND RECEIVE $1 OFF
Draft Horse, Pony & Mini Hitch Classes 6 p.m.
Talent Contest 7 p.m. ON ANY RIDE SPECIAL
FRI., AUG. 20TH Fish Dinner 4-8 p.m. at the
ESP-Sanctioned Class AA Tractor Pull (part I) 7:30 p.m. Wyoming County Fair,
SAT., AUG. 21ST Mini Horse Pull 10 a.m. August 14-21, 2021
Horse Pull 12 noon Good for 1 person
ESP-Sanctioned Class AA Tractor Pull (part II) 7:30 p.m.
Become a Fair Association Member Any Wyoming County resident who is at least 18 years of age is invited and encouraged to
become a member of the Wyoming County Fair Association. Please contact Pat Gillbertson, Secretary, at the Fair Office (585) 493-
5626 or at P.O. Box 128, Castile, NY 14427. Dues are $30.00 per year.
A Family Tradition for 177 Years
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Wranglers ready for fair debut

4-H: Youth program teaches many lessons for life
By KORI SCIANDRA
ksciandra@batavianews.com
‘ Jill Holmes ’
I wish every kid could be involved in 4-H.

For Wyoming County 4-H

members, this annual Wyo-
ming County Fair is showtime.
It’s a chance for youth to show-
case their knowledge on a vari-
ety of topics, especially animals.
Having practiced for months,
members of the 4-H youth pro-
gram – Route 39 Wranglers in
Arcade – are ready for their up-
coming show.
Second generation 4-H’er,
Hannah Holmes, 13, of East
Concord, has been involved in
the 4-H program for nine years.
Her mother, Jill Holmes, also
of East Concord, is a former
4-H member, herself. Jill was a
member of the Arcade Voyag-
ers, in Arcade, for many years.
“I would totally recommend PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH
the 4-H program to all kids. It Kennedy Whiting is pictured with her pig, Jessie.
teaches the kids so much. They
learn to be responsible, reliable, in 4-H.” shire, will be showing two dairy
become a hard worker, and how Hannah, who is also a mem- cows, Linda, 2, and Mazie, 5
to keep track of what it costs ber of the 4-H program the
to raise an animal for the fair,” Barnyard Crew based in York- See DEBUT T5
said Jill. “It’s also not just about
the fair, they learn how to cook,
sew, arts and crafts, and how
to volunteer in the communi-
ty. Most importantly, it teach-
es them to be a good person.
These kids make friendships
that will last for years. I was in
4-H as a kid and I could not be
happier to say now my kids are,
too! I wish every kid could have
the opportunity to be involved

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Jenna Whiting is pictured with
her steer, Randy.
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months old, and one 6-month-
old market hog, Dynamite,
at the Wyoming County Fair.
She’s been walking, bathing,
and feeding the animals, as well
as, making sure they are prop-
erly cared for and prepared for
the fair.
“My favorite thing about 4-H
is the people you meet and what
it teaches you. I recommend
this to other kids because you
learn a lot of responsibility and
learn how to work hard,” said
Hannah, who plans to either
become a veterinarian when PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH
she grows up or teach youth Hannah Holmes is pictured with her Brown Swiss heifer, GNTL BRZ Tequila Linda
about the agricultural industry.
Hannah will be showing
Tuesday and Thursday morn-
ing at the fair.
Julie Weixlmann, who runs
the 4-H program with her hus-
band, Jason Weixlmann, start-
Wyoming County
ed the program in 2019. The
Wyoming County Fair will be
Office for the Aging
their first fair experience as a
group due to the cancellation of
the fair in 2020. There are seven
families involved with Route
39 Wranglers, with a total of 14
members ranging from ages 8
to 16.
“4-H is based on a positive PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH
youth development approach. Jill Holmes is pictured with her Holstein heifer, Cobrylea Brent
Basically, all youth have inter- Barb, who she showed during her time in 4-H with the Arcade
ests, abilities and strengths that Voyagers, in 1997.
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Jenna Whiting is pictured with her heifer, Snooky.
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baking, raising animals, pub-
lic speaking crafting, growing
things ... the options are end-
less, really,” said Julie. “Many
life lessons are experienced in
4-H. For us, teaching our kids
they can be sufficient is the
most important.”
Kennedy Whiting, 13, and
her sister, Jenna Whiting, 11,
both of Arcade, are also mem-
bers of Route 39 Wranglers.
Kennedy, who is entering
eighth grade this year, has been
involved with 4-H for eight
years, while Jenna, who is en-
tering sixth grade, has been in-
volved in the program for five
years,
Kennedy will be showing
a duck, cows, and a pig. Her
duck’s name is Billy Bob, while
her beef steers’ names are
James and Miles. Her Duroc
Gilt, a breed of pig, is named
Jessie.
“I walk my cows and pigs al-
most every day and wash my
pigs almost every day. For the
duck, I just like to hold it, so it
knows to be calm with other
things,” said Kennedy. “I think
other kids should join the 4-H
program because they can
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PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH
make new friends. You get to
have fun, you get to work with
animals, and you learn respon-
completes her own morning
and evening barn chores with
her sister.
sibilities,” said Kennedy. Tina Whiting, mother to Ken- PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPH
Jenna will be showing a nedy and Jenna, support the Kennedy Whiting is pictured hugging her steer, James.
5-month-old pig named 4-H youth program and finds it
Woody, a beef steer named to be beneficial.
Randy, and one heifer named “From my experience, they
Snooky. meet kids from other areas and
“It’s fun and it gives you a it helps them open up, come
purpose to get going in the out from their shell a little bit,”
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New cattle barn to debut at Wyoming County Fair

By KORI SCIANDRA
ksciandra@batavianews.com
While the COVID-19 pan-
demic may have canceled
the Wyoming County Fair
in 2020, the fair’s associates
were plenty busy.
When the Wyoming Coun-
ty Fair returns Aug. 14 to 21
at the Wyoming County Fair-
grounds, 70 Main St., Pike,
visitors will be able to see the
Fair’s new cattle barn.
Construction on the barn
went on through the pan-
demic.
Significant fundraising
efforts allowed the barn,
called the Volunteers Ar-
ea, to be constructed. It will
house dairy cattle, beef cat-
tle, and goats. The new show
arena will have a new set of
bleachers for patrons and
serve as the location of the
Fair Queen competition, the
Fair’s talent show, and other
activities.
The new barn has been
constructed in the same lo-
cation as the old barn.
The fair’s old cattle barn
was built in 1977 and demol-
ished in August 2019, follow-
ing the conclusion of the fair. WYOMING COUNTY FAIR PHOTOGRAPH VIA FACEBOOK

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A look at construction in the Wyoming County Fair’s new cattle barn and arena as it was being built
in June 2020.
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see a place that held so many
of his childhood memories
go down, he acknowledged it
was for the best.
Kim Evans of Letchworth
told the paper in 2019 that
she was sad to see that the
barn would be torn down,
but also “mostly I’m jealous
because I’ll be done with 4-H
before I get to use it.”
The project represents the
fair’s largest improvement
project in years.
“I’m going to say people
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Fair Board Member Sandy
Pirdy said on the 2019 Fair’s
final day. “The positivity
surrounding the project has
been incredible.”
The arena has been moved
to the center of the barn.
Other changes include cur-
tains that will aid in the
much-needed ventilation,
and an improved system that
will help ensure more clean-
liness for the cows and peo-
ple alike.
“The new arena is going to
be terrific,” Pirdy said. “The
look is much more fresh and
modern.”
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Zany fun
& cool costumes
4-H’ers dress up horses
for annual costume event
By MATT SURTEL
msurtel@batavianews.com
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following
story was originally published
in the Aug. 14, 2019, edition
of The Daily News.
The story offers a look at one
of the more unusual shows
presented by 4-H members at
the Wyoming County Fair.
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It’s hard to get more patri-
otic than what Madelyn Burg-
er and her horse Ben accom-
plished Tuesday afternoon
(Aug. 13, 2019) in the Wyoming
County Fair arena.
Burger was decked out in a
Statue of Liberty outfit, com-
plete with blue-green face
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MATT SURTEL/DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO

Madelyn Burger and her horse, Ben, prepare to enter the Wyoming
County Fair arena as Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam. The annual
event is one of many favorites for area 4-H’ers.

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paint and paper torch.
Ben – a haflinger miniature
draft horse – was decked out
in red top hat, striped blanket,
and star-spangled ribbons and
bunting.
They paraded into the are-
na to an accompaniment of
“America the Beautiful.”
“I chose it because we were
trying to think of something
patriotic, and so we thought I
should be ‘Lady Liberty’ and
he should be Uncle Sam,”
Berger, 11, of Bennington, had
explained a few minutes be-
forehand.
nual fair’s annual 4-H horse
program costume contest.
Participating 4-H’ers decked
themselves and their horses
in zany outfits showing a wide
range of creativity.
One horse was dressed as a
lion, and another as a reindeer.
Others were more-tradition-
al, or even took film and liter-
ary-inspired approaches.
Emily Warriner, 13, and
Gabby Brown, 12, both of Per-
ry, coordinated their costumes
and horses together for a ‘cow-
boys and Indians’ theme.
Warriner wore a Native
American-inspired outfit
with a quiver of arrows, while
her horse, Savannah – a paint
horse – was similarly decorat-
ed.
“We just thought it would be
cool, because she’s a paint, to
do like an Indian war pony,”
she said.
Brown was the cowboy half
of the team, accompanied by
her quarter horse, Whitney.
Brown had a cap pistol re-
volver and some rugged west-
ern-style clothing.
“We’re doing cowboys and
Indians together,” Brown said.
What’s the best part of the
fair so far?
“Just being able to practice
riding,” she said. “This is my
first year.”
And as they talked, 4-H’ers
lined up with their costumed
horses for their own trips into
they arena.

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Mya Rodger and her horse were inspired by Hawaiian themes in
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Directions & Parking
Some important details to
help you enjoy the Wyoming
County Fair:
Directions
The fairgrounds are located
at 70 Main St., Pike.
Parking
Park in the Fair-operated
parking lots off Water Street
by the ball diamond and off
Main Street by the church. The
parking charge supports the
Fair operations and helps to
pay premiums of more than
$70,000 awarded to exhibitors
at the Fair.
Visitors’ support is essential
in maintaining viable programs
and facilities for all to enjoy.
There is no individual admis-
sions charge to the grounds,
just the parking fee.
Daily Pass: $10.
8-Day Pass: $35.
Free admission to the
grounds
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Town of Pike, also identified as
the area encompassed in the
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Cooking goes ‘old-school’
at Wyoming County Fair
PAST ERAS: Pioneer cooking displays, artifacts
make historical house a perennial favorite
By MATT SURTEL
msurtel@batavianews.com
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story,
originally published in the
Aug. 17, 2019, edition of The
Daily News, looks at one of
the fair’s most popular attrac-
tions.
The menu, as Shirley Calopy
describes it, is easily recogniz-
able to most modern families.
Homemade bread, meat-
loaf, cornbread, pie and ice
cream.
The big difference is Ca-
lopy, of Castile, was cooking
the meal inside the brick bee-
hive oven at Wyoming County
Fair’s historical house. She re-
moved a wooden stopper from
the stove’s opening, all the
better to check how a loaf of
raisin bread was progressing.
“We’re talking a couple
hours, because you have to
let it rise,” she said. “Then you
punch it down and you let it
rise again. So it takes a couple
hours.”
Welcome to cooking in the
18th century.
The historical house has
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Shirley Calopy checks a loaf of raisin bread at the Wyoming
County Fair’s historical house during the 2019 fair. The pioneer • Play Sand
cooking demonstrations are a longtime favorite.
remained among the fairgo- day.
ers’ many favorites, offering Calopy’s husband Randy
a glimpse of a different era in was preparing homemade
Wyoming County life. ice cream, along with a bowl
The volunteer-staffed cook-
See COOKING T15
ing displays highlight pio-
neer-era cuisine and exactly
what was needed to prepare
a meal - a much-older level of
technology and often different
recipes, but still broadly simi-
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Denise Ballinger shows a gasoline-powered maple tree tapper at the Wyoming County
Fair’s historical house. The entries give a glimpse of county life in past decades.

Cooking the county, featuring items

From T14
of cheese curd, as she spoke -
samples aren’t allowed due to
health regulations, but they
get to enjoy the meal them-
selves.
“This is actually a nor-
mal meal for us,” she said.
“Meatloaf, potatoes, carrots. I
make everything I’d normally
make.”
And that’s part of the ap-
peal, as people explore the
house.
The back room likewise
entered by county residents,
along with those from adja-
cent towns.
What kind of items?
Old farm toys made of tin,
automotive advertisements,
buttons for Nelson Rockefel-
ler’s 1968 presidential cam-
paign.
Two of the more-popular
items this year have been a
blue-colored cut glass serv-
ing bowl, along with a gaso-
line-powered machine de-
signed in the 1950s to make
maple tapping speedier and
easier.
by Albert Seewalt of Varys-
burg, as detailed in an accom-
panying clipping from the
long-defunct Silver Springs
Signal newspaper.
Not to forget the vintage
Raggedy Ann dolls and toy
cowboy revolvers - one of the
main rules being the items
entered need to be at least 50
years old.
“And of course the kids like
the Mickey Mouse phone and
the barn set, and those kind
of things,” said Historical De-
partment Chairperson Denise
Ballinger.

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Youth efforts culminate with 4-H Meat Animal Auction
By KORI SCIANDRA
ksciandra@batavianews.com
The traditional 4-H Meat
Animal Auction, heading
into its 53rd consecutive
year at the Wyoming Coun-
ty Fair, is expected to whelm
the masses. Slated for 5 p.m.
Aug. 18 at the new Agricul-
tural Expo Center during the
fair, the Auction is a platform
for youth participating in lo-
cal 4-H programs.
“The 4-H Meat Animal
Auction is the culminating
event for youth participants
that have raised market
hogs, lambs, beef, and dairy
beef steers. This year, we will
be adding market poultry,
goats, and baked goods to
the auction,” said Holly Har-
wood, 4-H youth develop-
ment educator for Wyoming
County Cornell Cooperative
Extension.
“The true purpose of rais-
ing a 4-H meat animal proj-
ect is the opportunity to
learn valuable life skills such
as animal husbandry, nutri-
tion, time and financial man-
agement, marketing skills,
salesmanship, and so much
more! These youth put a lot
of time and effort into rais-
ing quality animals, training
them for show, and working
on marketing strategies for
selling their final products,”
Harwood said. “In all, they
are learning to manage small
businesses through this
project,”
Interested bidders are
asked to arrive early to regis-
ter for a bid number, as well
as, encouraged to visit with
the exhibitors.
“We are excited to be back
to an in-person, live format
at the fair this year. Inter-
ested parties should register
for a bidder number at the
fair and then they can bid on
sale lots. We are also work-
ing with William Kent Inc.
to offer online bidding both
before and during the live
auction. This will be a new
feature this year after the
auction was held complete-
ly online last year during the
COVID shutdown,” said Har-
wood.
Though the live auction
was interrupted last year
due to COVID-19 and the
shutdown of all county fairs
throughout New York State,
the auction was still con-
ducted virtually allowing the
fair’s consecutive auction
streak to continue.
“Even with no fair last
year, we were able to host an
online auction for the pub-
lic to buy high quality, local
meat from 4-H youth mem-
bers,” said Harwood.
All animals that will be
shown and/or sold at the
auction have been raised by
local 4-H students. Many
students have raised their
animals from birth.
This year, those who are
poultry members raised two
extra birds for processing.
The extra birds will be donat-
ed to the Wyoming County
Community Action and will
be distributed in the fall to
various programs.
Proceeds from baked
goods sold at the auction will
be donated to local family
and consumer science pro-
gramming.
As the auction gets under-
way, buyers have a number
of choices as to what they
can do with their winnings.
“Successful buyers may
choose to send purchased
animals to a packing plant,
resell them to a third party,
donate them back to 4-H for
resale, or take them home.
Poultry is sold as processed
birds that are frozen. The
baked goods are ready to take
home and enjoy! We have
some buyers that choose to
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A night at the auction
TOP DOLLAR: Pigs, steer and swine sell quickly at 4-H meat auction
By MATT SURTEL
msurtel@batavianews.com
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of
this story originally appeared
in the Aug. 16, 2019, edi-
tion of The Daily News. It is
reprinted here to provide a
look instead the annual 4-H
Meat Animal Auction.
An auctioneer’s rapid-fire
chatter filled the dairy barn
arena Wednesday night
(Aug. 14, 2019) as Coldyn
Hackett directed his grand
champion pig before a large
crowd of onlookers.
Bidding went quickly,
punctuated by staccato yells
from the auction staff, as the
hog named Mossie earned
top dollar. Then a trophy for
Hackett and multiple pho-
tos.
What does it take to raise a
grand champion?
“Lots of hard work,” Hack-
ett, 14, of Java said instantly
and matter-of-factly a few
minutes later.
Hackett was among the
4-H’ers offering their beef,
swine and lamb during Wy-
oming County Fair’s 51st an-
nual meat animal auction. As
traditional, the event attract-
ed a packed house as the ani-
mals sold quickly.
“The youth doing these
livestock projects get to learn
how to manage livestock and
raise them well,” said Ex-
tension Educator Holly Har-
wood of the Cornell Cooper-
ative Extension of Wyoming
County. “They learn about
time management, money
management, animal hus-
bandry, salesmanship - all
sorts of things like that.”
This year’s project add-
ed up to 116 pigs, 28 lambs,
27 beef and five dairy steer,
she said. The goal among
the 4-H’ers is to raise a
high-quality animal meeting
specific standards, with each
animal judged individually
on their overall quality.
“In addition, the youth are
judged on their showman-
Coldyn Hackett shows his grand champion pig Mossie during the
4-H meat animal auction.
ship abilities, so all-around,
it’s good kids and good-qual-
ity products,” Harwood said.
Such as Mossie, who
weighed in at 266 pounds
and earned $9 per pound.
Hackett said he had been
raising the award-winning
hog since April.
Did Hackett expect to earn
grand champion?
“That’s the goal,” he said.
In the meantime, other
4-H’ers lined up with their
own animals, while auction
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mentary pulled pork sand-
wiches out in the crowd.
The county dairy princess
and her court were likewise
handing out complimentary
cheese.
Outside, other 4-H’ers
such as sisters Delaney
and Mckenna Almeter of
Strykersville made last-min-
ute preparations with their
lambs.
How much were they look-
ing to get?
“Seven dollars a pound or
more,” they said in unison.
MATT SURTEL/DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTOGRAPH
Delaney and McKenna Almeter show one of the market lambs
they’ve been raising since spring for their 4-H market animal
project. They said it’s a mix of nerves and excitement in the final
moments before auctioning their animals.
Delaney, 13, said she’s cited before their big auction
been doing market lamb moment?
projects for five years while “Both,” they said.
McKenna, 11, said she’s been “Sometimes it’s challeng-
doing the projects for four ing and most times it’s pretty
years. easy,” McKenna said of rais-
Delaney and McKenna ing the lambs.
said their lambs were about They’d be showing their
four months old. They said animals within the hour,
the animals are judged on a as the auction - and the
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FOOD TO PHOTOS: Department lets area residents showcase talents
Area residents will be able
to showcase their talents in a
variety of home handiworks
and compete with others in
the Home Arts at the Wyo-
ming County Fair.
From photography to pre-
served goods, Patricia Gilb-
ertson has gathered judges
from throughout the county
to elect the best in a variety
of categories.
“Home arts is a depart-
ment within the Wyoming
County Fair where anyone
who lives in Wyoming Coun-
ty or one of our neighboring
townships can enter items
in competition with others,”
said Gilbertson, secretary
of the fair’s board of direc-
tors. “There is no age limit
although the project/item
must be personally made by
the individual entering it.”
There are seven categories
within Home Arts.
Section A is foods, ranging
from pies and cakes to jerky
and fruit leathers.
Section B is hand needle
art, such as crocheted and
knitted works.
Section C, sewing, in-
cludes clothing and sewed
décor.
Section D is Quilts.
Section E is creative arts,
which shows sculptures,
paintings and ceramics.
Section F is woodwork,
displaying carvings, wood-
burn art, and turnings.
Section G is photography.
“Every year, the depart-
ment is totally dependent on
items people enter, as it’s a
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showcase for other’s handi-
work,” Gilbertson said.
Along with the showcase,
there are also demonstra-
tions for those hoping to get
crafty themselves.
The Home Arts department at the Wyoming County Fair is where
area residents are able to showcase their talents from quilts to
photography and many other categories.
Wyoming County Fair 2021
Demonstrations are
scheduled regularly in the
Home Arts building.
Gilbertson encouraged
fairgoers to stop by the
Home Arts department to
WYOMING COUNTY FAIR PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK
August 2021 • 19
come and view the handi- former 4-H volunteers and
work of their fellow citizens. workers to continue involve-
She also gives much credit to ment.
the volunteers who make the “Home Arts allows 4-H
fair possible every year. ‘graduates’ as well as those
“I have a fantastic group of who may never have been in-
volunteers helping in Home volved with 4-H an opportu-
Arts,” she said. “Most of us nity to compete,” Gilbertson
including myself were in- said. “It’s not prideful, it’s
volved with 4-H as children desire to see how our hand-
and competing at the fair is iwork ranks among others. I
a large part of the 4-H expe- think that desire along with
rience.” a love of the fair are the rea-
She also noted how the sons people exhibit in Home
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Dairy proves a fair food favorite

EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this
story originally appeared in the
Aug. 8, 2019, edition of The
Daily News.

A Facebook post urging local

fans of the Wyoming County
Fair to name their favorite fair
foods went viral - at least by ru-
ral standards - ahead of the 2018
fair.
“My favorite food at fair is ei-
ther the chocolate milkshakes,
maple cotton candy, or the
chocolate covered cheese-
cakes,” wrote Sarah Cox, while
Sara Haggerty named a pulled
pork panini - and milkshakes
from the firemen’s booths - as
her poison.
Moments later, Donna Jurek
Haggerty called it a toss-up be-
tween sugar waffles and fried
dough.
“Maybe both,” she conceded
after a little thought. “After all, it
is fair week!”
Thus it went as the week wore
on, more than a hundred com-
menters citing, amidst auctions
and demonstrations, talent
shows and fair queen crown-
MARK GUTMAN/DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTO
ings, their love of fried dough,
Harlee Crane, with friends Lauren Matthews and Jenna Matthews enjoy an ice cream while watching the Sheep Show at the 2019
fresh-cut french fries, greasy
midway pizza, thick hunks of Wyoming County Fair.
fudge, sticks of pulled taffy and
steaming-hot blooming onions. “They call them the best be- air conditioner - or at least a big- Carpenter – wouldn’t divulge all I’m kidding. We use premix
But between the diversified cause I make them,” Kaczmarek ger fan. their secrets, they did provide a from Upstate Farms and a
comments naming maple cot- said with a laugh. “They are “Depending on the time of brief walk-through of the pro- lot - a lot - of milk, put it in our
ton candy and raspberry lemon- good.” day, we might get dozens of cess that takes good, old-fash- handy-dandy machine and
ade, a sweet and creamy trend She spoke between orders people in line,” she said. “It gets ioned milk and dairy product then pull the lever.”
- one well-suited to the No. 1 that left her swirling thick dol- hot.” and transforms it into the thick, That’s when the magic hap-
dairy-producing county in the lops of custard onto cake cones This, despite the icy treats creamy conglomerations fair- pens.
state - emerged. and churning out thick choco- she’s bound to serve. goers have so come to love. “We use lots of ice cream to
“Ice cream cones at firemen’s late-y treats, the late afternoon And though she and her co- “Well, first we bring out the make it thick,” Carpenter said.
booth - yes, a capital ‘S,’” wrote heat leaving her wishing for an horts – Kiersten Luce and Jade cow ...” Kaczmarek said. “No, “Thick milkshakes are the best.”
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Barn is home to historic items

Near the little blue house
where sweet scents of history
waft from beehive ovens stands
another charming slice of ru-
ral life – an antique barn that
plays host to a massive, eclectic
collection of carefully curated
items from yesteryear.
The barn itself is far newer
than anything it houses – it was
erected a decade ago – but in-
side it lay a vast array of quirky,
historic artifacts and old, old
items ranging from wooden
shingle makers to log splitters,
looms and black-and-white
television sets.
Some are rusted, and some
pristine, yet all offer a unique
opportunity to delve into the
past, to educate oneself on the
way things used to be.
The collection, which spans
centuries and comprises
countless eras of rural living,
is never done growing. Fair
officials are always welcom-
ing submissions to consider,
and encourages all fairgoers
– even if they’ve been through
the barn time and time again
– to stop by for a spell and see
what’s new.
From classic boxes full
up with tools to wagons and
old-fashioned washing ma-
chines, fans of the historic sort
will find something to suit their
fancy.
The history doesn’t stop at
the barn’s doors, either. In the
surrounding area, fairgoers can
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The tractor pulls at the Wyoming County Fair have long been a popular attraction.

Fair memories abound

FAVORITE PLACE: Residents share memories as beloved event returns
By MATT SURTEL
msurtel@batavianews.com
PIKE — Last year was histor-
ic for Wyoming County Fair,
and not in a good way.
It’s often been considered
the best small fair of its type
statewide — a place to meet
up with family and friends you
might not see any other time of
the year. Plus the food, rides,
parades, 4-H contests, tractor
pulls, fair queen pageant, and
multiple other activities.
All were canceled in 2020,
for the first time since World
War II, due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Needless to say, people are
looking forward to returning
this year.
The Daily News recently
asked people on Facebook for
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Board of supervisors nixes

fair meeting due to COVID
PIKE — Ongoing
COVID-19 precautions are
keeping a Wyoming County
Fair tradition from return-
ing this year.
The county’s Board of Su-
pervisors has conducted its
August meeting at the fair’s
4-H building for the past 20
years. But the nature of the
meeting — large crowds
packed elbow-to-elbow —
mean officials held off.
The meeting was instead
set for this past Tuesday in
its regular location at the
county Government Center
MARK GUTMAN/DAILY NEWS FILE PHOTOGRAPH
4-H members participate in the sheep show at the 2019 Wyoming County Fair. When it comes to
making memories at the fair, 4-H and its animal programs are among the biggest memory makers.
in Warsaw.
The meeting at the fair
had allowed area residents
to see the county govern-
ment in action. They could
also raise concerns directly
with the assembled supervi-
sors.
The session was also at-
tended by state and federal
representatives, county de-
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Memories pulls, historical house, taffy,

From T21
in the fireman’s parade good
times rained every time..still
had fun
n Morris Washburn — Now
that I live in Tennessee ... It is
missing seeing all those people
of Wyoming County and flip-
ping burgers at the Pike Fire
Department booth every day
or night that I had a chance.
n Judy Meyer Callesto —
4—H things, school art proj-
ects, parade night, tractor
waffles, candy apples.
n Maureen Joy Trescott
— Showing cattle in the open
show. Going to the pulls with
grandfather for a special night
out after working in the field all
day.
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goods, and the tractor pulls
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rades, then watching my kids
march with the same band di-
rector in the fair parades.

2021 Wyoming County Fair Schedule
Continuous daily activities
at the Wyoming County Fair
include commercial, youth,
and school exhibits, rides,
horse shows, home arts,
flowers, farm animals and
products, restaurant, and
foods.
Here’s a selection of daily
highlights for the 2021 Wyo-
ming County Fair, scheduled
Aug. 14 to 21 at the Wyoming
County Fairgrounds, 70 East
Main St., in Pike:
Aug. 14
n 8:30 a.m., Open Horse
Show, Western.
n Noon, Car Show.
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10
p.m.
n 7:30 p.m., Performance
Tractor Pull.
Aug. 15
n 8:30 a.m., Open Horse
Show, English.
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10
p.m.
n 5 p.m., Open Horse
Show, games.
n 7 p.m. Fair Queen Talent
Show.
Aug. 16
n 8:30 a.m., 4-H Horse
Show, games.
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10
p.m.
n 7 p.m., Grand Parade.
n 8:30 p.m., Crowning of
2021 Fair Queen.
Aug. 17
n 8:30 a.m., 4-H Horse
Show, Western.
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10
Families crowd Wyoming County Fair’s midway on a sunny
afternoon during the 2019 fair. The midway will be in operation
from noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. daily during this year’s fair,
which runs Aug. 14 to 21.
p.m.
n 7 p.m., Firemen’s Pa-
rade.
n 7:30 p.m., 4-H Costume
Show.
n 8:30 p.m., Band compe-
tition.
Aug. 18
n 8:30 a.m., 4-H Horse
Show, English.
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10
p.m.
n 5 p.m., 4-H Meat Animal
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Wyoming County Fair 2021
Aug. 20
n 10 a.m., Open Class Beef
Show.
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m.
n 4 to 8 p.m., Fish dinner.
n 7:30 p.m., ESP Sanc-
tioned Class AA Pull, part one.
Aug. 21
n 9 a.m., Open Class Dairy
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Auction.
n 7:30 p.m., Garden Trac-
tor Pull.
Aug. 19
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10
p.m.
n 4 to 8 p.m., Chicken bar-
becue.
n 6 p.m., Draft Horse and
Pony Show.
n 7 p.m., Talent Contest.
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Show.
n 9 a.m., Open Sheep
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n 10 a.m., Horse and Mini
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n Noon, Horse Pull.
n Rides will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10
p.m.
n 7:30 p.m. ESP Sanc-
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