Miller County Fair an old-fashioned good time Old-fashioned fun has not gone out of style in Miller County. This year's fair will be held Sept. 5-9 at the fairgrounds in Fouke. It's the 57th year for the event. Activities will range from music and crafts to a rodeo and beauty pageants. "We've been working hard on it. We hope it will be a lot of fun," said Dolores Mudford, fair board president. Members of the board hope Miller County residents will visit the fair to receive a taste of times past. "We're just too small for carnival rides. It's not worth their time. We're trying to get back to a more old-fashioned fair. There are a lot of things to do," she said. Home arts judging will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 6. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A senior citizens luncheon and activities will be held on Sept. 7. Pretty Baby and Little Miss Miller County pageants will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7. Sept. 8 is school day-there is no gate charge and all school students are welcome to attend. A mobile dairy classroom will be available for the children between 8:30 a.m. and noon on Sept. 8. The gospel group, "The Hendrix Trio," will perform at 6 p.m. Sept. 8 and "Bumpkin and Friends," a Christian clown and puppet show, will be held at 7:30 p.m. An ugly wo"man" contest will be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 9. Men will dress up as women and be judged for their "beauty." "This is the first time we've had this and we've already had several men volunteer to dress up. It may be trial and error but we'll see how it goes. It sounds like a lot of fun," Mudford said. A high school rodeo competition at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 will be the first rodeo held at the fair in several years. Cowboy's Choice Professional Equidrill team will perform at the rodeo. Junior Miss, Little Junior Miss and Miss Miller County pageants will also be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 9. A live auction and dance will follow the rodeo. The fair parade will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 7 in downtown Fouke. "The fair board voted to honor all past grand marshals and invite them to come on and ride on a float in the parade," Mudford said. Those included on the list of honorees are Utah Vardell, Minnie Adams, Alpha Peavy, Aubrey and Alice Enoch, Bennie Overmyer and Wayne Dowd. Because of lost records, the board does not have a complete list of past grand marshals. "If anyone knows of someone missing on this list they can call us so we can record that person's name in the records whether they are living or not," Mudford said. Anyone with information can call (870) 653-2376. For booth information, call (870) 653-4327. By LORI DUNN/Gazette Staff © VHR