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Katie Horner (center) was crowned last year’s Miss Pike County. Also pictured, left is Canessa Sherman, 2020 Ms. Pike County Fair. Junior Miss Pike County Fair, right, Kaylynn Charlton was crowned 2020 Junior Miss Pike County Fair. This year’s competition will be held Tuesday, July 27. Jr. Miss 6 p.m.; Fair Queen, 6:30 p.m., and Ms. Fair, 7 p.m. Live In Concert At The Wednesday, July 28 6:30 p.m. 2021 Pike County • Small Stage • Fair Brynlee Schumacher and Hunter Stribling were crowned last year’s Little Mister Jamieson and Miss Pike County. Brynlee is the daughter of Brian and Jennifer Schumacher of Bowling Green and Hunter is the son of Jimmy and Kelsi Stribling of Bowling Green . This year’s contest will be held on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Rodgers Saturday, July 31 - 9 p.m. •• Main Stage •• Demolition Derby
Friday, July 30 - 7 p.m. Nolan Miller Pulling Track Dominator Awards For Each Class
Riverside will play in the beer garden Saturday, July 31 from 8 p.m.-midnight. Baby Show Small Stage • 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29 Class 1 - Girls 0-3 months Class 2 - Boys 0-3 months Class 3 - Girls 4-6 months Class 4 - Boys 4-6 months Class 5 - Girls 7-12 months Class 6 - Boys 7-12 months Class 7 - Girls 13-24 months Class 8 - Boys 13-24 months Class 9 - Girls 25-36 months Class 10 - Boys 25-36 months Registration 6 p.m. No Entries After 6:30 p.m. • NO EXCEPTIONS Entry Fee $5
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See you at the Pike County Fair! 2021 pike county fair! THE PEOPLE’S TRIBUNE - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Tuesday, July 20, 2021 • Page 3 Pike County Fair Preview ?? shows his cured ham 4-H/FFA Fun At The Fair to bidders at the 2020 4-H, Fair Sale - Thursday, July 29 • 7 p.m. FFA Sale. Abby Haas received a blue ribbon at the 2020 Pike County Fair for her hanging flower.
?? shows his steer at the 2020 Pike County Fair sale. The sale will be Thursday, July 29.
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Many hams were on display in the 4-H, FFA Exhibit at the 2020 Pike County Fair. This year’s exhibits will be available to view during the fair July 24-31. ENJOY BEEF OFTEN!
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Pictured are some of the horseshoe pitchers from 2020 Pike County Fair. The pitching contest will be Saturday, July 31 at 3 p.m., for the 2021 Pike County Fair being held July 24-31.
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JamesonIf Jameson Rodgers Rodgers has said it once, Tothe mostEntertain part, only raising At it to 2021snag a lishingPike deal withCounty Combustion Music.Fair he has said it a thousand times - it’s hard stream of baseballs screeching towards The tide began to turn. Welcome to being anything that you are not. And there him as an aspiring infielder. While he would Rodgers co-penned Platinum-selling are a few things that the singer/songwriter play throughout high school and college, hits for Florida Georgia Line (Top 10 single from Batesville, Mississippi is definitely not. he never truly believed in himself and his “Talk You Out of It”) and Chris Lane (No. 1 the 2021 He’s not one to shine too bright or abilities that others couldn’t help but praise. smash “I Don’t Know About You”), along speak too loudly. He’s not the guy that “I was always scared to mess up. I’ve with “Camouflage Hat” on Jason Aldean’s craves the spotlight or vies for too much at- never admitted that before, but it was true.” most recent album 9 and the title track of Pike County tention. He’s not one to boast and he’s not It’s this same, ‘not enough’ feeling that Luke Bryan’s latest release Born Here Live one to brag, and he certainly has never Rodgers would soon wrestle with as he Here Die Here. Luke Combs came a-call- been that guy who thought he deserved travelled the 269 miles from his hometown ing, and in 2019, Rodgers found himself in Fair! any sort of stardom to come his way. to Music City in 2010, all the time feeling arenas of screaming fans, barely before he But here we are. the stares of those who doubted him. And even had his own hit on country radio. “God has opened so many doors in my with just ten songs under his belt at the Soon the song that he couldn’t get out life that have no explanation other than time, some of that doubt was his own. Nev- of his head, the song that others had toyed God to me. The stars that had to align to ertheless, Rodgers persevered, knowing with but never cut, the song that had given make all of this happen? It just doesn’t that songwriting just might be the outlet this all it could, gave Rodgers his first clear AYERS OIL CO. happen.” shy kid from small town Mississippi craved. chance at solo stardom. “Some Girls” Today, as Rodgers finds himself contin- “I realized I could say stuff in a song that I would go on to be the first of only two solo We carry motor oil, bulk diesel, uing to enjoy the success of his Gold-cer- would never be comfortable saying to an- male debut singles to reach the top of the tified No. 1 hit “Some Girls” and his other person in a sentence.” charts in 2020. And it’s “Some Girls” and gas, lubricants & accessories follow-up smash “Cold Beer Calling My Rodgers laid down his first month of “Cold Beer Calling My Name” that now Name” featuring label mate Luke Combs, rent on a tiny apartment he found in the serve as the firm foundation for Rodgers’ 410 Bus. Hwy. 61 N. • Bowling Green the 33-year-old with the long stare and the Bellevue neighborhood in Nashville, and new EP titled In It for the Money, a project slight smile finds himself in uncharted ter- began to Google open mic nights in an ef- partly created in a little cabin just east of 573-324-2266 ritory, a place where his artistry seems to fort to get some much-needed experience Nashville, where Rodgers holed up with be growing by the second and his authen- under his belt. It was at those open mic some of this favorite songwriters, taking ticity is growing a fanbase of people crav- nights that he met people like Michael bits and pieces of their collective truths and ing someone to speak their truth in the Hardy and Hunter Phelps and Brandon putting together a project in which a shy span of a three minute song. And sud- Lay, all who found themselves joining him guy speaks loud about life and love and denly, the shy guy that used to stare at him in the trenches in pursuit of something lessons learned. in the mirror is turning into a confident guy more than what they had always known. “Good Dogs” serves as the macho ode starting to believe in himself and his talent. Soon, he was doing shows for handfuls to man’s best friend. “When You Think of “It took 1,000 shows and 1,000 songs, of people for $200, while off the stage, he Mississippi” serves as a nostalgic trip down Bring the family and enjoy the but it happened.” would watch others like him vying to be- the dirt roads of Rodgers’ life. “Rolling Granted, as a kid growing up on the come better songwriters, better guitar play- Rock, Rolling Stones” is a song meant to farms and fields of his small hometown, ers, better artists. He started getting asked be played on the dingy jukebox in the cor- 2021 Pike County Fair! Rodgers tended to keep his head down for for co-writes and in 2014, he landed a pub- ner of that dingy bar down your street and “Desert” is meant to be played to soothe the hurting soul. And the title track, well, it Rides • Games proclaims Rodgers’ ultimate truth. “I would do this forever, for a just-get- Special Attractions ting-by salary. It’s just something in your heart. It makes you happy. I literally look Shows • Contests MAGRUDERMAGRUDER forward to waking up every day and getting Truck & Tractor Pulls to write a song or play a show. I just can’t imagine doing anything else in life.” Demolition Derby He suddenly lets a smile sneak out from under his cap. LIMESTONELIMESTONE “My purpose that I know right now is that I want to leave the world a better place than I found it. And the best chance I have IKE S IRE ERVICE of doing that is writing and singing songs.” M ’ T S If Jameson Rodgers has said it once, “For all your crushed he has said it a thousand times - it’s hard 915 Bus. Hwy. 61 North being anything that you are not. And there are a few things that the singer/songwriter Bowling Green limestone needs” from Batesville, Miss., is definitely not. Visit us at any of our five locations: He’s not one to shine too bright or 324-3389 speak too loudly. 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NewB YJerusalemBRICE CHANDLER TabernacleCongregation. Rising Fromvolunteers. “One The is made Ashes up more of re- STAFF WRITER According to Maupin and Walters, the tirees while the other is more of people Last September, parishioners of the two congregations have worshipped to- who are still actively employed.” New Jerusalem Tabernacle of Peace in gether since October of last year. Most of the volunteers rebuilding the Louisiana were devasted by the news “It's been interesting because I'll church are in their 60s to their 80s. that a fire had damaged their place of choose a message and then share it with “These are people that you know but worship. Pastor Horace and he’ll add his com- they feel a commitment calling to do this While not destroying the building, the ments about the passage,” Maupin told to help other people because they have structure was deemed unsafe for the the Tribune. “I've had to adjust and cut gifts and abilities and they just want to small congregation to utilize. back on my preaching time but both of share with folks like in this situation,” Pastor Bill Maupin of the First Baptist us will preach every Sunday morning.” Maupin said. Church in Louisiana was one of the first A retired railroad engineer, Pastor Ho- Although the project started in Febru- people on-site the day of the fire. race Walters has been with the New ary, there have only been three to four “Pastor Horace and I have had a won- Jerusalem for 11 years. He doesn’t mind volunteers working there until just before derful friendship over the 6-1/2 years the long commute from Foristell. the July 4th holiday when both organi- when I came here,” Maupin said. “We “I told my wife, its where God wants zations converged to put up new siding have spent time together and developed me to go,” he explained. “My life’s di- and windows along with some of the a friendship.” Both pastors agreed that rection is at his will. He chose Louisiana major work inside the building. despite being of a different denomina- and I had to go. He’s in control of my According to the site’s other supervi- tional background, they had a lot in com- life.” sor, Gary Morrow, they’re hoping to mon. When the fire started, he rushed to be have the building ready for use by the Concern for his friend’s church and at his congregations’ side and continues winter of 2021. parishioners pushed Maupin to hurry to to do so now which has worked out well. “It’s really tragic,” Morrow told the the site after receiving news of the fire. “We have about 22 people on our Tribune as he pointed out issues with the He knew that New Jerusalem Taberna- roll,” Pastor Walters told the Tribune. interior. “When we first toured the site, cle’s pastor, Horace Walters Jr. who lives “Everybody has been very welcoming. it was to take the building down and re- One volunteer works on a south facing wall that was damaged by the fire. Work- in 65-miles away in Foristell wouldn’t It has been a joy worshipping with First build.” But after seeing the damage and ers have installed new electrical wiring, plumbing, insulation, and sheetrock through- arrive for some time. Baptist. I might do some things a little discovering the building was only in- “One of my neighbors – one of my different and they might do something a sured for $40,000 he told them. “We can out the building. church members called and said, ‘the little different, but it's all about worship- save it. It’s worth saving.” New Jerusalem church is on fire,’” Pas- ing God. That’s what it's all about, and “Romans 8:28 says, ‘And we know tor Maupin recalled the fire that damaged that’s what we’ve come to do.” that in all things God works for the good the building last September. “Pastor Ho- Maupin told the Tribune while he had of those who love him, who are called race couldn't get there very quickly, so I COVID in January, Walters filled the according to his purpose,’ and he is went to the site right after firefighters ar- pulpit for him while he was sick. working things together for good amid rived to help support those members of “We have a wonderful relationship. tragedy,” Maupin quoted. “There's been that church. They were so broken- You know today in our society there are some really positive things happening. hearted.” people trying to tear us apart and try to It's been a joy having Pastor Horace and put us in different categories and divide New Jerusalem Tabernacle as a part of As firefighters worked to extinguish us,” Maupin continued. “God said we're our congregation and our family for this the blaze, he and the New Jerusalem all part of his family, so we're worshiping period.” parishioners prayed. together and it's working. Our prayer is Pastor Walters says that after they re- Maupin said at that moment, he im- that out of this difficulty – this tragic loss turn to their own building, they’ll con- mediately knew his church needed to be – the community will see love is being tinue to take part in joint services a part of helping answer. shared between people of a different con- whenever the opportunity is available. After talking with his congregation, gregation and different races because “When some event comes up, we’re they agreed to open their doors to dis- we're one family and that's what commu- going to take part. We can’t make it in placed members with an invitation to nities are about.” this world alone. We need each other. worship together. Maupin also described how the con- That’s what its all about. Helping each “I told Pastor Horace that our congre- gregation approached his denomination’s other. Whenever we have something gation wanted to help in whatever way emergency relief/response teams who going on, I’m sure they’ll be there to sup- we could,” Maupin explained. “Our fa- help with natural disasters and other ac- port us.” cilities were available to them if they cidents such as hurricanes, tornadoes, “All of these people came from dif- Pastor Bill Maupin of First Baptist Church in Louisiana takes a break from the wanted to have their own services or if and fires. ferent parts of Missouri to Louisiana to humid and hot weather to laugh with volunteer worker, Robert Simpson. Volunteers they wanted, they could worship together Two of those teams are currently work on an all-black church,” Walters from throughout Missourihave worked on the exterior of the building all last week. with us.” helping rebuild the New Jerusalem Tab- said. “Sometimes I get so emotional Although the invitation was open for ernacle (Campers on Mission and Mis- thinking about. This is the Lord’s doing. members to worship however they sourians on Mission). He let this happen to show us and the wanted, the parishioners of the New Maupin and Roger Jeffries (one of the world how all people should come to- Jerusalem Tabernacle of Praise wanted two build supervisors on-site) both ex- gether. It doesn’t make any difference to worship together with the First Baptist plained how the groups are made up of what race you’re from. Let us love one another as God has loved us. If we can St. Clement Picnic Photo Highlights do that, we’ll make a great difference in not just Louisiana but the world. That’s my testament of what happened to that building.” The rebuild project is still in need of volunteers. Anyone interested in volun- teering their time should contact site su- pervisor Gary Morrow or Pastor Bill Maupin at the Louisiana First Baptist Church at 754-6905 The People's Tribune will continue to cover the rebuilding of The New Jerusalem Tabernacle of Praise as more Volunteers with Missourians on Mission help put up new siding on the New progress is made. Jerusalem Tabernacle of Praise church after a fire damaged the building last fall.
Paulette Feldmann, Donna Merz, and Joyce Gollaher worked the quilt booth at the St. Clement Picnic Saturday, July 17. Nancy Cox won the embroidered quilt and Mary O’Brien won the Christmas quilt.
One eager attendee cheers on his choice at the pig races. The animatronic stuffed animals drew a large audience of children for each race.
Ralph Niemeyer calls out the numbers with a laugh at the bingo tables during the 2021 St. Clement Picnic on Saturday, July 17.