20140729 - MCCO Fair Prep (KG)

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Jim Karnable of Antioch helps others by sheering a Suffolk sheep in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Josh Meier, 16, of Hebron shaves a pig for judging in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Bill Monk of Woodstock parks a 1950 IH Super A tractor with a large group of others in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Bill Monk of Woodstock parks an IH Super H tractor with a large group of others in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Danielle Menge, 9, and Sophia Fabian, 9, both of Hebron, work to clean a cow outside the beef barn in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Brian Alwin, 14, (left), and Marlene Maravec, 13, of Capron look to each other while grooming a Suffolk sheep together in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Jacob Border, 13, of Union tends to sheep bins with the Cross Country Farmers 4-H group in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Josh Meier, 16, of Hebron shaves a pig for judging in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com A cow groomed outside of the beef barn in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Hailey Abraham, 10, of Hebron pushes a wheelbarrow into the beef barn in preparation for the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. daily.

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Kyle Grillot- kgrillot@shawmedia.com Corbin Clark of Byron (from left), Traci Hill of McHenry, Barrin Olson of Rockford, and Ruth Palmer of Rockford, watch as Cody Somerville of Wonder Lake putts his ball at Golf & Games Tuesday in Woodstock. The group, who work the McHenry County Fair, took advantage of their day off to relax before the fair begins. Golf & Games in Woodstock offers batting cages, go-carts, mini-golf, and a game room.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Trent Harp (left), 13, of Marengo leads his steer into the trailer before heading to the McHenry County Fairgrounds Tuesday, 29, 2014. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Trent Harp (left), 13, and his brother, Trever, 9, load their animals into their trailer before heading to the McHenry County Fairgrounds Tuesday, 29, 2014. The 66th annual fair will begin Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Country Club Road in Woodstock.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Trever Harp, 9, of Marengo leads one of his sheep into the trailer before heading to the McHenry County fairgrounds Tuesday, July 29, 2014. This is Harps first year showing animals at the McHenry County Fair.