ADVANCE MAN GUESSES WEIGHT OF BELGIAN HORSE

Winners were announced for two contests conducted at this week's SEMO District Fair.

Dave Schmidt of Advance, Mo., correctly guessed Charlie the Belgian draft horse's weight. The prize was a ride during the draft horse and pony hitching competition.

Charlie's owner, Charlie Mangels of Oak Ridge, Mo., invented the contest because fairgoers always asked the horse's weight.

In the karoake contest, the first-place winner was Lynn Wingo of Cape Girardeau, second place was Randy Palen of Jackson, Mo., and third place was Teri Jett of Cape Girardeau.