Waukesha County Fair wraps up 
with sun and fun
Daily threat of rain brought attendance down 
in ‘08, organizer says

By RASMIEYH ABDELNABI - GM Today Staff 

July 21, 2008


Noah Diesch, left, of Waukesha, and Brady Kuntz, right, of Waukesha, enjoy the sounds of Waukesha County-based ska band Something To Do on Saturday at the Waukesha County Fair as band drummer Mike Batzler and bassist/singer Nate Tredinnick perform. Brady Kuntz is the son of trombonist Marc Kuntz.


WAUKESHA - The Waukesha County Fair was bustling with activity Sunday afternoon, as people walked through the grounds eating, drinking, playing games and catching up with friends.

The fair came to end Sunday, after four days of activity.

Some people were playing with water, a great relief since the sun was beating down on the grounds. Using buckets, people were able to swing balloons full of water to those on the other side of them. Others were inside, away from the sun, watching as a group tap-danced to pop music in the 4-H Forum.

Fair activities included truck-and-tractor pulls, karaoke, the band "Hootie & the Blowfish" and a pie-eating contest.

Eleven people participated in the pie-eating contest. The emcee, Matt Voell of Kids Are People Too, told the participants they had two minutes to eat as much pie as possible.

"The more pie on that face, possibly the better. We’ll see," he said.

As Voell and the crowd in the Children’s Tent yelled "Go," the contestants dove into their pies. Some had a meticulous way of eating the pie, while others ate away, throwing caution to the wind. They got pie all over their face and hair as the crowd cheered them on.

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Rasmieyh Abdelnabi can be reached at rabdelnabi@conleynet.com


This story appeared in The Freeman on July 21, 2008.