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Kendall County Fair kicks off Thursday for weekend of family fun · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Kendall County Fair kicks off Thursday for weekend of family fun.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Eric Shelkoff, this article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett Hailey. Dandenberg
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  Speaker 1: still has fond memories of showing off her pigs and
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  Speaker 1: sheep at the Kendall County Fair as a four H
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  Speaker 1: club member. These days, she is office manager for the
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  Speaker 1: Kendall County Fair Association, the nonprofit organization that puts on
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  Speaker 1: the Kendall County Fair. The fair will take place Thursday
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  Speaker 1: through Saturday at the Kendall County Fairgrounds one zero eight
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  Speaker 1: two six Illinois Route seventy one in Yorkville. She enjoys
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  Speaker 1: the fact that she is still part of the fair.
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  Speaker 1: I enjoy being able to put something on for families
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  Speaker 1: to be able to bring their kids out for a night,
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  Speaker 1: Dannenberg said. I also like being able to help businesses.
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  Speaker 1: A lot of our vendors are local businesses. She noted.
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  Speaker 1: The fair also helps put the spotlight on nonprofit organizations
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  Speaker 1: variety of activities. The Kendall County Fair has a long
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  Speaker 1: history in the area. The fair officially began in eighteen
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  Speaker 1: forty one. The Kendall County Fair resumed in nineteen ninety
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  Speaker 1: three following a eighty six year hiatus. An opening ceremony
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  Speaker 1: and flag raising with the American Legion will take place
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  Speaker 1: at noon on opening day Thursday. The Kendall County Fair
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  Speaker 1: Association continues to work closely with Kendall County four eight clubs.
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  Speaker 1: The Kendall County four H Livestock Auction will take place
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  Speaker 1: at six pm Saturday. There also will be several other
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  Speaker 1: four EH show events during the fair featuring swine, beef, rabbit, sheep,
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  Speaker 1: and goats. In addition, four H exhibits will be on
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  Speaker 1: display during the fair. That's just kind of a way
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  Speaker 1: for four AH members to showcase their projects and what
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  Speaker 1: they've been working on all year. Dannenberg said this year's
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  Speaker 1: fair will also feature exhibits from the general public that
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  Speaker 1: include exhibits spotlighting, cooking, arts and crafts, photography, and vegetables.
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  Speaker 1: The Kendall County Fair will feature something for everyone. Engines
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  Speaker 1: will roar at the truck and tractor pulls set for
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  Speaker 1: six thirty pm Friday and Saturday. Not surprisingly, they draw
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  Speaker 1: a big crowd. It's fun to see, she said. Animals
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  Speaker 1: also will show off their talents. The first day of
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  Speaker 1: the Kendall County Fair will feature a Western horse speed
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  Speaker 1: show from noon to seven pm. The Kendall County Fair
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  Speaker 1: also will feature live music, including Tailgate Confessions, an acoustic style,
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  Speaker 1: modern country and classic rock band from Spring Valley. The
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  Speaker 1: band will perform at seven pm Friday. Two other bands,
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  Speaker 1: The Baked Potatoes and Burning Red, will perform Saturday. Fair
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  Speaker 1: organizers are looking out for the pocketbooks of fair attendees.
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  Speaker 1: Admission is free from nine am to five pm on
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  Speaker 1: opening day Thursday. From five pm to close, admission is
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  Speaker 1: five dollars for those more than ten years old. Admission
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  Speaker 1: also is free from now nine am to three pm
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  Speaker 1: Friday and Saturday. Fees from three pm until close are
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  Speaker 1: ten dollars for those more than ten years old and
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  Speaker 1: five dollars for four to ten year olds. Those three
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  Speaker 1: and younger are admitted free. Sunday is clean up day
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  Speaker 1: at the fair. There are no events scheduled that day.
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  Speaker 1: More information is available at the Kendall County Fair Assications
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  Speaker 1: website Kendall Countyfairgrounds dot org.