The weather finally cooperated for the Crittenden County Lions Club Fair Friday night and a packed house bounced between the mud bogs and truck and tractor pulls which went on simultaneously.
The pulls were postponed Thursday due to rain. Organizers decided to run the pulls alongside the mud bogs because they did not conflict for time inside the main arena. The bogs were held in a pit dug on the east side of the fairgrounds. It was the first time bogs were held at the fair.
The bogs and pulls were a big hit. All of the fairgrounds parking lots were filled to capacity and overflow parking was moved to City-County Park. It was a demolition derby crowd – and the derby isn't until Saturday night.
The derby – traditionally the largest crowd-drawer of the entire week – starts at 7 p.m., tonight (Saturday).
Pictured above in the mud bog competition is Stacey Collyer of Marion.
