The Delaware State Fair grounds opened to the public today for this year’s 10-day run. It will be active from July 18 through 27, and it’s the annual event’s 104th year.
The fair’s schedule this year includes the usual concerts, demolition derby, and harness racing for Governor’s Day on Thursday. There will also be a pig-kissing contest, and marketing manager Carly Callahan said to look out for the Chickin’ Pickin’ contest.
“The Delaware State Fair is built on the basis of agriculture and livestock,” Callahan said. “That’s where it all started.”
Livestock shows are lined up all week long as well, including cattle shows.
Jacey Wiley is attending the fair with her family to show her cow, Boone. Wiley said he’s 1200 pounds and enjoying his time under a few fans during his first day on the grounds.
Temperatures hovered in the mid-80’s for the first day and will remain about the same through the next week.
“On Tuesday, he’ll have a show,” Wiley said. “We’ll bring them in the ring, and we’ll go around a couple times, and the judge will kind of pull different ones that he sees and likes the best. We can see how we do.”
Boone will be entered in the auction on Thursday, Wiley said. It will all start over in October, when Wiley will get another cow and raise it for next year’s fair.
The fair also hosts a range of arts and crafts contests in the Dover Building, where all of the works are on display.
Cindy Evans is volunteering in the children’s department of the Dover Building, where children’s artwork such as ceramics, paintings and collages are shown.
“Well, I feel that displaying their crafts and things are a lost art,” Evans said. “And they love coming in here and looking for their items to see if they won a ribbon.”
It’s a safe place to learn about responsibility and disappointment, Evans said. Kids have to work on a deadline, and some might not get a ribbon, but they usually come back the next year to try again.
The Dover Building is in the thick of the fairgrounds. Visitors can stop in for a break in the air conditioning before moving on to the Delaware State Duck and Goose Calling Championship Saturday or the Nanticoke Indian Dance Troupe performance next Saturday to close out the fair.
More information including daily schedules can be found at the Delaware State Fair’s website.
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jo Silver ran for 116 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown, and Delaware wrapped up its first year in the FBS with a 20-13 victory over Louisiana in the 68 Ventures Bowl on Wednesday night.
The Fightin’ Blue Hens, who went 6-6 in their first year of FBS play, were granted a waiver to play in a bowl game after there were not enough six-win teams to fill all 42 of the FBS bowl games. In general, first-year FBS teams are not chosen for bowl games during their transition period. Wednesday’s victory makes Delaware 7-6 overall.
The Blue Hens had to defend two passes into their own end zone in the final seconds to preserve the win. The Ragin’ Cajuns had the ball on their own 7-yard line with 1:41 remaining. Lunch Winfield led a drive that included a 32-yard completion to Charles Robertson and a pass interference penalty on Delaware.
After Louisiana (6-7) reached the 8-yard line, Winfield ran for 1 yard on first down and threw incomplete on second down. On third down with two seconds left, Blake Matthews broke up a pass in the end zone.
Silver’s long touchdown gave Delaware a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter and the Blue Hens went on to lead 10-3 at halftime. Nick Minicucci’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Sean Wilson made it 17-3 early in the third quarter and a field goal made it 20-3 midway through the third quarter.
Louisiana kicked a field goal to make it 20-6 heading to the fourth and Winfield added an 8-yard touchdown pass to Shelton Sampson Jr. to make it 20-13 with eight minutes left.
Minicucci passed for 176 yards and Winfield had 231 yards.
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