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Somerset County 4-H Fair Opens to Thousands

Animals, go-carts, robotics and more fill the fair at Bridgewater's North Branch Park.

By Terry Boudreau
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August 8, 2012

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Rebecca Steele, 2, of Bridgewater, is hard at work at a puzzle.

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Go-cart racer, Brandi Gill, 16, of Bridgewater, is a student at Somerset County Vo-Tech. She has been racing for three years, and "really likes going fast."

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Ryan Zaborowski,13, a student at Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, has been driving for four years, and says "the go-cart club is a lot of fun, it's really cool."

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Members of Alpacas, Inc, are Todd Gallagher, 14, of Hillsborough; Deanna Farber, 17, of Bridgewater; Kim Duffy, 14, of Branchburg; Breanna White, 15, of Franklin; Destiny Golasewski, 5, of Franklin; and Cheyanne White, 12, of Franklin. They are in the sheep tent waiting to have their alpaca fiber judged.

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All eyes are on the judge as he goes through the alpaca fiber stored in bags.

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Angela Philipsheck and sister, Kristie, 14, of Bridgewater, hold on to Kristie's sheep, Rue.

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Hanging around in the cow tent are Ariel Staffin, 12, of Bridgewater; Sarah Fenwick, 16, of Hillsborough; Alana Staffin, 15, of Bridgewater; Carey Brochinsky, 14, of Bridgewater; and Josh Miller, 14, of Branchburg. They are all members of the New Center Diary 4-H Club, the oldest club in Somerset County, celebrating its 82nd year.

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Warm temperatures welcomed thousands of visitors, vendors and 4-H participants to the annual Somerset County 4-H Fair at North Branch Park.

Housed in large tents stretching across the fields, and extending far beyond, young people showed the fruits of their efforts, bringing cows and robots, go-carts and paintings, bunnies and goats to show and compete for ribbons.

The fair began Wednesday, and will continue from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

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9:47 am on Thursday, August 9, 2012

Terry, great shot of the RC car (#25).

The Somerset County 4H Fair - so many photo ops, so little time!