News : Fair fun: Participants enjoy variety of events

Cooper McClintock works hard to pedal the weighted tractor.

Costume Contest: Molly O'Brien and Julie Long as rodeo clowns.

Keri Webster spins during the Bat Race in the horse fun show.

Others cheer on Gavin Ward as he pedals the tractor.

Brant Ortner won the tractor pull in his age group; a toy tractor was his prize.

Trying to ride a horse after spinning around in circles. Seeing how far you can pedal a tractor hauling cement blocks. Bumper cars.

These are just a few of the things children (and some adults) did for fun at the 2011 Benton County Fair.

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