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Saturday, September 27th 3:00pm
Beauty Pageant L.B.J. School

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
6:00 pm Heritage Soccer Bowl Douthitt Park

Thursday, October 2, 2008
10:00 am Spelling Bee UK Robinson Community Center

Friday, October 3, 2008
10:00 am BMX Stunt Show for Schools
12 noon BMX Stunt Show for Schools
5:00 pm Arm Wrestling Registration (There is a registration fee.)
6:00 pm Blow-up Games Begin ($8 for all night ticket.)
             Craft & Food Booths Open
6:00 pm Haunted Corn Maze UK Robinson Center
6:30 pm Arm Wrestling Competition
7:00 pm Corn Hole Tournament ($5 per team registration fee.)
7:00 pm Family Fun Games: Cupcake Walk (Sponsored by Slones) and Candy Grab Game      
                                                                                                  (Sponsored by McDonalds)
8:30 pm Deal or No Deal (Must be 18 years old or older)
10:00 pm Blow-Up Games Close

Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:00 am Car Show Registration L BJ School ($10 registration fee.) (Registration ends at 9:25 am)
9:30 am Parade Line up begins. L BJ School
10:00 am Craft & Food Booths Open Blow-up Games Begin ($10 for all day/night ticket.)
10:00 am Dog Show (No entry fee.)
10:00 am Shriners Golf Tournament Sugar Camp Golf Course
11:00 am Parade Begins Highway 15
1:00 pm Kids Games: Money in the Hay (Sponsored by KY Mountain News)
1:00 pm Fear Factor
2:00 pm Canoe Races (One participant must be 18 years or older in each canoe)
             (Must use Park’s equipment) Race Categories: Adult Mens / Adult Womens / Adult & Child 
             (Child must 12 years old or under) Mens & Womens
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm Falcon Coal Company Reunion Kiwanis Park
4:00 pm Tug of War Tournament - Double Elimination (Featuring local businesses and groups)
5:00pm Pizza Eating Contest (Sponsored by Little Caesars)
7:00 pm Sammy Kershaw Concert
9:00 pm Texas Hold’em Tournament (Ages 14 to 19 only. No entry fee)
10:00 pm Blow-up Games Close

Sunday, October 5, 2008
10:00 am to 12 noon Fair Exhibits can be dropped off D outhitt Park
at the Lower Picnic Shelter
12:30 pm Blow-up Games Begin ($8 all day ticket)
Craft & Food Booths Open
1:00 pm Judging of Exhibits (Exhibits must be picked up by 4 pm)
1:00 pm BMX Stunt Show
1:00 pm Archery & Black Powder Shoot Breathitt County
Ages: Youth 9-12, 13-15 Adult 16-100 Fish & Game Club
Registration Fees: Youth – Free / Adults $10 per event
2:30 pm Senior Games (ages 55 and older): Bingo & Corn Hole Tournament
3:00 pm Kids Fest
3:00 pm BMX Stunt Show
5:00 pm Blow-up Games Close / Craft & Food Booths Close
6:00 pm Church Services
Show times for Sunday for the BMX show will be @ 1:00 & 3:00pm
Judged Events
Exhibit Items must be dropped off at Douthitt Park main shelter between 10:00am & 12:00pm on Sunday October 5th, 2008. The exhibits will be judged by unbiased judges from 1:00 pm until completed. The judged exhibits will be available for public viewing on October 5th from 2:00pm -4:00 pm. Exhibits must be picked up by 4:00pm. Any items that are not picked up by the ending of the fair this day, will be the become property of the Breathitt County Fair Board.

Class I
Field Crops
1. Three ears of Indian Corn
2. Three ears of field corn – yellow
3. Three ears of field corn – white
4. Hand of tobacco
5. Stalk of tobacco

Class II
Garden and Fruit
6. Green beans – bunch 15 beans
7. Green beans – pole 15 beans
8. Sweet corn in shuck – four ears
9. Beets – four
10. Potatoes, Irish – four
11. Potatoes, Sweet – four
12. Peppers, hot – four
13. Peppers, sweet – hot
14. Tomatoes – four
15. Turnips – four
16. Cabbage – single head
17. Squash, summer – two
18. Squash zucchini – two
19. Chestnuts
20. Watermelon
21. Cantaloupe
22. Cushaw Onions, 4
23. Leeks
24. Mustard Greens
25. Kale
26. Vegetable “Critters”
27. Other Vegetables

Class III
Fruit, Fresh
11. Apples, four of same variety
12. Pears, four of same variety
13. Peaches, four of same variety
14. Other Fruit

Class IV
Giants
15. Largest bushel gourd (circumference)
16. Longest dipper gourd
17. Largest sunflower (circumference)
18. Pumpkin, largest by weight
19. Pumpkin, best uniform jack-olantern type
20. Cushaw, largest by weight
21. Watermelon, largest by weight
22. Sweet Potato, largest by weight
23. Irish Potato, largest by weight

Class V
Canning/Preserving (Fruits & Vegetables) Quarts/Pints
24. Peaches
25. Apples
26. Applesauce
27. Cherries
28. Blackberries
29. Pears
30. Tomatoes
31. Tomato juice
32. Green beans
33. Kraut
34. Corn
35. Sweet Pickles
36. Sweet Relish
37. Bread & butter pickles
38. Squash pickles
39. Apple cider
40. Pickled beans
41. Pickled Corn
42. Dill Pickles
43. Apple jelly
44. Blackberry jelly
45. Raspberry jam
46. Strawberry jam
47. Apple butter
48. Honey
49. Sorghum
50. Blackberry jam
51. Cherry jelly
52. Cherry jam
53. Salsa

Class VI
Dried Fruits & Vegetables, Jerky
53. Dried Apples, plate
54. Shuck beans, plate
55. Dried Vegetable Mix
56. Dried Herbs
57. Dried Fruits
58. Jerky

Class VII
Breads
59. Plate of biscuits, 6
60. Plate of cornmeal muffins, 6
61. Plate of yeast rolls, 6
62. Loaf of yeast bread
63. Plate of Fruit muffins, 6
64. Banana bread
65. other fruit/nut bread, 1 loaf

Class VIII
Cakes
66. Angel Food cake
67. White layer cake – iced
68. Chocolate cake –
69. Jam cake – iced
70. Specialty cake
71. Best decorate cake

Class IX
Pies
72. Fruit pie
73. Cream pie
74. chocolate pie
75. lemon pie

Class X
Cookies
94. Plate of Brownies, 6
95. Plate of Oatmeal Cookies, 6
96. Plate of Sugar Cookies, 6
97. Plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies, 6
98. Plate of PeanutButter Cookies, 6

Class XI
Candy & Confections
99. Plate of divinity of seafoam, 6
100. Plate of Chocolate Fudge, 6
101. Plate of caramel fudge, 6
102. Plate of peanut butter roll, 6
103. Plate of cream candy, 6
104. Plate of mixed candy, 6
105. other home made candies, 6

Class XII
Low Fat-Items
106. Jams and Jellies
107. Desserts
108. Main Dish
109. Other

Class XIII
Hand Crafts
110. Cross Stitch, counted
111. Cross Stitch, pattern
112. Kitted Item, Throw, etc
113. Kitted Item, Clothing
114. Embroidery
115. Basket Weaving
116. Flower Arrangement, artificial flowers
117. Flower Arrangement, real flowers
118. Wreath, all material
119. Leather work
120. Plastic canvas items
121. Fabric picture frames
122. Christmas Ornaments
123. Dolls, All materials
124. Crocheted Bedspread
125. Crocheted Afghan
126. Crocheted Clothing item
127. Other Crocheted items
128. Baskets
129. Ceramics
130. Candles
131. Jewelry
132. Wood items
133. Hand carved items
134. Chain sawed items
135. Hand made Furniture
136. Decorative Items
137. Toys
138. Dolls

Class XV
Quilted Items
139. Quilt, Machine Quilted
140. Quilt, Hand quilted
141. Quilted set: Quit Pillow shams, etc
142. Wall hanging, Hand quilted
143. Other Items, Hand quilted

Class XVI
Art Work
144. Watercolor
145. Charcoal Drawing
146. Oil painting
147. Acrylic Painting
148. Pen & Ink drawing
149. Pastel (colored chalk)
150. Collage
151. Pencil Drawing
152. Photographic Work

Class XVII
Antiques
153. Bible
154. Dolls
155. Quilt
156. Farm Tools
157. Kitchen Items
Miscellaneous
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