Saturday night was pretty exciting in Butler, it was quite hot and so was the competition. The Bates County Fair Queen and Princes selection was filled with lovely contestants from all over the county. A friend of ours Samantha Dawson, of Adrian was entered in the Princess competition.

2010 Bates County Fair Princess; Tara Chandler, 2011 Princess; Haley Triebel, 2010's Queen; Whitney Bagby and 2011 Bates County Fair Queen; Maggie Massey were all on hand for the awards ceremony.

The rodeo was exciting with what was billed as a Redneck Bull Extravaganza, bringing out bull riding contestants from all over. As always the no alcohol rules were posted so most everyone just kept their drinks in a covered cup and had a good time.

I know we're good God fearin' folks but for goodness sakes... rodeo and beer are like biscuits and gravy; one just ain't right without the other!  A stop in at the Phillips 66 confirmed that plenty of folks were stocking up on beer and alcohol specifically to take to the rodeo.  While the sales were great at the liquor stores, there would have been a lot more revenue generated if the beer sales were taking place at the fairgrounds.

The Money the hard way finally got underway with several brave young men willing to put themselves up against a big ugly Brahma bull for the chance to collect $100 off his head.  A few folks had some minor injuries and one young fella mighta decreased his chances of fatherhood from the looks of where he took a horn from that bull.

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