OTISVILLE—The four-day Otisville Country Fair drew 30,000 to 40,000 people, estimates organizer Jim Jennings. The activities were as diverse as they were country—tractor pulls, a chain sawing competition, amusement park rides, animals, a pie eating contest, a car show, vendor booths, food, music, and much, much more.
This was the first year founder and organizer Dave Budd, who died last year at 71, was not at the fair. In memory of him and his wife Marilyn, who predeceased him, the fair was dedicated to them and Dave’s 1934 pickup was driven by his family in the parade.
The rear of the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A merry-go-round at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A 4-year-old on a fire engine ride at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Dominick, 13 months, rides a pony at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Jake Tilves, 6, on a pony ride at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Anabel a mini horse at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Tinkerbell a mini horse at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Rebbeca McDevitt (L) and Jackie hold baby goats at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Hannah Wieboldt (L) and Natalie Dolson, giving Anna, a milking shorthorn calf, a bath before the cattle show at the Ottisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Domino, an almost 2-year-old American Lineback cow sits in the cattle tent before the cattle show at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Snowball, a two-month-old milking shorthorn calf, sits in the cattle tent at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015 before a cattle show. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Cattle, mostly from Willis Farm, in the cattle tent before the cattle show at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Chinese goose at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 23, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A turkey at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 23, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Chinese goose at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 23, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Chinese goose at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 23, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Magician William Wilcox holding a rabbit he just pulled out of a tin pot at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Magician William Wilcox pulls a rabbit out of a tin pot at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Magician William Wilcox pulls a apiece of silk out of a Tasmanian Devil handkerchief at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Stephen Manfredi holding his trophy for overall best of show next to his 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL at the Otisville Country Fair car show on Aug. 22, 2015. This was the first car Manfredi had when he was in high school and he has kept it in shape ever since. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Trophy for overall best of show at the Otisville Country Fair car show on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL that won best of show at the Otisville Country Fair car show on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The inside a 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL that won best of show at the Otisville Country Fair car show on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A 1938 Ford Coupe at the Otisville Country Fair car show on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Ray Stilwell with his dog Gretta in his 1929 Model A Ford pickup truck at the Otisville Country Fair car show on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The weight for the tractor pull at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 23, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A hayride driven by Ed Fairweather from Wessels' Farm at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Buck Kelly (L) saws through an 8"x 8" log while being timed by Rick Decker on Aug. 22, 2015 at the Otisville Country Fair. Kelly is participating in a chainsaw competition at the fair to see how many pieces a person can cut in 30 seconds. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Tractors lined up ahead of the Sunday tractor pull at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Mount Hope fire truck 855 at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. The truck was open to people as part of the touch-a-truck activity that let people see inside police and fire vehicles. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The inside of Mount Hope fire truck 855 at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. The truck was open to people as part of the touch-a-truck activity that let people see inside police and fire vehicles. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The inside of Mount Hope fire truck 855 at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. The truck was open to people as part of the touch-a-truck activity that let people see inside police and fire vehicles. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Ferris wheel at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Sky Hawk ride at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Sky Hawk ride at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Sky Hawk ride between two flags on the top of the Stunt Jump ladder at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A wide shot of the cattle tent and petting zoo area at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A wide shot of the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A wide shot of the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A boy contemplating a jump from the highest Stunt Jump point at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Timothy Durand, 8, from Ellenville jumps from the lowest Stunt Jump point at the Otisville Country Fair on Aug. 22, 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
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