By Annyssa Howerton The Navajo County Fair will be coming to town Wednesday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Sept. 18, offer four days of rodeo, entertainment, events along with Frazier Shows of America, and their exhilarating rides. The theme for this year will be Celebrating 90 Years of Memories. Admission at the gate is $5, and $9 each for the Rodeo and Demolition Derby. Pre-sale tickets are available now until 12 noon on Wednesday for $10 each. This includes entry and one event. The youth, ages 8 to 18, of 4-H will be presenting their animals. “The livestock kids sell their animals, they work all year long to raise their animals to be sold,” Manager/Event Director Michele Stock stated. The livestock sale will be at 1 p.m. on Friday. There will also be Small Stock Show and Exhibit. Michele Stock stated 4-H “teaches them responsibility, and how to care for their animals, and that’s a big part of the program, is to learn about the agricultural side of life.” Wednesday night, there will be performances from two Latin music groups playing in the arena, Tintero Norte and Grupo Concepto. There will be no admission fee to this event, so be sure to check it out. The Rodeo entertainment will be the Grand Canyon Pro Rodeo Association (GCPRA) and local members within a 100-mile radius to perform, with the stock provided by PRCA stock contractor Honeycutt Rodeo Company. There will also be a Rodeo Queen Pageant, Little Buckaroo Rodeo, Open Class exhibits and demonstrations. This will be the second year doing a pre-show Keg Race. Friday and Saturday night opening ceremony acts will be Trick Rider Madison MacDonald-Thomas and rodeo clown Ronald Burton. PRCA rodeo announcer will be joining the live scoreboard and instant replays. The Demolition Derby starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Freckle Farm Pony Rides and Petting Zoo will return along with many local talents. Joe Stoddard, singer and comedian will be at the fair and it is always a good time with Washboard Willie. Navajo County Fair never disappoints with food booths, vendors plus much, much more. In preparation for the fair, a team of local volunteers have been working to spruce up the grounds and preserve the land where the fair has been held for around 80 years. There is also a new VIP room for premier sponsors and corporate sponsors. Michele stated the effort is “making history and preserving history with these projects. We thank Navajo County and the City of Holbrook for their partnership with us in getting these done.”
