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Globe/T. Rob Brown Nick Freeland (right), 15, and Zep Doubet, 14, both of Carthage, hang a banner Monday for the Jasper County Youth Fair to be staged this week at Carthage Municipal Park. The two were among dozens of teens who turned out to help ready the park for the annual fair.

Published July 08, 2008 12:06 am - CARTHAGE, Mo. — Chelsey Lee, 17, of Carthage, spent a day of her summer vacation hot, sweaty and covered in paint. And she couldn’t have been happier about it.

Fairly fun



By Melissa Dunson

mdunson@joplinglobe.com

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Chelsey Lee, 17, of Carthage, spent a day of her summer vacation hot, sweaty and covered in paint. And she couldn’t have been happier about it.

Lee was one of dozens of local teenagers who turned out Monday in Municipal Park in Carthage to help prepare for the annual Jasper County Youth Fair that kicks off this week.

“It’s just something my family always likes to do,” Lee said.

Although some of the small animals, like cats and dogs, and some of the craft entries were judged last weekend, Future Farmers of America and 4-H members came Monday with their shovels, rakes and paint brushes to prepare the site for the large-animal competitions scheduled for later this week and the hundreds of area residents who will show up to participate and watch. Large animals will begin to arrive at the fairgrounds tonight for competitions Wednesday.

The site needed some extra work this year because of a new beef barn, but the participants didn’t seem to mind.

“It’s pretty exciting to have a nice new facility,” said Suzanne Russell, leader of the Mount Moriah 4-H club and parent of two fair participants.

The new building replaces a livestock arena built more than 50 years ago. Russell said some of its benefits include combining several older buildings so more competitors can be under the same roof, adding more shade to the fairgrounds and providing more accessibility for the handicapped.

Lexi Babcock, 14, of Jasper, also was on hand Monday for the fair workday. This is her second year participating in the fair and her first year running for a spot in the fair royalty. Babcock looked more like a cowgirl than a princess Monday, after she finished painting fences, putting up stalls and spreading sawdust in the new barn.

Carl Junction fair participant Callie Goodwin, 15, didn’t seem to mind the dirt associated with putting up fence posts Monday if it meant she could have fun showing off her pet goat, Ginger, later in the week.

“It’s interesting and fun,” Goodwin said.

Other teenagers helped clean restrooms, manicure the grounds and hang banners.

“There are a lot of volunteer hours that go into this,” Russell said.

Some of those volunteers are Charles and Debbie Youngblood, of Carthage, and their grandchildren. The family had been working at the fairgrounds for days before the other 4-H and FFA members showed up. Debbie said her grandsons, Tyler Jones, 9, and Cody Jones, 7, are the fifth generation of the family that has participated in the Jasper County Youth Fair. Both of the boys were holding their own with their teen counterparts during the work Monday.



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