The Miniature Horse prince and princess competition this year sponsored by the Lorain County Junior Fair has 11 contestants vying for the top spots. The crowning at the fair — during a 6:30 p.m. Monday ceremony — will be the culmination of a competition that has been an ongoing process the entire summer featuring shows [...]

WELLINGTON — Big Bird would feel right at home at the Lorain County Fair this year, especially once he saw the trash cans. This year’s theme for the annual 4-H Trash Barrel Painting Contest was “Feed the Can” and Sesame Street characters ended up gracing many of the cans. “Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch [...]

WELLINGTON — With only about 600 left in existence, the American Mulefoot hog is the rarest breed of hog today. How it became so rare remains a bit of a wonder, considering it is known for its incredibly thick layer of fat and meat so marbleized, it looks comparable to a T-bone steak. Chris Johnson, [...]

WELLINGTON — Four area students have been awarded $500 college scholarships from the Lorain County Dairy Youth Auction committee. They are Sarah Doehr, Jillian Auble and Rachel Klier of Wellington, and Dan Grim of New London. The scholarships are funded by the Lorain County Dairy Youth Auction, which is held each year during the Junior [...]

WELLINGTON — The younger members of the canine 4-H clubs are getting a royal opportunity this year. For the first time, the K-9 Royal Court has added categories for Prince and Princess, opening the competition to members ages 12 to 14. Candidates for both courts must submit applications, three references and an essay on how [...]

SUNDAY, AUG. 19 6 p.m. — Judging of Antiques 6 p.m. — Judging of Arts & Crafts 6 p.m. — Judging of Ceramics 6 p.m. — Judging of Culinary Arts — Books 701-704 and 710-716 6 p.m. — Judging of Lapidary Art 6 p.m. — Judging of Paintings & Drawings MONDAY, AUG. 20 7 a.m. [...]

Read the fine print Veteran fairgoers and parents of 4-H’ers know it’s important to always read the fine print when it comes to projects they hope will garner a blue ribbon. In 1990, Gail Hite, who now lives in Vermilion, said she learned that lesson the hard way and the end result was her 4-year-old [...]

WELLINGTON — Many of the teens competing for the title of King and Queen of the Lorain County Junior Fair have known each other most of their young lives. They are friends, in some cases, best of friends. Of course, there is respect. But there is also a fair amount of competition. After all, along [...]

Every year, the public gets to see young people blossom at the Lorain County Junior Fair. The kids learn how to raise farm animals with respect. They also work on complicated projects that give them experience reaching a goal. But the future of the junior fair and 4-H remains cloudy because of cutbacks in funding [...]