Sparky at the fair

Giving her all

Demo Derby at the fair

Spider-man visits

Poultry dish day

Cheering at the Fair

Tiny team first-place

Youth wins fair poultry trophy in memory of brother he never knew

Magic Man (right) tries to hypnotize the audience (below) with the wheel of hypnosis that he pulled out of his bag of tricks Friday afternoon during a performance at the Hardin County Fair.  Times photos/Sean Blevins

The Homemakers Dish Day drew four competitors on Thursday at the Hardin County Fair.  They were required to use sweeet potatoes as a main ingredient. The rankings were: 1. Jeannette Kiper for her sweet potato soufle; 2. Elaine Hoover, autumn sweet potato and carrot soup; 3. Courtney Kiper, sweet potato chips; and 4. Lori Paul, maple pecan sweet potato pie. Times …