BY LUCY JARVIS
Examiner Contributor
The stands were full Thursday night, July 13, for the annual Logan County Fair livestock scramble, which typically draws a large crowd and many participants.
“It’s for the kids. We wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t for the kids,” said Skip Jackson, fair board member in charge of the event.
“We have people coming up to register even till tonight (the night of the show) wanting to join. We have to notify the people getting the animals how many kids there are to know how many animals to bring.”
Scrambling for chickens, sheep and cattle, depending on age group, is a tradition that area youths look forward to each year, participating amongst their siblings and friends.
“I just take them down like I’m a wrestler,” Silas Krabill said of the livestock.
Overall winners were Titus and Ezra Davie.
Participants ages 15-17 are in the cattle class, while those ages 9 to 14 wrangle sheep in the ring.
For scramblers ages 8 and under, they are trying to catch chickens and are among the most entertaining of all the classes, Jackson noted.
“They’re my best to watch. They put the show on and they are fun to watch. We’ve got four classes of chickens, and between 73 to 74 kids with chickens, ages 8 and under.”
Alicia Jenkins performed the National Anthem to begin the festivities.
Jackson also related that many individuals make the annual livestock scramble possible.
“We do have very good people behind the scenes. If it wasn’t for the people, this couldn’t happen. The most difficult parts is rounding the kids up.”
Behind the scenes people this year were: Katie Krabill, John Spencer, Melissa Schwieterman, Charlie Beagle and the Beagle Boys and Greg Fox from Hillbilly Sound.
Sponsors were Calvary Christian School, PlasticPak, Sunrise Cooperative, The Middlefield Banking Company, Logan County Dairy Association and the Logan County Fair Board.
Participants ages 15-17 attempt to wrangle cattle during the annual Logan County Fair livestock scramble. (EXAMINER PHOTO | LUCY JARVIS)
Scramblers ages 8 and younger attempt to catch chickens. (EXAMINER PHOTO | LUCY JARVIS)