Tug of war players and Webster residents, from left, Isaac Nelson son of Jeff and Kari Nelson and five-year-old Hatcher Zubke, son of Brandon and Jess Zubke participate in the 4-H barnyard olympics organized by 4-H junior leaders at the Day County Fair Aug. 8. Nelson and Zubke’s team won the best of three rounds competition 2-1. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee
(At left) Weighing in at 19 months, Boone Lesnar of rural Webster takes his turn at doing the pedal tractor pull Aug. 9 during the Day County Fair. Lesnar is the son of Mike and Amber Lesnar. Russell Larson helps him along. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz
(Above) Christy Brubaker of Aberdeen speaks with Ron Hinze of Arizona and his mother Della Hinze of Webster during the Day County Fair Car Show Aug. 10. Showing her 2020 Jeep Wrangler, Brubaker told passersby the story of the Ducking Kindness movement, which is believed to have started during World War II and is associated with Jeep vehicles. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz
Adam Grimm, surrounded by his artwork, talks to attendees of his hometown celebration in Wallace Aug. 9 about winning the 2024-2025 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. This was Grimm’s third time winning the contest but first time holding a celebration in Wallace which included bouncehouses, educational games, coloring contests and displays of Grimm’s art. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee
Camdyn Huffman, age eight, son of Curtis and Casey Huffman of Webster gets ready for his mutton busting attempt at the ranch rodeo during the Day County Fair Aug 8. Other events for kids at the rodeo included Little Miss and Mister Buckaroo and a wild calf scramble. See more photos from the weekend throughout this issue. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee
Madison Grimm, founder of Second Chance Flight nonprofit, releases a Canada goose Aug. 9 at Warner Lake in the Eck Grassland Habitat Restoration Project. Grimm’s nonprofit aims to save eggs from nests that have been disturbed by agricultural activity and release them once they can survive on their own. See more, page 18. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee
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A mass carp die off on Pickerel Lake in July prompted a Game, Fish & Parks investigation to the suspected cause. Carp herpies is the likely culprit, which is specific to Carp fish and is not the same as transferable herpies in humans. Reporter & Farmer \\ file photo
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