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Deluge interrupts Illinois State Fair

The Illinois State Fair reopened Saturday after a more than 5-inch torrent of rain fell in two hours closing the fair Friday night and causing Friday evening events to be canceled or postponed.  The resulting flood affected much of the State Fairgrounds, including the Happy Hollow camping area.  Most of the campers parked there were left uninhabitable.  Displaced campers were accommodated by other exhibitor families and by the Red Cross.  State Fair officials restricted access to the Happy Hollow area for safety reasons following the deluge.

The National Weather Service gave advance warning of the storm and State Fair officials reported no injuries or loss of life to either people or animals.

Friday’s storm did not stop the naming of State Fair Grand Champions on Saturday in preparation for Tuesday’s Sale of Champions.  A list of the honors is at Brownfield Ag News, dot com.

2016 Parade of Champions Results:

Grand Champion Meat Goat – Dylan Hommel from Kankakee County
Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Meat Goat – Dylan Hommel from Kankakee County
Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat – Tara Hommel from Kankakee County
Reserve Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Meat Goat – Tara Hommel from Kankakee County
Grand Champion Wether – Kashen Ellerbrock from Atkinson, IL
Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Wether – Kashen Ellerbrock from Atkinson, IL
Reserve Grand Champion Wether -Lexi Harrison from Lewisville, IL
Reserve Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Wether – Kashen Ellerbrock from Atkinson, IL
Grand Champion Barrow – Nalaney Guyer from Crawford County
Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Barrow – Lane Rinderer from Madison County
Reserve Grand Champion Barrow – Avery Rash from Henry County
Reserve Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Barrow – Meg Meeker from Logan County
Grand Champion Steer – Lucas Nisnefski from Stark County
Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Steer – Adam Miller from Livingston County
Reserve Grand Champion Steer – Ashtin Guyer from Crawford County
Reserve Grand champion Land of Lincoln Steer – Brian Clapp from McLean County