CARTER KRAMER, 13, of Fonda, waits his turn to go in front of the judges JULY 16 during open class judging at the Pocahontas County Fair. Kramer is a member of the Central Pioneers 4-H Club.

MCKAYLA PAULSON, 10, of Havelock, a member of the Central Pioneers 4-H Club, sponges down her pig named Pork Chop Thursday morning at the Pocahontas County Fair. The sponge bath helps keep him cool.

MCKAYLA?PAULSON, 10, of Havelock, at left, along with Puritie Smith, 11, of Fonda, carry Smith’s Junk Bucket entry across the fairground during the Pocahontas County Fair Thursday. Smith built a model of a campground with the bucket of wood scraps.