Chaffee German Days

Trucks line up to register for the mud races at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Marg Brown, Linda Barnhart and Mary Rose cheer on the dogs during the wiener dog race at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Participants hold their dogs before the wiener dog race at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A wiener dog races at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members watch the wiener dog races at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Two dogs run at each other and play during their heat of the wiener dog races at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A wiener dog race participant at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A wiener dog race participant at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Participants hold their dogs before the wiener dog race at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members watch the wiener dog races at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Marybeth Owens holds her dog "Cash" who's dressed as a ghost during the dog costume contest at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A dog costume contest participant at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Marybeth Owens holds holds her dog in a basket during the dog costume contest at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A participant walks her dog during the costume contest at the Chaffee German Days festival on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jennifer Leible and dog "Daisy" participate in the dog costume contest at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A dog seen in costume at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

"Ellie" winner of the dog costume contest at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cody Kight and dog "Ellie" win the dog costume contest at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Colt Miller, 5, stands with his wiener dog after the dog costume contest at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Lennon Kate Wheeler, 3, gets a butterfly painted on her face by Sam Yang of Strawberry Hum at  Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Wendy Hanselman and sister-in-law Ginger Hanselman coordinate registration for the mud races at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Saige Kelley, 4, holds her dog "Axel" on a leash at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members pose for a photo before the mud races at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kamdyn Lohmann, 4, participates in the kids tractor pull at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kynlee Mirley, 5, participates in the kids tractor pull at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Krue Mirly, 3, participates in the kids tractor pull at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Krue Mirly, 3, runs to his mom after attempting the kids tractor pull at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

A kid participates in the kids tractor pull at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Clyde Goodin, 3, participates in the kids tractor pull at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Trucks line up to register for the mud races at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Volunteers cook hot dogs and hamburgers on a large grill at Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Chaffee German Days on Saturday, August 19 at Frisco Park. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)