Riley Jahnke, 6, shows her sheep, May, in the pee wee showmanship category on Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair, which includes the Demolition Derby on Saturday, continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Family and friends gather Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair, which includes the Demolition Derby on Saturday, continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Quade Zieske, 4, participates in pee wee showmanship Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Quilt entries on display Friday in the Exhibit Hall during the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A fair participant gets a ride from a pig that is in a hurry to get back to its pen on Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Bethany Quimby participates with her nieces Everlee, 15 months, and Emeree, 3, in the pee wee showmanship category Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Children get to show their skills in the pee wee showmanship category Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Gretchen Gruber, left, Sara McCourt, center, and Carole Morain spin yarn and do needle point to pass the time Friday in the spinning and weaving section of the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Zantha Kugle, 8, participates in the pee wee showmanship category Friday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A quilt made form past Snowdown T-shirts in the quilts area of the La Plata County Fair. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Moriah Ashley, 15, takes a nap in the pen with her goats on Friday at the La Plata County Fair. “It’s been a long day,” Moriah said. The fair continues through the weekend at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)