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With ropes ready, the Imperial Auction Market Team 1 heads down the arena in the first event of the Chase County Fair Ranch Rodeo Aug. 13. Team members are, from left, Preston Smith, Casey Donohue, Josh Fanning and Tim Yrkowski. The team finished second in the event and second overall. (Johnson Publications photo)

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Caid Doetker of Wauneta won the Bronc Riding competition at the fair with a 76-point ride. (Johnson Publications photo)

Hendricks Cattle Co. team wins Ranch Rodeo again

    An early evening rain shower didn’t spoil the fun at the Chase County Fair Ranch Rodeo Aug. 13.

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The Chase County horseshoe pitching tournament team winners were Kody Weiss, left, and Alexis Tropf, first place; Jeff Lempke and Ryan Baker, second place and Cathy Schilke and Ronee Kruger winning third place. Baker was also awarded the Tom Hayes Memorial Trophy for highest individual points. (Johnson Publications photo)

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The open class horseshoe pitching tournament team winners were, from left, Dave Cooper, Burlington, Colorado and Paula Norman of Cope, Colorado, first place; Justin Hughes of Ogallala and Steve Nein of Ovid, Colorado, second place and Bryant and Brandon Schoenthal of Wray, Colorado, taking third. (Johnson Publications photo)

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Johnny Miller steps into his throw at the county horseshoe pitching contest during the Chase County Fair. (Johnson Publications photo)

CCF open/county horseshoe tournaments draw full rosters

    The Chase County Fair’s (CCF) open and county horseshoe pitching tournaments continue to be ever-popular competitions each year.

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Placed teams from the fair’s cornhole tournament included, back from left, first place team Aaron Troxell and Randy Roesener, second place team Zac Miller and Jeff Lempke, front from left, third place team Kerry Shinn and Wade Courter and fourth place team Joe Quintana and Kim White. (Johnson Publications photo)

Imperial duo takes top prize in fair cornhole tournament

The Imperial Republican
Imperial residents Aaron Troxell and Randy Roesener took first place in the Chase Count Fair’s annual cornhole tournament.

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Hypnotist Edward Wunder puts 10 volunteers from the audience under hypnosis at the Chase County Fair. Here, they believe through hypnotic suggestion, that they are all driving a car or motorcycle at different speeds on a roadway. (Johnson Publications photo)

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Leslie Aeby was one of 10 volunteers during the first performance by hypnotist Edward Wunder. For this skit, she was told she could make a bottle of Gatorade float in the air, but would not be able to see her friend holding it. (Johnson Publications photo)

Fair crowds amazed, delighted by hypnotist

    Edward Wunder of Lincoln  entertained fair crowds during two different shows last Thursday.
    Wunder is a board certified hypnotist with the National Guild of Hypnotists.

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