NewsSeptember 11, 2010
Saturday marked the first day of the 2010 SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Seth Sickmeyer relaxes in the grass by the water trough as his milk cow gets a drink during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Seth Sickmeyer relaxes in the grass by the water trough as his milk cow gets a drink during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Yellow corn lines a table at the FFA building during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Yellow corn lines a table at the FFA building during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Matt Ressel competes in the washers tournament during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Matt Ressel competes in the washers tournament during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Riders plunge toward the ground on "Drop Zone" during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Riders plunge toward the ground on "Drop Zone" during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Stefanie Lape drives her 1942 Allis-Chalmers B tractor into the fairgrounds to find a parking space in the antique tractor display area at the SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Lape will participate in the Antique Tractor Pull, produced by the Egypt Mills Antique Tractor Club, next Saturday at the fair.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Stefanie Lape drives her 1942 Allis-Chalmers B tractor into the fairgrounds to find a parking space in the antique tractor display area at the SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Lape will participate in the Antique Tractor Pull, produced by the Egypt Mills Antique Tractor Club, next Saturday at the fair.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

The "Wacky Worm" entertains children during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The "Wacky Worm" entertains children during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Bob James holds Emily Aufdenberg, 1, as she and Craig Aufdenberg, 5, left, and Zachary Eftink, 3, right, pet a heifer owned by Kirchdoerfer Jersey Farm during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Bob James holds Emily Aufdenberg, 1, as she and Craig Aufdenberg, 5, left, and Zachary Eftink, 3, right, pet a heifer owned by Kirchdoerfer Jersey Farm during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

John Hall, Jr., left, and John Hall, Sr., right, work on fixing the fuel pump on their 1912 Fairbanks Morse tractor at the SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com John Hall, Jr., left, and John Hall, Sr., right, work on fixing the fuel pump on their 1912 Fairbanks Morse tractor at the SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Brittany Younce, 7, left, and Kimberly Lloyd, 8, ride "Musical Chairs" during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Brittany Younce, 7, left, and Kimberly Lloyd, 8, ride "Musical Chairs" during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Seth Sickmeyer relaxes in the grass by the water trough as his milk cow gets a drink during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Seth Sickmeyer relaxes in the grass by the water trough as his milk cow gets a drink during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Saturday marked the first day of the fair, which continues through September 18.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Antique tractors line the grounds at the SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Antique tractors line the grounds at the SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau.
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