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2 0 1 7 R A V A L L I C O U N T Y F A I R Country Pride, County Wide Presenting Sponsor: Murdoch’s Home & Ranch Supply Wednesday through Saturday, August 30 – September 2 Ravalli County Fairgrounds 100 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton, MT 59840 • Phone 406-363-3411 • Fax 406-375-9152 Stay connected! Visit our website: www.rcfair.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter! For online entries: go to our website and follow the link: www.rcfair.org Parade Information - call Bitterroot Valley Chamber at 406-363-2400 Fair Gates Open 7AM to 10PM • Exhibit Buildings Open 10AM to 10PM Gate Ticket includes admission to all Grandstand Events • Free parking Daily 4-Day Fair Pass Adults $9.00 $25.00 Students, Military & 60+ Seniors $7.00 $18.00 5 Years Old & Under FREE FREE Thanks to our friends at Global Wireless, we are now able to accept credit/debit cards at all fair gates! - Carnival Hours ~ Wednesday-opens 2:00PM; Thursday-Saturday opens 1:00PM - Discount Carnival Tickets & Livestock Passes must be purchased before 5:00PM on Tuesday, August 29th at the Fairgrounds Office & select locations (see PG. 6, #2 for information) Main Attractions – Rodeo Arena Wednesday, August 30th Horse & Mule Show - 12 noon Wednesday, August 30th Ranch Rodeo - 7 pm Thursday, August 31st Bull-A-Rama & Cowboy Bronc Riding - 7 pm Friday, September 1st NRA Rodeo - 7 pm Saturday, September 2nd NRA Finals Rodeo - 7 pm County Commissioners Fair Commission T er m Greg Chilcott, Chairman Margaret Yuhas, Florence 12/31/2019expires THANK YOU TO THE MANY Jeff Burrows Rod Freeman, Hamilton 12/31/2018 VOLUNTEERS who help make the Ray Hawk Jeff Carter, Hamilton 12/31/2020 Doug Schallenberger Peg Andersen, Florence 12/31/2018 RC FAIR a success every year! Do Chris Hoffman Phil Connelly, Corv allis 12/31/2017 you want to GET INVOLVED? Jean Schurman, Victor 12/31/2020 Fairgrounds Staff Stephanie Millhouse, Stevi 12/31/2017 TO VOLUNTEER before or during Cryss Anderson, Director Darlene Reese, Admin. Assistant Premium Office Fair, please contact the Fairgrounds Beth Perkins, Data Entry Gayle Tintzman Lorena Eri ckson Office at 363 - 3411 or email Guy West, Facilities Manager Donna Weber Maggie Bauer [email protected] ► CONGRATULATIONS 2017 Fair Family Honorees: Bob and Joan Nicholson ► Congratulations to the 2017 Fair Contest Theme Winner: Beth Perkins ► Thank you to Ashley Mitchell for the 2017 Artwork ► Thank you to Hannah Honey for the 2017 Graphics wor k 2 RAVALLI COUNTY FAIR AND ROCKIN’ RC RODEO SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~FRIDAY, AUGUST 11~ ~THURSDAY, AUGUST 31~ 1pm Carnival Opens OPEN CLASS ENTRY FORMS DUE IN THE FAIRGROUDS OFFICE, NO LATER 1pm Cheese Demonstration - Agriculture Barn THAN 5pm – NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. 2pm Grain Threshing & Hay Baling - North Gate (no livestock entries online) 3pm Molly Hackett to demonstrate “Propagating Plants, How to Start Plants from Cuttings” - Agriculture Barn ~SUNDAY, AUGUST 27~ 5:45pm Parade of Wagons - Grandstand Arena 6pm Kiddie Kalf Class - Hornung Arena 12pm – 5pm Girl Scout Exhibits due – Judging starts at 6pm. 6:30pm Bitterroot Mountettes - Grandstand Arena 12pm – 7pm All Open Class Still (non-livestock) Exhibits Due (Except 6:45pm Miss Ravalli County Rodeo Pageant Introductions Floral – See Below) First Interstate Building, Main Gate. 7pm Bull-A-Rama & Cowboy Bronc Riding Agriculture in Agriculture Barn. 4-H Still Exhibits under 10pm Exhibit Buildings & Barns Close Grandstand - Main Gate ~FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1~ ~MONDAY, AUGUST 28~ 9am NRA Rodeo - Grandstand Arena 9am Open Class Dairy Goat Show - Applebury Arena 10am Exhibit Buildings & Barns Open 11am Open Class Meat Goat Show - Applebury Arena 10am Kiddie Lamb followed by Open Jackpot Lamb - Hornung 3pm – 7pm Open Class Floral Exhibits Due Arena West Gate - North Door/Floral Building 10am Roger Joy to demonstrate “Grafting and Budding Fruit Trees” - Agriculture Barn ~TUESDAY, AUGUST 29~ 10:30am Open Class Sheep Show - Hornung Arena 11am-1pm Miss Ravalli County Rodeo Queen Speeches, Interviews & Fashion – KLYQ Entertainment Tent 8pm Livestock must be in barns 1pm Carnival Opens BEFORE 5PM LAST CHANCE!!! Pre-sale carnival tickets and Livestock 2pm Grain Threshing & Hay Baling - North Gate Passes must be purchased prior to 5PM. 3pm Miss Ravalli County Rodeo Queen Horsemanship – Main Arena ~WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30~ 5pm Cheese Demonstration - Agriculture Barn 6:15pm Miss Ravalli County Rodeo Queen Pageant Coronation - 10am Fair Parade - Main Street, Hamilton Main Arena 10am Exhibit Buildings & Barns Open 6:45pm Bitterroot Mountettes - Grandstand Arena Noon Horse, Mule & Donkey Show - Grandstand Arena 7pm NRA Rodeo - Grandstand Arena 1pm Ribbon Cutting with Chamber of Commerce – Main Gate 10pm Exhibit Buildings & Barns Close 2pm Carnival Opens 2pm Floral Barn Demonstration ~SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2~ 4pm Poetry Contest Reading – KLYQ Free Stage 5pm Little People’s Stick Horse Rodeo – KLYQ Free Stage 10am Exhibit Buildings & Barn Open 6pm FFA Cake, Cookie & Pie Auction – KLYQ Free Stage 12pm Premium Office open for payout of Ribbon winners 7pm Ranch Rodeo - Grandstand Arena 1pm Carnival Opens 10pm Exhibit Buildings & Barns Close 1pm Cheese Demonstration - Agriculture Barn 12-3pm 4-H Horsemanship Demonstration - Grandstand Arena ~THURSDAY, AUGUST 31~ 2pm Grain Threshing & Hay Baling - North Gate 2pm Western Agriculture Research Center for Discussion and 9am Kiddie Poultry Show - Poultry Barn Questions - Agriculture Barn 9:30am Kiddie Rabbit Show - Rabbit Barn 7pm NRA Finals Rodeo - Grandstand Arena 9:45am Open Class Rabbit Show - Rabbit Barn 10pm Exhibit Buildings & Barns Close 10am Kiddie Goat Show - Applebury Arena 10am Open Class Poultry Show - Poultry Barn ~SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3~ 10am Exhibit Buildings & Barn Open 11am Floral Barn Demonstration 7am-2pm Livestock Released 11am Horse, Mule & Donkey Show - Grandstand Arena 12pm-4pm Still Exhibits Released Noon Open Class Dog Show - North Gate Show Ring 3 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GET INTO FAIR AND WHAT IS INCLUDED? Please see page 2 for the dates, times and gate prices. All gate purchases include Main Attractions such as Bull-A- Rama and NRA Rodeo. See #2 below for Carnival fees, which is a separate fee. 2. WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR PURCHASING DISCOUNTED CARNIVAL RIDE PASSES AND/OR LIVESTOCK PASSES? WHERE CAN THEY BE PURCHASED? You may purchase your discounted carnival all day ride passes and/or livestock passes until Tuesday before Fair (August 29th before 5 p.m.) NO DISCOUNTED CARNIVAL PASSES OR LIVESTOCK PASSES WILL BE SOLD AFTER 5 P.M. AUGUST 29th. Pre-sale carnival passes can be purchased at Super 1 Foods, People’s Market, Murdoch’s Home & Ranch Supply and the Fairgrounds Office. Livestock passes may be purchased at the Fairgrounds Office for $15. Some restrictions apply. 3. WHAT ARE THE CARNIVAL HOURS AND FEES? Carnival Opening Times: Wednesday August 30th – 2 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 1 p.m. Carnival Ride Passes (all-day ride pass) pre-sale is $20. Pre-sale ends Tuesday August 29th at 5 p.m. Thereafter, the DAILY Carnival pass fee is $35. We strongly encourage you to purchase the discounted ride passes PRIOR to Fair. Individual ride tickets may be purchased from the Carnival Ticket Booths only. 4. WHEN DOES MY ENTRY FORM AND ENTRY HAVE TO BE IN? Open Class entry forms must be in the Fairgrounds Office by Friday, August 11th at 5 p.m. or by 11:59 p.m. online. (livestock cannot be entered online) 4-H & FFA entry forms need to be in the Fairgrounds Office by August 4th by 5 p.m. or by 11:59 p.m. online. Your actual item(s) will need to be delivered according to the Department you have entered. Please pay close attention to the dates when you need to bring them in as some have changed since last year. Please do not bring items in with forms. The Fairgrounds Office does not have the space to hold them until take- in day. 5. WHAT DOES OPEN CLASS INDICATE? Open Class refers to Departments that are open to the public. 6. HOW DO I ENTER ONLINE AND WHY CAN’T I ENTER LIVESTOCK ONLINE? Go to http://www.rcfair.org and follow the instructions. If you have any questions or problems, please contact us at 406-363-3411. You cannot enter Livestock online due to our inability to collect fees online. For Livestock, you must bring your entry form into the Fairgrounds Office and pay the associated fees at that time. 7. WHEN CAN I GET MY ENTRY TAGS? Entry tags are available the week after entry form deadlines in the Premium Office. This is the small building located right behind to the Fairgrounds Office, to the south. 8. WHERE DO I BRING MY ENTRY ITEMS? It depends on which Departments you have entered. Most entries will be in the First Interstate Building, Floral entries will be in the Floral Building by the Grandstands, Agricultural entries will be in the Agricultural Barn, Antique Machinery entries will be in the North gate area with the exception of collectibles which will be in the First Interstate Building, and livestock will be in the barns. If you are not sure of where your entry should go, please refer to the Department which you have entered in. 9. WHEN CAN I PICK UP MY ENTRY ITEMS? Release day is Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. for Still Exhibits and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Livestock. If you are not sure, please ask the Superintendent of your Department. 10. WHEN AND WHERE DO I GET MY PREMIUMS? Congratulations for winning a ribbon or an award for your entry! Premiums are available Saturday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.