A night of family fun
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Family Fun Night at the Boundary County Fair opened with American pride.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN A handful of a horse exuded pure horesepower when it came to the Flag Race.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Family Fun Night Royalty stands for the National Anthem.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Not all the horses liked the idea of slowing down for their riders to retrieve the flag.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Austin Jones-Stuber and horse, Wendy, head for home.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Two pintos race head to head during Family Fun Night.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Representing 4-H with pride.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Racing for home, flag in hand.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN A young competitor gets a helping hand from Fair Royalty during the Sack Race.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN A boy and his hard won duck.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN The Three Legged Race brought out fierce competition and fun.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN A near collision on horseback had the audience on the edges of their seats.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Nothing is quite as exciting as winning your own duckling.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Tug'O'War brought out the competitor in all the children.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Racing in a wet wheelbarrow.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN A young girl has her eyes set on a duck she wants.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN A girl and her hard won duck.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Tossing hay bales as part of a race.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN So many poultry to choose from!
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Competitors pushed hard during the Keyhole Race.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN As the Duck Scramble began during Family Fun Night, the children descended on the flock.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Dedicated competitors hopped their way to the finish line during Family Fun Night.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Keyhole Race competitor stepping on the gas and heading for home.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Family Fun Night featured two different age groups for the Tug'O'War.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Sack Race hoppers during the Family Fun Night.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Even the smallest competitors can make a difference.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Evellyhn Stuber and Riley Petesch compete in the Keyhole Race.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Sack Race competitor can barely contain her excitement.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Competitors got to take home the ducks that they caught.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN The greased piglet made a grand escape his first time out.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Racing for the finish line.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN The Three Legged Race was harder than it looked.
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN Pulling for the team.
BONNERS FERRY— Family Fun Night at the Boundary County Fair drew a large number of participants and audience alike. The stands were packed with people cheering on the competitors in horseback competitions, such as the flag and keyhole races, and the children’s competitions, from the Sack Race to the Chicken and Duck Scramble.
The Greased Pig Competition took the competitors on a wild ride, when the swift swine made a beeline for the area fence, escaping, with a throng of children hot on his heels. He was quickly returned and the piglet found a new home with the lucky winner.
As the Boundary County Fair drew to a close on Saturday night, Aug, 18, it went out in style. With the smell of barnyard in the air, and children with brightly painted faces, the community left the brightly lit grandstands with smiles on faces, and laugher in the air.