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Popular standbys, a few new twists at fair

Annual celebration opens Aug. 31
By Tim Ryan
tryan@wolfrivermedia.com

All of the popular entertainment and attractions

that visitors have enjoyed in
previous years will be back
for this years 135th Shawano County Fair, along with
a few tweaks and additions
being tried out for the first
time.
The traditional tractor

pull at the grandstand will

also feature a truck pull this
year.
We thought wed try
that out and see what happens, said Dale Hodkiewicz, president of the Shawano County Agricultural
Society.
If it catches on, a truck
pull could have a night of its
own at next years fair.
Returning for a second

year is the Choose to Move

5K on Thursday, organized
in conjunction with the Rural Health Initiative.
The 5K will start and finish at the Crawford Center
and will take participants
down the Mountain Bay
Trail.
About 60 people participated in the event last
year.
It will be stroller friendly, and is a great prelude to
our spectacular fireworks

We will hide some stuffed animals around the fairgrounds every

morning and leave clues on our Facebook page. If you find them,
bring them into the fair office and win free tickets or food.
DALE HODKIEWICZ, Shawano County Agricultural Society president

show Thursday night,

Hodkiewicz said.
Last years Classic Car
show is also making a comeback this year at the Crawford Center, from 9 a.m. to
9 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Hodkiewicz said this
years car will show will be

even better than last years,

which he said was put together a little hastily.
There will be a tremendous amount of cars this
year, he said.
Also new this year will
be an automotive swap
meet by the Crawford
Center from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Sunday.
The fair kicks off at 6
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31,
with the color guard and
opening ceremonies.
Rainbow Valley Rides
will also fire up at 6 p.m.
Two new acts will be
added to the entertainment
schedule under the grandstand this year: Wasted
Stay at 6 p.m. Thursday,
and the Adam Trask Band
at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Popular mainstays of
the fair will return under
the grandstand as well at
Presidents Park, including New Generation, Chad
Przybylski, Led West, Alvin
Styczynski, Jerry Voelker
and Johnny Wad.
Other fair highlights
include the Enduro race,
bingo and Cosmic Bingo,
stock car races, demo derby, kiddie tractor pull, livestock auction and Matt the
Magician at the Junior Fair
Building.
We will also have a
Facebook scavenger hunt
again this year, Hodkiewicz said. We will hide
some
stuffed
animals
around the fairgrounds
every morning and leave
clues on our Facebook
page. If you find them, bring
them into the fair office and
win free tickets or food.
More than 60,000 people
attended the fair last year, a
figure that Hodkiewicz said
has been fairly consistent
over the years.
I invite everybody to
come out and enjoy a day or
two at the county fair, Hodkiewicz said.
He further encouraged
visitors to take in the more
than 10,000 entries expected to be on display from 4-H
and FFA participants.
They put a lot time and
effort in, Hodkiewicz said.

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Youngster not sheepish about

competing with rest of county
Isabel Roloff participating in 4th county fair
By Brady Van Deurzen
news@wolfrivermedia.com

Isabel Roloff, of Shawano, hopes

to wow judges with her sheep, paintings and sewing at the 2016 Shawano County Fair.
Isabel, 12-year-old daughter of
Jeff and Jenny Roloff, said her older
sisters, Lindsey and Lauren, helped
spark her interest in the fair.
Growing up, my sisters always
went to the fair, Isabel said. My
sister Lindsey always went to the
sheep. I saw her interest in them
and thought itd be a cool thing to
do too.
Roloff has helped with the familys lambs since she was little. She
often helped brace the sheep,
pushing the sheep backward to help
build muscle by prompting them to
push back.
She began showing sheep at the
fair with the Brener Youthful Workers 4-H Club when she was in the
fourth grade at St. James Lutheran
School. Now in the seventh grade,

she feels more confident and says

her sheep are better prepared.
I am a lot more confident this
year about my sheep, Isabel said.
They are just better, they work better and they brace better. Most of
my lambs are trained well this year,
so I am looking forward to that.
Isabel has taken first in showmanship at the fair twice in the last
three years and loves the competition.
I really like presenting sheep
because there is a lot of competition
and I am a very competitive person, she said. I am going against
the guy who beat me in my second
year. He is always in my class because he is a year younger than me,
and he is always really good.
When looking for a more leisurely event, Isabel likes to turn to painting. She has exhibited her painting
at the fair for four years and her
sewing for three.
She takes painting lessons with
her uncle, primarily painting landscapes. With seven paintings com-

pleted, she believes that her eighth

and newest painting will impress
the judges most.
I am really looking forward to
seeing how the judges judge my
new painting, Isabel said. Its a
snowy sunset kind of picture. I think
that it looks really cool, and I hope
that the judges think so too.
She has exhibited several of her
paintings at the Wisconsin State
Fair, receiving two merit awards
and a staff favorite award over the
last three years.
Although honored by the awards,
Isabel said the best part of the painting competition is viewing other artists works.
I think that it is really cool to see
all of the other peoples drawings,
she said. It is awesome to see how
good all of the other people are.
Whether she is showing her
sheep, exhibiting her paintings
or sewing decorative pieces, Isabel said that being at the Shawano
County Fair is always something to
look forward to.
The fair runs from Aug. 31
through Sept. 5.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Isabel Roloff, 12, will participate in the sheep show at the Shawano
County Fair for the fourth time. The fair runs from Aug. 31 through Sept.
5.

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Wolf learning
alongside her
young 4-Hers
New Bonduel
leader sees value
in organization
By Lee Pulaski
lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.com

LEADER PHOTO BY LEE PULASKI

Debbie Wolf stands with some of the cows on her familys farm in the town of Washington. Although she did not grow up in the 4-H program, she is
learning about it through her daughter and being a new general leader of the Bonduel 4-H Club.

Debbie Wolf didnt belong to 4-H as a child, but

when she saw her daughter, Hayley, enjoying the
many agricultural and
artistic opportunities the
organization offered, she
knew she wanted to be as
involved as possible.
Wolf took the plunge
this year and became the
general leader for the

Bonduel 4-H Club.

They just needed
somebody to take over
the position, and my
daughters involved with
4-H, and I thought, Well,
I can put in my time for
4-H and help the community, she said.
As general leader,
Wolf has to coordinate
agendas and organize
activities. With other
leaders in the group, she
she tries to instill a love
for rural life while helping the youngsters learn
about preparing animals
and other exhibit for the
SEE WOLF, PAGE 6

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WOLF
FROM PAGE 5

Shawano County Fair.

We want people to
join, and when they join,
we make them feel welcome, Wolf said. Its
good to get more families
involved.
Wolf said her family worked on a beef
cattle farm, but she was
never introduced to 4-H
when she was younger.
It wasnt until Wolf met
her husband, Tom, who
had been involved since
he was a kid, that she
learned the basics about
4-H.
When Hayley came of
age, Wolf encouraged her
daughter to join.
I enjoy it, Wolf said.
I think its a great experience for the kids and for
me as an adult, too. Im
learning every day.
She noted that not
just farming families are
involved in 4-H, and that

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Its nice to show

those other kids
what farming is
and that you dont
have to be a farmer
to be in 4-H. You
can do other stuff.
DEBBIE WOLF,
Bonduel 4-H leader

any child can benefit

from 4-Hs pledge to help
develop a childs heart,
head, hands and health.
Its nice to show those
other kids what farming
is and that you dont have
to be a farmer to be in
4-H, Wolf said. You can
do other stuff.
The main purpose, in
Wolfs view, is to get the
kids to work together. She
noted that Hayley was not
very good at public speaking when starting 4-H, but
Wolf has seen considerable progress since then.
4-H helps them in

school, with speaking in

front of crowds, and thats
what we work toward,
Wolf said.
The Shawano County
Fair offers a large-scale
showcase of what 4-H
organizations do yearround, Wolf said. When
you see a boy or girl present a cow to judges, you
get a glimpse of what
went into raising the cow
and what those young
owners learned about
raising their own food.
Fairgoers can expect to
see plenty of exhibits from
the more than 40 members that make up Bonduel 4-H, according to Wolf.
The plethora of exhibits
includes animals, crops,
visual arts, forestry, photography and more.
They take pride in
what they do, Wolf said.
Its just a neat accomplishment, and its neat
as an adult to see that.
The fair runs Aug. 31
through Sept. 5 at the
fairgrounds in Shawano.

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Esches right at home showing at fair

Winning awards a family affair
By Brady Van Deurzen
news@wolfrivermedia.com

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Clayton Esch, 9, will show cattle at the Shawano County Fair this year.

The Shawano County

Fairgrounds feels like
home turf for the Steve
and Wendy Esch family.
The Esches has been
showing cattle and winning awards at the annual
county fair for several
years.
Its always fun to win
at home and do well at
home, Steve Esch said.
Getting to show people
in the community what
you can do, and that
there is good cattle here
in Shawano County, is

always special because

there arent a lot of beef
herds in the area, and it
just goes to show that the
cattle and beef program
in the Shawano area is
improving a bunch.
The Esches and their
children Sarah, 21,
Emma, 18, Elizabeth,
15, and Clayton, 9 live
on Diamond E Ranch
in rural Shawano. Steve
bought the ranch in 1991,
on his 26th birthday.
Steve, who showed
cattle at the Shawano
County Fair as a youngster, and Wendy saw 4-H
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4-H is a great program to get kids involved
with, Steve said. It is a
great way to get kids out
of their shell and learn
normal procedures, and
how to talk to people
and other important life
skills.
Sarah
joined
the
Waukechon Wildcats 4-H
Club, and younger siblings did the same when
they got old enough.
Sarah, who is entering
her junior year at the College of Menominee Nation in Keshena, showed
two
supreme
female
champions, two grand

champions and several

reserve champions during in her time in 4-H. She
continues to help her family around the farm and
assists her siblings with
their cattle.
Emma started showing cattle in fourth grade
and would like to think
judges will reward her
hard work.
I hope that we get
something, she said.
Putting so much work
into an animal, being out
here every day, washing
them, cleaning them I
hope to get at least some
kind of award.
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ESCHES
FROM PAGE 7

Emmas hard work has

paid off in the past with numerous championships.
She also exhibits photography at the fair, as
does Elizabeth, but said
she especially enjoys the
familial aspects of the
cattle show.
We do cattle as a family and my grandpa was a
big part of it too, Emma
said. Just having all of us
in the barn making memories is always so fun.
Elizabeth began showing cattle when she was
8. Last year she showed

Just having all

of us in the barn
making memories
is always so fun.
EMMA ESCH, 18

the supreme female and

grand champions.
I just want to kick butt,
Elizabeth said. Im busting my butt to beat everyone elses on show day.
Despite her competitiveness, Elizabeth said
having fun, doing her best
and keeping the family
tradition going are more
important than winning.
Getting grand champion is always nice, but I

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think that just showing my

best and giving it my all
is what I want to do, she
said. As long as were all
having fun, that is what
matters.
Elizabeth also enjoys
seeing her friends at the
fair because it is more
fun to show in front of
people you know.
Clayton showed cattle
at last years fair in the
open category and this
year will compete with
other 4-H members, including Elizabeth.
I think Im going to
beat her, Clayton said.
She hasnt even got her
cows prepared yet, and I
have.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Elizabeth Esch, 15, showed the supreme female and grand champion at last years Shawano County Fair.

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activities
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31
Events
5 p.m.: Gates open; junior class
dog show and pee wee showmanship class, Crawford Center
6 p.m.: Junior class cat show,
Junior Building
Entertainment
6:30 p.m.: Truck and farm tractor pull, Grandstand
Activities
6-10 p.m.: Rainbow Valley
Rides

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1
Events
9 a.m.: Gates open; junior class
swine show and pee wee showmanship class with open swine
show to follow, Coliseum
5 p.m.: Open and junior beef
show, Coliseum
6 p.m.: Homemade beer and
wine judging, Crawford Center

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Entertainment
6 p.m.: Wasted Stay, under the
Grandstand
6-10 p.m.: New Generation,
Presidents Park
Dusk: Fireworks, Grandstand
Activities
5 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
5-10 p.m.: Rainbow Valley
Rides
6 p.m.: Choose to Move 5K,
Grandstand
9 p.m.: Cosmic Bingo, north
side of fairgrounds

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2
Events
9 a.m.: Open and junior rabbit
show, Small Animal Building;
open and junior sheep show and
pee wee showmanship class,
Coliseum; open and junior dairy
and meat goat show, Coliseum
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Classic car
show, Crawford Center
3 p.m.: Horse trail class, horse
barns; open and junior class
exotic domestic animal show,
Coliseum
SEE ACTIVITIES, PAGE 11

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ACTIVITIES
FROM PAGE 10

5 p.m.: Decorated cake auction

6:30 p.m.: Market animal auction
of beef, swine and sheep
Entertainment
1-5 p.m.: Rogers Polka Party,
Presidents Park
7 p.m.: Shawano Speedway
Enduro Race, Grandstand
7-11 p.m.: Chad Przybylski,
Presidents Park
7:30 p.m.: Led West, under the
Grandstand
Activities
12:30 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
5 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
5-10 p.m.: Rainbow Valley Rides
9 p.m.: Cosmic Bingo, north side
of fairgrounds

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
Events
9 a.m.: Junior class dairy cattle
show, Coliseum; open class
horse show, including junior
dressage and jumping competitions, Crawford Center; open

and junior poultry and poultry

products show, Small Animal
Building
11 a.m.-8 p.m.: Classic car
show, Crawford Center
Entertainment
1-4 p.m.: Polka Dynamics, Presidents Park
2 and 4 p.m.: Magic Matts
Family Fun Show, Junior Building
Stage
6 p.m.: Stock Car Races Championship Night, Grandstand
8:30 p.m.: Adam Trask Band, under the grandstand; Neal Zunker,
Presidents Park
Activities
11 a.m.: Kiddie tractor pull, noon
start
12-11 p.m.: Rainbow Valley
Rides; $1.50 per ride from noon
to 5 p.m.
12:30 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
5 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
9 p.m.: Cosmic Bingo, north side
of fairgrounds

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4
Events
9 a.m.: Gates open; open class

dairy show, Coliseum; junior

class horse show, Crawford
Center
10 a.m.: Protestant church service, under the grandstand
11 a.m.: Polka Mass, Presidents
Park
11 a.m.-8 p.m.: Classic Car
Show, Crawford Center
Noon: Dairy Pee Wee showmanship class, Coliseum
Entertainment
1 p.m.: Tag Races, Trailer
Races and Spectator Eliminators, Grandstand
1-5 p.m.: Jerry Voelker, Presidents Park
2, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.: Magic
Matts Family Fun Show, Junior
Building Stage
7-10 p.m.: TNT Polka, Presidents Park
8:30 p.m.: Johnny Wad, under
the grandstand
Activities
12-11 p.m.: Rainbow Valley
Rides
12:30 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
5 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
9 p.m.: Cosmic Bingo, north

Wishing All The 4-H members

GOOD LUCK
At The Fair!

Want to get in on all the fun next year?

Contact the Shawano County UW-Extension office for more

information and to find the 4-H club nearest you.

715-526-6136

Terri.Brunner@co.shawano.wi.us shawano.uwex.edu/4h

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MONDAY, SEPT. 5
Events
9 a.m.: Gates open; rooster
crowing contests followed by a
chicken flying contest and human crowing contest, Coliseum
10 a.m.: Poultry, rabbit and goat
auction, Coliseum
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Classic car
show, Crawford Center
Entertainment
10:30 a.m.: 4-H drill team performance, Crawford Center
11 a.m.: Fun day horse games,
Crawford Center
12 and 1:30 p.m.: Magic Matts
Family Fun Show, Junior Building
Stage
1 p.m.: Demolition derby, Grandstand
1-4 p.m.: Alvin Styczynski, Presidents Park
Activities
12-6 p.m.: Rainbow Valley Rides
12:30 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds
1-3 p.m.: FFA Olympics, Coliseum
5 p.m.: Bingo, north side of
fairgrounds

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prices

Life membership: $275. Membership grants

the holder, spouse and children up to the age of
16 free admission to the Shawano County Fair.
Applications available at Fair Office.
Season ticket: $20. The Season Ticket includes daily admission and free parking throughout the fair. Grandstand and ride fees are not
covered with the Season Ticket.
Wednesday, Aug. 31: Gate admission $3,
parking free.
Thursday, Sept. 1: Gate admission $5; parking $5.
Friday, Sept. 2: Gate admission $5; parking
$5. For senior citizens aged 62 and over, gate
admission is $2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 3: Gate admission $5; parking $5.
Sunday, Sept. 4: Gate admission $5; parking $5.
Monday, Sept. 5: Gate admission $5; parking $5.
Children ages 11 and under are admitted free
throughout the entirety of the fair.

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Hobby farm grows into familys fair passion

Andersons
show chickens,
eggs and more
By Scott Williams
swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com

Melissa Anderson might

have finally solved this one:
The chicken came first.
At least, that is where
things started when the
Gresham-area farm girl
got involved in showmanship at the Shawano County Fair.
Not long after Melissa
began exhibiting chickens
at the fair, her sister, Heidi
Anderson, found success
showing eggs picked from
the family farm.
Their parents, Phil and
Meribeth Anderson, also
have been active in 4-H
Club, making the county

fair an important yearly

event for the whole family.
Were all involved in
one way or another, Phil
said.
Living on a hobby farm
south of Gresham in the
town of Herman, the Andersons now raise sheep
and chickens and are active in the Gresham Town
and Country 4-H Club.
When the 2016 county
fair opens Aug. 31, Melissa,
15, a sophomore at Gresham Community School,
will be there to show four
chickens as well as a yearling lamb that will be sold
at auction.
Melissa, who has been
involved in 4-H since first
grade, said she relishes the
time spent working with
an animal to prepare for
county fair. She also enjoys
being in one of the livestock
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Being active in 4-H and
the county fair, she said,
has helped her grow from
a shy little girl into a college-bound student who
has started thinking about
possible careers in agriculture.
Its definitely a learning experience, she said of
the county fair. Its sometimes hard work and frustrating. But in the end, its
really a good thing.
It was Melissas other
sister, Lindsay Anderson,
who first got the family involved in Gresham Town
and Country 4-H about 10
years ago. Lindsay served
as club president for four
years before graduating
high school and enrolling
at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Melissa followed in her
sisters footsteps and became club president, while
also joining Gresham FFA.
After the family started
a small flock of chickens,
Melissa and her father got
involved in raising poultry
for the county fair. A grand
champion prize and other
honors soon followed.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Shawano County Fair is always a family event for the Anderson family, from left, Melissa Anderson, Lindsay Anderson, Heidi Anderson, and their father, Phil Anderson.

Heidi, 19, who has special needs, also has been

active in 4-H and has captured her share of prize
ribbons in the egg competitions that she enjoys at the
fair.
Lindsay, 20, likewise en-

joyed success at county fair

during her 4-H years. Before heading off to college,
she worked with Melissa to
start raising sheep.
Phil said the family feels
fortunate to be connected
with 4-H because it has

taught the children responsibility, community service

and the importance of cooperating with others.
Its learning how to
work as a team, he said.
Its been a real good experience for all our kids.

Its sometimes hard work and frustrating. But in the end, its really a good thing.
MELISSA ANDERSON, Gresham Town & Country 4-H Club

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Sieverts 4-H career takes dramatic turn

Bonduel teen tours
with state company
By Lee Pulaski
lpulaski@wolfrivermedia.com

Kids get involved with 4-H to

learn about crops and animals,
sometimes photography and art.
For Katie Ann Sievert, of Bonduel, her time in 4-H is about
drama.
Sievert, an 11-year veteran of
the 4-H program, is part of the
Wisconsin 4-H Drama Company,
a group of 4-H members from all
over the state who have an interest in theater. She had to apply
for the group and was accepted
this year.
First, we meet in Wisconsin

Dells in April, and we basically

create what our show is going
to be at the youth conference,
Sievert said.
The show generally focuses
on the 4-H theme of the year;
the 2016 theme was Picture
Your Success. In June, Sievert
traveled to the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, and the
group put together a show in
just 4 1/2 days.
Each member of the company is expected to provide input
on the show and work with the
group to resolve any glitches
with sets or scripts, according
to the University of WisconsinExtensions website.
After presenting an hourlong
show at another 4-H conference,
the drama company performed

a condensed version during four

days of the Wisconsin State Fair.
The show was a 1940s-style radio
show, including re-creation of
commercials from that era, news
reports, songs and dances.
It was a lot of fun to re-enact what it was like in the 40s,
Sievert said.
Sievert first got interested in
the drama company when she
attended the 4-H Youth Conference as a delegate in 2014.
I knew then that I wanted to
be on the state team, and I knew
it would be fun, and Id learn a
lot, Sievert said.
Sievert might be familiar to
those who attended Bonduel
High Schools production of Seussical: The Musical in July.
She was a jungle creature, hav-

ing to take a smaller part because of her simultaneous work

with the drama company.
I wasnt really home a lot this
summer, she said.
In addition to her acting,
Sievert has previously shown
chickens and cats at the Shawano County Fair, which opens
Aug. 25. She has also entered
decorated cakes and veterinary
science projects. She is considering putting together a display
of her summer with the drama
company, but has not made a
firm decision yet.
Sievert, who will be entering
her junior year at Bonduel High
School, wants to continue acting
in the drama company.
I am already looking forward
to next year, she said.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Katie Ann Sievert, shown in a performance at the Wisconsin State Fair, participated in the state 4-H Drama Company
this summer, performing a show featuring
nostalgic pieces from the 1940s.

COMING SOON
SHAWANO !
HAWKS
APPAREL!

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THE SHAWANO LEADER

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016

15

LAST HURRAH

Pulaski teen exhibiting final time as 4-H member

By Brady Van Deurzen
news@wolfrivermedia.com

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Danielle Robaidek, of Pulaski, will participate in the Shawano County

Fair as a 4-H member for the last time this year. Robaidek, 19, says
participating in the dairy show at the fair is a family tradition.

Danielle
Robaidek,
of Pulaski, has a wide
variety of interests and
talents, many of which
she enjoys displaying
at the Shawano County
Fair.
Robaidek, a member
of the Angelica 4-H Club
since she was 3 years old,
has shown sheep, swine
and dairy cows at the
fair, and exhibited her
photography, crops and
visual arts projects.
A sophomore at Fox
Valley Technical College,
Robaidek, 19, is pursuing
a degree in the culinary
arts and plans to utilize
her baking skills for this
years fair, which opens
Aug. 31.
I want to try and do
some baking for the fair
this year, Robaidek
said. Maybe I will bake
cupcakes; that could be
fun.
Robaidek
isnt
a
stranger to competitive
baking.
She
has

If I dont win or even place, its not that big of a deal. Its more
of just carrying on the tradition; thats the best part.
DANIELLE ROBAIDEK, 19, in her last county fair as a member of the Angelica 4-H Club

competed in numerous
baking contests hosted
by Family Career and
Community Leaders of
America.
As Robaideks last
year as a 4-H member,
she said it is going to be
a bittersweet year and
that she wants to go out
with a bang.
In addition to baking,
Robaidek
plans
to
show her photography
and crops at the fair
again this year, and
will participate in the
swine and dairy shows.
Although she enjoys all
of the events, she said
she enjoys presenting
dairy cows the most.
Showing dairy has to
be my favorite, Robaidek
said. Its a thing that
I have grown up doing.

Its been passed down

for generations too. My
dad and my aunts did it
before me, and I take a
lot of pride doing it.
She received her first
cow from her parents
when she was 4 years old
and began showing them
as a third-grader. Since
then, she has placed
in the top of her class
numerous times.
If I dont win or even
place, its not that big
of a deal, Robaidek
said. Its more of just
carrying on the tradition;
thats the best part.
Regardless of what
competition she enters,
she is always among old
friends.
The people that show
with me compete against
me every year, Robaidek

said. It is always just

made up of friendly little
gestures like Oh, Im
going to be beat you with
friends you dont get to
see as much as youd
like to. Just seeing them,
laughing with them and
competing against them
is really fun.
Although this years
fair will be her last as a
4-H member, Robaidek
hopes to stay involved in
the fair through the open
class competitions.
The
competition
at the fair is always so
exciting, Robaidek said.
It makes you want to
make the best of every
event. It makes you want
to make your animals
look the best, or your
photos to look as good as
they can. It just makes
you be your best, and I
love it every year.

16 SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016

SHAWANO COUNTY FAIR

THE SHAWANO LEADER

Busy family comes together for county fair

Gwidt children
involved with
Maple Grove 4-H
By Scott Williams
swilliams@wolfrivermedia.com

There is always work to

be done on the Gwidt farm,
so nobody would blame David and Dyan Gwidt if they
told the kids there was just
no time for county fair.
The town of Maple Grove
family pulls together every
summer, however, when it
comes time to make time
for the Shawano County
Fair.
The kids get their livestock and other projects
ready to go, and the parents
transport everything to the
fairgrounds, where everyone rolls up their sleeves
and gets busy having fun.

Its a huge team effort,

Dyan Gwidt said.
This year will no different.
When the Shawano
County Fair opens Aug.
31, the Gwidt family will be
there in full force both
parents and all six kids,
each with a role to play.
The oldest child, Emma
Gwidt, 17, is a senior at
Pulaski High School and is
president of Maple Grove
Countryside 4-H Club.
Emma, an active 4-Her
since first grade, just returned from a special 10day trip that took her and
three other club leaders to
New York City.
Ive never been in a city
like that before, she said.
Without 4-H, I probably
never wouldve been able to
do that.
In partnership with her
sisters Maddy, 16, and

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and auctioning a steer at the
county fair. The girls have
worked together for months
to get their showcase animals ready for county fair
competition.
Emma previously won
a junior champion ribbon
with one of her dairy cows.
The next year, the same
cow captured a reserve
champion prize.
Through their 4-H club,
the Gwidt children also
have participated in special
camps, dairy judging and
dairy quiz bowl competitions.
It teaches you a lot of
life skills, Maddy said.
This years county fair
will be extra special for
Landon Gwidt, 10, who has
developed an interest in
ducks and who talked his
parents into letting him
raise ducks on the farm.
His flock consists of several from both the silver
appleyard and black cayuga
breeds.
Landon will be showing
his ducks at the fair, com-

LEADER PHOTO BY SCOTT WILLIAMS

Working with a dairy cow that won two county fair prize ribbons in the past are, from left, Maddy Gwidt, Emma
Gwidt and Lydia Gwidt.

peting for prizes by demonstrating his considerable

knowledge of the breeds.
The
two
youngest
Gwidt children Lydia,
8, and Emerson, 3 also
get involved in 4-H and
county fair activities. Emerson won a Halloween
contest this past year with

her tiny cow costume.

The county fair this year
might be a bit challenging
for David Gwidt, who was
scheduled to have knee
surgery in mid-August. Although slowed down a bit,
he and Dyan both expect to
join their children at the fair
and take their usual posts

volunteering in the livestock barns and at the 4-H

food stand.
When it is county fair
time and the family is ready
to go, the Gwidts know
where they want to be.
Its a lot of fun, Dyan
said. It also good experience.

SHAWANO COUNTY FAIR

THE SHAWANO LEADER

t
s
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r
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of the Fair
Fairest History
1960: Helen Brunette, queen;
John Krause, king
1961: Marsha Henn, queen;
William Wendorff, king
1962: Pam Radtke, queen;
Mark Peterson, king
1963: Karen Wagner, queen;
Dean Malueg, king
1964: Donna Kraeger, queen;
Dean Malueg, king
1965: Dianne Kraeger, queen;
Mark Wendorff, king

1966-1972: No royalty
1973: Jane Mare Echtner
1974: Roberta Peterson
1975-1980: No royalty
1981: Julie Mraz, fair
centennial queen
Fairest of the Fair
1982: Kathleen Jarek
1983: Teresa Tauchen (first
runner-up at state)
1984: Teri Schultz
1985: Jennifer Erb
1986: Jennifer Erb
1987: Susan Wnek
1988: Tammy ONeil
1989: Julie Engel
1990: Lori A. Bodart
1991: Jill Romberg
1992: Jeannine Holewinski
1993: Ann Marie Onesti
1994: Katy Lucht
1995: Theresa Luepke

1996: Jessica Wolf

1997: Rachel Wussow
1998: Rachel Wussow
1999: Hamby Alford
2000: Roxanne Schaewe
2001: Sarah Wussow
2002: Amber Swenor (2003
Wisconsin Fairest of Fair)
2003: Kelly Kolaske
2004: Megan Fuhrman
2005: Jenny Christiansen
2006: No program
2007: Suzzie Long
2008: Samantha Huss
2009: Angela Beilfuss
2010: Angie Brusky
2011: Amber Mallmann
2012: Aly Dallas
2013: Megan Welk
2014: Ashley Bergsbaken
2015: Shianna Gracyalny
2016: Taylor Przybylski

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016

17

Taylor Przybylski,
shown
participating
in Bonduels
Independence
Day parade, is
the 2016 Fairest
of the Fair,
carrying on a
proud tradition of
representing the
Shawano County
Fair that goes
back almost 60
years. The Fairest
will be present
at many of the
events during the
fairs six-day run.
LEADER FILE PHOTO

18 SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016

SHAWANO COUNTY FAIR

THE SHAWANO LEADER

County fair special time for Pulaski girl

Brooke Kaczmarowski especially enjoys showing pigs
By Brady Van Deurzen
news@wolfrivermedia.com

Brooke Kaczmarowski cannot wait

for the 2016 Shawano County Fair to begin.
The 13-year-old daughter of Bonnie
and Roger Kaczmarowski, of Pulaski,
has been exhibiting at the fair since she
was 4 years old.

Brooke attributes her love for the fair

to her siblings.
I watched my older brother, Josh,
and my older sister, Ashley, at the fair
all the time growing up, she said. It is
really what got me into it all.
Brooke showed swine in the peewee
category her first year. By the time she
was in third grade, she had joined the
Green Valley 4-H Club. She sold a pig at

the fair in her first year with the club.

Two years ago, she was elected club
president.
Brooke also shows vegetables, flowers, crops and crafts at the fair, but finds
the swine show the most competitive.
Lots of kids do pigs, so you can see
who worked really hard on it and who
didnt, she said. Seeing how hard
some people work just builds the competition.
Brooke said that she typically finishes in the top two, with her last victory
coming in the fifth grade.
Showing pigs is still my favorite,
she said. You just spend a lot of time
with them, you have to walk them, work
with them, and a lot of time and work
goes into it all. It is just so fun.
In her free time, Brooke enjoys playing volleyball. She is on the team at Pulaski Middle School, where she is also
the FFA clubs vice president.
Like school, the fair gives Brooke an
opportunity to spend time with friends.
Seeing friends at the fair that you
havent seen for awhile, or even friends
you see a lot, is always nice, she said.
Reuniting with old fair friends or just

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Brooke Kaczmarowski, of Pulaski, will be one of many

4-H members who will show pigs at this years Shawano County Fair.

spending time with new ones is the best

part.
She said the fair, which runs from
Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, is a clean, friendly
and organized place, where everyone is
so nice.

SHAWANO COUNTY FAIR

THE SHAWANO LEADER

s
d
n
rie

F of 4-H

These people and businesses

lend their support to the Shawano
County 4-H programs:
AAA Herd Analysis
Accelerated Genetics
Agnes Lemmens
Al and Marti Riemer
All About Animals
Allendar Family
Angies Main Cafe

Applewood Kennels
Arrow Flite Archery
Babino Family
Belle Plaine 4-H Poultry Members
Blue Royal Stables
BMO Harris
Butchs Tri County Archery
Chuck and Shirley Wendler
Christianson Livestock
Clintonville Elevator
Charlies County Market
D & D Trophies
Dave and Deb Hoberg
Dave and Kathy Krueger
Echo Ridge Ag Services
Englewood Farm
Fox Valley Guernsey Assn.
Genex-CRI
George and Pat Bal
Green Bay Packaging

Green Stone
Helen Kallies
J & H Game Farm
Jay and Angie Schultz
Jills Pet Shop
Jock Shop
John and Jill Arens
Jon Shively
Kuhns Lonesome Pine
Lena Swamp Archery
Lonnie Conradt
Maple Wood Packing, Inc.
Marion Advertiser
Mary Clark
Midi Hills Appaloosas
Milk Products, LLC
Mitchell Auctions
Modern Dairy Systems, LLC
Mrs. Rogers Ranch
Navarino Nature Center

Northwoods Archery
Ollies Flowers
Pat Brusky
Pat Krueger and Melissa Stuhr
Pulaski Vet Clinic
Pulaski Warehouse
Qualheims True Value
Radio Control Airport
Randy and Sarah Sievert
Red River Sportsmans Club
Rep. Gary Tauchen
Roger and Geri Kuczer
Sarah Baker Walker
Shadows on the Wolf
Shawano Archery Club
Shawano County Holstein Friesian
Association
Shawano Area Ag Society
Shawano County Farm Bureau
Shawano County Dairy Promotions

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Shawano County NFO

Shawano Gun Club
Shawano Optimist Club
Shawano Leader
Suring Milling
Synergy Dairy
Terry and Gary Bruno
Tractor Supply
Twigs Beverage
United Cooperative
Vietnam Vets of America Chapter 206
Village Veterinary Clinic
Voelz Villview Potluck Dairy
Vomastic Trucking
Vomastics and Styczynskis
We Care Animal Hospital
Woodland Chapter of WI Deer Hunters
WTCH-WOWN Radio
Yoap & Yoap Auction Service
Source: www.shawanocountyfair.net

SHAWANO COUNTY FAIR

20 SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016

Welcome
to the

THE SHAWANO LEADER

The Shawano Area Agricultural

Society is proud to present the
135th Annual

Shawano County Fair

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 thru Monday, September 5, 2016

Free Entertainment
Grandstand Entertainment
Under the Grandstand

Wed., Aug. 31 at 6:30pm

Truck & Farm Tractor Pull

Sponsored by: United Cooperative & Firestone Farm Tires

Thur., Sept. 1, at 6:00pm
Choose to Move 5K
Fireworks over the Fair at Dusk Sponsored by: Fireworks Country
Fri., Sept. 2, at 7:00pm

Shawano Speedway Enduro

Sponsored by: Seubert Calf Ranches & Impact Survival Series

Sat., Sept. 3 at Noon

Kids Pedal Pulls Registration at 11AM

Sat., Sept. 3 at 6:00pm

Stock Car Races Championship Night

Sponsored by: Fabiano Brothers

Sun., Sept. 4 at 1:00pm
Spectator Eliminators, Tag Race & Trailer Races
Mon., Sept. 5 at 1:00pm

Demolition Derby

Sponsored by: Shawano Area Ag. Society

Admission:

$3 Wed., Aug. 31st-Grand Opening

Free Parking

Season Wristband $20.00 On Sale At Fair Office

includes daily gate admission and parking for
fair. (Does not include grandstand admission or rides.)

Daily Gate Admission: $5.00

Children 11 and under FREE
Daily Parking Admission: $5.00 Per Car
Fri., Sept. 2 from 12-5pm - Senior Citizen Gate
Admission 62 & Over $2.00 Parking $5.00
Lifetime Membership $275.00 www.shawanocounty fair.net (715) 526-7069

Presidents Park

Musical Entertainment
Thur., Sept. 1 from 6-10pm
New Generation
Fri., Sept. 2 from 1-5pm
Rogers Polka Party
Fri., Sept. 2 from 7-11 pm
Chad Przybylski
Sat., Sept. 3 from 1-4pm
Polka Dynamics
Sat., Sept. 3 at 8:30pm
Neal Zunker
Sun., Sept. 4 at 11am Polka Mass
Jerry Voelker Orchestra from 1-5pm
Sun., Sept. 4 from 7-10pm
Presidents Park
TNT Polka Band
Sponsors:
Mon., Sept. 5 from 1-4:30pm
WTCH, WOWN,
Alvin Styczynski
WJMQ
The Shawano Area Agricultural Society would
like to thank our many sponsors.
Without you, this would not be possible.

Sponsored by North Star Casino

Thurs., Sept. 1 at 6pm

Wasted Stay

Fri., Sept. 2 at 7:30pm

Led West

Adam Trask Band

Sun., Sept. 4 at 8:30pm

Johnny Wad

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 10 am - St. James

Contemporary Church Service under the grandstand

At The Crawford Center

Classic Car Show

Wednesday-Monday
Vendor Space Available - Call 715-526-7069

Rainbow Valley
Rides on the Midway
Wed., Aug. 31: from 6-10pm
Thurs., Sept. 1: from 5-10pm

Wristband Night $20.00

Fri, Sept. 2: from 5pm-10pm

Wristband Special $20.00

Thursday, September 1
Time
Judging Schedule
9:00 am
Jr. Swine Show Also Pee Wee
Showmanship Class-Open Swine Show to follow
5:00 pm
Both (Open & Jr.) Beef Show
Friday, September 2
Time
Judging Schedule
9:00 am
Both (Open & Jr.) Rabbit Show
9:00 am
Both (Open & Jr.) Sheep Show
-also Pee Wee Showmanship Class
9:00 am
Both (Open & Jr.) Dairy & Meat Goat Show
3:00 pm
Both (Open & Jr.) Exotic Domestic Animal
Show
Time
Event
5:00 pm
DECORATED CAKE AUCTION
6:30 pm
MARKET ANIMAL AUCTION
(Beef, Swine & Sheep)
Saturday, September 3
Time
Judging Schedule
9:00 am
Both (Open & Jr.) Poultry & Poultry
Products Show
9:00 am
Junior Division Dairy Cattle Show
10:00 am
Open Division Horse Show + Jr. Dressage
& Jr. Jumping

Sat., Sept. 3: from Noon-11pm

Rides $1.50 per ticket 12-5pm

Regular ride prices apply after 5pm

Sun., Sept. 4: from Noon-11pm

Wristband Special $20.00 12-5pm

Regular ride prices 5-11pm

Mon., Sept 5: from Noon-6pm

Wristband Special $20.00

Other Fair Activities:

Thurs., Sept. 1 at 6pm
Home Made Beer & Wine Judging
& Sausage Judging
Fri., Sept. 2 at 6:30pm
Livestock Auction in Coliseum
Sat., Sept. 3 at 12 pm -Registration 11am
Kids Klassic Pedal Pull
Under The Grandstand

COSMIC
BINGO!
Thurs.-Sun.
9-11pm

Thurs., Sept.1 @ 5:00 pm

Fri., Sept. 2 @ 12:30 & 5:00 pm
Sat, Sept. 3 @ 12:30 am & 5:00 pm
Sun., Sept. 4 @ 12:30 pm & 5:00 pm
Mon., Sept. 5 @ 12:30 pm

Program
Schedule

Wednesday, August 31
Time
Judging Schedule
5:00 pm
Jr. Dog Show also Pee Wee
Showmanship Class
6:00 pm
Jr. Cat Projects w/Cat Show (Face to Face)

Sat., Sept. 3 at 8:30pm

Sun., Sept. 4 at 1pm:

Awards Program: Century Farm,
Senior Citizen and Friends of the Fair
Mon., Sept. 5 at 1-3pm:
Barnyard Olympics, Sponsored by
Shawano County FFA Chapter

Animals & Auction

Sunday, September 4
Time
Judging Schedule
9:00 am
Open Division Dairy Cattle Show
9:00 am
Junior Horse Show
12:00 pm
Dairy Pee Wee Showmanship Class (State Fair
Exhibit Benefit Aution)
Monday, September 5
Time
Event(s)
9:00 am
ROOSTER CROWING CONTEST
9:00 am
CHICKEN FLYING CONTEST
9:00 am
HUMAN CROWING CONTEST
to follow at 10 am
SMALL ANIMAL AUCTION
(Poultry, Rabbit & Goat)
10:30 am
DRILL TEAM PERFORMANCE
11:00 am
FUN DAY HORSE SHOW
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
FFA FARM OLYMPICS (Open to all 12 & under)

WHEELCHAIRS

AVAILABLE For use on

fairgrounds.First come,
first serve. Inquire at
fair office.