20170725 - LCJ LC Fair (hrb)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jessica Wittenstein, 17, of Glenview works with John Slivka, both of Glenview on trimming (fitting) the top line of a dairy heifer calf named, Quincy, as they prepare with their Glenview Clovers 4-H Club for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jessica Wittenstein, 17, of Glenview works with John Slivka, both of Glenview with the 4-H Glenview Clovers 4-H Club, on trimming (fitting) the top line of a dairy heifer calf named, Quincy, as they prepare for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Ethan Anderson, 16, of Spring Grove, with Anderson's Candy Shop in Richmond, hangs up a Mini Donuts flag on his family's food concession trailer on Tuesday during setup day for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. Anderson's Candy Shop has been at the fair for twenty-eight years.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Katie Anderson-Tedder, of Woodstock and her brother, Zach Anderson, 16, of Spring Grove, both with Anderson's Candy Shop in Richmond, work on getting their food concession trailer ready for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kristy Thornberry, of West Palm Beach, Fla., with Thornberry Concessions hangs up a stuffed snake for the "Stand the Bottle Up" game on Tuesday as her crew prepares for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Karden Mikalowsky, of Chilton, Wis., and McKensie Hickman, of Kiel, Wis., both 15, with Quality Concessions, work on getting their food concession trailer ready for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Brett Lehman, of Harvard works with this uncle, Curt Bottcher, of Capron, unloading their pig, Ryan, out of a livestock trailer on Tuesday as they prepare for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. The pig will be shown by Bottcher's daughter, Emma, 6, in the Market class at the fair. The pig's favorite treat is Oreo cookies.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Stephanie Slivka, 25, of Glenview washes her Hampshire pig named, Pastrami, on Tuesday before Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. Pastrami's favorite snack is marshmallows.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lynn Doolittle, of Antioch, superintendent of the dairy barn, hoses down sawdust shavings in the show arena for the animal shows before Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Courtney Thornberry, 18, of West Palm Beach, Fla., with Thornberry Concessions, hangs up stuffed animals for the Balloon Pop Water Race game on Tuesday during setup day for Wednesday’s opening of the Lake County Fair in Grayslake.