The Jerome Fair Wraps Up On A Not So Good Note

It wasn't the best of years for the Jerome County Fair. Weather hampered the fair and events both Tuesday and Wednesday. In fact heavy rain kept most fairgoers away from the fairgrounds Wednesday. Attendance was down Tuesday and Wednesday over 90% compared to normal years. The heavy rain also flooded the grass parking lot near the fairgrounds and several vehicles had to be towed from the mud pit.

Thursday and Friday were better days for the fair with nice weather for the Thursday Night PRCA Rodeo and the Friday Night Pig Wrestling.

Some of the folks from KMVT participated in the pig wrestling. 

Here's a link to the story KMVT did about the pig wrestling. http://www.kmvt.com/news/latest/Pig-Wrestling-at-the-Jerome-County-Fair-270564861.html

But bad luck impacted the fair again on Saturday. A lawn mower racing circuit which was booked for the Saturday Evening event cancelled at the last minute which forced fair officials to issue refunds to those who had purchased tickets for the event.

Governor Butch Otter made a quick appearance at the Jerome County Fair on Saturday following his attendance at the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Traveling Wall Ceremony at Summit Elementary School in Jerome. His appearance at the Fair comes just days after Democratic Candidate A.J. Balukoff also made a stop at the Jerome County Fair.

Needless to say a string of bad luck definitely hurt this year's Jerome County Fair.