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Counterfeit tickets to cost Field Days thousands

Posted on October 13, 2014 |
By Evan Johnson



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NEW HAVEN — In the final days of the Addison County Fair and Field Days this past August, Ken Button, one of the fair’s directors, was counting the tickets that had been collected that week. He was trying to get a sense of how many people had come through the gates. On the table in front of him lay stacks of exhibitor day passes and season passes arranged by type of ticket.

But when he looked closely at the stacks of tickets, something didn’t look right.

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Paquette inducted into Vt. Ag Hall of Fame

Posted on September 18, 2014 |
By John S. McCright



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MIDDLEBURY — Everyone in Addison County knows Lucien Paquette, he moved to Addison County in 1946 to become County Extension Agent. Over 36 years in that position he became the best-known agriculturalist in the county.

Working with farmers of all sorts of crops — from apples to dairy — he developed a reputation that continues to be strong today.

Because of his enduring ties to farming in the Green Mountain State, Paquette recently was inducted into the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame.

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Flying tractor wheel injures elderly spectator at Field Days

Posted on August 11, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



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NEW HAVEN — The Addison County Fair and Field Days ended on a somber note Saturday evening when an elderly man was crushed by a wheel that detached from a tractor and flew into the crowd during the tractor pull.

Witnesses say as the tractor neared the end of the track, the left wheel broke away from the vehicle and rolled toward the crowd. The wheel struck a barrier made of cable and concrete, jumped about 10 feet in the air and landed on the elderly man, who has not been identified to the media.

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Field Days vignette: Showing sheep takes a lot of commitment

Posted on August 11, 2014 |
By John S. McCright



After the sheep judging was done for the day Thursday evening and the sheep tents were relatively quiet, a big, white ewe bleated plaintively in one corner. A young man in a pink shirt and madras shorts was manhandling her into a frame that would hold her head erect and her body still so he could give her a trim.

Jarrod Ashley of Whiting was primping a female named Clarice to get her ready to compete in the natural color ewe judging the next morning.

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Field Days vignette: ‘Cotton candy guy’ is one of many options

Posted on August 11, 2014 |
By Mary Langworthy



In terms of food options, Addison County Fair and Field Days is a moveable feast.

Each year, fairgoers flock to the trailers and tents that dot the New Haven fairgrounds to get their annual dose of caramel apples and cotton candy.

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Field Days vignette: Horse and rider work together in competition

Posted on August 11, 2014 |
By Weyland Joyner



Brief, heavy rain Tuesday night didn’t dampen spirits at Addison County Fair and Field Days, and the Gymkhana horse competition got under way after a brief delay as a rainbow showed itself over the horse ring.

Among the approximately 50 entries in this year’s Gymkhana were local riders of all ages and experience levels, from pre-adolescents to people of middle age and older.

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Field days vignette: Lincoln man finds niche as a chainsaw artist

Posted on August 11, 2014 |
By Weyland Joyner



A walk through the eastern part of the Addison County Fair and Field Days grounds Wednesday revealed a diverse range of attractions and competitions.

Chris Nelson, a chainsaw carver from Lincoln, shared his thoughts on his trade and life.

“I started doing this in May 2013,” Nelson said, “so about 14 months now.”

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Field Days vignette: Roger Layn passes on blacksmithing tradition

Posted on August 11, 2014 |
By Mary Langworthy



On the opening day of Field Days last Tuesday, the blacksmithing barn at the Addison County Fairgrounds was dedicated to Roger Layn and his family in honor of Layn’s lifelong contribution to the fair.

The 94-year-old Monkton resident is a longtime dairy farmer and a collector of antique equipment.

“I really don’t think it was necessary,” said Layn, regarding the building’s dedication in his honor. “I appreciate it, however.”

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King of the scythe, father of Field Days: Lucien Paquette

Posted on August 11, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



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NEW HAVEN — A familiar sight roamed the grounds of the Addison County Fair and Field Days in New Haven last week, just like he has for nearly seven decades.

Lucien Paquette, who will turn 98 on Thursday, helped found the event in the 1940s, and has since remained a part of Addison County’s annual agricultural celebration.

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Field Days is here! Kids, animals, food and fun

Posted on August 7, 2014 |
By Phoebe Lewis



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NEW HAVEN — For Alexis Ouellette of Weybridge, the Addison County Fair and Field Days means more than maple donuts and the Ferris wheel.

Ouellette, along with throngs of children and teens from age three to 18, participates in the 4-H Dairy Cattle competitions that form an integral part of the agricultural fair experience.

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