Scenes of the Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair

The Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair is the place to be this week. Based in Lafayette correspondent Vincent Walter hit the fairgrounds over the weekend for this gallery of photos.

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SCENES FROM THE TIPPECANOE COUNTY 4-H FAIR

With the Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair in full swing, I had Lafayette photographer Vincent Walter head over to the fairgrounds during the opening days to capture some of the scenes at the county fairgrounds. Here’s some of what he came back with.

Johnathan Vaughan and Kezia Dunham offer last-moment encouragement before the Junior Dairy Goat Showman final on Saturday. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Fable Mae Budreau uses all her strength in the 4-year-old division of the kiddie tractor pull Sunday afternoon at the Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Cason Illingworth competes in the kiddie tractor pull and Tippecanoe County Fair, as Fair Queen Lily Larson (far right) cheers him on. Cason placed second in the 8 year-old division Sunday. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Fair Queen Lily Larson presents a ribbon to Logan Greener, winner of the 8 year-old kiddie tractor pull. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Dustin Conner, a Lafayette Jefferson High School student, works making lemon shake-ups for Mullen Family Concessions Sunday at the 4-H Fair. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Annabel Smith shows her Blackface Commercial Market Lamb at the 4-H Fair. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Kamri Cornel grooms her sheep's legs in preparation for the Junior Showmanship competition that she went on to win on Sunday. Kamri is part of the Lauramie Live Wires 4-H Club. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Taylor Riehle, a fifth-grader at St. Lawrence Elementary, placed first riding Fitch in the junior speed and action competition. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Emily Freise, a judge from Houston, Texas, evaluates the equestrian speed and action competition Sunday at the fairgrounds. Freise is a former Indiana 4-H member. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Andrea Dortillo, Catherinne Majia, Dennis Toc and Germon Sontos, Purdue graduate students in agronomy, take in the equestrian speed and action competition Sunday at the 4-H Fair. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Emma Fritz comes to a stop in the equestrian speed and action competition Sunday evening. She placed second riding Duck with a time of 13.485 seconds. She belongs to the Tippecanoe 4-H Horse and Pony Club. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

Roger Lugo with his children, Christia and Rogelio, take on a kiddie ride Sunday night at the 4-H Fair. (Photo: Vincent Walter)

• IF YOU GO: The Tippecanoe County 4-H Fair continues today the fairgrounds on Teal Road. For hours, ride information and show times, here’s a link to the fair schedule, running today through Saturday, July 29: tippe4hfair.org/2023/schedule/

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