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2016 SEMO District Fair - Sunday

Laura Simon
Sunday, September 11, 2016

Day two of the SEMO District Fair included a rabbit and poultry dress-up contest and the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza.

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    Lauren Cox, 6, gets startled while feeding her chicken, Dumplin', some corn on the cob during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Cox and Dumplin' took first place in the competition. (Laura Simon)
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    Dumplin' helps Dortha Strack emcee the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    J.W. Jones wipes off his 1951 8N Ford on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. Jones' purchased the tractor, which was originally purchased by his father Sam D. Jones, in 2010 after it had been sold at his father's estate auction in 1987. Jones restored his father's tractor back to its original condition with help from painter, Terry Conklin. (Laura Simon)
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    People take in the sites and sounds of the SEMO District Fair on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    People take in the sites and sounds of the SEMO District Fair on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    People take in the sites and sounds of the SEMO District Fair on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Angel the bunny gets ready for the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Dumplin' snacks on some corn on the cob before the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Lauren Cox, 6, squints as her grandmother, Vicki Hahn, dusts her with flour to complete her chef look before the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Hunter Aufdenberg, 7, and "Little Indian" prepare for the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Hunter Aufdenberg, 7, and "Little Indian" prepare for the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Bailey Aufdenberg, 5, and "Sugar Pie" prepare for the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Vicki Hahn helps her granddaughter, Lauren Cox, 6, carry a stock pot with her chicken, Dumplin' in it during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Dortha Strack interviews Hunter Aufdenberg, 7, about his chicken "Little Indian" during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Dortha Strack, right, and Luke Aufdenberg help console Bailey Aufdenberg during her interview after Aufdenberg's chicken, Sugar pie, accidentally scratched her during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Dumplin' the hen tries to escape her stock pot while Dortha Strack interviews Lauren Cox during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Sugar Pie competes in the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Luke Aufdenberg holds onto his daughter's chicken, Sugar Pie, during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Hunter Aufdenberg, 7, and his sister Bailey checkout Dumplin' during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Dumplin' helps Dortha Strack emcee the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Dortha Strack interviews Zachery Randolph and his bunny rabbit Angel during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Zachery Randolph enters his bunny rabbit Angel in the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Zachery Randolph enters his bunny rabbit Angel in the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Lauren Cox, 6, and her hen, Dumplin', compete in the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Lauren Cox, 6, celebrates her and her hen, Dumplin', winning first place in the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Hunter Aufdenberg helps his sister Bailey with her chicken, Sugar Pie's hat, during the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Zachery Randolph enters his bunny rabbit Angel in the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Spectators take in the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Jim Schweizer sits outside the poultry and rabbit dress-up contest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Contestants and their horses warm-up before the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Contestants and their horses warm-up before the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Bill Mahurin takes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A rider competes in the Heartland Barrel Racing Extravaganza on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    People take in the sites and sounds of the SEMO District Fair on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Alexa Lufcy gets a helping finger from her father, Randy, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, during the SEMO District Fair at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    People take in the sites and sounds of the SEMO District Fair on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)