100 years of blue jeans and family dreams at the 2018 Kimball-Banner County Fair. The week started off with the Hay Bale Decorating Contest, round bales were placed throughout the city of Kimball as well as at the fair grounds.
The winners were announced with 1st Place awarded to the Colts & Fillies 4-H Club, 2nd Place to FirsTier Bank and 3rd Place to Hometown Floral. Thanks go out to all the participants! According to the judges it was a tough decision as they were impressed with everyone's creativity.
The fun continued with a new event this year – the Mini Bulls and Mini Broncs event that took place Friday, Aug. 10. Children aged five to 13 won the hearts of many in the crowd as they mounted the mini beasts in the bucking chutes to attempt to ride for six seconds.
The rodeo was a big draw with hundreds in attendance at each show, during which the EhCapa Bareback Riders entertainment act from Idaho joined in on the fun showing off their magnificent horsemanship skills, riding bareback and bridle-less through the arena.
The Kimball Banner County Fair Board along with the local 4-H and FFA programs and the Kimball Ag Society put another successful fair to bed with the livestock auction on Monday, Aug. 13. All in all, it was a week for the books.
Complete results for the 2018 Kimball-Banner County Fair will be printed in a later edition of the Western Nebraska Observer when they become available.