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| St. Mary’s Fair former queens pose for a picture, below this year’s winner Margarita Ramos is shown with her father Rene. — The Bay Net photos by Sean Rice |
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The 60th annual St. Mary’s County Fair kicked off Friday with the 2006 Queen of Tolerance Pageant as the main event.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the fair, organizers invited all previous fair queens to attend and be recognized in a special ceremony.
See the accompanying three videos for footage of the former queens and watch the 2006 contestants introduced.
Margarita Ramos was crowned as the 2006 queen, with Angelica Harden coming in as first runner-up and Caitlin Brooks won second runner up.
Below is a revised fair schedule for the remaining fair events for today, Saturday and Sunday.
Friday, September 22, 2006 — “SCHOOL DAY”
8:00 AM — 4-H Livestock show starts (SR)
9:00 AM — Exhibit buildings open
9:00 AM — 4-H Horse Show
10:00 AM — 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest (4-H building)
1:00 PM — Margaret Brent Middle School Band performance (New AUD)
1:00 PM — 4-H Consumer judging contest (4-H Building)
2:00 PM — Speech contest – David Flood (New AUD)
2:00 PM — “The Star Spangled Banner” Great Mills Choral Dept.
2:00 PM — Registration for Kiddy Tractor Pull (PAV)
3:00 PM — Kiddy Tractor Pull (PAV)
4:00 PM — St. Mary’s County Sheriff Dept. K-9 Demonstration (GS)
6:00 PM — Bicycle drawing – school day activities end
6:30 PM — Ice Carving (Doug Mackey, NAS Executive Chef) (EXT)
7:00 PM — Horse pull – light weight (GS)
7:30 PM — Boot Scooters line dancing with Roxanne Richards(PAV)
9:00 PM — Exhibit buildings close
* Chris McDaniel Wild West shows 12:30, 2:00, and 4:00 (TENT)
* Eddie Robbinette Magic shows 12:00, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:00 (TENT)
* Barnyard Runners Pig Races 11:30, 1:00, 3:00, and 4:30
* Masters of the Chain Saw 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00
* Dick Haines, Stiltwalker
Saturday, September 23, 2006 — “PARADE DAY”
8:00 AM — Open class livestock shows begins
9:00 AM — Exhibit buildings open
10:00 AM — “The Star Spangled Banner” Laydes Fayre, Leonardtown High School
10:30 AM — Fair Parade
12:30 PM — Lug Nut and Pit Crew (PAV)
1:00 PM — Gracie’s Guys and Gals Dance Troupe (FSA)
1:00 PM — Jousting (GS)
1:30 PM — Syncopated Rhythm Dance Team (PAV)
2:00 PM — Hyperspace Mr. Magic, Illusions
2:30 PM — Chesapeake Country Cruisers line dancing (PAV)
4:00 PM — Hyperspace Mr. Magic, Illusions
4:00 PM — Middle East Dance Group (PAV)
4:00 PM — 4-H Rabbit showmanship contest
4:30 PM — Lawnmower Pulling Contest, So. Md. Mini-Pullers
6:00 PM — Body Shakers (PAV)
6:00 PM — 4-H livestock auction (SR)
6:00-8:00 PM — WMDM live remote broadcast
7:00 PM — Horse pull – heavy weight (GS)
* Chris McDaniel Wild West shows 1:00, 2:30, and 4:30 (TENT)
* Eddie Robinette Magic Shows 12:30, 2:00, 4:00 and 5:30 (TENT)
* Barnyard Runners Pig Races 12:00, 1:30, 3:30, and 5:00
* Masters of the Chain Saw 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00
* Dick Haines, Stiltwalker
Sunday, September 24, 2006 — “GOSPEL MUSIC DAY”
8:30 AM — Open class hor