{"id":1973602,"date":"2025-08-22T02:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1973602"},"modified":"2025-08-22T02:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:18:03","slug":"entertainment-highlights-events-at-the-125th-somerset-county-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-highlights-events-at-the-125th-somerset-county-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment highlights events at the 125th Somerset County Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85746234007\" title=\"Plenty to do and see at the 2025 Somerset County Fair\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/20\/NTDA\/85745908007-exhibitors-get-ready-to-enter-show-ring.JPG?crop=4588,2581,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Plenty to do and see at the 2025 Somerset County Fair<\/p>\n<p>Draft horse and dairy cows judging highlighted Wednesday morning activities at the Somerset County Fair in Meyersdale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 125th Somerset County Fair experienced higher attendance than previous years.<\/li>\n<li>Market animal show winners were announced, including champions for steer, goat, lamb, and chickens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>MEYERSDALE \u2014 The 125th Somerset County Fair kicked off with a bang as plenty of activities, shows and entertainment that filled the stands during the week.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;The number of people in the stands is really up each night, higher than they were in previous years,&#8221; said fair board president Dave Berkey Aug. 20. He said Tuesday night&#8217;s &#8220;fireworks display went really well and we may bring the fireworks back next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Market animal shows are one of the highlights of each day&#8217;s events. Winning titles this year are:<\/p>\n<p>Grand champion market steer \u2014 Jace McKinney. Reserve champion Lukka Hay. Somerset County Bred champion \u2014 Gabby Hay. Reserve Emily Buchanan. Homegrown champion \u2014 Camden Whipkey. Reserve Karleigh Beal.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/20\/NTDA\/85745924007-caroline-burkholder-and-goat.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/20\/NTDA\/85745924007-caroline-burkholder-and-goat.JPG?crop=5333,3999,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/20\/NTDA\/85745924007-caroline-burkholder-and-goat.JPG?crop=3000,3999,x300,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/08\/20\/NTDA\/85745924007-caroline-burkholder-and-goat.JPG?crop=5999,3375,x0,y400 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Madolin Edwards\/Daily American\" caption=\"Caroline Burkholker, 2, seemed to be having a conversation with this Nigerian goat in the goat barn.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyamerican.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/07\/fireworks-races-festivities-highlight-annual-somerset-county-pa-fair-week\/85546040007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plenty of new and familiar on tap for the 125th annual Somerset County Fair celebration<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Grand champion market goat \u2014 Chloe Hillegass. Reserve champion Kinley Dull. Champion homegrown \u2014 Allison Creegan. Reserve Lana Webreck. Champion Born and Raised \u2014 Sophia Zambanini. Reserve Lillian Webreck.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Grand champion market lamb \u2014 Lydia Sheeler. Reserve Anna Hostetler. Homegrown \u2014 Sami Jo Hayman. Reserve Fatima Padilla.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Grand champion swine \u2014 Chloe Hillegass. Reserve Lukka Hay. Somerset County bred \u2014 Kelsee Ferko. Reserve Cole Walker. Homegrown champion \u2014 Maddie Engle. Reserve Christopher Engle.<\/p>\n<p>Grand champion meat chickens \u2014Emma Martz. Reserve Hayley Fisher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyamerican.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/20\/scenes-from-the-somerset-county-fair-wednesday\/85746551007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out what&#8217;s going on at the Somerset County Fair<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dairy goat open senior doe \u2014 Colette Hostetter. Junior doe Hayley Harbaugh. Best udder \u2014 Colson Meyers. 4-H Senior doe \u2014 Kelsee Ferko. Open junior doe and 4-H junior doe \u2014 Haley Harbaugh. 4-H Best udder \u2014 Jordan Weigle.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Dairy Show open champion was Allen Lehman with his Holstein. Makala Rider&#8217;s Jersey won the Junior Champion title.<\/p>\n<p>Rain over the weekend made the track in front of the grandstand muddy, and the annual Farmers&#8217; and Merchants&#8217; Parade was moved to the Midway. Berkey said he was extremely disappointed that a last-minute increase in insurance rates for the Sand Drag Car Racing event caused the board to cancel it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyamerican.com\/story\/lifestyle\/achievements\/2025\/08\/06\/somerset-county-fair-queen-60th-anniversary\/85500675007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Somerset County Fair Queen celebrating Diamond Jubilee a special celebration<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But it didn&#8217;t deter the enthusiasm for the fair, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a great year,&#8221; Berkey said.<\/p>\n<p>The fair concludes on Aug. 23 with the Appalachian Outlaws Pulling Series Championship Series in front of the grandstand.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-08-21 17:25:23 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-08-21 19:07:58 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dailyamerican.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plenty to do and see at the 2025 Somerset County Fair Draft horse and dairy cows judging highlighted Wednesday morning activities at the Somerset County Fair in Meyersdale. The 125th Somerset County Fair experienced higher attendance than previous years. Market animal show winners were announced, including champions for steer, goat, lamb, and chickens. 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