Baaa-eautiful evening at the fair
Published 11:59 pm Friday, June 14, 2019
- Contestants work to control their sheep during a competition. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
The Boyle County Fair sheep show was held Thursday evening. Kids paraded their sheep before the judges and collected their ribbons as family and friends watched.
Saturday is the final night of this year’s fair. Miss Teen registration opens at 5:30 p.m. and the carnival opens at 6 p.m. Battle of the Bluegrass pulling also starts at 6 p.m.; the cornhole tournament starts at 7 p.m. (registration 6:30 p.m.); and the Miss Teen Pageant begins at 7:30 p.m.
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- Sarah Schommer helps her 1-year-old son, Brooks, pet a sheep. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
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- Addison Putnam, 8, from Garrard County, waits to show her sheep, Buckweed. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
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- Stumpy, a Hampshire sheep raised by Kenleigh French, 9, of Bath County, bleats as it waits its turn to be judged. French brought three sheep to Thursday’s show. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
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- Twins Nick (front) and Charlie Little, 3, play in a sheep pen while visiting the sheep show with their grandmother, Lana Little. “They love sheep,” Lana said. (Photo by Ben Kleppinger)
