Over 300 kids to showcase animals as Jefferson County Fair in Rigby begins next week

RIGBY — More than 300 kids will beryllium showcasing animals adjacent week astatine nan Jefferson County Fair successful Rigby. It’s a show that you don’t want to miss.

The adjacent is happening astatine nan Jefferson County Fairgrounds from Monday, Aug. 12 to Saturday, Aug. 17. There’s an array of events, including a sheep show, a poultry show, and a goat show involving 4-H and FFA. There’s a rodeo, a death-by-chocolate arena and a livestock marketplace sale. Click here to position nan schedule. 

“We are a rural-type fair,” Jefferson County Fair Chairman Carl Anderson said. “We do person a immense animal-based fair, meaning we person tons of kids that raise sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and rabbits.”

The kids scope successful property from astatine slightest 11 to 18 and activity difficult to showcase nan animals they have. 

“When we talk astir rabbit shows and pig shows, each of these kids person to activity pinch these animals. As they acquisition their animals and breed their animals … astir of them spell retired each time and activity pinch nan animals truthful they cognize really to show them to a judge and to show their champion character,” Anderson said. 

Courtesy Carl Anderson

Participants person to cognize a batch astir nan circumstantial species. Judges successful a rabbit show, for example, will inquire them each kinds of questions. 

“What diseases do you person to watch retired for? How tin you show whether an animal is successful bully wellness aliases mediocre health? What do you do? How overmuch do you provender an animal?” Anderson explained. 

He said 375 kids will beryllium showcasing animals passim nan week. Anderson told EastIdahoNews.com it’s awesome to watch and added nan marketplace waste is 1 of his favourite events too. 

“I americium retired successful nan ringing pinch nan auctioneer, helping nan auctioneer return bids, and truthful it’s a batch of nosy astatine waste time, helping these kids get immoderate money for their animal if they take to waste their animal,” Anderson said. “Each 1 of our kids arsenic acold arsenic pigs, sheep, cows, goats and rabbits, tin waste 1 animal successful our marketplace sale.”

They tin gain rather a spot of money, too, arsenic businesses and others support them. Anderson said that past year, complete 200 animals were sold, and complete $600,000 was generated successful nan marketplace waste for nan kids. 

“It really is impressive. It’s benignant of a feel-good business erstwhile you spot a kid capable to waste his animal, and he makes a small spot of money,” Anderson said. 

Participants extremity up learning a batch astir really to attraction for an animal and really overmuch money they walk connected it by keeping way of it successful their books. 

“These kids go business leaders later successful life. They go productive citizens,” he said. “You spot these kids … awesome camaraderie amongst them, very, very businesses like, very knowledgeable and it is conscionable nosy moving pinch them.”

New this year, will beryllium a dance.

“We did inquire nan kids what they would for illustration to spot … they asked if we could do a dance. So we are going to person a creation Thursday nighttime successful 1 of our barns. Play a small euphony and fto them creation successful nan ungraded and person a spot of fun,” he said.

Besides showcasing animals, location is simply a commercialized building wherever group tin bring their vegetables, fruits and canning items. There are besides homemade quilts, paintings, and pictures to see. 

“Everything is judged. (We have) reddish ribbon, bluish ribbon, and achromatic ribbon,” Anderson said. 

The fairgrounds are free to visit, but immoderate events complaint a abstracted admissions fee. Click here for much information. 

Courtesy Carl Anderson

Courtesy Carl Anderson

Courtesy Carl Anderson

Courtesy Carl Anderson