A Brown Amusements employee levels one of the rides for the carnival at the Cache County Fair on Monday Aug. 8, 2022.
LOGAN –There was some excitement and a lot of people preparing for the fair grounds for this year’s Cache County Fair on Monday.
Seven-year-old William Thatcher and his sister Hailey were taking wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of sawdust from one part of the Cache County Fairgrounds to the livestock area on Monday. The two with other volunteers were getting the goat and lamb stalls ready for the 143rd Cache County and Fair and Rodeo which will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 10, and go through Saturday, Aug. 13.
Tommy Davis from Phoenix, AZ was busy getting his corndog stands cleaned up and read for customers.
Jenny Kearl and Lily Rayback were going through boxes of medals and ribbons to give to winners of this year’s 4H competitions. Ethan Rasmussen from Eagle Mountain, an intern for Utah State University Extension, was putting up tables and covering them with plastic table coverings in the convention center.
Browns Amusements from Chandler, AZ had an army of people putting up their carnival rides and games for the expected crowds this weekend.
This year the PRCA rodeo will again host the 10 Xtreme Broncs, with WPRA Barrel Racing and Breakaway Roping on Wednesday. They will take the arena with 24 of the country’s best riders this side of the Mississippi to get folks tuned up for more rodeo action.
Thursday night the PRCA Rodeo will begin and run through Saturday, August 13 starting at 8 p.m. every evening at the fairgrounds, located at 490 S. 500 W. in Logan.
Lane Parker, the Cache County Fair chairman, said Parker Haviland of Cache Valley is bringing his 12-horse hitch wagon all the three nights of the Rodeo.
Thursday night is Family Night and there is a family discount so there is hope more people will come out to the rodeo.
As in past rodeos, a lot of cowboys that have qualified for nationals come to Cache Valley to compete in our rodeo.
“John Harrison was selected as this year’s Rodeo Clown,” Parker said. “He is the seven-time NFR Barrel man of the year and four-time Coors Man in the Can winner.”
When you get Harrison, you get his family including his wife Carla and some of their four children who will also participate in the show.
“This year’s specially act will be Haley Proctor, a trick rider and four-time NFR Contract Act,” he said. “At 28, she has over 22 years of riding before people in rodeo arenas.”
The Thursday rodeo theme is Suicide Awareness; Friday’s theme is Tough Enough to Wear Pink; and Saturday is the livestock sale.
They are expecting hundreds of experienced cowboys to participate and a crowd to cheer them on. Tickets will cost $14 for reserved and $20 for covered seating.
LaMont Poulsen, a Smithfield rancher, has been rodeo chairman for the Cache County Fair and Rodeo for 19 years.
All-Day carnival tickets will be available for the presale price of $25 online until they are sold out. Tickets will also be on sale at the fairgrounds.
“This year’s entertainment will start on Wednesday with Jason Porter’s Magic Show. Thursday will be Rough Stock and Friday Yeagertown Band will perform from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m.,” Parker said. “On Saturday, the Gatlin Brothers will perform from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. “
Most of the judging will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The fair is mostly about the exhibitors’ kids, crafts, livestock and more. Participants come in all ages and they put a lot of work into their projects. There will be thousands of entries on display at this year’s fair in the Cache County Events Center and at the livestock pens.