NewsSeptember 22, 2019

Another East Perry Community Fair is on the books, as hundreds of attendees turned out to enjoy the food, activities and, of course, mule jumping Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.

Dillon Versemann removes a fan from his livestock stall near the close of the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Dillon Versemann removes a fan from his livestock stall near the close of the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Dan Haskins, right, and his son, Jack, climb the stairs during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Dan Haskins, right, and his son, Jack, climb the stairs during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Kent Luckey, center, laughs while enjoying a beer with friends during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Kent Luckey, center, laughs while enjoying a beer with friends during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
A beer is sold during East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
A beer is sold during East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Braxton Leible, right, smiles while blowing bubbles with a fan as Jason Miesner jumps into the stream of bubbles during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Braxton Leible, right, smiles while blowing bubbles with a fan as Jason Miesner jumps into the stream of bubbles during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Cody Finchum, center, of Sparta, Illinois, talks with friends during East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Cody Finchum, center, of Sparta, Illinois, talks with friends during East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Cody Carl, 13, arranges lures on display at his vendor station during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Cody Carl, 13, arranges lures on display at his vendor station during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Cody Carl, 13, ties a lure at his vendor station during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Cody Carl, 13, ties a lure at his vendor station during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg.
Cody Carl stands at his vendor station during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg. The 13-year-old has been winding and selling his own fishing lures for about 2 years. 
"I just love fishing," he said, explaining his entrepreneurial endeavor. "I'd fish in a puddle. I caught my goldfish once."
Cody Carl stands at his vendor station during the East Perry Community Fair on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Altenburg. The 13-year-old has been winding and selling his own fishing lures for about 2 years. "I just love fishing," he said, explaining his entrepreneurial endeavor. "I'd fish in a puddle. I caught my goldfish once."
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Another East Perry Community Fair is on the books, as hundreds of attendees turned out to enjoy the food, activities and, of course, mule jumping Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.

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