Fair prep

Area kids have been busy this summer preparing for upcoming county fairs. Dixon County will be the first area fair to get things going as its event will be from July 5-9 this year in Concord. (above) Weston White works on his 4-H project. He is adding the glitter to make a snowman salt shaker. (above, left) Stella Graham works on a quilt for the fair. This is one of the 40 projects Graham plans on submitting this year. (left) Kyler Wiebelhaus feeds his bucket calf. He has been working the animal for several weeks now, preparing it for the fair.