The La Plata County Fair was in full swing Thursday.
People fill the stands to watch the goat show Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Joy Caldwell, left, and Gretchen Gruber judge an item in the needlework category on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Friends hang out and laugh at the fairgrounds during the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Marianne Hurley, left, and Anne Worthington judge articles made from hand-spun yarn Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Judge Kam Childers of Georgia watches every move of Randy Leach, 18, left, Curtis White, 16, center, and Joslynn Hatcher, 15, as they compete in senior showmanship with goats Thursday during the La Plata County Fair. Joslynn won grand champion in the category. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Beth Vincent relaxes with her son, James Vincent, 3, on a busy Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Breann Waddell, 18, shows Wesley Vandenberg, 2, how to cool down her hog, Bonnie, with water Thursday during the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
People fill the stands to watch the goat show Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Charlotte Bumgarner, a 4-H leader, keeps children organized before they show their goats Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Decorated eggs sit with their ribbons Thursday during the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Kelton Lee, 11, gets instructions from Kenna Patcheck, 16, about how to show a hog Thursday before he competes in the round-robin where he has to show swine, goat, sheep, cattle and horse in the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Kenna Patcheck, 16, cools off Keaile, a Hampshire mix, that she showed in the swine weight class Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Tenley Haddon’s vanilla naked cake, which was entered in the layer cake, any flavor category, took first place, champion and grand champion ribbons Thursday in the La Plata County Fair. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A hog sleeps after competing in the swine category Thursday in the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lucas Roderick, 18, is a big guy who wears a big hat Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ribbons fills the shelves Thursday in the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
