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Esa and Ruby, two brown swiss cows, enjoy a hosing off at the 100th Racine County Fair on July 27.
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In photos and video: First day of the 100th Racine County Fair
Ethan Reinersman
Ethan Reinersman rides a pedal tractor Wednesday at the County Fair.
Patrick Bjerning
Patrick Bjerning, of Uncle Ed's Bbq Grill and Catering grabs an order for a customer Wednesday at the county fair.
Camel ride
Carissa Erhard rides a camel Wednesday at the count fair.
Audra and Lauren
During a break from serving people at the JD's Taste of Texas booth Wednesday at the County fair, Audra Heyel, at left, and Lauren Sackman practice their dance moves.
Terry Vearrier
Terry Vearrier, of Wild West Soda's, sells some of his handmade sodas to costumers Wednesday at the County Fair.
Cooling off
Esa and Ruby, two brown swiss cows, enjoy a hosing off at the 100th Racine County Fair on July 27.
Ain't I pretty
Barb the Hampshire sheep shows off her pretty coat Wednesday at the County Fair.
Hi, I'm Dora!
Dora the Dorset sheep says hello Wednesday at the County Fair
Let me show you how it 's done
Tine Londre, at left, shows Aby Londre, both of Axe Sighted in Burlington, her axe throwing skills Wednesday at the County Fair.
What a day
From left, Finley, Addie and Braelynn Alby cruise around in their wagon Wednesday at the County Fair.
High up!
From left: Raymond and Matthew Sorenson on a ride on the afternoon of the first day of the 100th Racine County Fair.
Madison and Mason
At left: Madison Babel and Mason Meicher at the County Fair.
Almost done!
Amelia Bruno gets her face painted Wednesday at the County Fair.
Holding some chicks
At left: Roman Dapra and Kait and Marlena Pfeilstifer hold up some chicks Wednesday at the County Fair.
Jillian
Jillian Reinersman rides a small pedal tractor Wednesday at the County Fair.
Confident
Lilli Heiring, left, shows off her drifting skills on a pedal tractor Wednesday at the County Fair.
Winning smile
Samantha Anderson, along with horse Tango's Purple Breeze, wins the grand prize in English Equitation Wednesday at the Racine County Fair.
A shoulder to roost on.
Riley Benhart and her trusty chicken Ozzie pose during the first day of the 100th Racine County Fair, which runs through Sunday at the Racine County Fairgrounds, 19805 Durand Ave., Yorkville. Go to racinecountyfair.com/fairschedule for a schedule of events. Turn to Page A4 for more photos from the first day.
Damian Dapra
Singing a song
Former Mrs. Wisconsin Elite Royalty International Cheryl McCrary performs Wednesday at the Racine County Fair.
Wisconsin Public Radio’s Hope Kirwan contributed to this report.
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This article first appeared on WisconsinWatch.org and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
