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Don't miss our great kids contests during the Rodeo
Great Basin Youth Challenge
Here is the entry form.

Featuring:
Mutton Bustin, Calf Riding, Stick Horse Barrels and Dummy Roping
Click the picture above to download the entry form

Create a Picture Contest
Sponsored by Kent & Nicole Maher

Using crayons, colored pencils and / or markers, create a picture using the theme “Horsin' Around”.

Entries must be submitted to the Winnemucca Convention Center or the Humboldt County Extension Office
by Monday, August 26, 2024 at 5pm. Please put your name, address, age, phone number and school on the back of your picture.

Prizes will be awarded in the following age groups:
3-5 Years * 6-9 Years * 10-13 Years * 14-16 Years * 17-18 Years

Write a Story Contest
Sponsored by Kent & Nicole Maher

In your own words, tell us a story or poem using the theme “Horsin' Around”
*Story needs to be legible. Entries must be submitted to the Winnemucca Convention Center or the
Humboldt County Extension Office by Monday, August 26, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Please put your name, address, age, phone number and school on the back of the story. Maximum 300 words.
Prizes will be awarded in the following age groups:
3-5 Years * 6-9 Years * 10-13 Years * 14-16 Years * 17-18 Years
* Parents of the 3-5 year age group may help their child put their own (child’s) words on paper.

Biggest Home Grown Contest

This is an easy one, just bring your biggest pumpkin, zucchini or anything else you grew at home to the Exhibit hall with the rest of your Fruits, Vegetables and Crops Entries on Thursday, August 29, 2024 between Noon and 5:00 pm. Let us know you are entering the Biggest Home Grown Contest and we'll place it in the correct area. Prizes awarded for first and second place in Youth or Adult Categories.

Coloring Contest
Download and print your coloring pages, or you can color your page at the Fair Saturday, August 31 before 5 pm. You can also pick up pages at the Winnemucca Convention Center, Color your favorite picture and bring it back to the Fair Booth, just inside the door at the Exhibit Hall by
Saturday, August 31, 2024 before 5pm.
Prizes awarded for the following age groups:
3-5 Years, 6-9 Years, 10-12 Years and 13-18 Years.

We'll have new pages up soon.

Click the images to download and print

    Mini Construction Contest
Use your imagination and any or all of the following materials to build your project. The more unusual the material, the better your chance to win. Use Lincoln Logs, Legos, Popsicle Sticks, Sugar Cubes, Toothpicks, other similar materials, or any combination of the above to build your project. Bring your entries to the Exhibit Hall meeting room on Tuesday, August 27 2024  from Noon to 7 p.m. or Wednesday, August 28, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. One maximum size 2' by 2' entry per person.
Prizes awarded for each of the following age groups:
5 and Under, 6-9 Years old, 10-12 Years old, 13-18 Years old and 19 and older.
Use the Pre-Entry form to enter under the "MC" Division. Be sure to list your age on the form.

Pie and Watermelon Eating Contests
Sunday, September 1, Sign-ups at 2 p.m.
Pie Eating contest starts at 3 p.m. and the Watermelon Eating starts at 4 p.m.
Prizes awarded for the following age groups:
6-9 Years, 10-12 Years, 13-18 Years and 19 and Older.
Hurry, only 10 contestants per age group.

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