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By Chastity Welch, Carroll County Manager

What a crazy week last week was! I don't even know where to start. Can anyone imagine me speechless? I didn't think so. I have so many things to say! The first order of business is all the Thank You's I owe so many people!

After the ever so crazy storm we had on Monday evening, wrenches were thrown everywhere! The first was the power being out at our house like most of the county. I feel for those who were still without power after we had ours back on. Ours was out for only 32 hours and I know I talked to others who were over the 50 hour range or theirs was still not on! Thankfully I was able to use my grandparents shower for the few days since I was without one at home! It was the best shower house around!

The tractor drive was a little rerouted due to some down trees and the rain drenched fair grounds. We took off from the Milledgeville High School instead, which actually worked a little bit better I thought. We also had another glitch in the day as the Lake Carroll Clubhouse was also without power! So our lunch plans needed a complete revamping. I am very grateful for and owe Bobbi Janssen and my assistant Jessica Rubio a huge Thank You. Bobbi brought in the Pork Producers cooker to the Lanark Park and cooked hamburgers for us. Jessica did all the running around to get all your typical picnic supplies and the meat, which at the time I called her I wasn't sure what it would be! Also helping out and making the day a success were the Carroll County Locker, Margo and Heidi Weber, Leroy and Hazel Getz, John Nesemeier, Allen Derrer, Darrell Stitzel, Larry Alexander, Tina at Shaw's, the Carroll County Sheriff's Department, and Marion Zemke, I also owe a big thank you to our summer intern Stephanie Foltz. She was a tremendous help all through the week. I pretty much left her with the tractors as I darted off to make sure we had something to eat. I hope I have not left anyone out!! It was such a busy and hectic day that it was nothing but a blur. If I left anyone out, I apologize, your help was greatly appreciated too.

The sheep rodeo was another success. Thank you to our sponsors for donating $50 saving bonds to the riders of the rodeo. Those sponsors were: Carroll Service Company, Clark Carroll Insurance Agency, COUNTRY Financial, Eastland Feed & Grain, First Class Insurance Agency, Lanark Ag Center, Milledgeville State Bank, Mt. Carroll Veterinary Clinic, Shank's Veterinary Equipment, THE National Bank, and WCCI Radio. Also thank you to Ray Hutchison for bringing in his sheep. We definitely couldn't have done it without them.

We also had a very busy week at the Children's Farm. Wednesday was definitely our busiest day. We are estimating about 300 kids went through that day alone, which doesn't include those who we scared away. Some kids heard chores and weren't sure what they were going to get themselves into. The Women's Committee held a milk mustache contest in cooperation with Midwest Dairy Association and took pictures on Wednesday. Stephanie will have a full report on the Milk Mustache contest in the paper next week.

Now that the fair is over, it is time to sit back and relax a little bit. Well maybe not considering it is time to plan all of the fall events and peaches will be in next week. Oh well, maybe in a month or two.

Farm Bureau Classifieds

Carroll County Farm Bureau members can place up to two (2) free classified ads per week, with a limit of 250 characters per ad (not including spaces). Ads are limited to personal or farm items for sale/wanted to buy, or farm labor or services available or wanted. No ads for the sale or rental of real estate, garage sales, or commercial businesses will be accepted. To place an ad, call the Farm Bureau office at (815) 244-3001 by noon Friday to get your ad in the following week's paper.

FS: 3 wheel mobility scooter. In new condition, $450 or best offer, 815-684-5470.

FS: New queen size box spring, still in plastic, $100. 815-684-5419

FS; Used heavy duty whirlpool gas dryer, $50, 815-684-5419

FS: 1984 FXRST Evo engine. Starts/runs good, $6000. 815-541-9829

FS: 1994 Chevy 1500 long box, ? ton, 4x4, 58,000 miles, runs good. 815-259-2315

FS: International 1150 grinder/mixer. 815-259-2315

FS: $5 or best offer. 8 or so bundles of roofing shingles. 815-225-5473.

FS: 5 horse pump & accessories, $200 obo. 3 horse lawn edger, used 1 time, $100 obo. For more information call 815-535-1325.

Wanted: 3.7 ft mower. 815-864-2572

Wanted to Buy: Pair of mature 'talkative' geese. Needed in deterring unwanted visitors around duck coop enclosure. Call 815-244-4416.

FS: RCA colored TV 27 in, $250. Sony colored TV 35 in, $350. Entertainment center solid cherry wood, opening for 27 in tv, also openings for DVD, CD & VCR. Asking $500. All items..Or Best Offer. 815-864-2603.

FS: 1978 Pontiac Bonneville, 1 owner, rust free, $1200 OBO. 815-493-6818.

FS: Homegrown tomatoes. 815-225-7510

FS: Shetland Sheep Ram Lambs, Pygmy Goat Babies, Ducks, & Baby Guineas. 815-684-5352 or 815-631-7203.

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