Riley Alger and Joslin Spieth and their cats were two of the participants in the first ever Cat Show at the Rio Blanco County Fair this week. It’s unclear if the cats were being judged, or judging the proceedings themselves.
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4-H Shooting Sports competition kicks off the start of the 2023 Rio Blanco County Fair
RBC | The Rio Blanco 4-H Shooting Sports teams kicked off the 2023 Fair this past weekend by holding their annual County Shoot in Rangely. This is a community, volunteer, and leader-led event that would never take place without the dedication of several members of the community. Special thanks to[Read More…]
8 reasons to visit the County Fair
RBC | The 102nd Rio Blanco County Fair started last weekend with the 4-H County Shoot-Off and gets rolling in earnest this weekend with the horse show, fashion revue, cake decorating and team roping. Events continue throughout next week. For long-time residents and 4-H’rs, the Fair is a familiar and[Read More…]
Become a certified Ag Ambassador at the Fair
RBC | Rio Blanco County residents are invited to participate in the Indoor Exhibits at the Fair which are entered on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Indoor Exhibits are anything along the lines of: baked and canned goods, photography, scrapbooking, painting, drawings, crafts, horticulture, floriculture, sewing,[Read More…]
Dairy Grand Champ …
Amy Jo Rosendahl with her grand champion dairy cow. KIM EKSTROM PHOTO
RIO BLANCO COUNTY FAIR CHAMPS …
Big winners from the 101st Rio Blanco County Fair included: Cutler Mergelman, grand champion swine Ryann Mergelman, grand champion sheep for the fourth year in a row Jayci Chintala, grand champion poultry Hayden Garcia, grand champion rabbit Cambrey Rogers, grand champion goat Corbin Lucero, grand champion beef More results, including[Read More…]
RESERVE CHAMPS …
This year’s reserve champions are: Hayden Garcia, reserve champion rabbit (top left) Charlie Rogers, reserve champion beef (top right) Nick Gates, reserve champion goat (middle left) Hayden Shults, reserve champion swine (middle right) Miate Carmargo, reserve champion poultry (bottom left) Teagan Smith, reserve champion sheep (bottom right) (Not pictured) dairy[Read More…]
2022 Rio Blanco County Fair Results with Details
Lucero three-peat Fair champ
Incoming Rangely High School senior Corbin Lucero won big at the 2022 Rio Blanco County Fair, taking home Grand Champion Market Steer for the third year in a row. “It’s unbelievable really, I didn’t really think I could do it, but I don’t know, I just went and found better[Read More…]
A Fair Lady
Collins celebrates 77 years of county fair entries Donna Collins—better known as DC—hasn’t missed entering something in the county fair for the last 77 years. If you’ve visited the Rio Blanco County Fair anytime in the last 30-plus years, you’ve seen DC’s name on various indoor exhibits and in the[Read More…]
FAIR SNAPS …
A few more photos from the 101st county fair. Full results will be published next week. KIM EKSTROM PHOTOS NIKI TURNER PHOTOS
HORSIN’ AROUND …
The 101st Rio Blanco County Fair kicked off with the annual horse show last weekend. Five adults and 10 youth participated in the ranch horse portion. | KIM EKSTROM PHOTOS