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Sunday July 8, 2007
 
10:00am Carnival Opens

 
12:00pm Draft Horse Pull-Grandstand fee: $5, 5 years old & under free.
 
2007 HORSE PULL RESULTS


1st Dave & Rock driven by Daniel Gray of Villisca, IA
They weighed 3400 lbs. and pulled 15’10” on 12,400 lbs.

2nd Rowdy & Rex driven by Tom Ward of Waterloo, IA
They weighed 3300 lbs. and pulled 15’9” on 12,300 lbs.

3rd Fred & Mike driven by Gail Hembrey of Osceola, IA
They weighed 3700 lbs. and pulled 14’2” on 12,700 lbs.

4th Bob & Rex driven by Joe Miller of Clark, MO
They weighed 3450 lbs. and pulled 13’0” on 12,450 lbs.

5th Barney & Pete driven by Joe Miller of Clark, MO
They weighed 3500 lbs. and pulled 5’5” on 12,500 lbs.

6th Sis & Ben driven by Dennis Armitage of Armstrong, MO
They weighed 3400 lbs. and pulled 18’1.5” on 11,400 lbs.

7th Sonny & JR driven by Jon Wickum of Kenyon, MN
They weighed 3100 lbs. and pulled 16’1” on 11,100 lbs.

8th Shorty & Tony driven by Daniel Gray of Villisca, IA
They weighed 3450 lbs. and pulled 18’7” on 10,450 lbs.

9th Tom & Jerry driven by Erlin Cooksley of Delhi, IA
They weighed 4050 lbs. and crossed on 10,050 lbs.

10th Dan & Duke driven by Jack Thomas of New London, IA
They weighed 3400 lbs. and pulled 7” on 8,400 lbs.

The winners of the Crowd’s Favorite Team were Tom & Jerry owned by Erlin Cooksley of Delhi, IA. Erlin received a signed, dated, and framed print of a pair of draft horses.

The driver that came the farthest was Daniel Gray of Villisca, IA. Daniel received a pewter belt buckle of draft horses working in a field.

The oldest driver was 72-year-old Jack Thomas of New London, IA. Jack received a pewter hatpin of a Shire draft horse. The original design of the pin came from the Shire Club in England.

All drivers received door prizes donated by our generous sponsors.
 
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1:30pm  Linn County Master Gardeners -Plant Doctor
 

     

6:00pm Demo Derby put on by R&R Total Destruction Promotions-Grandstand fee: $8 adults, 12 to 6 yrs $5, 5 and under free
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Dusk Fireworks brought to you by

Mycogen Seeds, George B. Maxwell, Steve Martin, and The Linn County Fair Board!

 

Special Thanks to the Central City Volunteer Firefighters for shooting off the fireworks.