we’re going to the fair! Macoupin County ENQUIRER~DEMOCRAT JUNE 25th - 29th, 2019 ACOUPIN COUNTY FAIR VISIT OUR BOOTH M PRIZES INCLUDE Macoupin County AT THE BATES Victory Lane - Free Oil Change x 3 / $50 OFF new tires ~D BUILDING Carlinville Area Hospital Prizes ENQUIRER EMOCRAT Billy's Furniture - & WIN PRIZES! $50 Gift Certificate x 10 Dairy Queen - OPENING CEREMONY GRAND PRIZE $5 Gift Cards & FREE ice cream cones Wood Duck Restaurant - JUNE 25 AT 5:45 PM four Day passes FREE Appetizer Macoupin County Enquirer~Democrat Quality Education - Close to Home! holiDa y FREE Subscriptions I ♥ C'ville T-shirts 4 Tickets to Holiday World COUNTRY ARTIST WORLD The Macoupin County Enquirer~Democrat AND MUCH, MUCH is a PROUD Grand Champion Sponsor of the 2019 Macoupin County Fair! MORE!!!!! JOE DIFFIE Don’t delay! Contact now while funding is still available. stop By our Booth, June 25th - 29th from 5pm-7pm www.blackburn.edu/macoupinpromise • (800) 233-3550, ext. 5517 WITH BRANDON LAY for your chance to win any of these great prizes! AT THE GRANDSTAND THURSDAY, JUNE 27 - 7:00 PM AND MUCH MORE! 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Hotel Transly- homemade from the county your tickets yet, don’t miss projects vania 3 will be the featured Beef Producers, Pork Pro- out! For a fourth year in a row, show. ducers, Sheep Producers At we approach the start in 2019 the fair will feature Wednesday night will and Farm Bureau mem- Table of Contents of the 2019 Macoupin Swyear Amusements from bring out a lot of cuteness, bers. Open for lunch daily, Joe Diffie Returns.......................................3 BATTERY POWER. County Fair, the 167th and New Athens. One of the beauty and brains! 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Broad, Carlinville Many of memories have led by 2018 Miss Macoupin the perfect amount of water Agricultural Association, been made at the Macoupin County Anni Ibberson on a and disking to produce the Kim, originally from the Flashback Fair Photos...............................12 217-854-6228 County Fair, and we love horse carrying the Ameri- ultimate Demolition Derby Virden area, resides with to start those memories can Flag. We will enjoy the track. This is always a fa- her husband Lonny and son Sun.-Thurs: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. • Fri. & Sat.: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. young. Come out and visit national anthem sang by vorite of fair goers! Riley on her husband’s fam- Talk To Us Fair Edition..............................12 Kids Corner, always fun for our fair board member Jodi The Macoupin County ily farm at Carlinville. Kim 107 E. Jackson, Virden the entire family and back Bennett. 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Broad Street, Carlinville, IL ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN! 217-854-3810 Contact: [email protected] or call us at Walk-in Patient Clinic Walk-in weekend clinic for non-emergency medical care Open Saturday and Sunday 9am-3pm 217-556-7357 for more information. 2 MACOUPIN COUNTY FAIR SPECIAL EDITION 2019 THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019 THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019 MACOUPIN COUNTY FAIR SPECIAL EDITION 2019 15 Fair board members continue 2019 Directors, Headliner Joe Diffie marks return of long hiatus long-standing Carlinville tradition 1962 - Gene Holter Ostrich Races 1985 - Charley Pride Officers & Appointees 1963 - Pee Wee King 1986 - Loretta Lynn By: JORDAN GRUCZA in the footsteps of his father. Multigenera- Directors of country headliners at Fair 1964 - Vince Arter and High 5’s 1987 - Conway Twitty Enquirer Democrat Reporter Honorary tional team Alex Fones and his grandson Jodi Bennett Brenda Harms By: JORDAN GRUCZA 1965 - Jimmie Boyd and 1988 - Mel Tillis have both also contributed a significant Enquirer Democrat Reporter Matthew Bennett James Kaburick Board Member Indianans 1989 - Mickey Gilley The Macoupin County Fair, for its entire amount of work. Of the many offerings of the 2019 167-year history, has been coordinated by Among the work the volunteers have Patty Bouillon Joe Lewis Ronnie Jo Reiher Macoupin County Fair, one act will 1966 - Gene Holter Ostrich Races 1990 - Charlie Daniels and volunteers. The fair is managed by several done are donations of buildings in memory Randy Brown Quinn Reiher be returning after a long hiatus: a 1967 - Lester Family and Pee Garth Brooks committees, with board members serving of local families who contributed consider- Ron Releford Jr.