Photos: Johnson County Fair opening day

Photos from the opening day at the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday

Jul. 20, 2024 7:18 pm

A sheep bleats as Randy Harker of Oxford works on grooming it ahead of the sheep shows on Sunday during the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday. Harker and his family are multi-generation sheep show people and go to about five or six shows around the country each year. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Randy Harker of Oxford, left, watches as Cosgrove Hustler members April Maier (12) of Iowa City, from middle, Jaelynn Osborn (17) of Oxford, and Duke Maier (11) of Iowa City work together to put the blanket back on a groomed sheep during the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Randy Harker of Oxford grooms one of his sheep ahead of the sheep show on Saturday during the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City. Randy and his family show their prize-winning sheep all over the country. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cayenne Harker (12) of Oxford gives the sheep she is helping groom a kiss on the nose during the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday. The Harker family travels around the country to show their award-winning sheep. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Randy Harker of Oxford shaves his sheep while preparing it for show during the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Randy Harker of Oxford works with Cosgrove Hustlers members Jaelynn Osborn (17), left, and April Maier (12), right, to brush away the dead wool while grooming the sheep for show during the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Avalyn Axtell (3) of Mount Vernon and Julie Axtell of Mount Vernon look at Thunder the horse in the equestrian barn during the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Beau Nelson (6) of Nichols, left, and Adam Yoder (6) of Lone Tree play together in the dirt during down time on the opening day of the Johnson County Fair in Iowa City on Saturday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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