A whole posse of riders from Iowa-based T&C Rodeo put on a show at the Carroll County Fair on Thursday night. Fair season has been in full swing in recent weeks, with Lee County opening its gates first, followed by Ogle County. Once Carroll County's fair folds up, fair-goers will have a few more chances to enjoy the annual summer tradition of carnivals and corn dogs. Whiteside County’s Fair runs Aug. 14 to 18 at 201 W. Winfield St. in Morrison; go to whitesidecountyfair.org for more information. The following week, the Bureau County Fair rolls out the welcome mat from Aug. 22 to 26 at 811 W Peru St., Princeton; go to bureaucountyfair.com for more information.
– Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com
Austin Gregory gets the boot during the rodeo's bareback riding event Thursday night at the Carroll County Fair in Milledgeville.
Mackenzie Dravis hangs on tight during the kids sheep-riding event at the Carroll County Fair. The small-scale sheep scrappers wowed the crowd with their mutton bustin' techniques.
Job Dunleavey's buckin' bronco wasn’t doing much buckin’ Thursday, prompting a rodeo clown to joke that the horse must be stuck in neutral as it stood its ground in the stall. After a redo at the rodeo, Dunleavy was able to hold on for 8 seconds.
Chase Adamson leaps from a sprinting horse to take down a steer Thursday night during the IPRA rodeo at the Carroll County fair.
Kyle Vanderleest of Morrison ropes a calf Thursday night during the rodeo at the Carroll County Fair. Vanderleest managed to rope the calf but couldn't keep it tied for the 5 seconds needed for a qualifying run.